Going to be an interesting night.

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I’m just here for the clicks and winky faces tbh.

Iowa WBB lost today.
Hostile environment on the road.
Had a lead in the 4th quarter.
Looking ahead, tOSU and Indiana only play each other once while Iowa plays both teams again.
And you come to this board and it would seem that the season is over.

But then you realize that they sell out everywhere they play.
They're a ton of fun to watch.
A generation of young people (both girls and boys) in Iowa are growing up watching this magic.
A bunch of people have signed up for Peacock. Including your parents and they don't know how anything on their smart TV works.
Iowa WBB played on Saturday Night in Prime Time and while people should not have been out in that weather CHA was packed.
Caitlin Clark has her own cereal.

But, yeah, the other stuff.
Oh and I did I mention, that somehow, Iowa is in first place in the B1G?

<This is why we can't have nice things.>

Top House Republicans plan to press federal agencies to punish workers who participate in a planned walk out next week in protest of the Biden administration's support for Israel.

Why it matters: It's the first time Congress has gotten involved in the widespread staff-level dissent taking place within the federal government over the Israel-Hamas war.

Driving the news: Federal workers across nearly two dozen agencies including the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department plan to walk off the job on Tuesday, according to the Middle East-focused news site Al-Monitor.

• The protest, led by a group of dozens of federal employees calling itself Feds United For Peace, is reportedly to observe a "Day of Mourning" on the 100th day since Israel began military operations in Gaza last October.
• Hundreds of Biden administration employees are expected to participate in the demonstration, the outlet reported.

What they're saying: "Any government worker who walks off the job to protest U.S. support for our ally Israel is ignoring their responsibility and abusing the trust of taxpayers," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement.

• Johnson said he and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) will "be working together to ensure that each federal agency initiates appropriate disciplinary proceedings" against anyone who participates in Tuesday's demonstration.
• "They deserve to be fired," Johnson said.
• Between the lines: The conservative magazine National Review made the case that the protest violates federal law, pointing to a statute punishing any federal employee who "participates in a strike ... against the Government of the United States" with a fine or up to a year in prison.
  • The outlet noted that a strike, as defined by Cornell Law School, is "an organized and intentional stoppage or slowdown of work by employees, intending to make the employer comply with the demands of the employees."
  • https://www.axios.com/2024/01/14/mike-johnson-gop-federal-workers-gaza

I noticed on the commit list KJ Parker has not sign yet with the Hawks yet. Just wondering what the holdup is.

SIAP

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AP Top 25 (1/22)
1. Connecticut (44) (17-2)
2. Purdue (17) (17-2)
3. North Carolina (15-3)
4. Houston (16-2)
5. Tennessee (14-4)
6. Kentucky (14-3)
7. Kansas (15-3)
8. Auburn (16-2)
9. Arizona (14-4)
10. Illinois (14-4)
11. Oklahoma (15-3)
12. Duke (13-4)
13. Wisconsin (14-4)
14. Marquette (13-5)
15. Baylor (14-4)
16. Dayton (15-2)
17. Creighton (14-5)
18. Utah State (17-2)
19. Memphis (15-4)
20. Texas Tech (15-3)
21. BYU (14-4)
22. Florida Atlantic (15-4)
23. Iowa State (14-4)
24. Colorado State (15-3)
25. New Mexico (16-3)

Others Receiving Votes
Seton Hall, San Diego State, Kansas State, Alabama, TCU, Mississippi, Princeton, Utah, Texas, Boise State, Gonzaga, Florida, Grand Canyon, Michigan State, St. Mary's, San Francisco, Samford, McNeese State, Indiana State, North Carolina State, Colorado

Dropped Out
TCU (#19), Mississippi (#22)

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Coaches Top 25 (1/22)
1. Connecticut (24) (17-2)
2. Purdue (8) (17-2)
3. North Carolina (15-3)
4. Houston (16-2)
5. Tennessee (14-4)
6t. Kentucky (14-3)
6t. Auburn (16-2)
8. Kansas (15-3)
9. Arizona (14-4)
10. Wisconsin (14-4)
11. Illinois (14-4)
12. Duke (13-4)
13. Oklahoma (15-3)
14. Baylor (14-4)
15. Marquette (13-5)
16. Creighton (14-5)
17. Dayton (15-2)
18. Iowa State (14-4)
19. BYU (14-4)
20. Utah State (17-2)
21. Texas Tech (15-3)
22. Memphis (15-4)
23. Colorado State (15-3)
24. Florida Atlantic (15-4)
25. New Mexico (16-3)

Others Receiving Votes
Alabama, San Diego State, Seton Hall, Gonzaga, TCU, Texas, Clemson, Kansas State, Princeton, Utah, St. Mary's, Boise State, Grand Canyon, Indiana State, James Madison, Mississippi, Michigan State

Dropped Out
Mississippi (#21), TCU (#22), San Diego State (#24)

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NCAA NET Rankings (1/22)
1. Houston
2. Purdue
3. Arizona
4. Tennessee
5. BYU
6. Auburn
7. North Carolina
8. Alabama
9. Connecticut
10. Iowa State
11. Illinois
12. Creighton
13. Wisconsin
14. Kansas
15. Dayton
16. Baylor
17. Marquette
18. Kentucky
19. Duke
20. San Diego State
21. Michigan State
22. St. Mary's
23. Oklahoma
24. New Mexico
25. Utah
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46. Ohio State
49. Iowa
56. Nebraska
78. Northwestern
94. Michigan
95. Rutgers
98. Minnesota
99. Maryland
101. Indiana
121. Penn State

I am signed up for the Artic Plunge (my first) and I am wondering, how cold do the temps need to be for a postponement or a cancellation? I'm not trying to be a wimp, but man it's cold!

When the McCaffery family got to the airport to fly to Iowa City, Connor locked the doors of the car and laid on the floor; he didn't want to go.

Jack McCaffery was 3 years old when the family moved to Iowa. In July, 2022, Jack was talking to Melsahn Basabe, who was in town visiting. Basabe was Fran's first recruit at Iowa. Jack is now nearly 6'9" and is taller than Basabe.

Nice story from Rick Brown, former Register beat writer & now writing for SI.

COVID put a real damper on this practice but notice many people reverting back over the past year or so.

Personally, I got used to not shaking hands and appreciate that I’m not constantly sharing germs. Still, sometimes I’ll extend my hand out of habit and people will look like, “Yeah, uh, do we have to shake?”

Anyone else notice an awkwardness about the practice these days?

NH Residents Get Fake Biden Robocall: “Don’t Vote”​

NBC News reports:

A prominent New Hampshire Democrat plans to file a complaint with the state attorney general over an apparent robocall that appears to encourage supporters of President Joe Biden not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary.
The voice in the message is familiar — even presidential — as it’s an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of Biden’s voice. “What a bunch of malarkey,” the voice message begins, echoing a favorite term Biden has uttered before. The message says that “it’s important that you save your vote for the November election.”
“Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again. Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday,” it says.

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Read the full article. There’s much more. No paywall.

Dems only: if you decide to vote in the republican primary, who do you choose?

Trump, because you feel he's Biden's best chance at victory?

OR

Nikki, because Trump is too dangerous for America and he must be stopped NOW?

I don't get some people, we had a record breaking snow storm(s) so give the USPS some slack

I ran into a neighbor yesterday that was freaking out because her W2 was supposed to arrive Friday and hadn't yet. WTF??

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Update from UI Athletics:
University of Iowa football season ticket holders are now able to renew their seat(s) for the 2024 season. The renewal deadline is March 31, 2024.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Who is in charge of this stuff and why do we have to go through the process if we already knew we wanted Goetz? What a waste of money.

Tuesday, January 16​

Gardner-Webb 23, Duke 15

125: Drew West (GW) over Logan Agin (DUKE) (Fall 1:46)

133: Tyson Lane (GW) over Raymond Adams (DUKE) (Dec 5-2)

141: Todd Carter (GW) over Christian Colman (DUKE) (TF 17-2 4:50)

149: Zach Price (GW) over Jarred Papcsy (DUKE) (Dec 2-1)

157: Logan Ferrero (DUKE) over Tyler Brignola (GW) (Dec 9-2)

165: Gaetano Console (DUKE) over Andrew Wilson (GW) (Dec 8-2)

174: Jack Wimmer (DUKE) over Tyler Hicks (GW) (Dec 6-3)

184: #33 Jha`Quan Anderson (GW) over Conor Becker (DUKE) (Dec 9-3)

197: Josh McCutchen (GW) over Kwasi Bonsu (DUKE) (Dec 13-6)

285: Connor Barket (DUKE) over Peyton McComas (GW) (Fall 4:20)

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Friday, January 19​

Chattanooga 33, Duke 11

125: #29 Brayden Palmer (CHAT) over Logan Agin (DUKE) (Dec 9-3)

133: #27 Blake Boarman (CHAT) over Raymond Adams (DUKE) (TF 18-2 4:44)

141: Isaiah Powe (CHAT) over Christian Colman (DUKE) (TF 18-1 3:52)

149: #25 Noah Castillo (CHAT) over Jarred Papcsy (DUKE) (MD 11-2)

157: Lincoln Heck (CHAT) over Logan Ferrero (DUKE) (MD 17-3)

165: Kamdyn Munro (CHAT) over Gaetano Console (DUKE) (Dec 11-6)

174: Sergio Desiante (CHAT) over David Hussey (DUKE) (TF 18-2 5:38)

184: Conor Becker (DUKE) over Logan Webster (CHAT) (Fall 1:19)

197: David Harper (CHAT) over Kwasi Bonsu (DUKE) (MD 13-2)

285: Connor Barket (DUKE) over Kendrick Curtis (CHAT) (TF 18-2 3:28)

Penn State 27, Michigan 9

157: #1 Levi Haines (PSU) over #12 Will Lewan (MICH) (Dec 2-1)

165: #8 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) over #7 Cameron Amine (MICH) (MD 11-1)

174: #3 Shane Griffith (MICH) over Terrell Barraclough (PSU) (Dec 2-1)

184: #5 Bernie Truax (PSU) over #14 Jaden Bullock (MICH) (Dec 4-1)

197: #1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) over Bobby Striggow (MICH) (TF 20-5 4:18)

285: #1 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) over #4 Lucas Davison (MICH) (Dec 8-3)

125: #14 Braeden Davis (PSU) over #17 Michael DeAugustino (MICH) (Dec 5-1)

133: #6 Dylan Ragusin (MICH) over #4 Aaron Nagao (PSU) (Fall 7:28)

141: #2 Beau Bartlett (PSU) over #24 Sergio Lemley (MICH) (Dec 7-5)

149: David Evans (PSU) over Fidel Mayora (MICH) (Dec 5-2)

Rutgers 22, Michigan State 13

125: #19 Dean Peterson (RU) over Tristan Lujan (MSU) by SV1, 4-1

133: #11 Dylan Shawver (RU) over Andy Hampton (MSU) by TF, 22-6 (6:58)

141: #33 Jordan Hamdan (MSU) over #11 Mitch Moore (RU) by dec., 5-1

149: Michael Cetta (RU) over Braden Stauffenberg (MSU) by dec., 5-3

157: #19 Chase Saldate (MSU) over Al DeSantis (RU) by dec., 9-5

165: #10 Caleb Fish (MSU) over Anthony White (RU) by dec., 6-1

174: #17 Jackson Turley (RU) over DJ Shannon (MSU) by dec., 4-2

184: #19 Layne Malczewski (MSU) over #25 Brian Soldano (RU) by MD, 19-6

197: #11 John Poznanski (RU) over #31 Kael Wisler (MSU) by TF, 22-6 (6:24)

285: #7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU) over Josh Terrill (MSU) by dec., 4-2

Bellarmine 40, Presbyterian 9

133: Trayce Eckman (BU) over (PRES) (TF 19-4 3:11)

141: Rey Ortiz (PRES) over Shay Korhorn (BU) (Fall 2:39)

149: Zac Cowan (BU) over Trent Donahue (PRES) (TF 22-7 6:25)

157: Gray Ortis (BU) over Elijah Holiday (PRES) (MD 20-8)

165: Grant O`Dell (BU) over Michael Ramirez (PRES) (TF 15-0 2:20)

174: Cole Nance (BU) over Nathan Furman (PRES) (MD 14-1)

184: Caleb Roe (PRES) over Sam Schroeder (BU) (Dec 9-4)

197: Justin Hoffer (BU) over George Hopkins (PRES) (TF 20-3 3:57)

285: Thadd Huff (BU) over Morvens Saint-Jean (PRES) (Fall 4:16) 1

25: Damion Ryan (BU) over (PRES) (For.)

Northern Illinois 28, Cleveland State 15

125: Blake West (NIU) over Ben Aranda (CSU) (TF 16-1 7:00)

133: Nathaniel Genobana (NIU) over Nick Molchak (CSU) (Dec 15-8)

141: Jacob Brya (NIU) over Connor Saylor (CSU) (Fall 2:00)

149: Jaivon Jones (NIU) over Douglas Terry (CSU) (Fall 3:30)

157: Munktulga Zuunbayan (NIU) over Shane Heil (CSU) (Dec 14-7)

165: Tate Geiser (CSU) over Tommy Bennett (NIU) (Dec 2-1)

174: DeAndre Nassar (CSU) over Hayden Pummel (NIU) (SV-1 4-1)

184: Matt Zuber (NIU) over Joey Lyons (CSU) (TF 17-2 7:00)

197: Benjamin Smith (CSU) over Sean Carroll (NIU) (Fall 6:41)

285: #23 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) over #31 Jacobi Jackson (NIU) (Dec 2-1)

Lehigh 24, Penn 14

125: Max Gallagher (PENN) over Sheldon Seymour (LEH) (SV-1 4-1)

133: #1 Ryan Crookham (LEH) over #13 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) (Dec 4-2)

141: #13 Malyke Hines (LEH) over #16 CJ Composto (PENN) (SV-1 4-1)

149: Owen Reinsel (LEH) over Andy Troczynski (PENN) (MD 12-2)

157: #17 Lucas Revano (PENN) over #25 Max Brignola (LEH) (Dec 8-6)

165: #27 Jake Logan (LEH) over Kaya Sement (PENN) (Dec 10-4)

174: #14 Nick Incontrera (PENN) over Connor Herceg (LEH) (Fall 2:35)

184: #22 Maximus Hale (PENN) over Jack Wilt (LEH) (Dec 4-0)

197: #7 Michael Beard (LEH) over Martin Cosgrove (PENN) (Fall 3:46)

285: #8 Nathan Taylor (LEH) over John Stout (PENN) (TF 19-4 6:49)

Penn deducted 1 point for unsportsmanlike conduct

Buffalo 23, Lock Haven 12

125: Max Elton (BUFF) over Logan Sallot (LH) (MD 10-1)

133: Gable Strickland (LH) over Tommy Maddox (BUFF) (MD 16-4)

141: #22 Wyatt Henson (LH) over Caleb Brooks (BUFF) (TF 22-6 4:10)

149: Nick Stonecheck (LH) over Kaleb Burgess (BUFF) (Dec 6-4)

157: Nick Stampoulos (BUFF) over Connor Eck (LH) (Dec 7-3)

165: Hunter Shaut (BUFF) over Eric Alderfer (LH) (SV-1 7-4)

174: Jay Nivison (BUFF) over Tyler Stoltzfus (LH) (Dec 3-2)

184: Chase Kranitz (BUFF) over Colin Fegley (LH) (Dec 7-5)

197: #30 Sam Mitchell (BUFF) over Cael Black (LH) (MD 15-3)

285: Magnus Bibla (BUFF) over Ethan Miller (LH) (Dec 11-6)

Ohio 29, George Mason 6

125: Ryan Meek (OHIO) over JB Dragovich (GMU) (Dec 7-0)

133: Mason Brugh (OHIO) over Brandon Wittenberg (GMU) (Dec 8-5)

141: Aidan Waszak (OHIO) over Dominic Hargrove (GMU) (Dec 6-3)

149: Kaden Cassidy (GMU) over Dominic Hoffarth (OHIO) (Fall 1:58)

157: #17 Peyten Kellar (OHIO) over #30 DJ Mcgee (GMU) (Dec 3-0)

165: #14 Garrett Thompson (OHIO) over Evan Maag (GMU) (Dec 12-10)

174: #22 Sal Perrine (OHIO) over Paul Pierce (GMU) (Dec 4-2)

184: #29 Zayne Lehman (OHIO) over Malachi DuVall (GMU) (TF 15-0 0:00)

197: Austin Starr (OHIO) over Ruben Karapetyan (GMU) (Dec 8-1)

285: Jordan Greer (OHIO) over Chad Nix (GMU) (Dec 4-2)

I would probably never purchase through anything but a friend, but I’m curious… I know there are lots of recreational users here and some of them must be in Iowa… do I just drive over to Drake neighborhood and start asking people that don’t look to be narcs?

Maybe it's time to renovate for fvcks sake.

Noticed watching highlights of the Iowa vs Wisconsin game that she was out again... is she that injury prone? She is a big part of this team going deep in March without Czinano. I know she had missed a few games earlier this season, so I feel it's a valid question.

Ohio State to hire Bill O'Brien as OC...the rich get richer. Ryan Day is ceding playcalling responsibilities to someone who actually excels in that area. Gee, what a novel idea.