Let me start by saying that this team has a somewhat better o line and a bunch of talent at key positions including the most important one, QB. Ryan Clanton has made a difference with the o line so there's that. But, I've argued on this board for years that, even though the o lines of past years might not have been great, they weren't as bad as a lot of people made them out to be. I've argued that play calling and offensive strategy made or broke more than one of our o lines. Of course it matters a lot if the o line gets even marginally better too which it has.

IMO, what Mouser is doing this year is keeping defenses off balance better than any o coordinator since Steve Loney. Offensive lines are very often a victim of poor in-game play calls and strategy. Mouser has changed things up a lot and it's showing. Defenses are having a harder time figuring out exactly what we might do and that takes a ton of pressure off of the o line. My opinion is that Mouser is the MVP of this team so far this season.....again, only my opinion.

I hope we don't lose sight of the historic nature of this season, with 10 regular season wins. We lost a couple games due to primarily injuries but the effort was there.

If providence grants us a title game opportunity, that would be another opportunity. But the season is a succes like we have never experienced. So far.

Has the LOI signing moved past Fax signing to newer technology or do they still have to find a fax?

Watching this emotion from CMC says come play for Iowa State. What a heartwarming reception for the Seniors

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Going into the texas tech game I made sure I did not step on one cement crack cut line from the parking lot to the stadium to my seat. (Just in case.) My spidey sense that there was something not right in the air for that game, but I attributed it to my normal paranoid self from major heart breaks from the past when we are on the cusp of Iowa State history. We went on to shoot ourselves in the foot in that game..... by all rights.....we should have won. It brought back all the horrors' of the ghost of Iowa State past.

Going into the kansas state game....this Time......... I made sure I walked on every freaking cement sidewalk cut line I could find walking into the game. It worked...but I think all the magic Saturday was on the dedication, coaching, and excellent play/teamwork by the players down on the field

It did cross my mind though that my superstitious antics might have placed a hex on the late field goal miss that would have sealed the victory over the kitties. I tried my damn(est) to keep those thoughts of pole cats marching down the field for a touchdown and getting a two point conversion for OT. Exorcising demon thoughts of ISU past is such a tough job

I was looking at stats for both teams and it’s remarkable how similar the numbers are. Really hard to find an edge for either team. They’re a little more run oriented and we rely more on the pass. We appear to have an edge at kicker, but they’re a little better and hitting and preventing big plays. Campbell has been there before, but Dillingham has his team rolling right now. Looks like most books have the line at Arizona State -1.5, but DK has Iowa State -1.

Towards the end, they ran a montage of memorable movie fire up speeches...except the excerpt from Miracle quoted Herb Brooks directly. I was really into it, the timing was perfect.

And then they cut to a scene from Happy Gilmore and I would've blown a drink out of my nose, had I'd been drinking at the time.

Is this something they've done before? I would think it would have been mentioned on here if it had.

We have 10 tickets in Section E in our group. As of this morning, we only had four people going to the game due to the cold and holiday weekend. After some calls and texting, we are now up to eight for sure with 10 likely.

With everything on the table for this team, let’s all work to use those tickets to support our guys on senior day.

the only MBB players on this year's team that were on the team 2 seasons ago.

…. Leader at the end of the conference season. Do all four teams receive trophies? 🏆 🤔

BYU has been trying to give it away but they are still winning.

Diz

Great pass and then a drop.

Roughing!!!

QB draw, DPI, on the 3

3rd and goal

FG

24-10 BYU - start of Q4

TD UH, they go for 2, successful

24-18 BYU

Punt - UH ball

Fumble

BYU recovers on the 18 of Houston

Injury time out. 2nd and goal BYU on the Houston 5

TD BYU - multiple flags / players ejected from both sides

TD stands - going for 2, up by 12, no good

2:52 left, 30-18 BYU

Fumble, BYU ball

I think this is pretty jinx proof.

Houston has no TOs remaining 2 min warning 2 mind and 9

3rd and 5 and now 4th and 2, 26 seconds from the Championship

Off Right Tackle for a first down and Iowa State is in the Championship!

SBNation requires you be in the Big 10 or SEC if not playing for UConn or N.D.


At least CBS couldn’t leave Audi off its list

Looking at the Electoral College again, the EC changes every decade, and the estimate for 2030 is out there. So for the 2024 election, the starting point was:

GOP 235
Dem 226
Swing 77

Now we go to 2030, and I would probably move Georgia into the GOP camp, as no longer a swing state, and throw in all the expected changes for apportionment, and we arrive at the following totals:

GOP 263
Dems 214
Swing 61

Then looking further out, and assuming that the change in the 2030 EC count will also happen again in 2040 (and it likely will, as blue states are definitely dying, the starting position in 2040 looks as follows:

GOP 275
Dems 202
Swing 61

So as you can see, in the 2032 POTUS election, the GOP only needs to win one of the 6 swing states and the Dems must sweep them all. In 2040, effectively the Dems will need a miracle, as the GOP base states will already give the GOP a win, with 275 votes. Remember the GOP only needs 269 votes in any POTUS election to win since they have control of more states than the dems ever will, and thus always win the ties.

What this means is the GREAT REPLACEMENT theory is real, it is the ONLY hope for the future of the Dems. THey need millions of illegals to move in, and then somehow make them citizens and they vote for the democrats. This is why it it critical for the GOP to boot out all illegal aliens, all future elections depend upon this. The Dems don't care about illegals, except to get their votes in the future, beyond that they don't give a sh#t about them.

Big 12 Media Relations

Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert (co-player) plus West Virginia's Javon Small (co-player) and Tucker DeVries (newcomer) were picked as Big 12 men's basketball weekly award winners after all-tournament performances in the islands.

Gilbert was named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.7 points per game at the Lahaina Civic Center. The St. Louis, Missouri native had 23 points in the opening game against No. 4 Auburn, coming within a basket of knocking off the Tigers. The senior guard followed up with a game-high 24 points against Dayton, then a 15-point, six-assist game against Colorado to leave the islands with a 2-1 record. The sociology major was one of three players in the country to average at least 20.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals this week, and the only one of the three to do it in fewer than 90 minutes of action. It is his third Big 12 weekly award nod, but his first Player of the Week selection after a pair of newcomer nods a year ago.

Small was the tournament's leading scorer with 23.7 points per game at the Battle 4 Atlantis, helping West Virginia to a pair of ranked wins in The Bahamas. The senior guard had 31 points in the win against No. 3 Gonzaga, including a team-leading five in overtime. The South Bend, Indiana native had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the loss against Louisville, then had a 14-point, eight-assist performance against No. 24 Arizona, once again leading the Mountaineers in scoring during overtime to secure a victory. It is his first career Big 12 weekly honor.

DeVries averaged 16.7 points and shot 54.5% on 3-pointers on the way to a Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team selection. Against No. 3 Gonzaga, the swingman from Waukee, Iowa went on a personal 5-0 run in the last 25 seconds to send the game to overtime, part of a 16-point performance that helped WVU to its first top three win away from Morgantown since 2019-20. Following an eight-point game against Louisville, the Drake transfer set a tournament record with eight 3-pointers in the third-place game against No. 24 Arizona, scoring 26 points with six assists for his first Big 12 weekly honor.

Big 12 Player of the Week
Nov. 11: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Gr.
Nov. 18: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Gr.
Nov. 25: Norchad Omier, Baylor, F, 5th
Dec. 2: Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State, G, Sr. & Javon Small, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Nov. 11: Egor Demin, BYU, G, Fr. & Zeke Mayo, Kansas, G, Sr.
Nov. 18: Egor Demin, BYU, G, Fr. & Joson Sanon, Arizona State, G, Fr.
Nov. 25: JT Toppin, Texas Tech, F, So.
Dec. 2: Tucker DeVries, West Virginia, G/F, Sr.

Here's the top 20...

Arizona State 60 transfers. Indiana 31. Can go from rock bottom to immediate winner if have the money and coaches.
What happens in year 2?
Iowa State. 5 transfers

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