Long story short, my custom built PC is having freezing issues 3 years later. It's beyond my troubleshooting, technical skills and looks like I need to "take it to the shop".

I thought, no better place than CF to ask for good local recommendations for services centers. Thanks in advance.

p.s. for those curious. seems like Windows Explorer keeps freezing on heaving ram usage. I've ran memory diagnostic and isolated a bad ram stick, which I've removed, and has helped, but explorer keeps freezing. I've ran scanned systems files for repair, etc., even reinstalled windows. So I'm thinking it's something deeper than just software.

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Thought I'd get a new thread rolling now that people are starting to digest who's coming and going, what the schedule looks like, etc. A lot of teams return key pieces on offense with very little turnover in skill positions from this past season. Will that be enough to keep relatively status-quo? What team will surprise?

The first "Too Early" Big 12 Power Rankings I've seen...

1. Arizona
2. Oklahoma State
3. Utah
4. Kansas
5. West Virginia
6. Kansas State
7. Iowa State
8. TCU
9. Texas Tech
10. UCF
11. Colorado
12. BYU
13. Baylor
14. Arizona State
15. Houston
16. Cincinnati

Pretty good field to kick off the season at Kapalula:

A group of friends and I have been doing a fantasy draft for league games only for several years. I ripped off the idea from a WRNL podcast in the Hoiball era. The last few years I posted the results for everyone to see. This year will be different with the true round robin going away. Due to the added 4 teams we decided to add 1 more bench player. The top 6 start for each person unless they decide to sub in one of the bottom 3. Players can be subbed in for performance reasons. As far as injuries, suspensions, etc. if a player does not play then the first player off his bench automatically replaces him.

The scoring system is PTS +1, REB +1.2, AST +1.5, STL +2, BLK +2, TO -1.

If anyone wants to run their own let me know and I can send you a spreadsheet that is ready to go.

Interested to hear your feedback and opinions on what team looks to be the best. FYI, the number beside the name indicated what pick the player was taken with, Standard snake style draft with 7 people.

Thanks!

I wasn't sure what to expect out of this game. As I previewed KU's schedule I saw very close losses to VTech and UConn. That was concerning. I also knew that they had some ladies that could shoot. But then there was the shellacking at home to WVU on Sunday. Who would show up tonight? We found out early.

The first quarter was about as bad offensively and defensively as we've seen this season from this group. KU came out very high energy and came after us on defense. Add to the mess was their sharpshooting from outside. Our ladies either drew blanks on offense or just plain turned the ball over against the pressure. What KU forced ISU to do was play frenetically. They were forcing things and were completely taken out of their offensive flow. Turnovers put them on their heels and before you knew it the quarter ended with KU up 17-8. Honestly I felt blessed it was only a ten point deficit.

As bad as the first quarter was it was just as bad for KU in the second. While our offense still didn't get rolling, it at least got moving. How? Defense. Our ladies came out on the perimeter shooters of KU and we started to switch much more effectively. All of a sudden it was KU who was choked off on offense as the ladies scratched and clawed their way back into the ball game. But the end of the half this determination had tied the ball game up at 24 each. What were the lynch pins of this change? I'll start with POG #1 - Emily Ryan. The senior came in and immediately provided a calming effect to the team. They slowed down. They stopped turning the ball over. They refound their mojo. The second thing as mentioned was the stifling defense. And last, but far from least, was ball movement. The ladies started to move the ball better on offense and began to find each other for points. The last factor that would weigh throughout the rest of the game was seeing KU's bigs begin to get in foul trouble.

The third quarter was a vision of this team firing on all cylinders. The first few minutes saw some changes/adjustments on defense and offense both. As a part of this there was very snappy ball movement that caused the quick reacting KU players to get caught in over shifts leaving our sharpshooters - mainly Belanger - wide open. And boy, did the sisters make KU pay. Before you could shake a stick at a dog, the ladies had moved out to a double digit lead and appeared to have KU on its heels. I turned to my wife at one point with the lead at 15 and said, "it doesn't feel like we have a 15 point lead." Sadly this was true. No matter what lead ISU had...every time it seemed we were delivering a knock out blow...KU answered back. That is a testament to their fortitude. The third was a 24-13 quarter for the sisters, but it should have been much worse. KU just kept making little pushes. But the ladies led 48-37. They scored as many points in the quarter as they had in the entire first half.

The fourth was a quarter of ups and downs. There were glorious moments and moments of "pull your hair out" frustration. Throughout it all, the crowd was active and behind the sisters. It seemed that the ladies would get on a roll and stretch the lead to 15 or 16 points and then a wheel would fall off the bus. In some cases it was a bad turnover resulting in a KU basket and usually a foul to ice the cake. In another case it was a lazy inbounds pass that resulted in the same thing. ISU would move to a double digit lead and KU would counter with a run of their own. Several times they would whittle the lead down to two possessions - 5 or 6 points and make things VERY interesting. To make matters worse, the ladies misses a ton of free throws that could have made the game a little more comfortable. ISU had its biggest lead of 16 in this quarter, but KU also had its biggest scoring run (10-0) here as well. KU won the quarter 24-21, but finally, the clock ran out on them and the sisters would come away with a hard fought 69-61 victory.

Observations
POG - have to go with age here. Our upperclassmen made this win possible. Belanger was on fire from deep and ended up with 19 points hitting 6 of 10 from deep. Ryan was the calming mentor who helped settle things down every time KU tried to unravel the sisters ball of yarn. Diew stepped in and helped undo the KU pressure, played some solid defense and made some great passes. Having great upperclassmen leadership and experience paid dividends today.

Rebounding - this team is on the cusp of breaking (yes...lots of games to go) the average rebound record for a season. They average nearly 44 per game and had 40 tonight. KU only had 27. Just imagine what a difference that makes when KU typically was one and done. KU put up 13 more shots than ISU and yet the sisters won.

Free Throws - ugh. This is so hard to watch after being spoiled by teams of the past. The days of pulling our players off the sides during free throws are definitely over. The plus side is seeing Audi Crooks making more of hers. But wow, the sisters just struggle at the line. This could very well catch up with them against tougher competition down the road. Hitting only 13 of 22 attempts is ghastly. And it wasn't just one player...outside of Crooks no one shot better than 50%.

Brown - can you ever say it gets boring or expected when a player, day in and day out, has a double-double? That's our Addy Brown. How about 14 points and 13 boards along with something like 4 assists on the day. Wasn't hot from deep, but the one she made was huge. I joked to a neighbor that she was slacking because she didn't have 8 or 9 assists.

AJ - after he stellar outing Sunday she came back to earth a bit tonight. It wasn't a great night shooting, but she didn't find many open looks either. Six points, three assists and three turnovers. One of those turnovers resulted in a KU basket and AJ compounded the mistake by fouling and making it a three point miscue. She's still growing and will learn from these things.

The posts - this was probably the roughest experience that Crooks has had all season. KU's 6'6" post's long reach caused her problems throughout the game. It resulted in turnovers and missed baskets. Game film and coaching will result in growth here. Eleven points, 6 boards and three turnovers. Natabou provided relief and did a pretty good job with her time. Five points and five boards and very good defense. The added bonus was seeing both of the KU posts foul out.

Joens - was limited to ten minutes tonight. Not quite sure why, but we didn't see her impact the game as she usually does. No points or rebounds which is very unusual. She'll be back.

Bristow - had a very pretty offensive board and put back for her only basket, but she continues to do one thing exceptionally well - rebound. She uses her size and quickness to silently pull down boards (8 tonight) and that is so critical to our success.

Assists - I like seeing numbers like this. Seventeen assists on 23 made baskets. That's good court vision. That's good passing. That's team ball.

Turnovers and defensive pressure - The first quarter and half was a mess. I believe at halftime we had 9 turnovers. Most of those were in the 1st quarter alone. Only 3 in the third quarter. But woof...7 in the fourth quarter. In EVERY single case, those directly contributed to KU runs. KU netted 16 points off turnovers in this one. As we've seen in other games, defensive pressure rattles this team. The only steadying factor for us is Emily Ryan. Right now she can't play 36-37 minutes as she has in the past. This is an area where the youngsters have to get better. The coaching staff has to help them with that.

I really feel like this will be another major learning experience for the growing team. As Coach Fennelly said in the post game, this team has shown that every game there is someone that can step up, and does, and take over the game. Last game it was AJ. Tonight it was Belanger. This is a group that goes nine deep of players with significant playing time. How long has it been since we've seen that? Most of all, what we are seeing is every player contributing in some form or fashion to help garner victories. That is a team. There are some lumps still ahead. It appears that Baylor, Texas (even without their star guard) and KState will probably dominate the league. But after that it's going to be a dog fight. There is no reason why the sisters can't be at the top of that heap when the dust settles.

Coming up on Saturday is another road trip to the altitudes of BYU. BYU is 10-5, but stepping into Big 12 play is a bit tougher than their non-con. They've started out 0-2 with double digit losses to TCU (who lost tonight) and OU. Should be an interesting matchup to say the least, but a good opportunity to start league play 3-0. Right now, the sisters are one of five teams that sit at 2-0.

Fun tidbit - looking at the scores from tonights games, there were FOUR games in which teams scored 8 or fewer points in the first quarter (TCU, BYU, Cincy, and ISU). The sisters are the only team to survive and win.

In the 2nd video the guy is not Mike Tyson by any means.

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Anyone know what is up with ISU Ticket Trader group on Facebook? Had been a good resource for selling ISU tickets I can't use, and generally can feel pretty confident it is another ISU fan buying them. I can't attend first two conference games, but when I went there to post the tickets, it says as of January 01, 2024 the group has been archived.
Besides the Ticket Exchange here, any other spots others have had success?
Despite having a busy schedule with kids activities, being able to sell unused tickets allows me to continue buying season tickets.

He has made a living off sucking. Minus Cam Newton pay day year. He has sucked

I thought one interesting way to see which teams in the conference got the hardest / easiest conference schedules (based on the Williams & Blum conversation today) would be to look at the ESPN BPI rankings.

JP must have done something to piss off Brett Yormark... the remaining B12 schedules are only the 18 conference games for each team except Oklahoma State who plays Chicago St tonight. After tonight's game, these to go strength of schedule rankings will be based only on the 18 game B12 conference schedules for each team (I will update tomorrow).

ISU got one of (if not the hardest) football schedules and, based on BPI at least, the hardest basketball schedule in the conference.

One other interesting note... BYU has the 14th hardest remaining schedule in the B12.... According to BPI at least, they also have the 14th hardest remaining schedule nationally! The B12 has the 14 hardest remaining schedules in the country based on this metric.



I also sorted the teams based on their chance to win the conference (again, based on BPI).. BPI loves Houston, hates Kansas. They have ISU as the 2nd highest ranked team in the league (#4 in the country). But BYU with the easiest B12 schedule and ranked 3rd in the conference (#10 in the country) has a slightly better chance to win the conference based on BPI. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Hi @Connor_Ferguson - since Woody asked on Kicking It about this, can you pass it along?

Arkansas St is about 1 hour northwest of Memphis in Jonesboro, Arkansas which is about 9.5 hours from Ames. Didn't seem as picturesque as I thought driving home. Jonesboro is a town of ~80K people.

We stayed at the Embassy Suites in Jonesboro the night of the bowl game just to get us closer a drive home the next day.

Turned out that the Embassy Suites is right on campus for Arkansas St just next door from the football stadium so if you want to go to the game ISU plays there in September 2025, I'd recommend staying there. It felt like the hotel was only 5-10 years old and was really nice.

The football team is currently coached by Butch Jones, is in a stadium that holds ~30K people, and had some nice years in 2011-2013 when they were coached by Hugh Freeze (2011), Gus Malzahn (2012), and Bryan Harsin (2013).

Hey all, looking at getting a sports watch for walking and hiking (I dont run) as well keep an eye on general items such as heart rate, Oxygen (SPO2), fitness, quality of sleep, other.... It would be nice to have GPS features as well, although I have some of those features with my Wahoo for biking.

Just started looking into this market and thought I would start with a basic sports watch as I don't believe I need a $800 watch t this point.

Anyway I'm looking at the Coros Pace 3 as it has a terrific battery life, however, the bread crumbs for mapping is disappointing for when off grid. Price is great though, warranty is very good and customer support seems to get good reviews compared to other larger companies.

Polar Pacer Pro is interesting too.

Fitbit is interesting, however, appears you need a subscription to get the most out of it so I stopped looking into it.

Any thoughts/experience with sport watches? Any must have capabilities or functions?
Thanks
Yaz

Who: Iowa State (8-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Kansas (7-5, 0-0 Big 12)

Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa

When: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT

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Happy new year, from the “On That Note” crew!

Our first topic of 2024 ... Thought of this during the ball-drop countdown: Songs with titles or lyrics that mention a demarcation/measure of time — as thread title suggests — second, minute, hour.

NOT ACCEPTED on its own: specific time of day; ordinal use of “second.”

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“Your finest hour.”

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Very, very interesting story to watch. Haven’t really thought through it yet, but the implications and precedent could potentially be huge.


Police are investigating the first case of rape in the metaverse after a child was 'attacked' in a virtual reality video game.

The girl under the age of 16 is said to have been left distraught after her avatar – her digital character – was gang raped by the online strangers.

The headset-wearing victim did not suffer any injuries as there was no physical attack.

But officers said she suffered the same psychological and emotional trauma as someone who has been raped in the real world as the 'VR' experience is designed to be completely immersive.

New update from Josh Flickinger. Enjoy.

2 tickets, section 234, row 10

$30 for the pair. Message me if interested.

Can you still be fake ID if you are not even ranked in the top 20.

What is it now, about 100 to 0 they're getting outscored by ranked opponents.

Lol

Flag football for men and women is being added to the Olympics in 2024, and that has brought calls for the NCAA to add Women's Flag Football as a scholarship sport. Last month Sens. Rubio and Shaheen sent a letter to NCAA Commissioner Charlie Baker asking him to encourage member institutions to begin creating their own programs.

Currently, there are a few dozen NAIA programs that have formal women's flag football programs, and plans at DIII Atlantic East Conference to start their own programs.

Do you think Iowa State would be willing add flag football? Would you support a flag football program? Does the sport need to grow from the high school level first, or start at the college level to encourage lower level participation?

Would those of you with daughters encourage/have encouraged them to play if the sport was an option?

With all of the angst about bowl games not being good, dying, etc.; what would you do to make them better?

• Eliminate Bowl Game Contracts with Conferences = let bowl games pick any teams they want. It's like opening a bowl game portal.
• Have the Bowl Games and/or TV pay players to play = self-explanatory.
• Play more Bowl Games in actual CFB Stadiums = this could go in a number of directions. I was thinking it would be cool to go to a bowl game in some of the iconic venues in college football that are in warmer parts of the country (e.g. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Clemson, etc.).
• Play more Bowl Games between Christmas and January 2nd = this would make it easier for fans to go.
• Encourage more off-field entertainment with sponsors like Pop-Tarts = I'm not sure how feasible this is, but part of what makes college football great is its quirkiness. We love MACtion, dumping mayo/french fries/etc on the winning coach, and other things like that. Make the non-game portion more entertaining.

2 tickets for New Year’s eve game in Section 231, Row 8, Seats 10 & 11. Send text to 641-340-2024

Apologies if there's already another thread...

Brock Purdy
S.F. (12-4) NFC West Champions, #1 seed, & 1st round bye
49ers 27-10 win over the Commanders
Completed 22 of 28 passes for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns. 8.2 yard avg. QBR of 88.2. Rating of 124.7. 1 carry for 4 yards.

Side Note: Purdy passed Jeff Garcia (4,278 yards in 2000) to become the 49ers single season passing yards record holder with 4,280.

Side Note #2: Purdy's dime to Aiyuk at the beginning of the 4th...One word. Beautiful.

Charlie Kolar
Baltimore (13-3) AFC North Champions, #1 seed, 1st round bye
Ravens 56-19 win over the Dolphins
1 reception on 1 target for 19 yards and a touchdown. 1 Solo Tackle.

Breece Hall
N.Y. Jets (6-10) Eliminated from Playoffs
Jets 20-37 loss to the Browns
13 carries for 84 yards. 6.5 yard avg. long of 25 yards. 9 receptions on 9 targets for 42 yards and a touchdown. 4.7 yard avg. long of 21 yards.

Will McDonald IV
N.Y. Jets (6-10) Eliminated from Playoffs
Jets 20-37 loss to the Browns
1 solo tackle for loss.

David Montgomery
Detroit (11-5) NFC North Champions
Lions 19-20 loss to the Cowboys
14 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown. 4.6 yard avg. long of 22 yards. 0 receptions on 1 target. 1 solo tackle

Xavier Hutchinson
Houston (9-7)
Texans 26-3 win over Titans
2 receptions on 3 targets for 8 yards.

Jake Hummel
Los Angeles (9-7) Clinched Wild Card birth
Rams 26-25 win over the Giants
1 tackle.

Anthony Johnson Jr.
Green Bay (8-8)
Packers 33-10 win over the Vikings
1 solo tackle.

Kene Nwangwu
Minnesota (7-9)
Vikings 10-33 loss to the Packers
6 kick returns for 166 yards. 27.7 yard avg. long of 47 yards.

It was the year of fire, the year of destruction, the year we took back what was ours. It was the year of rebirth, the year of great sadness, the year of pain, and the year of joy. It was a new age. It was the end of history. It was the year everything changed. The year is 2024; the place: RTT 18!!!

It appears to be a personal Year of Fire ahead in 2024. May joy predominate in yours!