Cyclone Insider Podcast

Travis Hines and Randy Peterson from the Ames Tribune keep you up-to-date and take you behind the scenes of Iowa State Athletics on Cyclone Insider!

Hoops Train is Rolling and Football Hype is Growing

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines of the Des Moines Register discuss Iowa State's new assistant basketball coaching hires. They also talk about the landscape of the Big 12 and then interview South Dakota State legend Mike Daum about his former coach and new Iowa State hire TJ Otzelberger.

The Prohm Era Ends, What's Next?

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss Iowa State's men's basketball regular season coming to a close and preview them going forward not only in the Big 12 tournament but into next season and if there will be a coaching change. They discuss the problems with this team, going winless in the Big 12, and recruiting changes. They also look at how good the Iowa State basketball coaching job is compared to the other schools in the Big 12 and to finish off the show they discuss the Big 12 Tournament.

The Ames Tribune's Travis Hines and Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson delve into the struggles of the men's basketball team after a week where they lost a home-and-home against Kansas and dropping a game to Oklahoma State. They also discuss the difficulties the Big 12 have on their hands.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis HInes discuss the Iowa State Cyclones falling to 0-9 in Big 12 play, where the team goes from this season and next season and the future of head coach Steve Prohm. After taking some calls on the men's basketball team the guys finish out the show discussing Matt Campbell's contract extension and how he took care of his assistant coaches.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines try to make sense of an Iowa State basketball team reeling from COVID-19 protocols and sporting 2-8 overall and 0-6 Big 12 records.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and the Ames Tribune's Travis Hines join Ross Peterson as they talk all basketball in the hour starting off with the COVID-19 break and expectations for their return. Then they get into expectations for the younger guys on the roster before Randy brings up the elephant in the room of the status of Steve Prohm. To finish the hour they preview tonight's women's matchup against Oklahoma

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss the significance of Iowa State football's top-10 ranking to finish the year, the Cyclones' spot in the 2021 preseason top-10 and Iowa State's hoops slide.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines spend a good portion reacting to and breaking down Iowa State's victory over Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. They also preview the 2021 football season and the program they should have on the field this upcoming season. The guys end the program talking hoops and what to expect from this season's Cyclones team.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines recap the Iowa State football regular season and the loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game. They talk about the woes of the basketball team and then preview the Fiesta Bowl appearance vs Oregon.

CW, Travis Hines and Randy Peterson look ahead to the Big 12 Championship Game

The Des Moines Register's Travis Hines and Randy Peterson discuss what the victory over Texas means for Iowa State football and what challenge West Virginia will pose. They also discuss the fans being allowed into Jack Trice Stadium and then get into the College Football Playoff possibilities as they see live during the show where ISU gets ranked in the CFP Rankings. They then switch to basketball to talk about the Cyclones and even chat with South Dakota State's men's basketball coach Eric Henderson about his team and his Iowa State and the state of Iowa connections.

The Des Moines Register's Travis Hines and Randy Peterson talk about the dominating victory the Cyclones had over the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday and debate if this is the biggest game in Iowa State football history and is this the best ISU team ever? The college football playoff rankings also come out during the show so they react in real time to those rankings. Then Brian Davis of the Austin American Statesman joins the show to talk about the University of Texas Longhorns and the gridiron matchup this weekend. Finally the Register's Tommy Birch joins to discuss Bill Fennelly's contact tracing and missing the start of the college basketball season and they end the hour chatting men's hoops too.

The Ames Tribune's Travis Hines and the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson chat Cyclone football in the first segment including recapping their victory over Baylor and previewing their matchup with Kansas State. They also chat basketball including the NBA draft being tomorrow and where they see Tyrese Haliburton getting drafted. They also give their predictions for what happens with the Cyclones and Kansas State this weekend before chatting with Georges Niang about Haliburton, Monté Morris and what Draft Night is like.

Des Moines’ Sports Station

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines take a look back at the Cyclones victory over Baylor, what the bye week looks like for the team and look ahead to Kansas State and beyond in Big 12 play. Then the Register's Tommy Birch joins the program to talk women's basketball and the guys wrap up discussing Breece Hall's Heisman Trophy campaign.

Travis Hines and Randy Peterson talk Cyclone Football and More

Travis Hines and Randy Peterson break down ISU's win over Kansas and look ahead to Baylor, and Cyclone basketball season is on its way!