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Iowa State will have some media availability at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City over the next hour at Big 12 Media Day. You can catch live coverage of that on both ESPNU and ESPN+. CTJO's press conference from the main podium will be at 9:55 a.m., and I'll have the highlights in the thread below.

Gabe Kalscheur had this to say about being one of four returners on head coach TJ Otzelberger's second team as head coach...

Kalscheur on what his first season at Iowa State was like:

“I had a lot of fun. The community of Ames is remarkable. Everyone is just so bought in. Hilton Magic is real magic. Just the team we had and the run we did, it was a lot of fun, from a 2-22 the year before that and bringing it to the Sweet 16 run, that was just remarkable. I had a lot of fun.”

Kalscheur on the factors that led into that NCAA Tournament run:

“Daily habits. Really, just the work habits and trust put into our coaches. How much they bought into us and we bought into them. Waking up early, staying up late. Just gelling together as a team. Last year, we had a lot of transfers and new guys. This year, we’re kind of in the same thing again, with transfers and new freshmen. We’re just gelling together and having a family. We preach that. Coach breaks it down and is tough, but it’s a family. We stick by that.”

Kalscheur on his approach with the newcomers as one of the returning guys:

“Just lead by example, show the work ethic I’ve continue to put in. They see that and do the same thing. Jaren (Holmes) is a hard worker and I love playing with him, shooting as well. These are some great guys that have experienced a lot and are vets, too. They’ve played at St. Bonaventure in a tough league, played in the NIT and in tough leagues. They know what it takes.

“With the freshmen coming in, just showing them that it’s going to be some hard times and could be some good times and pushing through all that. Just know that we have each other’s backs. Just leaving it all on the floor. Whatever happens, happens.”

Kalscheur on what it’s like playing in Hilton Coliseum:

“It’s going to give you energy, electricity, day in and day out, night in and night out. You’re going to have a full-packed game in front of a full-packed house. We pour into that floor and the fans pour into us. If it’s a rival game, if it’s not a rival game, they’re going to pour into us. It’s amazing. You’ve got to experience it to believe it.”

Here's everything CTJO had to share during two separate media sessions this morning at the T-Mobile Center.

In KC for Big 12 Media Day, Otzelberger previews upcoming season

Another thread got me thinking, and I decided to do the math. Using ESPN's win probability analytics for our remaining games (and barring any math errors), the probabilities for our final record outcomes are:
8-4 - 2.6%
7-5 - 16.0%
6-6 - 34.5%
5-7 - 31.8%
4-8 - 13.0%
3-9 - 2.0%
So just over a 50/50 chance that we still make a bowl game (assuming no 5-7 teams make a bowl). Of course, the calculations are only as good as the underlying data, and ESPN ain't no Cygarin. But I found it interesting.

Sounds like we need to have some foundation piers put in around the front of our house. We had quite a separation from the wall and ceiling and need to fix it. It is expensive but we want to do update the area and probably needs to be fixed.
Anyone have had issues with similar situation? Who did who use? We are using Foundation Recovery Solutions.

Not surprisingly, Beau Freyler and MJ Anderson are at the top of the list for the Cyclones. More details here:

PFF Defensive Grade Report: Bye Week

There's a much larger sample size to go off of in this PFF article. Here's how the Cyclones grade as a team and individually through seven weeks on offense.

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About the only interest I have in the NBA anymore is to follow Cyclone alums. With opening night on Tuesday, rosters had to be set today. I found 4 Cyclones on rosters:

Niang - 76ers
Monte - Wizards
Tyrese - Pacers
THT - Jazz

Did I miss anyone? Matt T. & Brockington were not on the rosters of the teams I knew they were with in preseason.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State’s Oct. 29 Big 12 Conference game against Oklahoma at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) on FS1.

2022 Schedule
Sept. 3 – SEMO – W, 42-10
Sept. 10 – at Iowa – W, 10-7
Sept. 17 – OHIO – W, 43-10
Sept. 24 - *BAYLOR – L, 31-24
Oct. 1 - *at Kansas – L, 14-11
Oct. 8 - *KANSAS STATE – L, 10-9
Oct. 15 - *at Texas – L, 24-21
Oct. 29 - *OKLAHOMA – 11 a.m. – FS1
Nov. 5 - *WEST VIRGINIA
Nov. 12 - *at Oklahoma State
Nov. 19 - *TEXAS TECH
Nov. 26 - *at TCU

This year was a lot more of a growing year than anticipated. Games going either way by just a few plays. Special teams has been brutal. I’ve never seen anything like it. But they have lost us multiple games this year. But, this defense is dominate and next year, even better.

Just find an offense that can score 30 a game will win us a lot of of ball games. We aren’t as far off as we thought. These young guys are starting to react rather than think. That’s growth!

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Morning all. With the basketball season fast approaching, Conrad won't have time to make it home to deer hunt. He's new to it, but like his Dad, he's hooked.

I was wondering if anyone in this group lives close to Ames and would allow a young Cyclone to rifle hunt for probably no more than one or two days this year?

From the Instagram pic, you can clearly see he isn't out there to shoot a giant! Just an opportunity to tag a buck.

Thanks so much.

- Conrad's Dad

told to perform an anatomically impossible act on themselves as he ran off the field?

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Cyclones one of four early P5 offers for Kansas HS DE

ESPN+ replaces Bally Sports in broadcasting Oklahoma athletics​

How did I miss this news? I was surprised a few days ago to discover the road volleyball game at Oklahoma was on ESPN+. I had written it off, just like anything on the road in Austin since I don't have the Longhorn Network.

The Oklahoma volleyball game was on the ESPN+ platform and I'm glad it was as we came back to take the match after a slow start. I had to Google to figure out what was going on. I've linked one of the articles of many. This new deal with Oklahoma started in August.

Per PFF, it was solid outing for Hunter Dekkers against the Longhorns, and Xavier Hutchinson was the highest graded of all offensive players.

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Offered 2024 DE looks back on latest I-State trip

Coach Campbell mentioned him in his post game conference. Does anyone know what he meant by that? I know that Will McLaughlin started at linebacker so it wasn't Willich

Dekkers - Another pick in end zone. Fumble to end the game.

Xavier - Two drops two weeks in a row in the last series while driving to win games.

Jace - Another missed FG that cost us OT, or the game.

Noel - Multiple drops in a row.

Entire D - putting us in a position to win but the O can’t come through, again.

All had great moments (but Jace) but just can’t come through in the clutch. I can’t sleep thinking about some of these plays, can’t imagine how frustrated they are.

How do you not call that?

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State linemen Trevor Downing and Will McDonald IV have been named to the Rotary Lombardi Award 2022 Watch List’s midseason update.

Downing, a Creston, Iowa, native, has made 20 consecutive starts on the Cyclone offensive line. The redshirt senior has started at center the last eight games for the offensive unit. Downing is a two-time All-Big 12 performer.

McDonald, a redshirt senior from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, continues to climb toward the Big 12 record for career sacks. The defensive end has 3.5 sacks this season and 32.5 in his career, which ranks third all-time behind only Von Miller (Texas A&M) and the record-holder Aaron Hunt (Texas Tech), who had 33.0 and 34.0, respectively.

McDonald has 18 tackles this season, including 4.5 for a loss. He also has a fumble recovery and two pass breakups.

The Cyclones return to action Saturday, Oct. 29 when they play host to Oklahoma at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium at 11 a.m. Tickets are still available for the game.