Streaming on Netflix. It was released this year. Two segments, each about two hours long. Very good. Lots of great basketball action, of course, but it goes a lot deeper than that. If you hate the Celtics and are sensitive about politics, it may not be for you.

On a more positive note

I'd be happy with the Ducks as long as a hefty exit fee would be set. What's to like about the Ducks?
1. Arguably the top school left in the PAC 12.
2. Strong MBB and FB teams
3. Dana Altman returns to the Midwest and Hilton Coliseum.
4. Athletic Director Rob Mullens and Jamie Pollard are old friends
5. Fun away game trips to scenic Oregon.

It would likely be the death knell for the PAC 12 as we know it now.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior offensive lineman Jarrod Hufford has earned a spot on the 2023 Outland Trophy Watch List, announced Tuesday by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

The trophy is awarded to the top interior lineman on offense or defense.

Hufford, a Newark, Ohio, native, has started 20 consecutive games on the offensive line for the Cyclones. In 2022, he started the first 10 games at left guard before moving outside to left tackle for the final two games.

Hufford was named to Phil Steele’s preseason All-Big 12 First Team.

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Future Cyclone guard adds another dimension to game this summer

ESPN Radio & the National pundits are in overdrive on why the Big 12 is not worthy. Makes me sick.

Now it is all about the B1G and SEC will shut everyone out after 2026, no Conference Champions automatically qualify, NFL Lite.

And they are going to name it...

Broke Pac Mountain

Brothership develops from unlikely foes as Utah leads the way to nourish and coddle the egos of the Pac while the boys of the Mountain West are eager to please their mates on new stomping grounds!!! Tune in for all the fun!!

A good topic for a poll.

Nice quick feel-good piece on WM tonight on "The Five" on FNC. He apparently had the kid that announced him at the draft there during camp and spent time with him and gave him some autographed stuff. Nice to see him on the tube.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior defensive back T.J. Tampa has been named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s top defensive player.

Tampa, a preseason All-Big 12 pick by the league’s coaches, returns for his senior season after earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors in 2022.

The St. Petersburg, Florida, native started all 12 games last season and finished sixth on the team with 40 tackles, including five stops for a loss. He had his first career interception against Oklahoma State and finished with a team-high nine pass breakups, which tied for fourth most in the Big 12 Conference. He had one of the biggest plays of the season for the Cyclones, forcing a fumble at the goal line against Iowa that was recovered by teammate Kendell Jackson.

Pro Football Focus ranks Tampa as the highest graded returning cornerback in the Big 12 Conference.

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Cyclones make their pitch during 3-star QB's first trip to Ames

They were talking 70 mph to even 100 mph winds yesterday when a storm rolled in to Cedar Rapids last night. My anemometer measured 30.6 mph for a high with the max gust at 56.1 mph. I have no idea what the difference is between max wind speed and max gust. At any rate the winds, while scary because of what we went through a few years ago, weren't anywhere near that level. I thought maybe my anemometer had blown down, but it was upright this morning. Did anyone experience those high winds they were warning us about?

I have three dozen less trees to worry about in a windstorm this time around, so that eliminates some stress. Most of the time the wind was less than 20 mph although it seemed worse. I didn't head to the basement like I did a few years ago when you could hear trees cracking all around. That direcho was terrifying and even worse when you saw the aftermath. I got lucky that I had minimal damage to my house. One tree swiping a corner and bending a gutter, and another hitting the house where some decorative stone took the blow without harm, except to some landscaping plants.

After what we went through, these high winds fill us with fear. I suppose if you have been through a tornado, those storms probably have the same effect, although there is a little difference. Tornados are random and limited to where they strike. A direcho is not selective. It takes no prisoners for miles in its path, both in width and as it makes its way across the states. The fear isn't so much for your safety as it is for the property damage it can inflict.

Anyway. False alarm as far as I'm concerned. I do have a few branches and sticks to clean up, but nothing out of the ordinary. The guys that took care of my trees during the big direcho left behind a log that was wedged between two branches of a long tree. I called them back to take care of it, but by then that Texas-based crew was on to the next weather disaster many states away. I tried to chainsaw the log out of there without any luck. It was high and tiring work for a chainsaw that needed sharpened. Any progress seemed negated by the pressure of the branch just squeezing it tighter as I worked on it. So I quit until I got my chain sharpened. Never did. The log has been stuck there ever since. Until last night. Those high winds gave that log it's freedom, which I greatly appreciate. I still need to get that saw sharpened, but with so many trees lost, it doesn't get much use anyway.

Now for the good news. It has been bone dry at my place. Most rain events have missed me. My lawn has gone dormant and is crunchy to walk on. I've only mowed my lawn 7 times. Yesterday we got 1.15 inches dumped on us. It came down too hard and too fast, but it was nice to finally get something. It dumped in all in an hour with most of it in the first 30 minutes. Some parts of the yard have greened up, but half or more is still dormant. We could use a few days of cloudy skies and more rain to get that to snap out of it.

A YouTube channel I watch did a “will it start” video on an older International tractor (link below). At the end of the video, he walked over to a much older one he wants to work on that uses propane. I assume it is a Case, as you can make out “Case o matic” on the cowling.

I was wondering if any of you guys had any experience with one?

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This is the first day the ISU staff can initiate contact with 2025 recruits and we’re already seeing some edits posted by some of the early priorities.

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With his new contract, I’m surprised he’s doing a kids camp with the pricey add ons.

I drove by the Stadjum and Lots today. The B lots are going to be a mess this year - at least those close to the stadium. The Center drive looks like it will be mud or dirt, depending upon weather. It is raised leve with 4th Avenue but I dont see it being paved this fall.

The football better improve or there will be grumbling. Lots of it.

Does anyone have access to 247 sports? Supposed to have deal being presented to Pac tomorrow. Details might be available behind pay wall.

Should be happy with this. Maybe this is old news.

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LE looking like Doc Emmit Brown.
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nm

I don’t know if this posted before but a nice article

Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) gone at 70. Cancer.