AMES, Iowa – No. 11 Iowa State’s Oct. 19 game against UCF (3-2, 1-1) at Jack Trice Stadium will kick off at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on either FOX or FS1.

The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0) travel to West Virginia (3-2, 2-0) this weekend for another Big 12 tilt. The game will be at 7 p.m. (CT) on FOX.

Aug. 31 NORTH DAKOTA (FS1) W, 21-3
Sept. 7 at No. 21 Iowa (CBS) W, 20-19
Sept. 21 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+) W, 52-7
Sept. 28 *at Houston (FS1) W, 20-0
Oct. 5 *BAYLOR (FOX) W, 43-21
Oct. 12 *at West Virginia (FOX) 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 *UCF (FOX or FS1) 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 2 *TEXAS TECH (HC)
Nov. 9 *#at Kansas
Nov. 16 *CINCINNATI
Nov. 23 *at Utah
Nov. 30 *KANSAS STATE
Dec. 7 Big 12 Championship Game

All times central.
*Big 12 Conference Game
#at Kansas City, Mo. (GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium)

If you enjoy a great breakfast in Morgantown go to Grandma's Country Kitchen. Fantastic food, super busy. We saw several other Cyclone fans there.

In the last couple months, 2 huge data centers have started construction in Cedar Rapids. The first one is from Google and will cost 550M. Now a 2nd mystery company has started construction of data center right next to the Google Data center, and it will cost 750M. I have done some research on these data centers, and basically they are gigantic electric guzzlers as the major infrastructure of these data centers is Air Conditioning. They are surrounded by huge freezing/air-conditioning units. They are coming to Iowa and Cedar Rapids because we have cheap electricity and it is available (currently). These 2 data centers will cover over 2 square miles of land, and each site has about 30 acres (my estimate) devoted to just the electrical substations they need to build.

So I am thinking that we now have all these data centers being built all across the country in direct competition for electricity that the EV's will need, and I don't think that is going to end well. Then I see Microsoft is planning to start building AI centers, which make data centers look small. They have in the works their first AI center (don't know where), that will cost 100B to build, and it will require 6 GW of electricity to run. Considering that a nuclear power plant on average is 1 GW of power, each of these AI centers will require the equivalent of 6 nuclear power plants. That is crazy!

Seems to me that we have major grid problems coming that will crash the EV market even worse than it already is crashing.

Too lazy to look it up in the game day thread. Did he make it in to the game? A buddy of mine said he thought he made it in for limited number of snaps. Would be a pleasant surprise, as it's been thought he was headed for medical redshirt.

75 for a high again on Saturday, AND, there are still tickets available. I'm surprised.

the only WBB player on this year's team that was on the team 2 seasons ago.

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The last time Iowa State was 5-0 was 1980. That year Iowa State played nobody ranked above 60th in the power ratings in the first five games, Iowa being the best at 60th.

Then the Cyclones played 40th ranked Kansas on the road and lost. The rest of Iowa State's schedule included all but two top-40 teams and ended up 6-5.

Point....Iowa State's schedule was front end loaded with low ranked opponents. The 5-0 record was fool's gold.


This year.....

Every team that Iowa State has played this year is sub-50 except ...Iowa. Other than Iowa, Baylor is the highest ranked team we have played to date. Just like 1980, our schedule has been remarkably front end loaded with easy teams (except Iowa).

The Cyclones now play 40th power rated West Virginia on the road. Exactly the same as Kansas in 1980.

The rest of Iowa State's schedule includes 6 of the top-7 teams on our strength of schedule, with UCF being the only sub-40 opponent we have yet to play.

Things are different under Campbell than Duncan for sure. But I'm tellin' ya......Iowa State was set up for the opportunity to go 5-0.....and the rest of the schedule is set to be one grueling week after week fight. Just like 1980.

The Mountaineers with home field advantage comes in at a 20th power ranked equivalent, and feeling pretty confident themselves.

This is one mother of a challenge for Campell and his team...a lot more so than a lot of fans are appreciating right now.

(In my opinion.)

Starting to look at remaining schedules for all of the 0 or 1 loss Big 12 teams. I think BYU, Texas Tech, and Kstate have the most favorable schedules left in addition to us. Of course I love ISU's chances to get to Big 12 championship game with 4/6 home games remaining and one of those games neutral at worst. Plus we get Texas Tech and Kstate at home. I think Arizona State, Cincy, Colorado, and WVU all have a minimum of 2 losses left on their schedule and finish no better than 6-3 in the conference. At this point I will be surprised if a 2 loss team makes the Big 12 championship game. We also can't afford to lose any of our remaining home games. We need the tiebreakers over TT and Kstate. If we were going to lose one game, make it @ Utah. I think we could survive that loss and still make the Big 12 championship game and keep our playoff hopes very much alive.

The Cyclones and Mountaineers kick off a little after 7 pm tonight in Morgantown. The game will be carried on FOX. I’ll have the periodic updates for you in the thread below.

What would this board have been like 10 years ago with a 6-0 team?! You., me and Diamond Dave would have been headed to the Jacobsen Building to greet the team bus.

What a great time to be 'Clone fans!

...was funny to see with almost everyone wear Clone gear!

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As I alluded to earlier on Friday, French SG Killyan Toure of Brewster Academy has committed to the Cyclones on Instagram. Huge late addition for CTJO and staff.

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Looking at the top 13 teams, including ISU and BYU, I could easily see that all of them have at least 1 loss by the end of the year, except BYU and ISU. Are they going to keep ISU and BYU ranked as low as they are if they are both 12-0?

Need one ticket this Weekend

It’s roughly at the 20 minute mark. Sabin said our team has a winning identity. He really likes Rocco and said he’ll get lots of recognition as the year goes on. Howard quoted our impressive defensive stats. Herbie was complementary and thought we would win tonight. Pat McAfee is a Mountaineer and mentioned that Anthony Becht was as well.

Worth watching if you have it recorded.

TEAM NOTES

*Today’s Attendance: 55,202
*Matt Campbell is now 59-48 at Iowa State and 94-63 overall as a head coach.
*Campbell’s 59 wins at Iowa State are the most in program history, passing Dan McCarney’s record of 56 earlier this season.
*Campbell has coached Iowa State as a ranked team a school record 29 times with a 18-11 record.
*Iowa State is 6-0 for the second time in school history and the first time since 1938.
*The Cyclones are 3-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2020 and the third time overall (2002).
*Iowa State’s school-record six-straight conference road wins is tied for the third-longest active streak in the country.
*The all-time series between the Cyclones and Mountaineers is tied at 6-6, with games played in Morgantown even 3-3. ISU has won back-to-back games against the
Mountaineers for the second time in school history and first since winning three-straight from 2018-20.
*Iowa State’s 39 Big 12 wins are tied with Oklahoma State for the most since 2017 by current league members.
*With two interceptions tonight, Iowa State’s 26 interceptions since 2023 are tied for the second-most in college football.
*Iowa State’s first touchdown drive (3 plays – 80 yards - :58) was its fifth under a minute this season.
*ISU’s second touchdown drive (17 plays – 91 yards – 8:08) was its longest (Time) of the season.
*The Cyclones have had six different players record an interception this year and have a pick in all six games, ISU’s longest streak since 2009.
*Iowa State held West Virginia to 148 rushing yards, 75 below their average of 223 that ranked 15th in the nation.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Rocco Becht
*Moved into a tie with Alex Espinoza (1984-86) for sixth in school history with 33 touchdown passes.
*Moved into ninth in school history with 343 career completions.
*Has thrown a touchdown pass in 10-straight games, including multiple touchdowns in eight of the 10.
Carson Hansen
*Notched his second career multi touchdown game (Arkansas State), giving him five in his career. It was his first three touchdown game.
*His 96 yards rushing were the second most in his career behind his 97 last week against Baylor.
Jaylin Noel
*Passed Charlie Kolar (2,181) and Hakeem Butler (2,149) on the career receiving yards list with 2,189.
*Caught a pass in his 38th
-straight game, passing former teammate Xavier Hutchinson (2020-22) for second in school history.
*His 38-straight games with a reception is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the country.
*Tied Breece Hall and Hakeem Butler for the most 50-plus yard touchdowns in school history (since 1971) with seven.
*Tied Hakeem Butler for the most 50-plus yard touchdown receptions in school history (since 1971) with seven.
Jayden Higgins
*Moved into a tie for seventh in school history with his fifth 100-yard receiving game at Iowa State.
*Tallied back-to-back 100-plus yard receiving games for the first time at Iowa State.
Eli Green
*Finished with 46 yards receiving on two receptions, his first since going for 44 yards on four receptions in the opener against North Dakota.
Tyler Miller
*Started his 30th game at Iowa State.
Ryan Barnes
*Tallied a career-high nine tackles.
Beau Goodwin
*Recorded two tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Had just one tackle on the season entering the game.
Myles Purchase
*Started his 30th game at Iowa State.
Darien Porter
*Played in his 57th game at Iowa State, tying former teammate O’Rien Vance (2017-22) for sixth in school history.
Jamison Patton
*Recorded the second interception of his career (BYU in 2023).
Jontez Williams
*Picked off a pass for the third-straight game, the first Cyclone to do so since Braxton Lewis (2018) and first in league play since DeAndre Jackson (2005).