Got to our seats early for Senior Day, and watching Coach Campbell struggle through the hugs and tears hit me hard. He grabbed each player and spoke right into their ears...you could tell by the players reactions that it was very real and heartfelt. He is such a genuine human being, that truly cares for these young men. So happy this class act staff represent my university!

On a side note, I have also noticed all year when the "kid captain" comes off the field after the coin toss, CMC is there to meet them and he takes time to chat with them. Yesterday, he squatted down to the level of the little guy and shook his hand and talked with him. Again...classy.

Starting now on ESPN. Championship game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

Is maybe going to see the floor a whole lot more?

We were given penalty yards but no first down on KU's defensive holding late in game.

First time an ISU HC will have a winning record since Earle Bruce in 1978. Worst case scenario Campbell will end the season at 26-25.

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

ISU has a lot of guys there today. This is a tough tournament.

Ramazan has a potential matchup with Lucas Byrd who was #1 at his weight in high school.
Iowa has Turk as 149
Judge has a potential matchup with Mocco of Mizz who beat Carr last year
Broderson going in the open division.

I have been rooting for Jade to do well because I think her speed and quickness can be a big asset to this team. I notice her minutes against ND State (2nd on the team to Ashley) and sense that Bill maybe has decided that Jade will be in the primary rotation. I think this is mostly a good sign.

Just want to give him a shout out. Guy has been a beast the last two games; he's going to be a good one.

Five games....four come down to the last minute.

Pretty cool stuff.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/11/xc-iowa-state-has-historic-day-at-nationals/

Sorry if already posted, but I hadn't seen this yet.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...nders-out-for-season-following-thumb-surgery/

Definitely a blow to a pretty good team... it might help us a tiny bit in the standings, but at this point I want to see strong Big 12 teams in their respective bowl games.

Sorry if this has already been discussed, but why did we not get a first down on the defensive holding call late in the game? It didn't matter, but I thought that was automatic? Guessing it's because Purdy didn't throw the ball, and if so that is dumb and needs to be changed.

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The kid’s playing great! 7-point Sooner lead. Huard bragging him up.

I've thought Baylor's Uniforms have looked similar to ours all season, just swapping the green for cardinal and obviously our Cyclone numbers. Not that I want to look anything like Baylor, but I would like to see a gold helmet and gold pants in the future. Not sold on all gold yet, but I just think all reds are too plain.

https://newarena.com/nba/the-30-worst-head-coaches-in-nba-history/30/?amxt=ntv_402b_v

Tim Floyd named as worst ever. Also included: Fred Hoiberg and Jeff Hornacek.

Does not respect the sacrament of marriage.

Ah the old FSN.... I almost forgot what it was like to have FSN as the coverage station.

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Hope this adds to the FART. Had a couple of things I have been waiting for the right opportunity to write about. Texas provides that platform.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/11/jay-jordan-at-the-end-of-the-day-texas/

Have at 'er boys!!

Roster: https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/

Stillwater U was notified of Level 1 violations today.

They will probably get flattened while UNC skates again.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...ives-notice-allegations-tied-corruption-probe

So before everyone jumps all over me about "CMC knows better than all of us" and "you aren't a coach so you dont know" talk. I would like to know 2 things about our play calling.

1. Offense : We have Breece Hall, the guy runs for positive gains and makes people miss. We have a line that opens holes for him and he averages over 4 yards a carry. Why do you stop feeding him the rock the entire 2nd half? We become so 1 dimensional on offense instead of wearing down a defense and holding a lead!

2. Defense : Why do we constantly see 3rd and 10, 3rd and 12, 2 and 35 etc etc, and we rush 3, get zero pressure on the quarterback (obviously) and the other teams offense consistently gets 1st downs? It is maddening. I wish someone would run a stat to see what team leads the nation is 3rd and longs given up, because we would have to be near the top. I for one would rather see a 3rd and 4 or 3rd and 6 versus a 3rd and long with this team because of the way we soften our playcalling.

Great to get a win this week, but that game should never have been in doubt. If we pressure Elinger like we did the rest of the 1st half it is 10 to 0 and we roll in a victory instead of biting our nails into the last seconds down by 1.

Ok Trolls, attack!

I'm looking for a premier league game watch for this weekend. Anyone know of a go-to spot? COME ON CHELSEA