Haley Cavinder is now at TCU, and they come to Hilton Jan. 20.

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Does he even have eligibility?

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Looking ahead to Wisconsin and below are the ranked matchups:

125- Kysen (19th) vs Barnett (5th)
149- Ech or Casey (16th) vs Zargo (15th)
165- Carr (2nd) vs Hamiti (4th)
174- Gaitan (23rd) vs Maylor (27th)

Didn't see Braxton Amos in the rankings, wonder if he is taking an Olympic Redshirt? 165 will be the highlight match of the night, but Kysen has a great chance to climb the rankings if he can beat Barnett again. Good challenge for Gaitan as well. Overall, Wisconsin seems pretty down so it should be a comfortable win for the Clones and a good tune-up before Iowa.

I am not complaining about anything in the game with it being a nice win, but our kickoffs seemed off. One of them worked out since we got a fumble on a short kickoff, but we had a lot of short kicks that resulted in decent field position and a kickoff that went out of bounds too. For those there, was the weather a factor in this? Our kickoffs usually go close to the endzone or into it, but they all seemed short Saturday. BYU didn't have any issues getting it to the endzone. Again, not complaining, just curious.

Here's our last chance to hate on the Horns.
For sake of full disclosure, SAMSUBA stands for "Shove a Monkey Stripper up Bevo's Ass" and was created by @jcyclonee.

Had some friends unable to make it last minute so I have three extra tickets for today. Respond or PM and I’ll transfer them

In the list of players picks there is a # / # First is teams left to pick Second is tiebreaker points



Tiebreaker points return this year. A reminder regarding tiebreaker points: If your team wins and covers you gain an extra bonus point. If you take a undefeated team who is the underdog you gain the point for them covering plus another bonus point. As the season goes on the number of teams undefeated being a underdog greatly diminish so take advantage while you can.


I will be using ESPN's Lines. Line will be the line at kickoff for tiebreaker points



Rules/How to Play if you are new:

You can only pick teams that are undefeated (they will be bolded).

1. Pick a team you think will win that weeks game. Pick only 1 team per week.
2. Don't pm me the pick, post on here your pick.
3. You can only pick that team ONCE the entire time you are in the game.
4. The goal is to advance and be the last person standing.
5. Only games that have a FBS school facing another FBS school are eligible to be picked.
6. You have up until the start time of the game you picked to switch.
7. If your team loses, you are out for the competition.
8. If you skip a week of picks, you are out.
9. You can switch as many times up until the game you have picked officially starts.
10. If you have questions, pm me
11. Post 2 of the thread will have the possible games you can pick.
12. Post 3 will have each player and their previous week's picks.
13. You can't join in during the middle of the season.
    Please include prior weeks picks with your pick for the week.

It was noticeable the first two games but it REALLY struck me today. Tamin is noticeably stronger and more cut. Everyone has noticed the beef on Tre King. Robert Jones is more cut/muscular. I also noticed a little bit more beef on Watson.

This has translated into to more explosiveness and, in BRE's case (especially), much better (quicker) footwork. I thought today was the best game of Rob's ISU career. He was under control offensively, displayed great footwork on both ends, and looked so much more explosive. The difference in these players has been profound. It's not only a testament to the individual work on each player's part, but to the planning and implementation of a great off season training regimen.

For this I'd Iike to give a big shout out to Pete Link and the other staff responsible. Excellent job and the results speak for themselves.

Post-Dual story!

Plus, final scores & press conference video links:

Texas opens as a 7 point favorite per Circa Sports:



Also their starting and very good RB is out for the season with a Torn ACL. Their back-up (Baxter) is a 5 star true frosh that looks like the real deal though.

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Doesn't it strike anyone mildly ironic that Sound-Off on WHO-TV never gave one mention to ISU becoming "bowl eligible" muchless show "any" super highlights from ISU's 3rd consecutive road victory... hanging 45 on Brigham Young... The 1st and only Big 12 team to win in Provo this year in 5 major sports?
Nah, I didn't think so.

That was fantastic. Great for the producers and great publicity for ISU.

I can’t make my iMessage work anymore. I’m relegated to the green bubble. 13 Pro. IOS 17.1.1

Have tried restarting and everything suggested online. Any other idea?

Ok, that may be a bit much, but watch these two plays and focus on #3. Rocco tries to get downfield and block for Sama on both of his TD runs. In the first video, there just isn't anyone to block, and on the second, he can't catch up to Sama to help him.Either way, gotta love the effort.

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I got what I wanted to see today. I mentioned in another thread that I wanted to see how this group reacted to adversity. Well, in the second quarter they def received some adversity. Drake took them behind the woodshed and just throttled them to the tune of 22-4 after being knotted at 16 after 1. Many folks on the boards were full of angst and fear of how bad this team was going to be. I knew I had to wait and see what happened at half time. This is where coaching and determination come in to play. I wasn't disappointed.

In the first half we saw some good stuff from Crooks as she looked tough to stop underneath. The challenge was getting her the ball. The guard court disappeared in the second quarter and couldn't buy a shot when they even got a modicum of room to get a shot off. Drake was on fire and their defensive pressure amped up. On every rebound it seemed we got finger tips on the ball only to watch it go out of bounds. Just frustrating to say the least as Drake steadily pulled away. The sole remaining fear was the three point string would also end as the ladies had gone 0-6 in the first half. Some would say this thing was over...but it wasn't.

The third quarter showed us a very different team. One that put their work hats on and came out to prove something. The shots fell. Rebounds were grabbed. Flow entered the offensive scheme. Drake was feeling tons of pressure as the sisters closed the gap from that 18 point half time deficit until they game was not only tied, but the Sisters briefly grabbed the lead. Sadly, Drake is too experienced to fold under that pressure and they started answering back. The fourth saw the ladies shooting cool off and Drake hit some major 3 point shots to edge out in front...a lead they would never relinquish. In the end the score was bigger than what the game actually was with Drake winning 85-73.

Observations
The upperclassmen were hot and cold. Diew only shot 25% on 12 shots and was ice cold from outside. Her lack of physicality also showed up throughout the game as Drake outmuscled her on several occasions. Natabou pulled down six boards, but was hardly an offensive threat throughout the game.

Enter the force...Audi Crooks. What a game she had. She moved gracefully, put up shots strongly and pretty much had her way under the hoop. She ended up with 23 points, but only 3 boards. Why? Right now she "can't" jump. Standing used to get her boards, now, quicker players move around her and out hustle her to boards. Room for improvement, but offensively she was a force.

The guards. The first half was nothing to write home about, but the second was something else. Belanger couldn't find the hoop in the first half, but ended up with 11 points and made 3 treys in the second half. Some sweet shots. Joens was held to six points all in the second half on two treys. The rest of the guard court didn't contribute offensively. This has to change to win games like this.

The forwards. If there are some ladies that really battle on the court you have to mention Bristow and Brown. Both scored 8 points, had 5 boards, and had a block apiece. Brown fouled out as she has a tendency to swipe at things. They never took their foot off the gas throughout the game, but the defense has to improve and turnovers (8 total) need to go down.

So, what did I see? I saw true grit. Many young teams could have given up, but this one battled all the way back and made this a game. The team faded late in the fourth, but that might be explained by the effort expended to make that comeback. Get some scoring help from the guard court and this might have been a different game. One thing these ladies did was confirm one thing I've been thinking...these top rated players have game.

Iowa State Cyclones guard Curtis Jones (5) looks for pass around Green Bay Phoenix guard David Douglas Jr. (15)during the first half at Hilton Coliseum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.



AMES — The theme from the first week of the 2023-24 Iowa State men’s basketball season was a refreshing explosion of offense, which is a nice change of pace from the grind it out style we watched in Hilton Coliseum during the first two years of the T.J. Otzelberger era. 



Iowa State averaged 93.5 points in its first two games in wins over Green Bay and Lindenwood. 



However on Sunday, in an early noon tip vs. Idaho State of the Big Sky Conference, the shots weren’t falling as freely as the games prior. That’s where old reliable, Iowa State’s suffocating defense – also known as “Otzelball” – came in handy. 



The Cyclones forced 24 turnovers, scored 24 points off of them and cruised to an 86-55 win – despite going just 4-of-13 from 3-point range. 



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Something seems very familiar about this sign in Colorado.

What were your thoughts good & bad?

Now that the season has tipped off and we have several new players on the court. Can someone bring me up to date on eligibility left on our basketball players? Some of these transfers, like Keshon Gilbert and Curtis Jones I’m not sure on how much eligibility they have left. Thanks!!

Hi Cyclone fans. Just wanted to congratulate you guys for a dominant performance. I hope those of you who traveled to Provo had a great experience. We try to be as hospitable as possible to the opposing fans who make the long trip to Provo and I hope you felt some of the good hospitality. I hope you guys win out and do great in whatever bowl game you play in.

I am guilty of this as well, but I think its important we keep in mind that the defense - by age - is YOUNGER than the offense. And I know we've had bad moments but all in all, this year's defense has been great.

Top 30 in total defense.
Tied for 31st in 3rd down defense.
54th in completion percentage.
50th in red zone defense.
41st in first downs allowed
5th in Interceptions
30th in rushing defense
48th in passing defense
31st in scoring defense

The only areas we ware really struggling in is tackles for loss and then sacks (91st) for TFL and 111th in Sacks - hello Will McDonald -

We might not be "elite" this year defensively but given how insanely young we are there.
Given our front that we have 1 senior who plays in our front 6 and we only two more juniors.... I think the defense is doing really, really well. The offense is more mature than the defense in terms of older players and Vaughn has missed the earlier part of the season or was limited and arguably the worst of the injuries has been on defense (Cooper and Verdon being out) losing Tampa for a half for targeting.

As much as people try to give the offense the out of being young I think the defense has been really, really good given the youth. If we can find a few more consistent players to get the TFL's and sacks improving and maybe a little quicker at LB - I think everything else is in place

Even with our limitations there, we are essentially a top half to top third defense nationally. With this young a group, I think that's really darn good