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Send us a textCF AFTER DARK POST-POST GAME: Iowa State Freezes Out Oklahoma State

Send us a textThe Offensively Offensive is back with Nate, Tom, and guest, Jake Brend!! The three come together to discuss the UCF win and the play of Batemon and Milan. Is Milan the best shooter in Cyclone history? Sean then joins us from Florida, and leaps into our conversation about Batmon's play and the team's struggles at the free-throw line. After Jake heads out, Nate, Sean, and Tom give their thoughts on the Oklahoma State game.To end the show once again, David is back to talk some women's hoops. Finally, this time included some positive vibes.

Send us a textJacob and Sam are BACK to talk Cyclone wrestling. This weekend features a pair of Big 12 duals, including against #15 South Dakota State. The boys preview that big matchup and catch up on all the action from the past few weeks. 

Send us a textAustin Keeney and Matt Nelson hand out the weekly 6 pack shouting out Joshua Jefferson, Miami (OH) basketball, Coach Otz, & more before recapping Iowa State's 2 game basketball losing streak. Mostly we have to give credit to our opponents. And we also talk about the blowout of UCF to get the vibes up again. Finally, Matt recaps Jesse Bobbit on the Cycast as we talk about the new defensive philosophy and all the newness in the football program for 2026.

Send us a textCF AFTER DARK POST-POST GAME: Iowa State vs. UCF

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom are back together during these dark times. The boys talk about the 70-79 loss against Cincy and how the team has gotten to this point. They also touch on the flaws in a couple of the players' games and how they can be improved.Next, the guys look at the full picture with this team and how they can and cannot succeed this season. Is it time for Heise to start? How can the guards be productive on offense? Rebounding, can it happen?

Send us a textCF AFTER DARK POST-POSTGAME: Iowa State MBB at Cincinnati

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom are back for another episode of Offensively Offensive on their weekly Thursday night!The guys get into the brutal loss against Kansas, discussing how the game went, Tom's experience at the game, and how this type of loss has affected national champions in the recent past.Next, they discuss the upcoming game with Cincy and how the schedule pains out after that. Can the Cyclones go 8-1 in their next 9 games?To end the show, David jumps back on once again to discuss the four-game losing streak with the women's basketball team. Is Bill on the hot seat? How do you recover from such a tough stretch?

Send us a textCF AFTER DARK POST-POST GAME: Kansas

Send us a textMatt Nelson and Austin Keeney hand out the weekly 6 pack and talk about the Bears big playoff win, portal commitments, and toast our boss/intern Jake Brend. The guys talk in more detail about the latest recruits to commit to Iowa State, especially on the offensive side. Perhaps Jimmy Rogers and staff's philosophy is coming into picture. Men's basketball hit #2 in the AP Poll and heads to Lawrence for a massive game on Tuesday night. Are we only afraid of Kansas because of history in that arena? We talk out the matchup to find out. The women's basketball team is injured and maybe broken? Can it be fixed? Lastly, some Discord questions!

Send us a textTHE NIGHT CAP: More Football Transfer Portal News & Undefeated MBB

Send us a textLevi, Thom "The Stache" Turner, Matthias Schawartzkopf, Dylan Coon, and Austin Keeney recap Iowa State's win over Oklahoma State in Hilton Coliseum.

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom make their debut on CF After Dark for Offensivley Offensive's first show on the new podcast network!They start with the 10-point tough win against Baylor, which leads to the best start in program history. The guys discuss how Jefferson, Tamin, and even Heise played some of their best games of the year.Later, they join in on the discussion around Joshua Jefferson and how good he might be. Even better than Marcus Fizer?After they quickly preview Oklahoma State for Saturday, David joins the show to talk about the recent struggles from the women's program and why it is happening.Editor's note: We will have our old intro for the audio version on the next episode! 

Send us a textCF AFTER DARK POST-POSTGAME: Iowa State takes down Baylor, 70-60

Send us a textNew platform, same name. We've heard from you and we are sticking with the Litecast. Matt and Austin also work on introducing ourselves to our new audience, including a big announcement from the Nelson family. After that we hand out our weekly 6 pack and unpack everything Jimmy Rogers is doing in the transfer portal. The Women's basketball team took their first loss. What does Fennelly need to do to handle a potential defensive wrinkle teams will throw at us? We also preview the men's team going to Waco on Wednesday night. Last, we go through a handful of national storylines and answer the question: Do we care about this?

Send us a textTHE NIGHT CAP: JIMMY ROGERS IS A STEELY-EYED MISSILE

Send us a textFirst post-game following the West Virginia game!

Send us a textHey everyone. We're still here! We need a new name though. This is our first pod with CF After Dark and we're excited about the rebrand. This episode is all about the transfer portal. What's surprised us? What do we make of all the players leaving Iowa State? And just what's the proper fan etiquette with all of this happening? We also have a little fun with ISU things we are glad aren't transferring, as well as some things we wish would transfer.We also discuss Iowa State basketball heading into conference play, and if college basketball is dead with all the international players becoming eligible out of nowhere in the middle of the season. Thank you all for sticking with us. We resolve to pick a name for this thing in 2026!

Send us a textLevi and Matthias discuss our recent decision to move the entire staff away from SB Nation/Wide Right & Natty Lite and partner with Cyclone Fanatic to create CF After Dark.

Send us a textIowa State wrestling kept their momentum going with CKLV title. Jacob and Sam break down the dominant tournament performance. They also preview Sunday's massive duals against #2 Ohio State and #16 Lehigh. 

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom come together for an instant reaction pod about their thoughts on the Cyhawk game. The guys jump in and discuss the slow start in the first half, the comeback, and the problems that caused the deficit to start the game.Later, Sean, Nate, and Tom react to Jefferson's takeover in the second half, along with Toure and Heise's defense against Stirtz. Finally, each guy describes how this win will carry throughout the season and hold on our resume going forward.

Send us a textMatt Nelson and Austin Keeney recap *gestures wildly* all of that. We talk candidly as fans how we are feeling with the departure of Matt Campbell, Jamie Pollard's handling of the situation, and the hire of Jimmy Rogers. We also recap the dominant basketball win on the road against #1 Purdue and the CyHawk games in Ames this week.

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom join together on the podcast to embrace in the good vibes from the weekend (Saturday & Sunday only)! Packers win, Steelers win, and Iowa State Men's Basketball went the on the road and destroyed #1 Purdue, vibes are good.The guys try to battle through the pain of Matt Campbell departing for Penn State to the best of their ability. They get into the offense, the rotations defensively, how the Cyclones quieted Mackey Arena, and why this win means so much.After recapping the Purdue win, they move into the preview of the Iowa-Iowa State game with multiple topics to discuss. Why Iowa's pace may be tough to succeed against an ISU-type defense? Who else besides Stiriz can score double-digits? What is Iowa's pace to victory?Thanks for listening, and don't forget to subscribe! If you're interested in the YouTube version, go check out our channel!

Send us a textMatt and Austin recap everything from a loaded Feast Week of Iowa State athletics including the basketball team in Vegas, WBB winning in Florida, Audi making a player of the year case, wrestling beating Iowa, and football finishing off an 8-4 season. We also discuss the football coaching carousel, Josh Pate trying to will Matt Campbell out of Ames, and the state of the CFP. BYU and the Big 12 are getting screwed and it's about time someone said it. Lastly, the men's basketball team looks like a national contender, and we celebrate the success in Vegas, plus prepare for Saturday's game at #1 Purdue. And a minute on Christmas movies just because.

Send us a textIowa State wrestling ends a 20-dual skid against the team out east! Jacob and Sam breakdown how it happened and what to expect of the Cyclones moving forward. They also preview this weekend's CKLV Invitational.

Send us a textThe boys are back for a big week. Sean, Nate, and Tom sit down and recap the Players' Era Championship and Iowa State's strong showing. They jump from Toure's big jump, to the post play, and how our opponents we faced in the Players Era will do the rest of the season.Next, the guys preview the #1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. Is Fletcher Loyer or CJ Fox guarding Milan? How can Toure slow down Braden Smith? Which frontguard will win the paint?There is no YouTube video for this week's podcast, apologies in advance, but it will be back next week! Don't forget to subscribe!

Send us a textLevi, Marchie, and Jordan talk about Iowa State's big win last weekend against Kansas and what they need to do to finish strong in Stillwater against Oklahoma State.

Send us a textMatt and Austin recap a fun Saturday of Iowa State football, beating Kansas comfortably to improve to 7-4. The offense was clicking, the weather was great, and it was a joy to watch. The bulk of this episode is dedicated to previewing college basketball next week. We talk about Iowa State's matchups in the Players Era tournament, plus the other fun games on the schedule and a plea to save the Maui Invitational. We wrap up with a segment talking about our favorite things about Thanksgiving, turkey takes, stuffing, football, gambling, ideal meal time conditions, and more! Enjoy the week and everything it has to offer!

Send us a textJacob and Sam go match-by-match on the CyHawk dual discussing what Iowa State needs to do to beat Iowa on ESPN.

Send us a textSean, Nate, and Tom are back once again to talk some ISU hoops as the competition begins to toughen up!The guys settle in with their thoughts and the early 4-0 start to the season, and how they would grade some of the players early on.Next, they dive into the Player's Era Championship, discussing the invitational as a whole, the matchups, the rules, and concluding with their predictions. Ending the show, the guys get into coach speak and how it can be a little too much at times.Thanks for watching, and don't forget to subscribe!!

Send us a textThe Night Cap: Kansas Preview

Send us a textThis week, the guys talk about a few of the various players running out of redshirt games, and how Iowa State can approach their situations. Do you burn a redshirt for them to play one extra game, or do you sit them to preserve an extra season of eligibility and risk losing the game?

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.