Has anyone attended practice that can share anything? Curious how the freshman and red shirt freshman are doing against last years starters? Any surprises?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ul-cyclones-forward-senior-season/3920445002/

Nice write up about a great young woman. Excited for what she brings as a true senior!

Login to view embedded media I am 99% sure that I heard that one of the guys in the ‘hey guys. Big gulps huh’ scene in Dumb and Dumber was an old Iowa state basketball player. It’s been so long I can’t remember what player but we had twins on the team back in those years and I think it was one of them? Anyone confirm this?

anyway just learned that this scene was 100% improvised and those guys were just standing outside and were unpaid extras.

Link:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/10/recruiting-cyclones-land-four-star-forward-dudley-blackwell/

I've been thinking about getting an electric scooter for a bit, and wonder if anybody has experience with them and has recommendations. It'd mostly be for my commute and short trips less than 2 miles. My main concern is that I'm 225 lbs and I got a couple hills to deal with. The main reason I want one is that it can be kind of a pain to find a bike spot on the light rail, and the scooters are much more compact.

I'm entering the Texas State fair cookie competition again this year and wanted to add another category to boost my chances. I've decided the third category will be Holiday/Party cookies but I am trying to figure out which one to make.

So what's your favorite Holiday/Party cookie?

Always like how they were by the same architect. They've even had identical endzone bleachers into the mid 80s before WVU added bowl seating to both endzones. I find it odd that ISU doesn't exceed the 61,500 mark.. does your AD not give out extra tickets/standing room only?

Jack Trice Stadium

Opened: 45,000

Current: 61,500

Rank Attendance Date Opponent Score
1 61,500 September 5, 2015 Northern Iowa W 31–7
1 61,500 September 12, 2015 Iowa L 17–31
1 61,500 September 2, 2017 Northern Iowa W 42–24
1 61,500 September 9, 2017 Iowa L 41–44 OT
1 61,500 November 11, 2017 #15 Oklahoma State L 42–49
1 61,500 August 31, 2019 Northern Iowa W 29–26
1 61,500 September 14, 2019 #19 Iowa L 17-18
8 60,629 September 3, 2016 Northern Iowa L 20–25
9 59,553 October 5, 2019 TCU W 49–24
10 58,479 September 15, 2018 Oklahoma L 27–37

Mountaineer Field

Opened: 50,000

Current: 60,000

Rank Attendance Date Game result
1 70,222 Nov. 20, 1993 #9 West Virginia 17, #4 Miami 14
2 68,938 Sept 30, 1989 #9 West Virginia 31, #10 Pitt 31
3 68,409 Sept 5, 1998 #11 West Virginia 17, #1 Ohio State 34
4 68,041 Aug 31, 1991 West Virginia 3, Pitt 34
5 67,715 Nov 15, 2003 West Virginia 52, #16 Pitt 31
6 66,948 Oct 26, 1996 #12 West Virginia 7, #25 Miami 10
7 66,811 Oct 29, 1988 #7 West Virginia 51, Penn State 30
8 66,663 Oct 24, 1992 West Virginia 26, #14 Penn State 40
9 66,461 Nov 3, 1990 West Virginia 19, #24 Penn State 31
10 66,015 Sept 16, 1989 #12 West Virginia 45, South Carolina 21

Last week I heard some ridiculous 3 and out stat for ISU... Something like we've only had 2 or 3 TOTAL 3 and outs this season which is at or near the top and just behind Clemson and OU?

I can't find any stat site where I can verify that. Did anyone else hear that and does anyone know a stat site that could be found?

Our staff is on the record here: https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/10/staff-picks-west-virginia-mountaineers-2/

What are your picks?

I'm at 35-17 Clones.

Follow this kids twitter thread.



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I try to not cross-pollinate from any pay site, but there was a nugget about a wrestling recruit with an already storied international career who defected to the US and is potentially on our wrestling team as a 19 year-old at 141 pounds. I'll try and regain my purity by NOT linking but I'm really intrigued by this kids back-story and if he IS going to join our program...

https://big12sports.com/news/2019/1...bed-as-preseason-favorite-in-big-12-poll.aspx

1. Baylor (9) 81
2. Texas (1) 71
3. West Virginia 66
4. Iowa State 49
5. K-State 47
6. Oklahoma State 39
7. Oklahoma 34
8. TCU 27
9. Texas Tech 26
10. Kansas 10

Honestly, I think 2-8 is up for grabs. 2 for Texas is generous IMO as Aston continues to underperform in getting the results out of the wealth of talent she has. Williams and White were her hardest workers last year and are gone.

Any other CF'er's going to the game tomorrow in Morgantown? I work with an ISU guy and two WVU guys and we always make the trip from DC to Morgantown for football every other year and basketball if the game falls on a weekend. If any other CF'er's are coming, we are all going to be tailgating in the Burgundy lot. The best part of the tailgating in the burgundy lot is that I found out my hotel is dog friendly, so I'll have my insanely friendly and outgoing border collie pup with me until an hour or so before kickoff and he thrives on attention. Who else is going to the game tomorrow?

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I got a good feeling about this one.

Stay tuned.

What is your favorite city in the US? Why? What top cities would you like to visit?

My hierarchy of top 3:

1 - Portland, OR - it is super fun and weird and goofy and doesn't take itself too seriously. Great food, bars, music.
2 - Savannah, GA - it is also super fun, and weird, but in the exact opposite way of Portland. It's so historical and grand.
3 - NYC - I love that there is something to do all of the time, day or night.

I'd like to visit Austin, TX - I've been to most of the other big cities in TX, but think it would be a blast to visit.

Thanks so much to @cyclones500 for another great suggestion!

What was/is your high school mascot/nickname and what were your colors?

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/10/work-its-whats-for-dinner/599770/

My oldest child is 38. My youngest 23. We always required supper, no matter what time. We all sat down, ate well and talked or maybe rushed thru it, but we all sat down, and talked or had or explanations of coming or past events and plans. I hate to sound old but it was kind of cool. I see none of my kids passing the art of supper on to their kids. Not a complaint or a suggestion for others to follow. Just an older persons recollections.

seems so
obviously doesn't have the talent to compete with the upper echelons of the big 10, at least not yet

So I'm hearing/reading a lot of predictions suggesting we should handle WVU, and the logic isn't crazy. But I'm having a hard time reconciling that with how WVU played Texas. That said, I only saw snippets of their Texas game.

Someone who watched that game, help me understand. What should we expect Saturday?

Kind of wanting to create an ISU playlist on Spotify to listen to on the way to Morgantown.

Obviously Juicy Wiggle and Sweet Caroline are on there. What else is a staple in JTS on gameday? Bonus points if you know the typical part of the game so I could further refine when songs are played on the playlist.

Bet Coach Ryan is loving this!

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http://wvmetronews.com/2019/10/10/three-guys-before-the-game-iowa-state-preview-episode-146/

Lots of good stuff about Iowa State in this preview. Sorry if already posted.

Just an FYI: Coaches and the team were at State Center last evening for the 37th Annual MBB Banquet. Good time mingling with players and coaches. Sat in the vicinity of Solo, Bolton, Halliburton and Conditt. Seems to be a lot of positive energy between team members. Lewis was nominated as the best singer/dancer.

I thought it was interesting that CSP made a strong point about 9 different ISU players with strong NBA ties. While looking in the general direction of Tyrese, he pointed out that seven of these players also had their degree from ISU. Probably wishful thinking on his part.

Enjoy.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts/thursday-thesis-west-virginia-breakdown-prediction/