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Send us a textMatt and Austin talk about Iowa State's victory of Stonehill on the basketball court and get excited for Feast Week in Vegas, starting with St. John's. The guys also break down last week's action in football, prepare for the home finale against Kansas, and discuss where the Big 12 stands with getting teams into the CFP. They also talk about the Bears beating the Vikings and JJ McCarthy's continued struggles, the Iowa State women traveling to Drake, a wrestling minute, and a primer on Christmas beers. It's pretty free flowing coming off a bye week as we prepare for a huge week in Cyclone sports. Enjoy!

Send us a textMatt and Austin celebrate Iowa State's win over TCU and reserve some special shoutouts for the defense. The guys discuss the offense's continued struggles, the WRs that can't catch the ball, and we disagreed on the decision to go for the 4th down at the end. But it feels great to get a 6th win, and there's momentum to pick up more wins to finish the year. On the basketball court, we break down the big win over Mississippi State and the new pieces that are playing well to start the season. Lastly, we talk about Audi Crooks' 43 point masterpiece and the strong start to the women's basketball season, plus the big games to look forward to on Thanksgiving week.

Send us a textThe Night Cap- Clones Snatch A Win At TCU, Basketball off to hot start

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Marchie, and Jordan discuss Iowa State's big win on the road at TCU.

Send us a textFloWrestling's JD Rader joins the podcast to help preview Iowa State's first home dual of the season! The former Loper wrestler breaks down D2 #1 UNK and talks expectations for the Cyclones' season.  

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom sit down and discuss their thoughts after two games into the season. Before some hoops talk, Sean talks about his trip to the TCU-Iowa State football game this past Saturday and the in-game experience.Next, we recap the results from both wins last week and our takeaways. Then, the impact that Toure has had as a starter and how this team's ceiling correlates with this freshman class.To finish up the episode, we dive into Mississippi State and how they operate on both ends of the floor, as we end with our predictions for the game.

Send us a textIowa State heads to Fort Worth this weekend, and Levi, Marchie, and Jordan discuss the state of the team headed into the final stretch of the season.

Send us a textLevi and Dylan are joined by Melissa Treibawasser to preview the game at TCU.

Send us a textJacob and Sam are back for another season of Cyclone Wrestling! They break down the lineup and schedule for #4 Iowa State ahead of their first tournament this weekend. 

Send us a textMatt and Austin recap Iowa State's 4th straight loss in a terrible day of football against Arizona State. What's wrong with the team? Why is Rocco Becht all of a sudden not playing well? What would we change?On a positive note, basketball season is officially here and we're excited about Killyan Toure. Plus Milan Momcilovic looks awesome, and the women are also off to a strong start.We finish with a check in on our NFL teams and some extremely off the radar NBA players.

Send us a textWe're Back Baby!! The season starts on Monday, and the boys are fired up! Sean, Nate, and Tom join for the second episode of the year to preview everything about the Big 12. The guys go in order of the Media Preseason Poll from top to bottom. Each person had a number of teams to study and bring some information about, so we have you covered!The crew gets into a conversation about what is BYU's weakness, Arizona's difficult schedule, the hype around Tech, and much more! The next episode will come next Monday, recapping games againist FDU and Grambling State, while previewing the upcoming matchup against Mississippi State.

Send us a textLevi, Marchie, and Jordan talk about the lessons Iowa State needs to take away from the loss to BYU in order to get back on the winning train vs. Arizona State.

Send us a textThe boys are back this week with some optimism for the Arizona State game, while Matthias shoves himself into his daughters' toy car.

Send us a textAustin, Matt, and Dylan mourn the end of Iowa State's mens basketball season after losing the exhibition to Creighton. Matt actually did watch it, so he has some insight for us. We also hand out our weekly 6 pack and celebrate fans that paid for the game plus the arrival of fall weather. We're cautiously optimistic about BYU coming to Ames on Saturday as we break down the matchup. The coaching carousel in college football is not slowing down, with more big jobs opening up. Lastly, we preview the best games of Week 9 in college football. It's a jam packed show with so many sports happening right now. Enjoy!

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Marchie, and Jordan preview Iowa State's game vs. BYU and what the Cyclones need to do to take down the Cougars and get back in the Big 12 title race.

Send us a textThe Night Cap: Cooking Tips

Send us a textAustin Keeney, Matt Nelson, and Dylan Coon are all back together to discuss Iowa State's disappointing loss to Colorado. Austin had an unfortunate weekend dealing with unruly fans and high prices in Boulder. The guys try to make sense of how a team can have 3 kicker injuries in one year on top of everything else. Plus, what is left to play for. We also have another check in on what coaches have already been fired and who else may join them. That naturally leads to the Matt Campbell question, and if there's reason to be worried about him leaving again.Thankfully, it's almost basketball season, so the guys break down Iowa State's spot in the first AP poll of the year, who the most important newcomers are on the roster, the other top teams in the Big 12, and more. Finally, we touch base with all our favorite NBA teams before the season tips off.

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Jordan, and Marchie discuss the loss on the road to Colorado, and what the Cyclones need to do to get back on track.

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Send us a textLevi, Jordan, and Marchie discuss the loss to Cincinnati and what the Cyclones need to do to turn it around against Colorado.

Send us a textMatt Nelson and Austin Keeney recap Iowa State's 38-30 loss to Cincinnati, the strange coaching decisions, and if the defense is broken beyond repair. The guys also do a preview of the trip to Colorado and what Iowa State needs to do differently this weekend. There's also an update on Cancun watch and a look ahead of the best football games this weekend.

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom are back for another season of Iowa State Basketball! A little early episode never hurt anybody, so the boys decided to hop on and talk some hoops.  We get into what we've been up to in the offseason, our thoughts on the new team, the very fun non-conference schedule, along with much more!To end the show, each of us mentions one medium hot take and one very hot take for the new season.

Send us a textThe Night Cap: Reviewing Arizona, Injuries and Looking At Cincy

Send us a textMatt and Austin hand out their weekend 6 Pack before discussing Iowa State's football injuries and if the team can hold up without the top 2 CBs. The guys preview Iowa State's trip to Cincinnati on Saturday and expect a high scoring game. They also revisit which coaches are on the way to Cancun this offseason and talk about the most intriguing games of Week 6.

Send us a textLevi, Marchie, and Jordan discuss Iowa State's dominant win over Arizona and preview a difficult road game in Cincinnati.

Send us a textLevi and Matthias are joined by Koby Thiel from AZ12 to discuss Iowa State and Arizona

Send us a textLevi, Marchie, and Jordan preview this weekend's matchup with the Arizona Wildcats and what Iowa State needs to do to get to 5-0.

Send us a textMatt, Austin, and Dylan recap a weekend off of Iowa State football by handing out our weekly 6 pack, figuring out if any problems from Arkansas State are real concerns, and which coaches will be fired by the end of the year (Mike Gundy included). We also talk about the Arizona game, Bruce Pearl retiring, and Dylan teaches us some young person lingo.

Send us a textLevi and Dylan discuss the Arkansas State win and what the team needs to do during the bye week to prepare for Arizona.

Send us a textThis week, Levi, March, and Jordan discuss Iowa State's win at Arkansas State, and whether or not Cyclone fans should have concerns going forward.

Send us a textMatthias, Dylan, and Levi break down Iowa State's CyHawk victory and preview this weekend's game against Arkansas State.

Send us a textMatt Nelson and Austin Keeney recap Iowa State's win in the CyHawk game, the state of the 2 programs in the state, Iowa State being cool, and the atmosphere around last weekend. They also look ahead to a road trip to Arkansas and week 3 of the college football season. Lastly, the guys discuss their QBs after the Vikings beat the Bears to open the NFL season.

Send us a textThe Cyclones are 3-0 and Levi, Marchie, and Jordan are to talk about it.

Send us a textDylan, Matthias, and Levi preview the Cy-Hawk Game

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Marchie, and Jordan talk about your 2-0 Iowa State Cyclones as they head into CyHawk week after blowing out the South Dakota Coyotes.

Send us a textAustin, Matt, and Dylan are all together again to recap Iowa State's win over South Dakota, as well as look ahead to the CyHawk game this weekend. There's a lot of recap of Iowa's first game, where we feel like Iowa State has advantages, and if we are truly too confident as fans coming in to the game. There's also a bundle of funny Week 1 moments and a look ahead to some of our other favorite games/bets for Week 2. Cyclone State!

Send us a textThis week, the guys are talking about Iowa State's big victory over Kansas State in Dublin and what the Cyclones need to do to make it to 2-0.

Send us a textMatthias, Dylan, and Levi recap Farmageddon and quickly look ahead to South Dakota. 

Send us a textMatthias and Dylan preview week 0 and Kansas State

Send us a textAustin Keeney and Dylan Coon discuss final preparations for Farm O'Geddon and what to expect from local media with Dylan covering the game for KCCI. The guys discuss how they expect the game to play out, how to feel about a big time game in the season opener, and react to Iowa State's first depth chart of the year. The Big Ten has some awful ideas about the future of the CFP, so Austin and noted hater Dylan give their takes on the best way to do football's postseason. There is a quick temperature check on the basketball team, including some hype for a big time freshman. Lastly, America's favorite segment, the Brooklyn Nets Minute, is back. What does an NBA team with Michael Porter Jr. mentoring a bunch of rookies look like in practice? We can't wait to find out.

Send us a textThe first full preview of the season is here, as Levi, Marchie, and Jordan preview the first game of the season, a showdown with Kansas State in Ireland.

Send us a textLevi, Dylan, and Matthias preview the 2025 season before Levi takes off to Ireland.

Send us a textOn this week's Litecast, Matt Nelson and Austin Keeney get out all the last minute football season preview thoughts with the trip to Ireland just on the horizon. Matt wrote a travel guide for fans making the trip, and the guys discuss their thoughts on the game itself. Next, the guys make their official win/loss predictions for the season with some shocking picks included. There is also discussions on what Big 12 teams are over and underrated, and season superlatives like most fun player and coach most likely to get fired. Luka Doncic got skinny and both the Cubs and Twins are having frustrating seasons post-trade deadline.

Send us a textThis week, Levi, March, and Jordan conclude the remaining three games of the schedule, including a trip to Fort Worth, a home finale against Kansas, and a season finale in Stillwater.

Send us a textThis week, the guys take a look at maybe the most critical section of the season, which includes a road trip to Boulder, and two consecutive home games against BYU and Arizona State.

Send us a textThis week, the guys preview Arkansas State, Arizona, and Cincinnati, and talk about the life of a player during fall training camp.

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Marchie, and Jordan are giving their thoughts on Big 12 Media Days, and begin the 2025 opponent previews with Kansas State, South Dakota, and Iowa.

Send us a textMatt and Austin bring the podcast back from summer hiatus. The guys are back like they never left as they discuss sweet corn, brisket, the 4th of July, Fran McCaffery's firing, and more. The in depth discussions are about Big 12 QBs and the crazy amount of continuity in the league. The guys also talk about their most interesting non-conference games (other than the CyHawk), the men's basketball roster, and answer mailbag questions from the Discord. Happy summer!

Send us a textThis week, Levi, Marchie, and Jordan review the recruiting news of the past couple weeks, then talk about what recruits should be looking for on their official vists, coming from two guys who played Power 4/5 football.

Send us a textThis week, Marchie and Levi are joined by a brand new cohost in former Cyclone linebacker Jordan Harris to preview the 2025 Cyclone football team at each position group, including projected starters and what the potential of each group looks like.

Send us a textSean and Tom hop on to discuss the brutal loss to Ole Miss in the Round of 32. Both Sean and Tom talk about how the game went, including the good start and the immediate fall-off that followed. How the impact of no Keshon and an injured Tamin put Iowa State in an almost impossible position to come back.Next, they each try their best to describe this season as it may be the biggest "What-If" season in Iowa State history. Only fitting Sean would then lose power with his computer due to a storm so Tom concludes his thoughts on the tough season and his thoughts on the upcoming year.