Clones take down #14 KU in 5 sets. Way to go ladies!

Is there reason to worry that Momcilovic could be a 1 and done player? The NBA seems to love tall white guys that can shoot with Eastern European sounding names.

We scored then Linwood is shooting free throws. I didn't understand what was going on and they didn't explain it.

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WVA looking like an easy out. Trailing Monmouth in second half 49/44

The controversy of serving beer at ISU games seems to be a hot topic on X today. I'm all for it, but what say you??

The Cyclones and Lions tip off around 7 p.m. tonight inside Hilton Coliseum. The game will be carried on ESPN+. I'll again be courtside this evening to provide the periodic updates in the thread below.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – John Nuttall, an Iowa State Hall-of-Famer, Olympian and one of the school’s greatest long-distance runners, died yesterday from a heart attack. He was 56.

A native of Preston, Lancashire, England, Nuttall was already a huge success on the junior circuit before he arrived at Iowa State in 1988. He set a record in the 3,000-meter run at the English Schools Championship in Hull in 1986 with a clocking of 8:10.4, a record that remarkably still stands today.

Iowa State Hall of Fame track & field coach Bill Bergan landed the services of Nuttall where he achieved unprecedented success as a Cyclone during the program’s most prosperous period. Nuttall was a six-time All-American and eight-time Big Eight champion, helping the team win multiple Big Eight track and cross country titles.

Nuttall was the runner-up NCAA champion four times in his illustrious career, finishing second in the 5,000-meter outdoors twice (1989, 1990) and the 3,000-meter indoors twice (1990, 1991).

Nuttall’s crowning achievement as a Cyclone was in the fall of 1989. Bergan had built the Cyclone cross country team into a national power thanks to Nuttall. At the 1989 NCAA Cross Country Championship in Annapolis, Md., Nuttall crossed the finish line first (29:30.55) to claim the national title and the school’s first-ever NCAA Cross Country team championship.

Nuttall, who was inducted into Iowa State’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001, continued to excel internationally after he left Ames. He made Great Britain’s Olympic team in 1996, competing in the 5,000-meter run.

He also competed for Great Britain in the 5k in the 1993 and 1995 World Championships and won a bronze medal for England at the Commonwealth Games in 1994.

After retiring from competition, Nuttall helped support British endurance runners as a coach and mentor.

Is all I need tomorrow.
The losing "streak" needs to end at ONE.

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The university had initially projected having 156 days of cash on hand for this fiscal year. As it turned out, their model was off by $240 million dollars. Instead, the UA has just 97 days of cash on hand, the new model estimates.

Nice face plant on the way to a new conference Arizona.

https://tucson.com/news/local/educa...cle_1dd77a46-7d96-11ee-ac38-ef7fe0919160.html

No bigger testimony of what we've seen so far on the quality of overall talent on our basketball team when high level prospects like Rock and Hamilton are redshirted. Injuries are never good but we are as well positioned to withstand an injury or two as I can recall.

How good will those kids be spending a year developing and waiting their turn?

TJ has this thing headed toward big things it seems to me.

Many on the left challenge us to define woke since they feel (thought-out strategy) it makes us look "insensitive". Check out this arrest video and check all the woke boxes you see!

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State and head coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of five prep wrestlers Friday. Daniel Herrera, Kane Naaktgeboren, Owen Helgeson, Sawyer Bartelt and Adrian Meza make up the Cyclones’ 2024 class and will arrive on campus for the 2024-25 season.

“We’re very excited to add these five young men to the Iowa State wrestling program,” head coach Kevin Dresser said. “Our room gets tougher each year and these guys will only add to that and raise the level of competition in practice. There’s some great talent in this signing class and I can’t wait to watch them transition into college life.”

Iowa State’s signing class is ranked No. 12 nationally by FloWrestling. The class consists of three top-60 prospects and four who rate inside the top 100 by either FloWrestling or MatScouts.

Here’s a look at the new additions:

Sawyer Bartelt
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: South Dade
Projected Weight Class: 197
Rated as the No. 20 overall recruit by FloWrestling … ranked as the No. 12 pound-for-pound high schooler by FloWrestling … ranked No. 2 nationally at 220 pounds by FloWrestling and MatScouts … three-time Miami Herald Wrestler of the Year … five-time Florida state medalist … three-time state champion, winning titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior … took fifth at 120 pounds as a seventh grader and placed second at 152 pounds in eighth grade … boasts a 120-0 record as a high schooler … posted a 49-0 record as a junior … has not given up a takedown in a high school match over the last three seasons … 2023 Greco-Roman junior national champion at 220 pounds … represented the United States at the 2023 U20 World Championships in Greco-Roman (97kg) … won gold at the 2022 U17 Pan-American Championships in Freestyle and Greco-Roman … also won a 2021 NHSCA freshman national title and 16U Greco-Roman title.

Owen Helgeson
Hometown: Johnston, Iowa
High School: Johnston
Projected Weight Class: 165
Three-time Iowa high school state qualifier and two-time placewinner … posted a 9-2 record in his senior season, advancing to the consolation third round at the state tournament … placed fifth at the 2021 state tournament to cap a 19-5 season … went 31-3 and placed fifth as a freshman … brother, Caleb, is a 184-pounder for the Cyclones.

Daniel Herrera
Hometown: Palm Desert, Calif.
High School: Palm Desert [Calif.]/Ames [Iowa]
Projected Weight Class: 285
Listed as the No. 60 recruit nationally by FloWrestling and No. 62 by MatScouts … ranked as the No. 7 heavyweight nationally by FloWrestling and the No. 10 heavyweight by MatScouts … two-time California state champion … never lost a high school match … moved to Iowa to complete his senior year at Ames High School … also a standout defensive lineman on the gridiron … three-time all-league first team performer and was the 2022 Desert Empire League’s defensive player of the year.

Adrian Meza
Hometown: Laveen, Ariz.
High School: Valiant Prep
Projected Weight Class: 133
Rated as the No. 46 recruit nationally by FloWrestling and No. 56 by MatScouts … tabbed as the No. 6 132-pounder nationally by FloWrestling … 2023 Junior Freestyle All-American … placed sixth at 2023 Super 32 … 2023 PNL Chicago Folkstyle champion … placed fourth at the 2023 Last Chance Open … 2021 Greco-Roman All-American … 16U freestyle national champion.

Kane Naaktgeboren
Hometown: Marion, Iowa
High School: Linn-Mar
Projected Weight Class: 149
Listed as the No. 91 prospect nationally by MatScouts … three-time Iowa high school state medalist and 2023 finalist … 99-10 career record with 76 falls … 2022 16U Folkstyle national champion … posted a 38-3 record en route to a runner-up finish as a junior at 138 pounds … placed third at the state tournament as a sophomore with a 42-2 record … placed fifth at the state tournament as a freshman … brother, Tate, is a 184-pounder for the Cyclones.

... and it made me realize how lucky I am that I'm as healthy as I am in my old age. Not that I'm golden in peak health, or anything, but compared to him, I'm Charles Atlas. He retired just last year and since then, his retirement has been spent going to doctor's appointments. He's had cataract surgery on both eyes, had shoulder replacement surgery that he's just now recovering from and has only been able to drive for the past two weeks because of it, he has a wonky ankle that needs replacing but they don't want to do it because he's too heavy, so he has to wear a brace instead, he's had problems with fluid retention, diabetes and high blood pressure, among other things. I have some of those ailments as well, but not to the extent he does. He was farming with all these ailments up until a year ago. Last fall was his last harvest.

I worried about him because he just doesn't have anything to occupy his time anymore. But he just got his first smart phone two weeks ago and had to get wifi in his house for the first time too, because he didn't have a good connection. He's trying to figure out how to use his smart phone at age 70. He had a flip phone previously that he couldn't text on. This guy still only has the TV channels available through an antenna. So I thought he would be bored to death in retirement, but it sounds like he's figuring it out.

The starter Kedon Slovis will remain out, so JUCO transfer Jake Retzlaff will get his second start.

Fans want to bitch about beer sales...moving the student section...being blocked on X (the website formerly known as Twitter)?

Sorry, gotta brag. My daughter found out this morning that she has been selected as a 2023 Class 3A at large XC Coach of the year.
She was nominated by her peers.
Banquet in Ames on December 2nd.

Imagine my lack of shock at their policies leading to more deaths.

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Was that in honor of Veterans Day coming up or something else? Just watched TJ’s post game interview and curious what the purpose was.

I may have left a few off the list. But I feel these are the best available.

I, personally, listen to Christmas music at different times throughout the year. Especially when I am getting a little depressed.

It seems every time we are on the precipice to step up on the national stage we p-ss down our leg. Last Saturday night's loss was a perfect example. I still suffer the bowl game loss to WSU while winning the stats and losing the game. The College Game Day loss to eiu. Are we jinxed? It's freaking time to change the trajectory. Beat Utah and we secure a bowl game and a shot at Big Noon Kickoff on campus next week. Is that too much to hope for?

Taken

I just realized its in Souix Falls. Watching on ESPN.