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Any Veterans want to eat lunch with Allen Lazard this Sunday in Ankeny. If so, please DM me. We will be discussing needs of veterans after their transition back to civilians. Thanks!

Our car got quite a bit of hail damage a few weeks ago. It's an oldish car (2015) with just over 100,000 miles on it. At the time, I didn't think it was worth the deductible to get it fixed, but I'm having second thoughts. Anyone else dealt with this and have pros/cons?

What changes to Manning’s playbook do you think happened once all these new faces were inserted to #1 on the depth chart?

I’d imagine we will see more down the field plays with Dekkers. He has a few weapons that I think will expand the playbook. Only request is a qb sneak play instead a shotgun run on 4th and 1.

Just trying to stir more football talk… I’m pumped!

Just to add some background, I had heard whispers, ok more like gunshots wink wink, of the Ferrari clan being on the outs at Okie State for about a month.

I let myself dream for a bit about what if, but then the bat signal went silent for about two weeks and I didn’t hear boo about the clan. Now we know why because of this most recent news just adds another layer to wrestling’s most dysfunctional family.

But the good news that I am hinting about is still to come and it will definitely be building for the future for Cyclone wrestling. So sit back and enjoy the ride, it’s going to be fine.

Enjoy.

Enjoy.

I found this on YouTube, I have not seen circulating on fanatic or other place. Fun video of Matt and John McCallister who scouted Matt in high school in a 25 minute discussion. Give her a look.

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Anyone got one or can recommend one? I feel like I have seen some people mention it around here.

I am attending a couple security conferences next month that are known for their tomfoolery and hooliganism. So I am essentially in the need of a Dumb/Burner phone that won't be connecting to the internet and will be thrown in the trash right after.

Thanks in advance

I derailed the 2023 recruiting thread a bit so will take the discussion here. The below outlook certainly comes with some assumptions about recruiting commitments, guys not transferring out, use of covid years, etc. This is a thread laced with speculation, I am aware.

2023-2024 Scholarship Chart

Freshmen:
Jelani Hamilton (6'6" G - Austell, GA) - COMMITED
Milan Momcilovic (6'8" F - Pewaukee, WI) - Iowa State lean, commitment announcement coming 7/15 or 7/16
Omaha Biliew (6'8" PF - Waukee, IA) - Iowa State lean, commitment expected around September

Sophmore:
Tamin Lipsey
Eli King
Demarion Watson

Juniors:

Seniors:
Jeremiah Williams (Eligible for an additional year beyond 2023-2024)
Caleb Grill*
Robert Jones*
Hason Ward*
Tre King*

* - Super seniors who would be using their Covid year in 2023-2024

At minimum that puts us at 2 scholarships available. Seems more likely we'll have more like 3-5 scholarships available though. Jeremiah Williams and Tamin are the primary ball handlers of the future and Watson/Momcilovic/Biliew/King?/Ward? project us to be pretty loaded in the front court. With that said, it would seem that the main focus in the portal would be on scoring guard(s).. perhaps similar to the IZB or Jaren Holmes pickups the last two springs. Eli King could fill that role but it's hard to say right now. Caleb Grill is a guy who TJ would certainly welcome back as a veteran who strongly embraces our culture principles but he would need to take another jump to become a starting level Big 12 player.

A hypothetical starting lineup might look like:
Williams
_______ or Eli King
_______
Milan
Omaha

Bench:
Eli King
Tamin
Grill
Ward
Hamilton

What do you miss and/or appreciate about Iowa?

This is primarily for those who have moved away, or those from out of state that have moved to Iowa or lived in Iowa for a significant amount of time.

Positivity is appreciated! We have plenty of negativity already.

EDIT: I've seen a lot of references to traffic and wasted free time. To that end, how much time would you out-of-staters say you waste in traffic on average?

Free fries at Micky Ds, Bk, and others with the app. National French fry day. Keep it out of the cave and just celebrate!

Can any of you who are more knowledgeable about wrestling sell me on the benefits of cutting weight? Looking at the roster I see that Conor Knopick, for example, wrestled previously at 132 and 138 pounds. On the roster, he’s listed at 125. Maybe it’s more common than I realize, but it seems odd.

These guys have an interesting discussion on the topic here:

The Last "New Thread" lasted 10 months and resulted in many many too many comments covering too much time. So here is a New New Thread to focus on the second conference alignment upheaval in a short year.

So, My opinion is: PAC - take them all, take some, go after other east coast teams, or sleep and wait to become wolf meat again.

I say "GO BIG OR GO HOME. Negotiate a merger with the remaining PAC teams and add two more from the east to make the first mega conference of 24 teams. All teams will benefit from away game exposure across the country. Create either three or four divisions with separate tv packages for each (1st & second tier rights) and go after the new streaming channels that are now looking at college sports to fill their broadcast needs (third and fourth tier rights). No more non-conference games. The broadcasters do not want to show games against Louisiana Crawdad College, or Slowpoke University or Montana Wool Gatherers Academy.

How would you like to play regular season games in December in California, Arizona and Florida?

Go Clones
Go Big 12

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

This week, we conclude our annual albums-by-decade series.

For part 3, post your favorite LPs released in 2002 and/or 2012. (Those years only, NOT the entire decade.)

Include 3 or 4 sound clips with each selection. In addition to the tracks, we encourage you to expound on why the album is meaningful, including personal history of your relationship with the record and its music.

Choices should focus on studio albums. Avoid greatest hits/live LPs/compilations. We’ll allow it, but it should be a definitive element of an artist’s body of work that isn’t otherwise available from studio output.

If someone posts an album on your list before you get to it, you still may reference it, but use different song samples.

If you’re more singles-oriented, you may substitute top singles from either of those years.

Last Week’s OTN: It’s All “2” Much (Part 2)

It’s All “2” Much (Part 2, 1982 & 1992)

What is the song(s) that most people feel are great...but you do not. For me it is "Hey Jude". The Beatles created so many great songs, yet this one seems quirky and nothing special.

Anyone got anything good they've seen or looking for?

I just scored a couple of car seats for $160 bucks off. #dadlife

1st & 2nd Round Tee Times are out:

1990- Big 8, Pac-10, Big Ten with ten teams (pre-Penn State), SEC with ten teams (pre-Arkansas and South Carolina), SWC, ACC (pre-Florida State), lots of major independents

2000- Original Big 12, Pac-10, Big Ten with Penn State, SEC with 12 teams, ACC with Florida State, original Big East (Miami, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, etc.)

2010- Original Big 12, Pac-10, Big Ten with Penn State, SEC with 12 teams, ACC with 12 teams (after raiding the Big East for Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College), new Big East (with Louisville, Cincinnati, and USF)

2020- Big 12 with ten teams, Pac-12, Big Ten with 14 teams, SEC with 14 teams, ACC with 14 teams, no more Big East

The future monstrosities- Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC, USC and UCLA in the Big Ten, Big 12 with at least UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, and BYU, Pac-12 possibly going out of existence, ACC possibly getting raided

This will go over well with the Dave Ramsey folks on the site….

Wondering what credit cards people have? Do you get the ones that rack up miles? Do you get the ones with a percent kick back or discounts or what do you have?

My wife and I have loosely done the Dave Ramsey thing and are fairly conservative with our spending but have been thinking of getting a percentage kick back on things that we use our debit cards for.

Any input/feedback would be appreciated!

My vote is for the Big 12 to explain what it has to offer and hopefully that is enough for at least 2 of the Pac 12 schools to realize the benefits of joining the Big 12.

Just saw this on FB. Lucky Egypt! I wish there were more locations in the midwest...so many closed. There is still one in New Ulm, MN...that's the closest one to the TC.