Iowa State is hot right now! They're on a 5 game winning streak and are in Morgantown this afternoon to take on the Mountaineers at 4PM CT on ESPNU

What are the artists (music, movies, hell painters) that annoying the ever loving piss out of you?

There are 2 artists I have to instantly turn the channel on if I hear them on the radio.

The Weekend, or however he likes to spell it. God damn his voice makes me want to drive into oncoming traffic.

Same thing with Andy Grammer.

Movies/TV is harder for me. Not as much of a instant reaction.

I do dislike Blake Lively though. Maybe it's just the characters she played, although I really like The Town.

What exactly should all be expected here with the new teams arriving? Is that going to be announced soon? I’m used to next years schedule coming out soon. Unlike past years, we have no idea who exactly we’re playing.

Is it confirmed we’re still playing 9 conference games? Or is a switch to 8 possible still?

Going to be in Ames Saturday but cant go to the game. Where's the best place or sports bar in Ames to watch the game with underage kids?????

There are less than 2 weeks left until the Cyclones tip off the season vs IUPUI. I expect this team to have solid defense like last year, but who do you see emerging as our leading scorer this season?

Annoying subscriptions. Todays article has former players accusing womens soccer coach of verbal abuse and body shaming.
Ready, set, discuss!

This is news I haven’t heard about before.

Any interest?

Don't know if anyone posted this yet but


That's the kettle calling the pot black for sure..gave me a good chuckle though!

Welcome to another edition of “On That Note,” CF’s weekly music series, co-hosted by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself.

This week, with Halloween approaching, we focus on two common costume themes: angel and devil. Post your favorite songs with the words angel and/or devil, in title or lyrics.

Last Week's Topic: On That Note: ’97 at 25

“This is a great honor for Ashley and the entire Iowa State program,” coach Bill Fennelly said. “To be recognized with such a great group of players is an outstanding accomplishment. I know she will continue to work hard to play at an All-American level this season.”

So I was in a car accident today. Luckily I'm fine (so far) but it required an ER visit and an ambulance ride. My car is toast. The driver who I believe was at fault was a semi driver who didn't see me in his blind spot before trying to merge and hit me sending me across 3 lanes of traffic into a cement barrier where another lucky car rear-ended me.

I've only been in a minor fender bender and hit a deer, so I've never had to deal too much with someone else's insurance. Is there anything I should be make sure to do?

I've started a claim with my insurance, but I want to make sure I'm doing everything I should. The first person I talked to at State Farm today, didn't seem especially competent (when I said that the semi that hit me was a Freightliner, she asked if that was a Buick). Hopefully I'll get a new person tomorrow. But should I have both insurance companies give me a price for the car replacement? Should I listen to my State Farm person and just go through them and let them deal with the other insurance company (her reason being that the other person might not have good insurance)? How much should I directly deal with the other insurance company? Anything else I should be aware of?

On another note, just how hard is it going to be to buy a new car right now? I hate car buying in the best of circumstances, but I'd like to find something that I like.

If you were slowed down on 235 this morning right around 7:00, you have me to thank (or more accurately the semi driver who did not see me). But at least you weren't the poor guy with a brand new car who rear ended me after I spun around.

Starting this because someone is already fired! Gonna try to keep a running list in the OP

Open Jobs

I came across this weird story from Thurman, Iowa (extreme SW)..


A woman says her Dad was a serial killer... FBI and Iowa DCI involved..

Murdering hookers/run aways from Omaha.

https://www.newsweek.com/dad-was-se...s-cadaver-dogs-scour-field-nightmares-1754083

Has already started up in the smaller schools and larger schools get going Friday Night. Think any "surprise" team can win a Title?

CLASS 5A​

Pod A

Davenport, West (7-2) vs. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (8-1), at Williams Stadium

Waukee Northwest (5-4) at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (7-2)

Pod B

Ames (6-3) at Southeast Polk (8-1)

Linn-Mar, Marion (6-3) at Prairie, Cedar Rapids (6-3)

Pod C

Sioux City, East (7-2) at Ankeny (8-1)

Iowa City, City High (6-3) at Johnston (6-3)

Pod D

Valley, W.D.M. (5-4) at Pleasant Valley (9-0)

Ankeny Centennial (5-4) at Cedar Falls (7-2)

CLASS 4A​

Pod A

Cedar Rapids, Washington (5-4) at Xavier, Cedar Rapids (9-0)

Indianola (6-3) at Bondurant-Farrar (8-1)

Pod B

Fort Madison (7-2) at Waverly-Shell Rock (9-0)

Epworth, Western Dubuque (6-3) at North Scott (7-2)

Pod C

LeMars (6-3) at Lewis Central (9-0)

Glenwood (6-3) at Spencer (7-2)

Pod D

Webster City (6-3) at Iowa City, Liberty (8-1)

Newton (7-2) at Carlisle (8-1)

CLASS 3A​

Pod A

MOC-Floyd Valley (6-3) at Harlan Community (8-1)

Nevada (7-2) at Sioux Center (5-4)

Pod B

Central DeWitt (6-3) at Mount Vernon (9-0)

West Delaware (5-4) at Solon (7-2)

Pod C

Hampton-Dumont/CAL (6-3) at Humboldt (8-1)

Benton Community (6-3) at Independence (9-1)

Pod D

Grinnell (5-4) at ADM (8-1)

Creston (6-3) at North Polk (7-2)

CLASS 2A​

Pod A

Clarinda (6-3) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (9-0)

West Lyon, Inwood (7-2) at Greene County (8-1)

Pod B

OABCIG (8-1) at Osage (7-2)

Clear Lake (5-4) at Spirit Lake (9-0)

Pod C

Crestwood, Cresco (6-3) at Waukon (6-3)

Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque (7-2) at West Marshall (9-0)

Pod D

Centerville (7-2) at Monticello (7-2)

Mid-Prairie, Wellman (6-3) at Williamsburg (9-0)

CLASS 1A​

Pod A

Western Christian, Hull (7-2) at Aplington-Parkersburg (8-1)

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (8-1) at West Sioux, Hawarden (8-1)

Pod B

Dike-New Hartford (7-2) at MFL MarMac (8-1)

Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (6-3) at West Branch (9-0)

Pod C

Mediapolis (8-1) at Sigourney/Keota (7-2)

Woodward-Granger (6-3) at Van Meter (8-1)

Pod D

Pella Christian (8-1) at South Hamilton (8-1)

ACGC (7-2) at Underwood (9-0)

CLASS A​

Pod A

Hinton (6-3) at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (7-2)

Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (8-1) at Woodbury Central (9-0)

Pod B

Newman Catholic, Mason City (8-1) at North Linn (8-1)

Wapsie Valley (7-2) at West Hancock (9-0)

Pod C

East Buchanan (8-1) at Alburnett (8-1)

Columbus Community (8-1) at Grundy Center (9-0)

Pod D

Southwest Valley (7-2) at AHSTW, Avoca (9-0)

Mount Ayr (8-1) at Lynnville-Sully (9-0)

EIGHT-PLAYER​

Pod A

West Bend-Mallard (7-2) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (9-0)

Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (8-1) at West Harrison (9-0)

Pod B

CAM, Anita (7-2) at Lenox (9-0)

Fremont-Mills (7-2) at Southeast Warren (9-1)

Pod C

Newell-Fonda (8-1) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (8-0)

Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-1) at Turkey Valley (7-1)

Pod D

Easton Valley (7-1) at Montezuma (8-2)

Central City (8-1) at WACO, Wayland (10-0)

Where The Crawdads Sing - She killed him.

Jon Wilner is definitely in the know when it comes to Pac-12 news and broke the UCLA/SC move earlier this year. He had a similar tweet like the one below when those two left for BIG. Said it wasn't related to media rights.

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Also didn't know this stat in bold:

"Big 12: Iowa State (32). The Cyclones (3–4) are the heartbreak kids of the heartland, losing four games by a total of 14 points—just the second team since 1980 to suffer four consecutive conference losses by 14 or fewer (Purdue in 2004 is the other). They’re overdue to win a few, and the conference is tightly bunched.

Which seasons could the Cyclones wreck: Oklahoma State (6–1) and TCU (7–0), both of which are in both the CFP and Big 12 championship hunt. Both games are on the road, Nov. 12 against the Cowboys and Nov. 26 against the Horned Frogs.

Chances of creating chaos: Pretty good. Iowa State has won at least five league games in each of the last five seasons, and consistency has been a hallmark of the program under Matt Campbell. But they’ve got to perform on the road, having lost five straight Big 12 games away from Ames.

(West Virginia has a chance to create even more chaos, with games remaining against all three of the top teams in the league: TCU, Oklahoma State and Kansas State. But the Mountaineers might be less equipped for the chaos role than Iowa State.)"

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Of course, I hope we finish 8-4, blah blah blah. But we should consider the real possibility that Iowa State will get a bowl invitation at 5-7.

Brett McMurphy's bowl projections currently anticipate that five 5-7 teams will be needed to fill the ever-growing number of bowl games. The NCAA typically allows 5-7 teams to participate based on academic progress rate (APR). Only the highest APRs of the 5-7 teams are eligible, so if McMurphy is correct, you would expect the five best APRs of the 5-7 teams to be in bowl games.

Iowa State's APR... is good! It's tied for 17th among the 131 FBS football programs this year. And most of the schools ahead of ISU are either definitely going to be bowling (Clemson, Ohio State) or definitely not bowling (Northwestern, Temple).

Meanwhile, 5-7 might be the most likely outcome for ISU's season, and if we lose to OU, it almost certainly will become a heavy favorite in analytical models for the most likely finish.

What would you think about Iowa State filling in a minor bowl, likely on behalf of a G5 league that could not fulfill its bowl obligations, as a 5-7 team?

I was watching the ESPN Monday Night Countdown. This story obviously has been told several times in our area and our Cyclone Nation. But ESPN got ahold of it and took it to a whole new level.

Win or Lose. David Montgomery: Thank You for being a fantastic human being.

Curious since I've seen a few that ended up on ESPN+. Would love to see the team one extra time early this season. Loved that cyclones.tv used to air them when we used to have all our untelevised games on there. Overall actually, I just miss having Cyclone TV put all those on air in general.

I thought I'd donate my Upside cashback to Wewill, but not sure how to do it. I've been transferring the money to my PayPal account but when I click the donate online button on the WeWill website, there doesn't seem to be a good way to do it.

@brentblum?