On a Wednesday edition of the Daily Clone, Jake Brend takes a deep dive into South Dakota quarterback and former Cyclone Aidan Bouman. Hear what Matt Campbell, Jon Heacock, Jeremiah Cooper and Kooper Ebel had to say about preparing for Bouman. Plus, find out all 15 Cyclones that have landed on NFL rosters.

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

Chris Williams and Brent Blum discuss Iowa State's matchup with South Dakota before touching on Farmageddon. The Big 12 has the opportunity to prove itself this weekend. Can they do it? All this and more presented by Mechdyne.

Enjoy!

Okay since @brentblum opened the bag. What do you want to see/suggestions for entertainment etc. during timeouts at Jack Trice and I assume Hilton to an extent?

You gotta pay the bills and make money so sponsored things will always be there but I have always enjoyed the live look-ins to other games.

Has anyone had luck with just using an OTA antenna in the tailgate lots to pick up local DM channels (5, 8, 13, 17)? If so, any recommendations on best antenna for pulling in the stations? Our tailgate has been using a Hot Spot the past few years but being a longer tailgating day that adds up and plus people want access to their phone during the tailgate. Just looking at other options when not using a Hot Spot. TIA!

It's been a couple years since I've been to a game and parking seems to be a lot different. Not wanting to spend a lot of money for parking and past experience tells me even if you pay it is not likely to get a spot if you don't plan on tailgating several hours before. So I'm looking at campus and walking to the game. Do the lots around Lied and the greenhouses fill up quickly if we get to town 1.5-2 hours before the kick or should I plan on looking farther away?

Let’s see your good pups!

Some evening news for you all!

We’ve got a new addition to the Cyclone Fanatic Podcast Network. Introducing The Beat Reporters.

This show will feature the people who cover Iowa State day in and day out: Rob Gray and Jake Brend, along with Ben Hutchens of the Quad-City Times. We’re excited to welcome Ben into the CF Podcast Network lineup. He’s been on the Iowa State beat and will bring another perspective alongside Rob and Jake.

Expect inside stories, real-time insights and the type of coverage only beat reporters can provide.

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This week, we're looking for song titles or lyrics containing the word "smell."

Also accepting synonyms such as odor, stench, stink, fragrance.

Your hosts for OTN are @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and me.

Last week's OTN was Got Live If You Want It. It can be found here:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-got-live-if-you-want-it.293554/


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Anyone pick up an extra one of these or know where to get one? Thought I heard Jameson did a commemorative bottle as well but never saw one.

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On a Tuesday edition of the Daily Clone, Jake Brend reports from Ames at Iowa State’s weekly press conference. Kooper Ebel and Carson Hansen both talk about the selflessness to feel joy for their teammates success. Jon Heacock talks about the benefits of healthy linebackers and Matt Campbell explains why Jeremiah Cooper‘s position change benefits the team.

Iowa State held their weekly press conference ahead of a showdown with South Dakota. Hear everything that Matt Campbell, Jon Heacock and players had to say.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/08/full-interviews-from-tuesdays-availability/

Very happy for Jeff! I'm guessing this might mean he's done doing weekly podcasts for CycloneFanatic. Hope not. Either way, though, I'm very happy for him. Hope he does a lot of our games, but not on ESPN+.

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The nation has spoken! They want Farmageddon to continue. I am good with their setup. I like those three schools as rivals.

Pretty respectful

Hello! I am looking for an RV pass for this weekend-

Thanks!

Driving to Boulder, have lodging and game tix. Looking for advice on parking from anyone who’s been there. TIA

On a 1-0 Monday edition of the Daily Clone, Jake Brend tells you who took home Big 12 Week Zero honors. Brend also looks back at Iowa State’s win over Kansas State and how they turned around the running game in the second half. Caleb Bacon talks about how special it felt to be back on the field. Then, Matt Campbell says why he thinks his team is set up for failure.

for this saturdays game? Have a friend that needs one. If so hit me up with the price

Three Cyclones headline the Big 12 weekly awards coming off a thrilling 24-21 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic over in Dublin, Ireland.

Sounds like a bit gone wrong
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Reading a couple threads today had this on my mind, so I wanted to hear what others have thought of too.

Something that has been on my mind since I heard the story about the Van Meter Visitor, is that how that school completely missed the mark when naming their mascot. I actually was shocked that the High School was not known as the Van Meter Visitors, and thought that would be a perfect fit and really fun name for them.


And since then I sometimes have noticed situations other places where they either have used a mascot that was perfect for the town/location, and others that have been a total miss.

We all know how Iowa State got the Cyclone name, we all know how Cy became the mascot, mostly I think it fits perfectly, at least it has a fitting story behind it.

Does anyone else have any schools or colleges that have missed the mark or have picked a perfect mascot because of a historical story.

Here are some of the ones I have thought of.... maybe not P.C. enough for today though.

Van Meter, Visitors
Villisca, Murderers
Independence, Lunatics
New Mexico State, Aliens
University of Iowa, Jackasses