I ordered an Iowa State hoodie and hat online. I had no idea it was coming from China. Usually, when I try to buy something online from a foreign country, my bank freezes my card and doesn't allow the transaction, so the retailer for this purchase must have been in the U.S. for the transaction to go through. It took a month to get to me. It's made out of a strange material, not fleece. It almost feels like a rain slicker, but is still cloth. It's black and has a big red XII on the right sleeve, Iowa State Cyclones across the back in white letters, Iowa State, the Istate logo and Iowa State University Cyclones Basketball all in white lettering on the left breast. But the oddest thing about it is it's a left-hand zipper and it's very difficult to zip up. It wants to ride up the left side and leave the right side zip behind. I've never had a left hand zipper on anything. Also, my hat never came with it. Feeling like I got fleeced (pun intended) on this deal. It was $119 for the total package.

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Just announced on Instagram. Brandton Chatfield will be joining the Cyclones for his final season of college.

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ISU Men are listed as #2.
ISU Women are listed as #10.

Iowa women did not make the top 25.
Iowa men somehow missed to top 25. LOL.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – The 18th annual Cyclone Tailgate Tour, powered by MidAmerican Energy, returns for 2024, to a location near you next month! The 13-tour stop kicks off May 9 in Des Moines, followed by visits to the Eastern half of Iowa, May 13-15 and Western Iowa, May 20-22.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our staff to engage with Cyclone fans across the state,” Iowa State Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard said. “We are so grateful for our loyal fans who travel to Ames for all of our events, and the Tailgate Tour affords us the opportunity to return the favor and visit them in their home areas.”

All Cyclone Tailgate Tour stops will feature ISU head coaches and staff along with Cy and the spirit squads interacting with fans, signing autographs and handing out athletics swag. Each stop is free and open to fans of all ages.

While tour event lineups may vary, this year’s tour will feature ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard, football coach Matt Campbell, men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger, women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly, volleyball coach Christy Johnson-Lynch, wrestling coach Kevin Dresser, the “Voice of the Cyclones” John Walters and, of course, Cy.

These family-friendly events will include giveaways, food and beverage available for purchase, and allow fans the opportunity to connect with fellow Cyclone fans in celebration of Iowa State Athletics. All children in attendance will also receive a gift courtesy of the Cyclone Club.

The evening stops include a program beginning at 6:30 p.m., with the Des Moines kickoff event program beginning at 7:00 p.m. Official Iowa State merchandise from Cy’s Locker Room will be available for purchase at all evening stops, too.

Cyclone Tailgate Tour Kickoff
May 9 – Des Moines – MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex | 6-8 p.m.
Week 1
May 13 – Pella – Tamory Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
May 13 – Cedar Rapids – Veterans Memorial Building – Coliseum | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
May 14 – Muscatine – The Merrill Hotel | Noon-1 p.m.
May 14 – Bettendorf – Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
May 15 – Dubuque – Grand River Center | Noon-1 p.m.
May 15 – Waterloo – Cedar Valley SportsPlex | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Week 2
May 20 – Atlantic – Cass County Community Center | Noon-1 p.m.
May 20 – Council Bluffs – Mid-America Center – Convention Center | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
May 21 – Sioux City – Seaboard Triumph Foods Expo Center | Noon-1 p.m.
May 21 – Okoboji – The Roof Garden Ballroom at Arnolds Park | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
May 22 – Algona – Columbia Events Center | Noon- 1p.m.
May 22 – Clear Lake – Surf Ballroom | 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The BBC reported the Iowa State was going to retire #22. Ken Miller bought it hook, line and sinker on his show today and gave big kudos to Jamie Pollard. I can't imagine the backlash Pollard would get from Cyclones fans if he did such a thing.

BBC News Makes Embarrassing Mistake With Caitlin Clark Story​

Personally I'm not in favor of retiring anyone's number. There's just too few numbers, time is hopefully hundreds and hundreds of years. You can't consume finite resources in a nearly infinite environment, when that environment doesn't replenish those resources.

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Was just told by a usually reliable source that Darren DeVries will be heading to U of Washington. Haha, Iowa

All I can say is, good.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – An outstanding winter athletics season highlighted by national champions and NCAA Championship team success has propelled the Iowa State Athletics Department up to No. 17 in the Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. Gymnastics, in which Iowa State reached the NCAA Championships, has not yet been added to the totals.

Iowa State has its highest ranking at this point in the year ever, surpassing the previous high of 20th in the 1996-97 winter standings. It is only the sixth time that the Cyclones have ever been in the Top 25 at the end of the winter (1996, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2022, 2024).

Iowa State currently ranks second among Big 12 schools, trailing only Texas, which is No. 2 in the team standings.

Iowa State had a banner winter season led by wrestling scoring 80 points for the Learfield Directors’ Cup behind a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, its best finish since 2010. David Carr won his second national title, rolling to wins over the No. 1, 2 and 5 seeds to earn the 165-pound crown.

On the hardwood, the men’s basketball team reached the Sweet 16 and earned ISU 64 points. In women’s hoops, ISU advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and tallied 50 points toward the cause.

The men’s basketball and wrestling teams won their respective Big 12 Championships, while the women’s basketball program also advanced to the championship game.

Men’s and women’s indoor track and field provided a boost with a pair of Top-25 finishes. It was the first time both had finished inside the Top 25 since 1992.

The women’s team finished 20th in the team standings, adding 53 points to ISU’s total. The finish was aided by Sydney Willits becoming Iowa State’s first national champion in the long jump.

On the men’s side, ISU finished 23rd and tacked on 51 points for the Cyclones. The Cyclones were led by individual First-Team All-Americans Finley Mclear (800m) and Darius Kipyego (800m). The distance medley relay team of Ezekiel Rop, Gus Langford, Jason Gomez and Silas Winders also earned First-Team All-America accolades.

In the fall, Iowa State accumulated points from men’s and women’s cross country, football and volleyball.

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He’s not doing interviews with media outlets, but did tell me he plans to announce his decision on Thursday.

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Just announced on social media…

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Does anyone have a gravity fed charcoal smoker/grill? There's really only 3 on the market, but looking into getting one as my current charcoal smoker/grill is about to fall apart.

I am NOT looking at pellet grills.

Looking for comments, pros, cons if you have one of the following:

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Looks like we get one more season and then it is over. Bummer, there were some good games in there to be had. Probably just in time for us to have to go to Storrs next year and then them never having to deal with a return trip...

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Holy crap!! Walmart, Tyson & Stephens all must have bank rolled this move! Now we'll be hearing "T J Otzelberger going to Kentucky!" talk!! If Kentucky was known for brewing great German beers, instead of distilling good whiskey, I might be a bit concerned!😏😏

Move away from KC?

We bought a property just outside of State Center and we're looking for recommendations on a builder for a pole building. Please don't suggest the big name guys as I know about them and would prefer someone outside of the Lester's and Morton's and possibly someone who uses Amish crews. Thanks in advance for suggestions.

Let me preface this by saying I don't normally have dreams like this, so lest you think I'm some kind of pervert, this is totally out of the realm of my normal dreams. Here goes. I dreamt I was reclining on a chaise lounge by a pool and Allison Janney was reclining spread eagle in another lounge facing me about two feet away. She was totally naked and pleasuring herself, all while leering lasciviously at me. That's it, that's the dream. My immediate question upon waking up is if I'm going to have a dream of this sort, why can't it be with ScarJo or Jennifer Lawrence in the starring role instead of Allison Janney. Just in case you don't know who that is, I've provided a photo.

He is one hawk that doesn’t drink the black & gold kool aid.

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Wife (the Eclipse Queen ) and I road tripped to witness it. The totality thing is not overrated. The mass traffic issues weren't overrated either

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East Carolina has 9 members of its 2023-2024 team currently in the portal. Including current ISU target Ezra Ausar and former Cyclone Jaden Walker. Also former KU guard Bobby Pettiford among those transferring.

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