They were talking briefly about the UCoNN vs Tennessee women's game tonight. The color guy said there is no love loss between Geno and Pat Summitt.

Summitt died in 2016. For high level basketball like last night ESPN has to have a better production.

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Recently-offered OT getting familiar with new coaching hire

Sure, it’s January, but the team’s accomplishments are being recognized. And, this was posted BEFORE they beat KSU.

for Brock's game on Sunday as of now. Glad it is not a snow event like the Buffalo game.

No excuse with or without Grill to lose down there on Monday. And Isaac’s, who is probably their best player, looked to have been seriously hurt as he was helped off the floor with an injury to his ankle.

I have not kept up with rules changes. What are the current rules for hand checking? What is supposed to be a foul and what s not a foul?

At one time you could reach out a touch a a guy but could not keep the hand on the opponent continually.

I know two hands on is supposed to be an automatic foul but I see guys with continual hands on their opponent. Is that no longer r just no longer called?

On ESPN+, of course.

Looking at that TCU floor hurts my head.

I figured going in that the team had a chance to be a tournament team. Kind of thought that getting to 7-11 in conference would get us there. But Williams' injury made me a little doubtful that they could do it. Well, they have vastly outperformed expectations. I figured that TJ has had good results from the portal, so they were probably getting some good players, but I still thought that they lacked outside shooting and you couldn't count on Osun and Jones to be much more than garbage men inside.

Gabe: I was hoping that he'd gain some consistency. He was already a great defender, but he would disappear offensively for stretches of games. He's not going to be on every single game, but at this point, he's looking like he can be on 4 out of 5 games instead of 1 out of 5. Really good at the floater and his 3's coming off of screens has been almost unbelievable. Last year, you didn't know if he was going to hit a shot or miss it by 2 feet. We don't see those horrible misses this year...whether it is taking better shots or squaring up better. He's definitely improved his handle.

Holmes: Just a bulldog. He is so thick that he can get into the lane and his floater is almost automatic. Can play PG in stretches when Lipsey is in foul trouble (too often). It just seems like when we are in a drought, he's the one who gets into the lane and gets a bucket. That's super valuable.

Grill: Obviously he's hurt right now and hopefully it doesn't linger all season. But just like Gabe, his shot is just so much more consistent this year. He's turned himself into an elite perimeter defender. And he's really good at jumping up for rebounds.

Osun: His ability to post up and convert has changed the team. I didn't see that coming. That's what last year's team was missing. Last year, if Brockington wasn't hitting from mid range and couldn't drive left, we were in trouble. That was our only real scoring threat, because you couldn't count on Gabe or Grill shooting and I could count the number of post up baskets from Conditt and Jones on one hand.

Lipsey: He's been super solid. Struggled with Nowell last night for sure, but a lot of people struggle with him and he hit a bunch of tough/deep shots. I still think if Lipsey can develop a floater and a set 3 so teams can't sag off, he's going to be an all-timer here.

King: Doing what he's supposed to do. I like that he doesn't need to take a bunch of shots. Tough on the boards and won't get pushed around. He really gives us some versatility when the 4 guard lineup isn't working.

Watson: You can see the potential, but he does have a long ways to go to be a decent offensive player. I love how he gets after rebounds and his length can be a help on defense, but he does get lost at times.

Jones: Woof. Sometimes he will convert, but he's overmatched at this level. Obviously, Osun doesn't have the stamina to play 30+. And he can get into foul trouble, so Jones is needed. Can't really depend on Ward to know where he's supposed to be on defense. What I'd like to see happen is when Kunc is back, bring him off the bench for Osun. The B12 just doesn't have many bigs that are going to make us pay for playing Jaz at the 5. Plus he adds a pick and pop option. I think that they need to mix in Jaz and Ward at the 5 and reduce Jones' minutes to more like 8. Jones is just a black hole inside and shoots way too much for his skill level.

Fired Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett has been hired to be the Jets OC. Hackett was Aaron Rodgers OC for three seasons, fueling speculation that AR could be head there too.

Why wasn't that a 2 shot and possession? He was pushed/grabbed from behind on a clear path to the basket. I thought, by rule, that is an intentional foul.

Completed.
Will hire the NDSU wide receiver coach.

Campbell interviewed 12 people last week for the final position..
Two month process to clean out the offensive staff other than Mouser and NS.

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It doesn’t sound like there will be an announcement here, but hearing that Urbandale OLB/DE Cole Garwood will be signing on as a preferred walk-on next week. Had offers from Air Force & UNI, but wanted to be a Cyclone. I’ve done play by play for Urbandale his past two seasons and was very impressed. Spent most of his time in the opposing backfield.

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Rakers covers all the bases with new OL coach

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2024 Ohio defender recaps day spent in Ames

Veterans and their spouse with no degrees can teach and now selling nursing degrees.

Wow. Florida...where education goes to die

Wondering what you all think it will take to win the Big 12…

The Cyclones and Wildcats tip off a little after 8:00 tonight inside Hilton Coliseum. The game will be covered by ESPNU. @Herdcyclones will have all the periodic updates in the thread below.

First and foremost, what a freaking win. Big time.

Now… Jones. He can’t play at this level. This team has a chance to go to the Final Four. Plain and simple. I’ll be extremely disappointed if minutes from RJ cost us that chance in the Dance.

More immediately though, this conference is up for grabs. Play your best players please. In Stillwater, Jones IMO cost us a win. His minutes late were not sensible. Osun is a monster, and King is night and day a better option than Jones today. Once Kunc is back, there is no excuse for RJ to see the floor. I’m sorry if this hurts your feelings, but this is high major D1 basketball.

I say this in jest, but the only reason Jones should play IMO is if you are interested in shaving points. TJ did spend some time in Vegas…… 🤪

When will Kunc be back in the lineup? And will he help this team when he does come back? If nothing else I hope he takes RJ minutes.

nm

All four games last weekend.....enjoy....... Login to view embedded media