reportedIowa State Daily sports desk@Dom Tornabane, Reporter
10hUnconfirmed tip: Gonzalez could be a game-time decision against Arizona on Saturday.
GonzalezCHECKING
Big 12 · 3-3 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 2-3 · O/U 3-3
Iowa State Cyclones
HC Jimmy Rogers (1st yr) · OC Tyler Roehl · DC Jesse Bobbit
STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (2 OF 2) · BASE D 4-3-4 · SHOTGUN 78%
Power rating1.857th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins5.7of 12
Fan pulse—4 of 30 scored
Big 12 · 3-3 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 2-3 · O/U 3-3
Iowa State
Cyclones · HC Jimmy Rogers (1st yr) · starts in 11 (2 of 2) · base D 4-3-4
Power rating1.857th
CFP odds0%—
Proj. wins5.7of 12
Fan pulse—4 of 30 scored
Iowa State
3-3 · 1-2 Big 12
POWER RATING1.857th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS5.7of 12 games
Fan sentiment
NET · WEEKLY · 2026NET SENTIMENT −100 TO +100 · WEEKLY · 2026FANSHAVOC MODEL EXPECTATIONUNDER 30 SCORED POSTS · NO SCOREPOSTS / WEEK
FANSMODELUNDER 30 SCORED
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · SEMO | no score (too few posts) | — | 77 | — |
| WK 2 · @IOWA | no score (too few posts) | — | 196 | — |
| WK 3 · BGSU | no score (too few posts) | — | 6 | — |
| WK 4 · UTAH | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · WVU | no score (too few posts) | — | 11 | — |
| WK 6 · @BYU | no score (too few posts) | −4 | 5 | — |
| WK 7 | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 7 | — |
| WK 8 · @ARIZ | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 4 so far | — |
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · SEMO | no score (too few posts) | — | 77 | — |
| WK 2 · @IOWA | no score (too few posts) | — | 196 | — |
| WK 3 · BGSU | no score (too few posts) | — | 6 | — |
| WK 4 · UTAH | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · WVU | no score (too few posts) | — | 11 | — |
| WK 6 · @BYU | no score (too few posts) | −4 | 5 | — |
| WK 7 | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 7 | — |
| WK 8 · @ARIZ | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 4 so far | — |
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · SEMO | no score (too few posts) | — | 77 | — |
| WK 2 · @IOWA | no score (too few posts) | — | 196 | — |
| WK 3 · BGSU | no score (too few posts) | — | 6 | — |
| WK 4 · UTAH | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · WVU | no score (too few posts) | — | 11 | — |
| WK 6 · @BYU | no score (too few posts) | −4 | 5 | — |
| WK 7 | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 7 | — |
| WK 8 · @ARIZ | no score (too few posts) | −5 | 4 so far | — |
NET SENTIMENT = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 309 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100%
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:06 AM ET
NET = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 309 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100%
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:06 AM ET
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED · n 309 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100% · UPDATED 7:06 AM ET
Fan pulse
WK 8 · SO FAR—4 of 30 scored
Model expects−5
0 SCORED30 · WEEKLY SCORE
Not enough posts for a fan pulse yet.
A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; Iowa State fans have 4 since Monday.
A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; Iowa State fans have 4 since Monday.
Where this week’s posts come from | Posts | ||
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Who covers Iowa State
9 SOURCES · GRADED9 SOURCES · GRADED AGAINST OFFICIAL REPORTSReporter | Reporter | Links | Tier | Hit rate | First | Lead | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IS officialIowa State AthleticsIowa State Athletics · Team official · cyclones.com/ | IS Iowa State AthleticsIowa State Athletics · Team officialIowa State Athletics ·cyclones.com/ | cyclones.com/PDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | — |
IS officialIowa State FootballIowa State Athletics · Team official · cyclones.com/sports/football | IS Iowa State FootballIowa State Athletics · Team officialIowa State Athletics ·cyclones.com/sports/football | cyclones.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | — |
IS officialIowa State football news feedcyclones.com · Team official · cyclones.com/sports/football | IS Iowa State football news feedcyclones.com · Team officialcyclones.com ·cyclones.com/sports/football | cyclones.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | Sun |
IS Iowa State Daily sports deskreported Iowa State Daily (student paper) · Beat writeriowastatedaily.com/category/sports/feed/· last 10h source of truth · reference for grading | IS Iowa State Daily sports deskIowa State Daily (student paper) · Beat writerIowa State Daily (student paper) ·iowastatedaily.com/category/sports/feed/ | iowastatedaily.com/category/sports/feed/RSS · Site | reported | source of truth | — | — | 10h |
JB Jake Brendreported Cyclone Fanatic · Beat writercyclonefanatic.com/author/jakebrend/· last — source of truth · reference for grading | JB Jake BrendCyclone Fanatic · Beat writerCyclone Fanatic ·cyclonefanatic.com/author/jakebrend/ | cyclonefanatic.com/author/jakebrend/Site | reported | source of truth | — | — | — |
RG Rob Grayreported The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) · Beat writerwww.thegazette.com/search/?q=iowa+state+football&s=start_time&sd=desc&t=article· last — source of truth · reference for grading | RG Rob GrayThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids) · Beat writerThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids) ·www.thegazette.com/search/?q=iowa+state+football&s=start_time&sd=desc&t=article | www.thegazette.com/search/?q=iowa+state+football&s=start_time&sd=desc&t=articleSite | reported | source of truth | — | — | — |
AB Alec Busserumor Cyclone Alert (247Sports) · Insider@alec_busse· last — source of truth · reference for grading | AB Alec BusseCyclone Alert (247Sports) · InsiderCyclone Alert (247Sports) ·@alec_busse | @alec_busseSite | rumor | source of truth | — | — | — |
CA Cyclone Alertrumor 247Sports · Insider@CycloneAlert247· last — source of truth · reference for grading | CA Cyclone Alert247Sports · Insider247Sports ·@CycloneAlert247 | @CycloneAlert247Site | rumor | source of truth | — | — | — |
HA Henry Annenrumor Cyclone Alert (247Sports) · Insider@henryannen· last — source of truth · reference for grading | HA Henry AnnenCyclone Alert (247Sports) · InsiderCyclone Alert (247Sports) ·@henryannen | @henryannenSite | rumor | source of truth | — | — | — |
HIT RATE = CLAIMS LATER CONFIRMED BY THE OFFICIAL REPORT OR BOX-SCORE PARTICIPATIONHIT = LATER CONFIRMED BY THE OFFICIAL REPORT
FIRST = SHARE OF CONFIRMED CLAIMS THEY BROKE · LEAD = MEDIAN HOURS AHEAD OF THE OFFICIAL REPORTFIRST = SHARE THEY BROKE · LEAD = HOURS AHEAD
NEW ACCOUNTS START AS RUMOR · REPORTED AT ≥ 75% OVER 8 GRADED CLAIMSNEW ACCOUNTS START AS RUMOR
Latest from the beat
LAST 72 H · 2 CLAIMSreportedIowa State Daily sports desk@Jackson Werts and Jeorgia Neumann
1dUnconfirmed tip on Raynor’s status against Arizona on Saturday.
Jaylen Raynor · QBCHECKING
How a tip becomes a status
- 1A free source posts a tipForum, Reddit, Bluesky or RSS. “The starting QB missed practice.”
- 2One targeted X checkfrom:[Iowa State writers] Gonzalez · last 72 h
- 3A cited status, graded laterShown next to the official one. Scored against the next report.
- official
- Conference report or team statement. The status of record.
- reported
- Writer with a proven record. Shown beside official, cited.
- rumor
- New, fan or unproven. Feed only until confirmed.
Fan sources
3 SOURCES · TIPS + PULSE3 SOURCES · TIPS AND FAN PULSESource | Source | Size | Posts / wk | Mood | Tier | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Cyclone Fanaticrumor Team blog · Cyclone Fanatic (independent)——mood— | W Cyclone FanaticTeam blog · Cyclone Fanatic (independent) | — | — | — | rumor | TIPS |
r/ r/iastaterumor Subreddit · Reddit——mood— | r/ r/iastateSubreddit · Reddit | — | — | — | rumor | TIPS · MOOD |
W Wide Right & Natty Literumor Team blog · SB Nation——mood— | W Wide Right & Natty LiteTeam blog · SB Nation | — | — | — | rumor | TIPS |