Two DM Register Articles

[UNI Fight]

First there's a very interesting article about how UNI's win over LSU helped LSU's success.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060401/SPORTS05/604010349/1003/SPORTS

Second, there's an article about how McDermott needs to be able to recruit nationally to compete in the Big 12, but at the end Keeler writes
"And sometimes you can't. In Cedar Falls, homegrown talent makes for a cute little story. In Ames, it adds up to a first-round exit in the NCAA Tournament."

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060322/SPORTS05/603220379

cute little story? Well I want Keeler to read this article out loud on KCCI or something when our "cute little story" of homegrown talent with Egleder, Dunham and everyone else beats those schools with national talent and finally be respected for it.

[Marc Wigim]

Keeler is a tool. He is blinded by the glory of Iowa and Iowa State, as are most of the illiterate masses of this state. I have bad news for that group:

NO ONE OUTSIDE OF IOWA CARES ABOUT IOWA OR IOWA STATE. DEAL WITH IT.

[BMPanther]

Keeler is a duschbag.

[Newsbreaker]

That's the 2nd time that douche has pulled out that line!

[kodiak]

Don't they have to get to the tournament first?

[UWMPantherholic]

NO ONE OUTSIDE OF IOWA CARES ABOUT IOWA OR IOWA STATE. DEAL WITH IT.

that's not true, i'm happy everytime the hawkeyes lose

[igo4uni]

Don't they have to get to the tournament first?

LOL, very good point.

peace

igo4uni

[Beaker416]

eh, there's actually a contingent of Iowa fans in the region (MN, IL, Wisky, Northern MO) I'm doing what I can to turn some folks in MN into UNI fans, but hey even Rome wasn't built in a day right? That being said, Keeler's backhanded remark kind of shows the guys full colors. The dude comes across as a dick, he might think that he's trying to be a "worldclass sportswriter" but in all honesty he's just coming across is a worldclass jacka.... well you get the idea.

[SteinPizza]

While I'd agree the tone of that remark was stupid, the fact behind it does make some sense. There isn't enough in-state basketball talent in Iowa to support a consistently winning program, especially if you divide it up between three universities with designs on winning in the NCAA tourney. I don't mean just getting there, I mean winning. You'll always have to sign out of state players at UNI to compliment your roster, just like in football.

[Blue42]

Keeler is to sportswriting what amateur night is to comedy. He's offered up this kind of crap many times. In an attempt to make some bold, pithy statement he says something that doesn't even make sense.

Didn't seem like the national media thought UNI's success was a cute little story. Can't figure out why the local media doesn't get that. Actually, I can...too much black/gold and cardinal/gold kool-aid to see straight.

Remember, Keeler is the guy who's keen journalistic instincts caused him to write an article on the QB from Ellsworth's junior college national championship team from 1985 on the morning of the Panthers national championship game. That was a head scratcher.

[panther2317]

ISU's roster full of national talent didn't even get the chance to be beaten in the first round of any tournament this spring...unless their guys are playing in the ISU Intramural 3-on-3 tournament.