PETERSON: Rand-O thoughts on the Big 12’s “Other 14” and networks dissing Iowans

Cyclone Fanatic · Sep 23, 2026

Sept. 19, 2026 — Ames, Iowa: Iowa State football players Jaylon Raynor, Aiden Flora and David Coffey take the field before the Cyclones’ game against Bowling Green at Jack Trice Stadium. (Photo by Jacqueline Cordova/Cyclone Fanatic)

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Now that we’ve finally reached the Big Stuff — the games that mean the most — let’s throw 14 scraps of paper with the names of each Big 12 team into a box. Let’s shake that box, blindly draw a name and see what…