The Cyclones and Cougars tip off around 8:00 tonight in Houston. The game will be carried on ESPN. I'll have the periodic updates in the thread below.

Looking at MRED, and it is still highly probable that ISU can win the #1 seed, even though people are saying UH has this league won. If Houston loses once and ISU wins out, which they are favored in all remaining games, then it is very probable that ISU is #1. Already did 3 scenarios, first one was home teams win all remaining games, then ISU is #1. Then I did UH and ISU win all their favored games, except UH loses at BU this weekend, which also makes ISU #1. Or this scenario, favored teams win all except last Saturday KU wins at Houston, and TT wins at home over Baylor, ISU Still #1. I'm sure there are more scenarios.

Comparing the Net rankings of the Big 12 with the Big 10. In the Big 10 the #5 best team is the Fightin' Freddy's. They are # 52 in the net ranking. Lets compare that with the (new look) Big 12:

1 UH
3 UA
8 BYU
9 ISU
12 KU
15 BU
30 CU
33 UC
35 UU
36 TT
37 TCU


This list excludes OUT who are 27 and 38. This means that the Fightin' Freddy's are having what is an incredible season in the Big 10, and yet, they would be darn near last in the new Big 12 ! Boy that league sucks.

Worth your 7 minutes. Didn’t want to bury it in another thread with a different topic name.
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What are they saying about Nate?.SIAP

Hadn't seen this posted. ISU Surplus has sections of the Hilton floor for sale at $400 a section (4'x8'). Only 175 pounds each. Cash and you carry!

Linky

I've never been to their open sales on Wednesday. But it does seem like it would be fun in a flea markety way.

HERE is all the crap they have for sale.

This game is a freebie imo. We won’t be expected to win and it honestly won’t have much of an impact if we lose. The guys just need to play free and loose and not let any pressure creep into their minds. Winning at Houston would be the best win in the county if they can pull it off. I think they can if they just treat it like any other game.

If you didn't see the news from Friday the ACC said they would negotiate with FSU for a buy out. ESPN has the right to decline the rest of the ACC contract from 2027 and beyond. Fat guy in Minnesota said everyone he talked to said FSU is happening soon.

It's sounding more and more like major changes happen in the ACC in the next two years.

1. FSU leaves
2. ESPN won't pay same amount going forward.
3. UNC, Virginia, Clemson And Miami look to make their move due to change in contract. Notre Dame has to do something.
4. Big 12 picks up at least 2 more schools but likely 4.

With the big 12 conference being as good as it is, there's no reason to have a great pre-season schedule. I think they should schedule Iowa, UNI and drake along with 10 slappies like we had this year. We go 13-0 in non-con then as long as we go .500 in conference we will be dancing. On years we don't have iowa at home, we could play in a preseason holiday tournament somewhere to make up for the lack of no P4 opponents. Dont believe me? A good example is Houston this year.

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Last week we were # 10 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.

The new polls usually come out around lunch time....and I fear we could move to # 9.

Please don't let it happen. It has cursed us in the past

The liberal press is trying desperately to cover up all the facts of another mass shooting, because it was done by a liberal. The shooter was from El Salvador, was biologically female, but always used the name Jeffery. Race was definitely not white. Had written on her/his gun "free Palestine'. And used a 7 year old boy as a human shield, and he is likely going to die. Again, the common thread in these shootings is not the gun, it is the liberal ideology of the shooters. This is like 4 mass shooters in a row that are trans. An yet the news media is lying by omission to all of us.

Lots of respect for Houston at home.

Diz

Highest the Cyclones have ranked since December 7, 2015.

Can they legitimately claim a #1 seed at this point? They have losses to NW, Nebraska and now OSU.

If we beat Houston tomorrow, we better be in conversation for a #1 seed. If we lose a close one, we should be a #2.

And if TJ isn't in the conversation of coach of the year, it's a travesty!

I may not sleep tonight!!

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Thank goodness the people will actually have a chance to decide what happens in elections.

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This shows how bad this conference is it’s Iowa,s first quad one win and Wisc is in free fall

ISU is #6 in the AP poll today! up 4 spots.

The new Big 12 has rated:
UH 2
UA 4
ISU 6
KU 9
BU 11
TT 23
BYU 25

The new Big 10 (yawn):
Purdue 3
Illinois 12

The Cyclones and Red Raiders tip off around 11:00 this morning in Hilton Coliseum. The game will be carried on ESPN+. I’ll have the courtside updates in the thread below.

It was posted on X that Houston would rename the school after a home loss tonight: