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Send us a text This week, the Big 12 struck a new digital media deal with ESPN, which will gives all third tier broadcasting rights (one nonconference football game, a couple basketball games, and everything else) to the new ESPN+ platform. Iowa State won't join for another year in order to let their current deal with Cyclones.tv run out, but all of the sporting events that used to be broadcast on...

Send us a text In the second episode of our summer format, Levi, Marchie, and Cole start off the show talking about the new Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix after the first trailer was released this week. All three saw a lot of promise in the trailer, but how should we go about watching the movie in comparison to the other Jokers we've seen, like Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, and Jack Nicholson? N...

Send us a text Now that we're officially in the offseason, Down the Pipe is going to transition to a more discussion-based format, where we tackle issues beyond Iowa State athletics, whether it be other sports around the country or world, or issues completely outside of the sports universe (don't worry, politics won't be included).Marchie is out this week as he flies home from Iowa State's pro day...

Send us a text This week's episode is fairly short and sweet, as Levi and Marchie both took a look at the state of their brackets through the first round. Let's just say they aren't exactly perfect. They talk about what their Sweet Sixteen's look like, as well as some of the matchups they're looking forward to. They also gave some last minute predictions on Iowa State's first round matchup with Oh...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie talked about the Big 12 Tournament this week in Kansas City, and what we think Iowa State will need to do to take down Baylor in their first round matchup on the tournament, and what the outcome of the game could mean for potential seeding. We also talked spring football practice, and some of the key position battles we're keeping an eye on. SPOILE...

Send us a text Levi and Cole break down the struggles of the men's basketball team this week, and discuss why they don't believe Steve Prohm should be receiving the majority of the blame for this team's obvious chemistry issues. The coach is certainly responsible for the Xs and Os, as well implementing a system of conduct both on and off the court, but at what point, and to what degree, do chemist...

Send us a text Levi, Cole, and Marchie are back to talk about a busy news week in the Cyclone universe. First, we talked about the wins by both the men's and women's basketball team earlier this week. Both were great wins (and much needed in the case of the men), so we talked about what they mean for the rest of their respective seasons. We also discussed the new $25 million renovations planned fo...

Send us a text Marchie is out for this week, but Levi and Cole sat down and accidentally recording what basically became a double episode. First up, Levi gave a short review of Forza Horizon 4. SPOILER ALERT: It's really, really good. Next, we answered the first of a three-part question from Twitter about Apex Legends, the newest challenger to Fortnite's throne as the king of battle royale. We've...

Send us a text On this week's episode, Levi, Cole, and Marchie sat down to talk a little about the new Alliance of American Football, make some early March Madness predictions, including how deep we think Iowa State can go in the tournament, and finally give some last-minute thoughts on the basketball game at Kansas State.

Send us a text Former Iowa State basketball standout Royce White published his own book in January, Long Past Overdue: Mental Health & the NBA. Levi sat down with Royce to take a deep dive through the book and some of the different themes it discusses, including athletes being proactive in dealing with their mental health, the players' need to help each other, the NBA's attempts at addressing ment...

Send us a text Iowa State picked up a nice Big 12 road win along their journey to claim the Big 12 regular season title, so we talked a little about the game, as well as what Lagerald Vick’s departure from the Kansas basketball team means for the outlook on the rest of the season. This week, Matt Campbell signed Isheem Young, a former four-star safety with an impressive offer list that includes na...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie caught up with former Cyclone defensive lineman JD Waggoner. We obviously asked him what he's been up to since Ames, but we also swapped Alamo Bowl stories, talked Iowa vs. Texas Barbecue and the bars in Ames, talked about what the worst halftime tongue-lashing he and Cole got from either Paul Rhoads or Matt Campbell was, and much moreThis is was o...

Send us a text In this week's episode Levi, Cole, and Marchie are back this week with a more off-topic episode, but we still talked a little Iowa State basketball, and why we're still optimistic about the team going forward despite the disappointing loss to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. Then, we dove into a crazy diet experiment Cole did, where he ate nothing but chicken breast for two weeks. No veg...

Send us a text College football is officially over, so, naturally, we're already looking ahead to the 2019 season. We took a deep dive into each position group to look at upperclassman leaders, redshirts, and new freshman to see who has a chance to make a real impact next season. Levi, Cole, and Marchie feel really good about a few position groups, but a few others have major question marks going...

Send us a text After Iowa State's disappointing loss at Baylor, Levi had a few gripes with the officiating that took place, especially late in the game. Are referees right to "swallow their whistle" at the end of a game to let the players continue to play, or do the rules need to be enforced exactly the same way from start to finish. Without a doubt, Iowa State could have done more during the game...

Send us a text After a second consecutive season finishing 8-5, Matt Campbell has the Cyclones on track to possibly contend for a conference title in 2019. However, the 2018 season wasn't without its own trials and tribulations, including a 1-3 start after the first game of the season was cancelled. Cole and Levi talked about that rough start, and what eventually caused the biggest turnaround for...

Send us a text With the Alamo Bowl just a week away, Levi, Cole, and Marchie are back to bring you a HUGE preview for the game. Washington State's high flying air raid offense has been torching the Pac-12 all season on the arm of Gardner Minshew, but the stout Cyclone defense is built to stop the air raid offenses of the Big 12. Which will break first, the unstoppable force, or the immovable objec...

Send us a text With Cole and Marchie both out for this week, Levi sat down with Rick Hill, Vice President of Marketing and Communications with the Valero Alamo Bowl. We talked about what it's been like interacting with Iowa State fans so far, and what Cyclone fans can expect when we get down to San Antonio, including the various Alamo Bowl activities throughout the week and other things to do arou...

Send us a text After finishing the season with a harder-than-we'd like win against Drake, the Cyclones are headed to the Alamo Bowl to take on Mike Leach's Washington State Cougars. It's the #1 passing offense in the country vs. the best defense in the Big 12. Who's going to break first? We also talked about some of the other bowl games we're going to be watching this season, including OU-Bama and...

Send us a text After one of the most exciting editions of Farmageddon  yet, Levi, Cole, and Marchie breakdown what we made of the game last Saturday. What were the causes for the defense struggling in the first few quarters? What does the win mean going mean for the program going forward? The Big 12 also released their end of season awards and All-Big 12 teams, of which Iowa State only had one fir...

Send us a text Cole was out this week, so Levi and Marchie held down the fort for the holiday week. First off, we talked about our favorite Thanksgiving foods. What are some of your favorites? Then, we dove a little into last weekend's disappointing loss to Texas, where the Cyclones were flat-out outplayed, and the offensive line struggled. How does a game like that affect the team going forward?...

Send us a text Levi, Cole, and Marchie sat down to discuss last weekend's win over Baylor. The defense gave up over 500 yards of offense, but only surrendered 14 points. Did the defense bend too much, or was it just all part of the plan? We also got Marchie's perspective on the fight, as he was on the sideline during the game and saw it up close. Then, we sat down with Gerald Goodridge of Burnt Or...

Send us a text This week, we caught up with former Cyclone receiver and all-around fast guy Trever Ryen. Trever gave us an update on what he's up to these days, the biggest differences between a Power 5 and a MAC program, and what his thoughts are on Iowa State this season. Cole, Marchie, and Trever also dished on what their least favorite workouts were at Iowa State. Next, we recapped a convincin...

Send us a text With Cole and Marchie out for this week, Levi sat down with Caroline Darney, the College League Manager for SBNation and a graduate of the University of Virginia, to talk about Marial Shayok (a transfer from Virginia) and what his impact might be with Iowa State. However, Caroline might have been even more excited to talk about her other favorite Cyclone, Brock Purdy, with whom she'...

Send us a text This week, Levi, Cole, and Marchie are all back to recap the Texas Tech win, preview the Kansas game this weekend, and talk about this week's super cool White-Red-Red uniform combo. Against Texas Tech special teams errors once again struck, with a blocked punt providing a free touchdown to the Red Raiders. Things didn't get much better, as shanked punts and missed field goals plague...