I need 2 tickets for Sundays game vs Kstate. I have family coming to town for senior day.

....Spring VB must be copying Spring FB as 3 of the 4 spring matches (including both at ISU) will be closed to the public:

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125- I think best case for Kysen is probably a R12 finish, worst case is a bad conference tournament in Tulsa and he doesn't get a bid to NCAAs. With how long he's been out, I am nervous about how he will look in Tulsa. I think he does end up doing enough to get to Philly and goes 2-2 and makes the R16.

133- Best case for Evan is an NCAA title- he can beat anyone at the weight. I think worst case is R12 finish. Most likely, Evan makes the semis and loses and then wins his consi semi and goes for 3rd and 4th. I love how he's been wrestling and I'm hopeful him being held out of Mizzou was truly precautionary and he's good to go in Tulsa.

141- Best case for Jacob is probably a 4th place finish- I am not sure I see him beating Bartlett, Mendez, or Alirez, but I think he can compete with anyone else at 141. At this point, I think worst case is a R16 exit. I think Jacob wins a gritty R12 match and is an AA this year.

149- Paniro's ability would have his best case being an NCAA champion, but I don't think he is consistent enough for that to be his true best case. I think best case is a mid to low AA finish. Worst case is 1-2 and similar to his freshman year. Someone said it in another thread, but Paniro is a wrestler where if you're a top seed, you don't want to see him and if you're a lower seed you probably do want to be matched up against him. No clue what will happen, but I hope he proves me wrong and is a high AA.

157- Before the Mizzou match, I was much more optimistic. Now, I think Cody is in a similar boat to Paniro. He can beat anyone, but can lose to anyone. This will be a big March for Chittum and I hope he does enough to AA and get on the stand.

165- Best case, steals a spot for NCAAs. Worst case, misses NCAAs. At this point, I don't think Riggins will be in Philly, but we will see when allocations are announced and what his draw in Tulsa looks like.

174- Best case is probably R16 in Philly, worst case is missing out on NCAAs. MJ will need to steal a spot, so Tulsa will be very important for him. I think MJ qualifies and then wins a match or two in Philly.

184- Best case is low AA, worst case R16. Evan is pretty consistent and I think the easiest to predict of all our wrestlers. I think he gets to the R12 this year.

197- I don't see Schon stealing a spot to get to nationals, but we will see.

Hwt- Best case he gets to Philly and wins a match. Worst case, he doesn't get an allocation and misses out on a wild card and doesn't qualify. I think Pnut gets to Philly and wins a match. Very good true freshman season and will get to redshirt and focus on improving next year.

Overall, we will for sure have 5 guys in Philly with realistic AA ambitions. I am hoping we qualify 8 total and get 2-3 AAs. It's going to be a grind, and we really need big tournaments from Paniro and Cody- especially with the logjam we have there. Another no-show from Paniro and you have to think Swiderski is the leader in the clubhouse for the spot next year since he is already proven as an AA. Then you'd have Paniro and Cody battling it out for 157. This season has been frustrating, but hopefully we have a good tournament to inject some momentum for what should be a very good squad in 2025-2026.

He won 150 in Arizona with 3 pins and a Major in the finals.

Am tentatively planning a trip to Europe. Thinking September time frame. Planning on flying to London and spending time there self guided. Then train to Liverpool for a few days. I have been to England before (though it was 25 years ago) and feel confident in making my way around there.

The next part is the portion of the trip I'm looking for help with. After Liverpool the plan is to fly to directly to Germany (Berlin?) and spend about 4-5 days. Then fly home. Not sure what to see there specifically. Maybe the Berlin Wall stuff? Was also thinking we'd like to see some of the Alpine region and throw in some castle(s). I have ancestors who migrated from Baden Baden so perhaps that? Since it will be my first time on the continent I'm not confident (or let's say mentally secure enough) to handle the variables and book travel and select things worth seeing in Germany on my own. Does anyone have suggestion as to travel companies or tour business that offer guided tours in Germany that come close to covering what I'm thinking of for the Germany portion of the trip? I've looked on line and have not been satisfied with what I'm finding.

Two single males. Both above 60. Decent physical condition but too too much walking day after day would probably not be pleasurable. No kids.

TIA for any input.

PS: Not considering the Ireland football option so no reason to suggest something bouncing from there.

This guy needs to go. Brutal call at the end of the Arizona vs BYU game.

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No one likely thought this would be a win. The ladies fought hard despite all of the self-inflicted wounds.

Lea Nelson and Chelsea Poppens react to Iowa State’s loss to No. 19 Baylor, courtesy of Channel Seed.

Chris Williams and Matt Van Winkle react to No. 8 Iowa State’s loss to No. 5 Houston, courtesy of Channel Seed.

Baylor just doesn't have many weaknesses. Kind of a scary matchup in Waco today.

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#8 IOWA STATE (21-5, 11-4 BIG 12)
#5 Houston (22-4, 14-1 BIG 12)
SATUDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 1:00 P.M. CST
Fertitta Center / Houston, TX


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

YouTube channel “The Field of 68 After Dark” is pushing TJ to Indiana. Seems unlikely

A big game between the top big12
certain to be a bruising battle hell
Alas we know the team known as cyclones
but we plan to skin them to their very bones

They strut, they prance as if owning the league
but come Saturday, Coogs will beat them to fatigue
ON Jwan, on Cryer, On Tugler, on demon Sharp
kick their derriere back to Ames to play their harps

No pretenders will sit on the Big12 championship
It's only meant for Cougars who know the crown fits
We wish our merry ISU fans a pleasant journey
Until the Cyclones face the ultimate COOG fury.

Who: Iowa State (19-9, 10-5 Big 12) at No. 19 Baylor (23-5, 13-2 Big 12)
Where: Foster Pavillion – Waco, Texas
When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. CT

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Fun and witty overview of the Big 12 Basketball Conference in week 15. Houston extends its lead. BYU is dangerous. Kansas is in a free fall. Can West Virginia Hang on?



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I’ll repost what I said in the 2024 thread and thought we need an update.

PCA with a beautiful swing on a double to left center and Amaya goes yard both in the 4th.

What life advice would you give for those younger than you or younger self? I'm mainly seeking advice from those on the older end of this site, but any good life advice is welcome.

Career
Love
Relationships
Health
Money
etc.

Please keep this out of the cave topics.

Anyone else hearing possible players with the flu and we will be without them tomorrow. Hearing Jones and Gilbert and possibly others. Didn't see a thread on it yet?

@brentblum is gonna need another screen just for this.

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"Streaming on ESPN+, CourtCast will offer an alternate view of the game from the perspective of three game officials. The live broadcast will still feature the same audio and graphics as the main telecast but the wearable-camera angles will replace the main game camera."

YouTube is not working for me at all for the past 10 or so minutes...I assume it is a major outage or whatever? I always wonder when things like this happen if it is one person trouble-shooting the situation or a large team? Or is it even a human that is fixing the issue? Are they calm...doe they panic? Anyway...can't get YouTube to work at all!

Most people I know are sort of living in a mild state of panic/horror/worry about something or another right now.

Without venturing into cave territory, air your grievances if it helps get them off of your chest!

Kelvin Sampson’s pregame comments on Iowa State, Gameday and their program are nice. He’s so complimentary of ISU, our players, coaches and fans. Hard not to like the guy these days and be impressed with what he’s built at Houston. Here are his comments from earlier today:

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It’s far beyond humbling, and the last thing I ever thought I’d do, but it would mean the world to our family if you could take a minute to read the linked GoFundMe.

Just taking the time to read and share would mean a lot. Without a social or social media network of our own, any sharing of the link would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve always been an open book and used CF as a diary of sorts. As I’ve stated from the start 20 years ago, and repeat to this day, you truly are family to us and we couldn’t ask for a better support network than we’ve had from all of you over the years.

Any bumps to this post would also be very much appreciated as conditions will continue.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-fanatics


Thank you,
Jeremy, Rhonda, Isaac, Eli



P.S. - Please note that due to the emotional and personal nature of contributions and/or sharing words of encouragement, I plan to refrain from posting personal thank you notes in this thread. My wife and I would rather jointly provide individualized, heartfelt thank you notes via the GoFundMe portal.

My buddy Buster (border collie, staffordshire bull terrier mix) was recently diagnosed with full CCL (cruciate ligament) tear in his right rear leg. Not candidate for surgery. Almost 9 YO with Cushings and diabetes. Currently he is on galliprant and gabapentin for inflamation and pain and a dasuquin joint supplement. Need to get him a knee brace. Vet reccomended a sleeve type brace to support the knee during healing which may take to 6-18 months but didn't have specific recommendation. Anyone else here been through this before? Recommendations on knee brace? Custom or "off the shelf"? Buster is limping badly and can barely move somedays.