That Dude in Cyclone Alley

[Go2Guy]

Every time I watch our MBB games on TV, I get a kick out of seeing that dude in Cyclone Alley who wears that big, WWF-type belt slung over his shoulder.

He was a Cyclone Alley member last year and he's easy to recognize: he always has his 'war paint' on and he's kinda big, barrel-chested, and looks like he wears a Cardinal & Gold Toga, but it's that huge belt slung over his shoulder that makes him stand out.

What is that thing; seriously, it looks like he won the International Boxing Federation, or some Ultimate Fighting Championship Belt.

[wonkadog]

Welcome to the board. Your question will soon be answered in person.

[cyfan964]

You're answer awaits you..........bring on the superfan

[Flag Guy]

I could say a few words, insted I'll go down the hall and tell him to put down the Wiimote and answer it himself

[Go2Guy]

Originally Posted by wonkadog

Welcome to the board. Your question will soon be answered in person.

Opps - sorry if it's an old topic. I've been around a while, just not on board a lot due to my heavy travel schedule. Nonetheless; that Dude in CA is kool.

PS: Don't interrupt his Wii game; just tell him his Cyclone Alley efforts are infamous!

[Flag Guy]

He is a poster on this board, I dunno if it's come up in a thread before or not

[cstrunk]

Originally Posted by Flag Guy

He is a poster on this board, I dunno if it's come up in a thread before or not

Yes, it has. Several times.

[superfan]

How may I direct your call?

[superfan]

As for the belt, I was bored about...two years ago (Fall 2005) during Dead Week. The Iowa Bball game was coming up towards Friday, I think, so I wanted to do something for it. We had a commanding 7-2 lead in the Cy-Hawk series, so a win in MBB would have just about clinched it for us (I figured at least one win in Gymnastics was a lock)

So I made something to celebrate that we were going to officially have a Cyclone State. (The added bonus was that we had already beat Drake and UNI, so we were ACTUALLY going to win the mythical "state title" if we won.) I used to watch wrestling when I was younger, but couldn't remember what the title belt looked like. A quick Google image search gave me something to work on, and after a week or so with posterboard, black fabric, gold spraypaint, my printer, about a dozen bags of fashion beads from Wal-Mart (which took a LONG time to set individually with tweezers), and a LOT of superglue (seriously, I probably killed quite a few brain cells that week - you could smell the glue from the hallway), the belt was born...

Had to put it away when we lost the series last year, I really should start bringing it to Bball games again.

(And yes, the Iowa in the center does spin)

[isuno1fan]

You are a true "Superfan". This is the type of creativity us "old timers" look for from CA!

Good stuff!

[4VR4CY]

There is a new girl in Cyclone Alley that scares me. They show her on the screen sometimes and she is usually over by the area the team comes in from.

[4429 mcc]

If you decided to put that baby up on ebay I bet it would go for some good dinero.

[redrocker]

Fashion Beads? A REAL fan would have went and bought Diamonds!

[superfan]

Originally Posted by 4429 mcc

If you decided to put that baby up on ebay I bet it would go for some good dinero.

I have had an offer to buy it. My price is a little too high.

[Knownothing]

I have had an offer to buy it. My price is a little too high

That is not something you sell. That is something that should be handed down to the next generation and brought to every game.