Do you know if he is basing this on new info?
Seems like ISU felt really good a few days ago, then yesterday the knowledgeable media guys flipped to Oregon. Presumably with new insider info pointing that way.
I really don't know if Halsted had "insider info" to make him sway that way. Because I saw him tweet out that his reasoning was "Oregon was always the favorite because of the Canada ties, but it felt like Iowa State was close recently." Doesn't really indicate any specific rumblings or anything, just that Oregon was the favorite and with him all of the sudden being ready to make his decision, that all signs point to Oregon. IDK, might be wishful thinking on my part.