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  1. KennyPratt42

    Thinking about moving out of Iowa

    I’m planning on moving to either the Tahoe area or Hawaii when my step daughter heads to college in 9 years and we don’t have to coordinate with her dad (we have a good relationship, I’m just not bringing another person into decision making on a move). My wife thinks Hawaii is too far away so...
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    **** daylight savings

    Another thing to keep in mind is that sunrise time is not the same as first daylight/dawn, which is the point you can see clearly and drive around safely without headlights. Under standard time on the shortest day of the year dawn in central Iowa is around 7:08am with a sunrise of 7:40am. The...
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    Cytown Update

    Just to try to provide clarity to Jamie’s tweet so people don’t have expectations that aren’t reality. September 2nd is ground breaking for CyTown (the collection of buildings next to the clinic, closer to Jack Trice). They are still in the planning/exploration stages for the hotel, but...
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    AD search thread

    One thing to keep in mind with these types of things, when you’re looking at a single year, is that one time gifts/revenue vs ongoing revenue sources can really impact the numbers. As an example if you get a $5m+ gift towards a facility project etc vs if that happened in the last couple years...
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    AD search thread

    I’ll be shocked if it isn’t the SDSU, NDSU, or Montana St AD or a second in command from a power conference athletic department. The second option is the more traditional path, but Cook makes sense for one of the three from FCS if he thinks one of them is the best fit. We’d do best with someone...
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    KXNO Sports Fanatics

    I can’t imagine doing this any more. Between all the commercials to try and avoid and the terrible, repetitive music selection on most the stations I’d rather just ride in silence than the headache this would give me.
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    Easement question

    A couple other thoughts that come to mind. If you can’t get anywhere with the subcontractor or fiber company, going to the city can sometimes help. You mileage will vary greatly, but sometimes a city/city employee will do a good job stepping in for a citizen when it comes to utilities. Also if...
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    Easement question

    I wouldn’t advise running to an attorney, unless this is a hill you want to die on, which if it is then yes work though an attorney as quickly as possible. If it’s more of a principle thing then I would talk to the subcontractor to see if they will correct and if not have them give you the...
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    Twisted Vine Brewery Closing

    Almost every Gen Z person I know is more health conscious than my contemporaries were when we were that age. Now that’s not saying they are going to the gym every day and eating super clean (like some aging millennials and Gen Xers). But they also aren’t binge drinking and having pizza and fast...
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    Twisted Vine Brewery Closing

    To be fair this trend started before Gen Z was born. I first remember reading about it in the 2000 book Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam. It kind of went from people still going out but being less social and less likely to be part of groups to not really going out much at all. There’s also the...
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    ***2026 Minnesota Vikings***

    He would only run into issues with an NFL team if he either can’t stop himself from making NFL bets or he bets so much/is so addicted it distracts him to the point he can’t spend the time he needs to prep and train.
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    Kids leaving the nest - how to cope?

    This comes from talking with and observing other families (my youngest is 9 days old so not something I’ll be going through for quite awhile). If you have the means, plan a yearly family trip for a week to 10 days that you pay for (at least until they are a few years into a career) that the...
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    Jack Kohnen committed to Iowa State!!!

    Depending which recruiting service rankings you look at this is essential a class of 3 Milan level recruits (and the staff is as excited/locked in on the two Wisconsin guys as they were with Milan during the recruiting process). Rock was a fair bit lower at around 100 nationally and everyone...
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    2026-2027 MBB computer projections thread

    Lipsey and Milan were great players for us for multiple years. But they were also a little bit unique and somewhat limited in their skillsets. They were elite in some areas and average at others for their position (rebounding and defense for Milan and 3pt and FT shooting for Tamin). Not to say...
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    2026-2027 MBB computer projections thread

    Our best case scenario is for Toure, Batemon, and Pleta to be our best 3 players. I have a feeling it won't quite work out that way, but those three all showed that they could make a jump in year two. If Toure can more consistently look like he did on offense from the Creighton through Purdue...
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    Chicago Bears bought Arlington Heights track only to build in Indiana?

    For those that live in Chicago proper, either site was going to be farther to get to. For all the people that live in Aurora, Naperville, and other western suburbs it doesn't make all that much difference. For the affluent northern suburbs it is going to be a long trip to go down to Hammond...
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    2026-2027 MBB computer projections thread

    Yeah they were a 6 or 7 seed level team last year that had a couple of bad losses which put them on the 8/9 line. Based on their roster I'd expect them to 7 to 10 seed level team this year.
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    2026-2027 MBB computer projections thread

    Honestly Iowa is really fortunate they made the run they did in the tournament. Lets say hypothetically Florida doesn't blow the lead late in the game they would have ended the season with a single good win (beating a solid Nebraska team at home). 10-10 in conference and 22-13 overall would have...
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    Favorite part of ISU campus

    I have memories both based on growing up in the Ames area and going to undergrad at Iowa St. The places that give me the most nostalgia are: -The Memorial Union and immediate surrounding area -CY Stephens, Hilton, and Jack Trice -Kildee Hall (my dad was an animal science prof and I had several...
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    Favorite part of ISU campus

    Its kind of crazy how compact/walkable it is while still having the big open spaces. From a pure layout/design standpoint it is really good. Sometimes I wish there was a little more uniformity to the buildings around campus, but another part of me does like that there is the variety and...
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