Anyone have any ideas how the team will be at 85 scholarships to start the season? Yes, I know, a couple players will not be on scholarship. Question really is who will be asked to leave?

Just looking at the article with the 5 star recruits, with Omaha at number 10. I noticed that Kentucky has the # 2, 3, 6 and 14 ranked players. Not a bad class, dah. Does anyone know what the Fab 5 were ranked? Would this be the highest class ever for one school? Not that I care for Kensucky, but they sure brought in a load of talent.

I get to root for the Niners and the Jets, too. And Montgomery. Can’t root for the Lions. More chances to watch the Clones and, better yet, increased odds of actually WINNING a Super Bowl.

For those that haven’t seen the Trice/Hilton lots in awhile…wow. The size of the fill mounds is ridiculous.

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It appears that sometime between the start of spring practice and now, reserve offensive lineman Sam Rengert left the program. I haven't seen any type of portal announcement from him, so maybe he's simply moving on. He would be a redshirt junior, so perhaps already has his degree.

Rengert's departure brings my estimated scholarship count down to 87.

2023 Iowa State Football Unofficial Scholarship Chart (Offense)

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HS sophomore talks landing first offer from Cyclones

Final Iowa State rundown for Rivals' 2023 class:

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Login to view embedded media Jelani Hamilton (4-star, #107)

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As a class, Iowa State finished ninth nationally according to Rivals.

Looks like it anyway

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For entertainment purposes only - here is a way-too-early 2023 college football bowl and record projections from CFN, spring version.

CFN 2023 Spring Bowl Projections

So I'm out and about in JAX about an hour ago. Travels take me thru and intersection oft frequented by those claiming to be "homeless", etc., with their cardboard signage. So I'm in the left turn lane, second car back. The guy working the median saunters up to the front of the median and turns to walk back along the line of cars. I have a Iowa State Logo plate on the front of my truck. He's looking at it. As he walks by, he says; "Ain't no Hilton Magic around here." I'm flabergasted! I literally had zero money with me. Not even loose change. He would have received a contribution had I had some. If not for his situation, then for his reference. Couldn't read his sign well enough but he did "look" down on his luck. Probably the most surprising regonition of ISU I've ever experienced.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – The streak continues.

Iowa State has earned its 13th-straight trip to an NCAA Women’s Golf Regional. The Cyclones were selected to play in the NCAA Westfield Regional, May 8-10 in Westfield, Ind., as the No. 4 seed.

The NCAA Westfield Regional will be held at The Club at Chatham Hills with Mississippi State University as the host. The top five teams in the six regionals will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. The two individuals in each regional not among the teams advancing will also punch a ticket to Scottsdale.

This marks the 17th time and the 13th year in a row (1993-96, 2010-23) Iowa State has qualified for an NCAA Regional. In 2014, the Cyclones advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first and only time in school history, qualifying out of the NCAA West Regional held at Tumble Creek in Cle Elum, Wash.

The Cyclones are led by freshman Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn’s 70.33 stroke average. Chul-Ak-Sorn ranks seventh in the country by Golfweek and 11th by Golfstat. The freshman has 11 rounds in the 60s this year and finished in the top five at six tournaments. During the MountainView Collegiate, Chul-Ak-Sorn tied the lowest individual 54-hole score in NCAA history after posting a 25-under 191 total. Chul-Ak-Sorn is currently on pace to break the school’s lowest stroke average in a single season

With a 72.37 scoring average, junior Liyana Durisic is second on the team in stroke average. Durisic ranks 108th in the country by Golfweek and 117th by Golfstat. Durisic’s 72.86 career stroke average is the best in Iowa State history. Durisic’s best performance this season came with a tie for second place finish at the Houston ICON Invitational. Durisic carded a career-low 203 that included a first round 67 and back-to-back rounds of 68 to close out the tournament.

Freshman Pammy Chookaew ranks third on the team in scoring average with a 72.83. Chookaew is coming off a second-place finish at the Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship. Chookaew tied the school’s lowest conference 54-hole score with a 213 that included Iowa State’s lowest conference 18-hole round of 67 (-5).

Senior Taglao Jeeravivitaporn is fourth on the team in stroke average at 73.40. Jeeravivitaporn helped the Cyclones to their first team victory of the season and recorded her best finish of the season at the San Diego State Classic where she finished tied for 17th place.

Iowa State enters the postseason ranked No. 16 nationally by Golfweek and No. 20 by Golfstat.

Iowa State Women's Golf National Tournament Appearances
1972 - AIAW Championship, 18th place
1975 - AIAW Championship, 17th place
1982 - AIAW Championship, 23rd place
1993 - NCAA East Regional, 11th place
1994 - NCAA East Regional, 19th place
1995 - NCAA East Regional, 18th place
1996 - NCAA East Regional, 15th place
2010 - NCAA West Regional, 10th place
2011 - NCAA West Regional, 10th place
2012 - NCAA West Regional, 14th place
2013 - NCAA Central Regional, 16th place
2014 - NCAA West Regional, T6th place
2014 - NCAA Championship, 23rd place
2015 - NCAA Raleigh Regional, T10th place
2016 - NCAA Shoal Creek Regional, T13th place
2017 - NCAA Lubbock Regional, 10th place
2018 - NCAA Madison Regional, 10th place
2019 - NCAA Cle Elum Regional, 11th place
2020 - Cancelled
2021 - NCAA Stanford Regional, 14th place
2022 - NCAA Stanford Regional, 9th place
2023 - NCAA Westfield Regional, May 8-10

2023 NCAA Westfield Regional Participants (In Order By Seed)
Mississippi State, Oregon, Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Virginia, Tulsa, Tennessee, Michigan, Oregon State, Xavier, Lipscomb, Morehead State

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Omaha Biliew finishes at #10 in the final Rivals ranking refresh of the 2023 class.

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Deal didn’t get Packers all that much for the aging Hall of Famer.

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Linking a network piece here from Rivals that includes the mention of 2025 QB Ethan Plumb, who has an ISU offer.

Rivals Camp Series Cincinnati: QB Spotlight

In a must-win game for St. Louis to remain in playoff contention, he caught nine passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Also pulled down two two-point conversion catches.

Am I the only one who thinks the current season is a major letdown from previous seasons?

First, the wrapping of the season 3 final seemed hurried, aside from Jamie and Garrett.

Second, they have so many side stories going on that none of them are going anywhere. Pretty boring.

Obviously, Jamie and Beth are going to have an explosion. But the rest is Mumbo Jumbo.

Summary of Democrats in the last day:
- John Fetterman can barely talk or read, but is running important committees.
- Dems voted unanimously to allow men to compete in girls sports and use women’s locker rooms. Luckily they are in the minority.
- A Dem Senator was able to ask Pete Buttiegug anything she wanted about multiple train derailments, airline glitches and delays, etc. but decided to ask him to make sure and create “female” crash test dummies in car tests.

Very serious party.

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Another Big XII Championship goes to Texas or Oklahoma.

I'm wondering what's eventually going to happen. I think in the case of Hunter's IRS investigation, there's going to be a plea agreement that doesn't really hurt him but ends the investigation. What's more interesting to me is what the whistle-blower has to say about the way the investigation was handled. Even the legacy media is reporting that story.

Likewise, some of the dyed-in-the-wood Biden media are reporting on the fact that the letter signed by 50 "intelligence experts" was an entirely bogus ploy by the Biden campaign. But so what? Did covering up the laptop cost Trump the election? Most likely, yes. But we aren't talking about crimiinal acts and we certainly aren't talking about anything that could be reversed, for heaven's sake.

Finally, is the Biden crime family going to get nailed for the various misdeeds that have made just about everybody in the family rich over the years? I doubt it very much. And that is something the legacy media continues to avoid like the plague.

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Travel delays don't diminish 2024 TE's first Iowa State trip

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I had a pretty good idea that Wilson could be one of them headed out following spring ball, as Iowa State continues its efforts to get down to 85 scholarships.

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Of ISU's greatest ambassador since George Niang!

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Who is going to participate in the event on Saturday? We have done it about 6-8 years, best finish was 6th last year.
Always a fun event, always eat to much which slows my drinking down.