KU is showing artist concept of their new facility. A wall is prominently display with "We Will" on it.

Since past threads have gotten way off-track and/or closed due to unneeded hostilities, here is hope for a more civil debate on the merits of NIL – both in it’s true intent and it’s current reality.

Like, I'm reading on here most every day but post once or twice a year. Or this forum has what some would call "Sunshine Pumpers" who are just happy we are out of the Prohm days and winning more than 2 games and trust TJ implicitly. And there are those who are "cliff jumpers" after every loss, and never see the positives. Here are my two things can be true:

• There are very few coaches in the country who could've had the success TJ has had these past two years with the talent he has had. TJ may also be the worst "In-game" coach in the Big 12.
• TJ's philosophy of playing to your daily habits is inherently true. You play like you practice. Yet if you play 100% as hard in practice, every day, as you do in games, then inevitably in the dog days of February the team will hit a wall with dead legs.
• TJ knows his personnel, attitudes, etc... better than anyone and should sub accordingly. Yet subbing by time (at the 17 minute mark of every game for example) is not a coach who has a feel for the game. Coaches sub, because of mistakes, or as an adjustment, or injuries, or a player is exhausted after 3 minutes. Not time.
• Coaches may have the team practicing free-throws every day, yet still be bad in the games.
• Teams can struggle down the stretch of a season and still make a run in the tournament.

Oddly, last night gave me hope. We played hard, seemed to be getting our legs back, and played a very good and desperate WVU team toe to toe. I don't expect much the next 2 games (Baylor & Big 12 Tourney), but I think we are gonna be a hard out in the NCAA Tourney. Two things can be true.

On3 has an interesting article about legislation that the Power 5 conferences are going after.
They talk about must haves and what they can bargain on. One interesting idea is the big
conferences would give money to smaller conferences. They don’t want athletes to be considered
employees of the schools.

Prohm now 12-11 against power conference opponents in Hilton since the start of the 17-18 season not to mention the embarrassing UW-Milwaukee loss. He's done it, he's killed the Magic.

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West Virginia (16-13, 5-11 BIG 12)
IOWA STATE (17-11, 8-8 BIG 12)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 8:00 P.M. CST
HILTON COLISEUM / AMES, IA


TV: ESPN2
Talent: Rich Hollenberg, pxp Jess Settles, analyst

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
CRN Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)

Due to the men's ballgame and especially with all the build up of this matchup we are moving On That Note this week to tomorrow night.

Flying into Orlando Sanford for a convention next month. I typically use Super Shuttle Service but it look like that is not an option out of Sanford. I'm staying 1/2 mile south of convention center. Any economical transportation recommendations ? (Other than uber, lyft, taxi). Rental car will be about $225 and really don't need one other than to and from airport.

I've watched WBB for at least 57 years. I have observed that 98% of the time the team that comes out on top in conference as well as NCAA championships always has at least one dominating post or several very good ones. Take the Big 12 for instance. Who won the last 12 championships in a row? The team that had posts sitting on the bench that were as good as most of the other teams starters. The team that won last year lost a general that was responsible for all that. She left behind two posts that were drafted in the first round of the WNBA draft and the other post is now starting and playing quite decent I must say, (may even wind up on the all big 12 honor team). She is about 2 inches short for her position but plays like a junk yard dog and thus has been rather effective all year. The new sheriff came into town and inherited 3 WNBA players and at least 2 more very solid 1st or 2nd team all conference players. In spite of the coaching style she still managed by the hair of her chin to eek out a conference championship,but bowed out in the Big 12 tourney and 2nd round of the NCAA. Now the team is stocked with guards and forwards running a pro style modern offense. Results? Well currently 5th place with only 2 games to go and guess who they face tonight in Austin? It will take some "Jesus" help to win that one.

Texas on paper was the best team from the very outset in spite of predictions to the contrary. They had 5 posts!!!! IMO the best one (Moore) is out for the year. But the remaining 4 continue to clog the lanes and pound the paint. Iowa St on the other hand started with 1 post and two 1/2 posts. Currently pretty much down to the half post. Results are inevitable. If Baylor somehow pulls a rabbit out of the hat tonight it will be the upset of the year. I expect TX to all but lock it up tonight. Back to the premise, it's all about posts. Can you win with 5 guards? Not unless they're all cut out of Diana Taurasi cloth. They must hit the three's at a super high percentage to even compete with a team that dominates the paint. So it's the same ol same ol. I realize that there are not 100 superstar posts to pick from every year. But I see too many coaches just willing to settle for 5' 6" guards year after year and using the three bomb strategy. It can be fun to watch at times. But the final results usually leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Ok guys if you've read this far congratulations. I realize I'm still sort of an outsider on this board but I feel like ya'll need a little Southern Influence from time to time. And surely by now ya'll know I root for you constantly. So thanks for not banning me. I sure hated the way the game in Waco turned out this year because it was basically the poorest display of good basketball by both teams I've ever seen. Neither team really deserved to win but somebody had to. I'll probably see some of ya'll in KC.

Deadline for nominating your favorite burger/eatery is March 13, so don't dawdle if you want your fav to be in the running. Just a reminder that places can't be considered if they aren't nominated, so don't plan to complain later when your choice wasn't even mentioned.

INFO you need:
To qualify for the title, burgers must be a 100% real beef patty, served on a bun or bread product and cooked to 160° F doneness.

The 10 restaurants with the most votes will be named on March 20 on WHO Radio’s “The Big Show”. Finalists will receive a certificate and qualify for the secret taste-test of contest judges. The 2023 Best Burger in Iowa will be announced on May 1, 2023, with the kick-off of May Beef Month in Iowa.

Details about the contest, rules, and the voting form are available on the Iowa Beef Industry Council website, www.iabeef.org.

In case TJ, players, players' families read all these posts. THANK YOU!!! I thought we were looking at an uphill miserable 5 year rebuild. You have given us hours of fun entertainment, you have inspired us, you have played your asses off, you have raised fine upstanding young men who carry themselves in a way we are proud of. I believe you will rally post season!

With our offense so poor. It’s what every team with a bad offense does to hopefully get some easier points. Mix that with our ability to get turnovers on defense. It’s mind blowing why we don’t break off a turnover. I just don’t get it.

Everything T.J. Otzelberger, Gabe Kalscheur and Tamin Lipsey had to say following today's 61-50 loss against Oklahoma:

I saw on the athletic that they had a feature on Will McDonald. They’re projecting him as the 8th best edge rusher.

Hello everyone! Hope we are all pumped for this week.

A few things. I’ve been a little MIA just with adjusting to my new day job and such. But, it’s the fun part of the season so I’m fully focused on wrestling. My new boss was super chill when I interviewed and made it clear the dates for Big12/NCAA were non-negotiable.

I just wanted to give y’all a heads up what to expect from me as we ramp up.

As soon as we get more from the conference in terms of seeds/brackets I’ll have a preview and thoughts from me.

Availability is on Wednesday so expect interviews and team updates.

Ben and I will have a podcast on Thursday AM for you to enjoy. We’re also going to be recording with Cody G. So you’ll have a double dose of Ben and I!

Plus, I did a 1:1 with Metcalf for an hour. I’m going to get you guys a fresh column from that!

As always, whatever you guys need let me know! I leave for Tulsa Friday so I’ll have live, on-site coverage. I’m gonna do my best to bring you unique and behind the scenes coverage of ISU.

Cheers!

Can someone please ask TJ about his lack of use of King in 2nd halves? He was the reason it was somewhat close after Gabe went out, and did he even see the floor for more than 5 minutes in the 2nd half? TJs lineups are very confusing, and his insistence on giving Jones more minutes than any big

Anyone know how to find out who the 20 people were that actually voted for ISU in the latest poll? Made me shake my head wondering if they even pay attention to whats happening in NCAA basketball?

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Does anyone here who is into cars have any good sites they get regular news from? My interests are primarily 60s/70s and new sports cars. I enjoy exotics but they're not at the top of my list. I also read a lot about new car tech including EVs.

Any recommendations for some good websites? I used to be a regular Jalopnik reader but all they seem to do anymore is fear monger and complain. Interested in YouTube channels as well but I'm pretty satisfied with my list there - looking for something I can read instead of video.

1. Never bank schollies

2. Never bank on anyone being here who hasn't committed

Those 2 things are why the season turned out how they are. We're massively overachieving but could be actually good if we had better breaks in the offseason. Hopefully TJ and the staff learn from this

Sorry to see that Ralph Sampson’s college coach,Terry Holland,passed away. That’s a lot of basketball history.

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