We were cruising. Up 23. Then the wheels totally fell off. When we turned it over and then fouled them on a layup and they got it down to 14 I told my buddies we are gonna lose this watch. And they reamed me.

Let’s halt any conference title talk. We still could make a run but for me that ship has sailed.

Saturday is now huge. Lose that and then head to a much tougher team in Morgantown that needs quality wins?

We’ve now lost three of five. Yes this league is brutal but these past two games are cause for worry. Not for making the tourney. We will get there.

But my goodness. How we react to this loss is going to be interesting to see.

That was... not fun. Poured out a bunch of thoughts after the game here.

Wife and I are moving to Columbia late spring 2023. Are there any alumni get togethers for games or just socializing anyone knows of in Columbia?

Very sad

Pitt could be a sneaky tough dual, especially with it being the day after WVU.

WVU Dual:
165: Carr vs #11 Hall (Hall gave O'Toole a match earlier this year and likes to slow things down similar to Sheets)
Hwt: Schuyler vs #25 Wolfgram (Wolfgram isn't ranked very high, and Schuyler should win, but they have a couple of close matches last year)

Pitt Dual:
133: Redding vs #7 Phillippi
141: Swiderski vs #3 Matthews
157: Kraisser vs #33 Casto
184: Coleman vs #19 Heller
197: Yonger vs #2 Bonaccorsi
Hwt: Schuyler vs #5 Pitzer

I've dreaded this game every year, ever since they put it in the middle of conference play. We went 4-6 overall. 6 of our last 8 games were on the road. Seems fair.

2022-23: Jan 28 at Missouri. Lost 61-78.
2021-22: Jan 29 Missouri. Won 67-50.
2020-21: Jan 30 at Miss St. Lost 56-95.
2019-20: Jan 25 at Auburn. Lost 76-80.
2018-19: Jan 26 at Ole Miss. Won 87-73.
2017-18: Jan 27 Tennessee. Lost 45-68.
2016-17: Jan 28 at Vandy. Lost 78-84.
2015-16: Jan 30 at A&M. Lost 62-72.
2014-15: Dec 4 Arkansas. Won 95-77.
2013-14: Dec 2 Auburn. Won 99-70.

How does the media miss that Matt Campbell and Iowa State have put two potential OROY in the NFL this season. Breece Hall and Brock Purdy. If this was a SEC or Big school and coach, they would be all over it. I for one, want to thank CMC.

Going into this game we all knew what Oklahoma was capable of as they have some amazing “pure“ shooters on their team. In my minds eye I felt like Defense was going to be the key to this ball game.

OU got a perfect screen and a three right out of the gates. This would be something the ladies ran into all night long (no pun intended). For the sisters it seemed like Ashley was forcing things early on. one thing we found out early was each time we dropped off on defense OU would hit a three. They were on fire early. Our offense was just not in gear early. OU would lead 8-0 in a hurry. The epitome of the struggles was watching Ashley miss at the line twice. Nothing going in.

Finally, Fritz hit a trey in motion. Beautiful. OU answered right back with something else we would see multiple times today…#1 left wide open for three. She has a sweet shot. Ou extended out to 11-3.

Another thing we saw early was post problems. Kane had a tough time handling the ball. None could play defense. But…things started to settle down and the ladies crawled back into this one. Behind Ryan the offense connected and it was 13-11.

Early on (4 min left) OU has taken four more shots and hitting right at 50%. That’s a defense problem. The offense is just struggling. Lots of missed bunnies.

The first quarter was just an absolute nightmare on the defensive end. We are slow adjusting to what OU was doing. By the end of one OU was leading 26-18. It really didn’t seem that close. OU was 6-10 from deep and 56% overall. ISU shooting 33%. OU leading rebounds mainly due to all the ISU misses.

The second would look very different. It was like somebody put a mirror up to each quarter. Quarter two would be the Ashley Joens show.

in the second, the offense gets a couple including a Joens trey and the sisters were closing in at 28-23. But too many shots were still just a bit off. I think we had missed five layups. On the defensive end all of our inside players are just being chewed up. Too slow. It didn’t matter who was in.

but, one thing that we’ve seen from OU before was starting to build. OU was racking up fouls but they have depth. How would this work out? With all of out offensive struggles the free throws were helping. Donarski with a pair to close the game to 30-25.

The worst part was still on the defensive end. We were giving OU so many freebies. Slow getting back. Slow adjustments. They had too many easy shots.
Ashley to the rescue as she hit a trey and it’s 34-30 OU with 4 minutes left.

The defense is finally starting to pick up a little. When the ladies get a stop the offense is working. It was fun to watch Joens blow by little sis on a drive to make a trad three and it’s 36-33. Here came Joens again as she hit a trey for the first lead of the day 38-36. Of course, we promptly give up another easy layup to tie the game. Sigh. At this point it was more back in forth as Fritz hit on a fast break Only to have #5 hits another easy layup to tie the game. It was 42-42 at half. As bad as the first quarter was, the sisters were clicking in the second.

Story of the half was OU's inside game. They have a ton of easy layups as our posts are getting beat left and right. For the sisters it was Joens hitting for 18 in the second quarter.

In the third, both teams were a bit frenetic to start. for the sisters Ashley was the offense and isn’t hitting anything. #1 for OU has ANOTHER wide open trey and OU immediately hit another to suddenly lead 50-42. This looks like the beginning of the game. We are a mess on both ends.

The first basket for the sisters came on a OU screwup. Joens for two. Then Fritz had a nice drive. Ryan goes inside and it’s 50-48 in a heartbeat. OU has missed some wide open looks and the sisters aren’t giving them a second chance.

Donarski went inside and Joens outside from deep to give ISU the lead. Kane followed that with two FT. Fritz scored on a tough rebound. Kane makes another FT and it’s 61-53 for the sisters. How fast a game can turn on it’s head.

The theme of the game would continue to be free throws. Donarski would hit two FT and it was a ten point lead. The ladies played nice, solid D to end the qtr 65-56.

Kane and Fritz were absolute beasts in the quarter.

The fourth got off to another slow start as the offense was cold and we were giving OU freebies. #1 hits another wide open trey. So quickly the lead was down to 4. The ladies give up another layup and miss on the other end and it was 66-63.

Izzi may not have had her best game, but when she did things it made a difference. She gets an offensive board leading to an Ash bucket. 69-63.

Just as I was thinking we were going to start stretching it out again the ladies gave up a four point play after a miss. That nice lead is down to three 71-68 with 4:33 left in the game. This is the way it would be the rest of the game as each team made pushes, but ISU would always fend off the sooners.

Ryan drive and score. OU drove and scored. Donarski scored and gets the foul. 78-69 sisters. In the midst of all of this Kane is getting it done. Rebounding tough and getting to the line. She hits two FT and it’s 80-72. Time was running out on the Sooners. The ladies were making a living at the line as OU just couldn’t stop them without fouling. Ryan hit two more FT and the lead was 82-74 with 2 min left.

At this point every OU player on the floor has 3 or more fouls. Ryan hit two more at the line and we gave up an easy two on the other end in a matter of seconds. But OU was fouling immediately now and that’s not a good strategy against the sisters.

Patience and solid free throw shooting would result in a 86-78 final.

Observations
POG. OK the easy thing to do here would be to give it to Ashley Jones. But I have to tell you this was a team victory. Without Kane's heroics inside, the gutsy play of Fritz, Ryan’s coolness at the line, and the defense in the second half… This would be a different game. the POG Is TEAM.

Joens - she literally took over the game in the second quarter scorinto 18 points. She ended up with 32 points and 7 boards.

Fritz. We’ve seen her start to emerge lately. I honestly think this was her best game of the season. She was tough on defense and gritty on offense. 14 points and 6 boards.

Ryan - very solid game for our point guard. Fourteen points, 8 assists, only 1 turnover. This is EXACTLY what we need from her.

Donarski - her defense is always solid, but for the first time I saw her flat out getting beat a few times. I credit Oklahoma for that versus major mistakes and Lexi. Fifteen big points.

Kane - once she settled down, she was just plain tough. She started getting stops on defense and pulled down some tough rebounds. She was also crucial in getting some points at the line and inside. Eleven points and NINE boards.

Izzi - it was a tough outing for our young post. But as I said earlier, the positive contributions she made in the few minutes she was in the game. All made a difference.

Diew - there was a large section of this game in which, in my opinion, she looked a little lost. She contributed to some good defensive stops, but seemed very hesitant on offense. Several times she received a pass with open looks at the basket and hesitated.

M&M - hardly saw the court today (two minutes).

Free Throws - this is where the game was won. 30 out of 34. HUGE. And OU can’t complain…they foul the bejesus out of their opponents.

Turnovers - SIX. Wow

So, this is an absolute huge win as the ladies protect home court and put another loss on the Sooners. This knocks Oklahoma out of the first place tie. It also eliminates the first tiebreaker Oklahoma had over the sisters. What we saw today was a team that has obviously adjusted to life without Soares. We are seeing a more physical team. We are seeing more players stepping up and contributing. Strangely, I feel we are seeing a better overall team emerge. For OU, Robertson is assuredly a first team all Big 12 player. She's impressive. She also set the NCAA three point basket record on her first trey tonight. Impressive.

Next up is a tough road trip to the pit known as the little apple. We know Kansas State has some talented players and they gave us quite a tussle on our home court. I feel confident that the team that we see continuing to develop will be able to go on the road and get another crucial victory. Then it’s back home for a huge game against Baylor. Next Saturday should be a riproaring event. If we can get a crowd that includes as many students that were at the game today… It will be loud.

Taking my girlfriend (who I have converted into a Cyclone fan) to her first game in Hilton. Hoping to be able to show her Johnny's as well. Please PM me if you have 2 Johnny's passes for this game.

Thanks.

I have 1 ticket I am selling for the KU game.

Section 233, Row 13, Seat 13

$150

Some may know him, others may have no clue who this man is. Others may lay awake at night dreaming - wondering - praying, that Mr. Sprague may rejoin us on the interwebs again.

For those unaware, Roger first came to us back in 2007, at the height of Missouri football. The "Tough as Rain Tigers" as he eloquently called them were quite the football unit. And Roger was oh so proud of them.

He wanted to share his joy and love of the Tigers, his glendower banner and his simples. Some of us showed him love, others chastised him with crude and unnecessary comments. It's unknown whether the love or hate is what scared him away from CycloneFanatic.com. But his one and only post shall always be remembered.

Our mission as we approach "Tuff Tiger" week is to find Mr. Roger Sprague and bring him back. How is he doing? What are his thoughts after Mizzu finally defeated the great Oklahoma Sooners? And then the fall off losing 2 straight to NU and Tech? Is his glendower banner still proudly flowing in the wind?

It is now that I ask, no, beg you - to help me find this man. For without him, it's just another game. With him, it's a game with the sweet nectar of Roger Sprague's wisdom sprinkled on top.

Originally Posted by rogersprague@ce

Okay and hello from ColumbiA, MU.

I knwo that it"S another wekk away, but just watnted to get a hello. I will be able to tell you about the Tigers which are Tough As Rain. The GBR Hucker board. If Ican figure it out I will show you the Glendower banner from the Huskerboard which I asked the OU sooner fans to use for GameDay. Not sure they did.

I";ll pick a simple for this time, Good luck this weekend,but nect weekend you play my Tough as Rain Tigers. Good to talk. Plus also Jerry said hello, seems nice.

This won"t be my simple, just today.

Tuff Tiger​

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I've been splitting my donations between the two the past few years. I'm not really sure what I get from the Gridiron Club and was thinking of just directing everything to the CC. What do you all recommend?

Here is my photo gallery of both duals!

I had a lot of fun Sunday! Friday I ended up feeling like crap but I think I got some solid photos!

Enjoy. As always, enjoy your feedback and hearing which ones are your favorite.

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#12 IOWA STATE (15-4, 6-2 BIG 12)
VS Missouri (15-5, 4-4 SEC)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH 1:00 P.M. CST
Mizzou Arena / Columbia, MO


TV: ESPN2
Talent: Mike Morgan, pxp Jon Sundvold, analyst

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

Offering two excellent lower level seats for women's basketball games . The seats are in Section 111, Row 7, seats 14 and 15 on the aisle. These seats are right on the center court line.
Available for Iowa State vs Texas February 13 at 6pm
Available for Iowa State vs TCU February 25 at 5pm
The tickets are $25 per seat and sold as a pair; no singles. Lot C3 parking permit available. The parking permit would have to be mailed ( time permitting).
Payment by Venmo. Tickets are digital and will be transferred as soon as Venmo cash is verified.

Let me know if you have one for sale. I need an extra.

Following can be found on the Athletic's website.

Coach of the Year
#5) T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State. The Cyclones were picked to finish eighth in the Big 12 after Tyrese Hunter transferred to Texas, but they are in a three-way tie for first place and recently entered the top 15 of the AP poll.

Supporting Actors
#5) Caleb Grill, 6-3 senior guard, Iowa State. Grill followed Otzelberger from UNLV to Ames, and he has a knack for making big-time shots.

Worst Loses
#2) Eastern Illinois 92, Iowa 83. The Hawkeyes lost at home despite being favored by 31 1/2 points.

Good morning all,

Below is a link to sign-up for a PPV access to our signing day celebration program. The event will feature interviews and conversations with Matt Campbell, Nate Scheelhaase, Jon Heacock and more. This is a great way those of you who can't physically be there to get some insight on the Cyclone Football program as well as help We Will and keep the Cyclones moving forward. Please reach out with any questions and appreciate your support!

Available if you want them

Please let me know what you have for sale and price!

No longer needed

My boys (6/8/11/13 years old) would love to hit a home game. Evenings are difficult with travel as we are almost 2 hours from Ames but if someone can't make it to the Saturday OU game 2/25 and would sell for face or fair market, I'd be interested. 5 or 6 tickets (so my husband can tag along) in a single section is ideal. Thanks in advance.

Tickets in sec 113 row 13 and asking $20/ticket. Will transfer when venmo clears. Have C3 parking pass that will need to mail or exchange in Ames.

With Gameday going to Tennessee next weekend, what is the likelihood of them coming to Ames for the Kansas game?