The Home Alone movies are a Holiday staple for me and my family. Sad to see she passed.

Everything in this one points to what should be a convincing win for the Sisters. But, that's why the games are played. Here's a look at what UCF brings to the court on Saturday.

Let's take a look and see who the best blocker at Iowa State has been! Any other thoughts? Read now.

Lindsey Vonn Olympics return may now be in jeopardy:



Competition Schedule: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/overview

TV Schedule: https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule

Medal Tracker: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/medals

Thanks so much to @MeadForMyHorses for this idea! I have struggled lately so please shoot me any ideas you have!

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Does anybody have a weird but harmless involuntary mental connection or trigger?

I will let them give their examples, but an example for me is semi inappropriate. One time @Mr Janny and I were driving on E Lincoln Way near the waste processing facility. It was actually a really sad time for us due to some personal things, so our frame of mind was pretty down. Janny was on the phone with his sibling who was checking in on us.

As we drove by the waste facility, we saw a… female sexual aid in the road (or men, I don’t judge, that was just the original use). (A
.) This obviously stopped the conversation in its tracks. Janny told his brother that we would have to call him back, then we circled around to try to come back and make sure that was indeed what we saw. It sure was, just right in the middle of the road.

I immediately assumed some brilliant college kids had left it there as a prank. Janny wanted to think that some of the waste engineers had found it in the trash and were throwing it at each other, when it sailed out a window and into the street. Anytime we drove on E. Lincoln Way for the next week and a half, we watched as it kept getting driven over and progressively filthier and filthier. It looked like it had really been used aggressively by the end.

So… that is what I think of any time I drive by the waste facility on E. Lincoln Way. Delightful, right?

Hopefully your examples are a little less gross!

Chris Williams reacts to No. 8 Iowa State’s blowout win over Colorado, courtesy of Karl Auto Group.

Enjoy!

Spent some time thinking about last night's game and where the Sisters are at and where they are going...

Iowa State and Bill Fennelly share a rare two-way loyalty in college sports.

In his latest column, Randy Peterson reflects on Fennelly’s longevity, humility and the mutual commitment that has defined Iowa State women’s basketball for three decades.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/...ot-aw-shucks-humble-hes-as-real-as-they-come/

Iowa State picked up their third-straight win with an upset over No. 21 Texas Tech on Wednesday night.

Watch everything Bill Fennelly said after the win below. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/watch-bill-fennelly-following-win-over-texas-tech/

There is a new long sleeve wrestling shirt available that ties in with The Boys Are Back intro theme song that is played at home duals this year. There is a limited number of shirts available so when they are gone, they are gone. Are proceeds go to the Cardinal and Gold Collective.

This is your chance to get some cool and unique ISU wrestling gear and support our wrestlers at the same time. The cost is $30/shirt and includes shipping. The shirts are Gildan brand and 100% cotton.

You can pay @cardinalandgoldcollective via Venmo. Include your name, address and size(s) with your Venmo payment.

These shirts were sold at the Humboldt Dual and the only sizes remaining are listed below.

S – 1
M – 2
L – 9
XL – 21
2XL – 14

Please contact Alli at [email protected] to check on available sizes before paying.

Jerome Tang is having problems at Kansas State and he puts some of the blame on the NCAA.

Derek Duke explains in this week's Big 12 Buzz why that's ridiculous. https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/01/big-12-buzz-tang-blames-ncaa/

I said before the game I felt good about this one. I just made one mistake. I went to a local college game (where I taught for 20 years) to watch our 21st ranked men's team. I won't make that mistake again. Thank goodness for the Sisters!

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Colorado (12-8, 2-5 BIG 12)
#8 IOWA STATE (18-2, 5-2 BIG 12)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH 6:00 P.M. CST
HILTON COLISEUM / AMES, IA


TV: FS1
Talent: Tim Brando, pxp Nick Bahe, analyst

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

This week, we explore songs that contain a drum outro. Even a single beat qualifies, but must be final sound/sounds of the track.

It can involve any type of percussion, but if it’s outside the core elements of snare/bass drum/cymbal, perhaps make note of it with your song clip.

In some cases, we can accept a song with some non-percussion in the outro, as long as drums are the primary element.

“On That Note” is presented each week on Cyclone Fanatic by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

Last week’s OTN: Custom Kitchen Deliveries

Here's a track to get us (drum) rolling:

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Lea Nelson and Chelsea Poppens react to Iowa State’s upset over No. 21 Texas Tech, courtesy of Karl Auto Group.

Enjoy!

I know Scout has a list behind their paywall, but I'd like to see everyone take a stab at it here. Based on my limited knowledge:

WR Dominic Overby, Omari Hayes
WR Cody Jackson, Jordyn Bailey
LT Jake Taylor, Austin Barrett
LG Gavin Broscious, Garret Rutledge
C Cade Myer, Austin Barrett
RG DeAndre Carter, Garret Rutledge
RT Maasai King, Gabriel Greenlee
TE Tyler Fortenberry, Keaton Roskop
QB Jaylen Raynor, Connor Moberly
FB Easton Miller, Keaton Roskop
RB Cameron Pettaway, Aiden Flora

RE Isaac Terrell, Jack Janikowski
DT Bryson Lamb, Jareb Ramos
NT Zaimir Hawk, Ka'Mori Moore
LE Jace Gilbert, Caden Crawford
SAM Rylan Barnes, Carson Willich
MIKE Beau Goodwin, Carson Willich
OLB Montreze Smith Jr, Sullivan Schlimgen
CB David Coffey, Jaheim Singletary
SS Drew Surges, Caden Matson
FS Braden Awls, Connor Welsch
CB Beni Ngoyi, Keyon Washington

Jacqueline Cordova and Ben Visser preview Iowa State’s big weekend against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Can they go 2-0? Kevin Dresser earns his 100th dual win. Favorite moments of his tenure and more, courtesy of Fareway Meat & Grocery.

Enjoy!

Hey everyone,

I tweeted out a photo with all the probable lineups for this weekend.



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I am having an issue trying to develop a chart that I want in excel. I want to develop a clustered stacked column chart. I want my X-axis to be the months of a year, and for each month there will be two categories (actuals and budget). The actuals and budget will have the same categories within them (salary, overtime, bonus, etc.) that I want to compare each month side by side. Does anyone know how to do this, or show me a link to a source where I can build this in Excel?

Thanks in advance!

On Wednesday's Daily Clone with Jake Brend, T.J. Otzelberger previews Thursday's game against Colorado, shares why the freshmen in the Big 12 are so elite and talks about handing sky high expectations from the fan base. Then assistant wrestling coach Derek St. John and senior Rocky Elam preview the team's weekend swing against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

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Chris Williams and Brent Blum discuss the latest Jerome Tang victim quote before diving into the mailbag. What does Milan Momcilovic’s future look like? Talking jersey retirements and more, courtesy of Mechdyne.

Enjoy!