ISU Locker Room videos draw huge web hits and impact recruitment
ISU postgame locker room videos began in March 2008 after a loss to Rutgers. Clips of Bill Fennelly and Paul Rhoads drew national attention, with ESPN airing a clip and YouTube views reaching about 230 000 in the first week. Coaches stress responsible social media use as part of program building.
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Ames
Iowa State
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Des Moines
Bill Fennelly
Cyclones
ISU
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Nebraska
Tyler Rutherford
ESPN
Steve Malchow
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Twitter
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Fennelly
St Louis
Cardinals
Craig Brackins
Diante Garrett
McDermott
ISU coaches embrace web transparency and fan access
Iowa State coaches Greg McDermott and Bill Fennelly use Twitter and Facebook to share practice and game content. ISU athletics aims for openness with fans, citing a 500000 rise in unique visitors and 1.5 million more page views in 2009, as Whitney Williams hosts a weekly web segment and Alison Lacey blogs for the Times.
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Sonal
Williams
Erin Smith
Alison Lacey
New York Times
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Fennelly
Rutherford
Im Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa State
Iowa
Kristi Smith
ISU Gymnasts Stranded Overnight After Snowstorm
No. 18 Iowa State gymnasts spent eight hours on their charter bus after a winter storm halted travel near Pittsburgh. Head coach Jay Ronayne used a four wheel drive to shuttle players and staff back to the hotel, with the final group arriving at 7 30 a.m. local time.
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Iowa State
Cyclones
Jay Ronayne
ISU
Martin Grabs Daytona Pole as Hendrick Supplies Front Row
Hendrick teammates Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. locked in front-row starts for the Daytona 500 after Martin topped 191 mph in qualifying. Earnhardt is set to start second as he tries to rebound from a poor NASCAR season. The sweep validates off-season moves by Rick Hendrick to turn around Earnhardt's team.
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Fla
Hendrick Motorsports
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Martin
Earnhardt
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Nascar
Daytona International Speedway
Florida
Rice and Smith Headline Pro Football Hall of Fame Class
NFL icons Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith headline a seven person class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame election. Also inducted are John Randle Russ Grimm Rickey Jackson Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau with Little and LeBeau named as senior nominees. Induction set for August in Canton Ohio.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith
NFL
John Randle
Russ Grimm
Rickey Jackson
Floyd Little
Dick LeBeau
Little
LeBeau
Nomi
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