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Send us a text Matt Nelson and Austin Keeney recap Iowa State's wild come from behind win against UCF. We go through the positives, the negatives, and the atmosphere at Jack Trice Stadium. With a bye week ahead, the guys reset expectations and look back on where they had the team in August. There's some discussion about the Big 12 entering the stretch run. Lastly, some gambling talk ahead of Week 9.

Send us a text Matt Nelson and Austin Keeney hand out their 6 pack from the weekend to cover Iowa State's win in the Riot Bowl. The run game was good again. The defense is printing linebackers. Taylor Mouser is in his bag. Plus, we play a game of Contender/Pretender for the muddled middle of the Big 12, talk some preseason basketball with the AP Polls out, and finish with some Week 8 gambling talk.

Send us a text Levi and Marchie are back to preview this weekend's Riot Bowl as the Cyclones look to move to 6-0 for the first time since 1938.

Send us a text Levi and Dylan and not Matthias are back this week to talk about Iowa State's big win over Baylor last weekend in the White Out, and how the Cyclones can go 6-0 with a win this weekend at West Virginia.

Send us a text Sorry about some of the early audio issues. Internet connections are fickle. In this fun episode of the podcast, Austin Keeney and Matt Nelson reminisce on great memories of playing West Virginia, recap Saturday's white out win against Baylor, express nerves around the Riot Bowl this weekend. MATT was on one watching the defense. The running back room is officially loaded. This is a fun football team. We finish up with some gambling talk for this weekend's famously strong board.

Send us a text The boys are back with a Houston recap and Baylor preview.

Send us a text Iowa State played a pretty boring game against Houston and won comfortably. The offense started slow again, is this a problem? How much can fans take away from shutting out a Houston offense that is that bad? Matt and Austin discuss all that plus hand out our weekly 6 pack, talk October movies, and get a good rant in on the ownership of both the Twins and Cubs on the eve of the MLB playoffs. Plus, our parlay is 1-0 in the last week!

Send us a text This week, Levi and Dylan sit down and discuss the Cyclones' blowout win over Arkansas State last weekend, and what it potentially means for Iowa State as they head down to Houston to begin Big 12 play.

Send us a text Austin and Matt hand out a 6 pack from the week that was and discuss a dominant Iowa State victory over Arkansas State. Honestly it was such a blowout that we had to move on to more fun stuff like last week in the Big 12, and if anyone is truly that good. Lastly, we look ahead to a hopefully high scoring weekend of football around the country because we like a lot of overs.

Send us a text Levi, Dylan, and Marchie are on this week to discuss this weekend's Arkansas State game, as well as some NFL news, and relive some good memories from the 2017 season.

Send us a text Matt and Austin return from Iowa State's bye week refreshed and recapping everything from a crazy week for Cyclones in the NFL, the Vikings beating the 49ers, and the Bears playing 2006 football again. We had out a "6 pack" from the weekend for our favorite things we'd cheers to. Then, a discussion on Iowa State's matchup with Arkansas State and what we hope to see this coming weekend. Lastly, we discuss an exciting week 4 slate in college football.

Send us a text Levi, Dylan and Matthias recap what was a thrilling Cy-Hawk Victory

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap Iowa State's thrilling win in the CyHawk game, reliving the lowlights of the first half and the highlights of the second half. They also hand out some game balls, and determine if this changes their personal outlooks for the season. Lastly, a recap on some horrible Week 2 bets and an early look at the Week 3 slate. Cyclone State!

Send us a text This week, March and Levi sit down and discuss the upcoming CyHawk matchup.

Send us a text Matthias, Levi and Dylan recap the North Dakota game and take a look at Iowa.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap everything from Iowa State's win over North Dakota, most notably the play of Rocco Becht and the receivers (good!) and the defensive struggles (not as good). But mostly it was the first game of the season so it was normal to expect some troubles. The guys also share their current state of the CyHawk rivalry in anticipation of Saturday's game. Look, we all know how it's probably gonna go so let's just get it over with. Lastly, Week 2 gambling picks, including Texas-Michigan, Colorado-Nebraska, and more!

Send us a text This week, Levi, Marchie, and TMB are back to kick off the 2024 football season with an analysis of the first depth chart and a preview of North Dakota, as well as our predictions for the week.

Send us a text Levi and Matthias are back for season 3 of the Night Cap and joining them this year is former Cyclone Dylan Soehner. The boys talk about the depth chart, North Dakota and UCONN joining the Big 12.

Send us a text The Litecast kicks off the 2024 football season by introducing 3 new sponsors: football, tailgating, and gambling! Matt and Austin start the show with an insane story of loose wildlife in suburban Des Moines before giving their official season predictions for Iowa State's season. Then, they go over some final high level thoughts on the season. Lastly, it's a deep dive into week 1 gambling lines and our best bets on the 5 most interesting games of the weekend. We made it!

Send us a text The Litecast is here and the Litecast is back to weekly recordings with football season on the horizon. We start with some Iowa State Fair talk, including best foods and best strategies to maximize the day. Then we check the pulse of Iowa State football with 3 weeks until kickoff. There's some discussion of key position groups and a lot of preseason Big 12 breakdowns. Where does Iowa State fall in the magical "tiers" and are we buying the hype on the Kansas schools? Lastly, after one preseason game, we are both ready to be hurt by our QBs. Caleb Williams and JJ McCarthy are going to be great and there's no way this can go wrong, right?

Send us a text This week, the guys are back to review Iowa State's 2024 football schedule and look at what the Cyclones' biggest challenges could be during the upcoming season.

Send us a text David Carr joins us for the first time! He discusses his new role with the Cardinal and Gold Collective and their partnership with West O Brewing to release the Blood Round Wheat Ale. Carr also talks about his upcoming competition plans, the return of Marcus Coleman to Cyclone RTC, offseason news for Iowa State wrestling and his incredible run to a 2nd NCAA title.

Send us a text Welcome back Cyclone fans! The 2024 season is upon us, and Levi, Marchie, and TMB are back to analyze the Iowa State roster.

Send us a text We are so back on the podcast as Matt and Austin do a summer check in on football, men's basketball, and women's basketball in the offseason of hype. Are we drinking the Kool Aid or not? Especially on the more important things like the offensive line or the basketball schedules. We also hit on a bunch of listener questions about who will be the new common enemy in the Big 12, Iowa State 30 for 30 subjects, and a deep dive on the 4th of July. Meals, fireworks, beer consumption, & more!

Send us a text Matt and Austin are back for the first podcast of the offseason! We start with a tribute to Ed Podolak as he retires from the radio booth. Then, a long recap of all the transfer portal activity with the women's and men's basketball rosters, and a breakdown of the newcomers on both teams. The spring football "game" happened and one of us is having a hard time finding a reason to care. The guys then talk some NFL draft with both the Bears and Vikings likely to take new QBs. Finally, we look through our bookmarked tweets and check in on the NBA + NHL playoffs. Happy offseason!

Send us a text Iowa State wrestling capped off their best season yet of the Dresser Era with a 4th place finish. David Carr lead the way with a heroic run to a second NCAA title to cap off his collegiate career. Jacob and Sam discuss how it happened and give some thoughts on where the program goes from here.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap Iowa State's dominant weekend at the Big 12 tournament and if this momentum can be carried forward into the Big Dance. There's also plenty of talk about the Cyclones' draw on the men's side, not being afraid of Drake, and some overall thoughts about how the tournament might play out.

Send us a text The 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament is finally here! Jacob and Sam do a deep dive on the draws for all the Cyclones, talk team race, and make their predictions ahead of action starting on Thursday.

Send us a text Jacob and Sam are joined by Jacqueline Cordova of Cyclone Fanatic to discuss Iowa State wrestling winning their first Big 12 title in 15 years. They breakdown all the action from Tulsa and Jacqueline shares her matside perspective. The group also shares their initial thoughts on the NCAA tournament draws for the Cyclones.

Send us a text Levi and Matt discuss the week ahead for both the men and women from Iowa State as the Twister Sisters look to capture another Big 12 Tournament title, and TJ Otzelberger's squad faces a tough road to a tournament title and the push for a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Send us a text The fellas give updates on each of their intramural seasons to start the pod. Nate has internet troubles and dishes on Marial Shayok. Plus, a recap of the BYU game and a preview of Kansas State.

Send us a text It’s finally time for some post-season wrestling! Iowa State had 6 wrestlers earn top 2 seeds for the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones will be competing for their first Big 12 title since 2009. Jacob and Sam give a weight-by-weight breakdown.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap another rough offensive effort, but another Cyclone win against UCF on the road. Are we officially concerned going forward? Plus, we get ready for another huge game at Hilton with BYU in town, and we're thinking we could be in better shape against them this time. The guys also touch on the news in WBB with an award season recap, Emily Ryan coming back next year, and the Big 12 tournament bracket. Lastly, Champ Week is here and we get you ready for the best mid-majors that could pull 1st round upsets, plus the most fun tournaments to watch.

Send us a text Matt and Austin react to the Iowa State men's wins against West Virginia and Oklahoma at home and if any struggles are cause for a long term concern. They then take a look at the most up-to-date Bracketology and what could most benefit the Cyclones before the end of regular season play. The ISU women also picked up a huge win at Kansas State to all but lock themselves into the women's tournament, and we are very impressed with the way their season has gone. We finish up the pod by talking the hottest debate about fog and how that affects planting and some thoughts on Caitlin Clark ending her college career after this season.

Send us a text Iowa State closes out the dual season with a Top 10 matchup against the Missouri Tigers. This meet features David Carr’s last match in Hilton — a renewal of his rivalry with Keegan O’Toole. It’s also got a matchup of undefeated top 5 heavyweights. Jacob and Sam breakdown their expectations for the Cyclones regular season finale.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap Iowa State's loss at Houston, the Big 12 standings and remaining games, and just what makes Houston so hard to play on the road. We also react to OC Nate Scheelhaase moving on to the NFL and do some early speculation on who could be hired in his place.

Send us a text The guys talk Iowa State's encouraging loss to Houston Monday night. Why the turnover margin matters, free throws, and Jamal Shead. Plus, a West Virginia preview and America's Favorite Segment: The Creighton Minute.

Send us a text The guys recap wins against TCU at home and on the road at Cincinnati. Then, Sean, Tom, and Nate each bring a segment to life. Why Purdue could be an interesting matchup for Iowa State in the Tournament, which NCAA Tournament team has elite guardplay, and finally, why the Cyclones are closer than you think to a former National Championship team.

Send us a text This past weekend the wrestling ‘Clones reminded UNI what a whooping in Hilton feels like. Jacob and Sam discuss Anthony Echemendia’s top 10 win, the heater MJ Gaitan is on and the heartbreaking losses for Kysen Terukina and Cody Chittum.

Send us a text Matt and Austin are back to check in on all things Iowa State men's basketball after a 2-0 week with a road win against Texas and a home win against TCU. The WRNL stats & info department helps us sum up the improved offense this season, and for good measure, we take a closer look at Iowa State's path to a Big 12 championship. Since we can't have all nice things, we also recap the Super Bowl and Patrick Mahomes' inevitability breaking the hearts of Cyclone Nation.

Send us a text Iowa State hosts in-state rival UNI for the penultimate dual of the season. Jacob and Sam break down the meet and Big 12 implications. They also give their long overdue thoughts on the OU, OSU, and WVU duals.

Send us a text Sean, Nate, and Tom break down Iowa State's trip to Waco. Sean details his experience at Baylor's new arena, and what we learned from a quality road win in Austin. Plus, how Iowa State can win on Saturday against TCU.

Send us a text Come for the Brock Purdy talk stay for the Jamie Pollard rant

Send us a text Matt is out of town so managing editor Levi Stevenson joins Austin Keeney to talk about last weekend's environment at Hilton for the Kansas game, the continued improvement of this Iowa State team, and if there's a path to a conference title. Of course the big story of the week was the drama from the Kansas State game, so we had to get through the worst takes from Wildcat fans and why Iowa Sate is not at fault for defending themselves. Lastly, Brock Purdy is a starting QB in the Super Bowl, and that's pretty great. We break down the NFC championship game and contextualize what it means for Iowa State to have a QB starting the big game. Join our Discord and find us on the Ten12 Podcast Network!

Send us a text The homestretch of the wrestling season is upon us. #4 Iowa State heads south to take on historic rivals #16 Oklahoma and #5 Oklahoma State. Jacob and Sam give their weight by weight preview for the pair of Big 12 duals with massive implications.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap Iowa State's dramatic road win against TCU and set the stage for a huge week of basketball at Hilton Coliseum. They also discuss the league as a whole how the standings could look after this weekend. There's also some push back on the slander against Brock Purdy, a quick breakdown of Lions-49ers and our rooting interest, plus making sense of everything happening with the TCU women's basketball program.

Send us a text Sean, Tom and NSB talk about Iowa State's victory in Ft. Worth on Saturday and look ahead to Kansas State. Plus, why the Cyclones are closer to being National Championship contenders then you may think...

Send us a text Nate, Tom, and Sean return in the debut episode of Offensively Offensive. The guys recap the Houston game, preview Oklahoma State, discuss the NET, KenPom, and Sean's return to Hilton after 6 years.

Send us a text Iowa State wrestling had a wonderful trip out west, picking up dominant victories over Arizona State and Cal Baptist. Jacob and Sam talk about what big wins mean for Cody Chittum and Yonger Bastida, what makes Utah Valley the most confusing team in the country, and what they want to see from the rematch with Pitt.

Send us a text Hello freinds! We're on the Ten12 Podcast Network now. Matt Nelson and Austin Keeney recap a wild day in the snow culminating in Iowa State earning a signature basketball win over Houston. Milan Momcilovic had a moment. Bob Jones brought the energy. Tre King played some grown man basketball. We were incredibly impressed with the Houston team. Shoutout to Hilton for bringing the energy and the double Juicy Wiggle. We also checked in on the women's basketball team's undefeated start to Big 12 play and Iowa State picking up some football transfers.