There are three 2026 recruits in Iowa that are 6-10 or taller, including 6-11 Cael LaFrentz from Decorah, which makes me wonder if he's Raef's son? I see from trusty Google that Raef also lives in Decorah now.

The other two players are 6-10 Jaxon Clark from Keokuk and 6-10 Sam Mbingazo from Iowa City. Neither Lafrentz, nor Clark has any offers yet, although Iowa is sniffing around Lafrentz, but Mbingazo has offers from West Virginia and Arizona State.

....... fall to the Pop Farts bowl? How in the he!! does that make any sense? Shouldn't the loser of the game go to the Alamoo Bowl?

SOLD****2 tickets for sale vs Baylor on 1/4. $75 each. Sec 228 row 2 seats 1 & 2. Aisle seats, great location to concessions/bathrooms. Also have parking pass for $25 in D5.

Will e-transfer upon receipt of Venmo. Parking pass can be mailed or can meet up in DSM metro

***SOLD***1 MBB ticket for sale vs Morgan St on 12/22.
1 ticket is in sec 227 row 5 seat 7, $15

Venmo for E-Transfer of tickets.
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***SOLD***1 MBB ticket for sale vs Baylor on 1/4 in
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Assuming that ISU is a 1 or 2 seed, would ISU fans prefer Wichita or Milwaukee? Surprisingly, Milwaukee is much closer to Ames. Obviously KU wants Wichita. Seems to me that ISU and KU, whom normally are competing for the same site, will be possibly wanting to go to different sites this year.

Jackson and Jefferson.

First time seeing them in person. I had no idea they could be this good, this impactfull. They both showed more skill, motor, defense, rebounding, than I thought they had. This is definitely the best constructed team TJ has had here.

Chatfield isn't too bad either.

will be tough, but it is crazy how about every mock 12 game playoff scenario have arizona state in. See many of them now showing the sun demons making the first cut even with their stud receiver out for the game 🤮

BYU guy is reporting this. And then he had a follow up to a question.
So as I read this, ISU to Alamo, if the Cyclones lose on Saturday, to play Colorado. Of course, that is not the option I desire. But still a pretty good option.

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Purdue is trailing Penn State by 16 at halftime, 40-24.

Juicy Wiggle lights the place up. Why not a couple more of those moments at timeouts, instead of bringing someone out to air ball ten shots in a row, or someone else to shoot one free throw?

And I love Sweet Caroline, but by the time it's played, 3/4 of the arena has emptied out. Why not play it during the game?

I get the band and cheerleaders, and enjoy those moments...but seems like there could be some more energetic experiences at timeouts.

My first world problem beef today .

Don't ge wrong--loved getting back to Hilton last night--always an amazing atmosphere, and definitely feel the crowd fulfilled it's role as sixth man last night.

Go Clones!

Yormark opened this afternoon's call with both title game coaches with a statement to the media on the College Football Playoff rankings. Pretty strong remarks.

“Time and time again, they are paying attention to logos versus resumes. I've said that before, I want to say it again. And I say logos because they're concentrating on team logos and conference logos. Strength of schedule should matter. And wins against powerful opponents should matter. Seventy-four percent of the Big 12 wins were against powerful opponents this season. Meanwhile, the Group-of-Five is 11-and-80. I want to say that again…11-and-80 versus powerful teams this season. And in no way should a Group-of-Five champion be ranked above our champion. And I'm going to say that one more time. In no way should a group of five champion be ranked above our champion.

“ASU and ISU each played 10 games against the Big 12, SEC, and Big 10, winning both P4 non-conference games against the SEC and the Big 10, and winning seven of nine P4 conference games. Boise (State) played one game against the Big 10 and lost. And that was their only P4 opponent. The committee clearly focuses on the wins and loss column. Going by that principle, no three-loss team from a powerful conference should get a buy over a two-loss champion from the Big 12. I'm going to say that again. No three-loss team from a powerful conference should get a buy over a two-loss champion from the Big 12.

“The format is playing out with the excitement we thought. Many of you have asked me what do I think about the format? And would I change anything? And I'll just restate what I've said earlier this season. The 12 team format was something I certainly advocated for. I thought it would create a lot of excitement, a lot of fan engagement, and that November would be a month that would be truly magical just based on all the different scenarios that could play out. I think that's happened.

“At the conclusion of the season, obviously, the management committee will come together and we'll figure out what that format should look like moving forward. Do we need to improve it in any way? The one thing that I am concerned about, candidly, and something that I'll address with Richard Clark at the right time is I need to better understand, and I think I speak on behalf of the full management committee and the commissioners, what are the key metrics that are being used as we think about the rankings each week? Because strength of schedule was something that was identified for me early in the fall as a very, very critically important metric. And I'm not sure that that has happened, at least to date. So, in addition to exploring if there's a better format or not, certainly, I think we need to clearly understand what are the key metrics moving forward and how schools will be ranked in the future.

“Just to close things out again, just so proud of both Arizona State and Iowa State. You guys have proved the doubters wrong. You guys have played at a high level all season long. I am really, really thrilled for this Saturday for an incredible champ game in Arlington at AT&T Stadium. Look forward to seeing many of you that are with us today at that game. And again, coaches, I wish you both well and look forward to seeing you this weekend.”

Another f...k..g dress the right way game. So tired of this. Just leave us alone and let us be what we want to be. It's such a copy cat thing now

Did I hear the announcer last night say that Tamin is battling his shoulder again?

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I would imagine there is a good chance we could lose Roehl. I think he would be a strong candidate to be Fresno’s OC if this happens.

Are the any events planned for championship game in Dallas?

Long way to go, but this seems like rarified air territory. BTW, why would our offensive metric be so “low” when we’re averaging 86 points per game.

Does anyone know where or when yesterdays game videos will be available. I do not have

ESPN+

I thought I saw Brent Blum sitting in Heft's usual spot and no Heft in sight.

Unbelievable!! The guy might be able to draw Socisl Security before he runs out of eligibility!

Bowman to get 8th year!

Heard on B12 radio - leading squawk RB transfers to KU. Boo F'inng hoo.

The sixth-ranked Cyclones and fifth-ranked Golden Eagles tip off around 7:00 tonight at Hilton Coliseum in the Big 12/Big East Battle. The game will be carried on ESPN+. I'll have the court side updates for you in the thread below.