Where are the best options to watch Iowa State womens basketball in Des Moines?

So Carr in the semis and 4 to the blood round. How does that compare to last year?

Swideraki's pin was one of the most incredible comebacks I've ever witnessed.

Were laid by guys who won't be here next year.

Hopefully they'll make a good foundation for our great new recruits and the returning guys that actually looked pretty solid by the end of the year.

Please keep it here. Don't need every frustrated thought having its own thread.

Incredible actor.
First role I saw was him in Oz.

Pitt sucks. Their defense sucks. And yet we have 30 points in a ******* NCAA tournament game. We got ******* nothing against this squad? Really?

IDK who it is. Get them out. We're already turning over a large chunk of the roster so that helps. Full blown reset on that side needed

We spiraled out of control near the end and got lucky against some teams after Grill left.

One win in the NIT is probably better than getting embarrassed in the tournament by a freaking play-in team.

Maybe if Hinson stayed and didn’t have a grudge against us it could’ve been better.

TJ can do better

Never heard?

NCAA Championships, Session 4
Friday, March 17 | 7 p.m. CDT
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

BRACKETS/STATS: TrackWrestling

***TV/STREAMING (all individual mats on ESPN+)***

SESSION SCHEDULE
*Semifinals (501-520) on Mats 3 and 4
*Consolation Round of 12/"Blood Round" (521-560) on outer mats
*Consolation Round of 8 (561-580)

TEAM SCORING
Semifinals = 7 plus bonus
Consolation = 3.5 plus bonus

IOWA STATE MATCHES
SEMIFINALS
165 (bout 511): #1 Carr vs #5 Monday (PRIN)

CONSOLATION R12/BLOOD ROUND
133 (bout 526): #14 Redding vs #8 Nagao (MINN)
141 (529): #24 Swiderski vs #12 Filius (PUR)
184 (549): #5 Coleman vs #8 Finesilver (MICH)
285 (560): #8 Schuyler vs #11 Hillger (WIS)

The vintage wrestling Cy crewnecks and hoodies, and a new wrestling vintage wrestling Cy tee.

We will print all of these items next week, so on launch there will be no selling out and not having in. Kinda think of it as a pre-order. We will inventory these items moving forward.

a traveling salesman was in line at an airline and as he approached the counter found him staring at a very large-chested young woman. He was momentarily flustered and asked "can I please get one picket to tittsburgh? ... ohmygod I mean one TICKET to PITTSburgh". He was very embarrassed and when she handed him the ticket he walked away redfaced as quickly as possible.
later on the flight he found himself seated next to an older gentleman flying solo. after some small talk he hesitantly said "man I really have to tell somebody about this ... earlier as I was getting my ticket at the counter, instead of asking the lady for one TICKET to PITTSburgh, I asked her for one PICKET to TITTSburgh, it was so embarrassing"
The older man chuckled knowingly and said "yeah, I've had some similar things happen to me. Like the other night over supper, I meant to ask my wife 'can you PASS the PEAS', but what I actually said was 'you ruined my life you f'ing *****'"

Last night a group of our friends went to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert at the Surf. They put on a really good show and there was a great crowd.

What was your favorite concert you ever attended at the Surf?

Litterer Band?

To my dismay my new vehicle registration stickers came in the mail. Hawkeye gold background with black numbers. Yuck!

Fortunately, this vehicle is red and I can pass it off gold Cyclone bling.

My next vehicle, however, is black with blackout plates. What is a Cyclone to do?

Thanks to @CascadeClone for this thread. Let’s attempt to keep it kind and light-hearted.

What are the silliest arguments you have made on CF? Don’t try to use this to belittle people’s true beliefs, like politics or religion are out.

To keep it kind, I am asking what YOUR silly arguments were. Not others’.

What are yours?

Thanks to @MeanDean for this idea! Here it goes - I will copy and paste for ease:

You have access to a time machine and can go back in time to one event anywhere in the world.

You can take $1,000 (or foreign/ancient equivalency) with you - and your current level of knowledge (no books, etc) but cannot change your age - if you're 40 now, you're 40 then.)

You can be gone for exactly three days.

You can't change history unless it directly affects you or your family's future. So you can buy a 1953 Corvette or a Mickey Mantle baseball card if you pick that time. You can't stop 9/11 or the Kennedy assassination.

What would you do?

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Pittsburgh (23-11, 14-6 ACC)
IOWA STATE (19-13, 9-9 BIG 12)
FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH 2:10 P.M. CST
Greensboro Coliseum / Greensboro, N.C.


TV: truTV
Talent: Ian Eagle, pxp Jim Spanarkel, analyst Evan Washburn, sideline

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
CRN Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)

Love this one

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NCAA Championships, Session 3
Friday, March 17 | 11 a.m. CDT
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

BRACKETS/STATS: TrackWrestling

***TV/STREAMING (all individual mats on ESPN+)***

SESSION SCHEDULE
*Quarterfinals (341-380) | Consolation Round of 24 (381-460)
*Consolation Round of 16 (461-500)

TEAM SCORING
Quarterfinals = 7 plus bonus
Consolation = 0.5 plus bonus

IOWA STATE MATCHES
QUARTERFINALS (one match only this session)
165 (bout 361): #1 Carr vs #9 Griffith (STAN)
184 (370): #5 Coleman vs #4 Munoz (ORST)

CONSOLATION R24
133 (bout 392): #14 Redding vs #29 Rini (COL)
141 (398): #24 Swiderski vs #7 Cornella (CORN)
149 (410): #5 Johnson vs #11 Zapf (PENN)
157 (414): #25 Kraisser vs #10 Gfeller (OKST)
197 (449): #13 Bastida vs #30 Davison (NW)
285 (459): #8 Schuyler vs #23 Bullock (IND)

CONSOLATION R16 (potential matchups with a win in R24)
133: #14 Redding vs #12 Cannon (NW)/#22 Phippen (AFA)
141: #24 Swiderski vs #18 Tal Shahar (NW)/#32 Miller (MARY)
149: #5 Johnson vs #4 Henson (VT)/#19 Lovett (CMU)
157: #25 Kraisser vs #15 Wright (WYO)/#32 Zerban (NCOL)
197: #13 Bastida vs #5 Beard (LEH)/#27 Stemmet (STAN)
285: #8 Schuyler vs #17 Ghadiali (CAMP)/#18 Heindselman (OU)

Guess how many there are. . . .


I count 10.


Now how many are in the big 10?


I count 5.


Now, Tell me again how the BIG isn't overrated dog ****.

Be interested to hear other's insights about the road ahead of the sisters. Of course every game could be the last one depending on which team shows up. I'm basing my perspective on what I saw at the Big 12 Tournament in KC last week.

1st Round - Toledo. Normally the sisters have no troubles with mid-majors like the Mudhens. When you look at their schedule they had some non-conference games that were eye openers. One in particular, Michigan, was impressive. Michigan was a decent Big 10 team and the game was at Michigan. The other two decent opponents were losses. As a roster they don't show a lot of height. Their tallest starter (Cook) averages about 7 points and 4 boards per game. Top scoring threats are Lockett (17ppg) and Mikonowicz (10). Mikonowicz is also the leading rebounder and with Jansen (non-starter) the top three point shooters (38%). Keep in mind that neither of them have put up as many shots as our Ryan. As a team they have shot over 200 fewer threes than ISU. They have gotten to the line much more than ISU has and shoots a solid 78% when they get the opportunity. They have a solid nine deep (at least 10 mpg) lineup. One thing to note is they do get quite a few steals. I suspect our physicality (did I just say that?) will bother them, but we are going to have to take care of the ball or we will see them racing down the court with a steal.

What are your thoughts on game one? If the team we saw in KC shows up I think ISU wins by 15.

…. Animal you could fight in a 100m diameter circle arena? If you choose an aquatic one it is now deep enough to accommodate them. No weapons, no food, just you and them. You have sufficient clothing (long sleeve shirt and pants or wet suit if aquatic).

So what is it? How are you winning?

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Funny side note - when Ben (my podcast co-host if you don’t know!) was still working at the paper he always asked the questions. He’s so good at that. Well, once he left I had to obviously step up and start asking questions. I only asked 2 questions and someone called me out. Funny I used to barely muster up one question haha

NCAA Championships, Session 2
Thursday, March 16 | 6 p.m. CDT
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

BRACKETS/STATS: TrackWrestling

***TV/STREAMING (all individual mats on ESPN+)***

SESSION SCHEDULE
*Consolation Pigtails (171-180) - outer mats
*Championship Round of 16 (181-260) - inner mats
*Consolation Round of 32 (261-340) - outer mats

TEAM SCORING
Conso pigtail matches are worth 0.5 plus bonus.
Front side matches are worth 1 plus bonus.
Back side matches are worth 0.5 plus bonus.

IOWA STATE MATCHES
CHAMPIONSHIP
133 (bout 193): #14 Redding vs #3 Arujau (CORN)
149 (207): #5 Johnson vs #12 Van Ness (PSU)
165 (221): #1 Carr vs #17 Yant (UNI)
184 (239): #5 Coleman vs #12 Assad (IOWA)
197 (248): #13 Bastida vs #4 Laird (RID)
285 (254): #8 Schuyler vs #9 Davison (NW)

CONSOLATION
141 (bout 278): #24 Swiderski vs #25 Ferrante (PENN)
157 (294): #25 Kraisser vs #24 Askey (APP)

**provided John Smith doesn't ***** about something

Why can't everyone do that...

While I would prefer they both lost in the first round, the possibility exists in the Elite 8 for Caitlyn Clark of Iowa and Rori Harmon of Texas to go head to head. Could be interesting to watch, Iowa's elite offensive player vs Texas elite defensive player. Would rather defense won that battle.