Got Moss?

I admit, I almost choked this week when someone, talking about the wideouts, posted, “We don’t have a Randy Moss!”

Honest! I hadn’t thought about it that way, but…uh, yeah, we kinda do? At least, for ISU.

I had to dig deeper on that. Moss was measured at 6’3.6” 175 on his Marshall pro day. Reputedly, he ran a 4.25 40 and had a 47” vertical.

Looking earlier, he ran a 10.94 100m to win the West Virginia State Track meet—as a 15 year old sophomore. Later, he ran a 21.15 200m indoors on the Marshall track team.

Our nascent Moss comp?

Dom Overby is listed at 6’5” 200, while the coaches are saying he’s “almost 6’5”.

Moreover, he ran a 10.54 100m as a 17 year old senior—and a 20.91 200m

For comparison’s sake, the two fastest forty times by Cyclones were Kene Nwangwu (reported 4.28, official 4.31) and Darien Porter (official 4.30)

Among other HS marks, Kene ran a 10.54 100m(w), a 21.94 200m and had a 24’5” LJ.

Porter was a 400m specialist, with a state record of 46.99, but also had a 10.68 100m and a 21.69 200m

For comparison to all of those, Overby had an official 10.54 100m, a 20.91 200m, a 46.81 400m, and a 24’7” LJ(w).

Also competed in the 800m, javelin, discus, shot put…decathlete much, young man?

Anyway, Dom was actually faster than Randy at the 200m, and his HS marks match or exceed our two fastest Cyclones at the same stage, so…maybe he has a chance to go under 4.30 when that time comes?

In short, Dom is about to be ISU’s Moss. Which is only fair, since Randy spent so much time jumping OVER and running BY defenders. He DOM-inated.

Puns. It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta to do it!

And, oh yeah. Brett Eskildsen actually ran a 10.52 in HS.

Lastly, when you look at lists of legendary NFL speedburners? Just see how many are listed with 10.5 HS track times.

And ‘25 recruits and current ‘26 commits have those same types of athletic traits.

Yep. After years of struggling, our HS WR recruiting is doing just fine now.

Now, sit back and watch Dom start jumping over and running by folks today.

Go Cyclones!

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#22 IOWA STATE (0-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
VS #17 Kansas State (0-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD 11:00 A.M. CT
Aviva Stadium -- Dublin, Ireland


TV: ESPN
Talent: Dave Pasch, pxp Dusty Dvoracek, analyst Taylor McGregor sideline

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
Talent: John Walters, pxp Eric Heft, analyst Brent Blum, sideline

Where’s everyone watching the game at tomorrow?

LFGooooooooo Rulzzz Anxiously awaiting your call to arms. It’s like Christmas time when I was young.

Is there not going to be another season of Kickin' It?

I know when they signed off on the last one they said that iteration was going to be done. I assumed Grant was going to step away.

My assumption was that Jeff and Jake would be doing the next season.

If that wasn't the case I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. I thought the show was great and it was a regular part of my week.

Let’s hear it. Are you live in Dublin? At home tailgating in your driveway? In your man cave? With friends? At a bar? Where are you watching the Cyclones starting off 1-0 tomorrow?

I’ll be at a couple of bars with friends in downtown Minneapolis.

Check out today's Daily Clone from Jake Brend.
He dives in the inside of downtown Dublin to show the Cyclone takeover on the Emerald Island. Matt Campbell and Chris Klieman press conference highlights. Campbell talks about the buzz of the game and Trevor Buhr’s illness. Plus, the Cyclone Rugby Club played in Dublin and Brend took a trip into the countryside! Tons of great stuff as usual.

It's time to fire it back up! Will this be the year where the board consensus earns a winning record against the number?

Conference play majority vote record against the spread:
2024: 3-6
2023: 4-5
2022: 2-6-1

Somewhat embarrassing . . . .

Since the IowaPreps forums died with the move from Rivals to On3, and the BEDS thread is mostly conference realignment, here's a season thread.

Week 0 kicks off tonight. Scrimmages across the majority of the state, but there are a half-dozen actual real countable games in 8-man.

Three schools have already called off their seasons due to low numbers, so 8-man will have 66 teams instead of 69.

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Looks pretty interesting.

It's that time of year again... has anyone drafted a team yet? I'm in 4 leagues again. First draft is next Thursday.

This is what we’re playing this weekend per CW. Do we have this crazy stuff at Jack Trice too?

Is there a copy of the schedule with dates out yet? I think last year there was a paper copy floating around Ames someone posted on here.

See spread is now KSU +3.5. Opinions?

Ted Flint, Jake Vos, and Shawntez return as they make their picks ahead of Week Zero!


Enjoy!

Hey everyone! Staff picks are "hot off the press"!

Shoutout to Jackson for putting these together. Enjoy!

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/08/staff-picks-no-22-iowa-state-vs-no-17-kansas-state/

On Thursday’s Daily Clone with Jake Brend, Matt Campbell talks about what exactly is different about playing in a week zero filled with distractions and how that does or doesn’t change his approach. Also, Rocco Becht addresses his struggles against K-State last year and how that’s made him better.

Enjoy!

Has anyone heard if the wrestling team will be hosting an outside practice at the first home game like they did last year? Our family and boys enjoyed it tremendously and are hoping they plan to do another one!

I will be in Pyongyang for business on Saturday and wondered if anyone knew of a good place to watch Farm O'Geddin. Looks like it will be about 12:30 Pyongyang time at game start. I'm looking at maybe trying 해맞이식당 has anyone been?

As you may know, we’ve struggled with the transition to permanent disability, so we have been working to find a way to fill my days as well as bring in some small revenue. Naturally, I also wanted something I could do with the boys and leave for them as an investment and legacy.

With the backing of somebody to help get us started, we have opened up WaukeePoke on eBay. May seem weird, but great for bonding time and keeping busy. Got 50 sales already in past 4 days.

Anyways, it’s incredibly difficult to get cards in good condition at a price that still leaves a margin after eBay’s ridiculous fees, shipping, etc. We’ve worked out a flow that minimizes costs, but we’re talking very small margins.

So the ask - if you could spread the word to anybody (other parents, teens, etc) looking to get rid of Pokemon cards, have them email me at [email protected].

Thanks everyone and Go Clones!
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