So I took a quick look through each B12 team's records in Google in games decided by 6 points or less this season (whole season, not just in-conference). This was something that the previous staff struggled with and I attribute it to a mix between in-game coaching and player maturity. ISU's record is really impressive considering the guys have been playing together for less than a year.

Here are the results:
BU : 3-1 (75%)
ISU : 6-2 (75%)
KU : 5-2 (71%)
TCU : 5-2 (71%)
UT : 5-3 (63%)
WVU : 4-4 (50%)
OSU : 6-7 (46%)
TxT : 3-4 (43%)
KSU : 5-7 (42%)
OU : 4-6 (40%)

Other takeaways: I thought TxT would be much higher given how old they are, although one of their losses was to us with only 7 players. WVU started really strong in this in the non-con but has been really poor in conference play. And OSU has played an absurd amount of close games, guessing Wed will be a nail biter just like the first edition.

Makes you wonder if Iowa State can throw together a deal to make it worth Brockington's while to stay one more year?

The Matchup: No. 8 Iowa State (24-4, 13-3 Big 12) vs. No. 5 Baylor (23-5, 13-3 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
When: Monday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: Noah Wolf (PxP), Jamie Steyer Johnson (Analyst)

TV: ESPN2
Talent: Pam Ward (PxP), Stephanie White (Analyst)

Tickets: $5 GA
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No. 9 Iowa State will look to clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title when it takes on No. 5 Baylor on Monday, Feb. 28. The Cyclones are looking for their first conference regular season title since 1999-00, when the Cyclones shared with Texas Tech and Oklahoma with a 13-3 conference record.

Iowa State preview | Baylor preview

I’m looking to get my FIL a tiller/cultivator as a gift for helping do some work on our house. Looking to spend probably 300 at the most.

Any suggestions? It just needs be able to till existing garden beds, not break new ones. It also needs to be gas because he’s old school like that.

I have a hard time trusting Google for reviews because I feel like most of the top 10 lists are paid for.

One of our best ever distance runners.

The DGPT started its season in Las Vegas Thursday. After 3 rounds 16 year old Gannon Buhr of Urbandale is in the lead by 2 strokes. Final round coverage will be available on YouTube with the lead card teeing off at 354 central time today. https://udisclive.com/

“I’m going to Ames, Iowa,” he said. “I’m planning on not redshirting and wrestling at 141 pounds. I can’t wait to start that pursuit and start training for an NCAA championship because that’s a real thing in my mind.”

Swiderski is coming.

Why is no one talking about Izaiah Brockington when it come to mock drafts. Like no one has him going at all. He scores the ball well. He rebounds very well and can knock down a 3 when needed. He of course plays phenomenal defense and is very athletic. How come no teams talk about him. What is needed from him to get him up there I don’t know what all the scouts want

What if Drake wins the MVC tournament, & UNI still gets in for winning the conference. Has it ever happened before where all 4 Iowa teams make the tournament?

Robert Jones finally played today but Tre didn’t at all and Enurana barely played in the second off and TJ looked like he was about to murder Tristan at one point. I like seeing Jaden get more minutes but I’m just curious. Also with how much George fouls suprised Robert has been out so much recently especially after starting. Is Robert gonna play more after this or is it situational?

TJ Otzelberger needs to get after the refs more often. The cross-arms side-eye ain't cutting it. Time to throw his arms up and maybe yell a little bit. The reffing vs. ISU this year has been atrocious.

Ever wonder why Kansas gets so many calls? $$$ and see how Bill Self coaches.

Discuss.

Hopefully we can get a very big crowd there for the battle for 1st Place.

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Hey folks! Welcome from sunny Florida! Just returned to Ft Lauderdale for Key West and it’s amazing here! Was able to pull up the cyclone app and listen to the game and then watched once I was off the road.

We all knew this was a potential trap game and for the first half and part of the third quarter it sure looked like it. Every time the sisters would try to create some space they would compound things by either turning the ball over or missing shots. The result was a rocky first half and only a two point lead. Ryan went to the bench for pretty much an entire quarter in foul trouble. During the last three minutes of the second the sisters committed five turnovers and ended up with 10 in the first half. Ashley was the key contributor who wouldn’t let the sisters fold. There were periods of 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 minutes where the sisters didn’t score. Not the prettiest half of basketball.

The third saw Ryan return and after a rocky start allowing TTU to take their first lead of the game, the sisters woke up as a team. Here’s the crazy thing…at the half Ashley was the only sister in double figures. Donarski was next with 5 points. In the second half others started to find the hoop. The points were spread around more with Ryan contributing 11, all in the 2nd . It was a multiheaded beast who reared its head and breathed fire all over TTU. On top of that the defense clamped down and never allowed TTU to make much of a run. Before you could click your ruby slippers twice, the sisters went from down 2 to a 14 point lead. From that point on it was maintenance and a slight stretch of the lead to reach the final of 71-55.

Observations

Ashley - she held this team in the game through the first half and and dominated the boards picking up another double double.

Ryan - scored all of her points in the second half. 11 points and 9 assists. Good stuff, but that first half was forgettable.

Donarski - defense wins again. She helped hold Gray to 9 points.

Team defense and an unwillingness to fold under physical pressure was the story.

I'll add more later, but I’m headed to my first pro soccer match. See you all on Monday!

But I think the WORST seed we can have at this point is 6 even losing both remaining games unless TCU does something miraculous and beats TT and Kansas or KSU somehow wins at TT.

If we beat Okie Orange we are locked for 5th seed vs Texas.

Wow.

I remember feeling before the season that I would have been happy with 10 overall wins, as long as the team showed progress throughout the season. Once we lost Hinson and Foster I revised that down to 8 total wins, as I thought losing those two guys really would have had a bigger impact than it has.

I think Adams will probably get Big 12 Coach of the Year, and that might even be deserved. I would hope at the very least that TJ gets 2nd.

I think Lloyd down at Arizona will probably get National Coach of the Year, and that's okay too. But I really hope that TJ gets some national run for what he, his staff, and this team have done so far.

Awards aside, with the exception of the Elite Eight year back in 2000 under Larry Eustachy, I think this has to be the best single season coaching performance in program history.

Can anyone explain what in the world happened on the OOB/travel/timeout/inadvertant whistle play?

This is in the Ukraine thread in the cave, but wanted to post this outside the cave for those not opted in. I sincerely hope no one views this as political. If there are other charitable organizations in Ukraine not listed in the article, please link them in this thread.

The Matchup: No. 9 Iowa State (23-4, 12-3 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (10-16, 3-12 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
When: Saturday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m.

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: Noah Wolf (PxP), Jamie Steyer Johnson (Analyst)

TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Lyndsey Fennelly (Analyst)

Iowa State preview | Texas Tech preview (TBD)

Big 12 Weekend Schedule
1:00 - Tech (3-12) at ISU (12-3)
2:00 - KU (10-5) at BU (12-3)
4:00 - KSU (8-7) at OU (10-5)
7:00 - TCU (2-13) at UT (10-5)
Sunday - OSU (3-12) at WVU (5-10)

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IOWA STATE (19-9 overall (6-9 Big 12)
VS Kansas State (14-13 overall (6-9 Big 12)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26TH 1:00 P.M. CT
Bramlage Coliseum / Manhattan, Kan.

TV: ESPNU
Talent: Chuckie Kempf, pxp King McClure, analyst


Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
Talent: John Walters, pxp Eric Heft, analyst

Breece Hall on the list

Why bother,but just thinking how I’d like to see Nebraska and the ToE both lose tonight. Is that possible?

I’m not mad about these additions one bit. Awesome to have them back in mix on both sides of the ball!

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Didn't spend a lot of time on it but it appears from a few quick scenarios on mred's site http://bball.notnothing.net/big12.php?sport=mbb
that unless Oklahoma wins out and TCU wins at least two of remaining games, we will not fall to the #8 spot and thus will not be playing on Wednesday in KC.
We should end up anywhere from #5 to #7.

Thanks so much to @Bipolarcy for this one! He has a great story that I'm hoping he'll share below, but here's the setup question:

Have you ever had a random person show up at your door in a very weird situation?

Or, to expand on it, have you received a weird phone call?

I remember receiving a call one time at 3 am asking me if I was a tow company. There was some beeping and stuff in the background. In my half-awake stupor, I said "wrong number" and hung up. At the time, my husband worked at a hospital, and I was still in that ridiculous state where you're not awake so you're not thinking rationally at all. So somehow I convinced myself that either he was cheating on me with a nurse or someone on staff, and that they'd broken HIPAA rules and looked up my number in my patient chart to call me and stalk him. I got good and stewed up about this wild leap in logic until I fell back asleep.

A few days later I was driving home from Des Moines with a friend, and telling her about this situation and how I hadn't been rational, but was it possible, etc. I was explaining what had happened - when the truck for the tow company the caller had asked me if I was drove up right beside us... and I saw that their number was one off from my cell.