As the NCAA Tournament expands to 76 teams and it seems inevitable that the College Football Playoff will expand to 24, what does it mean for Iowa State? Jake Brend explains. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

This was brought to my attention by one of my employees that has a cabin in Wisc. It's produced by the Wisconsin PBS folks. Runs about 30 minutes... worth a watch.

https://www.pbs.org/video/ames-iowa-l12fpi/

Since it is the offseason, I wanted to do a poll to see who posts at CF. I feel like it is mostly men under the age of 45, but I wanted to test that hypothesis.

I thought I about doing a more expansive version, but I was limited to 10 poll choices.

Usually I get C1/C2 parking. Considering Vet Med but worried about the single entrance and public parking around it. Is Vet Med difficult to get out of after the game?

"There's more than one way to smoke a hog."

As Andrew Harrington writes in this week's Monday Musings, elite recruiting in the midwest has greatly benefited T.J. Otzelberger. Will Jimmy Rogers be able to say the same? https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/05/monday-musings-the-great-divide-in-recruiting/

First Mens PGA Championship played at this Golf Course since 1962.

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2nd Video Showing Every Hole

Television (all times Eastern Time)

• Thursday: noon-7 p.m. (ESPN), 7-8 p.m. (ESPN2)
• Friday: noon-8 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN), 1-7 p.m. (CBS)

Steaming on ESPN+

• Thursday-Friday: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Featured groups, featured holes: Various morning/afternoon groups each day; available on ESPN+

Iowa State was recently picked to finish last in the Big 12 by a group of writers at ESPN. On today’s show, Chris Williams & Brent Blum analyze how much these preseason projections actually matter in 2026. The guys go team-by-team and give early thoughts on the Big 12, all courtesy of Mechdyne.

And when I say living expenses im talking mortgage, property taxes, and utilities. I just cant bring myself to spend over 30%. I know people who spend 50%. I always leave room for savings or for unexpected expenses. If im bringing home say 7500$ monthly im not spending more than 22-2300 on it. There's no way in hell im going to be housebroke or be a 2 month layoff away from being in deep ****.

Regionals: May 15-17
Super regionals: May 21-24
WCWS: May 28-June 5

Regional Hosts (top 16)
1 (1) Alabama
4 (16) LSU
3 (9) Florida State
2 (8) UCLA

1 (4) Nebraska
4 (13) Oklahoma State
3 (12) Duke
2 (5) Arkansas

1 (2) Texas
4 (15) Texas A&M
3 (10) Georgia
2 (7) Tennessee

1 (3) Oklahoma
4 (14) Oregon
3 (11) Texas Tech
2 (6) Florida

Big 12 qualifiers (7)
Texas Tech - regional host
Oklahoma State - regional host
Arizona State - #2 seed in College Station
Arizona - #2 seed in Durham
UCF - #2 seed in Tallahassee
Kansas - #2 seed in Norman
Baylor - #3 seed in Austin

Randy’s latest takes on NCAA Tournament expansion and whether it was even necessary.

Which you are probably not... But if you are, there's a Livestream of a PBA playoff game about to start. Meralco Bolts vs Magnolia Hotshots. Magnolia has former Texas Longhorn Clint Chapman, who scored 42 points and had 14 rebounds the other day. My friend Chris Newsome is #11 for Meralco. Go Bolts!

They have a new 4 point line in the PBA. Pretty cool.

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Went and saw The Sheep Detectives tonite and surprisingly enjoyed it. What last movie that you saw shocked you?

Time to get these going again. April was a crazy at work with a new football regime change. Time to get these back up and going. Pre the last CF vote after Villain's is fast food. Obviously we need to discuss what encompasses fast food and if pizza places count.

Another ask for committee members always nice to get some new blood in.

New wrinkle because always looking to innovate. We normally do a non cf poll vote after submissions are closed and top vote getters represent the people. Now instead of that for those wanting a say but don't have time to be on the committee I want people to send me via pm their 1-64 and I will add them to all of the committee's members lists.



https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/next-cf-bracket.292623/




Here is basic list to started us off.


Chick-fil-A
Five Guys
Wendy's
Taco Bell
In-N-Out Burger
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
McDonald's
Dairy Queen
Chipotle
Arby's
Domino's Pizza
Burger King
Sonic Drive-In
Jersey Mike's Subs
Pizza Hut
Steak 'n Shake
Subway
Panda Express
Culver's
Raising Cane's
KFC
Whataburger
Shake Shack
Firehouse Subs
Jimmy John's
Carl's Jr. / Hardee's
Jack in the Box
White Castle
Long John Silver's
Bojangles
Taco John's

Does anyone have any information on watching Tamin Elite Camp games?

As Jeff Foxworthy would say "You can't make this $#!# up!"

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-spo...-model-breaking-leg-giving-piggyback-ride-sex

This was a question that I saw going around the internet, and it's a modified trolley problem. Angie asked that I it as a Friday Free Thread since she's in a meeting this morning:

Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button do you press?

I should have posted this before last weekend as I saw some local media promoting this in the Des Moines area. They are still around central Iowa this weekend too I know as I saw an advertisement they are in Grimes. DO NOT fall for this scam folks! If the deal seems too good to be true it probably is. This is a good report on what you are getting and there are several others out there if you search YouTube for this. Think about it folks, I would guess these are 8oz ribeyes (if that even) so do the math on that you are paying $4/lb for it. You can't even get decent 80/20 ground beef for that at the store right now.

If you really want to save some money on beef find a local farmer that sells locker beef. Not only is the quality going to be better than what you get in the store but the price per pound you are going to come out ahead on too if you have freezer space to store a quarter of beef which comes out to around 200lbs on average.

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Nick Osen from 247Sports joins Jake Brend to talk about his scout of Donovan Davis and the type of fit he envisions for Davis in Ames. Presented by Wyffles Hybrids in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

Not sure why they would do this. The women's tourney is already terrible since the top teams are so loaded and poor teams get destroyed by the top teams. Oh well. Guess I know the real reason. Money and they don't want to treat the women different. in my opinion they should have cut it down to around 48 teams.

Jake Brend, Rob Gray, and Ben Hutchens break down the impact of Donovan Davis’ commitment and what T.J. Otzelberger’s dominance in Wisconsin means. The guys dig into ESPN’s article on Matt Campbell and what could’ve happened if he took the Lions job in 2021. Then the show finishes by “spinning the wheel” to tell Hutchens old Iowa State stories. Presented by Kelderman Manufacturing.

My daughter is a rising junior, and her class has now taken over the baseball and softball concession stands as a fundraiser for prom and after-prom. My wife and I, along with another couple, are the lead concession managers.

We willl already have most of the standard items:
Water, Gatorade, soda, Bubblr, popcorn, candy, nachos, sunflower seeds, brats, hot dogs, burgers, walking tacos- I’m sure I’m forgetting a few things, but that’s the bulk of the menu.

What I’d love to hear from all of you is:
What are some unique or popular items you’ve seen at outdoor concession stands that people really liked?

We’d prefer items that are relatively low-maintenance and easy to prep/serve. Bonus points if they’re things we could pick up at Sam’s Club or Costco.

Thanks in advance for the ideas and advice!

I’m a big time introvert…. is that okay??

Any kind of social gathering of any kind, and I’m just anxious and stressed out and would like to crawl into a hole and disappear. Even family gatherings too when I know everyone.

But then you see all these studies about how everyone needs social interaction, and being a loner is not healthy at all.

But I’m perfectly happy when I’m alone. I read somewhere that there’s a big difference between being alone, and being lonely. I’m definitely not lonely at all. Thoughts?

Eurovision starts up next week in Vienna. Rehearsals wrapping up today.

Who you got?

Semi Final 1: Tuesday May 12 @ 2pm CT
Semi Final 2: Thursday May 14th @ 2pm CT

Grand Final: Saturday May 16th @ 2pm CT

With Donovan Davis committing to Iowa State, Randy Peterson takes a look at the Wisconsin-to-Ames pipeline and just how deep it runs. Some pretty good names on that list, and a hypothetical all-Wisconsin Cyclones team that would be tough to beat.

Enjoy.