Chris Williams sits down with Derek Hoodjer, the GM of Iowa State Football, to discuss what the last few off-seasons have been like from his chair. The two look ahead to the 2025 Cyclone football team as fall camp will begin next week. Breaking down key position battles and more on the first episode of our summer series for 2025.

April 22 - In a major move that would allow schools to start directly paying their athletes, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors proposed deleting 153 rules from its handbook as part of nine potential legislative changes at a Monday meeting.
The proposals are pending approval of the $2.8 billion House settlement reached last year of three separate antitrust cases against the NCAA and college sports' power conferences. The proposals include name image and likeness compensation and regulation, a change from scholarship limits to roster limits, eligibility standards and the creation of a legal entity to oversee enforcement of the updated athlete compensation rules in Division I.

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Farnsy Mafia

We are here to pay tribute to our beloved CF friend Farnsworth. If there is a CF Mafia Mount Rushmore he would definitely be one of the faces. He played in 117 games of mafia so I felt the best way to tribute him is a game full of roles he played in some of those 117 games.

Mafia's

Doug Mafia - Led by Lotso from Toy Story Mafia. He gets 1 instakill and the first time he's investigated he willshow as innocent.

The rest are mafia members Farnsy played in others mafia games.





Squints Mafia - Led by Steve Rhoades from Married with Children Mafia. He gets 1 instakill and the first time he's investigated he will show as innocent.

The rest are mafia members Farnsy played in others mafia games.


Innocents

Dr. Ian Malcom Jurassic Park Mafia - gets 1 investigation

Ace Ventura Ace Ventura Mafia and Chief Wiggum Simpsons Mafia - Detectives who will alternate nights getting to investigate. Ace starts then Wiggum. When one dies the other takes over on regular basis.

Bill Murray Space Jam Mafia and Adult Nala Lion King Mafia - Doctors who will alternate nights getting to save. Bill starts then Nala When one dies the other takes over on regular basis.

Jack of All Trades Each one get a kill, investigation and save. Only can use 1 per night

Fezzik Princess Bride Mafia

Leonardo TMNT Mafia


Naz Long ISU Basketball Mafia = One time 3 point vote, he can PM me and his vote will be counted as 3 votes when I do the final tally. He will have to publicly vote like normal.

Shosanna Dreyfus Inglorious Basterds Mafia: The avenger. If she is lynched by the mob during the day, she can choose one person who voted for her to be killed.


Jailor Town of Salem Mafia: The jailor gets to choose one person a night to imprison. The person they imprison will be safe from all attacks and will not be able to perform their night role.
Starting on night 2, the jailor may choose to execute the person they jailed, but only get three executions throughout the course of the game. If the jailor executes an innocent, they will lose their remaining executions.


Chris Traeger Park and Rec Mafia: He is a physical work of art. In such good shape he can't be killed by the mafia overnight for the first five days. He can be killed by lynching of the mob or an instakill though.

Duos - can pm each other but no powers

Calvin's Mom Calvin and Hobbes Mafia and Mickey Full House Mafia

Next Game Guy CF Pickup Mafia and Tommy Duncan Might Ducks Mafia



All the rest are regular innocents played by Farnsy!


GOOD LUCK!


GAME RULES:
1A. First Rule of Farnsy Mafia is only Farnsy will be clapped. Please try not to abuse this rule. I will pm after 2 consecutive missed days.
1. There will be no editing of posts.
2. The day will run from 7 a.m. Central through 9:05 p.m. Central, with the exception of Fridays, which will end at 7:05 p.m. Central.
3. Votes will count until 9:05 Central as stamped by the Cyclone Fanatic clock (7:05 p.m. Fridays).
4. Votes must be BOLDED or they will not count. If you are posting on mobile and don't get the formatting correct to bold the post, your post will not count.
5. No PM's between players unless your role allows it.
6. If you vote twice without rescinding, your first vote will count.
7. Specials will have an till 7am to get stuff in. If everything comes in early enough I will do a night report if not I will do a morning one.
8. I reserve the right to change the rules if I feel that it's necessary. Any changes will be clearly labeled.
9. In the case of ties in the lynching process, random.org will be used to make the final decision.
10. Ghost post using off-color font. Preferably gray.
11. If you have any questions about the game or didn't receive your role, PM the mayor.
12. HAVE FUN!

It doesn't have to be your only vehicle, just your first.

First Woj, and now Lowe!

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Randomly thinking of the Crash Davis "I believe" speech in Bull Durham here are my beliefs on superficial stuff. I believe in top shelf bourbon, Maduro cigars, stouts of no less than 10% ABV, steaks done no more than medium rare to light medium, dungeness crab is way better than blue crab, leaving no less than a 20% tip at a restaurant ever and no one will ever be as happy to see you come home at the end of the day as a dog will.

Thought I would create a thread for Fargo this week. Is Coby Merrill the only guy we competing this week?

The Pokey Stix thread got me thinking about all the places I miss in Ames that have closed. What are yours?

Off the top of my head:

Gumby's: Pokey Stix and Pepperoni rolls
HomeTeam Pizza: Dirt cheap drunk food, 3 mediums for $10. Plus they had a cheesy commercial shot at Sterling.
Angies: Didn't seem to last long but that was a great after bar spot, always packed, good breakfast.
La Fuente: Margarita Challenge! Solid mexican food, although El Azteca topped it when they came to town.
The Truck Stop: Great food just a little out of the way. Cyclone Slam ftw
Battles: The original location, went downhill a bit once they moved to Welch and owner died.

Elwood Drive: Screw University Boulevard.

Figured start a thread to show the latest in Athletic Facilities across the country.

Minnesota & Michigan just opened up new facilities.

Minnesota: $166 Million Football Facility & "Athletes Village":

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Michigan new 32,000 sq ft., $21 million Weight Room:

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Check out this article from Des Moines Register:

Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly impressed by 3 newcomers already in Ames

At the Big 12 press event last week, when asked to single out youngsters impressing, the first name out of CMC's mouth was Ryver Peppers. Personally, I've been wowed by Ryver since watching his film at the time of his commitment in the winter. CMC mentioned him during spring ball, too, iirc.

Jayden Jackson was on campus for spring ball as well. His h.s. achievements are highly praiseworthy, too. He's listed at 217 pounds, Montgomery-sized. Ryver is 190. Both pack a lot into sub-6 foot frames.

(Edit: I erred, it looks like. 247 reports that Jayden enrolled at ISU last month.)

Yep, Carson Hansen and Abu Sama are the RB bell cows, and frosh redshirt Dylan Lee - it was Blum I think who said that last fall the staff believed he has the highest ceiling in the RB room - is set to see his first action this fall. And no one, I hope, is forgetting the quick, powerful, savvy runner Aidan Flora, one of my fave Clones, for sure. But if you haven't, take a couple of minutes to watch Ryver and Jackson film.

Ryver Peppers (and the way this kid has sailed through troubles life has thrown at him is remarkable. Top-notch student, too, iirc. Nickname? How about Buster for seam buster!):

Jayden Jackson (again, iirc, standout in Texas's 3A h.s. class.)

Sadly, it appears that the marvelous @NATEizKING did was not so prescient as to map out a 2026 version of the long running series. Alas!

It won’t be done properly, I suppose, but here we are. Could I get a pin please, @Connor_Ferguson?

And to start out with, looks like former Cyclone QB (and current Colorado State Professor) Todd Bandhauer has a son. A very large son. Recently offered.

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Five hundred years, isn't that just a rounding error? Just 500 years from the start of this prophesy...

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On a little lighter note...

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I suppose it is time to get 2025 going...

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Anyone else getting a lot of popups on this site?

Did anyone hear Jamie Pollard on last night's Coaches Corner radio show? I missed some details as was doing something else but thought I heard the university had secured a large donation that might speed the development of the area over what was originally projected. I did hear Pollard and others had met with hotel chains to discuss possibilities of new construction in the north part of the area.

Hey Fellow Fanatics,

This is going to be pretty humbling for me to right this, but I think I gotta or else its only going to get worse. i have a serious problem on my hands. It is one that probably many of us face. We know it's a problem. We know that WE are doing it to ourselves. We feel guilt ever time we make the problem worse. But, we continue with our habits. In my case, it hadn't always been this way, but it is now.

I have got to face the facts. I'm fat. and only getting fatter.

A few months ago, I posted what order at five guys in its respective thread and stated how I spend $25 and don't even get full. I got a barrage of replies about how that's so much food and GIFs of fat bastard from the Austin Powers movies. I did take those as jokes, but I felt AWFUL because I did it to myself.

Well, I've gained 10 pounds since that post. I am now up to 270lbs. I entered college at 170, left 225. My back and knees always hurt. I have EMBARRASING stretch marks on my stomach. I get out of breath just walking up the stairs. My blood pressure is 160/90. None of my clothes fit (and I refuse to bigger clothes since I know it's because I'm gaining weight.

I need things to change or I'm going to die. If not, I'll be stricken with a life of painful knees and disdain for having to walk up stairs.

Therefore, I will begin my weight loss journey on November 1st with a goal of losing 50 pounds by April 1st. If I do not lose the weight, I will donate $400 to one of Cyclone Fanatics Charities. To make sure I'm not cheating, I will be positing my weight every Friday.

I'm writing this post so that I have accountability and to see if anyone else feels the same way and wants to join me.

B.T.W. Feel free to make fun of me for being fat. It will only motivate me.

Anybody else watching this live on the Discovery channel? They just launched the balloon and he is beginning his ascent to 23 miles. You can also watch live here: Red Bull Stratos - YouTube
Pretty crazy stuff! Going to be crazy seeing him break the sound barrier during free fall.

Season kicks off tonight so figured time to start up this thread.

Some news for tonight's game:

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Looks like West O is introducing a new beer this fall benefiting the C&G collective called Blood Round! Can’t wait to try it!

Hello all,

I have been following the site for a few years and decided to make an account to pick your brains. I have seen a bunch of posters call others out for not putting threads in the correct forum, so I put this in off-topic.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what kind of smoker to get for a first time user? I love the taste of smoked meat and wanted to purchase one and give it a shot. From what I have seen online a good one for a beginner is a Weber Smokey Mountain 18'. Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

Upcoming Bowl schedule now out:

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This team is a dumpster fire. Not sure they win that game even with Mahomes playing. 3rd straight team comes into Arrowhead and punches them right in the mouth. It's embarrassing. I don't care if he goes 12-4 every year, he'll never win a big game.

1st & 2nd Round Tee Times are out: https://www.theopen.com/teetimes

Looks like it could be a wet Open: https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/gb/royal-portrush

Been waiting for these guys to come back to Iowa for awhile now. Got tickets this morning.