Assuming there is a performance trade off from playing in both tournaments.

Somebody isn't getting a Christmas bonus this year

Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson, Curtis Jones, and Head Coach T.J. Oztelberger spoke to the media in Kansas City ahead of the 2025 Phillips 66 Men’s Basketball Big 12 Championship.

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At-large selections will be announced today.

Brackets will be released via pre-taped show starting at 7 p.m. (CT) tomorrow (Wednesday) on ncaa.com.

This is going to sound morbid to some , but maybe I’m not the only crazy person here.

How often do you people think about death/dying? Daily, weekly, occasionally?

It doesn’t even have to be offing yourself, just death in general.

I’ve been to a lot of therapy and have good and bad days, but I don’t think I’ve gone a day since I was in junior high that I haven’t thought about dying. It might be how am I going to die, what if I did this , why can’t some tragedy or health issue just happen to me instead of the good people out there?

For any others that may have maybe dealt with this exhausting issues, what did you do to ease the mind or do you just keep going on with it?

I’m exhausted and I’m tired and nothing I’ve tried over the last 25 years has worked, whether it be therapy, medications, drugs, sobriety etc.

Sorry to bring this board down.

Caleb Love on the all-conference first team is nonsense even with 10 guys on the team.

Player of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Defensive Player of the Year: Joseph Tugler, Houston
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: LJ Cryer, Houston
Freshman of the Year: VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
Newcomer of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Sixth Man Award: Curtis Jones, Iowa State
Most Improved: Richie Saunders, BYU
Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Houston

All-Big 12 First Team
Caleb Love, Arizona
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Richie Saunders, BYU
LJ Cryer, Houston
J’Wan Roberts, Houston
Curtis Jones, Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
JT Toppin, Texas Tech*
Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
Javon Small, West Virginia

All-Big 12 Second Team
VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
Keyshawn Hall, UCF
Milos Uzan, Houston
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Chance McMillian, Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Third Team
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Zeke Mayo, Kansas
Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State

Honorable Mention: Arizona: Tobe Awaka, Henri Veesaar; Baylor: Robert Wright; BYU: Egor Demin; UCF: Darius Johnson; Cincinnati: Jizzle James; Colorado: Julian Hammond III; Houston: Emanuel Sharp; Kansas: Dajuan Harris Jr.; Kansas State: David N’Guessan; Oklahoma State: Bryce Thompson; TCU: Noah Reynolds, Ernest Udeh Jr.; Utah: Gabe Madsen

All-Defensive Team
Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State
J’Wan Roberts, Houston
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Sencire Harris, West Virginia

All-Freshman Team
Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State
VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
Robert Wright, Baylor
Egor Demin, BYU
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

All-Newcomer Team
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Keyshawn Hall, UCF
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Zeke Mayo, Kansas
JT Toppin, Texas Tech

Holy crap this stuff is brutal. Normally the flu goes away pretty fast for me. This time I can’t shake it. Just miserable

We have one single ticket left for sale to all sessions. Section 117 Row 5 Seat 5
Plus this ticket has VIP Club suite access includes food & beverages available. At below resale prices….
If Interested, please DM me.

Any thoughts with the real estate market in 2025 and 2026?

I've read anything from it'll be pretty much like it has been the last year to be ready for values/prices to decrease, etc. Some of those that I talk to in the real estate world are very uncertain and skeptical. A few think we're looking at something similar to 2008.

Hey, it's portal season and the final phase of recruiting for 2025. For general tracking I thought we could have a dedicated thread. Maybe @mred can start an ISU portal recruits thread once our season ends but there's a lot going to be happening that isn't us recruiting so here's a spot for it.

Update: Any news on portal recruiting directly related to ISU will be in @mred 's 2025 recruiting thread.

Couple of sites will track it:


and:

Thought I’d go weight by weight and give me thoughts on the season in general and specifically the Big 12’s/heading into NCAA’s.

125 - tough to see Kysen go out the way he did (he is done, correct?). Looked like the old Kysen with low activity and appeared to he a step slow, but probably expected with his time off. Not expecting an NCAA at-large bid for him. Bummer that we didn’t get to see his improved discipline on and off of the mat come to fruition.

133 - Evan was solid all year, but really had a pretty bad weekend. His Moore match was unlike anything we’ve ever seen since he got in the lineup. Hoping 10 more days can get him feeling a bit better with whatever he had going on (hammy?). Main issue for him is going from a 3 or 4 seed, likely all the way down into the teens. Still expecting him to be right there for an AA spot.

141 - What a solid surprise JFrost has been this year. Tournament went right about as expected (thought he’d be closer to Happel but was beaten soundly). Should be right around a 10-12 seed and bloodround/low AA is very much on the table.

149 - Hair pulling matches to watch, but he got it done. Only has 1 loss at 149 (which he avenged). He still can flirt with either going 0-2 at NCAAs, or could AA. Hope he lays it all out there. I also think he will be seeded 8-12 range.

157 - Man, what to say here. Similar to Paniro, he will either go 1-2, or could finish as an AA. Consistency hasn’t been there and makes small mistakes that really cost him (Siebrecht match early full send and the late riding error against Downey). He’s probably going to be around a 15 seed.

165 - Good for Riggins continuing to get better and stealing an NCAA bid. He has looked better each time out since dropping to 165, wish he would have been there from the start. Depending on his record at 165(?), he likely has a pig-tail match to get to face Mesenbrink?

174 - Ran into a buzzsaw in the quarters (while hurting bad enough that he almost didn’t wrestle?) but gained some fans with his warrior-run on the backside. Wish he would have started the year at 174 and I am sure he won’t be 100% by NCAA’s, but he will be dangerous. Hope he can get back to the BR for a chance at AA, but I am sure he will be seeded in the 20-25 range.

184 - Bockman has been one of our most consistent guys this year. Isn’t likely to knock off one of the top 5 or 6 guys, but also isn’t that likely to lose to someone he’s ranked higher than. With that said, his injury didn’t look/doesn’t sound good. Hope it’s not serious but no clue what his NCAA outlook would be. Should be seeded around 14-18.

197 - Schon is another guy that very clearly improved throughout the year. Wouldn’t have guessed back in December that he would place at Big 12’s. Good effort out of him and I’ll be curious to see how he improves into the 25-26 season.

285 - Likely our most improved guy from November to now. SHOULD get an at-large seeded somewhere from 20-25. Tough loss to Mitchell (don’t think he would lose to him again). Excited to see him after a redshirt year as I think we will have a real hammer at heavy for the next 3-4 years.

Regardless of whether you think they should play to win it, how far do you think they go?

Three factors are entering into my decision:

Do our guys need a rest before the NCAA push?

How much does our Big 12 performance impact NCAA seeding?

How much as a fan do I want the revenge tour and Big 12 Tourney Title?

I can’t say that I’m drooling, but it’s close. These Cyclone Football withdrawal symptoms are hitting me hard!

I’m over my head in who is out there and who we have a legit chance at but atleast it’s a spot to catalog the upcoming rat race…

Goes without saying we need the BAP (Best Available Player) if I can steal from NFL Draftniks at our upper weights 174-197…

Only 2 I will throw in with my limited knowledge…
197- Novak from Wyo- only reason would bc he’s from Minnesota and maybe wants to get closer to home? Did we recruit out of HS?
197-Little from Little Rock…maybe he wants to join a top 5 national club

Dylan Coon and Nigel Dyson dive into the 2025 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship from expectations for Iowa State, dark horses, and everything else to expect from Kansas City. Why KC is the perfect spot and more.

Enjoy!

Enjoy! My post win story on Paniro Johnson winning his second conference title. Plus, interviews with Dresser, Johnson and surprise! David Carr!


Additionally, I have decided I’ll do a mailbag story when I get back to Iowa this afternoon. If you have any questions about ISU, the tournament or wrestling in general send questions my way! Whether here or any of my DMs are open

...ladies and gentlemen, your 2024-2025
B1G Men's Basketball Tournament BERTH banner for the Iowa Hawkeyes!
Hang it in the rafters! lol