Iowa State returned to Hilton Coliseum as Emerald Coast Classic champions, defeating a pesky North Dakota State team by 20 in front of a packed house of Cyclone faithful—arguably none more notable than new head football coach Matt Campbell.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Matt Campbell getting a little love from <a href="https://twitter.com/cyclonealley">@cyclonealley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CyclONEnation?src=hash">#CyclONEnation</a> <a href="https://t.co/yiryBhlih4">pic.twitter.com/yiryBhlih4</a></p>— Cyclone Football (@CycloneFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/CycloneFB/status/671879108037488640">December 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I was reminded tonight about how quickly I would rip off just about any of my body parts to give to an injured Iowa State basketball player. It happened two years ago when Georges Niang broke his foot in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina State, and damned if I didn't nearly saw off my entire right leg with 6:23 to play in the first half when Niang collided with a NDSU defender and fell to the floor in pain.