As No. 3 Iowa State wrestling heads into a tough road trip against No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 3 Oklahoma State, the focus goes beyond matchups — from the intensity of the wrestling room to the relationships off the mat that matter most. Rocky Elam, Isaac Dean and coach Derek St. John talk culture inside the room, preparation for a tough road test and mindset driving the team.

Great stuff from these guys.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/...epares-for-oklahoma-oklahoma-state-road-trip/

The Big10 Announced Next Falls Football Schedule

It seems too coincidental, but the Hawkeyes & Cyclones schedules match up each week from a home/away and bye week standpoint for the entire season except September 26 when the Clones play Utah in Ames and the Hawks play Michigan in Ann Arbor.

I know some of you have listed these before from previous experiences but I can't remember the places that were suggested. Thanks for the advice in advance.

I'm not too shocked by the list. I thought UConn and Houston would be higher. I thought Texas and Florida would be lower.

The surprise of the Big 12? Absolutely. What do we know about Texas Tech?

Does anyone know if the ISU MBA program still does classes in person in downtown Des Moines or is it online only now? I was walking through Capitol Square and noticed they no longer have their space on the first floor.

I've been in a technology role for 15 years and have been curious about tech sales for a while. Would love to chat with someone in the industry. If you're in the DSM metro, I'd be willing to meet for coffee or a beer.

Thanks,

Where do you find the TV schedule for the rest of the games? Will there be any more on Peacock or ESPN +?

The Double Bonus: Jake Brend and Jackson Pence react to Arizona's thrilling win over BYU on Big Monday, preview the week ahead for the Cyclone hoops and name their midseason All-Big 12 teams. Login to view embedded media

This is wild. At Texas in 1995, so year before they joined the Big 12.


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Coming up immediately after tonight's game between No. 1 Arizona & No. 13 BYU, Jake Brend & Jackson Pence will have a LIVE edition of the Double Bonus on YouTube.

They'll recap the game and preview the week ahead for the Cyclones. https://www.youtube.com/@CycloneFanaticTV

Fellow CFer's...

Headed to see a concert at the United Center this summer and looking to stay in an Air B&B near there. Any areas to steer clear of? Do I stay north of 290? South of 290? Can I take the L to the United Center? Where can I stay to be safe? I know in the past, that area of town was not ideal. Any suggestions would be a huge help! Thanks all!

On Monday's Daily Clone, Jake Brend explains why Iowa State's upcoming four game stretch is so pivotal and what it could mean for NCAA Tournament seeding. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

Jada Williams earns her first career Big 12 Player of the Week honor. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/jada-williams-wins-big-12-player-of-the-week/

After a 4-0 week for Cyclone Basketball, Andrew Harrington takes a page out of Aaron Rodgers' book by sharing why it's importance to 'R-E-L-A-X' in January.

Check out the full Monday Musings below. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/monday-musings-everybody-calm-down/

Is this going to be on Flo or something? Some OU app? ISU website just says radio, but that seems hard to believe in this day and age.

Section 209, row 12. $50 each.
Can accept Venmo.

Have been waiting for this one ever since Casey left Ames to go to Stallwater!
125: 0-3 OSU
133: 0-6 OSU
141: 3-6 OSU (Assuming Ech is back)
149: 6-6 tie (Casey will get a TD in the first period then Jacob Frost absolutely breaks him in the 2nd and 3rd periods, wins 8-3.)
157: 6-9 ISU (I like this matchup stylistically for Zerban)
165: 9-9 Dee typically doesn’t bonus and Euton will keep it within striking distance.
174: 9-12 OSU
184: 12-12 I think Dean has a great chance to win this in overtime.
197: 12-15 ISU. Rocky gets a TD and wins 4-2.
HWT: Hoping we start at this weight. Yonger goes out there and majors Docuet.
12-19 Final. Maybe a little too optimistic but I’m very pumped for this dual!

So, I was at the Ed Winger Invitational yesterday in Urbandale to watch some of the best wrestling our state has to offer at the high school level.

A close friend of mine grew up with Maximus Dhabolt’s dad (who my friend is still close to) so my friend and I have taken an interest in Max’s wrestling and have traveled a lot to watch him wrestle. Unfortunately, Max has been injured but he made his return yesterday and lost in the finals to a tough kid that is committed to Northwestern (Jaxon Miller).

Anyway, we are sitting there waiting for the finals and up walks Coach Dresser. He sits right next to us and we introduce ourselves and get to talking to him about Max and the season and just wrestling in general. Really cool to chat with him! Then the 144 final starts and it is Jaimon Mogard from Ames. Coach Dresser is watching the match and goes “woah, who is that kid?! He is super high level, that’s not normal stuff”. We tell him who he is and that he is a freshman and he is just raving about this kid. Suffice to say, I believe Mogard had firmly planted himself on Coach’s radar!

I joked with Coach that we’d remember this moment (the moment Coach found him) when Jaimon was winning a National Title as a Cyclone.

Just a really cool day for me as a wrestling fan as I also got to chat with former Cyclone, 4 time state champion and legendary coach Dan Knight. He was a pleasure to chat with also and so was his son (committed to wrestle at Illinois) and other wrestlers.

Post-Dual recap below:

Sunday’s result was expected. Where Iowa State delivered it was the point.

How are you feeling about taking a home meet to Humboldt? Vote and discuss.

Chris Williams & Brent Blum go in-depth on a massive bounce-back week for both Iowa State basketball programs. Now, the focus turns to a daunting month of February schedule-wise and seeding for the NCAA Tournament. Plus, Chris sat down and interviewed Jimmy Rogers last week. The guys give their reactions to that and more, all courtesy of Mechdyne.

Enjoy!

Anyone else making the trip to Manhattan next Sunday? Thinking about heading down as weather looks positive and it’s only a 3 hr drive for me from Omaha. Looks like tickets are coming down as the Tang downfall continues. Let’s pack The Octagon with Cardinal n Gold!