We move up a spot after beating Baylor, and Northwestern bumps out TOE.

Going on the resell market to buy tickets for session 2. What section is ISU located in the T mobile center?

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Versatility, upside land 2024 OL a Cyclone offer

I figured I would start a thread here so those who know about this better than I can keep everyone updated on the progress. Session 1 starts at 10 and is on ESPN+.

Just popped up on my Yahoo Sport app notifications on my phone.

The time has finally come for me to say goodbye to my FB season tickets. I've (we've) been in Section 5 for decades. Had plenty of opportunities to move close to mid-field but I always felt Section 5 was the place. I've been going to games since my Frosh year '73. For many years after still attended games but got tickets individually. Have been season ticket holder since +/- '85.

I've lived about 1,300 miles away since 2015. Kept tickets going because I believed and wanted to support. Obviously the number of games I've been able to attend has waned much since then. My daughter has used them and I've provided some to others. Daughter and SIL are at a point in their lives where they can't participate enough to justify purchasing. And, I simply don't possess the resources to continue. This is a sad thing to me as I really had hoped to keep it going. But I have to recognize I can't at this time.

I want to thank you section mates. For the most part you have been an awesome group! I have enjoyed so many of the personalities even though I do not know you by name. One thing I will always cherish, is many of you have commented to my daughter: "Boy if your Dad was here, he'd be going crazy!" I'm always going to take that as a badge of honor. And, I'm always going to be so very thankful for being able to take my daughter to games for years. I raised her right! She is a greater Cyclone than me

I don't mean this to whine, what I want you to know, is I appreciate the opportunity to be with you in The Jack cheering on our beloved Cyclones! I will never forget it. I hope you are Blessed with even greater things ahead as you cheer on the Clones!

From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! and GO CYCLONES!

Not sure how many of you noticed yesterday, but Fran made a few comments about Tre King, clearly insinuating that he WOULD be back next year.

Does Fran know something that we don't? Or am I missing something here?

Has anyone heard anything definitive for Tre next year? Because I do feel if he came back, he could be a hell of a player....double figure scorer and 5-7 rebounds per game. And an enforcer and a post presence.

I am posting this for easy look up reference (in case I need it) for our every Monday night social meeting at my friend's house, who happens to be a Cyclone fan that has a friend that comes over for the social time that is a hawkeye fan. I have known him for some time and he is not a bad guy.......he can't help it that he was brainwashed to follow the black and yellow cult in western illinois that nobody else in the universe gives a shi# about

The strength of conferences was brought up last Monday (not by me), when Mr. hawkeye said that the big 10 was the strongest basketball conference and two other Cyclone fan friends said the opposite quite emphatically. I chimed in saying....not by the NET (see below), which I said supposedly is used and ways heavy with the NCAA 68 selection committee. I do not think Mr. hawkeye even knew what the NET was.... that I was backing my statement of the toughest conference up with.

Anyway, on another note....I was perplexed (other than big 10 bias) why Lunardi has penn state and wisconsin in the last 4 in category and oklahoma state in the first 4 out. (Not saying Lunardi has the final say.) Even michigan has a better resume than penn state and the badgers. Geesh...even Texas Tech should be given more consideration that those two mediocre big ten teams. BTW....we made quite a big leap in the NET from yesterday's win.

Edit...the first column is current and the 2nd column to the right is yesterday's numbers.

I love Fran Fraschilla's love affair with the big12 and his more than fair treatment of ISU. His knowledge of big 12 teams and big 8 history (and really college bball in general) sets him apart.

He just received the NABC award 2 days ago and today he thanked George Niang on national television for nominating him.

Way to go George.

the men are up to #19 and the women are sitting at #16. Both are sitting in a good spot.

The Cyclones and Bears tip off at 11:00 a.m. in Waco. The game will be carried on ESPN2. I’ll have the periodic updates in the thread below.

Comfortably up at the under 4 timeout in the Missouri Valley Championship game.

I always kind of root for them, but I'm not in the area. Do "local" Cyclones cheer for Drake?

Brings back memories, not always good, of playing them every year...and then the one-day "classic" in Des Moines each year in December.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – For Iowa State women’s basketball, making history is happening even beyond the court. Head coach Bill Fennelly and his staff announced on Wednesday the highest-rated signing class in program history, with five student-athletes on board to join the Cyclones in 2022-23.

The new additions are forward Jalynn Bristow from Wichita Falls, Texas, forward Addy Brown from Derby, Kansas, center Audi Crooks from Algona, guard Arianna Jackson from Des Moines and guard Kelsey Joens from Iowa City. This quintet ranks at No. 10 in the 2023 ESPNw/HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings at the time of publication.

“This is a great day for Iowa State women’s basketball,” Fennelly said. “We are adding five great young people and their families to our Cyclone family. Our staff knew that the 2023 class would be an important one, and they have delivered with one of the highest-rated ones in our program’s history. We add five players who will provide versatility at both ends of the floor. They are already a very connected group, and are very excited to get to campus, and play in front of the best fans in the country.”

Jalynn Bristow – Forward, 6-2, Wichita Falls, Texas (Holliday)

Bristow checks in at No. 47 in the ESPNw/Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 recruit rankings. In three seasons at Rider High School, Bristow put up 2,060 points at 22.4 per game and grabbed 1,139 rebounds at 12.4 per game, earning All-State, All-Region and District MVP all three seasons. Bristow will play her senior season at Holliday High School. Teaming up with fellow future Cyclone Addy Brown, Bristow helped lead the 17U Team Lex Nation team to a National Title at the Adidas 3SSB Tournament this past summer.

Coach Fennelly Says…

“Jalynn is rated as one of the best players in Texas and nationally. She has great length and has a skill set that allows her to impact the game in a variety of ways at both ends of the floor. JB fits our style of play perfectly, and helps to fill what we will lose in our frontcourt.”

Addy Brown – Forward, 6-2, Derby, Kan. (Derby)

Brown checks in as Iowa State’s highest-rated signee on the ESPNw/Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 rankings at No. 31. A two-time First Team All-State honoree and conference MVP and three-time all-conference honoree, Brown helped lead Derby to a Kansas Class 6A runner-up, averaging 14.5 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting over 60 percent from the field. With fellow future Cyclone Jalynn Bristow, Brown helped lead the 17U Team Lex Nation team to a National Title at the Adidas 3SSB Tournament this past summer.

Coach Fennelly Says…

“Addy is coming off a great summer and was recognized as one of the best players in the country. She is a very talented offensive player who can score at all levels and, in our mind, is one of the best passers we have seen in this cycle. She is another frontcourt player we will be counting on with what we graduate.”

Audi Crooks – Center, 6-3, Algona, Iowa (Bishop Garrigan)

Crooks is at No. 57 in the ESPNw Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 recruit rankings and is wrapping up a decorated prep career across multiple sports. On the basketball court, Crooks is the three-time Iowa Class 1A Player of the Year and has led Bishop Garrigan to the Class 1A state title game three times, claiming the title last season. Individually, Crooks has racked up 1,845 points at 71.1 percent shooting. She also has 955 rebounds and 287 blocks across three seasons. In track and field, she has won the last two Class 1A shot put state titles, breaking the division record last year with a throw of 45-1. In volleyball, Crooks was a three-time all-conference honoree and led the Golden Bears with 254 kills and 70 blocks this past season.

Coach Fennelly Says…

“Audi will help us fill a major need in the post next season. She is a very skilled low-post player who has great hands and footwork. Audi is a player who has gained national attention for her play, and it is exciting that she is from our state. I know our fans will love to see Audi in a Cyclone uniform.”

Arianna Jackson – Guard, 5-9, Des Moines, Iowa(Roosevelt)

Jackson, a four-star guard, has been a three-time All-State honoree (earning First Team honors in 2022) at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. She helped lead the Roughriders to last year’s Class 5A State Tournament for the first time since 2008. A three-time all-conference recipient, Jackson has racked up 787 career points and 301 rebounds, leading the state in 3-point shooting percentage as a sophomore at 64.3 percent. Jackson is another multi-sport star, having made the state championships in cross country and track and field three times. Jackson is a legacy Cyclone, with her father Hez playing football for the Cyclones from 1995-99 and brother Kendell currently a linebacker with ISU.

Coach Fennelly Says…

“’AJ’ was born to be a Cyclone; her parents are Iowa State graduates, her father and brother played football at Iowa State. Arianna is someone who has excelled in the classroom and on the court while showing great leadership traits. She can play the point or off-the-ball and is a willing defender.”

Kelsey Joens – Guard, 5-10, Iowa City, Iowa (West Liberty)

Another member of the Joens family is headed to Iowa State and will ensure Joens family continuity in the Iowa State program following older sister Ashley’s graduation following this season. The fourth Joens sister to play Division I basketball, Kelsey earned 2022 First Team All-State honors and was a three-time all-conference selection at Iowa City High. In helping lead City High to the state tournament twice, Joens racked up 1,056 points across three seasons, including 124 3-pointers. She will play her senior season at West Liberty High School for oldest sister Courtney, who took over as head coach over the summer.

Coach Fennelly Says…

“We are excited to add another member of the Joens family to our program. Kelsey is a dynamic scorer who can score at all three levels. She can play across the perimeter and that will allow her to fill many roles on our team. Kelsey has tremendous work ethic and love for the game.”

Posting with permission from Bill. I know that this is not Craigslist, but these 2 things are very specifically Cyclone.

1) Jack Trice themed Pendleton wool stadium blanket. Brand new with tags. See the photos. Purchased new and never found a good place to display. Some of the plastic wrap it came in is torn, but it is mint. Was $265 new. Make me a legitimate offer and I will sell it to you. I can ship it if needed.


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2) Nice "Cyclone Legacy" print by Doug Knutson. Some very cool images captured of the 3 sports. Love it, but it is too big for my spot I planned to hang it. It is 24" x 43" . Make me an offer.


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Message me here or toddsmothers@gmail.com I live in Johnston.

Longshot but does anybody have any tickets for sale in KC this week. PM me if you do. Thanks

I need one ticket for Thursday Cyclone mens game in KC. My wife can’t go this year so I am looking for a ticket here so I can sit next to friendly Cyclone fans, not Jayhawks fans. Text or call me at 402-658-5402.

This is kind of cool....we are up to a 3 seed. As much as we are frustrated (myself included), the outside world does give us a lot of props considering we are 17-9. There are 3 9-loss teams in the Top 25 coming into the week....us, TCU and Creighton.

And somehow Iowa....after falling to an 8 seed...gets Des Moines.

Anyone else miss not seeing Psyclone's Matrix? Love it. Love being able to see who's played the toughest teams and who has not.

Considering everything that's happened over the last month. This is sincerely one of the most surprising (at least to me) wins in recent memory. And to do it in this fashion? I didn't for the life of me see this coming. Credit to the ENTIRE team and coaching staff.

Side note: Can we keep Tre King and Demarion in the rotation please? They need minutes. We are so much better with them on the floor. Less Kunc, more athleticism.

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First ISU visit an eye-opening experience for Oklahoma OL

Looks like we’re locked into playing one of those teams depending on how today shakes out.

Iowa State Media Relations

TULSA, Okla. – Iowa State sent five of its six semifinalists through to the finals Saturday night inside the BOK Center. The Cyclones' five finalists are their most since ISU had six in 2015, when the tournament was still a four-team format.

Zach Redding (133), Paniro Johnson (149), David Carr (165), Marcus Coleman (184) and Sam Schuyler (285) were all victorious in their semifinal bouts. Redding, Johnson, Coleman and Schuyler are all first-time finalists while Carr will wrestle in his fourth conference title match.

Carr will aim to become Iowa State's second four-time Big 12 champion in school history and the first since 2002. Oklahoma State's Daton Fix (133), along with Carr, are both vying for their fourth Big 12 titles tomorrow night. If both succeed, they will become the 10th and 11th wrestlers, respectively, to win four championships in the Big 12 era (1997-pres.).

Combined, Iowa State wrestlers went 12-3 in Session II as three more Cyclones punched their tickets to the 2023 NCAA Championships. Coleman, along with Casey Swiderski (141) and Jason Kraisser (157) earned an automatic spot in the national tournament, bringing ISU's total to eight.

Iowa State finished the day in second place with 112 team points trailing only Missouri (135). Oklahoma State sits in third place with 102.5 points.

How it Happened
Redding used a first-period takedown and locked up a riding time point as he defeated Northern Iowa's Kyle Biscoglia, 4-1, in a 133-pound semifinal. Johnson made it two finalists in as many tries after he picked up a tight, 3-2, decision over Northern Iowa's Colin Realbuto.

Carr defeated West Virginia's Peyton Hall, 3-1, in the 165-pound semifinal match. The pair were tied, 1-1, late in the match but Carr secured a takedown with 27 seconds remaining to win it.

At 184 pounds, Coleman punched his ticket to nationals with a 5-3 decision over Oklahoma State's Travis Wittlate. Schuyler became Iowa State's fifth finalist with his second consecutive victory over Missouri's Zach Elam, 3-2.

Yonger Bastida was Iowa State's only semifinalist to lose as he dropped a 6-0 decision to Rocky Elam of Missouri.

The Cyclones started session two strong with Julien Broderson, Corey Cabanban, Swiderski and Kraisser going a combined 5-0 to advance into the Consolation Quarterfinals, where all four faced win-and-they're-in qualifying matches for the NCAA Championships.

Swiderski secured his ticket back to Tulsa after grinding out a 3-1 decision over Wyoming's Job Greenwood. Kraisser became Iowa State's 300th individual to qualify for the NCAA Championships with an upset over No. 3 Jarrett Jacques of Missouri, 5-2, in the consolation quarterfinals.

Cabanban (125) and Broderson (174) both fell one win short of an automatic NCAA Championship bid and will wrestle in the seventh-place match tomorrow.

Up Next
Session III begins at noon Sunday with consolation semifinals and placing matches. The session will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

In an article published this morning, Wilner of the (San Jose) Mercury News provides his final predictions on the PAC-12:

• Expects the situation to be resolved by end of March
• Using a sports gambling metaphor, he said for months he viewed Pac-12 survival as a 5.5 point favorite over the conference’s demise. He now has that spread down to 5 with it decreasing a half point with each week that passes without a resolution.
• States there’s value in the 7:30 Pacific Time time slot, and not just on Saturday night. Pac can fill that need for Friday as well with no competition
• Ultimately, he predicts a media package with ESPN and Amazon and/or Apple that will be within 10% of the Big 12’s deal. Said a 4th “mystery” media outlet could be in the mix
• Lastly, he thinks there’s a 50% chance the conference adds 2 schools; 45% chance it adds no new schools; and a 5% chance it adds 4 new schools

When he received the T for pushing the WVU player who elbowed Jaz, I"m guessing Coach got after him in the locker room. Grill probably did not take it well and said something that Coach had no choice but dismiss him from the team.