Jared Stansbury
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Pollard gets most due credit for the growth of ISU athletics, but this site and CW + team might be the second biggest reason for fan support.
CycloneErik
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I had a shower thought the other day about how many schools have something similar to CF? Pretty much every school has forums, but I don't know many schools outside of sites like TexAgs that produce the amount of content CF does. We are pretty fortunate.
Be even better if we didn’t have so many god damn mods!!!!! That’s right. I said it.
Hassel has turned into a non-stop troll. He can't wait to jump on anything CW says about ISU. He refuses to give honest discussion about ISU topics. He's an insecure bully who needs someone to pop him.
Ooh. Daddy like.
Slight deviation but this list of contributors is entertaining for how out of date it is...
https://cyclonefanatic.com/about-us/contributors/
It has the right names, but I am pretty sure CW doesn't do KXNO and Blum isn't working for the ISU Foundation anymore.
Woody has so much potential, but he gets distracted by telling us way too much about how a defensive lineman lines up or whatever.
I think we just need football to start. These guys can only analyze so much prior to the season.
His football knowledge is a great base. He does get a little too wonky at times, but a little refining and it’s a great in-season listen
Nah, Hassel has been over the top for the last month and falling back into the typical tavern hok that he is. Those types can't help themselves.
It is my experience that "crossover" or "debate" podcasts (either with sports or politics or whatever else) don't really work without a very formal structure to them. "Hawk fan talks to Cyclone fan" isn't that.
It can work when given a true debate structure, like these YouTube channels/podcasts...
https://www.youtube.com/@Intelligence-Squared/videos
https://www.thesohoforum.org/
But "just buddies getting together to debate things" never ends up that interesting or insightful. Let them make their best points independently on their own platforms in a de facto conversation with each other or put something together where there can be some "rigor" or fairness in the contest of rhetoric.
They have segments, but it's still a relatively new podcast, so it takes some time to figure out what works. CW often brings segment intros, but Hassel won't engage honestly and next thing you know, he's doing his Blum voice.
They have good chemistry and a bit of an Odd Couple thing that plays. If they can reel it in, it could be a very good show. And shoutout Matty Van Winks who is a great dude and Cyclone fan. It's good to have that third voice in there.
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That’s always been his shtick, just insufferable
When the pod started last year, he had toned it down. The lack of dumb smack was its redeeming quality.
He is a really talented, funny dude, but at his core, he's his dad and just another obnoxious eastern Iowa hawkeye fan. I'll pass on listening to that every time.
Zero inside information but this seems like someone who thought their value was higher, went out onto the open market, and realized that it was the medium that was popular and not the personality. Happens a lot in the media industry. Hopefully he finds a good landing spot - seems like a decent guy.
But when anyone starts thinking you are bigger than your role, you better be damn sure because the grass is rarely greener on the next move. Being content/happy with your job/role, even if its not perfect (no job is), is my biggest career advice for people 10+ years into their career. MUCH easier said than done.
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