Looking for 2-4 tickets to the MBB game vs KU on Saturday! Also looking for Johnny’s passes!
Thanks so much!
Feel free to text if that’s easier:
515.802.7145

Well since it's going to take forever to send out roles I'll post the write up now and answer any questions in between sending roles out.

Hello and welcome everyone to NIL Mafia. There will be a few twists and turns in this game. The regular innos will be ‘Recruits’, all with a star rating, and a $ value attached to that rating.

2 star- $10,000
3 star- $25,000
4 star- $50,000


I will get to 5 stars in a second

Mafia: The Big Schools
The mafia will consist of three people to start, with the potential to grow throughout the game. The mafia will have a recruiting budget of $100,000 to start the game.

Head Coach- Leader of the mafia. As the leader, he is the final say in the mafia’s nightly kill. He will also show up as a recruit whenever investigated. He also will have one instakill to use whenever he wants. If he dies, the instakill dies with him, but the mafia continue to get their nightly kill.

Tamperer- This person will get a nightly investigation. This investigation will tell the mafia the role of the player, and if they are a recruit, how much that player is worth. If the tamperer dies, the nightly investigation dies with him. If the tamperer investigates one of the five stars, the five star will automatically be added to the mafia and the recruiting budget will be wiped out. If they do get a five star, they will earn an additional instakill.

Bag Man- This player is in charge of bidding on recruits. If he dies, the recruiting dies with him.

HOW BIDDING WORKS:

The Bag Man will need to bid the correct amount of money on a recruit for the bid to be successful. HOWEVER, a successful bid does not guarantee a successful recruitment. The recruit will be notified and given the option to accept, or remain uncommitted. They will have two days to decide (if they are recruited on Monday night, they need to let me know by Wednesday night if they accept the offer). If the recruit chooses to remain uncommitted, the offer will remain on the table, and that will be factored into the Bag Man’s budget. The Bag man cannot go over budget

If the Bag Man over bids for a recruit, the bid will be successful, BUT they will lose the money that they bid for him. Example: If they bid $30,000 on a 2 star recruit, they will lose $30,000 from their budget.

The Good Guys:

Small Schools- this group will also consist of three people to start. Their budget will consist of $50,000. If they successfully recruit someone, that recruit will also have two days to decide. In the event that the Big Schools and the Small Schools both have successfully bid on a player, that player will be given the option, with a perk added if they choose the small schools. Players recruited by either Small or Big Schools will be immune to being recruited by the other side. The Small Schools will not be able to recruit a five star, but if the bad guys get one, the small schools will get the other one. That will also wipe out their recruiting budget.

Head Coach- He will survive the first attempt at a nightly kill but is not immune to an instakill

Scout- Same as the tamperer, but he’s a good guy. He will only be told the $ amount of a recruit. If he investigates a mafia or a special inno, he will only be told that player can’t be recruited. If he dies, the small schools ability to investigate dies with him.

Collective Director: Same as the Bag Man, but he’s a good guy. If he dies, the small schools ability to bid dies with him

Rest of the Special Innocents:

NCAA- I hesitated to make the NCAA innocent but here we are. The NCAA will be the detective and will have one nightly investigation. They will be told the player’s role, with the exception of the mafia’s head coach. They will also have the power to enforce a quiet period one time, which will shut down bidding for one night. The NCAA will also be informed of the status of both the Big Schools and Small Schools budget every night.

Athletic Trainer- They will get one save per night. This will not save anyone from being recruited, but will save them from a nightly kill. They cannot save the same person two nights in a row.


Five Stars: There will be two five stars in the game. They will not know who each other are. If one is investigated and joins the bad guys, the other will join the good guys but will have no extra perks. If neither are ever found or recruited, they will win with the innocents

Booster: If this player is investigated by either Small School or Big School, $25,000 will be added to their recruiting budget and they will join that group. If they are never found, they will win with the innocents

I had previously scheduled an interview to talk with Jefferson later this afternoon, and he is now publicly announcing his decision this evening. I'll have a story up as soon as I can about what he says.

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Who: No. 12 Iowa State (15-4, 7-2 Big 12) at Kansas State (13-9, 2-7 Big 12)
Where: Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, Kan.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 – 6:30 p.m.

The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now
PxP: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf
Analyst: Brett Cooper

STATS: LIVE STATS

IOWA STATE GAME NOTES (PDF) | KANSAS STATE GAME NOTES (PDF)

PROJECTED STARTERS

BIG 12 STANDINGS
Iowa State 7-2
Texas 7-2
Oklahoma 7-3
Baylor 5-3
West Virginia 5-3
Kansas 4-4
Oklahoma State 4-5
Texas Tech 3-5
Kansas State 2-7
TCU 0-10

BIG 12 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Oklahoma 101, TCU 78 (at Norman)

Wednesday, Feb. 1 (all games on ESPN+)
6:00 - Texas at West Virginia
6:30 - Iowa State at Kansas State
6:30 - Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
7:00 - Kansas at Baylor

It's not looking as good this week as it was last week, but I was curious about how likely it is that we end up in Des Moines so I made this website that compares net rankings with distance to host sites and guesses where teams will end up.

My future plans for the site include

• Allow switching between other ranking systems (bracket matrix / kenpom / bpi / etc)
• Adding in logic for stuff like not allowing hosts to be in the host site / top 4 seed conference teams must go in different regions
• Show full pod matchups / build out a full bracket based on the rankings
• Allow schools not in the top 64 to be added to the rankings
• Make it work better for mobile

Anyways, I thought Cyclone Fanatic would appreciate it and maybe have some other good ideas on how to improve it. Also if anybody has a better name for the site I'd love to hear it. nothingbut.net was already taken!

nothinglike.net

Seems like we've heard this story before.

I normally play zero mobile games. But this one has had my attention for several months now. It is STILL super fun. It won mobile game of the year and is even one of my fav overall games (video and board included) of 2022.

They just came out of PvP via a friend code. I don't know anyone who plays, but maybe there are some other nerds around here?

Are the sports schedules released, with the 4 new teams (UCF, Houston, Cincy, BYU)? Just curious as I am watching the Rose Bowl, and thinking of a possible 'Utah Big 12 member ?', sometime later. My guess is the answer is no, until OuT figures out what they are doing next year?

I think that after 5 years it's time for a new F1 thread. First race is this weekend and here's your unofficial spotters guide for the 2022 season. First race is this weekend in Bahrain.

Ok. So I can forget the $hit$how I lost sleep over....any guesses on ISU's football opponents before the schedule is released later today?

We already know TCU is on the list. Anyone want to take a stab at guessing the other 8 teams? Or maybe the 4 we don't play? I wouldn't mind missing both OU and Texas. F-them anyway.

Two tickets for the KU game this Saturday.

Section 109 - Row 11 - Seats 1&2

$150 per tickets - PM me if interested

I thought it was about the ISU basketball recruit, Audi Crooks!

My wife dragged me to this limited release film about a WW2 German POW Camp in Algona. I went willingly because I like history and have seen several old businesses which employed German POW’s in MN and the Dakota’s, so I was familiar with the subject.

Anybody else seen it? I wasn’t a fan - bad acting, slow moving and couldn’t be bothered to locate period specific props, like coffee decanters in the local diner!

Did I miss something? I thought Eli was thought to be a potential starter this year, at least a contributer and yet is he even on the team? I've not seen him play a minute, maybe I just missed it but I thought he was the guy in this fresh class with the best potential for immediate contribution?

Sect 235 Row 6

$200 for the pair. Venmo preferred.

Have D3 Parking but will need to meet up in Ames for that.

Today, before any personal remarks were seen publicly in the NFC game thread, there were already incredibly insulting, slanderous, personal attack, and cruel mental health remarks in both posts (quickly deleted) and in PMs.

Regardless of how long you've been a part of CF, you will never know what it's like to be a moderator on here. The moderators have given literally 10's of thousands of unpaid hours each over the past 17 years on here and repeatedly get belittled, insulted, talked down to, and personally insulted - usually via PM but even in public.

You might visit this site every day but have no reason to be sensitive to things posted. Moderators don't have that luxury, it's become a part of their lives, personas, or personalities. So while you might think you're a single person poking a jab, remember that there are dozens if not hundreds a week doing the same thing to those that are doing everything they can for you to have a place to visit. And likely many more doing far worse via PM.

So as you move on to other threads and posts or go to other sites, remember that you aren't singled out until or unless you give us a reason. Your actions have far greater impact on others than you might expect just because it's "the internet".

If you want the forums to continue to be lively and enjoyable, I would suggest thinking more about your jokes about moderators and/or moderation.

As many of you have gathered over the past month, both my mental and physical state have not been the best (well they've always sucked, they just suck in more impactful ways now). Normally I wouldn't post something like this outside the mod board, but I've had a number of people continue to reach out after the mental health thread and my likelihood of responding is going to be much less for a while...

Two days after my thread around the will to live, ironically, I had a stroke and heart attack. Spending a few days in the hospital kept me from being as active on CF, and again reiterated how much it means to me and is a part of my life. Unfortunately, my mental health has only continued to get worse, likely leading up to having a very short leash in a few threads on Sunday.

Early yesterday AM, I was rushed from work to the ER for another stroke, this time a bit larger (MRI revealed it left a centimeter sized mass, some scar tissue, and other things I don't comprehend in the brain) - but thankfully there was no residual hemorrhaging. Some slurred speech remains, but otherwise doing well. And still, my mental health continues as it has been, at a very dire point.

So with that, I will be making several changes that will impact some of you, and elate most of you...

1. I anticipate no longer doing much, if any, texting or communicating with coaches, players, recruits, donors, etc.
   1. Those that had group PMs with me on these things will no longer get responses.
   2. Those that looked for me to fill in w/ info during the quiet times in the Premium forum will be disappointed.
2. I plan to avoid game threads and other threads with an emotional overtone (thankfully I was unable to watch last night's game I take it).
3. I will not be reading or responding to PMs - a place where a lot of hatred comes my way for whatever reason (I probably deserve it).
   1. Exception being if I can tell from the title it's positive or if it's from somebody that I already know/respect.
4. I will likely be more of a lurker than poster for a while.

Unfortunately, CF has never stopped being my #1 passion and pride after family and work so none of this will help the mental health issues in any way. I would guesstimate that I spend 80% of my online time on CF - the rest on 3d printing and tech websites.

Thank you to all that continue to make CF so much to so many. Please be kind to each other, and especially the moderators who give their time to do a thankless job. And please make sure to continue to look after your own mental and physical well being.

Did TJ get asked at all during press conference about why King barely played in the 2nd half? Dog house? Hurt? Something else? I don’t think this is getting enough attention.

The introduction of name, image and likeness deals in college sports has brought with it an entirely different set of problems for the NCAA.

On one hand, NIL legislation has given us incredible stories such as the 51 offensive linemen that signed an endorsement deal with Hooters last season.

On the other hand, you wind up with situations like former Florida Gators QB commit Jaden Rashada getting trapped in limbo thanks to a $13 million deal gone wrong.


It’s truly a double-edged sword.

Normally, that would be where the NCAA steps in. But lack of oversight and vague laws have made it difficult to do so thus far. Now that could be about to change.

NCAA Ramping Up Enforcement Of NIL Violations​

Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reports that the NCAA is preparing to step up its enforcement of NIL rules thanks to a significant change.

The NCAA and enforcement staff will no longer be hamstrung by uncooperative witnesses when it comes to potential name, image and likeness (NIL) violations, thanks to a new bylaw that went into effect Jan. 1.
Investigators can now use circumstantial evidence (like a tip or news story) instead of on-record sourcing to presume a school violated NCAA rules. Schools can disprove the allegation or else be potentially charged. The move strengthens the enforcement staff’s ability to charge schools and allows more leeway for investigators. – via SI.com

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Dellenger spoke with NCAA vice president of enforcement Jon Duncan regarding the significant rule change.

“If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck,” Duncan said. “Instead of putting the burden on the enforcement staff to always come up with a smoking gun, which we don’t always have, there is a presumption. It puts the burden on the school. It’s a really powerful tool.”

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Duncan did not address any programs specifically. But his comments come at an interesting time. Not only are the Gators dealing with the Rashada fall out, but Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh could also be in trouble.

for as great as tamian has been this year the big 12 coaches have found his kryptonite. early in the year on the pick and roll he got easy passes to shoon . now defenses are sagging completely off of him. they are dropping his defender into the paint and taking his driving lanes and passing lanes away. he has to take a couple outside shots to at least make defenses guard him strait up. otherwise we are playing 4 on 5 on the offensive end of the floor

I know, probably the last thing anyone wants is the relive that horse **** of a half, but it was eating at me and I had to write a few things down. A little long too, but oh well.

- Iowa State was called for 17 fouls in the 2nd half. That is a **** load, but I’m not calling this out first for any particular reason other than for chronological reasons

- The first foul was called at 17:29 left in the 2nd half with Iowa State leading 46 - 24
- The 7th foul was called at 11:41 left in the half (keep this in mind). Iowa State led 59 - 38
- The 10th foul was called at 9:39 left. Iowa State led 61-46


- Iowa State committed a whopping 13 turnovers in the 2nd half with the first one coming at 11:30 remaining, just 11 seconds after our 7th foul

- Iowa State committed a foul immediately after 7 of those turnovers; Texas Tech scored 11 points on these fouls (one ‘and-1’ and 8 independent FTs. They only shot 61.5% from the line)
- Texas Tech scored at least one point on 11 of those 13 turnovers (an 84.6% conversion rate)

While there were a lot of fouls called against Iowa State in the 2nd half, we still had a healthy lead until we started giving them the ball.

In summary…once Tech was in the bonus, they said “**** it” and put up some trapping pressure, albeit not that strong of pressure as most of our turnovers were not forced, and then quit running offense. Instead, they just put their head down and went to the hole. We had no answer.

Reminded me a lot of the way Kansas plays when they are down late and exactly what we did against Oklahoma in 2015.

Looks like we open big 12 play with OU. get TCU Oct 7th. Tough first few weeks.

Watched the first half real-time with my daughters. Put them to bed, all of us happy because the cyclones were on cruise control at the half.

After they were asleep, I put on the second half of the game just to feel extra good before calling it a night. I can’t believe the **** **** I just witnessed.

**** everything.

Since the NFC is off limits lol

My 18 years old has to know. Who has guesses?