MBB: Georges Niang Traded to Utah from Boston

Before playing a game with the Boston Celtics, former Cyclone Georges Niang has been traded to the Utah Jazz, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

DAILY CLONE: Otz compares his team to old teams, Heise focused on mindset, a wrap on summer ball

On Tuesday’s Daily Clone, Jake Brend reports from the final day of men’s basketball summer availability with an update on Joshua Jefferson’s injury status, how T.J. Otzelberger compares this year’s team to some of his former squads and what Nate Heise is focusing on this offseason.

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ISU senior Nate Heise's building on last season's late production surge

MBB: T.J. Otzelberger, Nate Heise and Eric Mulder meet media in last week of summer workouts

Hear everything that head coach T.J. Otzelberger, senior guard Nate Heise and Purdue Fort Wayne transfer Eric Mulder had to say in the final men’s basketball media availability of the summer at the links below.

*** 2025 College Football Survivor Week 1 ***

Getting this up even earlier than last year but pumped to get this contest up and going and since you have to be in at the start no one can say I didn't have time to get in on this.

This year Week 1 will include games from Aug. 23 through Sept. 1.

A reminder regarding tiebreaker points: If your team wins and covers you gain an extra bonus point. If you take a undefeated team who is the underdog you gain the point for them covering plus another bonus point. As the season goes on the number of teams undefeated being a underdog greatly diminish so take advantage while you can.

3 teams plays 2 FBS in this time period Fresno St. Hawaii and and Sam Houston State. If you take them before their first game they will need to win twice for you to advance.


I will be using ESPN's Lines. Line will be the line at kickoff for tiebreaker points.


Bringing back the reward for top finisher other than bragging rights. Since this is a contest on Cyclone Fanatic I like the idea of the reward going back to helping ISU athletics.
For the top 3 CYCLONE Fan finishers (Hawks fans are as always are welcome to play but this is a contest on a Cyclone fan board) I will donate $75, $50 and $25 to @brentblum and We Will on your behalf.

Rules/How to Play if you are new:
Pick a team you think will win that weeks game. Pick only 1 team per week.
Post your pick in the thread, do NOT pm it to me
You can only pick that team ONCE the entire time you are in the game.
The goal is to advance and be the last person standing.
Only games that have a FBS school facing another FBS school are eligible to be picked.
You have up until the start time of the game you picked to switch.
If your team loses, you are out for the competition.
If you skip a week of picks, you are out.
You can switch as many times up until the game you have picked officially starts.
Post 2 of the thread will have the possible games you can pick.
Post 3 will have each player and their previous week's picks.
You can only pick teams that are undefeated (they will be bolded).
You can't join in during the middle of the season.
Please include prior weeks picks with your pick for the week.
Have any questions, pm me or ask in the thread. Thanks!

DAILY CLONE: Matt Campbell talks extension, reflects on 10th fall camp, recaps scrimmage

On Monday’s ‘Daily Clone,’ Jake Brend reports from Ames as Matt Campbell has his midway point update from fall camp. Campbell talks about his new extension through 2032, reflects on how much Iowa State has changes in his time and focuses on the toughness of his football team.

The Daily Clone is presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios.

STORY: Matt Campbell's annual book club pick is IN

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What if college basketball ran conference realignment? The Athletic article

From The Athletic webpage....may be behind a paywall:

"What would the college basketball landscape look like if the sport were self-sufficient? I set out to reconstruct the entire layout of Division I with that hypothetical as my guiding principle. Perhaps the most important rule to fall back on is that of a truly balanced schedule. Double round-robins (in which each team plays a home-and-home with every other team in its league) are fading out of college hoops, with fewer and fewer leagues still retaining that schedule purity. Bringing back the double round-robin would enhance the meaning of the regular-season championship, so I am allowing a maximum of 11 teams in each league (which would create a 20-game double round-robin).

Included next to each conference is the members’ average Net Rating per KenPom over the last five seasons. I used Net Ratings as a loose guide to ensure each league remained somewhat competitive as I swapped members."

Nebraska drops to a minor conference:

https://www.si.com/college/nebraska...ll-big-ten-fred-hoiberg-huskers-nebrasketball


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6521319/2025/08/01/college-basketball-conference-realignment/

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Williams & Blum: The big picture

Matt Campbell’s “new” contract. Scary headlines. Football camp updates, plus some basketball practice notes. Chris Williams & Brent Blum cover it all on Sunday’s show, presented by Mechdyne.


ISU freshman Jamarion Batemon's been "terrific" as a shot maker and defender

Matt Campbell Finalizes Extension Through 2032

Matt Campbell Finalizes Extension Through 2032​


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If ISU could schedule KSU as non-conference, would you want them to?

If ISU could schedule KSU as non-conference, would you want them to?

  • Yes, keep the rivalry yearly.

    Votes: 96 51.6%
  • No. Every other year is enough.

    Votes: 90 48.4%

I was thinking about Farmageddon (because duh?) and the fact that it isn't a protected rivalry. What would you think if ISU and KSU scheduled each other in years they don't play a conference game? I personally would love it, but can think of plenty of competitive reasons why it might not be the best choice.

Also, if you don't like that, what about scheduling closer "big" schools like Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, instead of scheduling the yearly FCS and G5 opponent?

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