Ames Game Day To Do List

Greetings Cyclone Fans,

I'm an Oklahoma State Alum that lives west of Chicago a ways. I've been too busy with work and kids to ever get back to Stillwater and watch a game, so this year I said "Screw it" and bought tickets for me, the wife, and two girls to the OSU vs ISU game on OCT 26th.

I am really looking forward to a crisp fall day full of football!

So I'm sure you get posts like this from time to time, and I'm SIAP..but what are the must do's on a Gameday in Ames?

Preseason AVCA Top 25 Poll (8/13)

Link: https://www.avca.org/polls/di-women/8-13-2019.html

AVCA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll (8/13)
1. Stanford (62) (34-1) - 1,598 pts
2. Nebraska (1) (29-7) - 1,451
3. Minnesota (27-4) - 1,414
4. Texas (23-5) - 1,385
5. Wisconsin (25-7) - 1,329
6. Illinois (32-4) - 1,258
7. Kentucky (26-5) - 1,204
8. Penn State (1) (26-8) - 1,182
9. BYU (31-2) - 1,111
10. Florida (26-7) - 1,028
11. Oregon (23-11) - 934
12. Pittsburgh (30-2) - 827
13. Washington (20-13) - 797
14. USC (22-11) - 664
15. Michigan (24-10) - 645
16. Marquette (28-7) - 596
17. Purdue (24-9) - 571
18. Creighton (29-5) - 457
19. Tennessee (26-6) - 438
20. Baylor (20-9) - 407
21. San Diego (18-13) - 313
22. Washington State (23-10) - 289
23. Cal Poly (25-3) - 213
24. Arizona (22-11) - 157
25. Louisville (22-9) - 120

Others Receiving Votes
Missouri (100), Utah (56), Colorado State (51), Central Florida (45), Pepperdine (36), Florida State (33), Hawaii (13), Northern Iowa (13), TCU (10), UCLA (7), Cincinnati (6), Rice (6), South Carolina (6), Texas State (6), Loyola Marymount (4), Colorado (3), Kansas (2)

Questions for Subaru owners

My wife and I are close to pulling trigger on 2020 Asent. I realize Asent model is just going in to its second year but was wondering about Subaru in general and their 4 cylinder turbos. Any horror stories in regards to maintenance and repairs?

Curious if anyone had problems getting them worked on outside a dealership?

Pre-Season AP Poll

Preseason AP Top 25 (8/19)
1. Clemson (52)
2. Alabama (10)
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas
11. Oregon
12. Texas A&M
13. Washington
14. Utah
15. Penn State
16. Auburn
17. Central Florida
18. Michigan State
19. Wisconsin
20. Iowa
21. Iowa State
22. Syracuse
23. Washington State
24. Nebraska
25. Stanford

Others Receiving Votes
Missouri, Army, Mississippi State, Miami (FL), Northwestern, TCU, Virginia, Boise State, Cincinnati, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Fresno State, Utah State, Minnesota, Memphis, Appalachian State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Arizona, USC

per @CarrollCyclone

Jon Wilner ranks Iowa State #8 in pre-season AP ballot

Jon Wilner out of San Jose ranked Iowa State in his top 10 at #8.

Here's the rest of his ballot.

8. Iowa State: Our third sleeper pick — more because of the Cyclones’ top-10 position than their ballot inclusion. They won eight games last year, return 16 starters (including quarterback Brock Purdy) and have one of the top coaches in the country (Matt Campbell).​

Keg Tailgate Question

We're interested in having a keg at our tailgate.

We've been tailgating for years and have brought about everything but an actual keg to our tailgates. We'll be in the donor lots. Anyone have experience with how strictly they enforce the "no kegs" policy in the donor lots? I chuckled at the Tailgate Policy, because it also reads "no glass bottles" which obviously isn't enforced. We'd probably go with a 1/4 barrel so it would be relatively low profile. If anyone has any experience (good or bad) we'd appreciate your input/advice.

Thanks in advance!

https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_2014010120.aspx

Kansas State Game Advice

Hey folks. Last year about this time I reached out here for advice and you all helped me give my 11 year old boy his favorite birthday present ever. So here I am again leaning on you.

Last year I took him to he and I’s first ever away game at Kansas. It was an awesome experience. This year I want to take him to the Kansas State game.

Can you give me an idea on what to expect? Reasonably friendly atmosphere? Should I buy tix through their website? Suggestions on where to stay or sites to absolutely see?

Thank you all!

College Fantasy Football

Hey all, I'd like to do a college fantasy football league with my buddies but I've never done one. I always do our NFL league on the ESPN app and that works nice. What apps are you using for college? Also, is there any way to limit or sort the teams so that it's just big 12 and big 10 available to select players from?

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