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Lipscomb (25-9, 14-4 ASUN)
#15 IOWA STATE (24-9, 13-7 BIG 12)
FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST 12:30 P.M. CST
Fiserv Forum / Milwaukee, WI


TV: TNT
Talent: : Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Dan Bonner Analyst: Stan Van Gundy
Reporter: Lauren Shehadi

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

I’m always looking for movies people love but maybe flew under the radar for the masses. Any suggestions? I have a lot and notice many are from the 90s. Oh well hah.

Bound. One hell of a fun crime/mafia thriller.
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Flirting with Disaster. Honestly one the best comedies ever. ******* hilarious and the cast is insane. I won’t link the trailer because it is so cheesy. Movie is great.

October Sky. True story. Great coming of age story. Cry ever time.
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Hachi. Another true story. If you have a dog have a box or two of Kleenex.
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Sunshine. One of the best sci-fi thrillers of the last 25 years. Again the cast is stellar and directed by the great Danny Boyle.
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Hostiles. One of the worst marketing campaigns ever. This is possible my favorite western movie ever made and my favorite movie the year this came out. Again. The cast is amazing.
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I honestly didn’t want to listen to Iowa everywhere today because I didn’t want to hear Hassels crap about ISU disappointing this year. It wasn’t bad but to be brutally honest the discussion on Bryce miller had me tearing up listening to it (and I didn’t even know the guy). I appreciate the honesty, the emotion and it was said on the pod but it really puts things into perspective as to what’s important in life. One of the better pods I’ve listened to in a long time.

Thank you Chris!

First of all. Shout out to the Seniors this year.

Chatfield - brought alot more to the team than I would have expected to start the season.
Gilbert - extremely dynamic player that should be a tryout/shot at the next level, but injuries plagued him and a special all-around season
Jones - Fantastic season, 6th man of the year. Should get a tryout/shot at the next level.

Is Jones really gone? It sounds like they are proceeding with requesting another year. TJ said they are proceeding as though he isnt getting it,
but the juco year actually should technically give him another year next year. If the NCAA follows the new policy then he SHOULD be back in 2025-2026.

Login to view embedded media - talking about potential for playing next year.

Regardless, they had a really special class that ran into a buzzsaw with injuries, but certainly gave fans a really fun and special year to watch.

Go Clones!

: "This is March" turns into "That's March."

-Cyclones downed in 2nd round
-Chalk city in the Sweet 16
-McCollum to Iowa
and more here from @cfchangs9

Has anything come out about Sundays game time?

Milan Momcilovic, Curtis Jones, and Joshua Jefferson reflect on Iowa State’s loss to Ole Miss before looking ahead to what’s next.

Per IA Wrestle - Casey has entered the transfer portal. disappointed if true

@brentblum says we need another $200,000 to be in solid position for this portal season.
I'll pledge $50 for every tournament win - $200 if we slay the Sparty along the way.
Brent, please provide a link/venmo address in this thread.
Every dollar counts!

***NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - SESSION 6***
Saturday, March 22 | 6 p.m. CT
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

***MEDIA COVERAGE***
TV: ESPN
STREAMING: ESPN+ (TV simulcast)

***LIVE RESULTS***
Live Scoring: TrackWrestling

***TEAM SCORING***
Championship win: 4 plus bonus

***FINALS ORDER***
184: (1) Carter Starocci, PSU vs. (2) Parker Keckeisen, UNI
(delay)
125: (4) Vincent Robinson, NCST vs. (7) Troy Spratley, OKST
133: (1) Lucas Byrd, ILL vs. (2) Drake Ayala, IOWA
141: (1) Brock Hardy, NEB vs. (3) Jesse Mendez, OHST
149: (1) Caleb Henson, VT vs. (2) Ridge Lovett, NEB
157: (3) Antrell Taylor, NEB vs. (8) Joey Blaze, PUR
165: (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. (3) Mike Caliendo, IOWA
174: (1) Keegan O'Toole, MIZ vs. (3) Dean Hamiti, OKST
197: (2) Stephen Buchanan, IOWA vs. (4) Josh Barr, PSU
HWT: (1) Gable Steveson, MINN vs. (2) Wyatt Hendrickson, OKST

***TEAM SCORES THROUGH SESSION 5***


***FINALISTS, BY CONFERENCE***
13 - Big Ten
5 - Big 12
2 - ACC

Theme is connected with opening week of NCAA Tournament. Key words (title or lyrics) are survive, advance, upset, bust, bracket (and related extensions).

Other words could apply, as long as they relate to tournament flow.

“On That Note” is presented each week on Cyclone Fanatic by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

• Last week’s OTN: Long Long Long

“All of your family had to kill to survive.”

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Ive seen this mentioned a few times, but I have created a Bracket Pool for CFers. I am using the ESPN Tournament Challenge App/platform. The Group name is CF Brackets, password is Cyclones#1.

If you are going enter, please name your bracket so that we can differentiate between whose is whose. I will do my best to post scores/updates daily. Yes, I realize this is the 11th hour so to speak so we may not get as good of a turnout, but wanted to do it anyway

Happy March Madness, Go Cyclones!

Caught the first episode of the season last night. It picked right up where it left off.
I honestly didn't see Lumon's "apology" response coming. I don't believe any of it for a second, but it was a clever direction to take things. Also, there's no way that's Helly with them. That's Helena.
And very few actors can deliver f-bombs the way Zach Cherry can. Guy is just endlessly hilarious.

Been sick for a few days and have been craving a good soup. What is everyone's favorite soup from restaurants/fast casual/fast food/grocery stores in the DSM metro?

Since the other thread was closed - here's my thoughts on this basketball game. Please keep this thread on topic.

This game will come down to 3 factors - Turnovers, Rebounds and Free Throws

Turnovers:
- both ends of the court are key - but especially when Miss has the ball. They are elite at not turning it over - and we need force them to be uncomfortable. We won't force 15+ TOs, but if we can get a couple runouts, it would be ideal. We also need to not have careless turnovers - we've been better the last couple games, but if we're sloppy they'll take advantage

Rebounds:
- they are a bad rebounding team on both ends. We are up-and-down, but we need to force the issue. A lot of it has to do with effort and energy (Heise and Chatfield) and positioning (the Presidents). They are very undersized, especially when Dia is out of the game.

Free Throws:
- unlike Lipscomb, Miss put their opponents on the line a TON. This is a Jefferson/Jackson game to thrive. They need to get to the line - Malik Dia is their only player with size - and he's prone to fouling. We definitely need to pound it inside - and make our FTs.


They are very small - basically play 5 guards when Dia is out. They like to switch everything, which UNC was able to exploit for a bit when they make their comeback yesterday. I think this is a game where we can do a lot with switches to get mismatches for Jefferson and Milan, then clear out and let them work. If either can get Pedulla (6'1") or Murray (5'11") on them, it should be an automatic iso.

Other than the two undersized guards and Dia (6'9" 240#), everyone they play is roughly 6'5" and athletic.

They are a very average shooting team from both 3s and 2s, so making them work against our set defense is a key as well

All that said - the eternal CBB caveat is if a team shoots the 3 out of their minds, they'll probably win.

Enjoy.

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Thought I should start a thread of stories from KC that don't necessarily revolve around the game itself.

Rode in the hotel elevator with a couple that are Arizona fans. They're very happy to be in the Big 12...might be a bit early for opinions on the actual KC tournament.

We're staying in the same hotel as Colorado. We were leaving to get dinner as the team arrived back from upsetting WVU. Saw Danny Manning get on the elevator across from us as we got off our elevator. There was also a small contigent of CU fans singing their fight song as the team walked through the lobby. I'd love to see them upset UH tomorrow.

Here is today's press conference. Enjoy.

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Curtis Jones and Milan Momcilovic preview Iowa State’s second-round matchup with Ole Miss.

NCAA TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
Iowa State (23-11, 12-6 Big 12) vs. Michigan (22-10, 11-7 Big Ten)
Purcell Pavilion – Notre Dame, Ind.
Friday, March 21, 2025 – 10:30 a.m. CT

WATCH: ESPN2
PxP: Pam Ward
Analyst: Stephanie White

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf
Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

LIVE STATS

IOWA STATE CYCLONES
GAME NOTES
SEASON STATS

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
GAME NOTES
ROSTER
SEASON STATS

***NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - SESSION 5***
Saturday, March 22 | 10 a.m. CT
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

***MEDIA COVERAGE***
TV: ESPNU
AUDIO: Varsity Network
STREAMING (ALL LINKS ESPN+):


***LIVE RESULTS***
Live Scoring: TrackWrestling

***TEAM SCORING***
Consolation R6 win: 3.5 plus bonus
Placing match: 1 plus bonus

***SESSION 5 BOUT SCHEDULE***
Consolation R6 (581-600)
3rd/5th/7th Place (601-630)

***IOWA STATE MATCHES THIS SESSION***
7TH PLACE
141 (bout 603) - (9) Jacob Frost vs. (6) Vance VomBaur, MINN