By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherHappy Thursday fanatics. Your questions for this week’s mailbag were pretty upbeat compared to the last few weeks. It is amazing how much one win can refresh a fan base. You fanatics are like completely different peopl...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherI’m starting to notice a trend within the Iowa State football program under Paul Rhoads and his coaching staff.When you least expect it, they surprise you the most.Last year, a battered Cyclone team went into Lincoln w...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherBefore the season started, I didn’t think that Iowa State would beat Iowa, Utah or Oklahoma. I did however believe that the Cyclones would at the very least, be able to compete. Last night’s 52-0 blowout at th...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherMonday media days after 41-point losses are never fun for anybody. However, I was thoroughly impressed by the energy and passion that Paul Rhoads and his players brought to the table today. Here are the notes that I to...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherHave you ever had just a really bad day at the office? You know the kind of day I am talking about. The kind where no matter what you do, say or even think, it is wrong. I'm not talking about a semi-bad day either...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherAre you all tired of this week yet? I’ve seen an odd transformation in myself here over the last three or four days. On Sunday, I hated this week. On Tuesday, I hated it even more.Then, on Wednesday, something clicked. I think i...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherAs he does every Monday, Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads met with members of the media today to discuss the upcoming week in Cyclone football. Rhoads and the Cyclones will head east to take on rival-Iow...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherIowa State's football program has released its updated depth chart for this weekend's road date with the Iowa Hawkeyes.CLICK HERE to check it out.Notes- This week's depth chart is nearly identical to what we saw last Monday. Really, the only change ins...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherI wrote a story similar to this during spring football. But the conversation I had with Iowa State cornerback Leonard Johnson earlier today warrants another one.This guy has grown up…a lot.“I have been taking things more ...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherLast Thursday night, 1460 KXNO's Jon Miller emailed me about getting my "five most indispensable" Cyclones together Friday's installment of Miller and Deace in the Morning. I was set to fill in for Steve De...
