I have some remaining rooms at the SpringHill Suites 1/2 mile from Beale that I'm going to turn loose tomorrow but wanted to throw it out there one last time for anyone still looking since they won't be this price when they make them available again.

Dates: 12/27-12/30
Rate works out to $139/night
Kings and two queen rooms available yet.

DM me if you would like more details

Since they aren't on national TV often thought everyone might want to check out All World Point Guard Tyrese Haliburton.

The game starts now 6:30 cst and is on both TNT and streaming live on HBO Max.

They play #1 in east Boston @Indy and it's the quarter finals of the new in-season tournament.

2 Parking Passes available for Iowa state vs Iowa Men's Basketball game

Lot C3 - $60 obo
Lot D5 - $20 obo

Located in DSM metro area

Brenda Lee becomes the oldest (by far) artist to ever have a #1 single on the Hot 100. She turns 79 on the 11th and recorded the song when she was 13, just before becoming a superstar. Lee is one of the few American artists who can say the Beatles opened for HER when they were just starting out and she was playing dates in Europe.

The leap from 8-1 prevents Mariah's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" jumping to the top spot as it has for the last several Decembers. The article points out all the history that has been made with this, just the third holiday single to top the Hot 100, annual classic. Also in the top 10 this week: "Jingle Bell Rock" at #4, "Last Christmas" at #5, "Holly Jolly Christmas" at #6, and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" at #10.

I (we—my wife of 62 years is as big a Cyclone fan as I am and she’s actually the one who brought it up first) will be going because:
1. We want to show our respect to this team, the coaching staff, CMC and JP for the hand they all had in getting the program turned around with so much turmoil facing them.
2. We DO NOT want to be a part of having ISU’s fan base get embarrassed by a poor showing compared to previous bowls.
3. We DO want to be a part of ISU having such a huge and enthusiastic crowd at this game so that: a) Our current players and coaching staff will be emboldened and play/coach their best game yet, b) Portal and other recruiting prospects will take notice of the huge ISU support and will look friendly on them committing to sign with ISU and c) the tremendous showing by ISU’s fans will help JP get the attention of bowl decision-makers in the future and negotiate much better bowl opportunities for us all as this team & coaching staff continue to bring us even better results.

I want to encourage anyone thinking negatively about this bowl game to put those thoughts aside and focus on the big picture—specifically what actions you can take now by being at the game in person and how that can help generate even more positive results in the future for us all!! I expect and can’t wait for us to play in the Rose Bowl sometime within the next three years—-how about you?

I am looking for a new tax prep/planning person in west central Iowa, mostly the Carroll/Denison/Storm Lake area. My old one is more of a lawyer type that pretty much goes through the steps and fills out the forms and send them in. I am looking for that plus some of the planning and year end purchases that may need to be made. I am tired of paying through the nose come tax time. Thanks!

Parking pass in Sec. D 5. $50. Or give me your best offer.

No doubt the Big XII bowl ties could be in flux in the upcoming years. The Indy Bowl, and for some the bowl offerings in general come under some heat this time of year. Which of the lower tier bowls would you find least desirable for future ties? This list isn't all-inclusive, but was built on these criteria:
* Bowl payout
* Likelihood of a Big XII selection or tie-in
* Stadium
* Destination (things to do)
* General perceived prestige
* Destination weather
* General travel feasibility

These are the 2023 match-ups for the listed bowls:
Camellia Bowl - Arkansas State vs. NIU
Fenway Bowl - SMU vs. Boston College
LA Bowl - Boise State vs. UCLA
Arizona Bowl - Toledo vs. Wyoming
Armed Forces Bowl - James Madison vs. Air Force
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Utah State vs. Georgia State
New Mexico Bowl - New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
Birmingham Bowl - Troy vs. Duke
Military Bowl - Tulane vs. Virginia Tech
Independence Bowl - Texas Tech vs. Cal

I have avoided listing bowls for popular winter destinations like Florida, New Orleans or Myrtle Beach, but feel free to dis any bowls here you'd like. Just not the Liberty .

Section 205 Row 7 Seats 5, 6
$120 for pair OBO

I have 2 GA tickets for the Cyhawk Women's game Wednesday. $85 OBO for the pair

I have two tickets on the floor across from ISU bench at about the 3 point line. $50/ticket

Wow! CKLV did NOT disappoint this year. We are loaded with upsets...what a week to bring this report back (after forgetting to do it so far this season)!

Notables of who got upset:
125 - Ramos
184 - Foca
165 - Carr
174 - Griffith

Check out the full list here: https://www.wrestlestat.com/d1/recentupsets

Falling victim to youth basketball tourney in newton on sunday.


$5/ticket

Join the fun and enter into this years Bowl Game Pick'em Contest!

Pick each game and assign a point confidence level to each game (the more confident you are in a game assign a higher point total). Person with the most points at the end wins.

Picks just need to be made before kickoff of each game. 1st set of Bowl games are Saturday, Dec. 16th.

Below is the link on ESPN to join. Group name is called: Cyclone Fanatic

To make it easier to track who is who please make sure your "Entry Name" is your username on Cyclone Fanatic. For example, for me it is: BigJCy

You can edit your Entry Name if you need to by clicking on the "Gear Wheel" located on the top right hand side of the "Make Picks" Page.


cc: @ImJustKCClone

ISUMBB vs. Eastern Illinois - 4 seats together and D5 Parking Pass
Section 237, Row 9, Seats 9-12
D5 Parking (parking pass is printed and will need to be mailed or picked up in person)

Sun 12/21 12pm vs. Eastern Illinois $60/OBO

Best offer takes all

ISUMBB vs. Prairie View - 4 seats together and D5 Parking Pass
Section 237, Row 9, Seats 9-12
D5 Parking (parking pass is printed and will need to be mailed or picked up in person)

Sun 12/10 12pm vs. Prairie View $60/OBO

Best offer takes all, I may not have access to phone to transfer after Thursday.

Section 131, row 12, seat 8
Directly across from home bench
Cyclones only
$100 Venmo or PayPal

X2 great seats in lower bowl. Dm me if interested. Go Cyclones.

They’re kind of an anti-climactic way to end the college football season. We spend 14 weeks watching the teams play, then they’re off for three or four weeks before going to some random location to play a glorified exhibition game. Anymore, the more exciting matchups on paper are tainted by players opting out.

I wouldn’t mind scraping the whole bowl system and just having tournaments. Just have the playoff and then a few levels of lower tier tournaments for the other teams that are 7-5 or better. Honestly, that would create more TV content and probably be more exciting. Instead of being stuck with the same tie-ins every year, we could end up playing a variety of teams from all around the country. Winning a lower tier tournament would be a huge boost going into the following year. G5 teams could probably get the most benefit out of it because if some program like Troy tears it up in the lower tier tournaments one year and beats a few P5 teams, maybe they get the benefit of the doubt the next year.

Longest pod we've done in years. Enjoy.

Section 228 row 2. $75

Any places on the way to and in Memphis that elementary school age kids would like?

I know that Memphis has a zoo (no pandas anymore). Any other things they have to visit?

Better to go thru KC or St Louis on the drive?

Any other things to consider?

TIA

They have all been filled now:

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