The worst part is I can’t give my kids a hug who were crying on FaceTime.
The BEST part is I could give our
@CycloneWBB
players a hug who were crying in person.
They played their ASS off tonight!
🏀🌪
Wait?!
@CycloneMBB
is still playing, let alone for a trophy?!
Based on “twitter fans” I thought for sure the season was over a few weeks ago!
Can’t wait to watch these guys tomorrow, led by one HELL of a coach/man,
@CoachProhm
#ONEmore
🏆
You KNOW something went well when you wake up to a voicemail from Dan McCarney!
I am FIRED up again! That is the best way to start a Monday Morning!
That’s SWEET 😉
I don’t have any magic words. I am heartbroken right now, for our TEAM, especially 3 of the greatest seniors I have been around. I am a better person, father, husband, and for sure coach - because of them.
This is tough & it should be when you care this much!
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
This picture is no surprise, this is EVERY morning.
This is for players who SAY they want to be great, do your daily habits reflect that?
Last 4 days for
@ryan_emily11
:
✅32 points
✅24 assists
✅13 rebounds
✅79:24 minutes
And all she cares about… 2-0!
#BestPGinB12
It’s AMAZING how many texts I have gotten since we just had our hearts ripped out.
Being a class program / handling yourself right is not a “sometimes” thing at Iowa State.
Even when everything doesn’t go our way. We are winning more than 1 game!
#IowaStateWay
This team NEEDS and I would say DESERVES you to be in the stands, if you are able on Wednesday night as we play
#13
Texas. Cannot wait to get back to
#HomeSweetHilton
#Next40
🏀🌪
Some days are tougher than others!
But my grandpa would have just dug deeper, and kept working! That is what we will do, cuz that is the legacy he left our Family with.
Those who knew him are all better because of it!
Love you Gramps! 🙏🏼
#RIP
I took this picture 8 months ago, when I showed up early to a recruits game - to find Kobe coaching his daughter!
I was AMAZED at how he coached these young girls and how he handled the officials etc.
Always a fan of him as a player / more of a fan as a fellow father!
#Mamba
🙏🏼
I am JUST as proud of this team as I would have been had we won. Period! This team gave it ALL! 3 Toughness on this team is really high! We not done yet, can’t WAIT to get our draw in the NCAA tourney and get back to work.
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
Been fortunate to spend a lot of evenings in Hilton Coliseum, the last 26 hours (2 nights) rank pretty high!
@CycloneWBB
/
@CycloneMBB
with TOUGH gritty in state wins!
#CYCLONESTATE
🏀🌪
This job is TOUGH! As we celebrate an NCAA tourney, we also acknowledge one of our biggest supporters and office mate.
@CoachProhm
is an unbelievable man, never forgot to text after a big win - or give knuckles on Gameday! Better days are ahead for him!
#Appreciate
I can see why 500 wins at one place is SO tough.... wow! Every emotion possible during and after the game.
For a man who’s ALWAYS defers credit, our players made SURE he would remember this one!
SO proud of you dad! I love you! 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
Today we play for a 🏆!
In the
@Big12Conference
championship we play THE
#1
team in the COUNTRY (not just in conference)! Our THIRD time getting to play THE
#1
team in the COUNTRY. Name me another conference that can say that?! ..........I’ll wait!
#Big12WBB
🗣 Chris - hate to see kids cry, but also love it... this means they CARE. They are HURTING. No one wants to let the fans down, so fans... do NOT let them down!
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
I wish all fans got to be in the locker room following a season ending loss. The tears are real. These guys care. Just adds perspective. Lots of emotion tonight with the
#Cyclones
.
This is the STUDENT (
@cyclonealley
) section at a Women’s B-ball game! Does your school have this? Are you being recruited to this, or pictures of a MBB game! Look closely!
They will be back.
WE WILL be back.
#IowaStateWay
While many will want to judge our 9 month journey on ONE scoreboard over 40 minutes, I judge it on a body of work on AND off the court! I LOVE this team, this school and my co workers!
These seniors gave SO much to all of
#CyclONEnation
Judge them on this scoreboard….
RECRUITS 🚨
Pay Attention! Those in “major markets” talk a big game about NIL / Conference realignment / your future - but do the people behind those factors truly care?!
Your brand is as big as your audience! Big cities do NOT equal big audience!
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
If you call yourself a “fan” and would rather complain about 1 possession road loss, to a top 10 team, than bask in the glory of knowing your football team kicks off in the Big 12 Title game in 12 hours - my timeline is NOT for you! ✌🏼
Just a coach’s kid, living in Ames, IA.
Who would have known his boyhood idols would be squaring off in the NFC Championship as leaders of their teams!?
Iowa State is special.
Brock Purdy is special.
David Montgomery is special.
Capturing it through these eyes…priceless!
I CANNOT WAIT to get back to work with this team!
The crowd was amazing - stay with us, I know you will. Thank you all!
Better get us now - cuz we coming!
#StayTuned
🏀🌪️
My PG!
NO ONE works harder. Amazing what a year of experience does,
@ryan_emily11
is SPECIAL! Her leadership skills have shined through even more this summer.
Going to have a MONSTER “Super Freshman” year!
#BestPGinBig12
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
That game was FUN!
I can honestly say that’s how this whole season has been - this team is SO damn TOUGH!
Thankful
@CycloneMBB
left a little Magic left in Hilton!
We still just getting started!
#StayTuned
Just when I questioned how many friends I had.... guess just have to beat the
#2
team in the country in national TV!
Appreciate all the support for our team, they deserve it!
#RollClones
Thank You
@CycloneFB
When we ALL needed something to cheer for, you gave us EVERY game on your schedule AND 9 of those were wins!
To those who didn’t think we belonged...don’t worry, we not going anywhere!
🏈🌪
Will: Dad, I’m calling the recruit... she real good!
Me: Ask her if she wants to play on a top 20 team, in front of 10,000 fans per game, against the
#3
schedule in nation in the
#2
college town in America?!
Will: She said yes! Grandpa gonna be so happy!
#FamilyBusiness
🏀🌪
Wow!! In 365 days,
@CycloneWBB
will also be there for the
@Big12Conference
tourney!! Can not wait for our team to experience this, and selfishly, me too! 😉🤷🏼♂️
NO ONE played more regular season games than us.
NO ONE played more freshmen than us.
NO ONE has our senior class who led on and off the court! I’m very proud of those 3! No handbook on leading a young team, in a pandemic -
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
Losses happen, no one wants to lose.
But I can promise you - not all coaches & teams want to go to practice, travel across the country together - we did!
That’s what I am missing the most - just the laughs and energy from being a team!
This group was special.
#IowaStateWay
They may not have seen him on the sidelines but they KNOW who Coach Mac is and what he has done for Iowa State (and being one of gpa’s best friends).
They don’t come much better! Our team got a GREAT pep talk today!
Cheers Mac!
I don’t usually give
@ISUCoachFen
the public praise he deserves, cuz he is dad - BUT that game yesterday was one of the best - just trust me if you don’t know!
I prefer to argue in staff meetings with him, but our players executed his plan - and we all benefited! 🏀🌪
Halftime report on
@FOXSports
shows highlights of our game.
Mentions of “Baylor”: 4
Mentions of “Iowa State”: 0
Don’t tell me we aren’t underdogs. That’s just fine by us, we still eating well -
#StayTuned
!
Just ran into
@brockpurdy13
- first thing he said was “congrats in the win last night!”
He also told Will he was fired up to be back in Ames and get working towards next season.
Special player ready for a special season!
#IowaStateWay
🌪
In
@MarchMadnessWBB
- THIS is the reward for an entire season of success.
The NCAA chooses your university, your program, your community to HOST the first 2 rounds. You are one of the top 16 teams in the nation!
Get some rest CyclONEnation! Tomorrow night will be 🔥!
Just leaving Hilton after a special night with special alumni.
We missed some shots tonight and lost A game.
Wouldn’t trade this PROGRAM for anything!
The past is historic. The present is amazing. The future is bright!
#StayTuned
🏀🌪
What A. Day.
-6 hours in car (4:30am wake up)
-Gma Funeral
-Help give Eulogy
-Share hugs and tears w family
-Enjoy my job w an amazing team
These days do not happen without an insanely loving / supportive / amazing spouse!
I love you
@LyndseyFennelly
❤️
#RealMVP
I am so grateful to go to work tonight! Our
@CycloneWBB
squad gave us that chance.
More grateful to my first boss
@BrendaFrese
- she is a hall of fame coach, person and forever part of our family.
#LOVEandBASKETBALL
Unreal run by
@CycloneMBB
- Long season and everyone has ups and downs. Playing your best in March is led by great coaches and total TEAM but in! Congrats guys! 🏆
Literally have felt sick all day. Not for selfish reasons - 100% for Steph, her teammates who loved playing with her, and CyclONEnation.
This is a special person and player. Her faith will allow her to be back even better!
Our team will rally for her!
#StayTuned
🏀🌪
Sustained success is such a rarity this day in age, especially in college athletics. Many people have played a huge part; fans, players, coaches, and a special administration to recognize the LEADER of it all! Proud of you Dad! Love ya!
That’s why we always talk about playing a FULL 40 minutes! Doesn’t matter how long you lead for, just who leads at the end!
2 GREAT teams in a GREAT conference battle!
#HappyFlight
✈️
What a day at Jack Trice!
The biggest winner? Anyone who was at the game! The support and unity of
#CyclONEnation
is UNREAL!
A sea of gold to support one of our own while we watched
@CycloneFB
get a W. A win that meant just a little more than normal!
#ProudToBeOne
🌪🙏🏼💛
What a SPECIAL night in Hilton!
✔️Win
#23
(Regular Season)
✔️2nd place in Big 12
✔️
@ISUCoachFen
honored for
#500
✔️
@bridgecarleton
honored for 2,000
✔️✔️✔️MOST importantly 👌🏼 amazing seniors were honored as forever CyclONE Family!!!
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
What an amazing game and an amazing atmosphere. That’s the
@Big12Conference
-
Our kids gave it ALL they had.
The fans were amazing!
Best part: we find out tomorrow night who we play next in the
@MarchMadnessWBB
tourney!
#IowaStateWay
🏀🌪
That was a great
@ncaawbb
game vs two very good teams! The margin for error against Baylor is so small. We will get back to work to clean those up. Could not be more proud of our effort and enthusiasm!
#StayTuned
🏀🌪
SO proud of this team! We practiced really well leading up to this game, and the result showed it! A road conference win vs an undefeated team, BOOM!
#HappyFlight
🏀🌪
We know we are judged by the scoreboard and that is fine - but if we play with that effort and enthusiasm the rest of the year we will be just fine! Proud of our kids -
#TrustTheProcess
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