What’s the deal with this? Someone smarter than me might need to explain it.

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Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF’s weekly music exploration, co-hosted by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself.

With basketball over we now have the long wait for football season so this week's topic is songs that feature these words in the title or lyrics: wait, waiting, waited.

Last Week's Topic: On That Note: Stage & Screen

Did anyone get a chance to watch the match on Friday? I wasn’t able to but may go back and watch… just curious on people’s thoughts.

He is not afraid of competition!!!

Looking for advice on the type of computer I can buy for my 11 year old son to use as a "general" computer but one that he can also use to play "some" games. I do have a tiny bit of knowledge on computers (I prefer using Linux OSs but that would limit what my son could do). He is not looking to play the most powerful games but would like to download some games and be able to play them. We already have a Switch, PS4, Quest and XBox (spoiled??? but that is another discussion). Preferably I would like to avoid buying top end stuff but want a computer that will be able to download some games (again, not the top end high-powered computer games) and not be frustrated by games that constantly lag because our computer is not powerful enough. Here is my question...what would those of you who dabble in computer games recommend in terms of minimum specifications for a computer that could be used for some level of gaming but the most powerful?

I know that I am speaking vaguely in expectations but I don't want to buy a computer that is virtually a Chromebook (which I have and enjoy) without the power to do some gaming. I apologize for being vague but appreciate any advice/input one might have to offer.

Every year I look at which leagues played above and below seed. Last year Pac 12 was the best I have ever seen by miles, this year again the "down" conference ACC obliterated its seeding.

Big 10: -1
Lots of low seeds that couldn't possibly underperform seed, still couldn't get into positive territory in spite of great setup
Indiana, even
Rutgers, even
Michigan, +2
Michigan State, even
Iowa, -1
Illinois, -1
Ohio State, even
Wisconsin, -1
Purdue, even (couldn't beat a 15 seed to get to elite 8)

Big 12: even (Baylor's 1 seed second round loss is a killer)
TCU, +1
ISU, +2
Texas, even
Tech, even
Baylor, -3
Kansas, even (can get to +2 if they advance to champion or +1 if make title game)

SEC: -7
Ark, +1
Alabama, -1
Kentucky, -3
Tennessee, -1
LSU, -1
Auburn, -2

Big East: even
Uconn, -1
Marquette, even
Seton Hall, -1
Villanova, +1 (has a chance to add one or two)
Creighton, +1
Providence, even

ACC: +8
second year in a row "worst" conference severely underseeded, last year was Pac
ND, +1
Duke, +1 (can add 1 or 2)
UNC, +3 (can add 1 or 2)
VTech, even
Miami, +3

Pac 12: -3
UCLA, even
USC, -1
Arizona, -2

MWC: -3
0-3 with slightly better seed in all 3 games
CSU, -1
SDSU, -1
Boise St, -1

WCC: -2
Gonzaga, -2
St Mary's, even
SFU, even

American: +3
Houston, +2
Memphis, +1

A10: +1
Richmond, +1
Davidson, even

total
ACC +8
American +3
A10 +1
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Big 12 even
Big East even
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Big Ten -1
WCC -2
Pac 12 -3
MWC -3
SEC -7

Most interesting that all 3 western leagues struggled after Pac 12 obliterating their seeds last year. SEC had a high seed dropped immediately, but unlike Big 12 the rest of the conference didn't pick it back up. ACC was clearly much closer to the typical ACC than people thought.

Iowa State secured its second commitment of the 2023 recruiting class this week, adding Illinois defensive lineman, Anthony Cunningham Jr.

New podcast this morning.

We're remodeling a house and the basement floor has some settling/cracking issues due to a huge brick fireplace that was previously there. We've removed the fireplace so we're not concerned with future settling. But, we need to get the floor somewhat level before putting down luxury vinyl. I could do it myself but we're looking at probably 20-30 bags of self-leveling compound and some grinding on other areas of the floor so wanting some estimates from someone with experience. Any recs would be great. This is in Marshalltown so Des Moines and Ames companies would need to travel. TIA

I've been doing my transfer portal following for this year again for a few weeks now and I noticed that I haven't seen Fran or Iowas names come up once yet as far as pursing active transfers. Just between Keegan(likely) and Bohannon leaving that's their top 2 scorers, top rebounder, and 2 of their top 3 3pt shooters. Yet no real effort to replace them. They do have 2 guards coming in but they don't seem to have much for bigs next year, which will likely be a problem. Any reason why Fran seems to despise the portal so much?

Other than the obvious reason of The Right Way of course


Fran Portal Quote:

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Iowa State has landed its second commitment of the 2023 class in the Florida defensive tackle:

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We knew Fred wasn't coming back since she participated in senior day activities, but this is the first we've heard that she plans to continue playing.

I believe she has two seasons of eligibility (she was at ISU 4 years but one was a redshirt) and now she can potentially get two years of grad school for free.

The start of the major league season is only 10 days away!
We have done a few CF fantasy baseball leagues in years past, although the shortened 2020/COVID season sort of left us hanging, and I didn't see that a league was formed for 2021, either.

Hopefully, interest has not waned too much and we can put together a new league for this season!
In 2019 we had a fairly active group. I would be willing to set something up again this year through ESPN if we have enough players.

Please, post if you'd have any interest in playing and/or ideas for the league!
I may also look back at past participants and reach out to gauge enthusiasm for coming back.

If I missed a thread about this I apologize. I figured there was one but I haven't seen it.
Who is watching the HBO show about the showtime Lakers? I read a pretty scathing review before I checked it out but regardless of the accuracy or other issues, I'm loving it. I like the genre, the pace, humor and even the basketball. Well worth a look if you haven't, especially if you lived any portion of that era.
John C Reilly is great.

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Hadn't seen it posted yet but George makes it official. Really happy he was able to taste some success in the tourney and appreciate his years as a Cyclone.

Some analysis of Izaiah's draft potential here.

I’m sitting in the courthouse waiting, waiting, waiting for something to happen after checking in for jury duty this morning. This is my first time ever having to report so no idea what to expect. I’m swamped at work so I’m hoping not to get picked. But also intrigued by the idea of sitting on a criminal trial.

Anyone have any good stories or sat on any significant trials as a juror?