I think we covered a lot of solid ground here. Very informative stuff. Enjoy.

RECRUITING: Highly touted 2026 prospect Dothan Ijadimbola (@dothanijad1) caught up with @cfchangs9 Monday to recap his visit to Iowa State this weekend.

SOLD

Two tickets

Section 32
Row 4

$150 for the pair. Venmo or PayPal.

Anybody else have issues with the TCU game not recording on Saturday and recording today on FS2? And recording in SD? SD?! Are ya freaking kiddin' me? What is this 1998?

And it's not on the Fox sports app when yesterday it said it would be available today.

End of rant...I really wanted to see those sweet unis in HD. I mean it is freaking 2023 after all. I didn't even know SD was a thing anymore.

Go back to the 2010 power conference alignments, and then…

Add BYU and Utah to the Pac-10.

Add Notre Dame to the Big Ten.

Add TCU, SMU, Houston, and UCF to the eight teams that were in the Big East. For a refresher, that was USF, Louisville, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Rutgers, and Connecticut.

The G5s stay the same as they are today with the exception of the American losing SMU and USF, whom they could replace with Army and UMass.

Six power conferences with 12 teams each. Every conference has a championship game. Geographical alignments make sense. No more independents. Easy peasy.

If you want to put Louisville and TCU in the Big 12 and add some combination of Memphis, Tulane, Temple, and/or Rice to the Big East, go for it.

Zero chance of happening, but it’s perfect.

Beau Freyler was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his two-interception performance in Iowa State's win over TCU.

we went a month between home games. The next home game isn't until November 4th and only 2 home games left.

Hey everyone,

I hope you're all doing well as we move into the beautiful month of (R)October. I'm excited to share that I'll be visiting Iowa for Thanksgiving (I live in Am(e)sterdam), and I'm looking forward to this trip, including going to the Texas game. In connection with the above, I'd like to purchase an RV parking pass for the new RV village, as my folks just have a Class C and I'd like to roll the clock back and tailgate with it before they head down to AZ for the winter.

It's always good to be back in Cyclone (God's) country, and if any of y'all could lend an assist here that would be fantastic.

Looking forward to some great times and Cyclone victories ahead! Go Cyclones!

Best,
Martin (AKA BIgM)

i was wondering if anyone had hear anything on how JT is coming along in practice and if the plan is still to reshirt him this season?

For those who care about non-ISU games.


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Given all the health and emotional issues of this year, early this summer we booked a trip to Hawaii for December. For better or worse, we're taking the kids as it was cheaper for all 4 of us to go early in the month than just my wife and I later when the grandparent's could watch the kids.

We typically go to firm land vacations (Disney, Colorado, etc) without worry of sand, water, etc. Since we're going to have the kids do surfing lessons, we're going in a shark cage, playing on the beach, etc, I've been trying to figure out what to do for pics/videos.

I always have the latest iPhone (15 Pro Max) and plan on using that when we're away from the beach/water but need something for the rugged and underwater adventures.

For those that have done similar, have you used your phone in a case, GoPro, or something else? I was thinking of getting a GoPro as the newer versions have a larger sensor and supposedly take better still photos than in the past. Am I just over-worrying about the phones in the sand?

How many times in ISU football history has ISU had a winning record in the Big 12 play? Ideally break this down by pre-CMC and with CMC.

It's amazing the current mood among Cyclone Nation from post Ohio to today..

Section 21, Row 7. Seats 11 and 12. $185 each.

Hello!

Here is my photo gallery from this weekend. It's a bit smaller and not as action-packed but more focused on the details of the day. I hope you guys like it!


Enjoy!

I want to say, I am not at all complaining about Saturday, but I was watching on TV and noticed both teams struggled to punt and kickoff for much distance. I was outside almost all day and it didn't seem windy, but it sure seemed like the punts especially were all very short. Was the weather windy in Ames, or was something else going on?

RIP to Jack Trice. Great job by everyone involved with the 100th anniversary events. It's always been clear to me that Jack should be an annual thing and I hope the positive reception to this game (etc) helps make that happen.

Around 2016, I wrote several stories on my site about the need for a jersey patch or helmet sticker, Jack Trice scholarship, Trice throwbacks every 4/5 years, and a logo that is a nod to Jack's five stripe jersey. Check.

Now that 2023 is over with, how can we move forward? Here are some new ideas:


Football Program:

1.) Award Jack's jersey number 37 to a special player every year. Make it a tiny event.

2.) Perhaps create a mini Trice "museum" room in the football building that has a 1923 jersey replica, Curtis Hotel desk (I have pictures), etc.


Annual Trice Legacy Game:

3.) Every five years (105th, 110th, etc.) roll out new Trice-inspired throwback uniforms, so most players experience it once.

4.) In between those years, do a simple Trice game throwback helmet decal with normal uniforms. Rotate the design.

5.) End zones should say AMES or ISC or similar.

6.) Have a national figure appear at the game, speak to players, fans, etc. Ex: Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a great activist. (Kinda like GameDay guest picker, but meaningful.)


Merchandise:

7.) Pull back on items with Trice logo. Make it special. Permanent donation xx% of gross revenue to charity (can rotate which one yearly).

8.) Let players create an unique Trice design for the season - use on team gear. Sell it as a limited edition collection.


Marketing:

9.) I might have missed it, but did the Big 12 care about this event? Twist their arms to really hype it up every year going forward.

10.) Have a student competition every year for a Trice project. Maybe it's a short documentary, a new poster design, an agriculture project in a poor area, etc.



What are your own ideas?

Crazy week last week. 90% of the field was either eliminated or given the scare of a lifetime. 37 people eliminated 43 people remain.


Tiebreaker points return this year. A reminder regarding tiebreaker points: If your team wins and covers you gain an extra bonus point. If you take a undefeated team who is the underdog you gain the point for them covering plus another bonus point. As the season goes on the number of teams undefeated being a underdog greatly diminish so take advantage while you can.


I will be using ESPN's Lines. Line will be the line at kickoff for tiebreaker points



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Wow…Montgomery and Hall did it all today. Montgomery ran 19 times for 109 yards in the Detroit demo of Carolina. Hall ran 22 times for 177 yards in the Jets win over Denver. Included a monster 72 yard run.

A buddy had a really good idea:

At kickoffs, instead of the crowd just yelling “ahhhhhhhhhhhhh AH (kick)!”, we should say….

“IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII…….. WILL!! (kick)”

In all the years I’ve been a season ticket holder, 29, last night was the best pregame atmosphere I have ever seen at Jack Trice! Loved the Thunderstruck theme as the team made their way to the field. The fireworks were a bonus! You could feel the energy everywhere. Hopefully we stay with this!

Things they still need to work on keeping the atmosphere in the Jack the best they can. I know it helps with the play on the field but little things like timely energetic music makes a difference! Not sure why they can’t find 6 legitimate songs and play them throughout the game. We already have 3 songs so we just need to find 3 more. We have Thunderstruck before the game, nothing in the 1st quarter, nothing in the 2nd quarter, Juicy Wiggle in the 3rd, nothing in the 4th and Sweet Caroline after the game.

On another side note, I do think the band and the students are one! You should not separate them! They feed off of each other. Not sure why they can not get this corrected! All-in-all, things were better but still have some areas of improvement to be made!

ISU is 3-3 and have these games left.

Oct 14, 2023 @ Cincinnati (coming off BYE)
BYE
Oct 28, 2023 @ Baylor (coming off game at Cincy)
Nov 4, 2023 vs Kansas (coming off home game vs OU)
Nov 11, 2023 @ BYU (coming off game at WVU)
Nov 18, 2023 vs Texas (coming off game at TCU)
Nov 25, 2023 @ Kansas State (coming off game at KU)

I think our most winnable games, in order, are Baylor, Cincy, KU, BYU, K-State, and Texas.

Adding in Gookin tweet.

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Enjoy.

Since I think Surly left the board, anyone want to attempt a B12 power rankings?

Seems like Texas and OU then the irate 8 then the 4 newcomers.

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