can you imagine playing against this guy?
https://www.si.com/college-football...ecruiting-quarterback-rankings-clemson-oregon

Congratulations to Wood Iron Grille in Oskaloosa.
https://www.iabeef.org/about-us/new...3/iowas-best-burger-named-at-wood-iron-grille

ESPN published a fun article today where they named a current player from each ranked team that could go on to be a future head coach. Who would be your pick?

ESPN article: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26635686/the-future-head-coach-top-25-team

My pick would be Chase Allen.

First-Team Academic All-Big 12 in 2017 and 2018, major in mechanical engineering. Coaching is in his blood with his dad Terry and Terry's dad Robert.

From Cyclones.com: "father, Terry, was the head football coach at Northern Iowa (1989-96), Kansas (1997-2001) and Missouri State (2006-14) … Terry was an assistant coach at Iowa State from 2002-05 and the starting QB at Northern Iowa from 1976-78 … grandfather, Robert Allen, was the head men’s swimming and diving coach at Iowa from 1959-75"

ISU Roster: https://cyclones.com/roster.aspx?path=football

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This should help attract athletes. Pretty cool.

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#4 Iowa State Cyclones
If you asked people who had the best uniform in the Big 12 there probably wouldn’t be many people who would pick Iowa State. But it is quietly a really solid-looking uniform. Dark Red and Yellow are usually not the color combination you would throw out as a good look, but the Cyclones make it work.

The jersey looks great with the Cyclones above the number and the different color than the number. It makes both of them pop and looks good. The collar and sleeves being outlined is such a good look that I just don’t understand why every team doesn’t do it. It makes it look like a basketball jersey and should be required by every team.

I just purchased VB season tickets for the 1st time. I've been to a few games over the last several years and always enjoyed it, so thought I's make a commitment to go to more games. Anyway, could someone answer some questions for me in simple terms (not rule book speech). What are the restrictions for back row players, and more specifically the restrictions for the Libero? Looking forward to my seat assignment and the games.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_State_Cyclones_football

With all the talk on here about new uniforms I've noticed that we need to update the wikipedia pages. T-Noah? Anyone? They still have the Rhoads uniforms images.

Former Cyclone Jay Niemann was named an assistant at Iowa. I may still have the newspaper clipping somewhere from when his recruiting class signed with ISU.

Why do I feel old all of a sudden?

I haven't seen any Iowa State news on this, only on another board, that Grace Burken, a 6'1" or 6'2" Sophomore MB from Wichita State would be transferring to Iowa State. She is originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa. Anyone else hear anything?

Anyone have any recommendations on roof company in Des Moines? Going to start getting bids on my house and wanted to see if anyone had some recommendations on who they have had success with and who to stay away from?

The mailbag. It is here.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/05/...oy-bands-and-building-a-marvel-starting-five/

From Stewart Mandel of The Athletic
https://theathletic.com/954242/2019/04/30/post-spring-college-football-top-25-rankings/

Others of note:
4) Oklahoma
7) Texas
18) Iowa
Just Missed: Oklahoma St.

Who has one and what are your opinions of them?

Looking to get a P5 for shoulder and back issues I have and wondering if they're worth the money.

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Assuming Applewhite is out, how would WVU feel about that? Like McDermott when he went to Creighton?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...-no-decision-reached-dana-hologrsen-a-target/

the importance of hard work.

I am excited about the future of WBB at ISU. Getting Ines back for another year is nice and the class of true and RS Freshman will inject some new talent. And I expect Adriana and Kristin Scott to have solid seasons next year.

But I think the critical element will be the ability of Madison Wise and Ashley Joens to improve and fill in the gap that will be left without Bridget.

Let's just hope that their numbers get better with age as they did for Bridget. Here are some of Bridget's Senior year statistics compared to her career averages as a Cyclone...

FG % - 47% vs. a career average of 41%
3-Pt % - 37% vs. 34%
Rebounds/Game - 8.6 vs. 7.0
Assists/Game - 4.0 vs. 2.8
Points/Game - 21.7 vs. 17.3
Blocks per year - 43 vs. 31
Steals per year - 79 vs. 53

Seniors are typically better players than they were as underclassmen, but it is not always as impressive as Bridget's progression was. Let's hope she rubbed off on her teammates.

Not sure why this came to mind right now, but it's something I've wondered about. Has anyone else ever had trouble becoming a fan of a new team? I've been watching hockey since the 2010 Olympics, and in the NHL, the Blackhawks were the obvious choice to root for in Iowa City. But I wouldn't call myself anything more than a casual fan, despite genuinely liking the team and the sport. I just don't feel the same sort of connectivity with the Blackhawks as I do the Cubs or Hawkeyes, or even Iowa State or the Bears (I don't really care that much about the NFL, but I grew up with the Bears every Sunday because my dad is a fan). The highs don't feel as high; even during their Cup runs, I couldn't get *really* excited without it feeling a little forced compared to how I feel during Iowa or Cubs games.

For the people who started watching a new sport and picking a favorite team like that, did you have similar experiences? Does that ever change, or does it always just feel different than it does for the teams you grew up with?

Thinking about this watching the draft ... which NFL jersey was your first?

Mine was Hershel Walker for the Vikings ... I know I had a Joey Browner early on too. This could be fun.

Go!

The Iowa State Center plan (public space near Hilton) has no traction and it seems some different visioning is needed. Cities like Lincoln (and KC on a bigger scale) have built public entertainment spaces near sports venues with a lot of success, despite having different sized cities and different land situations.

What we have now:


What Lincoln, NE has near Pinnacle Bank Arena:


Kansas City (P&L)

Link:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/04/...his-recruitment-eyeing-april-official-visits/

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 thru US Cellular and I see that Samsung has released a version of Android 9 (Pie) to its Galaxy S8 phones. Sounds like Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T are already updating their S8s to Android 9 (Pie). I have not been able to learn whether or not US Cellular will release an update to their S8s...therefore I am guessing they won't. That said...is it possible for me to update my S8 to Android 9 on my own using a guide or the files found through various websites? If I followed the instructions correctly would my phone still function as normal? Or would I lose my service with US Cellular?

I have no problems with my phone right now...but I just like to get new technology when I can. I am locked into US Cellular for awhile...so thought this might be a fun thing to do if it was even possible!