He specifically mentions ISU as a team that is overrated based on beating up a bunch of terrible teams in the non-conference.

The gist of the article is that a bunch of Big12 teams played non-conference schedules full of below 300 ranked teams and beat them badly which boosted their NET ratings and then once they get to conference play they don’t drop because they are playing other teams that also have inflated NET ratings.

For the record I think ISU is a good team and the Big12 is a good conference, just posting the article for discussion.

I also remember a season in the past when many Iowa fans felt like we were unfairly punished in computer rankings because the non-conference schedule had a bunch of very low-ranked teams. But maybe that was before the NET and the algorithms were different then?

I am just curious about this. Why coul Iowa not have a WNBA team? I mean, we support womens baskeball as good or better then anyone else....don't we? Could you imagined Caitlin palying in front of hometown fans as a pro. WOWSER!!

Number of graduates on buckeye roster. Wowsers !!

I can’t honestly say I’ve never photographed my penis.

Am I in the minority around here?

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A bit of interesting news came out on Friday regarding Nebraska football. Former lowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz came to Lincoln this week. This was first reported by On3’s Sean Callahan.
Ferentz was on Iowa’s staff from 2012-2023. He was the offensive coordinator for the program from 2017-2023. Iowa’s offense struggled throughout his tenure at the position, including the 2023 season. They tallied 232.2 yards per game this season. That ranked last in the FBS.
Last season was not just an anomaly, however. Iowa averaged 268 yards per game from 2021-2023. That also ranked last in the FBS. The 20.4 points per game scored during that time ranked 123rd.

What could this mean for Nebraska football?​

Ferentz would not come in as an offensive coordinator. That job is held by Marcus Satterfield. It is interesting to look at some of his previous roles. He was the tight ends coach at Iowa from 2018-2021. He also had experience with the tight ends as a member of the New England Patriots coaching staff in 2011.


It is worth noting that Nebraska football currently does not have a tight ends coach on the staff. This could be where Ferentz fits, if he were to come to Lincoln. Putting him at the tight end position could give that unit a boost.


This is certainly something worth monitoring, as Nebraska football has always looked to improve and add to the program to make it successful. Ferentz certainly has had his struggles of an offensive coordinator, but having him as a tight ends coach may not be the worst thing in the world.





Spring practices are also approaching, which could mean that a hire of any coach whatsoever may be happening soon. It would certainly be strange to see him on the Nebraska sidelines, but it could be more of a possibility than some may think.

Iowa will either be in 5th place alone or tied with Wisconsin based on how Iowa plays at home against Illinois! Much better than ab nticipated at the start of Feb!

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Iowa moves up to #3 in the AP Top 25 after beating then-#2 Ohio State yesterday. OSU falls to #4. Former #3 Texas falls to #6 after losing to Oklahoma last week.

A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling issued Friday that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

While a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld Larry Brock’s conviction, the court said a judge wrongly applied an enhancement that lengthened the recommended prison sentence range under federal guidelines.

The enhancement — on the grounds that Brock’s conduct resulted in “substantial interference with the administration of justice” — has been applied in more than 100 other Jan. 6 defendants’ cases, said Patricia Hartman, a spokesperson for the Washington’s U.S. attorney’s office. If the ruling stands, those defendants who have not already completed their prison terms may push for new sentences.

When asked whether prosecutors will appeal the ruling, Hartman said they are considering their options.

Brock was sentenced last year to two years in prison after being convicted of a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding and misdemeanor offenses. He is currently serving his sentence at a federal lockup in Missouri and is expected to be released in December, according to online Bureau of Prisons records.

Brock’s attorney didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Friday.



The obstruction felony charge is already at the center of another case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on next month that could upended hundreds of Capitol riot cases. The justices agreed to hear the appeal filed by lawyers for another rioter charged with obstruction of an official proceeding — one of the most widely used charges brought in the Jan. 6 attack.

In Brock’s case, the appeals court said the “administration of justice” sentencing enhancement applies to judicial proceedings but does not extend to interfering with the certification of the electoral vote. That’s what Congress was meeting to do on Jan. 6 when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.


“Brock’s interference with one stage of the Electoral College vote-counting process— while no doubt endangering our democratic processes and temporarily derailing Congress’s constitutional work—did not interfere with the ‘administration of justice,’” the three-judge panel wrote.

It’s unclear to what extent Brock’s — or other defendants’ — punishments might be reduced on re-sentencing. With the sentencing enhancement, the range in Brock’s case under federal guidelines was 24 to 30 months. U.S. District Judge John Bates sentenced Brock to the low end of those guidelines, which merely provide direction for judges when they are considering punishments and are not mandatory.

Brock’s attorney has said in court papers that the misapplied enhancement likely increased his client’s sentence by about nine months. Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of five years in prison.

Brock, of Grapevine, Texas, was wearing a helmet and tactical vest when he joined the mob that attacked the Capitol and went onto the Senate floor only minutes after Vice President Mike Pence, senators and their staff evacuated the chamber. Brock picked up a discarded pair of zip-tie handcuffs and was photographed in a widely shared photo holding the cuffs on the Senate floor.

His lawyer said in court papers that Brock did not pick up the cuffs to do any harm.

Should not allow guys to wrestle USA qualifying events once someone represents another country. Love Gomez, and happy for him. But he shouldn’t represent the USA going forward.

The wrestle for another country because I couldn’t qualify for my own fad is crappy to the guys that do qualify for the USA.

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I am republican

I support abortion up to 20ish weeks, but I would ban late term abortions unless it was necessary for the health of the mother or the baby was found to have severe medical conditions.

I support unions in the workplace.

Let's see where we can agree.

Hunter Biden said he is staying sober to help his father Joe Biden in the “fight for democracy” against Donald Trump.

As a recovering addict, Hunter said relapse could undermine Joe Biden’s reelection prospects.

“Most importantly, you have to believe that you’re worth the work or you’ll never be able to get sober. But I often do think of the profound consequences of failure here,” Hunter said

“Maybe it’s the ultimate test for a recovering addict,” he added.

“I have always been in awe of people who have stayed clean and sober through tragedies and obstacles few people ever face. They are my heroes, my inspiration,” he said.

Hunter has been sober since 2019 but the pull of addiction is a constant struggle.

“I don’t care whether you’re 10 years sober, two years sober, two months sober or 200 years sober, your brain at some level is always telling you there’s still one answer,” Hunter said.

House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry focused on whether Joe Biden personally benefited from Hunter’s overseas business dealings, but have so far failed to uncover evidence of bribery or corruption.

They have relied on claims from a former FBI informant who was later charged with fabricating allegations about the Bidens.

Hunter pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges relating to money spent on drugs, escorts and cars between 2016-2019, facing up to 17 years in prison if convicted.

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The refusal of House Republicans to fund aid for Ukraine, their insistence on pursuing a bogus impeachment scheme hatched by an indicted Russian FBI source in contact with Russian intelligence services and their unfailing loyalty to an anti-democratic demagogue infatuated with Russian President Vladimir Putin will further aggravate the existential threat facing democracy around the globe. MAGA Republicans’ recent conduct will only hasten the dangerous trend toward authoritarianism spelled out in Freedom House’s recent report “Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict.”


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“Global freedom declined for the 18th consecutive year in 2023,” Freedom House reported. “The breadth and depth of the deterioration were extensive. Political rights and civil liberties were diminished in 52 countries, while only 21 countries made improvements. Flawed elections and armed conflict contributed to the decline, endangering freedom and causing severe human suffering.”
The threat from right-wing groups and ideologies rejecting democratic values such as diversity, the rule of law, free speech, equality and tolerance — the very same values the MAGA movement targets — are at the root of the worldwide phenomenon. “Almost everywhere, the downturn in rights was driven by attacks on pluralism — the peaceful coexistence of people with different political ideas, religions, or ethnic identities — that harmed elections and sowed violence,” Freedom House observed. “These intensifying assaults on a core feature of democracy reinforce the urgent need to support the groups and individuals, including human rights defenders and journalists, who are on the front lines of the struggle for freedom worldwide.”



The role of the United States in bolstering democracies, just as it did in World War II and the Cold War, has never been more critical. “As it has for decades, the United States can play a vital role in the expansion of global freedom,” the report reiterated. “But much depends on whether the November 2024 presidential election reinforces or weakens America’s democratic values, processes, and institutions, along with its will to uphold the cause of democracy around the world.”


The United States remains vulnerable at home, where “harassment and intimidation of federal, state, and local politicians, election administrators, and judges pose a serious challenge to the conduct of November’s presidential election.” Moreover, still “haunted by the January 2021 attack on the Capitol and related court cases, Americans are heading into a decisive election starkly divided, with some questioning the very utility of fundamental democratic institutions.”


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As the world’s only true superpower, the only country that can summon a global alliance and the historic exemplar of democratic values, the United States must take the lead in defending democracies against internal and external threats. If “governments, donors, and the private sector” do not “deepen their solidarity with front-line allies, hold dictators accountable for rights abuses and corruption, and invest in democratic institutions at home and abroad,” democracy will continue its downward trajectory, the report said. If the United States sacrifices “core principles for the sake of illusory short-term interests,” then we will lose a “global order in which democratic norms prevail” and that “deliver liberty, prosperity, and security — for those living now and for future generations.”



Military defense of democracies continues to be an essential part of protecting our alliances facing aggression from authoritarian regimes such as “the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine [that] continued for a second year, further degrading basic rights in occupied areas and prompting more intense repression in Russia itself.” But the question remains if the United States has the will to do so.
We recently witnessed how perilously close the United States is to frittering away our democratic leadership in the world. When the Republican presidential front-runner espouses fondness for fascist ideas and displays a determination to destroy NATO, and his minions rely on Russian-hatched conspiracies to impeach a president and seem willing to let Ukraine go under, we can imagine the threats to democracy here and abroad reaching the point of no return.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), a nine-year veteran of the Navy and three-term congresswoman who recently returned from the Munich Conference, expressed to me her dismay at Republicans’ irresponsibility in defending democracy at a critical moment. She pointed at four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his party for “undermining and walking away from our alliances.”



She explained, “The rules-based order benefits not just the U.S. but other countries,” yet Republicans “want to blow up the system.” Republicans seem not to care that we depend on an alliance of democratic allies to do everything from protecting the seaways to confronting China’s aggression, she noted. She said there is a military phrase: “We never fight alone.” And yet we will find ourselves isolated, vulnerable and saddled with higher defense costs if Republicans persist in enabling Putin and destroying our democratic alliances.
“We are at an inflection point,” Sherrill said, echoing the Freedom House report and speaking with obvious emotion. “I cannot accept that the country I have given my life to, the country [for which] I cannot count the number of oaths I have taken, the country I have fought for, I cannot accept that we cannot stand with Ukraine.”
And yet if Republicans have their way — denying Ukraine a lifeline, doing the bidding of Putin internationally and lifting a Putin pawn to the U.S. presidency — democracy’s backsliding will become an avalanche. Imagine if the only country capable of reinforcing the rules-based order and preventing tyrannical regimes from overwhelming vulnerable countries stood with the authoritarians. Under such circumstances, democracy in the United States and around the world would be unlikely to survive.
It’s hard to quibble with the argument that the upcoming election is the most important in our history and in the history of Western democracies. The world will be watching.

Women's AP Top 25 (3/4)
1. South Carolina (35) (29-0)
2. Stanford (26-4)
3. Iowa (26-4)
4. Ohio State (25-4)
5. USC (23-5)
6. Texas (27-4)
7. UCLA (24-5)
8. LSU (26-4)
9. Connecticut (26-5)
10. North Carolina State (25-5)
11. Virginia Tech (23-6)
12. Indiana (24-4)
13. Oregon State (23-6)
14. Notre Dame (23-6)
15. Gonzaga (29-2)
16. Kansas State (24-6)
17. Baylor (23-6)
18. Colorado (21-8)
19. Oklahoma (21-8)
20. Syracuse (23-6)
21. Creighton (24-4)
22. Utah (21-9)
23. UNLV (26-2)
24. Louisville (23-8)
25. Fairfield (26-1)

Others Receiving Votes
Princeton, Michigan State, West Virginia, Mississippi, Columbia, North Carolina, Duke, Toledo, Kansas, Jackson State, Richmond, Iowa State

Dropped Out
West Virginia (#24)

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Women's Coaches Top 25 (3/5)
(released on Tuesday)

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Women's NET Rankings (3/4)
1. South Carolina
2. Connecticut
3. Texas
4. Stanford
5. Iowa
6. UCLA
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. Utah
10. LSU
11. Gonzaga
12. Indiana
13. USC
14. Kansas State
15. North Carolina State
16. Baylor
17. Virginia Tech
18. Oregon State
19. Colorado
20. Duke
21. Michigan State
22. West Virginia
23. Louisville
24. Creighton
25. Washington State
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26. Penn State
29. Nebraska
35. Maryland
48. Illinois
51. Michigan
64. Minnesota
72. Purdue
122. Wisconsin
155. Rutgers
194. Northwestern

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

I remember hearing about them in early 2017 and I thought it was a bunch of republican fratboy types. I mean it seems like the media is making them out to be a gang or something. Do these guys really look like gang members?

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1. Wake Forest (10-1)
2. Arkansas (9-2)
3. LSU (11-1)
4. Florida (8-3)
5. TCU (12-0)
6. Oregon State (11-1)
7. Texas A&M (11-0)
8. Tennessee (11-1)
9. Vanderbilt (10-3)
10. Clemson (9-1)
11. East Carolina (7-4)
12. Duke (10-1)
13. Virginia (10-1)
14. North Carolina State (9-2)
15. Alabama (11-1)
16. North Carolina (10-2)
17. Texas Tech (9-2)
18. Coastal Carolina (9-2)
19. Auburn (9-2)
20. Dallas Baptist (10-1)
21. South Carolina (8-3)
22. Campbell (8-3)
23. UC-Irvine (9-0)
24. Texas (7-4)
25. UC-Santa Barbara (5-5)

Dropped Out
Indiana (#20)

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Link: Baseball America

1. Wake Forest (10-1)
2. LSU (11-1)
3. Arkansas (9-2)
4. Oregon State (11-1)
5. TCU (12-0)
6. Florida (8-3)
7. Tennessee (11-1)
8. Virginia (10-1)
9. Vanderbilt (10-3)
10. Clemson (9-1)
11. Texas A&M (11-0)
12. Duke (10-1)
13. South Carolina (8-3)
14. Texas Tech (9-2)
15. East Carolina (7-4)
16. North Carolina (10-2)
17. North Carolina State (9-2)
18. Auburn (9-2)
19. UC-Irvine (9-0)
20. Dallas Baptist (10-1)
21. Alabama (11-1)
22. Coastal Carolina (9-2)
23. Texas (7-4)
24. Florida State (10-0)
25. Campbell (8-3)

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Link: Perfect Game

1. Wake Forest (10-1)
2. Arkansas (9-2)
3. LSU (11-1)
4. Texas A&M (11-0)
5. TCU (12-0)
6. Oregon State (11-1)
7. Tennessee (11-1)
8. Florida (8-3)
9. Vanderbilt (10-3)
10. Virginia (10-1)
11. Duke (10-1)
12. Clemson (9-1)
13. Auburn (9-2)
14. Texas (7-4)
15. East Carolina (7-4)
16. North Carolina (10-2)
17. Dallas Baptist (10-1)
18. South Carolina (8-3)
19. Florida State (10-0)
20. North Carolina State (9-2)
21. Alabama (11-1)
22. UC-Irvine (9-0)
23. Coastal Carolina (9-2)
24. Texas Tech (9-2)
25. Kentucky (10-1)

Also Considered
Campbell, Georgia, Louisiana Tech, Central Florida, UC-Santa Barbara, Texas State

Dropped Out
Indiana, Indiana State, UCLA

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Link: USA Today Coaches Poll

1. Wake Forest (28) (10-1)
2. LSU (3) (11-1)
3. Arkansas (9-2)
4. TCU (12-0)
5. Oregon State (11-1)
6. Texas A&M (11-0)
7. Florida (8-3)
8. Tennessee (11-1)
9. Clemson (9-1)
10. Vanderbilt (10-3)
11. Duke (10-1)
12. Virginia (10-1)
13. Alabama (11-1)
14. North Carolina (10-2)
15. North Carolina State (9-2)
16. East Carolina (7-4)
17. Texas Tech (9-2)
18. Coastal Carolina (9-2)
19. Dallas Baptist (10-1)
20. Auburn (9-2)
21. South Carolina (8-3)
22. Texas (7-4)
23. UC-Irvine (9-0)
24. Campbell (8-3)
25. Florida State (10-0)

Others Receiving Votes
UC-Santa Barbara, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Oregon, Pittsburgh, UCLA, Kansas State, Indiana State, Southern Mississippi, Central Florida, Troy, Rutgers, California, Virginia Tech, North Carolina-Wilmington, St. Louis, Northeastern

Dropped Out
Indiana (#21)

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Link: NCBWA

1. Wake Forest (10-1)
2. LSU (11-1)
3. TCU (12-0)
4. Arkansas (9-2)
5. Oregon State (11-1)
6. Texas A&M (11-0)
7. Tennessee (11-1)
8. Florida (8-3)
9. Clemson (9-2)
10. Duke (10-1)
11. Virginia (10-1)
12. Vanderbilt (10-3)
13. Alabama (11-1)
14. North Carolina (10-2)
15. North Carolina State (9-2)
16. East Carolina (7-4)
17. Texas Tech (9-2)
18. Dallas Baptist (10-1)
19. Coastal Carolina (9-2)
20. Auburn (9-2)
21. Florida State (10-0)
22. UC-Irvine (9-0)
23. South Carolina (8-3)
24. Texas (7-4)
25. Kentucky (10-1)

Others Receiving Votes (listed alphabetically)
Austin Peay, California, Campbell, Central Florida, Creighton, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Indiana State, Jackson State, James Madison, Kansas State, Long Beach State, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, St. John's, St. Louis, Troy, UC-Santa Barbara, UNLV, Utah, William & Mary

Dropped Out
Indiana (#21), Campbell (#24)

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A controversial Republican congressional candidate in Ohio ended his campaign days after insisting he was still running, amid a backlash over comments he made that denigrated people with mental disabilities.

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J.R. Majewski said in a statement announcing the decision Saturday that he was confident he would win but that it was “inevitable that the Deep State will do whatever it takes to fight against me.” He added that he would devote his time to helping return former president Donald Trump to the White House this year.

Majewski’s name will remain on the ballot for the March 19 primary in Ohio, where early voting is underway. But his exit is welcome news for his critics in the GOP, who worried he would again jeopardize their chances of capturing the competitive seat held by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D).



Majewski first ran for the seat in northwestern Ohio with Trump’s backing in 2022. His campaign fell apart after the Associated Press reported that he had misrepresented his military service to voters.

Majewski had said Wednesday that he would stay in the race despite bipartisan condemnation for his comments on a recent conservative podcast. He said Democrats arguing with him on the internet was “like being in the Special Olympics.”
“No matter how good you perform,” he said, “you’re still a f---ing retard.”
This is not the first time Majewski has dropped out of the 2024 primary for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. He did so last year, citing a family health issue, and rejoined the campaign months later.
His latest withdrawal from the primary leaves three Republicans running: former state lawmaker Craig Riedel, state Rep. Derek Merrin and former Napoleon mayor Steve Lankenau.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has endorsed Merrin in the primary.