…as anticipated. Guessing he’s a center.

It's been serious around here lately. So let's take a moment to appreciate the Texas Football intro video from 2006. Truly ahead of it's time.

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Hey Everyone. I was hoping someone might have more information on this as we're two weeks out from the season. Last year we parked our camper in Vet Med for each game and were able to get in there the night before throughout the season. Will they be doing this again this year? Also, will parking passes need to be bought on Wednesday when they go on sale to be able to park there? I haven't seen a lot of information come out on the parking situation this year, so was hoping one of my fellow Cyclone fans could help me out. Thanks in advance!

First time in a paved lots. Looking for things are helpful tailgating on the pavement. Looking for recommendations on tent weights. Best way to get into D3 I’m going from the north.

What's an embarrassing moment in Iowa State history, sports or otherwise, that we try to suppress?

And I'm thinking more in terms of "that's a really bad look for the university" bad, not necessarily bad losses (UAB)

Examples from other places: Pierre Pierce at Iowa, Baylor and Penn States scandals, USC rowing.

What most comes to mind for me is the Veishea riots. Any others?

Day by day
A fresh start over
A different hand to play
The deeper we fall
The stronger we stay
And we'll be better
The second time around

Elite 90's sitcom theme song. Discuss
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Due to a conflict I have a parking pass in Lot D3 and 4 Tickets in Section 2 for sale. Let me know if interested.

2-JTC for SE Mo. Significant discount from ticket cost, and includes S7 parking.

Anyone else really excited for this show?

I can't wait. Over the last 2 weeks I re-watched all of GoT.

I really wish HBO would have kept the Bloodmoon prequel going too.

Prototype includes sound. What do you think?

First time buying them for my kids. Tell me what I need to know. Any tips. TIA

Will McDonald is a first teamer. Nice to see the recognition for our beast DE.

It should be another fun year for CJLs squad in Ames this year. We will definitely feel the losses of Cande and Popovic, but it's great to have Jaden & Eleanor back for the season. LOTS of new faces to compete for time on the court, and I expect at least 1 freshman to have a big impact this year. We also welcome Marc Neef as an Assistant Coach as Coach Fiona has moved onto WVU

Graduating Seniors
2 Taylor Baranski DS/L 5' 6" Sr. Channahon, Ill. / Minooka Community
13 Marija Popovic DS/L 5' 5" Sr. Belgrade, Serbia / Sports Grammar School Belgrade
17 Candelaria Herrera MB 6' 1" Sr. San Juan, Argentina / null
5 Brooke Andersen OH 6' 0" Sr. Waukesha, Wis. / Lake Country Lutheran
15 Avery Rhodes MB 6' 2" R-Sr. Waco, Texas / Midway
Transfers
18 Julia Capone DS/L 5' 6" So. Mississauga, Ontario / St. Marcellinus Secondary School Transferred to Mount Royal University (Canada)
19 Micah Hall DS/L 5' 2" So. San Antonio, Texas / Johnson Transferred to University of New Orleans

We return a solid amount of production from last year and have our setter, RS, and 1 OH locked down, but it will be so fun to see position battles, especially for Libero, MB, and that last OH spot.

Returners
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School
6 Eleanor Holthaus OH/RS 6' 1" Sr. Richmond, Minn. / Rocori
1 Kenzie Mantz RS/OH 6' 2" Sr. Belle Plaine, Iowa / Belle Plaine Community
3 Jaden Newsome S 6' 0" Sr. Houston, Texas / Clear Brook
14 Solei Thomas OH/RS 5' 11" Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance
9 Annie Hatch OH/RS 6' 1" Sr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa
20 Mariah Mitchell OH/RS 6' 0" Sr. Wapello, Iowa / Wapello
10 Kate Shannon DS/L 5' 7" Sr. Waterloo, Iowa / Columbus Catholic
16 Abby Greiman MB 6' 2" R-Jr. Perry, Iowa / Dallas Center-Grimes
4 Jordan Hopp MB 6' 2" Jr. Alliance, Neb. / Alliance
12 Alexis Engelbrecht MB 6' 2" Jr.
Cary, N.C. / Green Hope
11 Allie Petry DS/L 5' 7" So. Council Bluffs, Iowa / St. Albert
7 Addi Heidemann S 5' 10" So. Diller, Neb. / Diller-Odell
8 Brooke Stonestreet DS/OH 5' 10" So. Olathe, Kan. / DeSoto
21 Paula Krzeslak DS/L 5' 6" R-Fr. Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland / Im. Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego

Freshmen
2 Morgan Brandt S 6' 0" Fr. Sumner, Iowa / Sumner-Fredericksburg
5 Maya Duckworth OH/RS 5' 8" Fr. Hurst, Texas / Birdville
13 Lilly Wachholz OH/RS 6' 2" Fr. Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran
15 Kiersten Schmitt OH/RS 6' 0" Fr. Epworth, Iowa / Beckman Catholic
18 Kelsey Perry MB 6' 4" Fr. Frisco, Texas / Reedy
19 Faith DeRonde OH/RS 5' 11" Fr. Oskaloosa, Iowa / Oskaloosa

We were picked 3rd in the Big 12, 1 point ahead of Kansas who is ranked 23rd in the AVCA preseason poll. Texas picked to win the league for the 12th straight year (shocker )

Preseason Predictions:
Maya Duckworth will start from Day 1 and be in the running for Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Finish 2nd in the Big 12 taking down Baylor at home
Make it past the first round of the NCAA Tournament


Aug 13 (Sat) 11:00 AM Home Cardinal & Gold Scrimmage Ames, Iowa
Aug 19 (Fri) 6:00 PM Home Missouri (Exh.) Ames, Iowa
Aug 26 (Fri) 11:00 AM Neutral Creighton Laramie, Wyo.
Aug 26 (Fri) 8:00 PM Away Wyoming Laramie, Wyo.
Aug 27 (Sat) 2:00 PM Neutral Wichita State Laramie, Wyo.
Sep 2 (Fri) Noon Neutral Penn State Baton Rouge, La.
Sep 2 (Fri) 7:00 PM Away LSU Baton Rouge, La.
Sep 3 (Sat) 11:30 AM Neutral Troy Baton Rouge, La.
Sep 7 (Wed) 6:30 PM Home Drake Ames, Iowa
Sep 9 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home Iowa Ames, Iowa
Sep 10 (Sat) 11:00 AM Home Wright State Ames, Iowa
Sep 13 (Tue) 6:30 PM Home UNI Ames, Iowa
Sep 16 (Fri) 3:00 PM Neutral Kansas City St. Louis, Mo.
Sep 17 (Sat) 1:00 PM Neutral Missouri State St. Louis, Mo.
Sep 17 (Sat) 7:00 PM Away Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo.
Sep 24 (Sat) 2:00 PM Away TCU Fort Worth, Texas
Sep 28 (Wed) 8:00 PM Home Baylor Ames, Iowa
Oct 2 (Sun) 3:30 PM Away Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
Oct 7 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home Kansas Ames, Iowa
Oct 12 (Wed) 6:30 PM Home West Virginia Ames, Iowa
Oct 15 (Sat) TBA Away Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
Oct 19 (Wed) 6:30 PM Home Texas Ames, Iowa
Oct 21 (Fri) 6:00 PM Away Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
Oct 26 (Wed) 4:00 PM Away West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va.
Oct 28 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home TCU Ames, Iowa
Nov 1 (Tue) 6:30 PM Home Chicago State Ames, Iowa
Nov 4 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home Kansas State Ames, Iowa
Nov 9 (Wed) 7:00 PM Away Texas Austin, Texas
Nov 12 (Sat) 2:00 PM Home Texas Tech Ames, Iowa
Nov 16 (Wed) 7:00 PM Away Baylor Waco, Texas
Nov 19 (Sat) TBA Away Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
Nov 23 (Wed) 6:30 PM Home Oklahoma Ames, Iowa

ISU got two players on ESPN's top 100 list this year.

Will McDonald came in at #50 (up from #84 last year). There were two "DE" they ranked higher (Clemson's Myles Murphy #18, and ND's Isaiah Foskey #31). They put Will McDonald as a "DL" though. He is the only "DL" on the top 100. They also had two "DT" ahead of him (Clemson's Bryan Bresee #13, and UGA's Jalen Carter #6).

Xavier Hutchinson came in at #77 overall and the #10 WR.

Has lost to the University of British Columbia

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Anyone else watch the Netflix documentary?

So much to digest here from it. Te'o comes off completely likable and I wound up feeling really sorry for him. While it still seems unconscionable to me that this could happen, the documentary did leave me convinced he was truly duped.

The only part I didn't like is it felt like the producers let the person behind the hoax off way too easy. They seemed to allow her to justify her actions without pushing her on the extreme damage she caused.

Will McDonald and Xavier Hutchison make an appearance. No surprise that there is a suckfest of Ohio State and the SEC either.

Caught Yonger in this photo of Team USA training on Twitter this morning. The thought of him in the room with all these guys is making it very hard to keep waiting for the season to start.

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If you haven’t watched Coach Mouser’s interview about the tight ends, you must do so. Not only does he give tons of insight about the tight ends, you see why Campbell has promoted him quickly as a coach. Very impressive.

Maybe they’ll be even better than last year and repeat, but I feel like they maybe caught lightning in a bottle last year and are going to have a difficult time repeating.

Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF’s weekly go-to for music exploration since 2017 ... hosted by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500. I’m your host for this segment.

This time, we seek songs that include reference to weight or mass: pound, ton, ounce, gram, et. al., in title or lyrics. We also accept the word “weight”; forms of the word “heavy” (literal and metaphoric)… and forms of “light” (but NOT in visual context). (Also not allowed - “pound” as in UK money designation).

• In case you missed it: Last week’s OTN: Think

A couple of mine, to get us going.

“I was a little too tall, could’ve used a few pounds.”

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“Your shadow weighs a ton.”

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So we are having a discussion tonight about how much it costs to light the bridge each night? Anyone with more knowledge then this group of rumdums have any idea?

CFTV: Iowa State coaches and players talked a pair of position groups with less than three weeks remaining before the season opener against SE Missouri St.

Reading the name of Dustin Avey in the aforementioned thread; it made me think about some other FB players from that era….

Kevin Wilson - Cyclone lore for the blocked punt.

Matt Straight

Tom Radke

Dave Brcka - 4 yr starter, now an Ortho surgeon.

Derik Clark - MLBer was gonna make panthers roster as an UDFA until a back injury.

Todd Bandhauer (sp) - engineering professor at CSU.

Marc Lillibridge - probably before Avey. Sports agent.

Todd Doxson - son is a WO now.

Ed Williams - talented WR.

TD - of course!!

Just going down memory lane….