Time to fire this thread up with Intermat releasing their first set of rankings.

125- 7th
133- 5th
141- 6th (Ech)
149- 5th (Paniro)
157- 5th (Zerban)
165- 17th (Riggins)
174- 12th
184- 10th
197- 2nd
Hwt- 1st

Tournament- 3rd
Dual- 3rd

Let the hype machine roll on

On Tuesday's Daily Clone, Jake Brend previews No. 9 Iowa State's game against UCF, T.J. Otzelberger explains why he wants his team to forget about the non-conference and Bill Fennelly talks about searching for an identity. Presented by Whiskey River in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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Gone is the best chance in two and a half decades to win a conference title... Gone is a 1 seed...

Seems to be an annual thing with the current system... Adding the tweet from Hammer that proves my suspension

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Set of 4 tickets together tonight in section 202 Row 5 seats 1-4. $100 for all four. If I need to share this in a different forum or something let me know, I haven’t been on the site for a bit. Thanks!

This was a pretty good one this week:

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Join the fun and enter into this years Bowl Game/Playoff Pick'em Contest!

Pick each game and assign a point confidence level to each game (the more confident you are in a game assign a higher point total). Person with the most points at the end wins.

Picks just need to be set before kickoff of each game. 1st set of Bowl games are this Saturday, Dec. 13th.

Below is the link on ESPN to join. Group name is called: Cyclone Fanatic Bowl Contest

To make it easier to track who is who please make sure your "Entry Name" is your username on Cyclone Fanatic. For example, for me it is: BigJCy

You can edit your Entry Name if you need to by clicking on the "Gear Wheel" located on the top right hand side of the "My Entries" Page.

With the longer Playoff when you first make your picks you will just have to select on a "group" of teams for the future Playoff games to be able to Save your Picks. Once the match-ups are determined you can go back and select the particular team you think will win.

Let Him Cook: Dylan Coon and Nigel Dyson react to Iowa State's 0-2 week and preview their matchup with UCF. https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts...-0-2-week-and-look-for-answers-going-forward/

On3 has Penn State at 14, Iowa at 21. Highest Big 12 is Texas Tech at 7, also BYU at 13, Utah at 16, Houston at 22 and Arizona at 25 for the Fall 2026 preseason poll.



Thought: Does that mean if Campbell hadn't left ISU (and took all those players), Iowa State would have been around #14?

I can't use this site anymore. Literally anytime I get on the message boards, after about 10 seconds, an entire page sized popup blends in with the website page. Anything I click on goes to the pop up ad site. I'm done.

Good morning,

Are you interested in helping to support Cyclone football? To those who aren't aware the Cyclone Gridiron Club is a booster program which was created to help enhance fundraising efforts for the young men who strap up to take the field at 'The Jack' every Fall. The board has some open positions they are looking to fill with volunteers - requirements are pretty limited:
1) Be an active member if the Cyclone Gridiron Club (min. $100 annual donation)
2) Regularly attend monthly meetings - 1st Tuesday of the month, from 4PM - ~530PM (Zoom option available for those outside of Ames/Central Iowa)
3) Assist with fundraising/ member events - Lacy Golf outing in July, game watch events, "Big Raffle" ticket sales, etc.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity to you or someone you know, please follow the link below and submit your application by Friday, JANUARY 24TH:
https://forms.gle/jYADHxzz1jpyVwMGA

Gonna be in the area this weekend and may need to get out of the house so looking for suggestions if there are any for places that have hooks and beads.

I know ****'s sometimes has some stuff but not sure.

I'm NOT driving to Scheel's in I.C. as it's not a real high need or anything.

Join the fun and enter into this years Bowl Game/Playoff Pick'em Contest!

Pick each game and assign a point confidence level to each game (the more confident you are in a game assign a higher point total). Person with the most points at the end wins.

Picks just need to be made before kickoff of each game. 1st set of Bowl games are Saturday, Dec. 14th.

Below is the link on ESPN to join. Group name is called: Cyclone Fanatic

To make it easier to track who is who please make sure your "Entry Name" is your username on Cyclone Fanatic. For example, for me it is: BigJCy

You can edit your Entry Name if you need to by clicking on the "Gear Wheel" located on the top right hand side of the "My Entries" Page.

With the longer Playoff when you first make your picks you will just have to select on a "group" of teams for the future Playoff games to be able to Save your Picks. Once the match-ups are determined you can go back and select the particular team you think will win.

@cyclones500 Was the Regular Season Champ lets see if someone can beat him in the Post-Season!


cc: @ImJustKCClone @CycloneRulzzz

Just polling everyone's opinion

On Monday's Daily Clone, Jake Brend recaps T.J. Otzelberger's press conference from Monday morning. How can the Cyclones get back on track? Otzelberger talks about forcing turnovers, moving the ball and becoming a more desperate team. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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Fascinating pod. So many things I want to know more about:

1. 46% year over year growth! That's crazy for an entire industry that is already well-established. Is that just the impact of NIL bringing new money into the industry?

2. Rutgers. The Big 10 didn't bring Rutgers in so that they could get "all the Rutgers" fans to watch Big 10 TV. It was so that they could get the fans of all their other teams who live in the New York area to watch when they play Rutgers (and others).

3. Equity Partners. I'm still unclear on what someone gets when they buy 10% of a program or conference. Do they simply get 10% of future revenue? Or 10% of just future profits? Are they "silent partners," or do they get some sort of controlling influence, such as related to consolidation of marketing?

4. Debt Load. Was debt load factored into valuation? Everything else being equal, a school with massive debt is worth much less than a school with no debt.

A+

Not as good as 28 Days Later. But better than the last 28 Years Later. The social commentary these movies focus on is something else. We all loved it.

Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum Tuesday night riding a two-game losing streak.

Watch everything T.J. Otzelberger, Nate Heise and Dominykas Pleta said ahead of the matchup with UCF.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/...r-nate-heise-and-dom-pleta-said-ahead-of-ucf/

I don't think a loss to OSU surprised anyone. But I truly thought it would be of the 15-18 point variety. This was a three point hail storm.

Iowa State lands Washington State defensive lineman Jack Janikowski. As a redshirt sophomore in 2025, Janikowski played in all 13 games while recording 10 tackles, 3 TFL and a sack. The 6'2, 242 pound product has two years of eligibility remaining.

Chris Williams & Brent Blum discuss Iowa State’s two-game losing skid. What seems to be the issue, and how can Iowa State fix it? A fresh look at the Big 12 standings. Jimmy Rogers picked up a nice piece to its secondary on Sunday. Finally, the women’s program is spiraling after losing five and a row. Analysis on all of that and more, courtesy of Mechdyne.

CF Postgame: Chelsea Poppens and Lea Nelson react to Iowa State's fifth-straight loss. Courtesy of Karl Auto Group. https://cyclonefanatic.com/podcasts/cf-postgame-no-19-iowa-state-gets-blown-out-at-oklahoma-state/

CBS Sunday Morning did a feature on him today (video below). 1996 Iowa State Graduate in Urban Planning and Ceramics. The feature says he has invested more than $100 million in property in his Chicago neighborhood (he says a few BLOCKS worth).

Wonder if he has any interest in NIL?

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Iowa State got a late commitment to its 2026 transfer portal class in Montana safety Micah Harper. Read all about Harper below!