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Twister Sister Summary - Who is Princeton?

acoustimac
Took a bit of a deep dive into the Princeton Tigers today. Here are some things that should catch your attention and give you something to focus on during Wednesday's game.
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Who is Princeton?

Anyone who follows women’s basketball knows that Princeton has been known to play a quality level of basketball over the past several years. This year the quality was deemed good enough to gi…
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Cyclone Fanatic NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Preview Show

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Connor Ferguson and Rob Gray dive into Iowa State’s draw, the Princeton matchup, the rest of the region, and expectations for the Cyclones ahead of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.


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Cyclone Fanatic NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Preview Show

Connor Ferguson and Rob Gray dive into Iowa State's draw, the Princeton matchup, the rest of the region, and expectations for the Cyclones ahead of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. https://youtu.be/zDZ7TKhBc6A
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Using ChatGPT to fill out a bracket...

dahliaclone
I saw CNET did this and was curious. I'm in a $5 bracket with some friends and family and asked ChatGPT to give me their picks and scores for the entire tournament with some well placed upsets and gonna go with exactly what they have and see how it ends up doing...some of these I don't buy but it's just an exercise so we'll see.

Some noteworthy picks by AI:

  • Akron over Arizona by 4
  • Drake over Missouri by 2
  • Texas Tech over UNCW but only by 1
  • Purdue over High Point by 25 (weird but whatever)
  • Michigan over UCSD by 15 (popular upset pick)
  • San Diego State over Ol' Miss by 10
  • Marquette over New Mexico by 14
  • St. Mary's beating Alabama by 2 in round of 32
  • Memphis over Maryland in round of 32
  • Drake over TT by 3 in round of 32
  • Kansas over St. John's by 12 in round of 32
  • ISU over SDSU by 3 in round of 32
  • Marquette over Michigan State by 6 in round of 32
  • Kansas over Drake by a lot in Sweet 16
  • ISU over Marquette by 2 in Sweet 16
  • Auburn over ISU by 4 in Elite 8
  • FF: Auburn/Florida/Duke/Houston which is all #1 seeds but whatever
  • Florida over Houston for title
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Black Bag

dahliaclone
This movie flew under the radar with very little marketing. But staring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett and directed by Steven Soderberg wow! What a great movie. It’s a slow burn spy thriller that I really hope finds an audience.

It’s only March but it’s the best movie I’ve seen so far no question.
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Injuries - the concern…

GrayerNot Mayor
I am concerned the groin injuries of TL and KG, despite sitting both today, won’t be significantly improved for the NCAAs. There was likely little benefit (seedings) to give Tamin a go today - so you may as well rest him along w KG.

In my experience it takes weeks of inactivity to put a real dent in healing a groin strain/pull. Tamin looked mighty gimpy today in warmups.

Hope I am wrong.

Go Clones!
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***2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships (Basic Info Thread)***

theshadow
I plan on doing session-specific threads with more detail, so this one is just for general information as Philly approaches.

SESSIONDAY/TIME (CT)ROUNDS/BOUTSCOVERAGE
1Thursday, 11 a.m.Pigtails (1-10)
Champ R32 (11-170)		ESPNU and ESPN+
2Thursday, 6 p.m.Conso pigtails (171-180)
Champ R16 (181-260)
Conso R32 (261-340)		ESPN and ESPN+
3Friday, 11 a.m.Quarterfinals (341-380)
Conso R24 (381-460)
Conso R16 (461-500)		ESPNU and ESPN+
4Friday, 7 p.m.Semifinals (501-520)
Conso R12 (521-560)
Conso R8 (561-580)		ESPN2 and ESPN+
5Saturday, 10 a.m.Conso R6 (581-600)
3rd/5th/7th (601-630)		ESPNU and ESPN+
6Saturday, 6 p.m.Finals (631-640)ESPN and ESPN+

STREAMING: ESPN+ options include individual mats, a Matcast feed, (which I think is just scores), and the TV simulcast.

LIVE RESULTS: TrackWrestling

PRELIMINARY BRACKETS (PDF)

PROJECTED POINT TOTALS BASED ON SEED
PLTEAMPTSQUALS
1Penn State15710
2Iowa709
3Oklahoma State689
4Nebraska629
5Virginia Tech609
6Minnesota49.59
t7Cornell4610
t7Northern Iowa4610
9Michigan407
10Illinois38.58
19Iowa State208
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Big 12 Fundraiser for the Cardinal & Gold Collective

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Here we go!!1

$10 per qualifier, $25 per champ, $200 for a Big 12 team title. Who's in?

If @Ryan Rohlk gets the matching funds verified, I will update it here.

Cyclone Wrestling Fans,
March is here, and with it comes one of the most exciting times of the year for Cyclone Wrestling! There is a huge opportunity to make an impact both on and off the mat, and Cyclone Wrestling needs your support.

March Matching: Double Your Donation!

This month, every dollar donated to the Cardinal & Gold Collective will be matched -- up to $50,000! That means your generosity goes twice as far in supporting Cyclone wrestlers through NIL opportunities that help them train, compete, and represent Iowa State at the highest level.

Your support ensures that the Collective can continue to provide resources to Cyclone athletes and keep Cyclone wrestling at the top. Whether it’s $50 or $5,000, every contribution counts -- especially when it’s doubled!


UPDATED!!!
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Let Him Cook: NCAA Tournament Preview Show

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Dylan Coon and Nigel Dyson react to Keshon Gilbert being ruled out before diving into Iowa State’s region and the rest of the NCAA Tournament. Final Four picks and more.


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Let Him Cook: NCAA Tournament Preview Show

Dylan Coon and Nigel Dyson react to Keshon Gilbert being ruled out before diving into Iowa State's region and the rest of the NCAA Tournament. Final Four picks and more. https://youtu.be/42ZSZO8yUOE
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Williams & Blum: Keshon Gilbert shut down, reacting to draws for Cyclone Men and Women

Aiden Wyatt
Chris Williams and Brent Blum react to the news of Keshon Gilbert being out for the remainder of the season before diving into the NCAA Tournament bracket and each respective draw for the Iowa State Men and Women. Presented by Mechdyne.


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Williams & Blum: Keshon Gilbert shut down, reacting to draws for Cyclone Men and Women

Chris Williams and Brent Blum react to the news of Keshon Gilbert being out for the remainder of the season before diving into the NCAA Tournament bracket and each respective draw for the Iowa State Men and Women. Presented by Mechdyne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq_TkuE3OrI
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Big12 Tournament Mid-season?

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With all the injuries that have hit the top teams this year got me questioning, should the Big12 move the conference tournament to mid-season? Back to back to back high intensity games that come from a conference tournament are going to naturally create more injuries as players get tired. If the NCAA is the goal, why put them through that the week before the tournament?

Still award the tournament winner an auto bid, but do it at the end of January or even get crazy and open the season with it.
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2025 WBB Conference Tournaments (auto-bid tracker)

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CONFERENCEDATETIME (CT)TVWINNER
Ohio Valley
8-Mar​
3:00 PM​
ESPN+Tennessee Tech
Southern
9-Mar​
11:00 AM​
ESPNUUNC Greensboro
ACC
9-Mar​
12:00 PM​
ESPNDuke
SEC
9-Mar​
2:00 PM​
ESPNSouth Carolina
Summit
9-Mar​
3:00 PM​
CBS SNSouth Dakota State
Atlantic 10
9-Mar​
3:00 PM​
ESPN2George Mason
Big Ten
9-Mar​
3:30 PM​
CBSUCLA
Big 12
9-Mar​
4:00 PM​
ESPNTCU
Big South
9-Mar​
5:00 PM​
ESPN2High Point
Sun Belt
10-Mar​
1:00 PM​
ESPN2Arkansas State
Big East
10-Mar​
6:00 PM​
FS1UConn
Horizon
11-Mar​
11:00 AM​
ESPN2Green Bay
WCC
11-Mar​
3:00 PM​
ESPN2Oregon State
Big Sky
12-Mar​
4:00 PM​
ESPNUMontana State
American
12-Mar​
6:00 PM​
ESPNUSouth Florida
Mountain West
12-Mar​
9:30 PM​
CBS SNSan Diego State
Southland
13-Mar​
4:00 PM​
ESPNUStephen F. Austin
America East
14-Mar​
4:00 PM​
ESPNUVermont
MAC
15-Mar​
10:00 AM​
CBS SNBall State
Atlantic Sun
15-Mar​
1:00 PM​
ESPN+Florida Gulf Coast
MAAC
15-Mar​
12:30 PM​
ESPNUFairfield
WAC
15-Mar​
2:30 PM​
ESPNUGrand Canyon
MEAC
15-Mar​
3:00 PM​
ESPNewsNorfolk State
Ivy
15-Mar​
4:30 PM​
ESPNUHarvard
SWAC
15-Mar​
4:30 PM​
ESPN+Southern
Conf USA
15-Mar​
4:30 PM​
CBS SNLiberty
Big West
15-Mar​
5:00 PM​
ESPN+UC San Diego
NEC
16-Mar​
11:00 AM​
ESPNUFairleigh Dickinson
Patriot
16-Mar​
11:00 AM​
CBS SNLehigh
Coastal
16-Mar​
1:00 PM​
CBS SNWilliam & Mary
MVC
16-Mar​
1:00 PM​
ESPN2Murray State
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