Aer Lingus Classic items. Tickets, planning, etc.

I hope those in authority take note of this or folks like @brentblum or @ChrisMWilliams can shed some light.

I reached out to Aer Lingus to ask when game-only tickets will be available, and their response was:

"A very limited number of tickets will be allocated to Iowa State, and more details will be shared in February."

Very limited.

It's clear that many Cyclone fans are eager to attend the game. However, for families like mine, the $4,000+ per person travel packages (plus airfare) are out of reach. A trip of this scale requires substantial financial commitment and advance planning, yet being told to wait four months for ticket information leaves many of us in a difficult position. You'd think people know right now if they are going or not, so letting families start making their travel plans with assurances they can have a ticket seems like a no-brainer.

If the intention is to reserve most of the "very limited" tickets for high-level donors, this delay creates significant unease among countless fans who want to be part of this event but are unsure how to move forward with their plans.

How can regular season tickets holders ensure we can get tickets without saying "buy the official travel package."

Not to be too cynical, but having a die-hard cyclone family buy airline tickets (rarely refundable) and plan a trip only to be told the school allotment is 1,300 tickets will really sour things.
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2025-26 Lineup

I know the season isn't over yet, but with the news that Ech will be medically redshirting this season it only makes me wonder what next year's lineup will be.

Here's my best guess:
125 - Adrian Meza/Christian Castillo
133 - Evan Frost
141 - Anthony Echemendia/Jacob Frost
149 - Casey Swiderski/Paniro Johnson
157 - Paniro Johnson/Cody Chittum
165 - Connor Euton/MJ Gaitan/Aiden Riggins
174 - MJ Gaitan/Transfer
184 - Sawyer Bartelt/Tate Naaktgeboren
197 - Sawyer Bartelt/Transfer
HWT - Yonger Bastida

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If ISU could schedule KSU as non-conference, would you want them to?

If ISU could schedule KSU as non-conference, would you want them to?

  • Yes, keep the rivalry yearly.

    Votes: 93 50.8%
  • No. Every other year is enough.

    Votes: 90 49.2%

I was thinking about Farmageddon (because duh?) and the fact that it isn't a protected rivalry. What would you think if ISU and KSU scheduled each other in years they don't play a conference game? I personally would love it, but can think of plenty of competitive reasons why it might not be the best choice.

Also, if you don't like that, what about scheduling closer "big" schools like Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, instead of scheduling the yearly FCS and G5 opponent?

STORY: Matt Campbell's annual book club pick is IN

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Starting 5 and rotation

How do you envision how the rotation works this year? I think the biggest question is at SG with Heise and Nelson. My guess:
PG - Lipsey
SG - Nelson
SF - Milan
PF - Jefferson
C - Buchanon

Plenty of minutes off the bench
Heise
Batemon
Toure
Mulder

I'm bullish on the future of Pleta, but I think his minutes are limited this year. I don't see us going past 9 deep much.

Matt Campbell Finalizes Extension Through 2032

Matt Campbell Finalizes Extension Through 2032​


DAILY CLONE: Matt Campbell talks extension, reflects on 10th fall camp, recaps scrimmage

On Monday’s ‘Daily Clone,’ Jake Brend reports from Ames as Matt Campbell has his midway point update from fall camp. Campbell talks about his new extension through 2032, reflects on how much Iowa State has changes in his time and focuses on the toughness of his football team.

The Daily Clone is presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

ISU freshman Jamarion Batemon's been "terrific" as a shot maker and defender

What if college basketball ran conference realignment? The Athletic article

From The Athletic webpage....may be behind a paywall:

"What would the college basketball landscape look like if the sport were self-sufficient? I set out to reconstruct the entire layout of Division I with that hypothetical as my guiding principle. Perhaps the most important rule to fall back on is that of a truly balanced schedule. Double round-robins (in which each team plays a home-and-home with every other team in its league) are fading out of college hoops, with fewer and fewer leagues still retaining that schedule purity. Bringing back the double round-robin would enhance the meaning of the regular-season championship, so I am allowing a maximum of 11 teams in each league (which would create a 20-game double round-robin).

Included next to each conference is the members’ average Net Rating per KenPom over the last five seasons. I used Net Ratings as a loose guide to ensure each league remained somewhat competitive as I swapped members."

Nebraska drops to a minor conference:

https://www.si.com/college/nebraska...ll-big-ten-fred-hoiberg-huskers-nebrasketball


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6521319/2025/08/01/college-basketball-conference-realignment/

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What's streaming that's good TV/movies

With no sports and peeps recommended to stay at home, what are you watching or have watched that you can recommend?

I finished Altered Carbon 2 last week. Netflix. Would recommend if you have watched season 1. New story but would be way easier to understand if you've watched the previous. Good sci-fi.

Thinking of checking out the South Korean "Kingdom", also on Netflix.

CF Founder and Lind Family In Need of Support

It’s far beyond humbling, and the last thing I ever thought I’d do, but it would mean the world to our family if you could take a minute to read the linked GoFundMe.

Just taking the time to read and share would mean a lot. Without a social or social media network of our own, any sharing of the link would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve always been an open book and used CF as a diary of sorts. As I’ve stated from the start 20 years ago, and repeat to this day, you truly are family to us and we couldn’t ask for a better support network than we’ve had from all of you over the years.

Any bumps to this post would also be very much appreciated as conditions will continue.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-fanatics


Thank you,
Jeremy, Rhonda, Isaac, Eli



P.S. - Please note that due to the emotional and personal nature of contributions and/or sharing words of encouragement, I plan to refrain from posting personal thank you notes in this thread. My wife and I would rather jointly provide individualized, heartfelt thank you notes via the GoFundMe portal.

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