Hi! Below you will find interviews with Dresser and Garrett Grice! Post day one recaps.

If we make it to the final four and if Arizona is our opponent we are going to win than game.

Men's and Women's.

I'm looking forward to that Daniels kid from California Baptist. They won't advance, but dude is a highlight reel.

Whoa, I assume most thought there would never be a break-through in this case.

CEO makes it look delish!

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Joshua Jefferson is an AP All-American and halfway to a consensus season, Jake Brend previews Tennessee State and a touching story on Tamin & Samantha's Lipsey love story. Presented by Whiskey River in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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I went to get some ice out of our ice maker indoor hopper this morning and the hopper wasn't full like it usually is. I opened the lid to find ice cubes sitting on top of the fingers that rotate and remove the cubes from the tray so they can fall into the hopper. It never completed its full cycle as water never refilled the cube tray. Basically im guessing it just quit/died. I am a DIY guy to a degree but wonder if its just best to replace the whole thing, the ice maker that it is. I did replace it about at least 5 or more years ago. I could throw a circuit board at it, a motor. etc. but by the time I do that I've probably wasted more time and money than getting are replacement. I dare not get a tech to come out an look at it as the service call alone would probably pay for cost of a new one.

Senior forward Joshua Jefferson was recognized by the Associated Press as a Second Team All-American.

Looks like West O is introducing a new beer this fall benefiting the C&G collective called Blood Round! Can’t wait to try it!

Most qualifiers:
10 - Iowa State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Virginia Tech
9 - Iowa, Rutgers
8 - Illinois, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Wisconsin
7 - Arizona State, Columbia, N.C. State, Oklahoma

Fewest qualifiers, Power 4 legacy schools:
1 - Duke
2 - Northwestern, Michigan State
3 - Virginia
4 - Maryland, Purdue

No qualifiers (8):
Cal Baptist, Cal State-Bakersfield, Campbell, Clarion, Hofstra, Long Island, Presbyterian, Sacred Heart

Total schools represented:
70 of 78 (not including Mercyhurst, who is reclassifying)

Key:
Favorite/Commit Date
Warmer
Warm
Offer Date
Unofficial Visit Date
Official Visit Date
EE: Early Enrollee

Class Ranking Total:

Announcements:

Vistors:

Offers:
PF Davius Loury: 7/22/21
C Boden Kapke: 2/12/22

Interests:
PG Jeremiah Johnson:
PG Blaise Porter:
PG Braylen Blue:
PG Chase Henderson: Des Moines, IA
SG Drew Kingery:
CG Chris Lockett Jr.:
SF Nolan Winter: Stanford, Wisconsin, Minnesota
SF Dallas Bear:
SF Samson Aletan:
C Kendrick De Luna:
C Daniel Tobiloba: 11/21/21

ISU Warm:
#5 PF (#12) Omaha Biliew: 7/26/22; 7/26/21; 6/16/21; 9/11/21; 12/21/21
#6 PF (#29) Milan Momcilovic: 7/16/22; 9/21/21; 10/2/21; 12/10/21-12/12/21
#20 SG (#133) Jelani Hamilton: 7/1/22; 4/30/22
#36 PF (#175) Kayden Fish: 8/8/22; 7/27/22

Before Tamin Lipsey was a Cyclone legend, his wife Samantha knew she wanted to change her last name to Lipsey.

Now, both of those dreams have come true.

Jake Brend has the full story on how Samantha Lipsey brings out the best in "Mr. Cyclone." Login to view embedded media

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Tom Clary passed away this morning. He was the man who hosted the wrestling party before the golf tournament every year in Okoboji at his man-cave. He had the type of event @stuclone loved; plenty of food, plenty of drink and free.

Please keep Tom and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Go in peace my dear friend.

So many different eras of ISU basketball have been very fun to watch. One of my favorite ISU games in the NCAA tournament was against 3 seed Cincinnati in 1997. Willoughby was deadly from downtown, Pratt was one of the most unique power forwards of all time, Cato was a shot blocking machine, Bankhead was a lockdown defender, and Holloway was great at protecting and dishing the ball.

EDIT: I'm re-watching this game and at the 1:03:00 mark, Kenny Pratt drives and draws a foul. Cincy's coach yells "you can't guard him?" at his player. Thought that was pretty funny.

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@jcordova8 (or others), can you let us know when ISU wrestlers will be competing?

I know you can't be exact, but if you can even give estimates, such as "make sure to watch in the early part of the 1pm session to see ____ wrestle," it would be super helpful for those of us who are Cyclone fans more than wrestling fans. Thanks.

Every year, it seems, one or more of the people mentioned in the in-memoriam segment of the Oscars catches me by surprise. This year, it was Val Kilmer, who I had no idea had died. All in all, it was a bad year for iconic actors as we lost Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Kilmer, Claudia Cardinale, Michael Madsen, Catherine O'Hara and Bridget Bardot, not to mention one of the greatest film directors of all time in Rob Reiner.

Jake Brend, Ben Hutchens, and Rob Gray preview the NCAA Tournament for the Cyclones across men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and wrestling. What are realistic expectations? Discussing the potential for the postseason and more.

Enjoy!

Hey cool kids,

Pretty good interviews here with the Cyclones! Energy and vibes seem really good.

Enjoy!


I'll have more content and some updates for you guys on NCAA coverage soon as well.

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Great work from Eli McKown on this Yonger Bastida story. Excited to watch Yonger represent Iowa State for one last tournament

I refuse to name this thread 'bracketology' because it implies it's Lunardi and Palm, and it's not. And if there is already a general bracket prediction thread for this season, feel free to move this! NOTE: This isn't a thread about metrics and NET etc (those threads are amazing FYI), this is just thread about where pundits have the bracket shaping up on a weekly basis.

I'm guilty of posting Lunardi and Palm and their brackets, but they are seriously very bad at it. Anyone can add their updates here, I just hope everyone knows how bad they are at this...

Here are the some of the ones to pay attention to (per @NiceMarmot a year or two ago!):

1. Dave Ommen at Bracketville
2. Lukas Harkins at HeatCheckCBB
3. Delphi Bracketology
4. Rocco Miller at Bracketeer
5. Bauertology (really good at explaining why teams are where they are)
6. T3
7. Five Star
8. NKY

If there are others you like to follow every week, feel free to link in a response!

NOTE: Edited and added BRACKET MATRIX link as it's always one that people ask about.

It’s time for CycloneFanatic’s annual “Auto-Bid Madness." I’m co-administrator, along with @ImJustKCClone, spreadsheet extraordinaire.

It's the 13th year for the contest.

Summary
Choose the automatic qualifier for each of 31 conferences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Deadline format
We have two separate deadlines for submitting picks, based on the two-week tournament schedule cycle. Contestants are free to submit picks for both groups by the first deadline, if they desire. (See “Conference Template” below).

Scoring
Each correct pick receives 1 point.

Tiebreaker system
Primary: Correct Big 12 tournament champ.
Secondary: If you correctly pick a team nobody else did. If still tied, it could extend to multiple cases, if applicable.
Tertiary: Highest number of correct picks that aren’t favorites (i.e., teams seeded #1 in their respective tournament).

CONFERENCE TEMPLATE
To streamline record-keeping, post your selections in the precise order as presented, within each group. Include your CF screen name at the top. Post your picks in this thread, do not PM them. You may revise selections at any time until the deadline. If you do make a revision, we request tagging @ImJustKCClone. Typically, we begin compiling entries shortly after they're submitted.

Group 1
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 6 p.m. Central
America East
ASUN
Big Sky
Big South
CAA
Horizon
MAAC
Missouri Valley
NEC
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Southland
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast

Group 2
Deadline: Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. Central
ACC
American
Atlantic 10
Big 12
Big East
Big Ten
Big West
C-USA
Ivy
Mid-American
MEAC
Mountain West
SEC
SWAC
WAC

In follow-up posts, I’ll note teams ineligible for NCAAT; handy links to schedules, sites & brackets; and past results of Auto-Bid Madness.

Let the madness begin, and good luck!

With the release of this week's AP Poll, ISU Men's Basketball jumps LSU to move to spot #48.

It's been a massive climb this season, considering the program started the year just above DePaul in spot #50. At this rate, the boys should finish either just ahead or just behind Stanford at #47. With a strong season next year they could catch the big block of B12 teams in spots #41-44.

Selection Show 5PM
TV: CBS


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