The Clone Zone

01/08/2026

Hard fought win at Baylor tonight! Cyclones make history 15-0. Oklahoma State at home on Saturday and our Tatum and AJ will be there!

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01/07/2026

Hey State Farm, Iowa State Men's Basketball fans will take "Batemon" over Batman anyday! We fixed your commercial for you!

01/07/2026

This wasn’t a buzzer-beater fluke. The last five minutes made it clear, Iowa State won that game. An exclamation point against one of the best teams in the country, and they’re still top-five even after it.

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01/07/2026

Iowa State Men's Basketball travels to Baylor tonight at 7:00 PM! 15-0 is on the line.

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01/07/2026

West Virginia at Hilton, Joshua Jefferson’s triple-double, and that moment when the crowd finally woke up, that’s the stuff. You could feel it shift when the fans got into it, and even the players said it made all the difference.
College sports aren’t just about the game. It’s the band, the students, the noise, the energy. When the students aren’t there, you feel it immediately. It’s just different.
And it raises the question we’ll keep coming back to, as fans, how involved should we be now? Are we supposed to sit on our hands… or bring the same energy we always loved?
That’s the heart of the Clone Zone. 🌪️

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01/06/2026

The only people actually hurting in college sports right now are the fans.
Not the players. Not the coaches. Not the schools with endless money.
Our hearts and our wallets keep getting played, and that’s what makes it hurt. When loyalty disappears, when kids don’t even want the jersey they just got for Christmas, something’s broken.
This episode of the Clone Zone gets real about why college sports is starting to feel different, and why fans are the ones paying the price.
If you’ve felt frustrated, angry, or just tired of it all… you’re not alone.

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01/06/2026

Is Travis Kelce retiring? What do you think?

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01/06/2026

Buyouts that don’t make sense, contracts that protect no one, and a college sports system that’s completely upside down. We’re talking coaching buyouts, NIL, player contracts, and why accountability should go both ways.
This isn’t polished hot takes, it’s honest fan talk about what needs to change in college athletics.
If you’ve ever said “how does that make any sense?”… you’ll feel right at home in the Clone Zone.

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01/06/2026

AJ Anderson and Tatum Marcussen are taking the reins and keeping the Clone Zone alive, now as a weekly fan-first Iowa State podcast. Same passion, same Cyclone pride, just a new approach. Thank you so much to Kent Anderson and Bob Gostomski for starting this amazing podcast!

We’ll be joined by rotating guests, fellow fans, and familiar voices to talk Cyclone sports, memories, frustrations, and everything that comes with being an Iowa State fan. And yes, if Bob or Kent ever want to jump back in, the door is always open.

This isn’t hot takes or expert breakdowns, it’s fans talking Cyclones.

Welcome to the new Clone Zone. ❤️💛

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