Some might even say surprised. 

The Insight Bowl had the sixth selection of Big 12 bowl teams and opted to take a 6-6 Iowa State team over an 8-4 Missouri team that defeated ISU back in November.  The Cyclones won't complain, as they are set to play in their first bowl game since 2005.

"We are thrilled to death to be playing in a bowl game, to be practicing in December and have the opportunity to play," Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said after receiving the invitation.  Rhoads has every right to be thrilled, taking the Cyclones to a bowl game in his first year as head coach.

Rhoads is in the process of turning around a squad that won just five games in the last two seasons.  And fans seem t...

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