Barnes Studies, Chizik Bombs, Borg Learns

Harrison Barnes is not only good, he's smart. The NBA money can wait, and there's labor unrest anyway, Harrison should enjoy the fun of college while he can...

Funniest tweet of the day from @davesanderson: "I think Barnes should have held an ISU pep rally at Ames High to announce he's staying at NC."...

North Carolina now returns all five starters and will likely begin the season at #1. Barnes doesn't want to leave NC without a national title. Keeping up with his hero, Michael Jordan, won't be easy...

No wonder Iowa State lost Gene Chizik's final 10 games as a head coach. Did you see him at Talladega Sunday? Lamest "(War Eagle) Gentleman Start Your Engines" ever...

How 'bout one decent day of weather for the I-Cubs first homestand? Goodness...

More than seven thousand (announced) fans watched the Iowa Energy advance to the NBA D-League championship for the first time. How did the Energy attract such a big crowd on a Monday night? $1 beer. That's something you don't see every day at Wells Fargo Arena...

Congratulations to Curtis Stinson for winning D-League MVP, he deserves it, and to Nick Nurse for coach of the year. Ditto. Remember that day Nurse was a Cyclone assistant?...

Weather impacted the spring football crowds in Ames and Iowa City, but I think many Hawkeye fans have figured out just how boring it is to watch "practice". They'd like to see a game...

Cy's House of Trivia at Hilton Coliseum was once again sold out. It's the most fun event of its kind I've ever hosted. Every school should steal this idea. It's hard to describe, but it's a blast for those playing along, and fun for the hosts too (Andy and me). The fans there drank 25 kegs of beer too...

Nick Price sat in on our radio show Monday and he was a terrific guest. Someone should get this guy a TV gig...

I laughed hard at Chris Hassel taking on the Globetrotters. Seeing the Trotters is one of my fondest childhood memories. Thanks Gram!...

I love how Zach Borg, aka IceBorg, has written just a few blog entries and each time one of you has kept him on his toes in the comments section. I love that about our viewers/readers/followers. We learn from each other...