Any big plans for the weekend? Or anything good on the menu?

I'm not doing shit tonight. Tomorrow I think the plan is to head up to Ten Wasp Brewing in Sumner for a bit since they're having their 1 year anniversary party this week. Special release of a german chocolate imperial stout! Besides that, I think my weekend will consist of a few things around the house, and then watching college hoops. Oddly, I'm far more excited for the Iowa womens game, and the UNI vs Drake games on Sunday than I am for the Iowa mens game tomorrow.

I think smash burgers on the Blackstone are on the menu for Sunday. Unless I feel extra motivated and clean up my smoker a bit, then I may change my mind.

Who else is playing daily?

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Greetings all,

The link below takes you to a pretty good NCAA.com preview of each of the matches Sunday night based on what they see as the probable starters. That said, while I'd love to see what Gabe can do with Plott this time around, I really want to see if Angelo can beat Plott with his 5th match this season. Guess we'll see Sunday.

How do you all see this playing out? Projected points per match (Fall, TF, MD, Dec)? It appears to be a 5-5 match split on paper, but we all know how things can go...especially in Wrestletown USA.

Thanks in advance for your input!

This is overdue, but in an effort to make recruiting information easier to find I'm starting a separate thread for the class of 2026. Here are some of Iowa's top targets in the class:

Maddyn Greenway
Basic Information: 5'8" point guard from Plymouth, Minnesota
Ranking: #17 in ESPN's Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Iowa, UCLA, Stanford, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Iowa State, Minnesota, Creighton, TCU
Iowa Visits: Many, including Iowa's recent game against Ohio State

Jenica Lewis
Basic Information: 5'10" guard from Johnston, Iowa
Ranking: #23 in ESPN's Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Iowa, UCLA, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Indiana, Louisville, Maryland, Tennessee, Iowa State, Miami, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Michigan, Michigan State, Kansas, TCU, Kansas State, Baylor, Nebraska
Iowa Visits: Several, including the Crossover at Kinnick and Iowa's game against Ohio State

Addison Bjorn
Basic Information: 6'2" guard/forward from Kansas City, Missouri
Ranking: #8 in ESPN's Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Iowa, UConn, Stanford, Notre Dame, Texas, Maryland, Ohio State, UCLA, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Baylor, Oregon, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Michigan, Iowa State, Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma
Iowa Visits: At least three, including vs. Ohio State

Trinity Jones
Basic Information: 6'2' guard/forward from Bolingbrook, Illinois
Ranking: #7 in ESPN's Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Iowa, South Carolina, LSU, UCLA, Louisville, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Baylor, TCU, Illinois, Michigan State, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan
Iowa Visits: October 21, 2023

Other Targets

Ava Miles
Basic Information: 6'0' guard from Kansas City, Missouri
Ranking: Not Ranked in ESPN's Top 25 for the Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Creighton, Oklahoma State, Kansas, West Virginia, Auburn, Pittsburgh
Iowa Visits: Multiple, last known February 27, 2023

Ashlyn Koupal (no Iowa offer Yet)
Basic Information: 6'3" guard/forward from Wagner, South Dakota
Ranking: Not ranked amongst ESPN's Top 25 in the Class of 2026
Notable Offer List: Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa State, Creighton
Iowa Visits: March 3, 2024 -- Iowa's game vs. Ohio State

Natalie Kussow
Basic Information: 5'11' guard from Wisconsin
Ranking: Ranked #22 by ESPN
Iowa Visits: October 2022
Info: Kussow keeps her recruitment quieter than most top recruits. I haven't seen info of her taking a more recent visit than October 2022.

Top Targets With Offers But No Visits (Rankings are from ESPN)

Olivia Vukosa (New York)- #2
Brihanna Crittendon (Colorado)- #10
Sanai Green (Virginia)- #15
Amari Byles (Texas)- #16

Staying at a hotel by the Miami airport on my way to and from a fly fishing trip to Cuba next week, and wanted to get some recs on restaurants for dinner. Nothing too extravagant needed just something good and actually wouldn't mind Cuban food as it's way better in FL then Cuba (and I never get good Cuban food here in Oregon). Thanks in advance to all our Noles, FL Hawks, and world travelers.

I cant believe many of you do not know about this. I found it in 2015 when Trump started his prez run. I knew he was a scumbag and I was looking for dirt to tell people about him. I also found the affidavit of a former Trump Univ employee which gave evidence of the bait and switch fraund which led to Trump and Trump Univ being sued/

Trump said he would never settle that lawsuit but he did rather than going to court where he would have to lay bare his felonous tax and business frauds. He is a crook and fraudster and we know about his sexual assaults.

But you all just keep on loving him

Stealing from Ciggie: Deplorable

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that congressional Republicans will codify President Donald Trump’s executive orders to ensure future presidents cannot “unwind” his agenda.

In the first four weeks of his presidency, Trump has enacted 108 executive actions, including 73 executive orders, 23 proclamations, and 12 memorandums. During his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the House speaker announced that Congress would arrange these orders into a systematic code to protect them from future presidents.

“The president [has] 300 executive actions already, and we’re going to codify so much of what he’s doing so the next team can’t unwind it,” Johnson said.

On his first day in office, Trump signed 11 executive orders relating to the border crisis alone, which issued a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, revoked birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants, reinstated the previously revoked Remain in Mexico policy and ended catch and release.

Separate executive orders directed the Office of Management and Budget to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, direct federal agencies to recognize only two sexes, and withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord.

Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency to investigate and eliminate wasteful spending by downsizing federal agencies.

The newly established agency reported on Monday that it saved the federal government $55 million in spending, dismantled the U.S. Agency of International Development for wasteful spending on left-wing causes and fired four employees with the Federal Employment Management Agency upon the discovery that they spent $59 million of taxpayer money on housing illegal immigrants in luxury hotels.

The president further signed an executive order on Feb. 5 to prohibit men from competing in women’s sports. That act overturned the Department of Education’s proposed actions under former President Joe Biden to expand Title IX to protect against discrimination based on an individual’s gender identity.

I just saw that announced.

If you're tired of being wrong, stupid and in general a bad person, then maybe give some of these well educated, well intended and highly knowledgable people a listen.

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What do HBOT posters believe is the truth?

Possibly by the end of the week. We’ve reached an agreement with a candidate and the final contract is being drawn up as we speak. It should be signed either by the end of this week or the beginning of the next one. There’s still some things that might pop up that could scuttle it, but I’d say it’s about 95-99% likely based on the inside scoop I’m hearing.

I was “sworn to secrecy” about who it is but I can say 90-95% of the fans will be happy with the switch. The remainder will be only those few who still loved Taggart, those who want O’Dell to take over a top flight position (as this signing will prove) without real experience as a HC and the NFL geeks who wanted Sanders with no real HC experience. The only hints I’ll add is that if it goes through as expected no one can say FSU is being cheap and some broadcast media are going to look foolish.

I was told that while the official final contract is being drawn up and reviewed, we will continue interviewing candidates just in case something goes wrong last minute so we’re not stuck with Norvell or Mark Stoops and that those meetings may be leaked not to add pressure to the one we’re waiting on a signed contract with but to show due diligence to the fan base and media.

Announced attendance: total tickets sold AND distributed.

Scanned tickets: the number who actually show up at Carver, get their tickets scanned at the entrance, and head to their seat.

The numbers are not good, obviously. Note, too, the drop in ticket revenue last year and this year.

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I do not want Ferentz to leave but at the same time I do. So much history with him. Will he be back in 2026? I do not think I can make any games in 2025. Predictions?

This could end up being the longest thread in HORT history

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I have a friend that needs 4 tickets to OSU dual. Coming up to see nephew wrestle at State, then wants to stay for the dual.

Anybody got anything?

Which puppet will fill the void?

Do we bring in AJ for a year or go after a guy like Stephen Little from Ark Little Rock for 2 years while Ludington gets his young legs under him?
Ludington would have the opportunity his second year to beat out Little if we go that route. We should probably talk to Angelo and see if not bringing AJ back for a year is going to bother him or not. I don't know if AJ would be worth the headaches.

Officials take a game-tying putback off the board in the NW/Penn State game in a review for goaltending.

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