W&B: Chris Williams & Brent Blum break down the recent development of player movement within the Iowa State Football program, react to Kenzie Hare's game-winner and look ahead to Texas Tech's performance in the CFP. Presented by Mechdyne. https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts/williams-blum-the-transition-sucks-but-better-times-are-ahead/

I came up with a two flight multi playoff system with these 3 assumptions:
A) Somehow we will get player contracts like other pro sports and players will actually play postseason.
B) The Bowls are dying. (this is generally IN PLACE of bowls assuming they keep fading away)
C) How Can G5 be involved in a way that is legit, meaningful and fair.
D) There needs to be more than 12 teams with a meaningful postseason but a massive 32 team playoff kind of kills the amazing regular season that always made college fb great

Structure:
1 - Two 16 team playoff brackets. If you're familiar with soccer this is Champion's League and Europa League.
3 - All 9/10 conference champs guaranteed in the 32 teams, but none are guaranteed in the top flight.
4- Conferences can choose however they want to crown a champion as long as it's clear before the year.
5 - My dream is to go back to ranking similar to BCS ranking to select the other 22 teams but for this year I used CFP committee top 25 and then filled in the few extra spots with computer average.

Here's how this would've looked this year with conf champs in bold:

College Football National Championship:

1-Indiana
16-USC

8-OU
9-Alabama

5-Oregon
12-BYU

4-TTech
13-Texas

3-Georgia
14-Vandy

7-ATM
10-Miami

6-Ole Miss
11-ND

2-OSU
15-Utah


Walter Camp Championship (Or whatever other name we come up with):

1-Arizona
16-Western Michigan

8-JMU
9-North Texas

5-Houston
12-Tennessee

4-Tulane
13-Duke

3-Virginia
14-Boise State

7-Iowa
10-South Florida

6-Georgia Tech
11-Washington

2-Michigan
15-Kennesaw State

No. 4 Iowa State improved to 12-0 with a 31-point win over Long Beach State on Sunday night.

Watch everything T.J. Otzelberger, Blake Buchanan and Milan Momcilovic said following the game at the link below.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/12/watch-t-j-otzelberger-and-players-after-long-beach-state-win/

Well, this didn't go how my bingo cards were set up...but it is a win.

Lea Nelson and Chelsea Poppens react to Iowa State’s last-second victory over Kansas, courtesy of Karl Auto Group.

Enjoy!

Let's see if you know where some of the transfers have come from for the Iowa State Men's basketball team. There have been a lot! Take the quiz.

We all have cultivated tastes for things like Happy Joe's or Great Plains. But of the major delivery brands who does it the best? For me, Papa John's is up there, but as an 80's kid I still have a soft spot for Pizza Hut.

I'll go with Culver's

Can someone tell me where to click to activate the site navigation window? Each time I click on the three lines in the top right corner, the page size adjusts but nothing happens. Every once in awhile it will open, but it’s crazy inconsistent.

Iowa State (12-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Kansas (10-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa

Sunday, December 21, 2025 – 12:00 p.m. CT

ESPN 2 (PxP: Mark Neely, Analyst: Carolyn Peck)

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)

LIVE STATS

vs




Long Beach State (3-9, 0-2 BIG WEST)
#4 IOWA STATE (11-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21TH 5:00 P.M. CST
HILTON COLISEUM / AMES, IA


TV: ESPN+
Talent: BJ Schaben, pxp Derrin Hansen, analyst

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

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to share our recent update regarding FANATIC. I thought it might be helpful to share on here in case anyone had questions.


Thank you! Reach out if you need anything!

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to share our recent update regarding FANATIC. I thought it might be helpful to share on here in case anyone had questions.


Thank you! Reach out if you need anything!

Yesterday afternoon my wife asked what I wanted to do for dinner, I thought about it for a second and told her "let's run down to Polk City and get some pizza." She started to get around and we planed on leaving around 5:30 or so. The daughter dropped by to pick up her dog, we dog sit while she is at work and wanted to know what we were up to, my wife replied we were running down for pizza and she said "we want to go" so she told her "go home and we will pick you in 15 minutes" and then head down. I had to stop at Walmart on the way down to pick up a couple of toys to drop off for the boys and girls club tomorrow at the WBB game, had my granddaughters help me pick out a toy for a boy and girl, and got them and back to the car we go. Side note, the price of toys is down right crazy.

It was almost 6:30 by the time we actually go down to Polk City and got parked, place was packed, no tables for the 5 of us, so we waited for a larger table to open up, had a drink at the bar with my daughter and after 20/25 minutes we finally got to sit down and order. Pizza arrives and we are enjoying it as usual when it happened, A couple in their 40s walked in with their handicapped daughter, they sat right in front of us. I just sat there, looking at her, watching the mom make a mess as the little girl tried to eat her spaghetti. The mom was trying, people were staring, and I just sat there, thinking I had been transported back in a Time Machine. That was my life for 43 years, going out to eat with our handicapped daughter, thinking how much it pissed me off when people stared and give us that look. How jaded I had become to what others thought of us. How we were just there to enjoy a meal, not create a circus, not to bother people, but to just act like a normal family, even if only for an hour or two.

When it came time for the bill, I pulled in the gal and told her we would be paying for their meal, do not tell them, but we will cover it. Not bragging, we are not wealthy, but if I can make their life just a little easier, to give them the thought that others are thinking about them, and reliving memories of a life that I had before our daughter passed, then it was worth it a thousand times over.

Last night reminded me the true spirit of the season, its not gifts, its being with friend and family, being together and having memories about past times. Of being that father and mother with their handicapped daughter just trying to have a meal in peace.

May God bless them, and everyone this holiday season.

Fresh Randy Pete column for your Saturday on the Rocco Becht news.

Anyone know of any bar/restaurant in the Des Moines or Ames area that will show the dual vs Ohio State tomorrow?

With holiday travel I’m unable to attend a couple of upcoming games so I am selling 2 tickets to the upcoming MBB games.

vs Houston Christian on 12/29
Section 230 row 15 seats 1-2 (on the Aisle) $30 for the pair.

vs West Virginia on 1/2
Section 230 row 15 seats 1-2 (on the Aisle)
$150 for the pair.

Sad to see him go. Good Luck Rocco.

And stay at a ‘lesser program’ and pass up some more $$$? Shocking.Dillingham staying at ASU

And by request...here's a look at where the Sisters are at statistically after the non-con.

Sad day losing this gem.


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No. 10 Iowa State opens up Big 12 play on Sunday against Kansas.

Watch everything Bill Fennelly, Kenzie Hare and Sydney Harris said ahead of the conference opener.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/12/...-and-sydney-harris-said-ahead-of-kansas-game/

Hey fanatics. Here is my Long Beach State Preview for all you sickos to digest. Cyclones are starting to wind down the non-con slate, and that starts with Saturday's tilt with the Beach.

We just watched the Christmas movie, Gremlins, which my better half had never seen. He said 'this is actually pretty good and can't believe they haven't made a remake.

I just looked up any updates on that, and it was announced last month that Christopher Columbus and Steven Spielberg are releasing Gremlins 3 in November of 2027.

Two SEC Teams (so everybody hates 'em both), but only one Big XII TRAITOR!

Not the biggest rivalry in the CFB, but it's personal to me.

I say: "Roll Tide *******!"

What say you?