Today is the day Bobby Bonilla gets his annual check from the Mets for 1.2 million. He will get one until 2035. He hasn't played baseball since 2001.

I wish I could have his agent when negotiating my first contract.

Anyone ever have to deal with an HOA? Who are these people and their stupid rules. Sorry I’m just so exausted with dealing with them. They should be outlawed

Jaiden Centeno, from Millard West. Libero. 2019.

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13: Golden State
14: Toronto (2026)
15: Portland (2026)
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16: Cleveland (2028) - had a team from 97-03
17: Detroit (2029) - had a team from 98-09
18: Philadelphia (2030)


That makes 15 WNBA franchises in markets with NBA teams, and 3 without (Seattle, Vegas, Connecticut).

Voting is open for the Cyclone Fanatic Movie Villain Tournament Sweet 16.


How to vote:
To select the favorite (the show seeded highest), choose the Heart emoji.
To select the underdog, choose the Rainbow emoji.
No other emojis will be counted.

Deadline to vote: Now through Tuesday at 10 PM

Since it's summer - and hot - and we've used a lot of terms associated with seasons and with weather. This week we've decided to take a bit of a twist on the theme.

We're looking for song lyrics/titles containing noun or verb versions of the following cooking terms often used to describe the kind of weather we're currently enjoying.

Boil
Broil
Bake
Simmer
Scorch
Scald
Toast

Edit: Fry is also allowed, but not in the Hayden application.

Last week's OTN was on the topic of Pride/Proud and can be found here: https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-the-pride.292903

Your weekly host are @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and me.

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Well this looks interesting. I doubt Jim Jordan will be hosting a watch party.

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Humboldt Golf Fundraiser for the Cyclone Regional Training Center is June 28th at the Humboldt Golf Course. It is a 4 man 18 hole best shot. We have 1 team spot that just opened up before being a sellout. Cost is $500 per team. Also each team member gets a cart to use, meal ticket and some golf swag.

We also have Hole Sponsorships available for $500. That gets you 4 meal tickets to the event, a sponsorship sign with your name & logo on it. That is suppose to be signed by the wrestlers and staff and given back to the sponsor to display. Also gets you 2 tickets to the Iowa State vs SDSU (I think it is against SDSU) dual in Humboldt. That should be a good dual.

We also will have various silent and live auction and some raffles at the event.

If interested, message me and I will get you headed in the right direction!

Go Cyclones!!!

Lets do that Hockey!

Bedard got his 1st Goal tonight:

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Quarterly roundup of amusing comments I encountered on Cyclone Fanatic, April-June 2025.

Scant list this time.

If anyone recalls a nugget I missed, feel free to add.

Key:
Bold is thread title (or summary of it)
*** indicates break in narrative flow.

Some entries have been edited for clarity, brevity, spelling and all that.

Also, I might have to go on hiatus from Notable Posts for a while. My attention is too fragmented and keeping track of this might not be the best use of my time, unfortunately.

In case you missed it:
Notable Posts Q1 2025

2025 Transfer options
@jcyclonee:
Here's our basketball checklist for needs:
*A big guy that's good at banging down low
*A combo guard that gets deep penetration down the middle
*A wing that can go backdoor
*Players who pound it hard inside
*Athletes who can double team
*A team with enough stamina to go all night
@CoachHines3: This is me. Recruit me.
@Jayshellberg: We can’t afford you.

***
@JVAR: Cyclone Fanatic is the weirdest website ever. I have seen people and myself sought advice anywhere from auto mechanics, food, fitness, golf, home repair, marriage, parenting, investing, mental health, health, legal advice, farming, and sometimes we just act like Beavis and Butt-Head. Sports is discussed sometimes, too!
@coolerifyoudid: We also currently have a thread that's currently 76 posts deep about Reeses peanut butter cups versus Reeses peanut butter eggs. CF is like if every character on “Cheers” was at a party that only served tequila shots.
—> coolerifyoudid post nominated for “Post of the Year” by @Die4Cy

Jefferson gone???
@EvilBetty: Can someone summarize the last 38 pages of posts, so I don't have to read through what is likely 98% bickering between posters. Is he actually gone or still just hearsay at this point?
@coolerifyoudid: Everyone hated college sports for a while, but we're OK now.
***
@brentblum: And by the way, optimistic Jeff will finish his career as a Cyclone.
@Clonefan32: Nice of you to find a little time between your beachside massage session and tequila-tasting to fill us in.
***
@NWICY: More information on what happens at a NIL conference would be interesting.
@isufbcurt: Cocaine, Boobs and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
@brentblum: Not that crazy. A bunch of marketing VIPs at companies learning more about how NIL can help their businesses.
NWICY: I like Curt's version better.

Should NBA axe the corner 3?
@Drew0311: Harlem Globetrotters added a 4 point line and it has doomed the Washington Generals. They have not won since.

Hello everyone
(Introductory from @Wyattclone): Hello, everybody, my name is David, graduated in 2012.
@Gonzo: Welcome. Beware the Hok trolls, there are several around here.
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@CoachHines3: hows ur mom
@twojman: She's dead … @CoachHines3 "I guess that's why she didn't move around a lot."

Today I Learned Thread
@JM4CY: How many times a day does @Angie ask @Mr Janny, “what the **** is wrong with you?”
@Angie: ...The answer to this physically exhausts me.

Friday OT: Can I Do That?
@FarmerCy1: One of my college jobs was as a “Class Checking Monitor.” It consisted of walking around campus with the ISU Card photos of the football team and making sure they were sitting in class, and send a report to the athletic department of who went and who didn’t. Easiest money I’ve ever made.
@NWICY: Skip class to get that done, did you?

The Deion Sanders Thread (started way prior to Q2 ’25 … specifically Dec. 15, 2021)
@JP4CY: Deion (while wearing a hat) told his players in a team meeting there will be no hats worn when they meet.

Niang being Niang
(OP ID omitted so it doesn’t denigrate): Hawks have a number of guys out inc Jalen Johnson. Not sure what next szn will look like for Georges but his mins will likely be down. Kinda hope they trade him bc watching the Hawks is significantly less fun than watching the Cavs was.
@SwirlyBird: How do you choose what words you spell out and which you don't?

NIL: Is it what you expected/specific changes needed
@HouClone: I was on a pickup team with Hoiberg. He primarily passed the ball. I shot 2 airballs that game. We lost also.

2025 NFL Draft
@3TrueFans: Round 1 seems boring enough live, how are there so many people to watch round 2?
@danvillecyclone: Beer.
***
@Kettes: Someone please explain to the old guy when “DE” got changed to “EDGE”?
@qwerty: DE is too hard to spell.
***
@Jer: Horrible draft for QBs, but man, I was never impressed by Shough in any of his 17 seasons.
***
@HFCS: Is (Shedeur) Sanders even gonna be a top 3 Sanders taken?
@Darius Bieber: At this point, Colonel and Bernie are getting taken first.

Sports betting question
@3TrueFans: I don't know the laws involved, but why was the dude wearing disguises and structuring his bets? Seems like he knew he was doing something he shouldn't be doing.
@coolerifyoudid: I wear disguises when I run errands and do charitable work. I have to protect my bad-boy image.

Friday OT: Granola
@Angie: What is the thing you do/have done in the past that others may think is “hippie” activity?
@AltoonaFish: I smoke a lot of weed and love group orgies and free love. I also hate wearing clothes.

What’s everyone reading?
@enisthemenace: I’ve been reading Moby D**k, off and on, since October. Have about a sixth of it left. Good lord. It’s a difficult read.
@cyfan964: I think the furthest I have gotten in that book is "Call me Ishmael."

Dellenger report on SEC spring meeting
@Kinch: In the garden of life, college football is the flower and Greg Sankey is Roundup.

Friday OT: Phoning Home
@ISU Cyclones2015: I usually put where or how I know someone as their last name in my contacts. Think "Angie - Cyclone Fanatic" as the contact. Tinder is my number one word lol
@NWICY: And you say “love isn’t real.”
@BCClone: But lust is.

(Forum bugs thread)
@2speedy1: I have been having this happen a lot lately, I dont know if it is on my end or a CF issue. (re: Oops! We ran into some problems)
@gocy444: Me too. I figured it was viruses from all the porn, but good to see it’s not just a me issue.

Any YouTube recommendations for my kids to mix in with their Sunny and Melon Roblox videos and horrible shorts? We enjoy Mark Rober for some science and engineering, but I was wondering if anyone has some other good finds for kids educational.

It's not educational but we are enjoying Ryan Trahan's 50 states in 50 days series. I appreciate his overall positive approach on his channel. Bonus, we saw him in the Atlanta airport a few years ago. Our youngest happened to have found a penny just prior, so our oldest was brave enough to go up to him and give it to him. If you are familiar with his channel, this would make sense. He was very nice during their brief interaction.

...from Tracy McGrady, better handles than Kyrie Irving
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I'm still bummed about Tyrese's injury, and heard he had successful torn achilles repair surgery yesterday, Monday. I ran across this and thought we could give some thoughts and love also, to another Pacer, and Iowa State great, Jamaal Tinsley. What a fun player to watch!

Anyone have any recommendations for places to visit in western Europe?

I was thinking about going to a few other places for the ISU game in Ireland next year. I thought I might fly into London to see some things there and do a day trip by train to Paris before heading over to Dublin. If you got much further away than those cities, it was getting to be a bit of hike though not as bad as I had thought.

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Does anyone here have Fred Hoiberg’s contact information?

I’d like to solicit a product review of sorts. I’m in the market for something and he is one of very few people in the world who have direct experience with one of the options.

If you could potentially proxy a question please DM me. Thanks!

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This is an in-state recruit I really was hoping we would offer/land.

Do you have a sport you play to wind down? Are you a social golfer? Do you like to bowl or throw darts? Pick up games of basketball?

Any fun stories about any of those?

I watch The Birdcage every year during Pride Weekend. I have it on right now and it's so damn great and funny. Might be a top 15 movie ever for me. If you've never seen it, it holds up incredibly well.

Voting is open for the Cyclone Fanatic Movie Villain Tournament Round of 32.


How to vote:
To select the favorite (the show seeded highest), choose the Heart emoji.
To select the underdog, choose the Rainbow emoji.
No other emojis will be counted.

Deadline to vote: Now through Friday at 10 PM

Just got texted that this was going on. Someone saw it on FB:

Meet Milan Momcilovic! Community Choice is hosting a Meet & Greet with the ISU basketball star on Friday, June 27 at Jordan Creek Town Center.
Our photo backdrop and autograph signing station will be set up outside of Altar’d State on Level 1, near Center Court.
The details:
4 to 5 PM
101 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA
If you want an autograph, please bring your own item for Milan to sign. We’ll have tons of free Community Choice swag he can sign, too!

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For those that don’t know, Jon Gruden has been doing an unboxing series where he receives care packages from programs, opens them up and talks about them a bit.

CMC and Iowa State just sent him one and it comes at no better time because Jon loves Tyrese Haliburton. Lot of pumping up of the basketball program, football program and even a Hooters shoutout.

Curious as to why a thread with public info was merged into a thread that's behind a paywall ("requires an account upgrade").

Jacqueline Cordova and Ben Visser react to Iowa State’s underwhelming performance at the 2025 NCAA Championships before diving into the wild west of the transfer portal and more. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery.

Jake Brend recaps the first summer media availability session for the men’s basketball team, focusing on the addition of Utah Valley transfer Dominick Nelson and the strides he’s already made in Ames.

Ok I’m in.