| | statesman.com | Cyclones' McCarney hoping for bumper crop for Iowa State football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Entering his 11th season as the Cyclones' head coach, McCarney believes his careful nurturing of the longtime downtrodden program is beginning to yield a bountiful crop. |
 | | With 15 starters returning, including the outstanding trio of quarterback Bret Meyer, receiver Todd Blythe and tailback Stevie Hicks, Iowa State is the pick of many to finish second in the Big 12's North Division or even leapfrog favored Colorado. |
 | | After the Cyclones suffered a crushing loss to Missouri at home in the 2004 regular-season finale to cost them their first-ever league title as North champs, Meyer rallied them to a 17-13 overtime victory over Miami (Ohio) in the Independence Bowl. |
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