On a Wednesday edition of the Daily Clone, Jake Brend takes a deep dive into Iowa State‘s game against Arkansas State, sharing what Matt Campbell had to say about the game. Plus, Campbell goes into the background of the tight end pop pass and ESPN’s Big Monday returns to Ames.

Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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BIG 12 BUZZ: There's plenty of cupcakes to still get out of the way but conference play returns on primetime Friday night.

Derek Duke has the full preview of week three in the Big 12. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/09/big-12-buzz-more-cupcakes-and-the-return-of-conference-play/

I am looking at getting a new Android tablet. Looked at Lenovo, Pixel, One Plus. Any suggestions or experiences to share?

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This is really really good, their pregame show was really good as well. I wish we had this kind of breakdown to watch every week. Iowa guys, but they do a really great job breaking down the game in way you just don't see a lot. Not a bunch of meatheads. Very complimentary to Iowa State as well.

Chris Williams and Brent Blum discuss this weekend’s Big 12 slate before getting into Matt Campbell’s comments about different elements of Iowa State’s offense. Where did the pop pass come from? Looking at Arkansas State and more. Presented by Mechdyne.

Enjoy!

On a Tuesday edition of the Daily Clone with Jake Brend, hear what area of the defense that Jon Heacock is concerned about and how plans to fix it. Then Brend features two sophomores that are having breakout years, Brett Eskildsen and Marcus Neal.

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Ahead of Iowa State's road game against Arkansas State, head coach Matt Campbell, defensive coordinator Jon Heacock, wide receiver Brett Eskildsen, defensive end Tamatoa McDonough, running back Abu Sama and defensive back Marcus Neal met the media. Watch everything they said below.

Good afternoon, fellow Cyclones.

I wanted to share this flyer to the forums in case there are any folks who frequent this website who'd like to support the Cyclone Gridiron Club by purchasing a ticket for the annual 'Big Raffle' (see flyer for online purchasing options, or feel free to send me a PM).

For those who don't know, this is one of the primary fundraising activities by the Cyclone Gridiron Club and thanks to the support of the club's generous volunteers, 100% of the proceeds from the raffle are made available to the football team for 'unplanned expenses'. In recent year's this has included such things as equipment purchases, football analytics software subscriptions (the 'brains' for the tablets used on the sidelines), or even 'emergency funds' to retain or acquire a player's services.

So, take a chance, buy a ticket, and maybe win some money while GUARENTEEING support for the Cyclone Football Team in the years to come -- Go Cyclones!!

New Orleans signed Hunter Deckers to practice squad today.

Hey gang!

With the bye week coming up, I was wondering what you all would think about us doing another mailbag episode. Same format as last time. You all send your questions to me or even the boys and we do our best to answer as many as we can.

Just thinking ahead and wanting to stay proactive. I want to make sure we give you a good mix of content and a chance to pick the brains of these guys! Let me know your thoughts!

I'm not even sure how this became a thing, but I was asked about this enough a few times this past week so I figured I would set the record straight.

When Jack Trice married Cora Mae, she was NOT 15 years old. Not even close. She actually graduated high school a couple years before Jack. She was probably 20 when she married Jack and it wasn't uncommon for women to fudge their age to be younger. (Marriage certificate listed her as 19.)

Wikipedia and many other stories have this wrong. Is anyone on Wiki - change it?

Since I'm here I also thought all of you would enjoy seeing Cora's graduation picture, which is not online (see comment #15). I have the full one somewhere. It's something that really helps drive home the tragedy. That's the face that Jack was looking at when he died. I should mention that Alex at the Ames History Museum put together an excellent Jack Trice exhibit a few years ago with correct info (sans one quibble) throughout. Seriously, it's great. Go see it.

A college football fan (TN fan) travelled to Iowa State to experience an Iowa State football game. Here is a video of his experience.

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Big Monday is back for Big 12 Basketball!

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I'm bringing back the look-a-like thread after it was brought up on the InCyde Zone podcast.

https://astateredwolves.com/sports/football/roster


Post your best Arkansas State look-a-likes.

Holy cow this person is clueless. Her ballot is an abomination and her explanation only furthers the need to either actually vet these pollsters or get rid of it entirely.

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I grew up on that ****. On 8-track!

I'm going to start putting together a Top 25 every Tuesday morning. Criteria fluctuates, integrity doesn't. Enjoy.

For all of you “referees are never held accountable” people, ESPN is reporting they removed the crew who did the KU/Mizzou game from their next scheduled game Friday because they allowed Mizzou to punt instead of kickoff after their first TD.

Jacqueline Cordova, Colin Newell, Jake Remsburg, and Jirehl Brock relive the Cy-Hawk game and the emotions that come with it before looking ahead for the Cyclones. How do they avoid the trap against Arkansas State? All this and more presented by Wyffels Hybrids.

Enjoy!

Was pretty surprised how active and passionate they seem to be but also seem to be pissed at how things are going as well

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Below are the rules.

Pick a team you think will win that weeks game. Pick only 1 team per week.
Don't pm me the pick, post on here you pick.
You can only pick that team ONCE the entire time you are in the game.
The goal is to advance and be the last person standing.
You have till the start of the last game of week 1 to enter.
You have up until the start time of the game you picked to switch When making a switch please edit your original pick post. If you make a second post I will take that as your switching picks.
If your team loses, you are out for the competition.
If you skip a week of picks, you are out.
You can switch as many times up until the game you have picked officially starts.
If you have questions, pm me
Post 2 of the thread will have the possible games you can pick.
Post 3 of the thread will have players left and who they have picked.

On a 3-0 Monday edition of the Daily Clone, Jake Brend tells you the latest Cyclones to take home Big 12 weekly awards, how Iowa State has turned the tide against their biggest rivals and what rising star head coach Alex Golesh had to say about his time in Ames.

Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

Bears to the Super Bowl after that opening drive TD.

Thanks in advance...

Anyone got a link to the radio call of the FG and/or end of the game?