Rocco Becht undergoes surgery on non-throwing shoulder. First reported to CF Premium subscribers on Wednesday.

Before the season started, what were you hoping for with this team? Were you bullish? Bearish? Just curious.

Knowing we had Lipsey, Jefferson, and Milan and Heise coming back, I thought while we had a great core, we'd have a solid season but nothing spectacular due to so many new faces coming in which can be a situation where they never mesh like we thought. Even preseason rankings I thought we might be pegged a bit too high. Maybe I wasn't giving our big three enough credit. I thought we'd make the NCAAs but somewhere in the 5-6 seed range.

We haven't even hit conference play, so can things change? Yes. Can injuries happen? Yes. Still a lot of variables. But given our schedule with the neutral game against MSU and the three neutral games in Vegas with a bunch of new players, and playing at #1 Purdue and a rivalry game against Iowa, I thought being 7-3 after ten games would be ok...not great but fair. 8-2 is solid. 9-1 is fantastic and 10-0 just wan't in the cards.

This is a TEAM. Every single player and position just...makes sense and compliments everyone so ******* well. We have incredible basketball IQ at every position. Our depth is insane.

Are we going to stumble and lose games? Yes. I think we're still looking at 5-6 regular season losses...this league is tough as hell. But so far, this season has to exceed almost all of our expectations, right? Not sure many would have said we'd be 10-0.

I have not re-watched game (I was at the game) but I did see quite a few NBA scouts at Hilton last night.
Has this been posted or discussed anywhere? Or maybe how many?

Quite a few were chatting before the game in the lower West entrance.

Has anyone here had one? If so, did it require surgery to be fixed?

Bill Belichick (before he was a joke) popularized the importance of winning the "middle 8" minutes of the football game just before and after halftime. The middle 8 minutes of the CyHawk game were a huge swing with a 22-3 run for the good guys. Looking at high major opponents this year and using the media timeouts as the guide for those minutes:

Miss State: 29-10 (+10 ... extended lead to 17)
St Johns: 19-12 (+7 ... from down 5 to up 2)
Creighton: 17-19 (-2 ... lead decreased from 10 to 8)
Syracuse: 25-11 (+14 ... from tie game to up 14)
Purdue: 20-9 (+11 ... extended lead to 12)
Iowa: 22-3 (+19 ... from down 13 to up 6)

Cyclones are +9.8 on average during the middle 8 this season.

Can we politely name the student section Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. Line the section with pictures of Mr. Roger's double bird. Students need signs that read "Beat the ******* (insert mascot name here)."

Jalen Travis is going to be starting at Right Tackle for the Colts this Sunday in Seattle.

I've heard rumors of some interesting developments around their quarterback too...

Another day in the office for Joshua Jefferson and winning plays down the stretch from Blake Buchanan help Tamin Lipsey end his career 3-1 against Iowa.

Jake Brend breaks down No. 4 Iowa State's 66-62 win over Iowa at Hilton.

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No. 4 Iowa State beats Iowa to win their third-straight in the Cy-Hawk series.Watch everything T.J. Otzelberger, Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson said following the win below.

Words don't do it justice for how good he's been for a freshman with only 10 games under his belt. He has zero fear. Matched up against two of (if not) the best point guards in the country 5 days apart? "Yeah I'll just put 'em in a body bag thanks." So fun to watch him play and easy to root for.

Since ISU won the Cy-Hawk football, wrestling, WBB and MBB games in the same season?

Chris Williams reacts to No. 4 Iowa State’s second-half comeback victory over Iowa, courtesy of Karl Auto Group.

Enjoy, it's a Cyclone State!

I’m part of an organization that has a campground and dump station.

If camping there isn’t a charge for the dump station. If not camping it is a $2 fee.

We would like to increase the fee.

What does it cost at other dump stations?

I just wanted to say I am jealous of all you outside since early this morning and I think you are all crazy waiting in line in the cold.

I was unlucky enough to never have to camp out during the Mcdermott years.

It is awesome to see the support you gave the women last night and the men tonight.

You all get a lot of undeserved flack here sometimes.

Have fun and stay safe today.

As an alum, I love to see the lime wrapped around hilton.

Hey Fanatics. Get ready for No. 4 Iowa State and the Iowa Hawkeyes with my game preview below. How do you all see the game going down tonight?

I don't have FS1 to watch the game tonight. But I was able to sign up for Sling Package for 19.99 that has FS1 for a month. So for the price of the game, not a big deal. So if you are looking for a way to watch sign up for the Sling Package, get FS1 and cancel in a month.

Also after watching the women's game last night, I do see this being closer than it should be. Cyclones are way better team, but since it's an interstate game it will be closer. Go CLONES!

The site is nearly unusable only Apple with Safari browser. The site will crash and I’ll need to refresh to reload. Only site I’ve noticed this on.

No. 10 Iowa State beats No. 11 Iowa, 74-69 to win their first Cy-Hawk game since 2021.

Watch everything Bill Fennelly, Audi Crooks and Addy Brown said following the win.\
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/12/watch-bill-fennelly-audi-crooks-and-addy-brown-after-cy-hawk-win/

An emotional Audi Crooks wasn't the only Cyclone with a double-double. Addy Brown and Jada Williams joined in on the fun, too. Kenzie Hare's last-second block and Arianna Jackson's defense were vital as well.

Jake Brend has the report from Iowa State's 74-69 win over Iowa.
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This one was close as any sane person would have guessed. But there were some things in this game no one could have scripted.

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Iowa (8-1 overall (1-1 BIG 10)
#4 IOWA STATE (9-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 7:00 P.M. CST
HILTON COLISEUM / AMES, IA


TV: FS1
Talent: : Play-by-Play: Kevin Kugler Analyst: Miles Simon

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
CRN Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)