I guess I'm more of a realist than a lot of people on here, but after thinking about out results so far, I guess I'm not as alarmed as I was a few days ago. We lost most of our scorers from last year. We had 2 NBA-level talents leave rather unexpectedly (THT, Wigginton) and our recruiting class and transfers weren't as good as we'd like. Was it hard for Prohm to recruit top caliber guards in November of 2018 when the recruits were thinking they'd be sitting behind Wigginton, THT and Haliburton? Maybe.

What were the expectations for this year given the attrition we had. I felt all summer and fall that this would be a down year similar to Hoibergs year 1. Lot's of close losses and a few bad losses.

Consider that there are 3 tiers of Big 12 teams:

• Tier 1 = Teams you're going to lose to home and away -- Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia.
• Tier 2 = Teams you should beat at home, but likely lose to on the read because Big 12 road wins are hard to come by -- Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Texas, TCU.
• Tier 3 = Teams you should beat home and away -- Kansas State, Oklahoma State.

Using this criteria, here's our schedule color coded with green for wins against tough teams that I didn't think we'd beat, red for unexpected/bad losses, black for results I expected if I'm being honest about this year's team.


Minus the catastrophe with Florida A&M, I feel like we're doing maybe a bit better than I expected due to a couple of early season good wins. Hopefully we finish 6-3 and finish in the middle of the Big 12 as I expected.

The two longest tenured coaches in the Big 12 will battle it out today.


AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-8, 5-5, Big 12) continues its two-game home stand in Hilton Coliseum as it squares off with Oklahoma (12-10, 5-5 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. on Cyclones.tv. The Cyclones trail the all-time series 40-26, but lead OU 15-13 in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is looking to avoid the sweep, having lost at OU, 81-72.

Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Rae Johnson, Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, Ashley Joens, Adriana Camber, Kristin Scott
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Chris Williams, Molly Parrott
TV: Cyclones.tv

CF consensus pick record: 7-3

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IOWA STATE (9-12, 2-6 BIG 12)
VS. NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA (17-4, 5-3 BIG 12)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 | 6 P.M. CST
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. | WVU COLISEUM (14,000)




Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Robert Ford (pxp); Tim Welsh (analyst)

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I think Princeton's Matt Kolodzik is coming out of redshirt. He will be an AA and title contender at 149, if true

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Was watching the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and there was a mention of Iowa State's Chris Baker (T-4) after the 2nd round after shooting an 8-under.

Cool to start seeing some Iowa State mentions on the tour and figured I would share so you could follow along as well!

I like the way most of the schedule stacks up. But why are we playing a Thursday game in October against KSU.

I have a project that I'd like to try but I'm not handy at all. We have an old arm armoire that we're not using and I'd like to make it into a mini bar to put in my basement.

Here is the armoire


I'd like for it to end up looking something like a mix of these two




I'd leave the top open but I thought I could cut down these doors for the bottom.



For the bottom I'd try to mimic this (without the fridge)



Here comes the dumb questions:

Lets say I want to put two of these lights into it. What do I use to wire this so that I can plug it into an outlet?


Would re-staining it be best? What do I have to do to prep the wood?

Other thoughts? Should I just scrap the idea and not hurt myself?

Hello OTNers. Welcome to another weekly music thread posted by your hosts, @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and myself.

This week we are concentrating on diseases and injuries. Corona virus be damned!

So post your songs including titles, artists or song lyrics that contain a disease or injury. Diseases like the flu or diphtheria. Injuries like a broken leg or broken pelvis. These are valid items.

Let's try to be clear what is NOT to be included: Songs with the word "disease" that do not include an actual specific disease are NOT to be included. Songs about broken (or Achy Breaky) hearts are NOT to be included. Songs about getting or having "the blues" are NOT to be included. Songs that have the word "Crazy" are NOT to be included. (Although we will accept specific mental diseases as valid - as you will see one included in my first 5.)

Drugs or medications are NOT to be included unless of course the song has a disease or injury too.

Last week's topic was "Shape of You" and can be found here:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-shape-of-you.254601/

My First 5:
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers

Login to view embedded media Why Don't You Look Into Jesus - Larry Norman
"Gonorrhea on Valentine's Day..."

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Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five

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Plastic Surgery - Adam and the Ants

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I'd Rather Have A Bottle in Front of Me

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Any CF'ers recently refi your mortgage? About what did you pay for closing costs?

Rates are falling off a cliff and I'm thinking about kicking the tires

I totally forgot it was Friday. Eh.

What's your favorite breakfast food you've ever had? I think mine might be the key lime French toast that Provisions in Ames had a couple of summers ago.

Hello all, obviously we do not have a baseball team to embrace (which is probably a good thing given our athletic performance since November), however I am still very passionate about the sport. I run a twitter account, @cws_247, feel free to follow, or not, doesn't matter, but I am looking to re-brand myself into a more professional account and website. The end goal is to land media credentials from the NCAA for the 2020 College World Series, which I have seen other similar accounts gain access to. So I come here asking for any name ideas, preferably with no numbers or underscores, and a name that reflects my interest in the season long sport, rather than just the CWS. I sit and try and think of new names but just can't come up with any that stick, even though I know I need a more professional appearing. Thank you for your time.

Been going religiously to the ol hometown doc for years every 6 months . Doc X is a one man shop , hasnt put any money in the place other than equipment for years. No TVs in the place, notta. Good dentist really I had no complaints other than sometimes a tooth be a little more sensitive than I thought when drillling and healing and I had a cavity I thought should be repaired but he said it was fine... Hes getting near retirement age so I decided what the hell time to make the jump . Decided to go to Doc ABCs new joint that has multiple tvs state of the art equipment and multiple doctors and hygenist. Im thinking finally they are gonna fix this tooth been bothering me I thought ol Doc X should of fixed a year ago. Did my cleaning and ill be go to hell they had alot of gee wiz bang equipment . ... Hit me with an estimate bill for 4 CROWNS to fix... 6400 dollars. Said had to fix some of old Doc Xs work and wasnt enough tooth left after redoing the fillings and fixing the new decay. I says what the heck, Doc X never said I had any of this 6 months ago. They said he was too old school and he was to fixed on the olden days and didnt have the technology. Seems a little like a sales pitch more than a repair shop but whats the consensous ? Crowns for some cavities my old doc couldnt see 6 months ago seems crazy. Talked to a few other people and they said this has also happened to them...

TLDR : Do I get the crowns or only fix the tooth bothering me ?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...dition-has-driven-fort-dodge-star/4678930002/

A couple interesting paragraphs

Ayala goes home after practice and finds his family in the dining room. There’s a sauna in the corner — yes, really — and Angie arrives wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie.

He laughs.

“Mom!” he says. “What are you doing? You’re about to be on video.”

And then this one

The whole family attended the Iowa-Iowa State dual in Ames earlier this season. Angie wore an Iowa State shirt — she has a shirt from every visit, she says — and Ayala’s phone blew up.

“That’s probably the worst part of it,” Sam says. “Everywhere you go, people always want to know.”

“And people don’t believe us when we say we don’t know,” Angie adds.

https://www.weareiowa.com/sports/lo...angers-cody-fisher-a-threat-to-his-opponents/

"When you go out there it's just you and the other guy, you can't let anything get in the way of it."

I liked this pod. Hope you guys do too.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts/thesis-on-taking-matt-campbell-at-his-word/

Looks like he's going out to the coast, getting together, and having a few laughs.
https://themercury.com/k_state_spor...cle_493cbecd-fd47-565c-8693-eee6c8fe26b6.html

Nm

Just something new, for fun.

My halftime adjustments:
1. Tape Nixon's hands together. Can't shoot like that.
2. A nap for Prohm.

Very excited about this.
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HIre Sean Snyder to be special teams coach. The guy has an office job down here today essentially rotting on the vine. He's a brilliant ST coordinator and would do wonders for ISU.