I lived in Colorado for 15 years. Miss it terribly, mostly the weather. However, the cost of living, sprawl and escalating crime makes it a hard no for me to consider going back. Maybe the western slope?
Austin was alright. I joke that central Texas has two seasons, hot and surface of the sun...
https://cyclones.com/news/2026/7/10/endowed-cyclone-director-of-athletics-jamie-pollard-announces-retirement
Search starts in the fall it seems.
In my opinion, he’s been key for a lot of the success at ISU as well as the conference. Big shoes to fill.
There is an Oak? Tree in the courtyard of BWR that would change the most vivid colors in the fall. I remember walking through there to class and just marveling how the campus would change the school’s colors…
I work on enterprise networks and systems all day so I just want my **** to work at my home.
I used to have a Google Mesh network, but it quit working with my garage door opener. I ended up going with a Eero mesh network at home and have no issues for years with it. It a little pricier than...
I learned, when I was at ISU, that most microbreweries make their money off of the food sales, not the beer. The beer sales are generally a wash, no pun intended.
Waukee was out, WDSM Valley only had the deluxe pizzas, maybe 15-20 of those. Ultimately found the gluten free pizzas at Urbandale. I like the crust more on those.
Seems that are getting harder to find, maybe I am wrong, just my observation
This reads that Gundy’s buyout would be $15 Million if he’s let go before 2027.
https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2025/09/20/mike-gundy-contract-buyout-oklahoma-state/