Blake Hinson 28 points with 8-14 from distance for Pitt against WVU. Lead by 20 with 3 minutes to play. Wondering what the Mountaineers will look like without Huggy leading the group. Not impressed with what I saw tonight.

Someone posted this on the other board in response to Tamin’s big night at DePaul. Marc was our first triple double. What an incredible success story he is!

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I heard from Dominic that he's scheduled his trip to Ames and it will be the weekend of December 15-17.

Here's an update I published on him shortly after receiving an offer.

What are folks planning to do in terms of getting to the bowl game and back to downtown? Are you driving and parking there, taking an Uber, or other? It would be great if there was a shuttle service of some kind because I remember it being kind of a cluster last time after the game.

Iowa State Media Relations

Ames, Iowa – For the second-consecutive year, Iowa State has registered the Big 12 Conference’s top Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score, according to the 2023 Division I academic performance metrics released today by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). ISU’s league-best 95 percent GSR matched the school-record set a year ago and marked the eighth-straight year it either tied or established a new academic excellence standard.

“Iowa State’s school-record tying and Big 12-leading GSR scores reflect the hard work, effort and dedication of our student-athletes in the classroom and their resolve to earn a degree from Iowa State University,” said Iowa State Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. “Our coaches and academic services team have established a culture that allows our student-athletes to reach their full potential both academically and athletically over the course of their Cyclone journey.

“We appreciate the important role that Iowa State’s faculty and staff play in creating an academic environment that allows our student-athletes to grow and succeed,” he added. “Graduation remains the expectation for all Cyclone student-athletes, and this report demonstrates our ongoing commitment to helping them achieve that goal.”

ISU’s institutional GSR score has improved in each of the last nine years, from a 77 percent score in 2014 to its most-recent 95 percent mark the past two years, while equaling or establishing a school-record in each of the last eight years. Iowa State’s 2023 mark also came in four points higher than both the NCAA FBS and Big 12 averages.

The Cyclones’ institutional 2023 GSR score of 95 percent led the Big 12, followed closely by Baylor (94), West Virginia (94), Kansas State (93), Oklahoma State (92), Kansas (90), Oklahoma (89), Texas (89), TCU (87) and Texas Tech (85). For the purposes of the 2023 GSR report, the NCAA based conference affiliation upon the league that institutions were members of during the 2022-23 academic year. Of the four institutions that joined the Big 12 on July 1, Cincinnati had a GSR score of 97 percent, followed by UCF (92), BYU (80) and Houston (80).

Iowa State’s 98 percent female GSR score for its female student-athletes tied for third in the Big 12, while its male student-athlete GSR of 91 percent was a school-record and tied for the league’s second-highest mark. ISU’s male GSR score has improved in each of the last nine years.

Ten Cyclone teams led the Big 12 Conference with perfect four-year GSR scores of 100 percent—men’s golf, women’s basketball, women’s golf, gymnastics, softball, women’s swimming & diving, women’s tennis and women’s track & field/cross country. ISU women’s golf recorded a perfect GSR for the 19th-consecutive year, while gymnastics had its 15th-straght 100 percent performance, softball its eighth-straight such effort and men’s golf its sixth-straight year of perfection.

ISU football produced a program-record GSR of 93 percent to rank second in the Big 12, while men’s basketball (89 percent) ranked fourth, followed by wrestling (89 percent, fifth), women’s soccer (96 percent, fifth), men’s track & field/cross country (85 percent, seventh) and volleyball (86 percent, ninth).

In the annual student-athlete Federal Graduation Rates survey which was also released alongside the NCAA’s GSR metrics, Iowa State’s single-year rate of 64 percent was seventh in the Big 12 Conference, while its four-year 67 percent rate ranked tied for the league’s fifth-highest mark.

The GSR was developed by the NCAA with the entering freshmen class of 1995 to more accurately assess student-athlete’s academic performance. The rate holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the fed survey. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees and is calculated for every sport.

Under the calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing students who leave in good academic standing. The outgoing transfers are included in the receiving institution's GSR cohort. The most-recent Division I Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering classes from 2013-16.

Mike Williams, a member of the Earle Bruce era teams and a terrific running back and one half of the W W Express (Mike and Jim Wingender) lost his battle with MRSA yesterday at a Hospital in Atlanta, where he was being cared for by his daughter Amber. Mike broke his foot several weeks ago, and following surgery, developed a bad infection which turned septic. They amputated his left leg below the knee, but he just couldn’t fight off the infection. Eventually it turned into MRSA, and there was really nothing else that could be done. He entered in-patient hospice a couple days ago, and passed on last night.

I know some of you knew Mike (we called him “Hollywood”), and know what a great guy he was. Very upbeat, an active member of FCA, and a great friend and teammate. He was poised for a breakout senior season in 1976 after gaining almost 800 yards his junior year. In the final full scrimmage prior to the first game with Drake, Mike made a cut on the astroturf field. His knee dislocated, and his career was finished. He was destined to be an NFL running back, but nerve damage in his leg prevented that from happening.

If you would like to help his daughter Amber with the hospital expenses, or read more about Mike’s battle, there is a GoFundMe account at:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mike-recover-from-mrsa-sepsis-and-amputation?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-170131782169-651c2a5c8f3711ee&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email+1137-update-supporters-v5b



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WOW

Iowa getting throttled by 21 at the half. Not sure we would do a whole lot better against Purdue.

But looks like they'll be coming in here Thursday night off of an ass whooping.

Did I ever think an ISU QB would attain this level of success.
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I spoke with Zay for a little bit after Valley's basketball game at Urbandale tonight. He's about 2-3 weeks away from rejoining the Tigers. Said his rehab from the shoulder injury has been cut down from six months to about four and a half. Great news for him. He said Iowa State is still pursuing him hard and making him a priority in the junior class.

Very long shot, but how amazing would it be if they were NBA and NFL MVP's? I didn't even consider TH but they were just sayng his next gen stats are leading the league in many categories.

First career triple double as Pacers defeat Celtics on TNT!!!!

SIAP, but I see Clones -7. That’s a little larger spread than I expected.

Complaining about having to play mediocre teams in the BIG XII, cost their chance at playing for NFC over the years. also say playing teams in the SEC will raise their level of play. Honestly think they will be playing for SEC Title in the next two years. WOW!!

Both awarded scholarships!

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