Pregame:
- Matthew Eaton II stretches out before the Liberty Bowl.
- Braxton Lewis looks on during pregame warmups in Memphis.
- Bobby McMillen III butterflies before the start of the 2017 Liberty Bowl.
- Allen Lazard is stretching out prior to the 59th annual Liberty Bowl.
- A close up of Iowa State’s new chrome helmet.
- Joel Lanning looks on before his last ever game as a Cyclone.
- Joel Lanning is about to do some more warming up before his game against Memphis.
- Matt Leo is standing ready for whatever warmup is coming his way.
- Matt Leo is keeping a steady eye on his position coach.
- David Montgomery does a bend before the Liberty Bowl.
- Chase Allen smiles before having some water.
- Same Chase Allen as before, this time drinking aforementioned water.
- Chase Allen looks over his fellow Cyclones warming up.
- Josh Knipfel takes on Jeff Nogaj in one-on-ones before the 59th Annual Liberty Bowl presented by AutoZone.
- Unknown Oklahoma fans and Memphis fan pose for a picture before the Liberty Bowl.
- Allen Lazard and De’Monte Ruth are in focus after doing some one-on-one WR vs. DB drills.
- #5 Lazard, #1 Payne, #44 McMillen III, #17 Owens, and #16 Starcevich are ready to go in the tunnel.
- Lazard is ready to go put on an MVP performance.
- Junior placekicker Chris Francis ties up his Mercurial boot before the start of the game.
Coin toss:
- One of the ACC referees explaining both sides of the coin and asking the Iowa State captains for their call.
- Allen Lazard looks on shortly before the flip.
- Campos looks down at the coin.
- Flyover brought to you by FedEx.
- So does Lazard and also the Memphian captains.
- Memphis cleats and referee shoes and the coin that has just landed.
- It’s tails, Memphis wins the toss.
Gametime:
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Kyle Kempt waits for the opening snap from Julian Good-Jones (#51).
Identifiable Cyclones: #51 Good-Jones, #17 Kempt, #63 Garcia, #11 Allen, #67 Campos.
Identifiable Tigers: #14 Jonathan Cook, #7 Curtis Akins, #1 O’Bryan Goodson. - RS-Sophomore wide receiver Hakeem Butler (#18) zooms past RS-Freshman Jacobi Francis (#32).
- At this point Hakeem probably just finished yelling “our city”.
- Hakeem Butler and Kyle Kempt return to the sideline after their 52 yard touchdown pass play.
- Garrett Owens and Kyle Starcevich connect on another PAT.
- Reggie Wilkerson getting some RAGBRAI prep in, or so it appears.
- Chris Francis’ kickoff follow through.
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While Riley Ferguson (#4 Memphis) looks to pass, Ray Lima is being held up by some Tiger linemen while Lanning lies in wait.
Identifiable Cyclones: #7 Lanning & #76 Lima.
Identifiable Tigers: #4 Ferguson, #71 Gabe Kuhn, #54 Gabe Kyser, #50 Lio Lafaele, & #8 Darrell Henderson. - Cliché crowd shot, lots of Cyclones.
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Many defensive Cyclones celebrate a 3rd “money” down stop.
Identifiable Cyclones: #76, Ray Lima, #19 JaQuan Bailey, #42 Marcel “totally not Jalen Rose” Spears Jr., #11 Lawrence White IV, and #2 Willie Harvey.
Identifiable Tiger: #72 Trevon Tate. - Allen Lazard and Hakeem Butler discuss what LD3 means (probably).
- Kyle Kempt’s release form.
- Tom III, a tiger born in August 2008, resides in a small cage in the back of the endzone.
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Memphis Tigers look to the sideline for advice on their next play.
Identifiable Tigers: #42 Xavier "Zay" Cullens(?) #25 Tre’Veon Hamilton, #46 Carson Short, #7 Brady Davis (yellow bib), #4 Riley Ferguson, #86 Joey Magnifico, & #3 Anthony Miller. -
This Tiger is ready to pounce.
Identifiable Tiger: #65 Josiah Perry. - A Memphis field goal attempt from 38 yards away that goes wide right.
- Marchie Murdock looks on.
Celebration:
- Honest to goodness, as soon as we started kneeling, Marchie turns to me while flipping his helmet saying something like “how about that?”
- Ray Lima, Jared Larson, and a purposefully flipped Cyclone helmet.
- Kyle Kempt and Jared Larson.
- We broke the stage jumping, seriously.
- Cyclone Nation paired with Memphians almost ran this concession stand dry when it comes to beer.
Press Box findings:
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