I doubt this is official but let’s just pretend it is:

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I’m curious what people think. Is Hakeem Butler earning himself another serious shot at the NFL? Or is the NFL just going to yawn and say, “It’s the XFL”.

Guess we won’t know anything until sometime after the Draft, just curious what everyone thinks.

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In the vid below these guys have ISU ranked 13th out of 14 teams in the Big12, finishing 3-6 in conference, 5-7 overall.

If you read Big12 news, nobody gives ISU an afterthought. We’re on nobody’s radar, it’s all K-State, TX, OU, TCU. Even Kansas gets more love now, not to mention the new additions.

Where do all of you think ISU will finish and why? Let’s hear those opinions.

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Got our quarterback for the class!

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Hitting my wits end trying to get Twins and Wild games in iowa with Hulu live TV. Looking for workarounds that can be put on TV besides Reddit stream.

Big picture…how is this still an issue with todays tech?? So much ad money on the table just sitting there.

Fifteen players have been invited to attend the draft in person, and Joens and Soares are two of them. Generally both players have been forecast to be drafted mid first round to early second round.

Draft will be televised on ESPN Monday Apr 10 at 6pm central.

ESPN's ranking of best players available has Soares #3 and Joens #7: https://www.espn.com/wnba/draft/bestavailable

ESPN's most recent mock draft: Soares #4 and Joens #10: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/36100401/wnba-mock-draft-2023-picks-player-projections

The Athletic: Soares #5 and Joens not in first round (Madi Williams drafted before Joens?): https://theathletic.com/4385633/2023/04/06/2023-wnba-mock-draft-haley-jones/

Bleacher Report: Soares #4 and Joens #8: https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/2023-wnba-mock-draft-analyzing-140000848.html

Winsidr: Joens #7 and Soares not in first round: https://winsidr.com/2023/03/first-on-the-clock-2023-winsidr-mock-gm-draft/

CBS Sports: Soares #5 and Joens #10: https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news...1-to-fever-lynx-get-marylands-diamond-miller/

Just Women's Sports: Soares #4 and Joens #12: https://justwomenssports.com/reads/wnba-mock-draft-2023-first-round-ncaa-tournament/

I know some people who will watch documentaries multiple times a week. They want to learn things about new topics and seek new perspective. I also know people who love formulaic superhero movies and won't proactively watch a documentary because they want to escape real life.

What makes a person the former versus the latter? Is it the way they grow up or some chemical composition in their brain?

What is music that you know is terrible, but you absolutely cannot quit? Maybe sort of guilty pleasures.

I have an abiding love for The Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, and Billy Joel, and do not care how uncool they are.

What are yours?

What are every day, common place things that give you anxiety or drive you crazy? Things like going to the doctor, getting stuck in traffic. What raises your heart rate and affects you negatively more than it does the average person?

I get airport rage. People in large groups acting selfishly are the worst.

If the Cyclone Report is correct on it’s visit dates, there are 13-14 prospects coming today and the next few days.
Could be a super weekend for Basketball and Football. Hopefully we get we get a half dozen new Cyclones, or so this weekend.

Foo Fighters
Smashing Pumpkins
Red Hot Chili Peppers

What is your tried and true way to making truly CRISPY bacon that doesn't burn? And I know there are different definitions of 'crispy'...so to clarify. I mean literally BREAKS/SNAPS and there is a true crunch to it. Basically cooking it until it's bacos. There should be no tearing of it in terms of what I'm talking about crispiness.

Knowing that...does oven cooking do it? I have never tried but I doubt it gets as crispy as we're looking for. Cast iron is what we use but seems to burn pretty easily but maybe the heat is just too much (even though we only cook on medium).

Let me know your thoughts!

Interesting article about the last 15 years of first round quarterback picks in the NFL.

The hit rate is pretty low, which suggests that it's mostly just a crapshoot.

No surprise that ISU isn’t listed. They will have to prove themselves first. Texas and Baylor from the 12 make it with KSU and KU getting consideration.

Looks like we’re on the road to DePaul

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We've never attended a beach area holiday tournament - hoping to get one - has there been any announcement on Thanksgiving or Christmas tournament for next season?

I'm curious if anyone else has run into this. I'm browsing instagram and the site refreshes and says my account is suspended for community standards violation. I haven't posted in months, maybe even a year, so this is goofy. It asks for me to verify my mobile number with a text which I complete, then it gives me this page.

Is this crap for real??? I will walk away from my account before I comply with that. It really feels like a MITM attack.

I know many of you dont like the so called WV mafia, but some do. So after seeing this I thought I would share. There is a gofundme to support his family.

I have watched a bit of G&B Dude over the last few months, mostly as entertainment, because he mostly does speculation etc. and at least he admitted it was just speculation etc.

Whatever you think of the guy, it is sad to see that he has passed away, and so young.

Here is a message from his family.

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Welcome back to “On That Note,” CycloneFanatic’s gathering place for music listening & discussion, co-hosted by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

For this segment, we explore notable music producers. Premise: Post some of your favorite tracks/albums/artists associated with a specific producer.

Basic parameters:

• Select one or two producers as a primary focus (especially on day 1), then post three or four song clips for each. It can involve multiple artists, or you can choose a specific artist/recording. (If you’re wondering, artists/bands with self-produced work does count).
• We’ll allow repeats of a producer already cited, but use different artists, songs or LPs.
• Allow some time for others to respond, either by augmenting producers mentioned or creating your own list. This isn’t a contest or a race. Our main goal is to explore producer-artist combos that have an impact for you and hear some of the music samples (and why, if you want to elaborate).

Citations/credits: This topic is inspired by a post from @BMWallace in “Friday OT: On An Island In The Sun” (by @Angie via @Farnsworth).

• In case you missed it, last week’s OTN: Chain of Fools

I'll get us going w/ a follow-up post.

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I didn’t see a thread for this, but looks like clones are going back to Maui.

Fanatics -

As you well know, the Iowa State University Foundation is a big supporter of what we do here at Cyclone Fanatic. I thought it would be really cool if we could rally behind them and track gifts made by CFers for 2023 Forever True Day.

We have a personalized link for CFers here.

I plan to give to the marching band, vet med and the school of journalism.

Click on that link above and see all of the incredible options.

My goal here isn't for us to raise a ton of money (although that would be awesome) but to get our user base engaged with other aspects of the university besides athletics. I think this is a really cool event and hope you all participate if you can.

Giving starts at noon!

Creating a new thread based on this year’s cycle. The other thread has kind of gotten off the rails.

2024 HS Commitments:
133 Meza (AZ)
149/157 Naaktgeboren (IA)
197 Barlelt (FL)
285 Herrera (CA)

HS Interest:
125/133 Lilledahl (MO)…PSU
165 Angelo Ferrari (OK)

Top IA guys I hope we reach out to:
125 Christensen (Waukee)
141/149 Lucas Bruhl (Ankeny Centennial)

Potential Transfers (based on need):
157/165 - Messenbrink (Cal Baptist - 4 yrs)
174 - Shane Griffith (Stanford - 1 yr)
184 - Bernie Traux (Cal Poly - 1 yr)
285 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern - 1 yr) - Michigan
Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard - 1 yr) - Rutgers
Seth Nevills (PSU - 1 yr)
Boone McDermott (Rutgers - 1 yr)

Others top transfer (but don’t meet a need):
125 - Caleb Smith (App St - 2 yrs)
133 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern- 2 yrs)
165 - Izzak Olejnik (NIU - 1 yr)

Portal Unknown:
197 - Jakob Woodley (OK) - out of eligibility

Please add any names I missed and/or details you have on the above guys. There’s not too many impact transfers and I have only heard us being on Traux & McDermott list. With most of the top teams having their heavyweight I would expect us to be able to land a heavy with Davison being the jewel.