The first person to parachute out of an airplane was probably almost institutionalized. Same can be said for the first dude to jump in a shark tank. Anytime you are the first to try something new, there is a heaping amount of risk involved. Risk to your reputatio...
Truth be told, I had no idea what to think.I’m speaking of what was going through my frazzled mind when I first heard that Fred Hoiberg had been named Iowa State’s head basketball coach - exactly four years ago today. I’ll never forget that afternoon. It w...
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Iowa State basketball fans have witnessed an overabundance of change over the last five years. Fred Hoiberg taking the head-coaching reigns from Greg McDermott in the spring of 2010 was just the beginning. From day one, Hoiberg made it clear that his goal was to w...
According to the Internet, the average human makes 35,000 decisions per day. For instance, you made a decision to read this fine piece of copy, which right now you are probably regretting. Most of these decisions are insignificant like trying to decide between wa...
By Brent Blum, CycloneFanatic.com ColumnistFollow Brent on Twitter @BrentBlumAs it says so succinctly in the theme song to the old sitcom Welcome Back Kotter : "The names have all changed since you hung around, but those dreams have remained and they've turn...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsLet's not get ahead of ourselves here.Sure - Tomorrow night's showdown with No. 9 Missouri is as big of a men's basketball game that has been played inside of Hilton Coliseum...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher
Follow me on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams Happy Monday Cyclone fanatics. I've got a lot on my mind today regarding Iowa State athletics, the NCAA Tournament, some off topic stuff and more. Enjoy!IOWA STATE STUFF- ...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherShe was a wild one. I’m speaking of the 2010 calendar year in Cyclone athletics of course. There were ups and there were downs. There always are. Here is my attempt to rehash the last 365 days in 1,500 words or les...
By Brent Blum, CycloneFanatic.com Columnist The first four games of the Iowa State men's basketball season have been the most entertaining and enjoyable basketball I've seen from the Cyclones since 2001. I'm guessing I wasn't the only one who left Wells Fargo A...
