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Send us a text On this week's Litecast, we cover the big news in women's college hoops with Kim Mulkey leaving Baylor for LSU. Does that make Iowa State the favorite in the Big 12 next year? Then, Matt applies for the PA job at Hilton. Dylan and Austin have helpful suggestions, but we think he's a great candidate. In honor of Steele Jantz's appearance on the Night Cap, the guys share their best me...

Send us a text TJ Otzelberger keeps on winning on the recruiting trail, as this week we discuss incoming freshman and Ames native Tamin Lipsey, plus Kansas transfer Tristan Enaruna committing. Matt has some fun with stats as we try to make sense of Enaruna's stat line in limited minutes at KU. We also dip our toes in the transfer portal to see what else might be out there for the upcoming season....

Send us a text On this week's Litecast, we address Dylan becoming enemy number 1 with the Iowa State band and his now infamous tweet about fixing Hilton Coliseum. We promise there is a little serious discussion there. It was a big week for Coach Otz as the men's basketball roster is quickly coming together. We go name by name and talk about how the newest transfers as well as how incoming freshman...

Send us a text This week, Cole and Levi talk about the five players they're each most looking forward to watching in the 2021 season.  Can Sean Shaw or Tarique Milton step up to be the second receiver? Can Anthony Johnson become a true lockdown cornerback? We finish the podcast by answering fan questions from our Discord.

Send us a text The Litecast reconvenes after a week off and a lot has changed. Iowa State has officially hired TJ Otzelberger as the head men's basketball coach. We react to the hire, the search process, and the speed at which everything happened. Thankfully, giving time to breathe has allowed the staff to take shape. We're excited about the names being brought in, with one major reason in particu...

Send us a text Levi, Cole, and Marchie are back from their break to preview spring practice. But this time, the guys decided to bring in an expert. Someone that really knows their stuff. And who knows Iowa State football better than Head Coach Matt Campbell? How did the team manage the trials and tribulations of COVID and learning from the loss to Notre Dame and turn it into the best season in sch...

Send us a text It's a different kind of Litecast this week as about 30 minutes before our scheduled recording time, Iowa State and Steve Prohm announced they would be mutually parting ways. Matt, Austin, Jared, and Dylan have an in depth discussion about the news, the surprise timing of the announcement, and how they'll ultimately remember the Prohm era of Iowa State hoops. With the news out there...

Send us a text It's another loaded episode of the Litecast as Austin, Jared, and Dylan break down the conference tournaments they are most looking forward to this week. It starts in the Big 12 with some predictions that are certain to be wrong. We're also keeping an eye on the mid-major tournaments (shoutout to the MEAC). With the jersey retirement debate heating up again, we ask the important que...

Send us a text ““This. Is. March.” - Jon Rothstein” - The Litecast”. We kick off the month of madness with a fun conversation with ISU Coach as we get his thoughts on JJ Watt signing with the Cardinals instead of his beloved Cleveland Browns. He also tells the story about how his old account got suspended from Twitter, and start thinking about the UNI football game on September 4th. Plus, with rum...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sit down to discuss the hiring of Deon Broomfield as Iowa State's new safeties coach. Then, Levi has a bone to pick with Pro Football Focus and their rankings of the 10 best college football players returning at each position.

Send us a text Former Cyclone combo guard Mike Taylor caught up with Jared Larson on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Check out Taylor’s website miketaylor88.com and his foundation’s website taylormadefoundation414.org.  The duo touched on a myriad of topics, including but not limited to: Taylor’s high school days in Milwaukee The junior college experience felt at Chipola JC for Mike and to a lesser exten...

Send us a text Iowa State almost pulled a historic upset, and we hit record as soon as the game went final. Matt, Austin, and Dylan vent their frustrations with another game that could have been won. Iowa State also has a new football coach with a familiar background. The guys play a new game, In or Out, and we hit on some burning topics including FCS football and the chili/cinnamon roll combo. La...

Send us a text The Litecast returns to our freezing cold existence with a handful of pressing topics to cover. We start with a reaction to our piece on the site advocating for change in the men's basketball program. We think it's time, but that comes with some caution, as the team has a season to finish. On a lighter note, there's nothing that WRNL does better than hold a grudge for the sake of gr...

Send us a text Meg and Levi sit down this week to discuss Iowa State's 2021 football schedule, and why it sets up for Iowa State to have a monumental, program-changing season.

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sit down to discuss Matt Campbell's new contract and what it means for the stability of the program. Disappointingly, the guys all discussed the recent basketball woes.

Send us a text It's freezing outside but Austin, Jared, and Dylan are bringing the fire to keep warm. We start off with the news of the week that Matt Campbell's contract was once again extended. At this point, we must be ready to put to bed fears of him moving on, right? And are we ready to bury the hatchet with Kirk Herbstreit for his famous 2017 tweets? One of us is, the others are not. The men...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie discuss Iowa State's last few signees on the heels of the last National Signing Day, as well as the promotion of Taylor Mouser to tight ends coach. Finally, we touched on the return of a college football video game from EA Sports. Levi and Cole have some concerns about EA making the game, given the dramatic drop in quality of the recent Madden titl...

Send us a text After a bye week, the Litecast returns with a big rundown. Iowa State lost to Mississippi State by 39 points and the men’s basketball needs a reckoning. How does this get better? What can Coach Steve Prohm do? Is he the guy to bring us back? With about 5 weeks of games left, we’re waiting for some optimism. But it’s not all bad news. The Big Game (or the Super Bowl if you are readin...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sit down and talk about the video released this week by Jamie Pollard discussing Iowa State Athletics' financial situation, and how that affects all of the future projects they have planned for the stadium and surrounding area. We also debut our new segment "Try for Three," where Levi presents a topic to Cole and Marchie, and they have to give a to...

Send us a text In the first official episode of our newly-named "Show and Tell" podcast with Levi and Meg, we dove into the Iowa State women's basketball program, and talked about why need to be watching them if you aren't already.

Send us a text In this episode, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sit down during a quiet week in Iowa State Athletics to discuss a variety of topics. Marchie airs his grievances about the New Orleans Saints getting knocked out of the playoffs, we discuss some big recruiting news, decide which two fast-food restaurants we would save, then give Marchie a brief history lesson on Chernobyl so he can finally wa...

Send us a text Iowa State news has slowed down a bit, but the women's basketball team now has a 2 game winning streak against Baylor. We break down how the win happened, Ashley Joens' continued excellence, and Kim Mulkey being a predictably sore loser. The Twister Sisters also have a new player, and Jared explains how she is taking advantage of the unique wrinkle of the COVID season. Elsewhere in...

Send us a text Now that we have a much better idea of what Iowa State's 2021 roster looks like, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sit down to discuss the current state of the roster, as well as what opportunities lie ahead this fall.

Send us a text Everyone on this week's Litecast has now had COVID, and our combined smelling power is at about zero. But the pod game rolls on, as Iowa State's football roster is taking shape for 2021. Almost all of the key contributors have chosen to return, and especially coach Matt Campbell. The guys break down what it means, and how to prepare for an unprecedented season. It's not all good new...

Send us a text Levi and Marchie and joined once again by Cole to put a bow on the 2020 football season and the Fiesta Bowl, then talk briefly about some of the storylines we're going to be watching heading into next season.