Craig Cooper

@trav2117 @clonesrising Former players hate ISU? You mean Purdy...who still comes back for visits? Haliburton, who still attends games and donates to NIL. Maybe you mean George Niang, who visits Ames anytime he can. Or maybe you mean Ben Bruns, Seneca Wallace, Sage Rosenfels. 🤡 comment

@clonesrising No wonder former players/coaches hate ISU now. Without Campbell ISU may not have a football program right now

Imagine getting to the big 12 title game and with a win are in the playoff...play like literal dog crap and the suggest it's the university that couldnt get you in that spot. Maybe you arent good enough Rocco.

@austinnarber I personally would like to see Penn State fall flat on their face.

I’ve tried really hard to react normally (or not at all) watching Matt Campbell essentially migrate the top end of this year’s roster to Penn State. I think where I’m at now, if I’m being 100% honest, is that I would like to take a crack at Penn State on the football field.

@SquirrelMurray He would have been a back-up in Ames also...he just saw the writing on the wall.

Congrats! Being a back-up at Penn State > starter at ISU.

@ZmillaTLK_ @CoachBobbit Its going to take a deep checkbook more than likely. Same kid that is visiting Indiana, correct? You know they are going to pay...

Veteran Toledo safety Braden Awls is a player who will thrive in a defense led by @CoachBobbit, based on what we’ve seen from the attacking and ball hawking units over the years. Braden fits the mold perfectly, a hard-nosed, downhill defender who pursues the football relentlessly and wants to get the ball back for the offense. @CoachRossWatson and @CoachLenti5, do whatever it takes to land @AwlsBraden.

@bartstarrfan @CycloneCardinal I said the exact same thing...MANY of these guys have played their last collegiate down and many of them are being given bad info by agents you deserve more playing time, more NIL money, more exposure. Thats all fine, but most are giving up a roster spot to not find a new one.

@CycloneCardinal Yep. Nearly half of them will either end up in worse situations or out of the sport entirely.

A lot of these kids are going to regret leaving. And that sucks.

@HawkGuyEnjoyer @BurburijaAndy @CoachAaronTerry @CoachStrohmeier @BlackbournMike @JUCOFFrenzy @CycloneFB $13 million in football NIL to start...Plenty of bags for athletes to come in and keep beating the Hawkeyes...in everything. We even have wrestling covered now 😆😆

Hey man not trying to sway you either way, just wanted to pass along something that would’ve mattered to me when I was choosing a school. Iowa State’s athletic director publicly said this fall that they’ve essentially burned through their reserve funds and that their total athletic budget is about $147m deficit over the next few years which is one of the smaller budgets in the Big 12 right now. They already postponed major projects because of it and with NIL and revenue sharing getting real, financial stability is going to matter more than people realize. Just think it’s worth factoring in when you’re making such a big decision. Go where you feel taken care of long-term, not just for one season.

I’m truly blessed to receive an offer from Iowa State!! @CoachAaronTerry @CoachStrohmeier @BlackbournMike @JUCOFFrenzy @CycloneFB

Just because you enter the transfer portal does not mean you are automatically getting picked up some place else. Some of you guys should really think before you go giving up a scholarship and NIL. Especially guys with less than 2 years eligibility or coming off injury. #BELOYAL

last one outta Ames hit the lights wouldja

@IowaDOP You guys couldn't score 70 points with Tom Brady at quarterback. Now if you come with the "we will shut you out and kick 6 field goals," thats believable.

Jimmy Rodgers really shouldn’t have done the “fuck Iowa” gimmick Kirk is actually laying a calm 70 piece down next season

@NoelJaylin13 I guess my biggest question here is when did a free college education not become good enough? Now that the fans are the ones "writing the checks" so to speak, athletes cant be upset with the fans that are "paying them."

I know not all the cyclone fans are like this, but let’s put in to perspective how pushing negativity towards young athletes when they are making life decisions, isn’t it. No one questions people who take raises, or do whats best for them and their families in other career paths.

Wish I could tell all these kids in the portal that when they’re 40 all they’ll have left is the memories with their teammates and a place to go back to in the fall. #CycloneFamily

@jeremiah1cooper Unfortunately when you all became paid athletes, you work for the fans and the university...you dont get to have it both ways. Dislike the fans opinions...dont take NIL...pretty simple really.

The fans love us… then hate us. Hope my guys ball out wherever they go. 🙏🏽❤️

@sekrah He's going home...Central Florida, Florida, South Florida.

Rocco Becht will be the starting QB for the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 2026 season. You can smell the fear emitting from Columbus and Ann Arbor. They are quaking in their cleats.

@analyst4sports_ I think it's funny that he will end up in Lincoln and be dog-walking the Hawks for the next 4 years.

Iowa State fans crashing out over kids transferring is very entertaining to watch

@TopTierIowaSt Raynor will come with the new coach, and Manske will end up in Lincoln...poor guy.

This hurts. Iowa State loses Alex Manske to the transfer portal.

@cyclonefanatic Doesn't wanna compete with Raynor, who will be in Ames next week. I dont blame him...I wouldnt wanna compete with a 9k yard uy either. Go be great at Nebraska.

Freshman quarterback Alex Manske is entering the transfer portal. The Algona native was a four star quarterback in the class of 2025 and saw limited action as a true freshman. With four years of eligibility remaining, he’ll continue his career elsewhere.

@IowaStateNation All this tells me is that Manske doesn't wanna compete with Raynor who will be transferring in from Ark. State.

🚨 Iowa State QB Alex Manske plans on entering the Transfer Portal.

I will take Moberly, Overby and Konrardy to start. All of the rest are sellouts...enough with the "Always A Cyclone." You are only a Cyclone if you finish your career in Ames.

@benbruns Especially when the letters are to gain attention from other schools. It has nothing to do with wanting to say good bye to coaches, teammates and fans.

@DailyLoud Thats not a fight...it's the pit bull dropping the hammer on some loud mouth little punks. F**k around and find out is his mantra.

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