How about just one thread for the entire postseason instead of weekly threads? The schedule for this weekend:

Saturday 3:30 - Bills @ Texans. I'm tempted to go with Buffalo in this one but I think they might still be a year away. Plus the Texans get a big boost from the return of JJ Watt.

Saturday 7:15 - Titans @ Pats. Give me the Pats. They've never looked more vulnerable but it'd be stupid to bet against them.

Sunday at noon - Vikes at Saints. I'll take New Orleans. They've looked great recently (albeit against some pretty bad competition) and you just can't trust Minnesota in a big spot.

Sunday at 3:30 - Seahawks at Eagles. Interesting game. Both teams have been ravaged by injury and received MVP-caliber play from their QBs.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/02/instant-reaction-texas-72-iowa-state-68/

Anyone catch that on 1460?

CF consensus pick record: 5-3

what are some appetizers/snacks/foods that you are making for the Super Bowl?

Any good recipes you found?

I am going to try to make wings in my Instant Pot but need some ideas for a good wing sauce recipe.

Sigh

https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts/instant-reaction-no-1-baylor-67-iowa-state-53/

I had a great time at the game last night. Over 10K people in attendance to see the team win their first game. Based on the number of people at the game, in line for the concession stands and the lines to buy hats, t shirts and sweatshirts. I would say it was a pretty successful night. This was the second highest attendance ever for a hockey game in Des Moines only beat out by the very last Chops game, where if I remember correctly they were practically giving tickets away to fill the arena.

So overall I was very impressed and hope to see continued fan support in Des Moines. GO WILD!!!!


http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ar...iful-thing?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

We can all rest easy tonight. Took a SWAT team but they got him.


https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/new...-tempe-police-over-graffiti-taggings-11431581

https://nypost.com/2020/01/27/arizo...ested-the-infamous-penis-man-graffiti-artist/

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/648478

He does have a go fund me going to help with legal costs......

Please share your questions to the "Dear CF" advice column. PLEASE KEEP IT PG, but otherwise - have at it. Perhaps we can take turns give each other advice, IDK, I haven't really fleshed this idea out.

Dear CF,

My 5-year-old will only eat "white toast with white butter" (ergo, toast racist) and won't wear pink, purple, or any clothing he deems "girly" (clothes misogynist). To where should we move to help prevent him from growing up to be a member of the food KKK or a cereal killer? Thanks in advance.

Cordially,
No, I'm Not Proud of the Pun

This is a pretty good illusion.

https://digg.com/video/ames-window-...7xY0WD6plZEH4dyVHEYjn8SwPEV5TnmRs74xBOOpiREyY

Good work my man. It's not like she is ugly either.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...ngaged-reportedly-has-massive-engagement-ring

I have to admit I didn't watch the game last night. My band was rehearsing getting ready for a gig. But it went about like i thought it would. Baylor focused on Joens and while she didn't score as much she still worked hard and got some things done. Still like how Thurmon is evolving. The biggest downside that I can see is the atrocious free throw shooting. That was just bizarre.

Final note...Baylor is #1 for a reason. They are loaded for bear (pun intended) and are freaking good. The best part? We only play them one more time.

I'll leave you all with a question. This pertains to other conferences as well. Is it a good thing to have one team dominate a league the way Baylor and UConn do? The first 15 years of Fennelly's career here saw several teams battle for conference titles. It was engaging and interesting. But now...its all a battle for second place. What do you think?

Big fan so far. Love Elaine and the Olympic Swimmer. Can't remember her name. No guy has really made an impression of me so far except the perve old dude who keeps trying to rub young girls.

I liked the first Idol Island thing. Rob and Sandra can offer things if you beat them in a contest. That works pretty well so far. Although did the lady not see how fast Rob built that first fire? Then again if you are going to lose a vote, it's good to do it with that many cast members still instead of later on down the line when the votes are close.

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IOWA STATE (9-10, 2-4 BIG 12)
VS. NO. 1 BAYLOR (17-1, 6-0 BIG 12)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 | 8 P.M. CST
AMES, IOWA | HILTON COLISEUM (14,384)


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

Shouldn't Murtaugh be in a nursing home?

https://people.com/movies/mel-gibso...-returning-for-lethal-weapon-5-says-producer/

Not what I was planning to write last night but, seemed like the priority at the time.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/01/haaland-frustrations-fears-the-future/

My wife and I are looking at purchasing a new build in Ankeny this summer. Does anyone have experiences (good, bad, or otherwise) with home building companies in the Des Moines Metro?

Now this is a fun one...

CF consensus pick record: 4-3

I don't have a ton of specifics as far as information goes but did ask around for general thoughts on the scrimmage vs. Wisconsin over the weekend.

The final score was pretty ugly but I'm hearing the damage was done in the second half. Apparently ISU was very strong in the first 20 and then just collapsed in the second.

Not sure exactly what to take from it other than inconsistency should somewhat be expected with this group early on. ISU did lose 80 percent of its scoring from a year ago.

I'd be really interested to hear about lineups, etc. Is ISU exclusively playing with 2 bigs?

Heard that the defense has been rough early, which is gonna be a problem, as this team isn't elite offensively by any means. I guess the good thing is the defense will no doubt get better with more reps. It generally always does.

Sorry I don't have more in the form of specifics. Will work on that today.

Just thought I'd start a separate thread about a real beef I've got with how replay is being executed this year.

In the Small match, initially, he was awarded 2 BP and wrestling was stopped with around :11 to go in the period. Todd had over a minute of riding time and a 7-4 lead. After the review, they took away the 2 BP (questionable, but whatever) but my bigger beef is that they reset the clock back to 1:07 in the period and took away all that riding time. Whether he got the 2 back or not had no bearing on the fact that he had control through that whole timeframe. If they restart at :11 seconds, Todd rides through the 2nd, with RT, it could have been a very different outcome.

Anyone else have a problem with this or care to explain why it was called this way? I can see certain instances where you would want to go back to the point in time (eg - TD being reversed), but this seemed to make no sense. I guess it's just a letter of the law type rule?

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the sea south of Cuba on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Tsunami Information Center said.

http://news.trust.org/item/20200128192906-7grtb

Seems to be an uptick in seismic activity in the Caribbean lately.