Maybe I missed it, but I hadn't seen a thread about a commitment by this guy? Don't know much about him, but if Campbell wants him I want to welcome him aboard!

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I thought I’d drop this little nugget for you guys. Always cool to see the other coaches supporting each other!

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Austin talks wrestling, family, and faith...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/49YL1zgxpd2PtU5bgo08pE?si=J4-eYB04QEeKHG5rIsJ6jg

Even though the seasons overlap at times, Peyton Williams of Kansas State is the only Power 5 female in history to achieve 1st or 2nd team all conference awards in both basketball and volleyball. In addition, Ms. Williams has maintained a cumulative 4.0 GPA. She has to be considered the ultimate student-athlete. Can you imagine what her day-timer looks like?

Don't see this mentioned in another post, so merge if needed.

Ames Tribune:

Nicki and Joe Romare, owners of Whiskey River in Ames, said their plans for the building are still in the beginning phases, but they hope to open a casual restaurant in the space by late next summer.

“We are really at step one,” Nicki Romare said. “We have ideas and concepts, but we don’t have a menu, a name or anything else yet. It’s still just fresh and new.”

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https://www.amestrib.com/business/20191101/new-restaurant-planned-for-olde-main

If they need ideas try getting the first Iowa franchise of Monk's. It's a long-time Wisconsin favorite bar and grill (Sports Bar--with more screens than any place I've been) which may be looking for their first excursion outside WI. Great food, good atmosphere, well-run and all-around awesome. I am sure it'd be a hit in Ames. I am not a big burger fan but Monk's has some of the best! https://www.facebook.com/monksbarandgrill/ also https://monksbarandgrill.com/

On Dan Patrick this morning an USC beat writer on HC Clay Helton, " a mannequin would be better because it would do less damage than Clay Helton.".

When asked who he would have liked,"that is easy, Matt Campbell at Iowa State.Also, he would be cheaper than Urban Meyer".

After many years, it has finally been confirmed. It is impossible for Lebron James to commit a traveling infraction.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28228690/lebron-james-says-uncalled-travel-one-worst-career

I find this to be absolutely hilarious.

With the recent news of Jack Trice's statue moving back to central campus, Jamie Pollard said "We look forward to working with a committee to help identify how we can further enhance Jack Trice’s legacy in and around our facilities.”

ISU Prez Wintersteen also said "We plan to convene another committee to help decide how we can further share Jack Trice’s story.”

I've been reading up on this Jack Trice guy. What an inspiring man! I had no idea he was ISU's first black athlete. Pretty neat.

Sooooooo .... how should ISU honor Jack Trice more?

My wife has granted me permission to paint my man cave and I am trying to go ISU colors. Has anyone else done this and if so do you have to color codes for the correct shades? My painter uses Sherwin Williams so I am looking for those paint color codes.

Also would you do 3 walls cardinal 1 wall gold or 3 walls gold 1 wall cardinal?
I'm leaning towards 3 cardinal 1 gold and putting tv on the gold wall.

We are coming up on the weekend again, and with the CKLV going on this weekend, we have a shorter list of duals.

Check out this link: https://wrestlestat.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/wrestlestat-dual-comparisons-week-6-2020/

Time to move on from Bucknell and on to Iowa. Last year, ISU took Iowa to the brink in Iowa City. This year, Iowa will be looking to get some revenge in Ames. There should be several competitive matchups, but ISU would need almost every thing to fall their way to make this a close dual. Here are my thoughts.

125 - Lee is just on another planet than Mackall. However, he still seems to not be able to wrestle a hard 7 minutes. I think this will be very similar to last year. Lee jumps out to a big early lead in the first. Very important that Mackall survives the 1st period onslaught without giving up the pin or tech. Mackall picks up a TD and some riding in the 3rd but Lee gets the major. 4-0 Iowa.

133 - not sure if will be Teasdale or Glynn, but I’m taking either by decision over Small. If it was Desanto I’d pick a tech. 7-0 Iowa

141 - I think that Parker is a very tough matchup for Desanto. He won’t tire and can wrestle the whole 7, and is disciplined enough to stay away from the dump/firemans. Also, he is a tough rider and Desanto is undersized. I take Parker by a 1 point win. 7-3 Iowa.

149 - early td or 2 for Lugo, but Degen is going to push the pace. Degen forces some scrambles and gets some riding time in the third. Degen wins a decision by a score of 10-7. 7-6 Iowa

157 - marquee match of the night. Carr is the Uber talent. Junior world champ and bluest of the blue chip recruit. Young is a savy veteran who is a grinder. He is also a returning AA and ranked #2. Man, if Carr wins this it will be hard to keep the expectations in check. I have Young winning a low scoring match. 1 td and some riding time. 4-2. Iowa leads 10-6.

165 - Marinelli is every bit of his nickname, The Bull. Think he gets a fall here 16-6 Iowa.

174 - Kemerer is a hammer who likes to attack. Just too good for Coleman in every position. Kemerer gets the major close to a tech. 20-6 Iowa

184 - no clue what Iowa is doing at this weight. Nelson Brands (who wrestled Carr this summer at 163) just wrestled for Iowa in the dual. He is undersized, but very tough. Whether it’s Brands or Cash Wilke, I like Colbray by a close decision. 20-9 Iowa.

197 - Warner is a returning AA. I haven’t seen a ton from Shapiro yet, but know he’s not at this level. The only question will be how close can he keep it. Warner by major. 24-9 for Iowa.

285 - Cassiopi is an absolute stud who loves to put people on their back. He pinned Gremmel last year. I think this year Gremmel stays out of the exchanges in order to stay off his back. Cassiopi gets the decision. Final score 27-9 Iowa.

First and foremost, a few links:
Our official question submissions thread: https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/th...n-weekly-mailbag-questions-submission.251174/

Link to last five mailbags (if bored and need some reading material):
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/th...information-weekly-mailbag-10-30-2019.252145/
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/th...-information-weekly-mailbag-11-3-2019.252386/
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/th...information-weekly-mailbag-11-13-2019.252633/
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/th...information-weekly-mailbag-11-20-2019.252903/
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/official-insider-information-weekly-mailbag-11-27-2019.253132/


Insider Information Weekly Mailbag 12-04-2019
Presented by…Flex Seal-If it can stop a boat with a screen door from sinking, it can Surly stop the run. Apply liberally to defensive line, set it, and forget it!

@Sigmapolis asked last Wednesday: You guys still think the starting lineup is not going to change after today?
Pants: It depends on Jake. He’s been a disappointment this season so far. If he can’t get back into his groove, I could see Prohm going back to a 4/1 lineup with Solo being the starting big.
GTO: I bet we still see the same starting lineup for the next game, but will start working more of that four guard lineup as the season goes on. Prohm is about as likely to change lineups as he is to go from chapstick to carmex. I would actually like to see Solo and Conditt on the floor together at times and see how that works as opposed to Solo and Jacobson.

@BCClone asked: If you were a pron star what would have been your screen name?
GTO: Let me just start by stating that the most creative male pornstar name I’ve seen is Michael J. Cox. Which one would I be? Probably D*ck Dastardly.
Pants: Isn’t it the name of your first pet and the street you grew up on?Chester East.

@CyArob asks: Side note, why is this the first time I've opened one of these threads?
Pants: Taking applications for guest speakers.
GTO: Mama, life has just begun.

@cmjh10 with his usual obsession: Are we back to ending the football program?
GTO: Burn it down and then, from the ashes, build up a futbol powerhouse. The real football.
Pants: Burn it all down. I mean, we almost lost to Drake and UNI. Total disaster and embarrassment to the university.

@BCClone asks: If you could hang with Bill and Ted for a day and bring back one person to our current time to give a speech, presentation or what have you, who would that person be?
Pants: Probably the easy answer, which is MLK Jr.
GTO: John F Kennedy’s speech about filming the moon landing in a Hollywood Studio because it was easy, not because it was hard. Or something like that.

@BCClone again: Please give us quick run down on the upcoming cyclone swimming and diving team and season?
GTO: They’re going to get wet and and go deep.
Pants: Swimming and diving was actually the first sport I covered when I wrote for the Daily. Women’s swimming and diving, then softball, then I did some feature pieces for football and eventually became a weekly sports columnist alongside Brent Blum, who made me look absolutely awful because he was really, REALLY good at it.

@cmjh10 asks a question which would make @jsb proud: Strictly from a fan experience, which teams did/do you enjoy watching more, Hoiberg or Prohm?
Pants: Hoiberg. Not that I don’t like Prohm or his teams. I just loved the combinations of the style and the personalities we had at the time. I still find myself thinking “Fred would have been so pissed” when I see someone take a jump shot from just inside the three point line (Shayok did that quite a bit last year).
GTO: I think the Hoiberg teams were more exciting. The offense was so explosive that you could never count them out in any games. Also, the lack of defense made for some tight, stressful finishes. Prohm is better at maintaining a lead, but also less likely to make a huge comeback in a game.

Link:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/12/nearly-20-cyclones-earn-all-big-12-honors/

Flipping through the games last night when I saw **** Vitale give his top under the radar players ( or something like that). He listed 5 but spent almost the entire time talking about Tyrese. Unusual to hear Vitale talk about anyone that doesn't play for Duke, UNC, KU, UK, MSU, or Louisville.

I would enjoy if someone could use these 2 tickets in section 238.

The only thing that I'm asking is.....you MUST take a "child" (K-12 grade) to the Cyclone game with you to experience Hilton Magic and please don't resale the tickets.

Please PM me your email address so I can send tickets via email.
Thanks and Go Cyclones!

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...a-state-packers-aaron-rodgers-new-york-giants

Nice article about Lazard's rise to prominence in the Green Bay offense. As befits an Iowan and a Cyclone, it sounds like Allen has done things the right way (no hok references, please!) to get where he is today.

As a longtime Packer fan, Lazard has taken on the role Randall Cobb previously had - slot receiver, but also the guy who, when the play breaks down, can find a spot where he is open and Rodgers can get him the ball. So much fun to watch as a Cyclone fan, and a Packers fan.

Cyclone MBB video/gif historians unite!

I was having a discussion with someone following a high school game last night, and I was trying to tell them when DeAndre Kane did the inbound pass off of Woodbury to score a few years back. I wanted to show them the video of it but I can't find it.

So, knowing how much everyone loves seeing that play on a loop, I figured I'd ask for all of your help. Thanks!

This is the only time I’ll post here and I’ll delete my account soon after but I was curious what your fanbase thinks. Over on the K-State rivals board we had a poll before the game Saturday and the question was: Is Iowa State a rival? The result care back as Yes: 261 No: 166.

I wanted to see if you guys over here think of Kansas State as a rival now. Consensus over on our site was that at first “Farmaggedon” seemed like a manufactured attempt at a rivalry after Mizzou and Nebraska left the conference. But now it has become somewhat real with Matt Campbell as coach and you guys having a good team. Thoughts?

Also best of luck in your bowl game!

Not to take away from the fine work @GTO and @cyrocksmypants have been doing, but CW asked if I would put together a mailbag this week following the conclusion of the football regular season.

Ask now or forever hold your peace.

I was looking through the roster and didn't realize that Kolar was a RS Sophomore. Is there any chance that he leaves for the NFL draft after this year? He'll likely be first team all Big 12 and short of the Mackey award (BS he wasn't a finalist this year) i'm not sure what else he has to prove in college. Also seems like kids are declaring for the draft earlier and earlier.

If CF were to break up in to 7 tribes...Which tribe are you joining? Vote in the poll and tell us why in the comments.

ALSO: Dooshers that think they are funny when they say, “where’s the option for no tribe I’m a big individual and too cool to join a tribe”...STFU and just vote dork, it’s not funny. And I say this as a friend and as a gracious favor.