The title should say it all. Yesterday I watched a team that was going through its paces as if it were the day after New Year’s eve and everyone had a hangover. After coming out of the gates fast, everything went into neutral for quite a while as the team seemed discombobulated and never seem to find a groove. Exceptions to this were Ashley and Nez. I would also say that watching Rae run the point was fun. She took control and I never felt we were missing anything in that position. Maggie was way off in her shooting, but distributed the ball quite well. Here are some general observations:

Ashley Is definitely not having a sophomore slump. She is capable of contributing positively to this team in multiple ways. It seemed like she was able to turn it on at nearly any point in time and make a difference. She is the heart and soul of the team right now.

Kristen is still not herself. She struggled shooting and appeared to just be struggling in general before getting banged up in the second half and sitting out the rest of the game. We need her to heal and quickly!

I was impressed with the court awareness of Nez. She seem to put herself in the right position to receive passes and score as well as seeing other teammates. She had several beautiful assist during the game. You could tell she was having fun.

I enjoyed seeing Rae shoot from outside and make her presence known. This will be critical moving forward.

Outside of those players everyone else seem to be out of sync. I saw too many errant passes and defensive breakdowns for my taste. Except for Rae, anyone that played point was too timid when New Orleans placed full court pressure and double teams on as we advanced the ball.

The team has a rough schedule coming up with Alabama, Iowa, and northern Iowa in the next couple of weeks. While I have not been impressed with Iowa, all three of those are capable of beating our sisters if they do not bring their A game. We definitely miss Madison and Kristen. Let’s hope we get them back and that the team looks more in sync as they wrap up their nonconference schedule.

What’s up everyone!!! I’m interested in knowing who will be attending the Iowa vs Iowa State game.

Probably he had to. That means he is on double secret probation.

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...exas-fires-defensive-coordinator-todd-orlando

ISU currently at #38. Next match is against #26 OU on Friday night in Ames. Arguably, the biggest match of the season so far in terms of NCAA tourney implications and the quest to finish 3rd behind UT and BU:

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi

Did not watch the KSU sweep on Saturday but noticed in the box score that Anderson played the 2nd DS. That now makes 2 former OHs playing back row spots only with Schuler being the other.

It's everyones' favorite report, including mine!

https://wrestlestat.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/weekend-upsets-with-wrestlestat-week-5-2020/

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Going into the last game of the regular season, kinda curious what everyone thinks.

Breece? Max Duggan? Spencer Sanders? Tech running back SaRoderick Thompson?

I suppose those are the frontrunners. Looking at the stats, I see that West Virginia's Sam James is up there in receptions. Anyone else I'm missing? What does Breece have to do today to win it?

Let it out here fellow overreactors.

I've flopped do the couch like a 5 year old and accused my dogs of not loving me.


Proceed

7 wins seems like a bit disappointing, considering all the hype going into the season. Really good returning quarterback, highly experienced offensive line filled with seniors, and one of the best defenses in Iowa State history.

https://247sports.com/college/texas...h-Long-enters-NCAA-Transfer-Portal-131739537/
Hoping Elijah finds "his place". He has had a tough journey! Seems like a great young man.


"I’ve decided to take my talent elsewhere and finish my last year year at the collegiate level. This journey has been one that I wouldn’t change for anything and I’m ready for the next chapter in my book.”:EM-L

From the UT message board:
I'm sure Long will qualify as a graduate, even if he needs to take some summer classes. Ever hear the one about Zoran Talley cramming 27 hours into a single summer to get the grad exemption for ISU? If Long doesn't qualify as a graduate, then he's running the risk of ending his career a season too soon, and I suspect he has no intention of doing that.

Response: Talley? did he play with George Niang on some of the notable ISU teams under Fred H.?.......

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#23 IOWA STATE (7-4, 5-3 BIG 12)
AT KANSAS STATE (7-4, 4-4 BIG 12)
SAT., NOV. 30 | 6:00 P.M. CT | MANHATTAN, KAN.
BILL SNYDER FAMILY STADIUM (50,000)


Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters, Ben Bruns, Jack Whitver
TV: FS1
Talent: Brian Custer, Robert Smith

https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

Even as bottom feeders Maryland and Rutgers making bank.

I can’t even imagine what Iowa state would spend Texas budget money on.

1 Texas Big 12 $219,402,579 $206,554,432 $0 0.00
2 Texas A&M SEC $212,399,426 $165,782,418 $0 0.00
3 Ohio State Big Ten $205,556,663 $203,809,715 $0 0.00
4 Michigan Big Ten $195,769,104 $183,414,032 $254,870 0.13
5 Alabama SEC $177,481,937 $166,533,013 $2,627,707 1.48
6 Georgia SEC $176,699,893 $133,941,585 $3,476,179 1.97
7 Oklahoma Big 12 $175,325,500 $152,674,475 $0 0.00
8 Florida State ACC $168,177,850 $158,375,459 $8,493,715 5.05
9 Penn State Big Ten $165,373,214 $155,184,697 $0 0.00
10 Florida SEC $161,183,765 $149,144,376 $2,331,865 1.45
11 Wisconsin Big Ten $151,966,795 $149,798,158 $2,967,000 1.95
12 Auburn SEC $147,620,569 $139,798,191 $5,263,319 3.57
13 Michigan State Big Ten $145,640,289 $137,416,056 $809,489 0.56
14 LSU SEC $145,422,796 $137,451,520 $0 0.00
15 Tennessee SEC $143,545,115 $150,030,497 $105,092 0.07
16 Nebraska Big Ten $142,223,226 $135,627,283 $0 0.00
17 South Carolina SEC $140,084,150 $134,863,557 $0 0.00
18 Iowa Big Ten $137,093,027 $130,117,820 $650,000 0.47
19 Louisville ACC $134,155,908 $132,708,762 $7,327,834 5.46
20 Kentucky SEC $134,154,614 $128,875,582 $0 0.00
21 UCLA Pac-12 $130,960,560 $130,960,560 $2,608,165 1.99
22 Washington Pac-12 $130,919,331 $126,133,008 $3,834,746 2.93
23 Arkansas SEC $130,126,110 $127,369,722 $0 0.00
24 Minnesota Big Ten $124,847,642 $115,090,006 $5,565,212 4.46
25 Indiana Big Ten $122,933,136 $116,277,652 $3,073,481 2.50
26 Oregon Pac-12 $122,541,827 $119,811,239 $240,598 0.20
27 Clemson ACC $120,532,975 $118,847,123 $5,304,748 4.40
28 Illinois Big Ten $115,132,186 $108,696,540 $8,595,419 7.47
29 Arizona State Pac-12 $113,636,755 $126,782,387 $20,611,739 18.14
30 Mississippi SEC $110,912,617 $116,812,268 $3,098,947 2.79
31 Missouri SEC $107,351,581 $109,158,522 $1,015,000 0.95
32 Virginia ACC $106,581,570 $106,926,915 $16,571,993 15.55
33 Kansas Big 12 $106,307,326 $104,108,072 $1,804,397 1.70
34 North Carolina ACC $104,571,404 $102,430,558 $9,346,241 8.94
35 Mississippi State SEC $103,858,865 $89,794,392 $93,321 0.09
36 Purdue Big Ten $103,092,204 $95,176,957 $0 0.00
37 West Virginia Big 12 $102,684,423 $91,807,281 $4,107,003 4.00
38 Rutgers Big Ten $100,745,386 $102,518,486 $29,980,791 29.76
39 Virginia Tech ACC $98,485,395 $93,588,260 $9,710,698 9.86
40 Maryland Big Ten $98,294,571 $97,819,892 $14,695,924 14.95

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I like him. I want him to stay.

But he's 0-4 against an arch rival that is better than average at best. The mistakes made today are the same losing football we've seen for four decades.

I don't really have much else to say other than that. Don't miss the days where we'd play 2-3 QBs in a season or even in a game and have all of them suck equally. Go Clones

Connor Freakin Assalley deserves his own thread

Special teams have killed ISU all year, and nothing has been done about it.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Campbell is going somewhere else with tonight’s performance, but if we’ll ever win anything we need to get better on special teams

Colts @ Texans tonight in a game with big AFC playoff implications. The Colts could take a firm hold of the lead in the South or fall out of the playoff field tonight. The Texans are in the midst of a tough stretch too after getting drilled by Baltimore last week and a trip to New England coming up. A loss tonight and next week would leave them at 6-6 with an uphill battle to make the postseason. Best of the rest this weekend:

Cowboys @ Pats - New England's defense is legit but is it time to start worrying about the offense? They've really struggled to move the ball.

Packers @ Niners - Mystery game. I think SF is for real but we're about to find out; this is the first of a brutal three game stretch. After this they hit the road at Baltimore and then at New Orleans.

Ravens @ Rams - MNF showcase for Lamar Jackson and his MVP campaign.

Link:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...llege-basketball-entering-the-2019-20-season/

My wife is starting an in home daycare and I’m looking for some freeware that can track the income and expenses. Anyone have any suggestions?

I decided to start a podcast devoted to ISU wrestling. Hoping to have past, present, and future ISU wrestlers as weekly guests. Keep in mind they’re student athletes with busy schedules. Hope you like the first episode!
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On iPad, encountered this within past four or five days: if I enter a thread partway through, then try to click on earlier page, it jumps me to home page. Anyone else have this issue? Thanks.

So towards the end of the game, KSU took a delay of game penalty (and then it seemed like another 4/5 seconds went off the game clock after the play clock went to 0).

Then after the delay of game penalty was enforced, the clock operator started the clock again. Was this incorrect? Couldn't K-State theoretically just continue to take delay of game penalties until the clock runs out if it starts running again after the penalty?

Auburn - Alabama is a freekin' track meet. Seems people should be questioning their conference since they don't play ANY defense.

Or is offense OK now that they actually score points?