Cytown Update

Did anyone hear Jamie Pollard on last night's Coaches Corner radio show? I missed some details as was doing something else but thought I heard the university had secured a large donation that might speed the development of the area over what was originally projected. I did hear Pollard and others had met with hotel chains to discuss possibilities of new construction in the north part of the area.

Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

Hello all,

I have been following the site for a few years and decided to make an account to pick your brains. I have seen a bunch of posters call others out for not putting threads in the correct forum, so I put this in off-topic.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what kind of smoker to get for a first time user? I love the taste of smoked meat and wanted to purchase one and give it a shot. From what I have seen online a good one for a beginner is a Weber Smokey Mountain 18'. Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

Anyone have a Moen Smart Sprinkler controller?

Our yard has widely-varying moisture needs because lawn/garden/flower beds/raised beds/sun/shade/etc. So, being it's 2025 with AI and all, I figured technology could help with this, and I ran across the Moen Smart Sprinkler controller, which is interesting because you can add a WiFi moisture sensor to each zone which can adjust the watering in that zone based on soil moisture. It's not that expensive. However, I checked the reviews that this controller gets on various sites that sell it, and it gets very mixed reviews. On Home Depot, the majority of the 2025 reviews are 1-2 stars, but it also gets frequent 5 stars on other sites. The biggest complaints are that the controller often falls off the WiFi and has to regularly be rebooted, and also the app/controller is buggy such that it doesn't water the zones as expected.

Just curious if anybody here has one, and what your experience has been.

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*** Farnsworth Tribute Mafia ***

Farnsy Mafia

We are here to pay tribute to our beloved CF friend Farnsworth. If there is a CF Mafia Mount Rushmore he would definitely be one of the faces. He played in 117 games of mafia so I felt the best way to tribute him is a game full of roles he played in some of those 117 games.

Mafia's

Doug Mafia - Led by Lotso from Toy Story Mafia. He gets 1 instakill and the first time he's investigated he willshow as innocent.

The rest are mafia members Farnsy played in others mafia games.





Squints Mafia - Led by Steve Rhoades from Married with Children Mafia. He gets 1 instakill and the first time he's investigated he will show as innocent.

The rest are mafia members Farnsy played in others mafia games.


Innocents

Dr. Ian Malcom Jurassic Park Mafia - gets 1 investigation

Ace Ventura Ace Ventura Mafia and Chief Wiggum Simpsons Mafia - Detectives who will alternate nights getting to investigate. Ace starts then Wiggum. When one dies the other takes over on regular basis.

Bill Murray Space Jam Mafia and Adult Nala Lion King Mafia - Doctors who will alternate nights getting to save. Bill starts then Nala When one dies the other takes over on regular basis.

Jack of All Trades Each one get a kill, investigation and save. Only can use 1 per night

Fezzik Princess Bride Mafia

Leonardo TMNT Mafia


Naz Long ISU Basketball Mafia = One time 3 point vote, he can PM me and his vote will be counted as 3 votes when I do the final tally. He will have to publicly vote like normal.

Shosanna Dreyfus Inglorious Basterds Mafia: The avenger. If she is lynched by the mob during the day, she can choose one person who voted for her to be killed.


Jailor Town of Salem Mafia: The jailor gets to choose one person a night to imprison. The person they imprison will be safe from all attacks and will not be able to perform their night role.
Starting on night 2, the jailor may choose to execute the person they jailed, but only get three executions throughout the course of the game. If the jailor executes an innocent, they will lose their remaining executions.


Chris Traeger Park and Rec Mafia: He is a physical work of art. In such good shape he can't be killed by the mafia overnight for the first five days. He can be killed by lynching of the mob or an instakill though.

Duos - can pm each other but no powers

Calvin's Mom Calvin and Hobbes Mafia and Mickey Full House Mafia

Next Game Guy CF Pickup Mafia and Tommy Duncan Might Ducks Mafia



All the rest are regular innocents played by Farnsy!


GOOD LUCK!


GAME RULES:
1A. First Rule of Farnsy Mafia is only Farnsy will be clapped. Please try not to abuse this rule. I will pm after 2 consecutive missed days.
1. There will be no editing of posts.
2. The day will run from 7 a.m. Central through 9:05 p.m. Central, with the exception of Fridays, which will end at 7:05 p.m. Central.
3. Votes will count until 9:05 Central as stamped by the Cyclone Fanatic clock (7:05 p.m. Fridays).
4. Votes must be BOLDED or they will not count. If you are posting on mobile and don't get the formatting correct to bold the post, your post will not count.
5. No PM's between players unless your role allows it.
6. If you vote twice without rescinding, your first vote will count.
7. Specials will have an till 7am to get stuff in. If everything comes in early enough I will do a night report if not I will do a morning one.
8. I reserve the right to change the rules if I feel that it's necessary. Any changes will be clearly labeled.
9. In the case of ties in the lynching process, random.org will be used to make the final decision.
10. Ghost post using off-color font. Preferably gray.
11. If you have any questions about the game or didn't receive your role, PM the mayor.
12. HAVE FUN!

FB: What Matt Campbell, Rocco Becht, Jontez Williams, Dom Orange, Jeremiah Cooper and Tyler Miller said at Big 12 Media Days

Matt Campbell and several team leaders opened up Big 12 Football Media Days with a lot to say about the upcoming season.

Road Game Rankings

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I loved hearing them talk about this year's football road trips. Here are their rankings based on the Williams & Blum Fun Meter:

#1 Jonesboro for Arkansas State.
#2 Boulder for Colorado.
#3 Covington, Kentucky for Cincinnati.
#4 Fort Worth for TCU.
#5 Stillwater for Oklahoma State.

So, what do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? How would you rank them? What would you recommend for the road trips?

K-State isn't included because the Ireland trip is in its own category.

Cooking myths and other common misconceptions

Cooking myth No. 1 (IMO): It's crucial to let a steak rest before slicing into it after cooking. WRONG! It's not crucial and the benefit of letting it rest is negligible to begin with. The idea is that resting the steak allows the juices, which migrate toward the center of the steak during cooking, can spread out to the rest of the steak during the resting process. The truth is there's just not that much juice involved to begin with, maybe a tsp, if that, and resting the steak adds very little value to the finished product. Thicker cuts may benefit more, but even that is arguable. So next time you hear some high-end chef telling you that you need to rest your steak before eating it, call BS on the guy.

2025 VB Season

It is now a month from the Cardinal and Gold scrimmage, 5 weeks until Drake scrimmage and 6 weeks until the first game (in Ohio).

What are you looking forward to most this season? Any picks for a player to be a great surprise? Any front line combo you look forward to?

Can’t wait till the first serve.

***WBB: 2026 Recruiting Thread***

Let me know if there are any corrections needed.

Rankings:
ES -- ESPN 2026 SportsCenter NEXT 100 (retrieved 7/3/2025)
PN -- Prospects Nation 2026 Ranked Players -- 40 players ranked plus 22 on watchlist (retrieved 9/18/2024)



Verbals:
NameLocHeightPosDate of VerbalESPNNotes
Macy ComitoIA5'10"PG8/29/202487


Potential Targets:
--Sorted by date added--
NameLocHeightPosDate AddedESPNNotes
Jenica LewisIA5'10"PG4/22/20211930ISU offer 4/22/2021
Addison BjornMO6'3"CG4/18/20221313ISU offer 5/12/2022. ISU in top 15.
Brooklynn HaywoodAK/WA5'9"W6/30/20222623ISU offer 5/23/2024
Averie LowerIA5'11"SG8/4/202368
Ashlyn KoupalSD6'2"G/F8/23/20233111ISU offer 8/23/2023
Adaline ShepleeWI6'3"W11/27/20233229ISU offer 11/16/2023
Leelee BellND6'3"F5/20/2024ISU offer 8/1/2024
Vienna MurrayMN6'1"G5/22/2024
Kennedy WoolstonUT6'0"PG5/28/2024
Kylee PabenNE6'1"PF7/1/2024
Jayelin MayMO6'3"P7/18/2024
Peyton JonesCO6'0"SG7/29/202465ISU offer 7/26/2024
Callie "CJ" HinderAZ/AUS6'6"P9/12/2024
Alex CrouseKS5'8"G9/26/2024
Adriana ReijnenTX/NED6'4"F/C11/14/2024
Trinity JonesIL6'2"W6/2/20257ISU offer 5/31/2025
Isabella SanghaFL6'3"W6/3/202583ISU offer 6/1/2025

Formerly on the list:
NameLocHeightPositionSchoolDate of VerbalNotes
Nakia OllivierreIA5'8"PGArmy8/3/2023
Giselle JanowskiWI5'8"GWisconsin10/2/2024
Lani SmallwoodAL5'8"CGMississippi State10/21/2024
Tori OehrleinMN5'11"PGMinnesota11/8/2024
Maddyn GreenwayMN5'8"PGKentucky11/16/2024
Leah NordinWI6'1"G/FWisconsin12/13/2024
Olivia StephensUT5'7"CGUtah Valley3/28/2025
Peyton OlufsonMO5'7"CGSaint Louis5/3/2025
Jayla WilliamsIA5'8"GCreighton6/17/2025
Ava MilesMO6'0"SGNebraska7/2/2025
Ellie MullerIA6'3"FMissouri7/10/2025
Eliana ArambulaMO5'6"PGnone yet
Avery BlueWI5'5"PGnone yet
Stella SakalasIL6'2"G/Fnone yet

Speed! A deep dive.

One aspect of the Iowa State football program that has consistently seemed to lag behind—especially compared to other teams in the conference—is player speed.

Even during the Campbell era, this was a noticeable issue. However, more recently, coaches like Hank Poteat and Noah Pauley have raised the standard, emphasizing speed in the players they recruit.

Let’s take a look at the high school 100-meter dash times under 11.0s for some of our current players.

For reference:
  • Kene Nwangwu: 10.55s
  • Darien Porter: 10.69s
Current Players:
  • WR Brett Eskildsen: 10.52s
  • WR Dominic Overby: 10.54s
  • RB Aiden Flora: 10.61s
  • S Jeremiah Cooper: 10.65s
  • DB Connor Welsch: 10.66s
  • CB Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman: 10.71s
  • CB Mason Ellens: 10.73s
  • S Carson Van Dinter: 10.73s
  • CB David Coffey: 10.75s
  • WR Karon Brookins: 10.80s
  • LB Will Hawthorne: 10.82s
  • RB Abu Sama: 10.84s
  • RB Carson Hansen: 10.85s
Future Players
  • WR Jeffrey Roberts: 10.69s
  • S Tyrell Chatman: 10.78s
  • S Bryson Williams: 10.88s
Beni Ngoyi and Xavier Townsend never ran below 11.0s

Ranking this years toughest games

Watching this weeks two guys with Jake Brend and Derek Duke got me inspired to do my own rankings. How do you rank them?
1. Kansas State in Dublin - weird conditions playing in Ireland. Not sure how each team responds but win this one and its a huge start to the year.
2. BYU - Retzlaff returns from and should be even better. BYU comes off an impressive year where they ended up by smoking Colorado.
3. Arizona State - The bad man at RB is gone, but Leavitt returns. Revenge will be on the mind.
4. Iowa - We should be the better team but we haven't won at home since 2011 and Iowa usually pulls some voodoo out of their ass.
5. Kansas - They have been a bad matchup for us and Daniels is back.
6. @TCU - Josh Hoover is a good QB and will be on the road.
7. @ Colorado - Boulder was never an easy place to play, though they lose their two best players from last year.
8. @Oklahoma State - The Gundy era seems to be at the end. I have a hard time seeing them being as bad as they were last year though.
9. @Cincy - From the beginning the Satterfield hire felt bad to me. I think this is his last year.
10. Arizona - Again, not impressed with their coach and they lost their best player.
11. @Arkansas State - Some PTSD from the Ohio game a few years ago, but we should handle them.
12. South Dakota - Not a bad FCS opponent and it will be weird circumstances coming back from Ireland, but we should handle business.

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