I’m sure there are plenty of folks on here working on some project vehicles. I haven’t had any vehicle projects since before the kids until now. I got talked into a 1993 F250 460 that an extended family member had parked for the last 6 years. Bought it for cheap and have been running it around.

So far -
Front fuel tank
Fuel Pump/Sender Assembly
Fuel Filter
Oil Change
Tranny Fluid
Coolant Flush
Power Steering Fluid
Deep Clean

Up next is some paint work and more cleaning. The 8’ bed has already come in handy.



What are your projects?

According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo, the Denver Broncos have signed veteran wide receiver Hakeem Butler, the reigning UFL Offensive Player of the Year, just ahead of their mandatory minicamp, which starts on Tuesday. Butler joins the team after a dominant season with the St. Louis Battlehawks, where he led the UFL with 641 receiving yards on 29 catches.

I knew FIFA was the worst, but wow.

"For Rahm Emanuel, the dome proved to be the final straw.

Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of Chicago between 2011 and 2019. During his final years in office, he made a decision that distinguished him from many peers across the United States: he said ‘no’ to FIFA and ‘no’ to the men’s World Cup...

The way he saw it, he was being asked to take on all the risk, while FIFA took home the rewards...

The host city proposal came with further risks. “They said in the contract that they had the right to request a dome being built over Soldier Field (the venue is open). So I said: ‘You have got to take that out.’

“They go, ‘We never exercise it, but it’s something we ask everybody to include.’ I said, ‘I don’t care if you’ve never exercised it. There will always be a first. Take it out and we can work through the other issues.’ They said, ‘We can’t take it out.’

“So I said there is not a chance I am going to have you directing me on a $50 million-$100 million expense to the taxpayers. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. You can’t have something in there that leaves the city and the taxpayers exposed, where (FIFA) gets to decide it and I have no vote in it.”

PTFO has more; it's wild.

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Please do a video interview with Big Rob while he's in town!

Jake Brend reflects on what he's learned and experienced in his one year at Cyclone Fanatic. Presented by Wyffles Hybrids in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

The other post made me think of how I would rank our current brewers in the metro. This is based solely on beer, not their taproom, and just my opinion. I like IPA's, Stouts/Porters, and Sours in that order.

Tier A
Lua
Barntown

Tier B
Confluence (moved up from C)
Big Grove (B+. Maybe an A)
Alluvial (Out of the metro but..)

Tier C
515
West Hill (only been once but surprisingly decent)
Exile
Peace Tree
Brightside

Tier D
Kinship
Firetrucker (Use to be a C)
1717
Reclaimed Rails (They have one solid beer I like)

Tier F
Mistress
Twisted Vine
Court Avenue
Fox (F-)


Fire Away.....

Boom!

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Chris Williams and Brent Blum discuss Brendan Sorsby parting ways with Texas Tech. What does that mean for the rest of the Big 12? Preseason magazines are a thing of the past. Touching on offseason men’s hoops, football, and more. Presented by Mechdyne.

Guess that I might as well start the next edition, right?

Looks llke freshman TE Cooper Alexander’s brother. In town this weekend for unofficial.

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Coach Otz and staff lock in their classes early so it is time to start the 2026 thread.

Catch all tread for interests, offers, visits, and prospect list for Cyclone Otz-Ball 2026.

With the NBA Draft just over one month away, what are some projected landing spots for Joshua Jefferson, Milan Momcilovic and Tamin Lipsey?

Find out where those Cyclone are slated in the latest mock drafts from major outlets.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/05/...d-lipsey-are-slated-in-major-nba-mock-drafts/

My niece owns 160 acres of farmland in North Dakota. She received an offer to sell from a farmer that owns some adjacent land. She currently rents the farmland to a relative who is very unethical and a PIA to deal with. The rental agreement, which expires December 1st, has a provision allowing the renter to match (or better) the offer. The farmer making the original offer needs the sale to happen before December 1st.

I don't have the specific language regarding the matching offer, but I assume she can sell the land to whoever she wants.

What are her options? Are there any circumstances where she has to sell to the relative?

Iowa State football players trade the gridiron for the gym at a Des Moines youth clinic. From D-line drills to playing catch with current Cyclones, athletes like Zaimir Hawk and Jaylen Raynor took part in Monday's football clinic hosted by T-Mobile.

Want to chat about your favorite car?

Vent about the dealer charging a million dollars for an oil change and tire rotation?

Ask questions about CF users experiences with their model/make or seek advice on repairs or trouble shooting?

Talk tires?

Here's the placeholder thread for those postings.

What it isn't going to be is place for trolling or ranting like maybe a Ford guy to just rant about how much he hates Chevy pickups or visa versa. Threads in the Off Topic Forum, like our sports threads, are moderated, it ain't a free for all.

Voting is open for the Cyclone Fanatic Fast Food 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 Thursday at 10 PM

When Spielberg is on, he makes some of the best blockbusters in history. His sci fi movies are also top tier.

Disclosure Day is top tier Spielberg. Holy cow. It’s like a cross between Close Encounters and Minority Report.

I was excited to see this but wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it is. Oscar winning or noms? Not sure but great movies are made that don’t get those awards. Blunt deserves a nom. Never been better.

Highly recommend.

Before any more critical destruction of T Juco Tech, "we surrender".

Guess the Alamo is not in Lubbock.

Not the riches we're used to, but still a couple of ISU goats.

Monte Morris debuted with the Pacers against his old team the Denver Nuggets.

15 minutes, 3 points, 2 boards on 1-5 shooting. So some rust to knock off.

Niang has yet to play, although should be back any game now.

Thinking pretty hard about get a sauna for the house (inside) here soon. Looking through the options the price ranges depending on several factors but I really want one that will get hot enough to actually see benefits. There is the question of infrared or traditional? 110V or 240V? If you go 240 did you get an electrician to come in?

Any sauna people out there that can shed some light?

Jake Brend, Ben Hutchens and Rob Gray put a bow on the Brendan Sorsby saga and what it means for the future of college athletics. The fellas get into some hoops, previewing the NBA Draft for Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson before spinning the wheel and landing on Lafester Rhodes. Presented by Kelderman Manufacturing in the Northwest Bank Studios. Login to view embedded media

As we head into the summer travel season today's OTN theme will be loosely based on that.

This week we are looking for songs with titles and/or lyrics containing any form of the words: Visit, Visitor, Guest or Host/Hostess.

Last week's OTN was on the topic of Trouble, and can be found here:

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-t-r-o-u-b-l-e.299013/page-3#post-10388389

Your hosts for OTN are @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and me.

All the woodworkers post what you've been working on, past projects or your current setups.

Apple is crushing it right now and this upcoming series looks fantastic.

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On the pro sports business side of things...

Pretty big sports news in the DFW area over the past couple of weeks, as both the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars have announced they will be leaving the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas when their respective leases end in 2031.

The interesting thing is where they are both going. The Mavs are moving to north Dallas to build a new arena and entertainment district at the site of the vacant Valley View Mall. The Stars are moving to Plano to build a new arena and entertainment district at the site of the dying Shops at Willow Bend mall.

There have been a number of interviews on TV with the GMs of both clubs. The Mavs GM is more subtle, while the Stars GM is pretty blunt, but the primary reason given by both for leaving is that the teams want to control and make money from the entertainment venues and amenities around the arenas. That seems to be the current paradigm for new sports arenas. The Stars are going to Plano, because that is reported to be where the majority of the season ticket holders are located.

The poor 25-year old AAC seems to be doomed in this new paradigm. The city of Dallas owns the arena, but Victory Park and the other properties around the AAC are owned by a few other big developers, and neither the Mavs nor Stars could grab enough land or make deals to bring in the revenue they wanted from the surroudning area. It will be interesting to see what happens to the AAC.