TCU Saturday, October 7th. Kickoff 7 pm

4 tickets, section 11, row 16 - $120 each SOLD

4 tickets, section M, row 2 - $50 each OBO

Message me if interested in other games except Kansas

I wrote this before the season started and just found it. Thought it would be fun to post my thoughts through 4 games (8 games left).

Best case:

Rocco is BP2 and/or Kohl is a decision-maker prodigy as a freshman
Norton is a bulldozer we hoped for
The Oline looks a lot better - Miller is a bookend, violence is seen in the run game
WR's share the load keeping defenses on their toes - Gains, Bitter, Essex make big steps forward.
TE's are the second coming of Kohler, Soehner and Allen. Dean looks like the most talented TE ever.
Coach Nate Scheelhaase is the real deal and makes the offense run like a well oiled machine

Defense is just as good as last year
Ezeogu, Onydeim and transfer all make a step forward
A surprise improvement from the young LB's
DB's are everything they're hyped to be

Special Teams coach turns a weakness into mediocrity
Kickoffs can actually reach the endzone regularly
PK turns redzone trips into points
We get positive yards on punt returns

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Clearly that hasn't happened. I had hoped we'd be 3-1 at this point.

The good:

• Rocco is the decision-maker I had hoped for
• Daniel Jackson has stepped up as a viable #2 receiver
• TE Brahmer has looked good, overall I'm relatively happy with the group as a whole
• Bacon is the surprise LB that no one saw coming
• DB's are every bit as good as we hoped, maybe even better
• Special teams are much much better

The mixed bag:

• Coach Nate Scheelhaase has looked good at times and horrible at others. Hard to tell who that's on more (him or CMC), but the trend at the moment is in the right direction. Some small things look a TON better: QB sneak, fewer false starts/substitution issues/getting the play call in issues, etc. Some play designs have been way too predictable and therefore completely unsuccessful. Other play calls are not to our strengths (e.g. zone read).
• Defensive line: Orange, Onydeim, Ezeogu etc have looked good at times, but don't consistently cause as much havoc as you'd like. Not bad/not awesome.
• The defense as a whole has been a little underwhelming overall. The talent is there in the back end and the INTs show for it. But the numbers as a whole don't look as good as you'd expect

The not so good:

• Offensive line - it all starts here and it's not pretty. There are no players that have stepped up noticeably. Probably the best thing I can say is fewer false starts and snaps have been good. James Neal and Darrel Simmons have been particularly underwhelming
• Running backs - yes, you could put it all on the line, but I'm not going to do that. While yes, there haven't been many holes to hit, when they are there, they haven't been attacked like you'd want to see. Norton seems to be at the point where he expects a hole to not be there.
• The WR room again has zero breakout players outside of Jackson. Where in the world are guys like Gains, Adams, Bitter, Essex? This is the biggest head scratcher for me. With the number of guys we have on the bench, none of them are good enough to see the field? With the run game unlikely to improve much this year, we have to identify more weapons.

Every season is a wild ride... how are we now compared to what you though we'd be at this point in the season?

Let's start this off with a BANG

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RECRUITING: "It's gonna be hard to top this."

Standout '26 forward Eddie Smajic (@smajic_eddie) recaps his visit to Iowa State with @cfchangs9.

STORY: https://cyclonefanatic.com/2023/09/...top-this-missouri-prospect-says-of-iowa-state

We had two boxes show up from Walmart today. Two different names but our address. My wife opened them and each box has one cheap off brand school glue bottle in it. (Yes I know she shouldn’t have opened them but she did)

Asking $85 per ticket. Venmo is preferred payment. Direct message if interested.

Didn’t see that anyone had started a thread on this yet.

Europe looks loaded to me. Going to be tough for the U.S. IMO.

Below are the rules.

Pick a team you think will win that weeks game. Pick only 1 team per week.
Don't pm me the pick, post on here you pick.
You can only pick that team ONCE the entire time you are in the game.
The goal is to advance and be the last person standing.
You have till the start of the last game of week 1 to enter.
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.
If your team loses, you are out for the competition.
If you skip a week of picks, you are out.
You can switch as many times up until the game you have picked officially starts.
If you have questions, pm me
Post 2 of the thread will have the possible games you can pick.
Post 3 of the thread will have players left and who they have picked.

I had the pleasure to shoot the **** with Coach Mac today for a bit. Figured you guys would like it and I'd share it here.

RECRUITING: Marcus Neal commits to Iowa State after weekend visit to Ames.

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3-star 6’1 safety. Looks like we beat out K-State.

Looking to buy RV Village pass

Let us take a minute and appreciate that we soon will no longer miss games due to the LHN. With the MBB conference schedule being released i couldn't help but notice once again the game @ Texa$$ is on the LHN. I was immediately irritated then realized that should be the last one we have and I was finally relieved.

This got me thinking, does anyone have any data on how many of our games were on the LHN compared to other Big 12 teams? Seems to me we had to have a disproportionate amount but I also don't pay any attention to who is relegated to that monstrosity when it isn't us.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule
(All times listed as Central)

Saturday, January 6
West Virginia at Houston (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
TCU at Kansas (CBS), 1:00 p.m.
Baylor at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2:00 p.m.
Iowa State at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas (ESPN2), 7:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at BYU (ESPN2/U), 9:00 p.m.
UCF at K-State (ESPN2/U), TBD

Tuesday, January 9
Texas at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Houston at Iowa State (ESPN2), 6:00 p.m.
K-State at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
BYU at Baylor (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 10
Kansas at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at TCU (ESPN2/U) 8:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 13
Oklahoma at Kansas (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
K-State at Texas Tech (ESPN/2/U), 3:00 p.m.
BYU at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Texas at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Iowa State (ESPN2), 5:00 p.m.
Houston at TCU (ESPN), 6:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baylor (ESPN2), 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday January 16
TCU at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Baylor at K-State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma State (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.
Iowa State at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 17
West Virginia at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
UCF at Texas (LHN), 7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at Houston (ESPNU), 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 20
Oklahoma at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 12:00 p.m.
UCF at Houston (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Kansas at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at K-State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Iowa State at TCU (ESPN/2/U), TBD
Baylor at Texas (ESPN/2/U), TBD
BYU at Texas Tech (ESPN/2/U), TBD

Monday, January 22
Cincinnati at Kansas (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 23
Texas at Oklahoma (ESPN2/U), 6:00 p.m.
West Virginia at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Houston at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.
TCU at Oklahoma State (ESPNU), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 24
K-State at Iowa State (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 27
K-State at Houston (ESPN/2), 11:00 a.m.
Kansas at Iowa State (CBS) 12:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Texas at BYU (ESPN/2), 1:00 p.m.
West Virginia at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
TCU at Baylor (ESPN2), 3:00 p.m.
UCF at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.

Monday, January 29
Houston at Texas (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 30
Texas Tech at TCU (ESPN2), 6:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at K-State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Kansas (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 31
Baylor at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 3
K-State at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Texas at TCU (ESPN/2), 1:00 p.m.
Houston at Kansas (ESPN), 3:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Texas Tech (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
BYU at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Iowa State at Baylor (ESPN2), 7:00 p.m.

Monday, February 5
Kansas at K-State (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 6
Oklahoma State at Houston (ESPN/2), 6:00 p.m.
Iowa State at Texas (LHN), 7:00 p.m.
BYU at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m
Texas Tech at Baylor (ESPN2), 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 10
TCU at Iowa State (ESPN/2), 1:00 p.m.
West Virginia at Texas (LHN), 2:00 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati (ESPN/2), 3:00 p.m.
UCF at Texas Tech (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Baylor at Kansas (ESPN), 5:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
K-State at BYU (ESPN2/U), 9:00 p.m.

Monday, February 12
West Virginia at TCU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Kansas at Texas Tech (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 13
Iowa State at Cincinnati (ESPN2/U), 6:00 p.m.
UCF at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Baylor (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 17
Texas Tech at Iowa State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 11:00 a.m.
TCU at K-State (ESPN/2/U), 11:00 a.m.
Texas at Houston (CBS), 12:00 p.m.
BYU at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma (ESPN), 3:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Baylor at West Virginia (ESPN2), 5:00 p.m.

Monday, February 19
Iowa State at Houston (ESPNU), 6:00 p.m.
K-State at Texas (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20
UCF at West Virginia (ESPN2/U), 6:00 p.m.
TCU at Texas Tech (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.
Baylor at BYU (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21
Oklahoma State at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 24
Houston at Baylor (CBS), 11:00 a.m.
West Virginia at Iowa State (ESPN/2), 1:00 p.m.
BYU at K-State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at TCU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (ESPN/2), 3:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Texas at Kansas (ESPN), 5:00 p.m.

Monday, February 26
West Virginia at K-State (ESPNU), 6:00 p.m.
Baylor at TCU (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 27
Cincinnati at Houston (ESPN2/U), 6:00 p.m.
BYU at Kansas (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Texas at Texas Tech (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 28
Oklahoma at Iowa State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
UCF at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 2
Kansas at Baylor (ESPN), 11:00 a.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas (ESPN/2), 1:00 p.m.
Iowa State at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 3:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPN2/U), 5:00 p.m.
K-State at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma (ESPN2), 7:00 p.m.
TCU at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.

Monday, March 4
Texas at Baylor (ESPN), 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5
Cincinnati at Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
K-State at Kansas (ESPN/2), 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 6
Houston at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
BYU at Iowa State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
TCU at West Virginia (ESPN2/U), 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 9
West Virginia at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Texas (ESPN), 1:00 p.m.
Iowa State at K-State (ESPNU), 1:30 p.m.
Kansas at Houston (ESPN), 3:00 p.m.
UCF at TCU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 4:00 p.m.
Baylor at Texas Tech (ESPN2), 5:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 8:00 p.m.

March 12-16
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center)

I had not heard of this guy before the beginning of the season. I looked him up for his recruiting profile and couldn’t find it anywhere! I’m assuming he must be a walk-on who made it on to the team.

In my opinion he’s been our best LB and a critical piece of the defense, just wanted to shout him out as he’s been a good player for us so far and I hope he’ll continue to improve

"The 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director that comprise the CFP management committee will gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the Big Ten offices just outside Chicago."

I would pay good money to watch Brett Yormark in action at this meeting!

I have 3 tickets lower bowl (Section 16, row 16. Seats 1-3) and a C1/C2 parking pass for sale. My girls have soccer in Kansas City that weekend. $300 for all three tickets and the parking pass. Make me an offer. Go Cyclones!

Sometimes I peruse the estate auctions on Tangerine Zebra, because I find it funny to buy people’s old dental licenses and weird crap like that.

I thought this was interesting - a brick from the old Clyde Williams facility is up for auction the next 13 hours:

Good morning CF!
A group of us are going to Cincy for the game, but had 2 individuals who backed out after we bought the tickets. We have 2 tickets for the game and I am only looking to get back what I paid for them, $67.73. Heck we have room for 2 more people to ride out if someone wants to ride with 4 Cyclone fans! We are leaving Thursday and coming back Sunday after the Bengals/Seahawks game. @ChrisMWilliams we won't leave you high and dry like @brentblum did?!?!