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Send us a text Iowa State wrestling had a rough NCAA tournament with some highlights sprinkled in. Jacob England and Sam Phillips talk about who overperformed, what went wrong and how they'll view the rollercoaster season for the Cyclones.

Send us a text Lea Nelson and Aiden Wyatt return to recap the week in Iowa State sports, they talk about spring break, the thumping Iowa State Golf put on 16 other schools, Aiden has a surprise for Lea, and we drat misconceptions we had as kids.

Send us a text Sean Dee is joined by Levi Stevenson to recap the First Four games, what we might see from Iowa State, predictions, and what could happen for Iowa State to lose.

Send us a text Cyclone wrestling sets their watch back to Tulsa Time again this week with the NCAA tournament kicking off on Thursday. Jacob England and Sam Phillips look at the path for each of Iowa State's 8 qualifiers as well as team trophy odds.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap their respective weekends watching Iowa State in Kansas City and the women winning the conference tournament. Then, we recap both the women's and men's tournament draws with a detailed preview on Pittsburgh and Mississippi State. Finally, the best part of March Madness are the early round upsets, so we go region-by-region finding the most likely candidates. Sponsored by our friends at Es Tas Bar & Grill and the DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text Sean Dee and Nate Schuster give their instant reaction to Iowa State’s NCAA Tournament pairing, how the Cyclones maybe fell in the seedings, they dip their toes into the Mississippi State and Pittsburgh matchup, Nate’s experience in the NCAA Tournament, and a look at the tournament as a whole.

Send us a text Jacob England and Sam Phillips recap Iowa State's Big 12 wrestling tournament run, which included placing 5 dudes in the finals. They also do a LIVE first look at NCAA brackets.

Send us a text Sean Dee, Tom Turner, Nate Schuster, and Nate Scheelhaase Burner sit down to go through Iowa State’s win over Baylor, what went right, how Iowa State got the upset, what a championship run could look like, an overall Big 12 Tournament preview, and could Iowa State be poised for a run?

Send us a text Lea and Aiden welcome a good friend, Noah Wolf, to the program to talk about Iowa State’s path to possibly hosting an NCAA Tournament, what the season could look like beyond the Big 12 Tournament, a conversation about Ashley Joens, and we close the show with a very heated best jerseys draft.

Send us a text The Litecast welcomes on the voice of the Cyclones himself, John Walters, to recap everything that happened in Waco on Saturday, the team's shift in mindset, and TJ Otzelberger's coaching adjustments. Then, we get into some big picture stuff with the Big 12 and where this 10 year stretch ranks for historically great hoops. Of course we also have a long winded preview of the Big 12 tournament this week, including the rematch with Baylor, Iowa State's draw, momentum vs rest, and why Kansas City is the perfect location for a conference tournament. We think you're really going to like this one.

Send us a text It's Big 12 Tournament time and Jacob England and Sam Phillips take a bracket-by-bracket look at the Cyclones' draws. Can Carr win a 4th title? Who can make a run to push ISU to their first tournament championship since 2009? How many wrestlers will qualify for NCAAs? Can the Clonies crown three champs?

Send us a text Matt and Austin react to the news of Caleb Grill's dismissal from the men's basketball program before recapping the home loss to West Virginia and where Iowa State goes from here. There's still some reason for optimism with the postseason on the horizon. Then, Dylan joins the show to discuss the best of mid major conference tournaments starting this week. Sponsored by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text Sean Dee, Nate Schuster, and Tom Turner sit down to talk about the recent struggles with the Cyclones, what we learned, how Iowa State lost momentum against West Virginia, what needs to go right for the Cyclones in order to turn this around, late game woes, guard struggles, what to do with Caleb Grill, why the Cyclones are ahead of schedule, and one big thing.

Send us a text Sean Dee, Nate Schuster, and Tom Turner sit down to recap Iowa State’s last two losses, what the Cyclones can look to improve on in the last few games, what the off-season could look like for each player, a breakdown of Tamin Lipsey’s play, how this team compares to last year’s team, a small March Madness preview, how Iowa State could get hot down the stretch and a weekend preview.

Send us a text Iowa State finishes the regular season ranked 5th in duals. Jacob England and Sam Phillips take a deep breath and look back on the meets against UNI, Illinois, and Mizzou before post-season action fires up.

Send us a text Lea Nelson and Aiden Wyatt recap the week of ISU sports, how the freshman are impacting softball in the early season, basketball's turnaround week, gymnastics goes unbeaten in the weekend, tennis continues to dominate, they draft their favorite ballpark foods and close out the show with ISU trivia for Lea.

Send us a text Sean Dee, Nate Schuster, and Tom Turner sit down to recap Iowa State's win over TCU, where the Cyclones could be heading in March based on their last five regular season games, which lineups are working, Nate goes through his favorite and least favorite places to play, they discuss what parts of America are real, a preview for ISU's upcoming game against Kansas State, and they close out the show with one big thing.

Send us a text Lea and Aiden are back this week to recap the week in ISU tennis, track and field, gymnastics, basketball, and softball with their season starting. We close out the show with Lea's big day at the plate, we draft our favorite songs that are covers, and Lea is quizzed on ISU history.

Send us a text After just a couple days off, Iowa State looks to finish a 2nd straight undefeated Big 12 Dual season with a Wednesday night showdown at Mizzou. Jacob England and Sam Phillips discuss Carr vs O'Toole, Bastida vs Elam and what the Cyclones need to do for a W.

Send us a text Iowa State won the Riot Bowl: Wrestling Edition and and a thriller against #17 Pitt. Friday they head to Cedar Falls for a HUGE Big 12 matchup against #15 UNI. Sunday they host #20 Illinois as part of the Beauty and the Beast event. Jacob England and Sam Phillips fill you in on what happened out east and let you know what to look for in the upcoming duals.

Send us a text Sean Dee, Nate Schuster, and Tom Turner react to Iowa State's loss in Morgantown, what the Cyclones are doing in late-game situations, why this loss isn't something to worry about, and how important is each player to this team?

Send us a text It's a huge episode of the Litecast as Matt and Austin break down Iowa State's home win over Kansas and the state of the Big 12 race with 4 weeks to go. Then, it's a breakdown of all our favorite props for the Super Bowl on Sunday, plus our official game predictions. Lastly, special guest Dylan Coon makes a cameo for a breakdown of the Kyrie Irving-to-Dallas trade and the future of both the Mavs and the Nets. Sponsored by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text Lea and Aiden are joined by Iowa State Head Softball Coach Jamie Pinkerton to talk about his career as a softball coach, how he has changed his coaching style over the years, how he handles relationships, and we close with an appetizer and a dessert draft. Lea gets quizzed once again on ISU trivia to end the show.

Send us a text After taking out wrestling blue bloods Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, Iowa State heads east to take on #23 West Virginia and #17 Pitt. Jacob England and Sam Phillips discuss what went down in Hilton last weekend and the outlook for the Cyclones' road trip.

Send us a text Matt & Austin are back to try and make sense of what happened in Iowa State's blown 23 point lead to Texas Tech, plus some important questions to be answered: can we clean up the turnovers? Is the team playing above it's ceiling? Does this loss carry over to the rest of the season? Also, with the Big 12 finally releasing the football schedule, we have first thoughts on Iowa State's draw. Last but not least, we get to the bottom of the deviled egg discourse and Super Bowl spreads (the food kind). This episode is sponsored by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text WRNL's Sean Dee, Nate Schuster, Tom Turner, and Nate Scheelhaase Burner come together to talk about the latest on ISU basketball, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This week, they discuss what is going on with Iowa State's 3-point shooting on both ends of the floor, where the Cyclones go after two consecutive blowout losses, and what former Cyclone would you put on this team to put them over the edge?

Send us a text Iowa State wrestling is back in action with a pair of big time Big 12 home duals against the Top 25 Sooners and Cowboys. Jacob England and Sam Phillips take a match-by-match look at how the Cyclones can sweep these wrestling blue bloods for the second straight season.

Send us a text Lea and Aiden return from their hiatus to talk about their lives, demon hours, why gymnastics is awesome, other goings on of Iowa State sports, Lea is famous, and we draft our favorite one-hit wonders.

Send us a text For this special podcast episode, Levi sits down with Matt Morgan of the EDHRec Podcast and of Wildcat fandom to preview the impending clash of titans between Kansas State and Iowa State on Tuesday.

Send us a text Jacob England and Sam Phillips discuss Iowa State smashing Utah Valley and the loaded slate that awaits them after an open weekend. They also take a mid-season look at the depth of Big 12 wrestling and the NCAA tournament bid process.

Send us a text Matt Nelson and Austin Keeney are back to break down Iowa State's 2 point loss in Lawrence that actually leads to some more positive vibes around the basketball team. Next, we preview the return of Tyrese Hunter to Hilton with Texas in town. After a quick check in on the women's basketball season with the loss of Stephanie Soares to injury, we finish with an update on the football coaching staff. Matt Campbell hired a special teams coordinator folks. He really did it. Presented by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text Iowa State took care of business against Arizona State and Wyoming this weekend. Jacob England and Sam Phillips break down the victories that launched them to #3 in the country. They also give you the lowdown on the upcoming Utah Valley dual and discuss the impact of losing Kysen Terukina for the season.

Send us a text Lea and Aiden are joined by Iowa State women's basketball player Beatriz Jordão to explore her journey to Iowa State, what retirement looks like for a college athlete, cooking food from her home country, her new coaching gig, and we draft celebrities we would have dinner with. Lea and Aiden also recap the week in Iowa State sports, give their New Years resolutions, and close out the show with Cyclones of the Week.

Send us a text #4 Iowa State wrestling is set to host the first Top 5 dual meet in Hilton Coliseum since 2009 when the Arizona State Sun Devils come to town on Sunday. They start the weekend with a Big 12 dual against Wyoming on Saturday. Jacob England and Sam Phillips preview those meets and discuss their takeaways from the limited action at the Southern Scuffle.

Send us a text The first Litecast of the new year is here. Matt and Austin recap some resolutions and naturally lead the podcast with some seafood talk. Most importantly, we recap the men's basketball win over Baylor and see if now is the time to reset expectations. Plus, some Big 12 basketball talk, CFP recap, and Matt gives a temperature check on the Vikings. Sponsored by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text This week, Levi and Nate recap 2023 football signing day class, as well as the hires of Reid Kagy and Ryan Clanton to the coaching staff, and what they can mean for the future of Iowa State football.

Send us a text Dresser is sending 14 wrestlers to the Southern Scuffle, but not the 14 you probably expected. Jacob England and Sam Phillips discuss the surprising lineup headed to Chattanooga.

Send us a text The Night Cap hosts their first annual Christmas special that features their wishes for Iowa State athletics, we draft our favorite Christmas treats along with Jake Brend as he gives us a weather update, Aiden vs. 90s and Old Heads New Trends both return, we talk about the worst parts of Christmas, and what makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie?

Send us a text Jacob England and Sam Phillips dig into the results of Iowa State's performance at the Collegiate Duals and what those results mean for the wrestling team going forward.

Send us a text Jacob England and Sam Phillips preview Iowa State's trip to the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans which includes matchups against #25 Oregon State, #9 Cornell and potentially Cael Sanderson's #1 Penn State.

Send us a text Levi and Aiden return this week to talk about Iowa State basketball, the coaching carousel in college football, we reminisce about the glory days of Big 12 basketball, we rank the new Big 12 fan bases, and we close the show by talking about Brock Purdy.

Send us a text Lea and Aiden are joined by Iowa State volleyball legend Eleanor Holthaus to look back on her career as a Cyclone, what ISU meant to her, her favorite memories, we call Aiden's sister who idolizes Eleanor, and we draft our favorite Christmas movies. Lea and Aiden recap the week in ISU sports, it's a Cyclone state, we pick our Cyclones of the Week and close out with phone-a-friend.

Send us a text Matt and Austin recap the two basketball losses in Iowa City last week, and break down which team they have more long term worries about. Then, a quick check in on our old friend Brock Purdy, who has the 49ers looking like a legit Super Bowl threat. Lastly, we discuss the first week of bowl season and make our best bets for the weekend. Sponsored by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text This week, Levi, Tom (Nate?), and Marchie discuss the happenings of the offseason, especially the coaching changes as Iowa State presses forward to improve upon a disastrous 2022 season.

Send us a text Iowa State climbs in the rankings despite dropping the CyHawk dual. Jacob England and Sam Phillips break down what happened in Iowa City and what it means for the outlook on the rest of the season.

Send us a text The Litecast is back after a brief hiatus. Austin, Matt, and resident WRNL hoophead Sean Dee break down all things from the start of the men's basketball season, including Iowa State's improved offense, the contributions from Tamin Lipsey, and if their physical defensive style will hold up throughout the year. Then, it's a preview of Thursday's CyHawk game in Iowa City. Sean has some stats and thoughts but really, with 2 teams being in almost the exact same place as a year ago, is there any reason the game should go differently? We finish with some thoughts on all the staff turnover within the Iowa State football program and a betting primer for the CFP. Presented by DRF Sportsbook!

Send us a text Iowa State wrestling wrapped up the "fluff" portion of their schedule. Jacob and Sam discuss that as well as preview Sunday's top ten showdown against the team out east.

Send us a text Lea and Aiden ride solo this week to recap volleyball and basketball while previewing what's next for both of them along with swimming and diving and track and field. We talk about the CyHawk series as the Clones are out to a commanding lead and could clinch the series in a few weeks, we draft our unpopular opinions, we find Aiden's love language, Cyclones of the Week, and we close out the show with a phone-a-friend.

Send us a text With just one game left to go in the 2022 football season, Levi sits down with Melissa Triebwasser of Frogs Today to talk about the undefeated Horned Frogs and the showdown this weekend in Fort Worth. Will TCU get it done and give themselves a shot at the College Football Playoff, or will Iowa State play spoiler and come out swinging with nothing to lose?

Send us a text Lea and Aiden are joined by Iowa State Softball Player Angelina Allen to talk about how she ended up at Iowa State, what it means for her and her teammates for her to be a team captain, we draft our favorite Thanksgiving foods, and we close out the show with our Cyclones of the Week and a random phone-a-friend with a surprise teammate of Lea's.