I guess I'm more of a realist than a lot of people on here, but after thinking about out results so far, I guess I'm not as alarmed as I was a few days ago. We lost most of our scorers from last year. We had 2 NBA-level talents leave rather unexpectedly (THT, Wigginton) and our recruiting class and transfers weren't as good as we'd like. Was it hard for Prohm to recruit top caliber guards in November of 2018 when the recruits were thinking they'd be sitting behind Wigginton, THT and Haliburton? Maybe.

What were the expectations for this year given the attrition we had. I felt all summer and fall that this would be a down year similar to Hoibergs year 1. Lot's of close losses and a few bad losses.

Consider that there are 3 tiers of Big 12 teams:

• Tier 1 = Teams you're going to lose to home and away -- Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia.
• Tier 2 = Teams you should beat at home, but likely lose to on the read because Big 12 road wins are hard to come by -- Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Texas, TCU.
• Tier 3 = Teams you should beat home and away -- Kansas State, Oklahoma State.

Using this criteria, here's our schedule color coded with green for wins against tough teams that I didn't think we'd beat, red for unexpected/bad losses, black for results I expected if I'm being honest about this year's team.


Minus the catastrophe with Florida A&M, I feel like we're doing maybe a bit better than I expected due to a couple of early season good wins. Hopefully we finish 6-3 and finish in the middle of the Big 12 as I expected.

The two longest tenured coaches in the Big 12 will battle it out today.


AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-8, 5-5, Big 12) continues its two-game home stand in Hilton Coliseum as it squares off with Oklahoma (12-10, 5-5 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. on Cyclones.tv. The Cyclones trail the all-time series 40-26, but lead OU 15-13 in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is looking to avoid the sweep, having lost at OU, 81-72.

Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Rae Johnson, Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, Ashley Joens, Adriana Camber, Kristin Scott
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Chris Williams, Molly Parrott
TV: Cyclones.tv

CF consensus pick record: 7-3

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IOWA STATE (9-12, 2-6 BIG 12)
VS. NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA (17-4, 5-3 BIG 12)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 | 6 P.M. CST
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. | WVU COLISEUM (14,000)




Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Robert Ford (pxp); Tim Welsh (analyst)

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Section 207
Row 12
Seats 5 - 8

Text at 319-573-0840. I can send via ticket exchange. Paypal payment.

$25 for all 4.

Looking to get my 2 kids into the game tonight. 4 year old and 2 year olds first game at Hilton! Clone cones for the family

Looking for cheapest available.

Live in Urbandale, so can meet anywhere on the path to Ames

Cheaper the better. Just need to get in the door.

I think Princeton's Matt Kolodzik is coming out of redshirt. He will be an AA and title contender at 149, if true

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I got two tickets for tonight Section 241 Row 11 Seats 1 and 2.

Free to a Cyclone fan. No surly.

Was watching the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and there was a mention of Iowa State's Chris Baker (T-4) after the 2nd round after shooting an 8-under.

Cool to start seeing some Iowa State mentions on the tour and figured I would share so you could follow along as well!

Would anyone like tickets to the game to tonight's game? 202 row 15

I like the way most of the schedule stacks up. But why are we playing a Thursday game in October against KSU.

Sold

Season ticket
section 110
PM if interested

I have a project that I'd like to try but I'm not handy at all. We have an old arm armoire that we're not using and I'd like to make it into a mini bar to put in my basement.

Here is the armoire


I'd like for it to end up looking something like a mix of these two




I'd leave the top open but I thought I could cut down these doors for the bottom.



For the bottom I'd try to mimic this (without the fridge)



Here comes the dumb questions:

Lets say I want to put two of these lights into it. What do I use to wire this so that I can plug it into an outlet?


Would re-staining it be best? What do I have to do to prep the wood?

Other thoughts? Should I just scrap the idea and not hurt myself?

Tickets sold

I have 4 free tickets to today's women's basketball game vs Oklahoma (2/8 @ 2 pm) as we are unable to go. First person who wants all 4 gets them. Seats are reserved seats in section 131.

I'll have to digitally transfer the tickets, so unfortunately I will not be able to get you a parking pass.

Section 217 Row 10. $20 for the pair. Would send electronically.

sold

Just out now. I'll let you guys hash it out but I'm starting to get the feeling that Iowa wants out of this game.

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Hello OTNers. Welcome to another weekly music thread posted by your hosts, @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and myself.

This week we are concentrating on diseases and injuries. Corona virus be damned!

So post your songs including titles, artists or song lyrics that contain a disease or injury. Diseases like the flu or diphtheria. Injuries like a broken leg or broken pelvis. These are valid items.

Let's try to be clear what is NOT to be included: Songs with the word "disease" that do not include an actual specific disease are NOT to be included. Songs about broken (or Achy Breaky) hearts are NOT to be included. Songs about getting or having "the blues" are NOT to be included. Songs that have the word "Crazy" are NOT to be included. (Although we will accept specific mental diseases as valid - as you will see one included in my first 5.)

Drugs or medications are NOT to be included unless of course the song has a disease or injury too.

Last week's topic was "Shape of You" and can be found here:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-shape-of-you.254601/

My First 5:
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers

Login to view embedded media Why Don't You Look Into Jesus - Larry Norman
"Gonorrhea on Valentine's Day..."

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Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five

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Plastic Surgery - Adam and the Ants

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I'd Rather Have A Bottle in Front of Me

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Any CF'ers recently refi your mortgage? About what did you pay for closing costs?

Rates are falling off a cliff and I'm thinking about kicking the tires