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Iowa State has flipped Beau Goodwin from South Dakota State.

The in-state, multi-sport athlete projects as a linebacker in Ames:

RECRUITING: Iowa State earned its second wide receiver commitment for the 2024 class on Sunday, beating out Washington State to land Dominic Overby.

Most bands put out their best stuff in their earlier years and then really struggle to make anything popular or relevant in later years. Heard Thunderstruck today and while not my favorite band by any means, knew that it came out around 1990 which was relatively late in their cycle (formed in 1973) -so that was one that popped in my head and made me think of it.

I'm struggling to think of others -my favorites like Green Day and Billy Joel really tail off IMO or stopped writing completely. BonJovi keeps putting stuff out but, yeesh.

I do really still like Weezer's new stuff, and I guess they're nearly 30 years in -and some of it is still charting.

First of all, Prohm coached this team terribly all year long.

People got all excited because we won the Big 12 Tourney but we should have won the Big 12 Tourney. (We had the best roster in the Big 12)

Finishing 9-9 in conference play was really embarrassing as the Clones clearly should have won the league.

Elite teams play two big men....it's just the way it is.....look at KU, UK, UNC, Duke, etc.......

Why he didn't start a line-up of Wigginton, Shayok, Horton-Tucker, Lard, and Jacobsen is ridiculous.....people wondering why we kept getting out-rebounded and then you see four guards out there and it's not real tough.....rotating Weiler-Babb and Haliburton with the three other guards would have worked fine but instead he put the team in a bad situation at all times with NEVER having a second big on the floor.....that is a joke.

Sure, you can go to four guards at times but when you're in a big boys league you have to compete at a big boy level.....Prohm doesn't do that.

Then we once again we got to watch "stand and watch basketball" tonight as he allowed them to spend much of the first half (and many games during the regular season) with four guys on the perimeter just standing and then shooting a three-pointer with only ONE guy underneath to rebound.....we were extremely easy to to guard because our coaching was terrible....we have GREAT players that can drive to the basket in Shayok, Horton-Tucker, and Wigginton who could have been drawing fouls all first half, drawing defense for a miss and easy offensive rebound, or creating wide-open three's but no.....Steve allowed them to stand on the perimeter and shoot NBA three's......live by it and die by it.........

Then let's talk about our defense........Ohio State has a completely mediocre team without Wesson (they lost by 19 without him against Northwestern).....he's clearly their only big-time player......a good coach would double team him every time he touched it and would have forced the rest of the OSU team to beat us......not Steve.....that was just too logical of a thing to do......so he just let Wesson toy with our bigs for most of the game.......it's easy stuff that he just decided not to do.......

If people think this is just reactionary to a tough tourney loss, you don't understand the game......he's the head coach who allowed his team to have problems that led to a 9-9 Big 12 record which is downright embarrassing and now he just led us to a horrific loss to a terrible Ohio State team......if you think he's the guy to lead this program to big-time tourney runs you are wrong.......in fact he took over a program that was loaded with talent and he went to the Sweet 16 with Fred's team......then went to the round of 32, then no tourney, then now we are out in the round of 64.........it's been downhill and in four years he has a 35-37 record in Big 12 league play......that's brutal......ISU has been to the tourney 7 of 8 years but if they want to become an elite program which I believe they can become, they need a new leader.....it's real simple.

Looking for 4 tickets to the KU bball game. Trying to avoid the insane Ticketmaster fees, PM if you've got any available!

Essentially, this puts it all into an unrestricted free agency scenario it appears. One has to wonder if an athlete gets P.O.’d about how the coaches manage them during a game and decides to jump to another team during the season!!

I got a 3d printer for Christmas! I am most looking forward to printing boardgame inserts. #nerd.

Anyone else have one? What cool things do you use them for? Open to all ideas!

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What are your candy bar hot takes?

Mine:

Reese’s Take 5 is the best candy bar on the market.

While Heath bars are great…Skor is wayyyy better. Way way better.

The milk chocolate Lindor truffles are orgasmic.

First score showed the growth in this team. Pass went in to Crooks, she was doubled and she IMMEDIATELY passed out to Belanger for the open three. Well, the team opened with three straight treys. Troy answered with a 10 zip run mainly due to some poor defense and turnovers. The sisters would respond and tighten things up. And then…Emily Ryan enters the game! The rest of the quarter was pretty much an act of futility as the offense was a bunch of forced shots with limited ball movement and too much standing on defense. End of one the sisters lead 16-12.

Second saw Troy start making mistakes and missing. Meanwhile the three rain kept coming as B and Diew hit them for a ten point lead. Diew just sizzling…15 points so far. Ryan scored he first of the season with a beautiful steal and drive for two and the harm. We got to see some good things with assists from Crooks and Ryan. Brown was her usual Miss Hustle getting boards, following shots and cleaning up after the boards. Crooks continues to show good hands and movement. Belanger benefits from that in the assist column as she keeps finding a way to get Audi the ball. Literally everyone is scoring. End of the half it’s 47-31 on some outstanding shooting (53% from the field). Way too many turnovers with 13.

The third saw Troy’s defense really frustrate our offense. More turnovers and forced shots. Crooks continued to dominate and Natabou looked solid as well. I was impressed watching AJ. She handled the ball quite well and even took one to the hoop for a nice bucket. Overall the quarter had little flow to it and while the ladies maintained a 20 point lead they couldn’t expand it. Shooting was just off. Have to give Troy credit…their full court defense really frustrated the flow. Missed bunnies left and right. Just a disjointed quarter for the sisters seeing Troy essentially playing the sisters even. After three it was ISU 68-49. Very sloppy.

The fourth started looking as out of control as the third. We were seeing a recipe for causing us problems…a hustle press. Our defense also seemed to have disappeared. Troy was making lots of shots, contested or not, to play even with the sisters. Every time a big shot was made Troy countered. That’s the way the quarter went. The sisters would score after working their tails off and Troy would quickly counter with a score of their own. Honestly, I was impressed with Troy’s shooting. What they couldn’t counter was our rebounding. Every loose ball had cyclone hands on it. Lots of unnecessary fouls by Troy kept the ladies on the line. The game closed with a rain of treys by the sisters. That and the line broke the back and forth stalemate open. Wouldn’t you that a trey by Bristow pushed the score over 100 points. Final of a game where we celebrated the return of a star and learned valuable lessons as well…105-68.

Observations

Free throws - probably the worst free throw shooting team we’ve seen in a long time. It will get better, but it might cost us until it does. The end result was 70% and that was only because Joens was at the line several times in the 4th. 19 of 27 isn’t good. If your name wasn’t Jackson or Joens…you hit 50%.

Three ball - this sure counters the free throws. Hottest shooting exhibition from deep all season. It started in the first and continued all game. 16 of 30 is phenomenal with only Jackson (she will find her deep shot some day soon) and Ryan not making an attempt. Even Crooks nailed another and looks very comfortable at the top of the key.

Rebounding - this team is flying all over after loose balls. Won the rebound contest 53-36. If there was a loose ball we were on it.

Assists - how about 26 assists on 35 made shots? How about shooting 53% from the field no matter where you took the shot?

Turnovers…this was a bad part of the game and I give Troy lots of credit. Their press reminded me of the old Arkansas 60 minutes of hell defense. OK, not quite that good, but it bothered us. 18 turnovers is way too many, but the second half was better than the first.

POG - no doubt in my mind. I have to give it to Crooks with Diew a close second. Crooks continues to show incredible maturity and poise on the court. Great hands and court vision. He game just continues to grow as we see her continue her fantastic control inside, but also seeing outside for assists.

Diew - it was one of her hot games. I wish she were this way more often. Six of seven from deep. Only two turnovers. This is the excellent Diew that we need more of.

Belanger - she was a pretty good game manager in the first half. She was either scoring or dishing assists inside. Some of the passes she got to Crooks made me scratch my head. Missed a bunch of bunnies, but overall a very good game.

Bristow - had a rough start to this one. Looked a little timid. But man did she warm up in the second half. Ended up with 17 points on fantastic shooting and pulled down 4 boards. Again…this is what we need from her.

Natabou - the only criticism I have of her (and Crooks spoils me) is many of her shots go up hard and she ends up missing on the bounce. A little softer shot and she would be scoring in droves. Three points and six boards, but valuable time on defense.

Joens - this was a quiet offensive game for her. Defense was salty. Nine points and four boards in only 13 minutes. That’s not too shabby. When we needed someone to take the ball and go in the 4th quarter, who was it? Joens. Gritty.

Brown - not her best day shooting, but she still stuffs a good stat sheet. Thirteen points, 14 boards and 6 assists. Geesh…the woman just hustles her butt off. I mean FOURTEEN boards?

Jackson - I’ve been enjoying watching her develop at the point. She handles the ball well. She has good court vision (six assists). Just needs to find that sweet shot we know she is capable of.

I’ll save the best part of the game for the last. Emily Ryan is back. The standing O when she came in the game was fantastic. The grins on her teammates faces was pure love. Played nine minutes and had five points, 4 boards and 2 assists. Had one of the prettiest baskets of the game on a fade layup (and got fouled). Welcome back Em.

So, the final was about what one would expect in a game like this. But take a look at some comparisons. Troy has played Georgia (86-70), Tennessee (100-73), Ball State (86-71) and Memphis (100-88). Yes, all losses, but that is good competition. Look at our score. Lowest point total of them all. Highest point total of them all. Folks…this was a good win. Troy is expected to win their conference this year. We learned things (yes, we will see a press again). The best part? This young team continues to grow. Let’s keep the love coming.

ISU Liberty Bowl Tix - Down low with seatbacks, 35 yard line, Sec 105 Row 20. I purchased four, but now only need two. Will sell at face value for what I paid ($75 per ticket).

The Matchup: No. 8 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 4 Iowa (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Where: Ames, Iowa // Hilton Coliseum
When: Sunday, Nov. 26 - 2 p.m.

Live Stats: TrackWrestling

Watch: ESPN
[Shawn Kenney, PxP; Jim Gibbons, analyst; Jordan Burroughs, analyst; Quint Kessenich, sideline]

Listen: Varsity App & Cyclones.com
[Ryan Rohlk, pxp; Joe Sinclair, PxP; Nate Carr, analyst]

Match Notes: Iowa State // Iowa

Tickets (Color-It-Cardinal): https://bit.ly/3R9sCYB

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I have to leave Iowa and move to KC this summer for work reasons. My children are not happy, they have their heart set on going to ISU and are worried about paying out of state tuition when they come back. My oldest son would be a nonresident for two years and my youngest son would be a nonresident for four years.

Just wondering if there is a work around for them and what is the difference between in state tuition and out of state tuition?

Thanks in advance for any help on this.

Interesting:
https://peacetreebrewing.com/beers/legend/

I remember everyone thought Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich were coming to Ames and then Floyd left and Roy Boy scooped them up. I think Hinrich was set on ISU, but Collison still had some convincing as a HS Junior. Can you imagine those two with Fizer and Tinsley . . . . .

Brenda Lee becomes the oldest (by far) artist to ever have a #1 single on the Hot 100. She turns 79 on the 11th and recorded the song when she was 13, just before becoming a superstar. Lee is one of the few American artists who can say the Beatles opened for HER when they were just starting out and she was playing dates in Europe.

The leap from 8-1 prevents Mariah's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" jumping to the top spot as it has for the last several Decembers. The article points out all the history that has been made with this, just the third holiday single to top the Hot 100, annual classic. Also in the top 10 this week: "Jingle Bell Rock" at #4, "Last Christmas" at #5, "Holly Jolly Christmas" at #6, and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" at #10.

Anyone else taken the survey yet? I just got an email about it today from the ISU Athletics Dept.

Interesting questions in it primarily around the concept of a 1 time seating license for some premium tickets.

Looking to buy a parking pass for the Liberty Bowl. Prefer Blue Lot 14, but open to other options.

Does anyone know when the Urbandale Hyvee liquor sale will be this year? Was thinking it was around October last year.

Even with the hope our football team has reinstilled in me this year, I'm REALLY looking forward to this basketball team. LET'S GO!

Looking for two Johnny's wrist bands for the 12/17 game. Hoping to take my son for the first time in there. Anybody have any extra available?

Finally got around to watching the Netflix doc about the Fyre Festival fraud. I knew a little about it from when the news stories broke, but learned quite a bit from the interviews they did.

Billy McFarland seems like a real dirtbag, so glad to see him behind bars. Sounds like he had his workers continue to dig themselves into a deeper hole when they should have done the right thing and cut their losses.

I could see how the concert goers got duped, but I would’ve been a little more inquisitive if I wasn’t getting info on travel arrangements. Feel horrible for the Bahamians who lost a lot of money.

Anyone else seen it? How is the Hulu version?

The Worst Movies Ever thread started discussing movies with lousy endings. Curious if anyone saw this yet and had thoughts on the ending.

It was definitely… polarizing

I don't think many people are on the board, but - what are your "hot takes" on holiday movies?

- The little boy who grows up to play Jojen Reed and the skeezy guy in Queen's Gambit is the best story line in Love Actually. Second best is Bill Nighy's story.
- The old man next door could maybe make a better movie than the McAllisters in Home Alone.
- George Bailey was right to yell at the old man in It's a Wonderful Life.
- Scrooged is, and always will be, the best Christmas movie of all time.