T.J. Otzelberger announces that freshman guard Christian Wiggins will miss the 2026-27 season with an achilles injury. Otzelberger explains why it's a big blow and how the team will overcome the injury. Jake Brend reports. Presented by Whiskey River in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

Well since the Regular Season starts in like 7 hours I figured I'd start this thread up.

Dodgers vs. Padres from Korea up first.

According to iowa baseball wiki site under rivals.....
ISU leads 63-59-1.....isu records verify this?
Just thought this was interesting....

It looks like softball is 43-36-2 in favor of ISU right now...

Too many to do poll but which is your favorite? For me its a tie between the Silver Bullet and Pet Sematary.

In honor of his 100th birthday what do you think is his best movie? I couldn't fit in a couple so if you're a big fan of Dracula Dead and Loving It sorry.

When alcohol is sold at Jack Trice Stadium this fall, Andrew Harrington wants more than just beer.

Harrington lays out what's in store for each week's specialty drink this fall on the newest Monday Musings. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/06/monday-musings-no-booze-till-brooklyn/

While there have been many "Superheroes" play for the Cyclones over the years, did you know that two stars of the big screen who played superheroes went to high school in Central Iowa. Let's find out more. Read more.

I’m not very creative when it comes to ideas like what a good personalized plate would be. I got a new truck today and will be getting the Iowa state plates on it. So let me know some of your ideas are. Thanks for your help in advance!

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

Some news for tonight's game:

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NASCAR announced changes to their Championship Format:

• The field sizes for The Chase in each series remain the same — the top 16 drivers in the Cup Series, 12 in O’Reilly and 10 in Trucks — but all drivers qualify based on regular-season points. The “win-and-you’re-in” rule that provided regular-season winners with automatic playoff berths is no more.
• Race winners now collect 55 points, a 15-point increase over the previous points system. Points awards for all other positions and stage results remain the same, but bankable playoff points are no longer part of the format.
• Points will be reset for each series’ Chase field with a 25-point premium awarded to the regular-season champion. Top seeds will start The Chase with 2,100 points, 2,075 for the second seed and 2,065 for the third, with a five-point drop for each seed after.
• The Cup Series’ Chase spans the final 10 races of the season, with nine Chase races for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and seven in the Craftsman Truck Series.
• The driver with the most points at the end of the season will be the series champion.

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Killyan Toure, Jamarion Batemon and Jaquan Johnson all express how they find confidence in the Iowa State backcourt heading into the 2026-27 season on the Daily Clone with Jake Brend. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.
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Jake Brend and Levi Stevenson fill in for Chris Williams and Brent Blum to discuss the impact that the new NCAA "five-in-five" rule can have on Iowa State Football. They also breakdown portions of Brend's interviews with the 2026-27 men's basketball team to see what we've learned about the squad. They close by arguing why the CyHawk football series should continue in the future. Presented by Mechdyne in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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Starting up a new one for 2026.

I added "pro basketball" to the title since this thread has served as a general "pro basketball" thread in the past, not just WNBA.

We're considering upgrading(?) from our 5th wheel to a Class A diesel pusher-probably a 41-42' range-that seems to be the sweet spot for us but I'm open to opinions. I'm nearing retirement and we are looking forward to traveling west the next few summers and doing some wandering around along with our time in The Village. For those of you that have a class A and tow a vehicle to the games-where do you park your toad? We currently have to park our truck elsewhere which is a PITA. Can you make it fit on your site? What size do you have now? Do you wish it was smaller/bigger? (All kinds of "that's what she said" references are in my head.) Anything we should consider as we make our decision? Any recommendations/advice is appreciated. Go Clones!

Didn’t find a thread on this yet, so figured I’d create one. Saw Kiper released his top prospects board.

He has Noel as the 10th-rated receiver and Porter as the 8th-rated CB. That would probably mean he expects 2nd or 3rd round for them.

I’m a little surprised he has Noel over Higgins. He doesn’t have any other Cyclones ranked in the top 10 at their position.

A former high jumper.

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

I've been trying to figure out what to expect to see on the field this fall from our offense scheme wise, and it's been difficult.

It seems like the overall general consensus is to expect to basically see a power running game... 3 yds and a cloud of dust... think Iowa's KF conservative offense. If that's the case, will we see Raynor under center almost exclusively or what? Because some have said that he will be under center. Would that also include multiple TE's... or I've also heard a fullback. Two WRs only?


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If you watch highlights of WSU last season, they were in shotgun nearly all the time it seemed, and I wouldn't say they looked like a power running game, but of course that was under a different OC, and this year we will have Roehl who does sound like he wants to be more of a very physical running game style. Does that mean Rogers does very little with the offense, and pretty much is hands off and allows his OC's to run whatever style they prefer?

I'm just confused what to expect? I don't feel like putting Raynor under center would be to his strength... or to Flores or Moberly's strength's either, but what do I know. I do think with ISU being the northern most program in the conference, it is smart to build this offense starting with the OL and running game... there is a lot of OL talent in the upper midwest versus fast athletic skill players... but I'm not sure our QB's are your typical under center "pro style QBs", whatever that means.

I've always agreed with CW that as an offense, you MUST make the defense defend the entire length and width of the field, and I worry if you think you're just going to line up and run it against teams that will put 7-8 defenders in the box... you HAVE to have something else you can turn to stretch the defense out. I understand we aren't going to run it 90% of the time, but do you think this staff will have some really exciting wrinkles to throw in to keep defenses honest? Should we expect to see good utilization of a screen game to destroy blitzes, etc?

Just wondering if anyone has any clues as to what we should expect to see. I guess mostly will Raynor really be under center the majority of the time? Will we be run/pass like 70/30 or more like 50/50? Fullback? Those kinds of things. Thanks

Tamin Lipsey lands a deal with Indiana Pacers as an undrafted free agent.

What does an Exhibit 10 deal entail for the Ames legend? https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/06/tamin-lipsey-signs-with-the-indiana-pacers-on-an-exhibit-10-deal/

Chris Williams, Brent Blum, and Jake Brend dive into their top ten favorite Iowa State football players of all time. Who makes the cut? The guys discuss from Northwest Bank in Ames on a special remote edition of Williams & Blum, presented by Mechdyne.

Saw this on Reddit and ESPN. Very interesting.

@brentblum - Thoughts?

Our mattress is shot and I'm hunting for a new one. I basically don't trust any of the sites that pop up on searches because who the hell knows who's paying them or not so I thought I'd come to the place where I know people know a little something about spending time on a mattress. We aren't trying to spend a fortune and what I've read leads me to believe there's no reason to and I'm looking for peoples experience. It seems like Nectar has gotten really consistent reviews so that definitely interests me. We would possibly be interested in something like Sleep number or Tempurpedic. I'm not real picky on firm or soft as long as there's support. She would like something a little on the softer side and we both want something cool although we kind of intend on getting and Eight Sleep system or something similar in the future if needed. Any feedback or things to avoid is appreciated.