Going to have to get creative this week on recipes with ham.

Section 234
Row 3
12-15 on the aisle

$40 for all four.
Can accept PayPal or Venmo.
PM me if you are interested.

Solely looking at websites of Soldier Salute/Midlands/Southern Scuffle, ISU is only listed as a team attending the Soldier Salute this weekend/new year holiday. I haven't seen anything stating that starters are attending any events during this time frame. Anyone know any differently?

Released Dec 26 1973 The Exorcist is 50 years old.

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Offering two excellent balcony seats for Iowa State men vs New Hampshire New Years Eve game December 31 at 12 PM. The seats are in Section 234, Row 2, seats 11 and 12.
Good view of the court. The tickets are available only as the pair for ( $60 each) with a parking pass for Lot D-4. Your tickets will be transferred digitally upon receipt of payment.
Cash accepted if meeting locally in Ames or pay through Venmo. The parking pass can be mailed if time allows or picked up locally.

Just the shrine just west of Ames is gone! Someone posted it being gone on a Boone County FB page. I haven’t been out by it in along time. May have to drive by it to see it for my self. Wonder if the deceased owner will roam around haunting it forever?

Let me know seat locations and price please. Looking for 2 or 4 together. Thanks.

Don't see Brandon in depth chart, injured?

After 41+ years of marriage, the wife and I no longer exchange gifts and haven't for many years. Neither of us are materialistic and we don't need more "junk". If there is a need (or a want) we generally discuss it and decide to acquire it or not at that time. For us, waiting till Christmas (or even a birthday) really serves no purpose. This way we also receive the exact item we desired and avoid the returns/exchanges. I do remember the joy on her face when I did hit a homerun when picking out a gift but that was in the earlier years when jewelry or trinkets had more meaning than they do in our present lives. Just being there for each other is about the greatest gift we can give each other.
How do the rest of you view it and did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Was it a surprise or did you see it coming?

Merry Christmas to all here on CF (even our Iowa fan posters). I hope the day is spent with family and friends and that many get several ISU related gifts to add to your collection. Sure at times a few of us have words on here with each other but in the end we are bonded by our love for Iowa State.

I'm so thankful for the community we have here. Many here feel like extended family to me and I'm grateful for your friendship. It's truly the best Christmas gift I could ask for and I get it 365 days a year with CF.

Anyone else about to start their late night Santa duties? My youngest is 9, so I'm thinking this is one of the last years. Also drinking some Shiner Holiday Cheer, great Christmas beer.

2 side by side parking spots in Tiger Lane.

Paid $199.50 total for both and looking to break even

I was on a train from France to Switzerland and looked up at the old guy across from me reading the newspaper and saw a picture of no other than Tyrus McGee scoring 18 in his second game as part of Strasbourg's squad.

Pretty small world and now I'm trying to see if I can make it back to Strasbourg for a game to see him live. Not likely though based on current plans.

Seat back section 102 row 17. $75 each.

Who do I start in the flex spot. Money to be made if I can win this matchup.

UPDATE - TAKEN!

Is anyone interested in these Barntown - Cyclone Fanatic crowlers before I throw them out? Shoot me a message! Pickup in Ankeny.

As we near the end of 2023, I'm wondering if we have a formal process for selecting the worst thread of the year? If not, below are a few fairly recent threads I'd like to nominate:

• How do you wipe your bum?
• Has the rot started to set in?
• Time For a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark

I know the holidays are often a time for get togethers and big family meals. Hams, rib roasts and the like. Is anyone doing anything special this year?

I usually do a prime rib, but our Christmas Day gathering is going to be light hors d'oeuvres and charcuterie this year. So, I thought I'd try my hand at making pork rillettes, because it seemed to fit the theme.

It's supposed to be better if it's had a couple days for the flavors to marry, so I was cooking today.

Not a tough recipe, just takes time, and so far the results are really good.

I wonder how many of you will sing this in your head like I did...

I'm beginning to think how to use an apostrophe is no longer taught in school or a lot of people missed school that day.


A few examples:

"The Yoda's wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

And cards addressed to "The Vader's" (The Vader's home? the Vader's kids, the Vader's dog, the Vader's light saber? Or is it addressed to The Vader Is?)

Sign outside a business: "Light saber's for sale" (Do they have 1 light saber for sale? Or does the light saber possess something else for sale?)

Keeping up with the Jones's (with the Jones's what??) - sorry, couldn't think of a Star Wars related example for that one

Here's what we know so far. I haven't taken a deep dive into three point shooting, free throw prowess, etc.

A quick look at the Big 12 opponents for ISU.


Oklahoma State (7-4)
No wins that are impressive in any way. Played #20 CU close (11 point loss) and was pounded by Ohio State at home by 18. Because I’m biased I like their win against Wyoming (Heather Ezell’s squad). Top scorer is a freshman (Heard). Just gained Hannah Gusters (former Baylor and LSU player) at post. Five players average double figures.

Kansas (7-4)
Impressive close loses to #9 Virginia Tech (1 point) and #6 UConn (8 points). Also a close loss to ATM. Beat Nebraska, but that’s about it on the win side. Five players averaging double figures led by Nichols 14ppg. They go deep as every player on the team averages at least 7 minutes.

BYU (10-3)
Not a single impressive win in their slate. They lost to a pair of teams OSU beat - Wyoming and Missouri State. Gustin leads the way in points scored (17) and rebounds (16) per game. Three players in double figures and not much depth. I suspect they are going to take it on the nose once the conference season starts.


WVU (11-0)
They have one good win against #25 Penn State, but outside of that its a schedule of the weak sisters. It shows in the scores as WVU has scored a bunch of points. Just not impressed other than they’ve won games they should win. Quinerly is averaging nearly 20ppg and gets her hands on nearly 4 steals a game. They play about 8 deep.


Baylor (11-0)
They have wins against two ranked teams beating #4 Utah (7) and #24 Miami (18). They are ranked 10th right now. The rest of their schedule are weak sisters, but they start conf play at Texas. That will tell us something about both teams right out of the gate. Andrews is their top scorer at 13ppm which tells you they get points from several folk. Five double figure scorers and they go all the way to the end of the bench for depth, but there isn’t much production after the first seven.


Texas Tech (11-2)
They are up to their usual in scheduling one of the weakest schedules in the Big 12. Lots of inflation here. It has shown up in their last two games (both losses) as they fell to a decent Tulsa team and an undefeated Oregon State squad. Maupin leads the way scoring with 15ppg. Shavers does the same. They are the only two double figure scorers on the team. All but two players average double digit minutes so they are substituting in waves. Just not a lot of point production after the first two.


TCU (11-0)
What happened to the perennial bottom dweller of the Big 12? The past couple of years they could hardly get out of their own way. 11-0? How? They’ve adopted Tech’s scheduling methodology by playing teams like Prairie View and Omaha. So…we don’t really know much about how good they really are. It’s earned them a spot at the edge of the top 25 though. Led by Conner with 23ppg and Prince with 10 rpg. They play 8-9 deep, but scoring drops off a cliff after Conner and Prince (20 ppg).

UCF (9-1)
Another Tech type schedule. Maybe easier with team like Bethune and Campbell in there. I’m not sure what you learn playing teams like that, but we’ve seen some of those on our schedules in the past…just not ten of them. They are led by Peterson with 20ppg and Akot with 10rpg. They spread their minutes pretty evenly through nine players with three primary scorers. Only average 69ppg. with that weak schedule.


Oklahoma (6-5)
How the high flying Sooners have fallen. Have lost five of their last six games. O.K., a couple of those were against decent teams (NC and Princeton), but the latest was an embarrassing loss at home to Southern. There’s a real mystery going on here. Vann leads the way in scoring (14ppg) and rebounding (8rpg). Four players including Ms Joens are averaging in double figures. One of those is Iowa’s own Sahara Williams. They spread their minutes around as nearly every player (all but 1) average double digit minutes. Contributions drop off after the first five.


KSU (12-1)
They’ve been looking very impressive and it’s nice to see Lee looking very healthy. She’s always been an impressive player to me. KSU split two games against Iowa (winning in the cesspool known as Carver Hawkeye) and beat North Carolina. Also beat Wisconsin. Otherwise cannon fodder on the schedule. Beat the same Southern team that just beat OU by 32 points. Ouch. Lee leads the team in scoring (21ppg) and rebounding (8rpg). The team typically plays eight deep with players that have been around forever (Gregory, Sundell, and the Glenn twins) doing damage.

Texas (12-0)
I’ll miss Texas nearly as much as I miss ATM after they run away next summer. That being said, this is one scary team. They only have two good wins (#11 UConn by 12 and Arizona by 13). Have yet to be challenged this year as the rest of the schedule is practice squad stuff. They are loaded for bear talent-wise, but we’ve seen their egos melt down before. They are led by Jones (16ppg and 7 rpg) and Harmon (8 assists per game). Eleven players average double digit minutes, but with their schedule that is easy to understand. Against good competition that cuts down to seven deep. Harmon and Booker are their volume shooters.


Houston (9-2)
I’ll just get to the point. This is a not a good team. Some of the scores look impressive, but they have yet to play anyone with a pulse. On the plus side, Houston or TTech get to start the season off with a win as they play each other first. They are led by Blair (16ppg) and go ten deep in the rotation. Three double digit scorers.


Cincinnati (8-3)
The Bearcats three losses are to ranked teams. The closest was a 17 point loss to #3 Colorado. The rest of their wins have been convincing against very average teams (I feel like I am repeating myself as most teams schedule light). They are led by Hayes at 12ppg and 9rpg. They play 11 deep (all with double digit minutes), but the scoring falls off quickly.

Marriott Center (BYU Cougars)
Current Capacity: 17,978
Opened: 1971
Cost: ???




Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati Bearcats)
Current Capacity: 12,012
Opened: 1989
Cost: $32 million ($75.5 in 2022 dollars)




Fertitta Center (Houston Cougars)
Current Capacity: 7,100
Opened: 1969 (renovated 2017)
Cost: $4.2 million ($33.5 in 2022 dollars)
Renovation Cost: $60mil [2017]

I'm always fascinated by bands/rappers feuding or infighting. Few are more famous than the split between Dave Mustaine and Metallica.

In your opinion, would Metallica have been even better had Mustaine stayed in the band or were they better off with Kirk?

It was the leader in the voting in the Xmas thread movie poll, was in our comedy bracket challenge this summer (making the final four as a 6 seed) and The Rewatchables podcast did this as their Xmas movie choice this week.

So I decided to do a thread for people to post their favorite clips, thoughts on the movie and any interesting trivia on the film.

The Rewatchables revealed the when Clark goes crazy on the Santa and Reindeer Chevy broke a finger punching them so he switches to kicking them.