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ISU soccer coach resigns

ChrisMWilliams
Here's the release from ISU:

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head soccer coach Tony Minatta has announced that he is resigning from his position effective the end of the season.

Iowa State Senior Associate Athletics Director Dr. Calli Sanders accepted his resignation Monday afternoon.

The Cyclones are 3-14 overall and will host Kansas Thursday at 7 p.m. to end its regular season. Minatta will coach that game.

“We appreciate Tony’s committed service and dedication the past eight seasons, and we wish him well as he pursues other opportunities,” Sanders said. “We will begin a national search for a replacement immediately.”

Minatta was the Cyclones’ head coach the last six seasons, compiling a 33-71-6 (.327) overall record. His Big 12 mark was 7-40-4 (.176). He was an assistant at Iowa State for two years before taking the reins of the program in December, 2013.

Minatta’s best season on the sidelines was in 2016 when the Cyclones were 10-8-1, including a pair of Top-25 road wins. ISU was No. 48 in the final RPI rankings that year, the highest mark in school history.
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I-35 / US 30 Flyover Progress

scottie33
Anyone have any new insights on what is going on with these bridge piers on the I-35 to HWY 20 Fly-Over bridge?

The furthest South pier was already poured, demo'ed, and repoured. They have spent the last 3-4 weeks chipping concrete off the top of the pier and looks like they are setting up to do the same thing on the 2nd bridge pier from the South.

Also, they mobilized two (2) Manitowac 2250s, I think, a few weeks ago to lift the bridge deck beams into place but they are nowhere near being ready for them.

I can only imagine them spending about $100k/Month on crane rentals for them to just sit there.

What a catastrophe it would appear...
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CF posts of the month: October 2019

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A few of my favorite CF comments from October 2019. Some are edited for clarity or brevity.

From the thread “California legalizes college athlete endorsements”
@CapnCy: No one likes their sink or toilets backing up. Take if from me, your favorite backup, Jerome Tiller: No one knows back-ups like RotoRooter.

From “Confiscated by security”
(Full thread link here — chock-full of nuggets)

@Sparkplug: I had a clear plastic bag with rain ponchos, two bottles of water and a roll of paper towels to dry off seats. After the ticket scan, I was told I couldn’t keep the paper towels. Did they think this old lady was going to throw the paper towels? I could do more harm with a corn dog.
@Cyforce: Next time, hide the paper towels in a sousaphone.

@Remo Gaggi: They got my brass knuckles and the spare .45 I usually carry. They didn't get the Rambo knife I had hidden in my boot, however.

@BoxsterCy: If I come to a colder game later this year, I am bringing some Scotch capsules, aka “pods.”

@CyArob: I've tried the multicolored ones. They taste like soap.

@JM4CY: So you just suck on them until a little hole opens up and fills your mouth with a potent and powerful liquid?
@SpokaneCY: That’s ONE way to phrase it …

From “Friday OT: The Nines”
@isukendall: I hear the word “Vegas” and I think of a drunk bridesmaid at a bachelorette party, awkwardly walking in heels, with a fruity drink in hand, drinking from a penis straw, talking really loud and crying, with mascara running down her face. Probably saying she hates drama.

From “Friday OT: You’re My Boy, Blue”
@Farnsworth: Another data-mining thread by @Angie. She's after all of us!
@CloneFan65: Next week, the two questions will be: What is your mother's maiden name? and, What was your first pet's name?

From “Dudley Blackwell commits”
@usedcarguy: I can't imagine what our team would look like with (Blackwell) and Conditt on the floor at the same time. Oh boy. I need a minute alone.
@CycloneVet: Minute? It will take only 8.25 seconds.
@cymac2408: Why, is he going to have foreplay for 7.25 seconds?

(RoadRunnerDud @1kdudd): 1000000% committed
@ca4cy: That's a lot of percent.

From “Sports Bets”
@Lineup: How do you get money to bet?
@Rabbuk: A job?

From “Could Someone Update the Uninitiated on Injuries?
@dosry5: I have a toe injury. Not sure if it’s an ingrown nail, but it’s the upper left corner of my right big toe, just really sore. If the blankets get too heavy on it the pain is terrible. I’d google it, but WebMD would just tell me I have cancer....

From “Minnesota to host College GameDay?”
@harimed: Color me skeptical. #1 Alabama plays #2 LSU that day.
@coolerifyoudid: Yeah, but would you rather be in Minnesota in November or .... ya know, never mind the rest of what I was gonna say.

From “Weekly Mailbag question submissions”
@Cyched: Why is a building called a building even after it's finished? Shouldn't it be called a “built”?

From “How Long Will We Keep Mitchell, Brock?”
@CYCLNST8: Thread title is confusing. I read it as someone asking Brock Purdy how long we will keep Re-al Mitchell.

@cyclone4L: Worrying about whether the 2nd string QB and the 5th string running back transferring in the offseason is like marrying the prom queen who became a doctor and lying awake at night wondering what that chubby choir girl is up to.

From “Friday OT: Head of the Class, I’m Popular”
@Trice: If I'd put as much effort into acquiring a taste for vegetables as I did for beer, I'd be the healthiest SOB on the planet.

From “Where is Brocktember?”
(Suggested posts from by @MeanDean)
@JM4CY gif in response to @SpokaneCY “What’s the deal with airline food?”
@SpokaneCY: That is the hottest choking video I’ve ever seen.
@2020cy: Evidently, you don’t watch much porn.

From “ISU-Tech Gameday Thread”
(in reference to Illinois upset of Wisconsin)
@SpokaneCY: Illini fans stormed the field. Including the team, there were, like, 157 people on that field!
@CYEATHAWK: Only if you include the remaining Wisconsin players.

From “New Overtime Rule”
@Cyclones_R_GR8: My sister was at the Virginia Tech game.
**Later in the thread**
@Cyclones_R_GR8: How the heck do I get 2 “Disagrees” to my sister being at the Virginia Tech game?

From “Florida State eyeing Urban Meyer and Brian Kelly”
@clone52: They are eyeing them? 10 years ago when I was single, I was eyeing Megan Fox and Mila Kunis. Didn't work out.

From “Big 12 media day … rule changes”
@KCClone1: One rule change I want is the kicked ball rule. The offense throws a bad pass, defender stops the ball with his foot, and offense gets the ball back? Why stop the game? Are they afraid a soccer game is going to break out?

From “The ‘I’ve Heard This Before’ Rumor Mill”
(thread about Arizona and ASU joining Big 12)
@Sigmapolis: We should have added BYU and Houston last time around. Two cougars at the same time?

From “Insider weekly mail bag” (Oct. 25 version)
@GTO: This got me wondering how many dumb ratings I have. I guess I've only received two of them ever. (I have a feeling this post will be used as a signal for dumb ratings).
@jcyclonee: ‘Dumb’ rating

@BoxsterCy: I'm just here for the free pandering lessons.

From “Weekly Mailbag Question Submissions"
@jcyclonee: Question about the Greek system. Why do some of the houses pronounce the letter Phi as Fee and some pronounce it as Fie?
@ImJustKCClone: Because “fo” and “fum” were taken?

From “Are you drunk right now?” (after ISU-OSU loss)
@SplitIdentity: I am, but that's cuz my wife is out of town and I never get a chance to watch football in my underwear anymore. So I've got two different bourbons I'm alternating and am no longer in my underwear.

@atlantacyclone: I’m not a drinker, but now seems like as good a time as any to start ...

@cyrocksmypants: Nah, it’s just a sports game. Most of us will still wake up tomorrow.
@JM4CY: Most of us?

@Doc: I’m so high, I’m not convinced we lost.



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JTS - Music vs. The Crowd

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Warning - 40ish man complaining about loud music ahead.

There are times when the sound system plays over the top of the crowd noise to the determent of the atmosphere. During the 2nd half on Saturday (I believe it was after we had tied the score) the crowd broke into a "Cyclone Power" chant during a TV timeout. However, before too long the music was cranked and the chant quickly died. By the time the game resumed the crowd was quiet again. This isn't the first time I've noticed it this season.

I understand that the music is also for the players. In general, I think the game day atmosphere inside JTS has improved significantly, and the additions of the scoreboard and sound system are part of the reason. If you don't love "Juicy Wiggle" after a 3rd quarter TD, you're probably a closet Hawk fan. However, whoever is in charge of the sound system needs to learn to "read the room" and occasionally just let the crowd do the work.
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Big 12 Elimination Competition Week 5

CycloneRulzzz
Down to 17. @Tailg8er extended his overall tiebreaker lead by a 1 point.

Rules-
1- Pick a team each week to win. Submit pick before kick off Central time.
2- If your team wins, you survive. Lose and you're eliminated.
3- After you pick a team, you may NOT pick them again.
4- You may NOT pick AGAINST a team in consecutive weeks.

5- If you submit a team you've already chosen, pick against a team in consecutive weeks, or don't submit a pick for the week....you're eliminated.
6- Last player standing wins. If the final group of players are eliminated the same week, we'll go to the tiebreakers.
7- If you run out of teams to choose from later in the season, you're eliminated.

Each week, you will submit additional picks for tiebreaker purposes.
1: Highest scoring game of the week
2: Team that scores the least points

Tiebreakers:
1- Road wins. Neutral site games count as 1/2 point
2- High score game of the week picks
3-Team that scores the least points


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th

11:00 AM Oklahoma @ Kansas State
2:30 PM Oklahoma State @ Iowa State
2:30 PM Texas @ TCU
6:00 PM Texas Tech @ Kansas
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WrestleStat's Preseason Rankings - 2020

A
May as well, everyone else is doing it!

This summer we cranked through another couple thousand rounds of simulations to get a new and improved algorithm for the WrestleStat rankings. The 2 major components that were changed and implemented were 1) incorporating the RPI into the algorithm, and 2) moving the 14-match equilibrium to a "per-season" basis. The reason for this change is for the wrestlers that make big improvements later in their careers.

Now that these changes have been applied, we updated both of the dual and tournament rankings. If you've looked at the rankings at all this summer, then you'll notice the difference at the top/#1.

Here they are:

Wrestler Rankings: https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/starters

Dual Rankings: https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/dual

Tournament Rankings: https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/tournament

Redshirt Rankings: https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/redshirts

Don't forget to get signed up for #FantasyCollegeWrestling! The season gets underway on Friday, don't miss out!

https://www.wrestlestat.com/fcw
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25% Off Homefield ISU Apparel (Today and Tomorrow)

homefield
Hey everybody!

Just in case you're not subscribed to the Cyclone Fanatic Newsletter (do so here: https://mailchi.mp/6c0582cda4e2/hello-cyclone-fanatics-1034781), wanted to let you all know we (Homefield) are doing an exclusive deal today and tomorrow (10/30) with Cyclone Fanatic listeners and readers!

If you use code CYFANATIC at checkout, you can get 25% off all Iowa State apparel here: https://www.homefieldapparel.com/collections/vintage-iowa-state-store

Best,
Connor
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FS: MBB Tix

CYVADER
due to youth sports and a 2-1/2 hour drive to each game, i have quite a few i'm looking to sell this year. i have 3 seats in section 217 row 17 on the aisle. top row of the building, but kind of nice if you have young kids as there's a big ledge behind the seats to put coats/posters/etc.-i've had opportunity to move up but i actually think these are better for us with the young'n.

Tuesday November 5-Mississippi Valley State-$15 total($5/ticket)
Tuesday November 12-Northern Illinois-$15 total ($5/ticket)
Tuesday November 19-Southern Miss-$15 total ($5/ticket)
Wednesday December 4-UMKC-$15 total ($5/ticket)
Sunday December 8-Seton Hall-$90 total ($30/ticket)
Tuesday December 31-Florida A&M-$15 total ($5/ticket)

all prices negotiable.

i can do paypal transfer or venmo and then email tickets through the exchange. PM me if interested or hit me up on twitter at @cy_vader
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NFL: NFL Survivor Game Week 8

CycloneRulzzz
Everyone survived week 7.

Below are the rules.

  1. Pick a team you think will win that weeks game. Pick only 1 team per week.
  2. Don't pm me the pick, post on here you pick.
  3. You can only pick that team ONCE the entire time you are in the game.
  4. The goal is to advance and be the last person standing.
  5. You have up until the start time of the game you picked to switch When making a switch please edit your original pick post. If you make a second post I will take that as your switching picks.
  6. If your team loses or ties, you are out for the competition.
  7. If you skip a week of picks, you are out.
  8. You can switch as many times up until the game you have picked officially starts.
  9. If you have questions, pm me
  10. Post 2 of the thread will have players left and who they have picked.
  11. Post 3 of the thread will have the possible games you can pick.
  12. You can't join in during the middle of the season.
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LET'S TALK MEDIA DAY

jcordova8
Hello everybody!

OUR TIME IS HEREEEEE.

Let's talk media day and the overall season what we're expecting from me. What you're looking for. I can share some stuff I have planned for Tuesday too and see what ya'll think!

I will also be attending on Wednesday for the C+G finals. So let me know what you're thinking for that. I was going to focus on just video and social stuff and then I was going to throw it all into a post with highlights to make it easily accessible for anyone!

Just hit me with all you got.
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