Iowa State routs Florida A&M, 96-58, but seeks consistency as nonconference play winds down

  • Poll Poll
Blowout win vs down to the wire thriller

What type of win is more entertaining for you to watch?

  • Blowout victory

    Votes: 149 72.0%
  • A down to the wire thriller

    Votes: 58 28.0%

What type of game do you enjoy or have more entertainment from watching? I took my 10 y/o to last night’s game. We both had a great time, but afterwards I asked him if it was his favorite that he’d been to. His response was that a close game is more fun to watch (his favorite game was our comeback win vs West Virginia two years ago with Izaiah Brockington heroics).

For me, I don’t need the stress of a close game. I enjoy watching the good guys just beat the crap out of the other team. Which type of game do you enjoy more?

New Carpet for new house

My father died in March, and I am trying to purchase his house. With the exception of the kitchen and windows (2007), the house hasn't been updated since he built it and we moved in in 1994.

The second floor needs to be updated entirely. I plan on painting a few rooms back to their original 1994 color, and updating the bathrooms, but more than anything the carpet needs to be replaced. It is as old as the house.

Who/Where do you guys recommend? I would prefer to go local if I can, and I am gonna go check out that place on Ingersoll this week (Louie's I think it's called?). Anybody know anything about them?

This is an example of the type of carpet I want:


The second floor is ballpark 1000 sq ft, so using Home Depot's services would cost me around $10k as an example.


I also need to refinish/restore the hardwood floors on the first floor. It's ballpark 600 - 650 sq ft. Anybody around town that can do both the carpet and the hardwood floors? Who/Where do you recommend for the hardwood floors?


Finally, should I do the hardwood floors first, or do the carpet? I'm not moving in (assuming I can get it in my name in the first place) until the floors are done.

Thanks for any help and advice you can give me.

Old school gameday signs I acquired

I acquired some signs from the basketball courts and football fields back in the early 2000’s when I was Cy. The TBS sign was from the night of the Seneca run. I also believe the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl sign was from that night (if not, same season). They were in town to look at us for bowl before our season imploded. Putting them all up in our new backyard gym.

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ISU CB Myles Purchase hopes his “phenomenal” late-season trajectory hits high point in Liberty Bowl

Liberty Bowl Hotel

I have some remaining rooms at the SpringHill Suites 1/2 mile from Beale that I'm going to turn loose tomorrow but wanted to throw it out there one last time for anyone still looking since they won't be this price when they make them available again.

Dates: 12/27-12/30
Rate works out to $139/night
Kings and two queen rooms available yet.

DM me if you would like more details

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