When I learned that Mark Mangino had been named as Iowa State's new offensive coordinator on Monday afternoon, I immediately wanted the opinion of probably the brightest football mind I know - Cyclone Radio Network analyst Ben Bruns. Shortly after the news broke, I dial...
You have to see Iowa State's new Bergstrom Football Facility to believe it. This new state of the art complex that is expected to be ready to go by Iowa State's final game of 2012 vs. West Virginia, was shown to the media on Monday morning. It was then when form...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor and former Cyclone All-American
Football season is always a long one for me, from the time I was playing until now. The stress of the season takes its toll, though these days it’s merely mental for my family and me...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor & former All-AmericanIt’s Sunday morning as I write to you this week from Boulder, the day after Iowa State's 34-14 loss to Colorado. Our hotel room faces west, looking up at Folsom Field and the mountains beyo...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor & Former Cyclone All-American
As it likely was for many of you, Saturday’s game was a rollercoaster of emotion of me. From the strong start and control ISU had in the first half to the pick six and Nebraska’...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor and former Iowa State All-American
Iowa State took care of business last weekend. While the Jayhawks controlled the first quarter, I believe it says a lot about this football team and the state of the program that we c...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor & former Cyclone All-American
I’ll start by saying I told you so.
Sort of.
After UNI, I felt that the two teams we had the best chances of beating in our four-week stretch were Texas Tech and Texas. If you do...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherHappy Wednesday Cyclone fanatics. I apologize for not delivering a mailbag last week. Things got kind of nuts with men’s basketball media day and other obligations. Just a quick site note before I get started. Cou...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor and Iowa State All-American
What a week for the Cyclones. That road trip to Norman was far from fun. While a loss is just a loss, and no one thought preseason that we would win that game, not much good happened on Satu...
By Ben Bruns, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor & former Iowa State All-AmericanHere’s the fictitious conversation in my head that’s been torturing me for two days:Me: Ouch. Okay – that’s it for this week. Thanks for visiting Fanatic!Voice in the dist...
