This annual contest by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (good CF partner) just announced its 2020 winner: Whatcha Smokin? BBQ + Brew in Luther. Unfortunately they won't get the immediate rush of people to try the winning entry, so hopefully that will happen later. https://www.whatchasmokinbbq.com/.
On Jan 31st, runbikeswim messaged me to let me know that he was entering hospice care (at around age 50) with only a small hope of recovery. He asked that I give him a shoutout on the wbb board when he was gone. I can't confirm anything -- I know limited personal details about him -- but his last login was Feb 6th so I fear it's that time.
If you're old enough to have a career and be established - if you could go back and have a "do-over," is there any job you wish you had pursued instead of the one you did? Is there anything that anyone has ever told you that you were really good at that would make a fun job?
If you're not old enough to have a career yet - what have people told you that you should do with your life?
I don't hate where I'm at, and I think I'm good at it - but I've been told that I should have been a lawyer. I don't know that I want to deal with people that much. Two things that I really, really enjoy doing for ourselves and friends are trip planning and interior design. I don't know that I could do it every single day, however - I need something more technical and logic-driven as my primary job.
Just kidding, nobody is allowed out to Central Park right now.
What do you miss most from pre-COVID days? Sports? Sitting in restaurants? Always being able to walk in and buy toilet paper?
I actually miss alone time, which sounds counter-intuitive. I'm working one week in the office, one week at home. During the weeks at home, I love my children more than anything on Earth... but they are EVERYWHERE. Someone is always talking to me or touching me, which I generally love, but I need some alone time every day. I'm a much better mother, wife, and person on my in-office weeks.
The past few weekends we’ve been playing a lot of games on zoom with family members we can’t go see. We’ve been doing a lot of the Jackbox party pack games but they’re starting to get a little stale because they’re basically all the same concept.
Anybody have any suggestions for new games? Bonus points for being easy to set up (not having to have everyone download or set up accounts).
Has anybody watched this yet? I watched it and it was interesting. Some parts I thought were s stretch, but it’s a strange story how the FBI essentially we’re pushing the whole pay the coaches angle. Also, it’s still strange that Greg McDermott was paying players.
I am sure it goes on a lot, but people like Miller and Wade to do a press conference and lie just bothers me.
Just wanted to shout out at everyone and see how you are doing? My wife and I are educators so we've been teaching at home for the last few weeks. Going stir crazy, but otherwise ok. How are the rest of you doing? Give us all a little roll call update here...
The College Football Playoff semifinals and title game held in May – or even June.
A nine-game regular season.
Universities allowing student-athletes – but not the entire student body – back on campus to participate in games played in empty stadiums.
This very well could be the immediate future of college football, according to 112 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) athletic directors contacted by Stadium.
Jared has apparently quarantined all his brain cells this time. There is simply no way that a 120 pound cheetah - even a cheetah that artificially understands the game of football, is going to play well, or probably even survive without injury, a single college footballl game, much less transform the Cyclone offense beyond what it currently is with humans.
A) Even the lightest defensive player in Division one will have 40-50 pounds on a cheetah. Some linebackers will have 100 pounds. God help the cheetah who smacks into a DE.
B) Even with practice and a knowledge of strategy, the cheetah's physical instincts are poorly suited to the game. Check out cheetahs tussling with just 2 or 3 men (or even 1!), much less 11, in the field of play:
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The cheetah's launch vs. opposition (as opposed to an open sprint) results in an instant dead ball: BOTH forearms touch the ground. The cheetah is MUCH more likely to lose yardage behind the line of scrimmage just by attempting to make a cut, than he is to dash to daylight while maintaining a live-ball stance. This is, of course, completely ignoring the fact that it is an equipment violation to play without a regulation mouthguard, and a cheetah could not carry the ball in its mouth AND maintain a mouthguard.
C) Let's give Stansi the benefit of the doubt - clearly he's worshipping at the Chester Cheeto Church of Cheetahs - and say that his fantasy of the cheetah out-Breecing Breece to the end zone on nearly every offensive play is correct. Too bad! The Cyclones still lose nearly every game! The problem won't be the points scored (8 pts per end zone - because the "automatic cheetah" would make 1pt xps stupid strategy) - but in the dismantling of the Cyclone defense.
No defense can overcome a massive time of possession deficit, and the cheetah "every play scores" scenario guarantees that the Cyclone defense would be on the wrong end of the time of possession: possibly 55 minutes to 5! Eventually, the opponent would be scoring on every possession.
"Too late," cries Stansi, gripping the handrests of his Throne of Lies, "Cheetah Cyclones already lead in scoring and will continue to score automatically everytime they possess the ball. The bad guys will never catch up!"
Wrong.
See, in football, there's a little thing called "the onside kick", and even if it only has a 10% of success, the opponent will attempt it now after EVERY scoring play. Why not? The Cheetahclones are going to score automatically in 5 seconds whether they start with the ball on the 25 or the 50. So, with the opponent's offensive chances possibly tripling or quadrupling against a completely gassed defense, by the 3rd quarter, the calculus turns in the opponent's favor: the Cyclone lead begins to steadily erode. This doesn't even account for the fact that onside kicks fail so frequently because of their infrequent use. As demonstrated by the Atlanta Falcons last year, good onside kick plays that have been well practiced succeed at a much higher rate.
Front-running is great in football, but if you could promise me a half-time lead or 55 minutes in ToP, I'm taking that ToP every time. When Coach Campbell had to decide between Breece Hall and a cheetah with only one scholarship open, he made the obvious right choice. Breece Hall > cheetah in every possible facet of the game.
Come on, Jared. Didn't you ever learn that cheetahs never prosper?
I'm looking to buy a drum set for $700 or less. Prefer if it were less. I have been doing some research and can't really find anything that has a good heavy metal sound. I'd say that so far I am probably leaning towards the DrumCraft Series 5.
If anyone’s interested WeBull is running a promotion right now for two free stocks for new accounts opened. First free stock is for simply opening account and second one you get for a minimum of $100 deposit. Free stock values are from $12-$1,400. Pretty much same as Robinhood, I like WeBulls charting better than Robinhood however. If interested use my referral and hook up a fellow cyclone.
Some good info on Cyclone Club donations (the new tiers won't go into affect this year), ticket price freezes, extension on renewals, and pay freezes for staff and bonuses.
ISU Athletics invited followers to send in short action clips and John Walters has been doing voiceover play by play calls on them and then posting them on Facebook. Some are pretty cute. I'm sharing today's here - if you see another one, maybe post it on this thread for all to enjoy?
While bored in quarantine I have pondered through various hidden gems that lie in comedy films. While this isn’t meant to be a thread about the quality of the movie in and of itself. Rather a particular scene in a movie that is hilarious.
Welcome back to "On That Note," CF’s weekly go-to for music exploration, hosted by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself.
This week we are looking at songs that reference isolation and overcoming adversity. If the title isn't a dead giveaway please include a lyrics sample of why it fits the topic. Also so one topic doesn't get dominated by the other if your first few submissions please include a song from each topic.
