On That Note: Toys in the Attic/Games People Play

For this week’s segment of “On That Note,” we explore songs with titles, lyrics or storylines that refer to specific toys or games. Forms of the word “toy” also is accepted.

It can be literal or metaphorical, as long as it adheres to the rules.

NOT ACCEPTED: Generic word “game” (unless accompanied by the above) or anything connected with “traditional” sporting events (e.g. baseball) — we covered each of those in previous OTNs.

On That Note is presented weekly on Cyclone Fanatic by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

—> If you missed it, OTN October 3: Dream Weaver
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mred's 2023 Big 12 FB Standings With Tiebreakers

Shout out to mred for putting this together again.


Interesting side note. IF we win out and all the other games go as Sagarin predicts, we will still make the Conference Championship game with an obscure tiebreaker over West Virginia.

Enjoy following the conference title race.
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ISU QB Rocco Becht’s feel for the game sharpens as road trip to Cincinnati looms

Information as mass, paper published on information entropy

This is wildly exciting for me personally as I have been reading about this for a few years now and they have finally released some amazing theories that better explain the nature of how matter organizes in the universe.

It also supports the idea that we exist in some kind of high level simulation, and everything has information associated with it's mass, much like the cell has information in it's DNA.

Nerdy exciting stuff.

NFL: *** 2023 NFL Survivor Game Week 6 ***

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.

Cyclones in NFL

Just a quick shout out to some former Cyclones tearing it up in the league right now

Purdy
• 1st in QBR with 83.7 nearest player Josh Allen at 77.7.
• 1st in passer rating with 123.1 nearest player is Tua Tagovailoa at 111.9.
• 2nd in completion % with 72.1%. Josh Allen is 1st with 73.1%.
• 8th in passing yards with 1,271.
• 2nd in average yards per attempt with 9.3. Allen is 1st with 9.7.
• 8th in yards per game with 254.2
• Tied for 7th with 9 touchdown passes.
• Has the 49ers @ 5-0, only S.F. & Philly are still unbeaten.
• Perfect 10-0 in the regular season as a starting quarterback.

Breece Hall
• 6th in rushing yards with 387.
• Longest rushing touchdown of the season at 83 yards.
• Tied for 3rd with 4 rushes of 20+ yards.
• 9th in yards per game with 77.4.

David Montgomery
• 7th in rushing yards with 371.
• 3rd in rushing touchdowns with 6.
• 5th in yards per game with 92.8.
• 4th in rushes for a first down with 23.
• Has the Lions at 4-1.

Will McDonald IV
• Fumble recovery in win over Denver.

Allen Lazard
• Has 13 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown. 11 of those receptions resulted in a 1st down.

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