Tom Ksobiech
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I'm a husband and father. I'm a higher ed administrator. I also care about politics, music, running, ChiSox, Hawkeyes, Blackhawks, and Tottenham.
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The 5th-seeded Iowa Soccer team defeats South Dakota State 1-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Hawkeyes will face the winner of LSU/Houston Christian in the second round.
📸: Hawkeye Soccer
The Hawkeyes will face the winner of LSU/Houston Christian in the second round.
📸: Hawkeye Soccer
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The 5th-seeded Iowa Soccer team defeats South Dakota State 1-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Hawkeyes will face the winner of LSU/Houston Christian in the second round.
📸: Hawkeye Soccer
The Hawkeyes will face the winner of LSU/Houston Christian in the second round.
📸: Hawkeye Soccer
I realize football may be of much lesser importance to potential disasters.
But a grass field that isn’t the kind that’s designed for bad weather games (like Lambeau is) is going to be a mud pit by the 4th quarter.
But a grass field that isn’t the kind that’s designed for bad weather games (like Lambeau is) is going to be a mud pit by the 4th quarter.
LA Times: holy cow Hawkeyes, we’re bringing rain, storms even a possible tornado 😲
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I realize football may be of much lesser importance to potential disasters.
But a grass field that isn’t the kind that’s designed for bad weather games (like Lambeau is) is going to be a mud pit by the 4th quarter.
But a grass field that isn’t the kind that’s designed for bad weather games (like Lambeau is) is going to be a mud pit by the 4th quarter.
Turns out Michigan State didn’t get a win over Iowa last year! Who knew!
NCAA ruling on Michigan State football violations: Mel Tucker, former GM Saeed Khalif and former assistant Brandon Jordan were sanctioned. Tucker has a three-year show-cause penalty. The school has had wins vacated, plus recruiting restrictions and a fine. web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search...
web3.ncaa.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Turns out Michigan State didn’t get a win over Iowa last year! Who knew!
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LOVE her body language.
Oh HELL no, I’m not leaning into you, you smug vapid lapdog of a suit.
Oh HELL no, I’m not leaning into you, you smug vapid lapdog of a suit.
every woman acutely understands this face.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
LOVE her body language.
Oh HELL no, I’m not leaning into you, you smug vapid lapdog of a suit.
Oh HELL no, I’m not leaning into you, you smug vapid lapdog of a suit.
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The ESPN guy keeping all of us with YTTV from watching this game is a Packer fan, eh?
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The ESPN guy keeping all of us with YTTV from watching this game is a Packer fan, eh?
This is an amazing look at how bad the ACC has become:
Since 2018, ACC is 53-103 in non-con vs Power 5 in the regular season. Only Clemson (7-6), Duke (7-5) & Cal (3-0) have a winning record. Va Tech is 0-11. Since 2021, the ACC has 23 losses to non-Power 5 teams. The SEC and B1G have 21 combined.
Since 2018, ACC is 53-103 in non-con vs Power 5 in the regular season. Only Clemson (7-6), Duke (7-5) & Cal (3-0) have a winning record. Va Tech is 0-11. Since 2021, the ACC has 23 losses to non-Power 5 teams. The SEC and B1G have 21 combined.
On a Saturday when the B1G did it right — drama w/o upheaval — it was a reminder of how bad things are in the ACC.
The inability of top brands to win consistently, a woeful OOC record, and a talent drain to the Big Ten are all part of a complex problem… davidhale.substack.com/p/all-catast...
The inability of top brands to win consistently, a woeful OOC record, and a talent drain to the Big Ten are all part of a complex problem… davidhale.substack.com/p/all-catast...
All Catastrophes Conference
The ACC has had back-to-back disastrous Saturdays, raising the genuine question of whether it could be left out of the playoff entirely. How has it gotten this bad?
davidhale.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is an amazing look at how bad the ACC has become:
Since 2018, ACC is 53-103 in non-con vs Power 5 in the regular season. Only Clemson (7-6), Duke (7-5) & Cal (3-0) have a winning record. Va Tech is 0-11. Since 2021, the ACC has 23 losses to non-Power 5 teams. The SEC and B1G have 21 combined.
Since 2018, ACC is 53-103 in non-con vs Power 5 in the regular season. Only Clemson (7-6), Duke (7-5) & Cal (3-0) have a winning record. Va Tech is 0-11. Since 2021, the ACC has 23 losses to non-Power 5 teams. The SEC and B1G have 21 combined.
Sometimes you’re a good team, but not a great team. The better team that made fewer mistakes won. It was also, bar none, the most miserable conditions that I’ve ever been. I’ve been in Bama heat and sub-freezing games in Kinnick, Soldier Field, and Arrowhead. But 40 and constant rain is the worst.
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Sometimes you’re a good team, but not a great team. The better team that made fewer mistakes won. It was also, bar none, the most miserable conditions that I’ve ever been. I’ve been in Bama heat and sub-freezing games in Kinnick, Soldier Field, and Arrowhead. But 40 and constant rain is the worst.
Mississippi State player gets crunched. May have concussion. As he is helped off the field, the fans shake their cowbells…to increase the ringing in his ears? Clanga gonna clanga.
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mississippi State player gets crunched. May have concussion. As he is helped off the field, the fans shake their cowbells…to increase the ringing in his ears? Clanga gonna clanga.
Taft: Indiana has never won here
Cig: This team has never played here
Reminiscent of KF’s halftime interview with Holly Rowe at Michigan in 2002.
Cig: This team has never played here
Reminiscent of KF’s halftime interview with Holly Rowe at Michigan in 2002.
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Taft: Indiana has never won here
Cig: This team has never played here
Reminiscent of KF’s halftime interview with Holly Rowe at Michigan in 2002.
Cig: This team has never played here
Reminiscent of KF’s halftime interview with Holly Rowe at Michigan in 2002.
Today we switched from YouTubeTV to FuboTV. Not going to miss tonight’s Bama game.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today we switched from YouTubeTV to FuboTV. Not going to miss tonight’s Bama game.
My flight that just landed at CID from DFW had a surprisingly large number of Oregon fans on it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
My flight that just landed at CID from DFW had a surprisingly large number of Oregon fans on it.
Tomorrow will be the worst weather game at Kinnick since…
(The answer is NOT Nebraska last year)
(The answer is NOT Nebraska last year)
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Tomorrow will be the worst weather game at Kinnick since…
(The answer is NOT Nebraska last year)
(The answer is NOT Nebraska last year)
Donald Trump promised to end wokeness.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Donald Trump promised to end wokeness.
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New MiLB alternate identity just dropped.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New MiLB alternate identity just dropped.
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The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Interesting...
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Interesting...
Great day for Iowa.
Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell to return in 2026, AD says
Translated: "This coaching market already has too many teams who will be overpaying, so let's just use this money elsewhere for now."
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Translated: "This coaching market already has too many teams who will be overpaying, so let's just use this money elsewhere for now."
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Wisconsin's Fickell to return in 2026, AD says
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell will return to coach the Badgers in 2026, athletic director Chris McIntosh told ESPN on Thursday.
www.espn.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Great day for Iowa.
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To this day, as a 41 year old woman, "Somewhere Out There" will reduce me to tears. He's just a little kid alone in the world and desperate to find his family and they miss him!
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
To this day, as a 41 year old woman, "Somewhere Out There" will reduce me to tears. He's just a little kid alone in the world and desperate to find his family and they miss him!
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A few minutes after 9pm. Here it comes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A few minutes after 9pm. Here it comes.
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with the feet under the blanket? Nick's done for good, baby, it's his snuggle daddy era
Me and Nick Saban the same way…. When my lady tell me to do something I be doing it just like she say
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
with the feet under the blanket? Nick's done for good, baby, it's his snuggle daddy era
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I have talked myself into Ben McCollum is basketball Curt Cignetti. The #Hawkeyes will be shocking and virtually unstoppable. I can’t wait for it to start.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I have talked myself into Ben McCollum is basketball Curt Cignetti. The #Hawkeyes will be shocking and virtually unstoppable. I can’t wait for it to start.
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Women are force multipliers.
Again Mackenzie Scott ftw www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/03/s...
Spelman College receives $38 million ‘unrestricted’ gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The university says Scott’s gift lets it address expanding financial aid and scholarship support and investing in a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure “to enhance the academic experience.”
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Women are force multipliers.
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Kirk Ferentz says Iowa can’t be vanilla on offense against Oregon. Says the Hawkeyes will have to find unorthodox ways to gain yards.
“You have to find some ways that aren't maybe just conventional or routine … because they just make you work”
“You have to find some ways that aren't maybe just conventional or routine … because they just make you work”
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Kirk Ferentz says Iowa can’t be vanilla on offense against Oregon. Says the Hawkeyes will have to find unorthodox ways to gain yards.
“You have to find some ways that aren't maybe just conventional or routine … because they just make you work”
“You have to find some ways that aren't maybe just conventional or routine … because they just make you work”
Iowa a 9 seed.
(Is it too early for this? Of course not!)
(Is it too early for this? Of course not!)
Since it is after noon ET now, here's my preseason bracket.
These seem to get worse with each passing season, so just save this for laughs come March.
And you knew I was going to use the champs as the photo. 🐊
These seem to get worse with each passing season, so just save this for laughs come March.
And you knew I was going to use the champs as the photo. 🐊
Bracketology 2026: Familiar Names At The Top
Your best source for College Basketball Bracketology news, analysis and opinion from the fan perspective.
www.bloggingthebracket.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Iowa a 9 seed.
(Is it too early for this? Of course not!)
(Is it too early for this? Of course not!)