Player development

Will Dave Andrews help with filling out the skinny arms and shoulders of the ISU BB team? As I watched specifically Baylor beat us in the second half, we do not match up physically with them. Seems we can do better to develop, Conditt, Bolton, Lewis, Halliburton and all players reach their potential. Certainly this will also help players compete a full 40 minutes. May not help with ball handling, but at least make players bigger and stronger.
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Friday OT #1 - IOU

What you got?

  • $0

    Votes: 33 52.4%
  • $5K

    Votes: 3 4.8%
  • $10k

    Votes: 11 17.5%
  • $25k

    Votes: 8 12.7%
  • $50k

    Votes: 8 12.7%
  • $100K+

    Votes: 0 0.0%

Thanks so much to @StevieISU23 for this first topic!

Here's the description (I'll add a private poll):

In relation to budgeting (New Years resolutions: lose weight and cut expenses). How much non-mortgage debt do you have? And what is your debt from? (CCs, school, cars) Are you aggressively working at it (Dave Ramsey'ing it)?

2020 Nonconference Schedule and Beyond

IOWA STATE
2020 - @iowa, UNLV, South Dakota
2021 - Iowa, @UNLV, Northern Iowa
2022 - @iowa, Ohio, SE Missouri State
2023 - Iowa, @Ohio, Northern Iowa
2024 - @iowa, Arkansas State, North Dakota
2025 - Iowa, @Arkansas State, South Dakota
2026 - Bowling Green
2027 - @Bowling Green
2028 - Tulane
2029 - @Tulane

A few things.... Will Pollard ever have 3 home games to start the season?? Why do we keep playing away games vs MAC teams??

Why do we keep playing the same teams... for example how many times have we lined up against UNI, UNLV and Ohio recently?

If you are going to play home/away at MWC teams... go for better ones such as Air Force, San Diego State, Colorado State, New Mexico or Wyoming.

Finally... will Iowa renew thier contract after 2025?

Fighting Burrito in Ames Closing

Saw this on their Facebook page this morning: https://www.facebook.com/FightingBurrito/

Sad day for me and many of my college buddies. I spent way too many drunken nights there after bar close chowing down on a burrito, quesadilla or the occasional monster sized rice krispie treat. Was a staple on Welch during my ISU days, will be interesting to see what that location becomes. It's prime real estate in Campus Town.
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Money Market Investing and New Home Purchasing

As of the 27th of this month I will have paid off all of my student loans.

I'm looking for investment options that are inline with my short-term and long-term goals. My net take home is $52K and my Haverkamp apartment rent is $1,050.00/mo.

Long-term wise I have a Vanguard Index fund and my I'm in the process of setting up a SEP-IRA through Principal.

Short-term I'm wanting to save up to buy a starter home. I know I need to put 20% down for a home that ranges between $150-$200K. I'm in the process of setting up a Capital One 360 saving account that has 1.7% APY.

My research suggests the Capital One Savings account offers the best Money Market Account interest rate that I can qualify for (assides from BMO Harris bank at 1.95% APY). I'm choosing a money market account simply for the fact that you can continuously contribute to it and close it at any time without any fee's.

My question is what others are doing or have done when looking to maximize their ROI and what deals are out there that I may be missing out on. Also if you've done business with BMO Harris bank or what have your experiences been?

Thanks in advance.

Friday OT #2 - The Case Is Mistaken Identity

Have you ever mistaken someone for someone else in more than just a passing wave or nod, or been mistaken for someone?

I think I was maybe in 9th grade, and my family was at Dairy Queen getting our ice cream on. This was back when they used to have hard serve in buckets in glass cases. We were all looking at our selections and getting ready to order - I don't know if it was the heat combined with the light, or what, but I all of the sudden started feeling really dizzy. I walked over to my dad from behind, and leaned on his shoulder to make it through without passing out... only to find out that it was not, in fact, my dad, but some nice random middle-aged man with the same stature and haircut. I remember it all of these years later because it was SUPER embarrassing to assault a rando middle-aged man in a DQ at age 14. That's how you get on the news, or in a song by The Police.

What are yours?

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