Final X is this Saturday at 1pm. David Carr vs Messenbrink is the first match on the card. They have a best 2 out of 3 series to make the world team.

Lots of people’s opinions on this matchup have shifted since the US Open finals where Messenbrink won by tech. I think David made a few stupid mistakes in that match that let it get out of hand. I expect Carr to be locked in and give Messenbrink a war.

Hi All,

Looking for some recommendations on HVAC companies to install a new furnace and AC.

I have, Neighbors, C&K and One Hour doing estimates.

Any others I should consider?

The Dublin game is SO important and such a wild card. - First Game - Unknown stadium and field - International Travel - Rival Game - Conference Game - Sometimes I think ISU knows what we are doing before we do As far as "Expectations, ...
Uh yea-uh WE ARE ALL WIZARDS and FEMALE WIZARD CHICKS

The Minnesota thread had me thinking - what musician would you like to have seen in their prime?

Prince or Bowie for me.

On That Note alert: Best-of music series heads up!

For advance notice only, do NOT post selections in this thread.

This week at “On That Note,” we begin our annual best-of series. We’ll explore favorite albums (or singles) from years with the same last digit as this year — 5.

On Tuesday, or possibly Wednesday, I will launch the first segment, with focus on 1965 and 1975. We’ll continue that theme for two subsequent weeks.

We want to provide a heads-up if anyone wants to do preliminary research on what music you like from those years.

Again: Do NOT post clips in this thread.

On That Note is hosted weekly by @cyclones500 @CycloneRulzzz and me.

I hesitate to copy & paste paywall content, but I will here to get this recruiting thread going. Matscout Willie does a nice job of summarizing where we are & where we should go.

Iowa State Cyclones
Needs: Everything

First Call: #42-Mac Crosson (IA) and #45-Max Dhabolt (IA)

Why: Guess how many commits ISU has for 2026. Wrong. Zero. They have no commits for next year and had just one (#14-Christian Castillo) in 2025. That's not to say Coach Dresser can't recruit. No, far from it. It's to say the Cyclones should have a gang of money. And they'll need it. 8 of this year's 10 starters will be JR's or SR's.

The good news is that the state of Iowa has an above average group of prospects in 2027 - ten Big Boarders in total.

If I were Dresser & Co., I'd start by locking down Crosson and Dhabolt to get off to an early start before hitting more both in-state and nationally.

Who They Are: Crosson and Dhabolt were both 3rd at state as FR and won state titles as Sophs. Dhabolt also made Fargo finals. Both are growing significantly and I think could project to very fine starters in the 165-174 range.

Others: #38-Dawson Youngblut (IA), #50-Gavin Landers (IA), #53-Grayson Fuchs (MI), #71-Brayden Koester (IA)

Made this list last year. We will be judged based on our record against the rest of the P4 conferences. I like to watch these games outside of all the Iowa State games, need to root for our fellow Big 12 brethren. I'll update this with wins/loses throughout the season.

Week 1

Nebraska neutral Cincinnati
Auburn @ Baylor
Utah @ UCLA
Georgia Tech @ Colorado
TCU @ UNC

Week 2

Arizona State @ Mississippi St
Kansas @ Missouri
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oklahoma St @ Oregon
Baylor @ SMU
Stanford @ BYU

Week 3

Pitt @ WVU

Week 4

UNC @ UCF
SMU @ TCU

Number of games against other conferences:
Big10 - 4
SEC - 3
ACC - 7

7 Home/6 Road/1 Neutral

On Monday's CF Daily Update, Jake Brend kicks off the 2025 Iowa State position previews with a take on how high Rocco's legacy can reach this year. He also provides an update on Curtis Jones and Hason Ward in the NBA Summer League and previews Paul Shirley's event on Thursday.

CFTV: What can Rocco do for his legacy? Plus a Cyclones in the Summer League Update

On Monday's CF Daily Update, Jake Brend kicks off the 2025 Iowa State position previews with a take on how high Rocco Becht's legacy can reach this year. He also provides an update on Curtis Jones and Hason Ward in the NBA Summer League and previews Paul Shirley's event on Thursday. https://youtu

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Introductory disclaimer: I do not have a business, nor am I trying to sell anything. (I wouldn't be good enough to do anything like that if I tried.) If you have a business and want to advertise, more info is here: LINK

This is a thread for people who want to post photos and get input from others - I accidentally deleted the one yesterday. I know there were several people in the "hidden talent" OT thread a few weeks ago who were bitten by the photography bug; share your photos here for input!

Well if you got hired for 100% remote work, you better hope you don't work within 30 miles of Des Moines. During the pandemic, Principal went out on hiring spree where they recruited a ton of IT help across the country. Now if you live within 30 miles of Des Moines, even if you were promised to be 100% full time remote, you now have to go back into the office. So if you live 35 miles from Des Moines, we think you can do your job from home but if you live in beaverdale, get the **** in the office.

Rather than polluting/diluting other threads, I decided to start a new one to address another aspect of this years team. Yes, the way to win games is to put the ball through the hoop and to limit the opposition from doing the same, so the discussions have revolved around the improvements needed/expected by returning players and potential of the new additions to this years team. Being CFers, we're all gonna lose our minds the first time things don't go our way and with our schedule/competition those opportunities seem abundant.

As much as sheer basketball ability, I think the leadership of this team will be a major factor--the ability of this team's leaders to hold things together during the tough stretches until we gel into what I believe holds the components to be very successful.

In my eyes, this is Lipsey's team, possibly one of the last four year starters in this new era and with a passion for ISU that will be tough to match. Jefferson returned to make this his team. Milan and Nate are invested enough to help with leadership roles. Our opposition will all have key or "go to" players but we may have one of the upper hands with a core of returning players that have "been there, done that" together. Looking forward to an exciting season (after our CFP run, of course)

(edited for those who were concerned)

I’m over my head in who is out there and who we have a legit chance at but atleast it’s a spot to catalog the upcoming rat race…

Goes without saying we need the BAP (Best Available Player) if I can steal from NFL Draftniks at our upper weights 174-197…

Only 2 I will throw in with my limited knowledge…
197- Novak from Wyo- only reason would bc he’s from Minnesota and maybe wants to get closer to home? Did we recruit out of HS?
197-Little from Little Rock…maybe he wants to join a top 5 national club

Saw this on Reddit and ESPN. Very interesting.

@brentblum - Thoughts?

Hey all!

Wanted to pass along that We Will is partering with the Iowa Speedway this weekend and will have several athletes in attendance on both Saturday and Sunday for autographs. Joshua Jefferson is also the grand marshall on Saturday and will tell the drivers to start their engines.

Ticket link here, make sure to use the code and We Will gets $10 per ticket:

http://www.indycaratiowa.com/wewill

Voting is open for the Cyclone Fanatic Movie Villain Championship


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Deadline to vote: Now through Saturday at 10 PM

Cucumbers and Tomatoes are loaded with blooms, but nothing is setting on, any suggestions?

Has anyone put one of these up before? I am going to put mine up this weekend. It is the MVP one and just the size of it is intimidating. I won it on a march madness bracket awhile back and now the kids are old enough to use it. Are they easy to put up?

Hy-Vee sent us an email informing us that we won two club passes for the 12th and 13th. We never signed up for anything, but we do shop at Hy-Vee occasionally and are perk members. My nephew races a IMCA Modified here in eastern Iowa, and I help with the car, so my wife and I are both race fans. I've watched Indy races on TV, but I've never attended one in person, so we decided to accept the passes and may go to the event.

Is it a good event?

Thanks!

Hi All,

I recently had a company address an issue with rotting OSB board (not flashed the begin with) under my deck, they put in new OSB, flashed above the deck and below it and put new siding up with drip edges. After this hard rain today, I see once again there is water behind the siding and dripping beneath the drip edge and on the top of the concreate foundation. They are at a loss. Any handymen here?

The first close up picture below is under the drip edge laying on the foundation where water is under it.

The second picture is the drippings on the foundation. Some of this is just dripping off the metal drip edge, others its under it.

We've upgraded to a new version of the forum and know you will love it. However, with upgrades there are always bugs to work out. Something not working correctly? Please kindly let us know here. Thank you!

Chris

Starting a signup for my Farnsworth Tribute Mafia game.

For those that may have missed the news.

Sad news to share

It will be a game full of roles he played throughout the years. Hoping for a large signup because he has had alot of roles seeing how he played in 117 mafia games.


Going to Target Monday 14th for game to kick off. Lots to put together and want enough time for people to signup. Planning on 2 mafia's so would love turnout like we did for longtimeclone.

Would love to see anyone who has played before or wants to tribute Farnsworth to be apart this.

Seems like an organized operation.