Hope everyone has a nice Easter weekend!

Committed! Big arm, big frame, accurate, throws a catchable ball, reasonably mobile. What’s not to like?

47 TD’s, 3 INT as a junior.

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Wanted to share this positive NIL story. Rocco used a portion of his NIL earnings to donate entertainment systems to all the pediatric rooms at Mary Greeley in Ames. Your support is also doing a lot of cool things like this that doesn't get the same media coverage.

Connor Ferguson and Rob Gray dive into the latest portal news for Iowa State football before breaking down the defense and special teams throughout spring practice for the Cyclones. Presented by A+ Lawn & Landscape.

So I've noticed these small black cameras with solar panels on the side of the road recently in north Polk County. There is one on NW 66th just west of the Des Moines river on the north side of the road, and then I saw one in Ankeny on NW State St by the sports complex and Goldfinch Sports. Anyone know what they are? I figure they can't be speed cameras because I think those require signs now. I was thinking either traffic monitoring of some sort or license plate trackers.

WTF and why? Holy cow is this going to be a mess this summer.

Tell us about your favorite place you have ever lived. Are you a house/apartment/other person? Tiny house or large vibes for you? Do you like a rustic hunting lodge look, minimal decoration, etc.? If you haven’t lived anywhere you loved, how would your dream house look?

The Discovery channel show that taped last fall in RV village premiers on Saturday morning.

Are there versions of a song done by the original artist that may be popular on the main album but a second version is one you think is heads and shoulders better?

For instance. I love the song Walking After You by Foo Fighters but their version on the Color and the Shape album is nothing compared to the version that is oddly enough only available on the X-Files Movie soundtrack. It’s not even close that that version is better in my opinion.

Guessing he feels surpassed.

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There are a million threads about NIL, and I think it's pretty unanimous that the current model is **** in many ways. Great for players to get compensation, but that isn't really what is being done in a lot of cases.

1 - Regardless of if you wanted player compensation (aka NIL) or didn't, is NIL what you expected?

2 - What specific rules or changes would you recommend to make it better?

One of the main ones is addressing the faking of the injuries to delay the offense:

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved modifications to the injury timeout rules in football, beginning with the 2025-26 season.

Under the new rule, if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted by the officiating crew for the next play, that player's team will be charged a timeout.

If the team does not have any timeouts remaining, a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed.

The injury timeout proposal was made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee after many in the college football community raised concerns about strategies in which players fake an injury to stop the opposition's momentum or to avoid using an allotted timeout.

This has been a topic of discussion for the NCAA Football Rules Committee in recent years. Before the 2021 season, a framework was instituted that allows a school or conference to request a postgame video review headed by Steve Shaw, the NCAA secretary-rules editor/national coordinator of officials, regarding questionable actions involving injuries.

If it was determined that a player faked an injury to manipulate the rules, the offending team's conference was notified, and any possible disciplinary action could be made by the conference office.

The impetus for the rule change next season is to provide an in-game mechanism that can curtail the faking of injuries because Football Rules Committee members think these actions negatively affect the overall perception of the game.

Overtime timeouts​

The panel also approved a rule change regarding overtime timeouts. If a game reaches a third overtime, each team will have one timeout beginning with the third overtime until a winner is determined.

Previously, teams were allotted one timeout for each overtime period. At the start of the third overtime, teams alternate running 2-point plays until a winner is decided.

Football Rules Committee members want to keep the action moving once a game reaches a third extra period.

Other rule changes​

The panel approved:

• When the decision on instant replay is announced, the referee will only say that the call on the field is "upheld" or "overturned." The terms "confirmed" and "stands" will not be used.
• No offensive player can be in the direct line of the snap to the potential kicker or within the frame of the snapper on punts for the formation to qualify as a scrimmage kick formation. If a team is not in scrimmage kick formation, it must have five players numbered 50 through 79 on the line of scrimmage. Additionally, if the snapper is on the end of the line by formation, the snapper will lose scrimmage kick protection, and the opposition can line a player over the snapper.
• If any player on a kickoff-return team makes a "T" signal with his arms during the kick, the team gives up the right to return the kick, and the play will be whistled dead.
• Enhanced rules regarding simulating action at the snap and words or signals that distract opponents when they are preparing to put the ball in play will also be effective next season. No player can call defensive signals that simulate the sound or cadence of the offensive signals. The defensive terms "move" and "stem" would be reserved for players on that side of the ball and could not be used by the offense.
• After the two-minute timeout in either half, if the defense commits a foul with 12 or more players on the field and all the players participate in the play, the officials will administer a 5-yard penalty. The offensive team would have the option to reset the game clock back to the time at the start of the play. If the 12th player is attempting to leave the field and has no influence on the play, the defensive team will be penalized 5 yards with no adjustment to the game clock.
• Coach-to-player communication, similar to technology implemented for the Football Bowl Subdivision last year, will be a permissive option for teams that compete in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Chris Williams and Brent Blum answer all of your questions about the history of Iowa State, spring football, and more. Presented by Mechdyne.

I was at a pro sports game recently and was stunned at how much better their concessions offerings were than anything I have seen at college sports. I wanted to see what others thought.

Starting a new thread hoping it will stand out and something will be done. These timed popups and redirects are getting out of control and are making the site completely unusable. Half of the redirects aren't even showing an ad, just a white screen. The only way to get rid of them is reloading the page. I've almost given up posting on threads because half way through typing the page has to be reloaded and the post is lost.

This week we are looking for songs with following words in the title or lyrics: save, saved and saving.

"On That Note” is presented weekly by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself.

Without The Beatles

Driving while listening to classic rock on Sirius allows me to glance at the album cover of the song being played. Some bring back really good memories. Some not so much. Anyway, post your creepy and freaky covers for a few laughs and memories.

I’ll start with, “ they can guard 1-5”.
Tell me who could have guarded AI and Shaq?

The NFL draft is always one of my favorite sporting events of the year. Even more so this since we should have a few Clones have their names called. Where do you see our guys going? Call your shot
Jaylin Noel - 38 (2nd round) to the Patriots
Jayden Higgins - 54 (2nd round) to the Packers
Darien Porter - 80 (3rd round) to the Colts
Jalen Travis - 179 (6th round) to the Browns