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Send us a text THE RECYCLE PODCAST IS BACK. This week, the fellas take a trip back to 2014 to watch the 0-2 Iowa State Cyclones take on Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. Being blunt, the game is very boring outside of the last play, but the guys find a way to make it fun. With the usual segments, they dig into a discussion about Kyle Kempt vs Sam B. Richardson and talk about how Richardson can throw a foot...

Send us a text After a concerning week about the future of Iowa State's football season, the Litecast is back to hopefully bring some more levity. Thankfully, the Big 12 gave us a preseason poll and all-conference team to talk about. The NBA continues to work towards its restart, which means we get to bring back our favorite segment, the Brooklyn Nets Minute. This week's topic: how much can Jamal...

Send us a text We had a lot of news to get to this week, so the guys brought Matthias Schwartzkopf (@MatthiasWRNL) back to his old stomping grounds to talk about where we are with the 2020 Iowa State football season. Find out what we think the most likely outcome is for this fall. Also discussed, is Jamie Pollard's financial transparency smart or cynical? Which contingency outcome seems most likel...

Send us a text This week, Levi and Matt Brown of the Extra Points Newsletter say down to discuss the Big Ten's decision to move to a conference-only football schedule for 2020, and how that could and will affect other conferences and college football as a whole moving forward.

Send us a text This week’s pod includes a great interview with Brett Ciancia, aka Pick Six Previews. His preseason college football book is out for 2020, and he was happy to share some thoughts on Iowa State. Brett’s advanced analytics tell you exactly what you needed to hear about last season, that the team was better than the final record indicated. Hear about his thoughts on Iowa State in 2020,...

Send us a text SENECA WAS IN!! THIS EPISODE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ES TAS BAR & GRILL. THAT'S IT.Just kidding, Seneca was in but we also dug into a highly entertaining game. We also look back at the legacy of this team and Seneca Wallace while digging into our usual segments. As always we want to thank Es Tas Bar & Grill for being the best and sponsoring the Wide Right and Natty Lite Podcast Networ...

Send us a text The Litecast is back, and we’ve officially hit the month where professional team sports are expected to return. But first, Austin, Dylan, and Ryan talk about Blake Hinson transferring to Iowa State, and how we expect him to fit on the roster. After a quick update on the state of the basketball program, the guys moved their attention to the NBA. Dylan gives us a reason to care about...

Send us a text Matthias Schwartzkopf and Grant Mahoney decided to talk a little Chicago Bears football with some emphasis on David Montgomery. So we brought in Zack Pearson of Bear Report to help us out. We discuss David's rookie season and what the Bears are going to be doing to get the run game going in 2020. We also tackle the important question most Bears fans are discussing right now. Who is...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, Marchie, and special guest Matthias Schwartzkopf discussed a few important topics around the state of Iowa. First, they discussed Jamie Pollard's recent comments about Iowa State football games and the pandemic in response to the Story County Health Board. Did he go over the line, or did he show another example of impressive leadership? Next, Marchie gave his...

Send us a text The boys take a trip back to the Paul Rhoads era to watch one of the biggest wins of his tenure. Even though it was a big win, it was a pretty negative show while looking back into the let down of the 2012 season and the Rhoads era. Through the usual segments, there was a lot of great discussion about this team and the overall dysfunction of the Iowa State football program back then...

Send us a text Another week, another seven days without sports. On this weeks show Ryan, Austin, and Dylan cover an array of topics from:- Baseball is back, well sort of anyway.- The eventual return of the NBA and what that means to us.- Bachelor Talk- A snake draft of our favorite sports video games. As always we would like to thank our sponsor Es Tas Bar and Grill for sponsoring the Wide Right a...

Send us a text After a two week intermission, the guys hopped back on to finish the second part of their Farmaggedon rewatch, this time they watched the 2018 comeback against Kansas State. Jake and Sean both had unique game-day experiences with this game, one in the press box and the other on the interstate.  While reliving Bill Snyder’s last game, the guys talked about how important it was to kno...

Send us a text We decided to record a little bit of a different version of the Litecast for your weekend listening pleasure. CYHusker, Ryan, and Austin were joined by Matt, an avid sports fan from the land of the Cornhuskers, to help engage in some awesome conversations about Fred Hoiberg, the Husker fan mentality, and to share some insight on Nebraska’s place in the Big 10 vs its role in the Big...

Send us a text This week, we discussed the new offseason schedule proposed by the NCAA and discussed how Cole would approach getting himself ready for the football season after such a long time off. We also discussed Cole's new adventure, Meaning Over Money, a 10 part series on personal finance, relationships, and more.

Send us a text The Litecast is back and here to deliver an entertaining episode. Former Iowa State and NFL offensive lineman Oni Omoile joined us to talk about the culture of high school football in Texas, his journey to Iowa State, and his NFL career. We also got to hear about his transition from football player to gamer. There's a fun story told about his connection to Kelechi Osemele, best fiel...

Send us a text The crew digs into their first football game of the rewatch series. Sean Dee and Ryan Stivers join Jake Brend with their own personal experiences and ties to this game. This game brings back the awful memories of one of the worst officiated games in recent memory. The missed targeting and pass interferences that lost Iowa State the game along with questionable coaching decisions by...

Send us a text This week, Levi and Marchie talks about what might have happened if Jamie Pollard had hired either Jim Harbaugh or Brian Kelly following Dan McCarney's departure instead of Gene Chizik. How does that change Iowa State's timeline, and what ripple effects might we have seen across college football?

Send us a text Professional sports are (almost) back! And boy, are we ready for them. In this episode of the Litecast, CYHusker, Austin, and Ryan entered into a robust discussion about the NBA's plans for returning, and discussed the NHL's recently announced blueprint for a return to playoff hockey. The Match part 2 was also discussed, and the gang had fun picking who they would like to see in a M...

Send us a text Jake Brend and Sean Dee take a trip back to Fred Hoiberg's freshman year, do you feel old yet?!In this game, they relive the Darwyn Alexander missed free throws to win the game for the Cyclones. This is one of the earliest moments of Hilton Magic, so the crew dives into the history of Hilton Magic along with the regular segments. Eddie Sutton, the former Oklahoma State Hall of Fame...

Send us a text This week, we discuss what might have happened if Cole had made the field goal in 2015 to beat Toledo. Would Paul Rhoads have gotten another season? If he had, where would Matt Campbell have gone? Would he have waited another year for Iowa State? We take a trip down the rabbit hole.

Send us a text In this episode of the Litecast, CYHusker, Ryan, Austin, and Dylan but a lengthy bow on a popular and somewhat controversial at times documentary on Michael Jordan, which included picking winners and losers, trying to understand the psyche of MJ, and a discussion on what we would have changed about the docu-series. The crew also discussed the current sports that have resumed play, a...

Send us a text Oh boy do we have a treat for you, Cyclone and Big 12 super fan Fran Fraschilla joins the program to rewatch the 2014 Big 12 Championship victory over Baylor. This is not a normal episode in our ReCYcle series, but it’s better. We got to pick Fran’s brain from coaching to plays to his favorite moments. We cut back on the normal segments this week, but that’s made up for in some off-...

Send us a text As part of a three-part "What If?" series, we take a look at what might've happened if the Cyclones had beaten West Virginia in Morgantown in 2017. Would they have gone on to beat Oklahoma State? Would they have clinched a berth in the Big 12 Championship Game a couple weeks later? What would a Big 12 title in just his second season in Ames have meant for Matt Campbell's career? Too...

Send us a text Matt is still planting this week and this is what he left behind. The guys discuss episodes 7 & 8 of "The Last Dance" including the best Michael Jordan quotes and memes of the week. After a quick discussion about the return of live sports and betting the UFC, we came to a consensus of how the NBA playoffs would play out to this point. We finish by unveiling a new segment "Tweet Chec...

Send us a text After a week off, the ReCycle Podcast takes a trip back to 2005 to watch Iowa State win in just another gym. Jar_Lar joined Ryan Stivers and Jake Brend to watch Curtis Stinson have a career day that includes a game-winning teardrop. Jared speaks french to our french listener while also adding in his knowledge of Iowa State basketball dating back to the Taft administration. The norma...