Usually you can see these pranks a mile off so being caught off guard is special on April 1. Worse is when you tell people the truth and people don't take you seriously. For instance a friend thought on Sunday it was April 1 and when I tried to correct him he was certain at first I was fooling him!

Game of thrones actress did a pretty good one though!:


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mais...onight-show-fallon_n_5ca30498e4b03e061e3968d1

I am so pumped for football. This could be a historic year for Cyclone nation. Seasoned veterans on both sides of the ball, and a very favorable schedule.

I promise there will actually be one this time. Since I wrote a whole column on Hoiberg, I will not include him in any capacity in this mailbag, so don't bother asking questions about him.

Planning on answering the following questions from last week's thread. Lots of fun ones to offset the fact that everyone seems to be freaking out about one thing or another right now...

Cyched: When using a urinal in a row with no privacy stalls (Jack and Hilton for example), which is the right way to look? Straight forward, or straight down?

BCClone: When you see someone you kinda know but aren't good friends with (like a family friend, a parent of a classmate or so) how do you say hi? Just say hello? Shake hands? My wife has a classmate's dad who wants to hug me every time. Not a side hug but a full "sorry for your loss" type of hug. He will give that back pat and rub during it also. I now try to use my wife as a shield when I see him. He does this to other people not just me. Am I the odd one who doesn't care for some guy I barely know giving me hugs that I won't even give my family? I will say I'm not a hugger, I don't even care for family or friends to hug me.

Cyclonepride: Just what in the hell am I supposed to do until September?

Bret44: When will we reach Peak Offseason Thread? Early May, Mid June? What do you think. Also, what is your favorite type of Offseason Thread?

Darius Bieber: If you had to choose another name for Iowa State besides the Cyclones, what would you think would be appropriate?

coolerifyoudid: Imagine a teleporter is invented, you get to use it for a week before anyone else and there will be no record with how you use it. What are three ways that you are going to abuse the technology?

Thought I'd post this as I'm fascinated by this stuff.

My team, the Vikings at 9.

Patriots at the top.

https://www.thelines.com/nfl-win-totals-2019/

Trying to avoid the blonde female bias of not caring about a missing white male. A man has been missing from Walker for around three weeks now.

"Bagley, 31, left his home on December 13th. His wife said Bagley told her he would be back after a bit. He then took off with a person she didn't really know-- leaving his truck and wallet behind. He was last seen on December 14th in the Cedar Rapids-area. Investigators are not saying who spotted him."

"In the time Bagley has been missing, he's made no phone calls to family, sent no messages, and left behind few clues as to where he may have gone."

https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Family-of-missing-man-Getting-frustrated-503872521.html

http://carrollspaper.com/Content/De...aks-into-business-to-call-police/-3/449/27144

This article is long but it's fascinating. A paleontologist discovered an area in ND that is a record of the exact moment the dinosaurs went extinct. Made some amazing discoveries.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/amp

You have to love any publicity the cyclones get.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2828475-college-footballs-2019-final-four-dark-horses

Are there facts that you use sometimes in assisting you to fill out your bracket? Here's my big one that really isn't discussed all that much but the odds are off the charts high of happening...

In 21 of the last 22 years, at least one No. 2 seed has failed to make it to the Sweet 16. That means 95% of the time, at least one 2 seed is upset by a 7/10 seed.

Yours?

Was curious on people’s thoughts if Iowa State would go after David Jenkins Jr of South Dakota State. Shoots the three really well and seems like a guy who would really fit in the clones system.

Caught the first 4 installments.....just too many things happening without explanation. Baby Hanna taken by father to forest and the next scene shows a 15 year old girl bringing down a deer.. How the hell did dad feed the baby in a cave hundreds of miles from nearest town? Where did dad get the soup laddle shown in one scene?
I rate what I have seen as a weak 2.

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No this is fake news. (This was a April Fools Day prank.)

What are some of your favorite AFD pranks? Either yours or ones you heard about.

I am not sure if this is real or april fools. It seems very real though. However, April 1st sucks because I can't tell. There is no "April Fools" at the end.

https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/led-zeppelin-jazz-fest-stones-replacement/

For those that aren't Athletic subscribers, UCLA may have been the reason for this:
https://theathletic.com/900121/2019...-lifetime-contract-to-fend-off-ucla-interest/

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https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/03/30/buzz-williams-to-texas-am-is-done-sources/.

That was quick..(not "officially" official)

https://247sports.com/college/texas...offer-Buzz-Williams-multiyear-deal-130692958/

Was just curious what people were thinking for next season. As I was replying to another thread it had me wondering what do I really expect next year.

biggest questions:
Brock Purdy and the QB situation. I am all aboard the Purdy express on this one. I think we finally have the guy at QB. It seems like a long time since I have been able to say that. We have had some guys that have given some great moments, but never have we seemed to have a guy that is this dynamic. This is the biggest question because I have always believe college football teams rely more on 1 guy than any other level or sport.

WR- Butler was huge for us last year. We will need a go to guy like him emerge next year. The good thing is there is a lot of talent in that room. The other thing is there was also a decent amount of drops last year for all the amazing ones there were too. To me that means even if someone comes in and just makes the routine ones that he missed, hopefully it should make up for some of the game changing plays he made that are not likely to be repeated by anyone.

DB- this is probably my biggest concern of all. BP and Payne were very reliable last year. This allowed the defense to focus in other areas. The lack of experience and reliability might make holes in other spots.

Biggest strength
The front DL/LB- I am really excited to see what this looks like next year. The DL group we have is very good and deep. On top of that I feel like our LB core is going to be top notch as well. Even though we don't know who the 3 LB is going to be at this point, I think we have plenty of talent to fill that spot. The other 2 positions we can go 2 deep without losing any real talent in my opinion. I put these groups together because in this defense they really play as 1 group in order to be successful. I know this is always true with defenses but when we are only putting 6 guys in the box a lot of the time, 1 mistake can mean 6 points really easy. The one thing I would like to see if any of the DE can become a real pass rusher threat. I know Bailey has a ton of sacks, but most tend to be more stunts and coverage type sacks.

Most interesting thing
RB- This is the most interesting thing to be because I really like kene as well as the 2 incoming freshman. I know this could be a top question for a lot of people, however, I am not worried about. Oklahoma State is my example. Montgomery didn't play and we still scored 48 points. Montgomery's biggest loss might actually be in pass protection. He was flat out great at picking up the blitz. Breece Hall is the guy from this class that I am just excited to see how they get him the ball. The fact is this coaching staffs best quality is coming up with ways to get guys in good situations. They know they don't have Montgomery and I think they will be fine coming up with new ideas.

My bold take is we will be in the big 12 championship game next year. It is probably just spring and I am too hungry for football, but I really think we are going to make it there. I really love the pieces that we have.

The Love, Death and Robots thread on the series of shorts on Netflix reminded me that I'd recently stumbled onto Dust on YouTube that featured a number of sci-fi shorts. And you know how YouTube likes to link you similar stuff so I started see a multitude of shorts, not just those posted under Dust. I'll link a couple I likes, post you favs or recommended one.

Here's one I watched last night. Live action, many are 3D. Immediate recognized the actress but could not place her. I must have total no recall because she, Anna Hopkins, has been in Defiance, The Expanse, Killjoys, and Dark Matter. She must like sci-fi.

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