I didn't look at what flights cost to Chicago from des moines, or if anyone is interested, but you can fly round trip out of mason city, leaving Friday around noon. Returning Saturday. Total cost was $273. With the price of gas, this seems like a pretty good option.

I've been hearing sources hint at a possible David Carr to Penn State transfer. Anyone else hear anything? Definitely don't want this to be true.

Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF’s weekly music series, hosted by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

Two major awards shows are coming the next two weekends (Oscars and Grammys). To connect the dots, we're exploring songs with titles or lyrics that reference performance elements for either of the entertainment forms: Including show, concert, gig and stage/on-stage (for music reference) or movie, film, flick, cinema and theater (in the “movie house” context).

DOES NOT QUALIFY: Group names, album titles or specific references to a movie title by itself. Finally, any word has to be in context of the theme (so, for example: “Show” used as a general verb IS NOT ACCEPTED).

• In case you missed it: Last week’s OTN: Breakfast in America

A couple to get us going.

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“Start the car and I try to make the midnight show”

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Hello I am thinking of traveling to United Center to watch the game this weekend in person. Does anyone know if children 2 or younger get in free or do they need a ticket? Thank you for the help.

Anyone know how early or late tip time can be on Sunday if we win Friday? I can’t make it Friday but if we win might fly in Sunday am go to game then fly back that night.

Just depends on game time. TIA

We had a lot of ground to cover.

Of course most of these programs are going to have great all time teams.

Tickets sold.

Suspended two years.

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My women's basketball viewership is pretty well limited to Iowa St games, for those that have watched South Carolina play what kind of team are they? I'm assuming they are an athletic and physically dominating team like a Texas or Baylor based on knowing Boston is an elite post and their biggest strength is their defense.

Were you happy how things turned out and where the program is heading?

Don't worry...I'm enjoying the present immensely. But a glance into the future of the WBB program is full of extreme potential as the current sophomore class progresses.

22-23
If Ashley chooses to take her COVID year, it is potentially the entire team (minus Frederick) returning with more experience. I would expect noticeable improvements in Diew, Jordao, and Zingaro. Maggie would hopefully be healthy all year long and we'd have additional guard depth with Fritz and Dawkins. It would provide the option to full court press and still allow fresh legs at the end for our starting guards. This is likely a top 5 team. Even without Ashley returning, this will be a great team.

23-24
Maggie and Morgan could be COVID year super seniors. Assuming Izzy and Maggie Vick develop, we could have 3 capable upper Jr/Sr inside players and 2 top-50 recruit freshmen (Brown and Bristow) to join them. With our guards, this team will be hard to beat. By this time, Lexi and Emily will be 4th year players and able to replace the loss of Ashley's points.

24-25 - this is the year with the most potential (but lots of things would have to fall into place)
Imagine Lexi, Emily, Aubrey, and Diew as 5th year super seniors. Add 4 more capable Sophomore/Junior guards in Fritz, Dawkins, Jackson, and Kelsey Joens. It would be hard to find playing time for all of these outside players.
Our inside game would feature two seniors and two athletic sophomores. I think that by the time Izzy Zingaro is a senior, she will have developed into our best true post player since Anna Prins (or dare I say even since Angie Welle?). Izzy is a rebounding machine and we have seen flashes of her offensive skills.

A person has a suite and selling tickets at $350 a seat to groups for all three games. $6000 for all 20 seats. Any cyclone fanatics want to group up and have a party?

First, in a completely meaningless fact, ISU is 7-0 all-time against Creighton WBB, with the last meeting in November, 2008 (ISU 63 - Creighton 59). I wonder why we don't regularly play them, considering the proximity and relative success of both programs?

ISU and Creighton WBB had five common opponents this season - ISU 5-0 & Creighton 4-1:

Omaha Ames - ISU 65-38
Omaha / Creighton - Creighton 71-51

SDSU Ames - ISU 75-56
Omaha - Creighton 67-55

Drake @ Des Moines - ISU 98-76
@ Des Moines - Drake 82-79

UNI Ames - ISU 70-69
Omaha - Creighton 79-72

Iowa Ames - ISU 77-70
Iowa City - Creighton 64-62

In the final NET Rankings (March 13), ISU was 9th (26-6) and Creighton 32nd (20-9).

ISU's six regular season (and conf. tournament) losses were to LSU, Baylor x2 and Texas x3 - all losses to NCAA tournament qualifiers;

Creighton's nine regular season (and conf. tournament) losses were @ Drake, @ Nebraska, USD, @ UCONN, @ Villanova, UCONN, @ Marquette, DePaul & Seton Hall (neutral court) - six losses to NCAA tournament qualifiers and three losses to NIT tournament invitees;

My conclusion: This shapes up to be a great game, with a pair of guard-oriented offenses getting after each other! Let's go State!

Does anyone have suggestions for a good place to watch the game Friday night in Nashville?

I remember when the first few episodes of this came out, it felt like something special could be happening.

Obviously it's meant as a marketing and excitement tool. And from that angle could have been successful even if the Cyclones went 3-15 in the big 12 and snuck in the NIT.

But how crazy is it says we're four days away from opportunity to go where this program hasn't gone in 22 years? Without a McDonald's All-American, NPOTY candidate and arguably one of our most talented teams.

One year removed from bottoming out. That video documentary is going to be something it's watched and re-watched for a lot of years.

I'll be interested to see what the season recap looks like when this is all said and done whenever that end comes.

The tournament champs got waxed.
The regular season champs got punked in their backyard.

ISU men and women are in the Sweet 16.
Baylor men and women aren't in the Sweet 16.

When this season started I said we will go as Gabe goes. Of course Brockington became our dude and I am so thankful for him being Mr. Consistent. Everyone else has played their role so well. But when Gabe is being strong, tough, confident; we roll. We are really freaking good. Just like in the Memphis game. When he does what he is capable of doing, we are really freaking good. Gabe, don’t stop being you. That was awesome to watch. Be that confident player we all love to watch.

My column from Milwaukee.

Any videos from the locker room?

my daughter, ISU Frenman, loves softball and I coached her for 10 years growing up, so I enjoy the game myself. I’ve searched here and cyclones.com, so sorry if I missed it, but do you have to buy tickets for softball games? I will be coming back to go to a couple games in April and want to be prepared as there seems to be no info anywhere.

8:30 Central Time on Friday. The men’s game starts at 8:59. Go figure.

Looking to purchase several Iowa State decals for auto's and golf cart; in particular the Jack Trice stripes and older Cy Logos (BB, Football, and Golf). Anyone have any ideas where to find these? TIA.