Cyclone Insider Hour

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and the Ames Tribune's Travis HInes chat all things Cyclone football including a recap of the victory over TCU, that odd Brock Purdy turnover and a preview of the matchup against Oklahoma. The guys also chat about general college football topics to complete the show.

The Amers Tribune's Travis Hines and the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson chat Cyclone football including what went wrong with Louisiana and Matt Campbell discussing the feeling of "the end of fall camp" and how despite the Louisiana loss, pretty much everything remains on the table for Iowa State football. Then the guys discuss that Iowa State football has now gone four weeks without a positive COVID-19 test and the athletic department has gone two weeks without reporting one so why is it working and how does it diverge from other universities? (specifically compared to Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Baylor and TCU in the Big 12). Finally Blake Hinson's health means Iowa State's men's basketball roster is set. What kind of loss is Hinson and what might the Cyclones look like?

The Ames Tribune's Travis HInes and the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson revisit what went wrong for Iowa State football Saturday in their loss to Louisiana at Lafayette and the Ragin' Cajuns. They also target some areas that are likely for improvement in the upcoming weeks on the gridiron. Finally they discuss the shifting landscape for football at basketball at Ames.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines of the Ames Tribune as it is finally game week and they talk about what that means in a 2020 pandemic year. They also get into a discussion on fans at Jack Trice Stadium. And in the last segment they break down the matchup between the Cyclones and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines as the guys chat about the capacity of Jack Trice Stadium this year after an announcement from Jamie Pollard yesterday there will be 25,000 fans allowed in the first football game and the enforcement of the capacity. The guys then chat about football game times and finish the show discussing point guard Tyler Harris being eligible for men's basketball this year.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines as they recap the AP Poll with all teams listed even Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that aren't going to be playing. They also go over COVID-19 protocols. The guys discuss Cyclone players that are currently flying under the radar. And to end the program they discuss the likely college basketball scenarios.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and the Ames Tribune's Travis HInes as they look at the impact of the Big Ten and PAC-12 postpoing their college football seasons. They also take a look at the possibility of pushing back college basketball to 2021. The show ends with a look at what college football may look like when we do have a season next.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis HInes as the guys discuss the decision of the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences to push their fall sports back to the spring. They also debate if it was the right decision particularly after hearing what an ACC expert had to say. Nebraska and specifically Scott Frost's comments about willing to play are brought up and there is a question of if there is any credibility with that statement. And to end the program the guys talk about Iowa State's schedule and the possibility of playing South Dakota.

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines as they discuss the 9 + 1 college football scheduling decision by the Big 12

Emery Songer is joined by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and the Ames Tribune's Travis Hines and they start the show off discussing expectations for Big 12 Media Day and how that might tell us about how the season will go. The guys also give their reaction to media selections for the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and to finish the program they discuss where the men's hoops team might be roster wise as the team practices together for the first time.