Re-al Mitchell 2019

I've haven't read through every thread so I apologize if I'm bringing up a topic already discussed. I went through a lot of content from media day yesterday and didn't come across where Re-al was discussed. Any news of how they might be trying to figure out ways to get his speed and athleticism on the field this coming season?

TIA

Opps, I should have posted in the Football Forum. Can this be moved?

Glowing red light in Ames neighborhood

The other day my wife was in the backyard and say this red glowing light coming from our neighbor's house. This neighbor lives behind and southwest of us and has a big 4 section bay window with the shades open (hence how easy it was to see the glowing red light). Our neighbor is far from being an exhibitionist as the only heads she turns is when you see her and want to throw up.

So this morning I was out watering our garden, when low and behold, there she was in all her glory with no clothes on just those little glasses you put on if you were on a tanning bed with this, looking like Ms Satan. There are somethings in life that you will never ever forget and this is one of those!! I've have no idea what the hell she is going but if she is trying to get rid of her ugliness, it's going to take more than a red glowing light on her naked body.

Any idea what she is doing with this type of light. It's not like she has it on for more than 5-10 minutes? There is now freaking way I am going to approach her about it either. My wife and I were just wondering what she is doing.

Journal Study: Transwomen and Sport Competition.

The Abstract from Journal of Medical Ethics concludes Transwomen, with the Int Olympic Org guidelines of permissible Testosterone levels (<10 nmol / liter), have an unfair advantage and suggest male / female categories be reconsidered.
We are 1-yr away from the Olympics in Tokyo and I'm not confident the IOC & Science will have an agreeable level of permissible Testosterone levels by then, but something has to be in place and some standard must be adopted, realizing the science & techniques will change with time.

PS: I didn't want direct quotes for concern about their copyright and I didn't read article because it costs $37 for a pdf. But I feel this topic is going to be very controversial and all sport (High School + College) probably will depend on the IOC + Science to initiate standards and categories.

https://jme.bmj.com/content/45/6/395

Iowa could be a dog in 5 games this year

ESPN FPI win total: 7.7
Win Total over/under: 7.5

Iowa could be a dog in these 5 games:
@Wisconsin (lost 6 of 7 in series)
@Michigan
@Northwestern (lost 3 in a row in series)
@Nebraska
@ISU

Let's assume they can steal one of these and go 1-4 SU as a dog (ISU was 2-5 as a dog last year). That means they would need to sweep their homes games to go 8-4:
Miami (OH)
Rutgers
Mid Tenn St (don't sleep on this game, last losing season was 2012)
Penn St
Purdue
Minnesota
Illinois

I can see a scenario where they may lose 2 of 3 to Penn St/Purdue/Minnesota and have to beat Nebraska just to go 6-6.

By contrast, ISU may only be a dog twice, @OU and Texas. When, if ever, has that ever happened.

Non-Conference Schedules by Conference

I feel like B12 schools, commissioner, coaches, AD's should be pushing the quality of the B12 scheduling more than they do... not only do we play 9 conference games (unlike ACC, SEC) we also schedule as many or more P5 opponents in our non-conf than others.

Just to catch up to our schedule, SEC and ACC schools need to schedule 2 P5 opponents (50% of their non-conf opponents)... some do, most do not. Here is a breakdown by Conf:

NOTE: I included BYU and ND in the P5 numbers, if you want to take BYU out, -1 for the SEC, -3 for the PAC12.


SEC:
16 P5 Games, 28.6% of non-Conf Games (16/56), Avg 9.1 P5 Games per team
Teams: Oregon, Cal, GT, UNC, FSU, Clemson x2, Miami, Duke, Louisville, KSU, Tex, WVU, ND, BYU, Purdue

Notes:
South Carolina, Florida and Georgia play two other P5 teams each
Alabama's only P5 non-con is Duke...
Arkansas is the only team to not play a P5/BYU, Tennessee's only play BYU


ACC:
20 P5 Games, 35.7% of non-Conf Games (20/56), Avg 9.4 P5 Games per team
Teams: WVU, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina x2, Florida x2, TA&M, Bama, UGA, PSU, Maryland, Rutgers, ND x5, UNC, Wake Forest

Notes:
Given the fact that UNC and Wake Forest are in different div, they rarely play each other so they actually scheduled a non-conf game against each other this season... downside of a 14 team conf
5 of the ACC schools schedule 2 or more P5 teams, BC has the most with Kansas, Rutgers, and ND... although hard to give them credit for rutgers and kansas.


PAC12:
13 P5 Games, 36.1% of non-Conf Games (13/36), Avg 10.1 P5 Games per team
Teams: ND x2, BYU x3, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Oklahoma St, Mich St, Neb, Northwestern, Auburn, Ole Miss

Notes:
Most game per team (10.1) against P5 + ND + BYU of any conf, without the 3 v. BYU, drops to 9.8 P5 per team
Stanford plays NW, UCF, and ND to go with 9 Conf games... no off weeks on their schedule

b10:
9 P5 Games, 21.4% of non-Conf Games (9/42), Avg 9.6 P5 Games per team
Teams: ND, BC, Syracuse, Pitt, TCU, Iowa State, Colorado, ASU, Stanford

Notes:
Although they play 9 conf games, their 9.6 v P5 is similar to the ACC
Their 14 teams scheduled only 9 non-conf P5 games, less total than B12 and PAC12
Iowa State v toe is the 2nd highest ranked non-conf game in the b10 this year (behind only Mich v. ND) based on this ranking:

https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/ranking-all-42-b1g-non-conference-games-in-2019/


B12:

10 P5 Games, 33.3% of non-Conf Games (10/30), Avg 10.0 P5 Games per team
Teams: iowa, purdue, BC, NC State, Mississippi State, LSU, Missouri, UCLA, Oregon St, Arizona

Notes:
Second most P5 games per team (PAC 12 with 10.1)
Only baylor failed to schedule a P5 in non-conf.
West Virginia plays both Missouri and NC State

Need the Help from Fanatics everywhere!

The ISU Alumni Club of Denver is hosting a golf outing on August 24th and we need a minute of your time. A great local business has offered to sponsor based on the number of "likes" they get to their FaceBook page in the next week. We are hoping to raise money for for a scholarship fund that has been started, and would like to raffle off the prize we get from the Ace Hardware in Denver. Ideally we are hoping to get a nice Yeti Cooler, or a grill.

The Ace Hardware on the Fax is a great store, but we need the help of the Cyclonefanatics.

Please consider going to the link below and "like" the company's page.

https://www.facebook.com/aceonthefax/

If you live in Colorado and need more info on the golf outing, send me a note.

Thank you in advance! Go Cyclones!

Friday OT: Who Are You?

Since it appears @Angie isn't around to post a Friday OT, I took it upon myself to open one.

Here's the question: Have you ever been watching a movie or TV show and thought, "That character is me." Either because of the physical resemblance, or manner of speaking, or whatever.

I always saw myself in Charles Haid's portrayal of Renko in Hill Street Blues. Quirky, somewhat impatient, sometimes full of $hit.

Tell us who you are!
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