Recorded this late last night. Enjoy.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts...ine-blues-the-future-of-cf-college-athletics/

No surprises...
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So...what you guys got?

I’ve been rewatching pretty much every memorable Hawk game that I can YouTube or find anywhere else. Watched the Georgetown Iowa elite 8 game that sent the Hawks to the final 4. Good lord has the game changed...

Anyway, since all I have is time I went into the dexterhawk vault and actually watched the ISU v Pitt insight bowl. Great game...I’d recommend it to you young cyclone fans.

Back in the day I actually watched both teams when I had a chance when I was in Germany. Moses (sp?) has a sweet punt return in the game. Got the cyclones to 9-3. At the time it looked like the cyclones were the program on the rise. Not sure why Mac couldn’t sustain it...recruiting?

Anyway, what are cyclone fans rewatching to pass the time?

Hey fellas -

I've been waiting to put anything out as there is just a lot of fluid stuff happening. I'll list some stuff that I think is relevant here and can try to take any follow-up questions too. Blum and I are recording a pod tonight that I will use some time on hoops recruiting for.

--- Justin Turner, Bowling Green - I think will be tough to get. I've heard he's a Missouri lean. BUT, there does seem to be a little bit of momentum for Iowa State over the last 24 hours. I'm not holding my breath here but feel better about Iowa State chances today than I did earlier in the week. Hearing he will decide Sunday or Monday.

--- Dave DeJulius, Michigan - I think Iowa State is in a good spot. Iowa State was one of the first to reach out to him and I believe will be in his final two ... Not positive who else will be there in the end. I'd guess Marquette...maybe Cincinnati. I'm told will decide early next week.

--- AJ Walker, Air Force - Here's a guy who many aren't talking about who I think ISU has a real chance at too. A 40 percent 3-point shooter. Averaged 11 per game last year. I watched him in Vegas vs. SDSU and was very impressed. Don't think he'd come in and be an "it" guy but he'd definitely push to start, and ISU needs guards badly.

--- OVERALL - I know Iowa State has other guys on the radar that aren't public yet. Hand on my grandmother's grave, I do know have names to give even if I could. I'm guessing more will surface next week. I'll be all over it for you guys. Right now, Turner/DeJulius would be a hell of a pair. I'm guessing it'll be just one but stay tuned. It should be an eventful 72 hours or so.

When I was kid (early 60"s) I had the measles, mumps, chickenpox, etc. I had it all.

I remember my best friend's mom brought her family of three kids to our house when we had the measles so that they could be exposed. The house was kept dark because it was believed that the measles would affect the eyes.

I broke out with the chickenpox at a neighbor's summer wedding. It was high mass so it seemed like it took forever. I finally got my mom's attention and showed her the spots on my arm and she got me out of the church but not before I had exposed the kids in the row in front of and behind us.

My siblings had the mumps before I did. For some reason, I just wasn't catching them. But I did take advantage of the situation and told mom I wasn't feeling well and she would keep me out of school. This worked for a couple days. I finally came down with them on a Sunday evening.

I’m not internet/technologically savvy so bare with me if I’m using bad terminology. Our son is constantly saying his gaming system lags on our WiFi even tho his room is on the same level 30 feet from our modem. He constantly asks to move our cable tv modem/router into his room so he can connect directly to it. We let him once but our TV guide & TiVo stopped working correctly. So my question is this. Is there a way to connect his gaming system directly to the cable outlet in his room without using our main modem/router? Can we buy a 2nd modem or another device for his room with no issues or interference with the main router in our family room?

Greetings! Here's a bonus evening-FOT, as we all stay safe, maintain social distance and avoid making eye contact with strangers.

I found this personality quiz referenced in a recent Mental Floss article, "Which Fictional Character Are You?"

Link to quiz at Openpsychometrics.org

My match, according to the assessment: Nick Carraway, "The Great Gatsby." That comes close to hitting the nail on the head for me.

Curious to see results from other CF members.

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Get your votes in for a couple of Cyclone fans to take out a Hawkeye and Panther commit

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Anyone know why Ankeny has crazy cheap gas compared to the surrounding area? Looks like $1.10 at Fleet Farm but anywhere from $1.15 to $1.21 in town as compared to an average of $1.69 around Des Moines.

Logue Is ISU's Top Female Athlete In 2019-20

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State All-American and Big 12 champion distance runner Cailie Logue was recognized today by the Iowa State Athletics Department as the recipient of the 2020 Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year award.

Logue, a native of Erie, Kan., was phenomenal in a shortened season, claiming three Big 12 titles (cross country, 3,000 meter indoor and 5,000 meter indoor) and was the NCAA Midwest Region cross country champion.

In the fall, the junior won her second-straight conference cross country crown and was the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Cross Country Women's Runner of the Year for the second time after repeating as the Midwest Regional champion.

She went on to earn All-America honors by placing 15th at the 2019 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships.

Logue was primed to have an incredible spring before the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship and the entire outdoor season was canceled.

In February, Logue earned the Big 12 Indoor Championships Women's Co-High Point Award after claiming Big 12 titles in the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter runs. She had qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 5,000 meter run and her time of 15:50.15 in the event at the BU Season Opener ranks as the third-fastest in school history behind only national champions Betsy Saina and Lisa Koll.

Logue is a six-time Big 12 champion and was the Performer of the Year at the 2019 Big 12 Track & Field Outdoor Championships.

The Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year award was renamed the Celia Barquin Arozamena Female Athlete of the Year award in honor and memory of Iowa State's 2018 Female Athlete of the Year who died in September of 2018.

Logue will receive the award in the fall.

Here is the ISU release on the hiring of David Land:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/04/isu-announces-david-land-as-new-mbb-strength-coach/

Saw an interview with Doug McMillon (Wal-Mart CEO) on CBS News this morning. Wal-Mart alone has sold enough toilet paper in the last three weeks for every man, woman and child in the U.S. to have their own roll. That is over 325 million rolls of toilet paper.

Assume he's coming back

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I always find Ray fascinating. We get into a lot here. Need a part 2 in a couple of weeks. Hope you guys enjoy.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-williams-podcast/id1499179311?i=1000471042532

What are your favorite backgrounds for Zoom? Or are you using another web meeting app?

Some of mine:

I'm not sure I can explain this very well, but here goes. Yesterday I was making a playlist of 80s alternative stuff (harder than it sounds when the oldest you ever were in the 80s was grade school).

I was listening to The Sugarcubes, and started thinking about how much more successful Bjork was solo than she ever was with them, and how that's quite often a rarity in my low-grade observation. Got to Til Tuesday, and realized the same about Aimee Mann.

I then started thinking about it on a macro scale, trying to narrow down the basic math of going solo. Here were a few examples I could think of:

Any of the Beatles - far more successful together than solo

Phil Collins - I think maybe more successful solo than with Genesis?

Sting - I can't find good data to back up if he was more successful solo than with The Police ("Synchronicity" was a #1 album while he never had any solo #1s, but that's the best metric I can find - certainly more longevity solo)

Mick Jagger - didn't even come close to The Stones solo

Michael Jackson - far more successful solo, but arguably the Jackson 5 was just built around him to package him

Justin Timberlake - same as Michael

Beyonce - see Michael/JT

Scott Weiland - definitely more successful w/STP

Robert Plant - never came close to LZ

So, what I've seemed to narrow down (without putting a ton of research or thought into it) is that it seems like an artist is more likely to be more popular solo than with their band if they meet one of these two criteria:

1. The band from which they originated was small-to-middling success; or
2. The hugely successful band from which they came seems like it was mostly built around them already

OK, I don't know if any of that made sense. Mostly it was - can anyone prove or disprove my math? What examples do you have that fit or break the mold?

I’m curious how many are still going into their office and what do you do?

Agriculture here and things have actually gotten busier since COVID-19 showed up.

Not sure where the game will be played, but ISU draws South Carolina for the Big XII / SEC Challenge

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...y-sec-challenge-big-12-conference/2962919001/

Quarantine has lead me to listen to a lot of music. The Zeppelin thread had a discussion of some of the best guitarists. Who are some of your favorites?

Stevie Ray Vaughan
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This will be an interesting topic:
https://madison.com/wsj/sports/coll...cle_32a85306-19dc-5969-9a61-d6608992eea4.html

No idea if this is true or not, but rumors are swirling that Mark Perry is leaving the Hawk Wrestling Club and going to Arizona State and in turn Metcalf will go back to Iowa to run the Hawk Wrestling Club. Anyone hearing anything?

If true, who would we look at to bring in as an assistant?

https://www.stripes.com/sports/disr...e-very-bad-for-all-of-college-sports-1.625292

"Everything is on the table," Pollard said. "It's hard today to wrap your head around how challenging that would be, if we can't play any football games . . . We'd essentially be bankrupt."

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Today's message says ticket prices for any football game this fall that is not played due to COVID-19 will be refunded.

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First and foremost, we hope this letter finds you and your families healthy, safe, and doing what you can to help keep those around you healthy. Our primary concern is that you and your loved ones remain safe.

In light of these unprecedented times people are facing, we are writing to let you know we have moved the football season ticket and Cyclone Club renewal deadline to Friday, May 29.

In addition, we have implemented new football ticket payment plan options to help ease the burden that families and individuals are enduring right now. Several monthly payment plan options are available to spread your payments out through the remainder of the calendar year. To view the various payment plan options click here. The Cyclone Club continues to offer payment plans on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. If any home football games are not played this fall (2020) due to COVID-19, please know that ticket purchases will be refundable.

Football seating and parking selections will now occur in June. More information will be sent out via email with more details as we get closer to June.

Cyclone Tents will also have an adjusted timeline. Standard single-game tents will go on sale June 1 and auxiliary tents July 1. For additional information, please go to cyclonetents.com.