Never heard?

To my dismay my new vehicle registration stickers came in the mail. Hawkeye gold background with black numbers. Yuck!

Fortunately, this vehicle is red and I can pass it off gold Cyclone bling.

My next vehicle, however, is black with blackout plates. What is a Cyclone to do?

Anyone watching this horrible officiating at Rutgers?

Hi Everyone! I'm a Pitt/Miss St fan and wanted to come here and talk about our upcoming matchup. Our fan base is really excited to be in the tournament and think we can go very far this year. Our coach Chris Jans/Jeff Capel has done an incredible job with the team this year and have installed an offense/defense that most teams are not used to facing.

We also have (insert player X name here) who is one of the most dominant matchup problems in the (insert conference here). Additionally, (insert player Y name here) is projected as a lottery pick and is a deadly 3-point shooter. Our point guard (insert player Z here) is also one of the best freshmen in the (insert conference name here) and can handle defensive pressure easily.

I don't think you've ever faced anything like what we have. I don't know anything (at all) about Iowa State other than you are very good offensively under coach Hoiberg, but bad defensively and rebounding. Unfortunately, that won't fare well against our top (insert Kenpom, NET, RPI, BPI, Sagarin - whatever favors their team).

Thanks for welcoming me and looking forward to the great banter with Iowa State fans!

Some people this week. Probably.

What other kind of things do we always hear from opposing fans when they come here? I tried to mention as many as I could remember So many of the same things year after year.

Who are your upset specials? I really like Charleston but that SDSU defense I think will level the playing field. I don't like Oral Roberts to beat Duke. Drake over Miami seems trendy because of Miami's hurt player but dunno...something about that just screams Miami still wins. Louisiana seems to be trendy over Tennessee...I'm not buying it.

I really want to pick Kent State over Indiana.

I really wanted to pick FAU but Memphis is playing really well.

I think Iona/UCONN will be closer than many think.

And honestly KS will stick with Xavier for a lot longer than many thing as well.

Guess how many there are. . . .


I count 10.


Now how many are in the big 10?


I count 5.


Now, Tell me again how the BIG isn't overrated dog ****.

Is there a Cyclone game watch in the Des Moines area for Friday? Or where is suggested for the best wings?

NCAA Championships, Session 2
Thursday, March 16 | 6 p.m. CDT
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

BRACKETS/STATS: TrackWrestling

***TV/STREAMING (all individual mats on ESPN+)***

SESSION SCHEDULE
*Consolation Pigtails (171-180) - outer mats
*Championship Round of 16 (181-260) - inner mats
*Consolation Round of 32 (261-340) - outer mats

TEAM SCORING
Conso pigtail matches are worth 0.5 plus bonus.
Front side matches are worth 1 plus bonus.
Back side matches are worth 0.5 plus bonus.

IOWA STATE MATCHES
CHAMPIONSHIP
133 (bout 193): #14 Redding vs #3 Arujau (CORN)
149 (207): #5 Johnson vs #12 Van Ness (PSU)
165 (221): #1 Carr vs #17 Yant (UNI)
184 (239): #5 Coleman vs #12 Assad (IOWA)
197 (248): #13 Bastida vs #4 Laird (RID)
285 (254): #8 Schuyler vs #9 Davison (NW)

CONSOLATION
141 (bout 278): #24 Swiderski vs #25 Ferrante (PENN)
157 (294): #25 Kraisser vs #24 Askey (APP)

**provided John Smith doesn't ***** about something

Some nuggets:

• BartTorvik had them winning by 2. They won by 1
• BartTorvik has them as #85
• NET is 67
• 4 Q1 wins
• 1 Q1 loss
• 1 Q4 loss
• KenPom is 77
• AdjO is 24
• AdjD is 142
• Notable loses:
  • WVU by 25
  • Michigan by 31
• Notable wins:
  • Northwestern by 29
  • North Carolina by 1
  • Miami by 3
• They have SIX WINS in the VERY average ACC by 3 points or less.
• Using BartTorvik...a loss to Pitt would be our worst loss by a LOT. Texas Tech is our worst loss and they are #54. Pitt is #85.

Thread to call your upset specials.

I've got Colgate over Texas.

It's probably more wishful thinking than probable since I don't think Colgate matches up very well vs Texas, but Colgate also fits a profile for a mid-major to pull an upset.

Colgate returns a number of guys who played vs Wisconsin in the tourney last year (not the leading scorer though), have a ton of seniors, have some decent shooters, and beat Syracuse on the road earlier this year. So I'm saying there's a chance.

Plus, I love that they play in Des Moines where no one likes Texas and A&M plays in the same session. Doubt that KU fans will still be around.

Last year vs Wisky: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401408594
Current year roster: https://colgateathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Current year stats: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...rStats-Scoring&sortcol=ppg&sortdir=descending

#HornsDown

Greetings Cyclones!

What a ride it has been for the Cyclone men’s and women’s basketball teams! Let’s hope the journey continues after this weekend. Iowa State is one of just eight schools in the nation to have both its men's and women's basketball programs as top six seeds in the NCAA tournament. Others are UCLA, Creighton, Indiana, Texas, Duke, UCONN and Tennessee.

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No donation is required to participate, but please follow all of our social medias and share accordingly with your Cyclone friends and family as this hopefully helps spread the word as to the work We Will is doing to keep Iowa State Basketball thriving. With the great work the coaching staffs are doing and with the portal opening this week, the more Cyclones that know about We Will and how we all can make an impact, the better.

Sign up for that giveaway today! Appreciate all the loyal support and help in spreading the word! Because together We Will!
-Brent

a traveling salesman was in line at an airline and as he approached the counter found him staring at a very large-chested young woman. He was momentarily flustered and asked "can I please get one picket to tittsburgh? ... ohmygod I mean one TICKET to PITTSburgh". He was very embarrassed and when she handed him the ticket he walked away redfaced as quickly as possible.
later on the flight he found himself seated next to an older gentleman flying solo. after some small talk he hesitantly said "man I really have to tell somebody about this ... earlier as I was getting my ticket at the counter, instead of asking the lady for one TICKET to PITTSburgh, I asked her for one PICKET to TITTSburgh, it was so embarrassing"
The older man chuckled knowingly and said "yeah, I've had some similar things happen to me. Like the other night over supper, I meant to ask my wife 'can you PASS the PEAS', but what I actually said was 'you ruined my life you f'ing *****'"

Just saw this images that show the original design of what became Hilton Coliseum (and Fisher Threater, too).

Quite a bit different. Construction drawings were completed. Bids were taken but were too high. So the structure was resigned to what we have today. In my opinion, that was a blessing!

This is the second game I remember where Grill's temper caused a 5 point swing. He is a senior and needs to be more disciplined than that. He needs to stop fighting. It cost us the game tonight. We had momentum at that time, about to take 2 free throws, and get the ball back. Instead Bone Head Grill gets his own technical which ends up giving WV the ball. Momentum completely switched at that point and we couldn't buy a bucket. Bench Grill until he ages out of college. He is just a liability at this point. He doesn't score, misses free throws, gets technicals at key moments, and can't keep his temper in check.

Was listening to the Morning Rush and they were talking about Travis's days in TV broadcasting and where some of the people in the intro they played are at now. For instance one of the guys he worked with got arrested the other year for sending threatening emails to an official over COVID closings. That got me thinking, what personalities do you remember growing up or from several years ago that left the market or business in general and are either somewhere else or doing a different job?

There are plenty from channel 13 I remember watching over the years, John Bachman was obviously a staple in the market and retired several years ago but what happened to all his former co-anchors?

Really surprised when I found this one but Tiffany O'Donnell is apparently running for mayor of Cedar Rapids:

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Kathy Soltero apparently went into real estate:

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Kelly Eckerman was anchor in the late 80's and is appears to be working for KMBC now

Just searching YouTube for WHOTV openings brought back some memories of the old school openings they had and some of the personalities I remember growing up like Scott Pope and Laurie Grove along with Jim Zabel doing sports too. What other local media personalities do you remember and have updates on what they are doing today that might be surprising?

Hello Everyone- I created a Cyclone Fanatic pool in wrestlestat for the NCAA tournament.


Group Name: CycloneFanatic
Password: bastidarevengetour

Hope we can get a big group to join!

While I would prefer they both lost in the first round, the possibility exists in the Elite 8 for Caitlyn Clark of Iowa and Rori Harmon of Texas to go head to head. Could be interesting to watch, Iowa's elite offensive player vs Texas elite defensive player. Would rather defense won that battle.

Would you rather stand pat in the current league or have a new conference?
the Big West with the following teams...
Iowa State, Kansas, K State, Ok State, TCU, T Tech, Baylor + Colorado, Utah, Cal, Arizona, ASU, Oregon St, Wash St and BYU

None of this SMU, Houston, WVU, Nati, UCF.
I think the Big West sounds really good. The Big 12 without Mizzou, Nebby, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma isn't the same. Just a thought

…. Animal you could fight in a 100m diameter circle arena? If you choose an aquatic one it is now deep enough to accommodate them. No weapons, no food, just you and them. You have sufficient clothing (long sleeve shirt and pants or wet suit if aquatic).

So what is it? How are you winning?

Get one or don't

NCAA Championships, Session 1
Thursday, March 16 | 11 a.m. CDT
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

BRACKETS/STATS: TrackWrestling

***TV/STREAMING (all individual mats on ESPN+)***

SESSION SCHEDULE
*Championship Pigtails (1-10)
*Championship Round of 32 (11-170)

TEAM SCORING
Pigtail matches are worth 1 plus bonus.
R32 matches are worth 1 plus bonus.

IOWA STATE MATCHES
133 (bout 36): #14 Redding vs #19 Zaccone (CAMP)
141 (45): #24 Swiderski vs #9 Schwartz (OKLA)
149 (63): #5 Johnson vs #28 Hagan (OHIO)
157 (78): #25 Kraisser vs #8 Scott (NCST)
165 (91): #1 Carr vs #32 Moody (WYO) or #33 Kim (HARV)
184 (127): #5 Coleman vs #28 Ferreira (HOF)
197 (145): #13 Bastida vs #20 Bockman (UVU)
285 (158): #8 Schuyler vs #25 Wolfgram (WVU)

Sounds like it’s finally catching up to Marty.

https://www.weareiowa.com/news/loca...-indicted-on-federal-fraud-charges/1780480821

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Funny side note - when Ben (my podcast co-host if you don’t know!) was still working at the paper he always asked the questions. He’s so good at that. Well, once he left I had to obviously step up and start asking questions. I only asked 2 questions and someone called me out. Funny I used to barely muster up one question haha

Just an FYI, if the company you work for uses Rippling for payroll, you might want to check your savings account because you may not get paid today. SVB is a major player in the start-up/ tech world and Rippling's primary bank. Regulators closed the bank this morning. Tech people I talk to are going nuts this morning. Very chaotic.

New info: Rippling has pivoted to JPMC for processing payroll, but anyone who has already submitted for processing is kind of on hold and may need to re-submit.

Saw these stadium kits a year or so ago. They didnt have Jack trice at that time, but it looks as though they have it now.

https://www.sportsfanisland.com/products/iowa-state-cyclones-ncaa-brxlz-stadium-jack-trice-stadium