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Al_4_ISU

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  1. This sounds a little like the proposals to have a 128 team NCAA hoops tournament.
  2. Nah. They already "don't matter". It's still an opportunity to create interesting non-conference exhibition games in interesting travel locations that people can bet on. There will be fewer bowl games, but there will still be bowl games. IMO. Plus, that's a TON of ad revenue that TV networks aren't going to just say "fuck it" towards.
  3. There would be less interest in both of these playoffs, IMO. They would both make plenty of money, but they aren't going to make more than a big playoff that gives everyone a theoretical shot. One of the reasons March Madness is so well watched is because everyone at least gets a shot at the same crown and occasionally Cinderella makes a run. The Big 12 and ACC just want some guaranteed access. Is there a reason the SEC and Big 10 can't accommodate that? They're already making far more money, and the playoffs will be set up in a way that they make the most. This whole idea of a break away is fueled far more by this desire (that's always lurked in college sports) to have an exclusive tree fort that the ugly kids can't play in than it is about long term financial success. Big 12 and ACC fans are going to watch Big 10 and SEC games when they know that those are schools they might play in the post season. If they aren't competing for the same thing, they're going to watch a lot less of it. The whole thing seems predicated on the idea that the left out schools will just become fans of Big 10 and SEC schools, and it completely misunderstands the whole root of collegiate fandom. I enjoy watching the FCS playoffs when I get a chance, but it's not appointment television because it doesn't really affect my school or who we play. That's what will happen (in each direction) with further splintering. The only way I see a splintering possibly making more money is if it's the absolute 15-20 elite brands shedding the Indianas and Mississippi State's of the world to come play in a quite large second tier that has a truly national scope and can organize on regional basis. The SEC and Big 10 already won financially. It's over. A modicum of clemency would make for a product that would maximize ratings and profitability.
  4. This looks like a Big 12 schedule. FSU is more interesting than any Big 12 school, and BC and Cal are worse. 2 of those schools literally are Big 12 schools, and Pitt is Big 12 equivalent. I truly don't understand the hang up people have on brands coming in to their stadium. I care far more about watching Iowa State than who the opponent is, with the exception of long time rivals/historic opponents, and again the history or rivalry matters far more than the brand to me. A top 25 UCF or Houston is far more intriguing to me than an unranked Cal or Pitt.
  5. I always liked the simplicity of “you’ve made a big impression for a girl of your size”. My daughter has big brown eyes and I sing the chorus to her when I’m rocking her to sleep. I wasn’t sure if it’s creepy or not, but the chorus could easily be platonic on its own. It’s just such a great melody that I can’t resist.
  6. 19 has always absolutely slayed me, especially this couplet I was only 19. Finished up with high school. Headed to a state school. Walked right into you. That will always immediately take me to my first major college fling/crush.
  7. If you die fearing God and gainfully employed you will not go to heaven, you'll go to Champaign, Illinois Legitimately one of the funniest lines I've ever heard
  8. Isbell does it twice on the same album doesn't he? Also The White Stripes "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine". Acetaminophen, you see the medicine. Oh girl, you have no faith in medicine.
  9. A coach who does well and then leaves you high and dry is totally different than a coach who sucks and you have to fire, at least for me. Underwood fucked you over. Boynton did his best and failed. Ford. Well, man. I don't even know how to describe him. I always kinda hated playing his teams as an opponent, but it's hard not to equate him with the decline of OSU basketball.
  10. It's going to be almost 70 here next Tuesday, and then 30 (for the high) on Wednesday before getting back to 60 by Friday.
  11. You will. I'm finally cool with Greg McDermott. Took a decade, but I'm there.
  12. I've expected us to be further along too. Like you pointed out with fall, because the ground was so dry we were actually able to ride through the freeze/thaw until the snow fell. We didn't get very much, and it was only around for 2-3 weeks, but it's after effects have been surprisingly stubborn. A few days around 50 isn't unusual in February, but the whole month has had highs between 35 and 55, with more on the warmer end than the cooler. We've had one day all month with a high below freezing and it was (of course) a Saturday. This is either going to tie or break the record for warmest February on the Iowa/Minnesota border.
  13. Glad I'm not the only one. It's been relentless the past 5-6 days. I either get "you have unpaid taxes" or what sounds like 1:30 of dial up modem noises.
  14. https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-beach-boys/god-only-knows-chords-1050794 This attempt to map it shows 22(!) chord variations. Jesus.
  15. No, I agree, and that's an example why. If you can't keep up at his stage, you aren't cut out for it.
  16. Not during the week. We’re at a temp point where it turns to slime VERY quickly after sun up and I don’t feel like riding single track in the dark. When we have highs of like 40 and overnight lows in the low 20’s, you get a nice early AM window
  17. Todd’s the best. Just hope he’s done making funk albums.
  18. You guys who never have to deal with freeze/thaw are lucky. We have absolutely zero ground moisture thanks to an extended drought, are rocking day time highs in the 50's with 0 snow cover anywhere, and if the temp dips below 32 for a god damn hour, it seems like we get trail wrecking slime for the rest of the day. You should have been able to ride this entire month, but it hasn't been cold enough to stay froze or warm enough not to freeze at all. Just getting taunted.
  19. Honeysuckle Blue by Drivin' N Cryin'?
  20. That sounds like a phenomenal show. John Fullbright is criminally underrated.
  21. I think you're probably right. When coaches start speaking out publicly about NIL, it's a really clear sign that things are passing them by and they're losing their ability to relate to the guys they're going to be recruiting. Boynton's extremely likeable and it's bought him some time, but it seems like it's run it's course. It's weird. OSU being down is good for ISU, but part of me wants to see you guys relevant again. The Big 12 is better when GIA gives a shit.
  22. Biggest reason I haven't got one. Yeah, there's a charging station in my town, but I spend enough time on long drives in rural places that it's just not worth the headache. My brother lives in St Paul and has a Chevy Bolt that he uses to run errands around town, and the full size NIssan SUV for leaving urbanity (and fitting his family). Seems like it's an extremely sensible mix for their life situation (live in urban area but family's all 2+ hours away in BFE).
  23. That's actually a pretty accurate description of what he sounds like. It's my least favorite. Catchy, but sort of stands out as light compared to the rest. He hits some serious pathos on Year To Be Young and American Gothic.
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