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Which one would you stop and watch if you are flipping through channels.

I am stuck again watching Goodfellas.

Accomplished actor Max Von Sydow passed away today. I first saw him in the critically acclaimed, Academy Award winning Strange Brew.


Oh yeah... he was in The Exercist as well and played some dude named Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told.





https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/entertainment/actor-max-von-sydow-dead-scli-intl/index.html

It is time to name Bill Fennelly Court

Who has ideas as to our easiest path to the tourney? I know it’s a long shot, but I’m interested in what would need to happen.

please don’t say win 3 times in KC

I've driven up to see the game tomorrow. Hope to meet a few of you again. I've met some very good people up here over the years. Just wish NWICY was going to be there. We've become great buddies. But he's stuck up in MN. Apparently he still has to work for a living.

I also plan to go up to Spirit Lake Monday and take a tour of the Indian Motorcycle Factory. Then I plan to go down to Oskaloosa and spend a day with a farmer I used to harvest corn for. He's 20 years older than me but seems to be in better health. Must be all that hog sausage he ate,

Plan to work my way on down to KC then and take in the Tournament. I'm sure I'll see a few of you there as well. I know Acoustamac and Mike are planning to be there. So good luck to the Clones in KC.

So the consensus seemed to be a new thread for the new year.

So here it is!

I am going to port over a few of the best posts to start it off again...


Computer projections thread for the 2019-2020 season!





And the Bart Torvik projections for the year...

Gonna start the new thread for fantasy baseball this year to see who wants to be a part of a CF league. @TakeCover was the LM and @Fitzy was the champion last year in our buy-in league. I know some others said they be willing to participate again. Can use this thread to see what we can do this year.

Commits:
OT Dodge Sauser (5th Visit)

Offers:
OT Weston Jones
TE Max Llewellyn (2nd Visit)
WDE Hayden Nelson (3rd Visit)
OLB Aidan Ralph

2022 Offers:
OT Spruceton Buddenhagen (2nd Visit)
OT Jacob Sexton
OT Lucas Heyer
TE Eli Raridon
WR Rashad McKinley
PQB Jaxon Dailey (2nd Visit)
DT Chris McClellan (Tulsa, OK)

2023 Offers:
OT Kadyn Proctor (2nd Visit)

Others (2021 unless noted):
OT Jamison Bean (2020)
OT Jordan Ver Meer
OT Tyler Maro (3rd Visit)
OT Evan Ladwig
OT Chad Schuster (2022)
OT/DT Kale Krogh: (2022 - Huxley, IA)
OT Riley Starnes
OT Carson Briggs
OT/DT Christien Hawks (Norton, KS)
DQB Raphael Hamilton (4th Visit)
DQB Zach Yeager (4th Visit)
TE Lane Pryor (3rd Visit - Woodbine, IA)
TE Victor Mullen
TE Aidan Nosek
TE Tyler Moore (Johnston, IA)
TE James Carnie
TE/LB Carson Williams (2nd Visit - Marshalltown, IA),
WR Matt Mahoney (5th Visit)
WR Raymone Jones (2nd Visit)
WR/OLB Caiden Atienza (Maquoketa, IA)
WDE Nasir Washington (2nd Visit)
ILB RJ Chakolis
OLB Eli Mau
OLB Tucker Langenberg (Urbandale, IA)
CB Michael Olowo
ATH Aaron Smith (3rd Visit)
ATH Owen Arnett
ATH Dominic Caggiano (Pleasant Hill, IA)
K Logan Ward (Edmond, OK)

Just some facts and figures for your entertainment...

Top 5 teams:
OSU 147.5
ISU 116.5
UNI 111.5
SDSU 94.0
NDSU 90.5

Total Match records (not including true place matches for national qualifying):
OSU 30-9
ISU 21-13
UNI 26-18
SDSU 20-18
NDSU 19-19

Match Records in placement matches (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th)
OSU 8-1
ISU 4-4
UNI 5-4
SDSU 2-5
NDSU 4-5

Advancement Points (1-Champion, 0.5-Consolation)
OSU 17.5
ISU 15.5
UNI 15.5
SDSU 15.5
NDSU 11.0

Bonus Points (2-Fall/Forfeit/Default, 1.5-Tech Fall, 1-Major Dec)
OSU 22.0
ISU 4.0
UNI 15.0
SDSU 17.5
NDSU 8.5

Placement Points (1st-16, 2nd-12, 3rd-10, 4th-9, 5th-7, 6th-6, 7th-4, 8th-3)
OSU 104
ISU 91
UNI 80
SDSU 59
NDSU 67

Team Bye Points (1 point for winning quarterfinal match after a Round 1 Bye)
OSU 5 of 5 possible
ISU 6 of 6
UNI 1 of 3
SDSU 2 of 3
NDSU 4 of 6

Wrestlers scoring no points
OSU 1
ISU 2
UNI 1
SDSU 1
NDSU 1

Wrestlers scoring less than 10 points
OSU 2
ISU 2
UNI 5
SDSU 5
NDSU 6

I guess the story is bonus points matter - feel free to provide any other insights you find!

Joens was one of only three who were unanimous selections. Maggie on freshman team. Scott honorable mention. Cox is POY.

https://cyclones.com/news/2020/3/9/...GHMwzxfbOXkqb-PTZjukOwwUHxU0QzNVR7RrY8td_qGUo

Brittney Brewer over Natasha Mack for 1st team seems damn right odd to me, guess it's a senior thing.

4:50 PM, Central time, 3/9/2020.
He's still bad at the coaching.

I’ll make this quick and then go celebrate. How about...

ISU comes out and punches Baylor in the nose and leads after the 1st.

Baylor responds and ISU doesn’t score a SINGLE basket in the 2nd

The rest of the game is a back and forth battle. Reminded me of a heavyweight match.

The officials weren’t the best, but they weren’t afraid to make a call at the end of the game either. Missed a LOT of over the back or displacement calls on Baylor.

Baylor dominated the inside and ISU dominated the outside

in the end it was ISU with the ball, no shot clock and a tie game. Joens is fouled and hits one with .1 tics left. Misses second on purpose and Baylor’s streak in the conference is over.

highlight? Treys made by nearly everyone on the team. Biggest may have been one by Nez as the shot clock was expiring.

Great job ladies! ISU 57-56.

With Ashley Joens averaging a double-double in both all games and Big 12 games she's obviously in the top few for the award. With two games left not much more is going to occur to change the race. Interesting year since there aren't a lot of players with standout stats on the top team and maybe no strong bias for a senior. Note all stats I reference below are Big 12 conference games.

Baylor is SO balanced that they do not have someone who has standout individual stats. Pre-season POY pick and outstanding player, Lauren Cox is at 12.3 pts 8.1 rb 3.6 ast. 2.4 blocks, great overall in 4 categories but a little short on the scoring. I think Cox, Smith, Richards and Landrum sort of cancel either other out. For example, Baylor has four players with the league top 15 for assists, balance. Calling @geewago for input.

Some league leaders with stats from leader board:

• Ashley Joens ISU 19.1 pts 10.3 rb (double-double)
• Natasha Mack OSU 19.2 pts 12.3 rb (double-double) plus league leading 4.5 blocks and 2.0 steals
• Lauren Heard TCU 19.0 pts 7.7 rbs 4.3 asts 2.3 steals (Best case to be made for a player from a leading team)
• Lauren Cox Baylor 12.3 pts 8.1 rb 3.6 ast. 2.4 blocks (four categories among leaders and pres-season POY pick)
• Brittney Brewer TTU 17.1 pts 9.7 rb (near double-double but short of making the final cut)
• Vivian Gray OSU 19.9 pts 4.1 ast (good two category leader but teammate Mack is better)

Think it will be between Joens, Mack and Heard. I cut Cox and her four categories among leaders since Mack and Heard have those also and at a higher rank. Two juniors and a sophomore, no senior bias. Slight winners bias towards Heard. All three IMHO are totally deserving. Objectively, I think Heard and Mack have an edge over Joens as both are leaders in 4 categories each to Joen's 2 categories. Interesting in that my three leaders were all short of much pre-season recognition. Joens was honorable mention and Mack and Heard had no mention. All three players emerged as league leaders this season.

All, we are flying with a one year old and have two flights we are considering, both with very short layovers. Either we can fly through Atlanta and have a 57 minute layover or fly through Detroit and have a 35 minute layover. I have never flown through Detroit but I know it's a much smaller airport compared to Atlanta. I've learned in the past that even 1 hour layovers in Atlanta give you little time to spare if you have to hop terminals via the Plane Train. Keep in mind we want to gate check a stroller but we aren't opposed to bag checking it since time is of the essence on a short connection. What would you suggest? Thanks!

We are going to be doing tees for each Cyclone Fanatic podcast. First up, with the return of Football And Random Things happening today, they get to be first. The Football And Random Things Tee! Who knows, wearing this at a game watch might get Jared or Jeff to buy you beers.

https://teamcloset.com/cyclonefanatic/shop/product-detail/1001855

How is the quality of our wrestling facilities and how does it compare to the top programs? Are they holding us back in recruiting in peoples opinion?

Enjoy!

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/03/...ing-upset-setting-the-table-for-a-week-in-kc/

WWE Elimination Chamber (2020)

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

Sunday, March 8, 2020

WWE Network

Welcome back to "On That Note," CF’s weekly go-to for music exploration, hosted by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

In advance of Daylight Saving Time, we examine songs with specific reference to a time of day. It can involve titles, lyrics or band names. We also accept “midnight” and “noon."

NOT ACCEPTED: "Afternoon,” “morning” or “evening"; general references to time (including the word "time,” demarcations such as hour/second/minute; or “clock.”

If lyrical reference isn’t part of the song title, include the line with your clip.

• In case you missed it: Last week’s OT: Hot Rocks

I think it could be closer than we want.

141 - Demas vs Parker will be top match I am interested in
174 - Mantanona vs Colbray will be interesting, Mantanona has a gas tank this year and puts points on the board

125 - Mackall vs Moody - Mackall should get it done.
133 - Small vs Madrigal - Could be close

We need to replace our current furnace and air conditioner, what are the pros and cons of both? There are a lot of tax credits for a geo thermal, so just trying to decide which way to go.

I see Rashir Bolton will not play today and possibly out of the Big XII tournament. If already mentioned, mods can merge with other posts.