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    Most OKish Town in Iowa

    Best reason to go is to visit Cedar Ridge and that even keeps you outside of city limits.
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    Worst city in Iowa?

    Thats just because we had nothing else to do in our smaller towns. Plus Taco Tico is the bomb.
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    UCONN vs Purdue Championship Thread

    That was after the semi's win over UCLA to send them to the title game.
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    General (non-ISU) Wrestling Twitter/News Thread

    Your first clue should have been the NCAA doing something sensible for the athlete. They never do that, let alone for a 'minor' sport like wrestling. Edit: That isn't me supporting Nelson in any way, but the fact of the matter is none of the Iowa or ISU athletes should have lost eligibility...
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    Olympic Wrestling

    Russia isn't allowed to participate in the Olympics due to the sanctions stemming from the war with Ukraine. Russian athletes are able to under the Olympic flag provided they meet certain requirements. So if he's not being allowed to compete under the Olympic flag due to his 'support' of the...
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    Olympic Wrestling

    Sports governing bodies (Olympic Committee, FIFA, etc): "No politicizing sports or you cant compete." Also Sports Governing bodies: "You have X belief/support X (issue/candidate/etc) so you cant compete." Hypocrisy at its finest.
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    2024 Des Moines deli face off

    This is the kind of hard hitting info I come to CF for. My only concern is its only April and between this and the Dumbest Thing You Dealt With Thread, are we peaking too early this offseason?
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    Which Iowa border state would you be most afraid of in a state vs state civil war?

    Minnesota: Minnesota has a lot of the same advantages that Wisconsin does over Iowa, but shares a longer border. Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa are basically the same thing, mostly dotted with small to medium sized towns. I think Minnesota would focus their attention more towards...
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    You're the Commissioner. Now Fix Wrestling!

    Implement a shot clock from neutral. If there is no takedown attempt (legit shots - fakes don't count, throw attempts, slide by with an attempt to get behind, snap down into a front head and arm position with attempts to score) by either wrestler for 30 seconds then both get a stall warning. If...
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    What strange foods do you like?

    When I was a kid I would make myself a ham sandwich using the packaged ham, not the deli counter stuff, with a full slice of onion, green olives, and sprinkle Lowrys all over that bad boy. So good.
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    AP moved us up #4

    Yeah, the win over them in Boston will be even more impressive.
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    "State" of NCAA MBB Tournament

    Oakland University is in Detroit, which is not in Kentucky. ;)
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    Look at this awful jacket

    Based off the thread title, I was expecting this to be about Kim Mulkey.