Not too long ago, Iowa State’s playmaker in women’s basketball was a rough and tumble guard from Seattle named Lindsey Wilson. Wilson was the first player ever from Seattle’s Roosevelt to get a 4-year scholarship to play hoops. She’s playing professionally in Turkey now and loving it. She wrote me so via e-mail recently. [...]
Archive for November, 2006
HAVE A HEART
November 16, 2006
MR. POSITIVE
November 15, 2006
In the spring of 1995, not too long after Dan McCarney was hired as Iowa State’s head football coach, I had to hunt down then-Cyclone AthleticDirector Gene Smith in Kansas City. I was there covering the Big 8 basketball tournaments. I was supposed to ask Smith about some incidents involving his new hire. There [...]
End of the McCarney Era
November 10, 2006
We appreciate each and every response to John’s blog from all of you out there. Dan McCarney spent a dozen years as the heart and soul of the athletic programs at Iowa State, and it is obvious that his resignation has sparked a tidal wave of emotion.
I will post more thoughts on this later [...]
Nice Guy "Mac" May Finish Last
November 7, 2006
As the old adage goes, “nice guys finish last!” Unfortunately, Dan McCarney is A REALLY NICE GUY. I have yet to hear anyone say a mean thing about the man as a PERSON (As a COACH? Well, that’s a different story). That’s what makes this season so difficult for everyone. McCarney IS A NICE [...]
