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“It seems someone not named Materna also has a hard one for Sondy.”
–JRRIII

I re-opened DUNK SONDY DUNK as an archive today after a couple years of neglect, with the hope that memories of the dunks of yore will motivate the current team going into March Madness. (Note to the HCI types: the design was intentionally garish, I swear!)

For those of you new to DSD, it was a minor internet phenomenon in Eastern Iowa for a couple of weeks in 2004. Sean Sonderleiter was my personal favorite Hawkeye during those years, a hustling, goofy big man with more heart than talent. On those very mediocre teams his occasional dunks were often the lone source of entertainment for fans.

He got himself into some trouble, including pot possession and the infamous "Escape from IC" parking lot no-pay scandal, two events that made him all the more loveable in this editor’s eyes. Then Sondy quit the team, leaving me in the lurch right as the site started getting pageviews in the range of thousands per day (see: DUNK SONDY DUNK shatters records!).

Anyway, I wish I had the time to do more stuff like this, but in the meantime sit back and enjoy some of the classic early stuff, content so fresh that one loyal reader remarked, "I’m not clicking on a link called asstastic.org at work."

Iowa 66, Michigan St. 54, Erin Andrews wore a red sweater.

For a fan that hasn’t seen a player in an Iowa basketball jersey get so much as his wrists over the rim since Gerry Wright did it sometime in the late 1980s, it was an extreme pleasure to watch Doug Thomas fly all over Carver last night against Michigan St. Say what you will about Steve Alford (and I have), but I’m back on the bandwagon for the rest of this year. Iowa basketball is fun to watch again.

The Big 10 Tournament should be intense; the early over/under out of Vegas for number of deaths in an Iowa-MSU rematch is eight.

Because filling out a 12 page survey while pretending to be an Iowa State football season ticket holder was more entertaining than the paper I need to be writing.

1) How many consecutive years have you purchased season tickets for Iowa State football?

50 years

3) How long does it typically take to get from your home to Jack Trice Stadium on game day?

317.2 minutes

4) Based on the recently completed 2005 football season, please rate the following Jack Trice Stadium features.

Friendliness of ticket takers: Poor

13) Which of the following Iowa newspapers did you read in the past seven days? (Check all that apply)

Other (please specify)
If you selected other please specify:
Back issues of Playgirl & Penny Saver

18) Please share any marketing ideas in your area that we are currently not doing?

I would like some cyclones gear at my favorite aduult hangouts if you catch my drift.

20) To which of the following age groups do you belong?

65 or older

25) What is the one most important issue that would enhance your experience as an Iowa State ticket buyer?

Perhaps if the concession stands had a “fun money” concept? Like, instead of giving out four ones in change, they could give out Berryman Buxx: a single $4 bill redeemable for a Coke and a free night in the Story County Jail.

26) Please share any other comments or suggestions you have for the ISU Athletic Department.

What about having Johnny Orr day? You could give out free canoe oars to the first 13,000 customers and it could be against Iowa so we couuld PADDLE THEIR BOTTOMS. LOL

The sacrifices we have to make around here in the name of family unity. Here are the picks on which I’m betting money this year [PDF]. And here are the upset picks As We May Blog is confident recommending to anyone, for any size bet (up to $5):

(10) North Carolina State over (7) Charlotte

(12) UW-Milwaukee over (5) Alabama

(13) Penn over (4) Boston College