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Cornfield Sports Pod
by Matt Mensen; Blake Petersen
Your hosts Matt Mensen and Blake Petersen break down Iowa State Cyclone sports from the heart of it all in Ames, IA. They cover football, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and softball in depth every week with full analysis of the previous week's matchups and everything upcoming until the next show.Video version of the show can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQoB07S51zDFHrzrjGfy87Q
Episodes
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Iowa State Round of 64 Instant Reaction - Cornfield Sports Pod 3/21/2025
Blake breaks down the recent performances of Iowa State Men's & Women's Basketball in March Madness from this past week, with TJ Otzelberger coming out with a win against Lipscomb, and Bill Fennelly capping off 800 career wins to end his 30th season at Iowa State. Give the Cornfield Sports Pod a...
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Slob U - Cornfield Sports Pod 02/28/2024
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard called the entire fanbase slobs for the purpose of not selling beer to the entirety of Jack Trice Stadium. The result is that following a tough loss at Oklahoma State the fanbase is now even more unhappy.Men's basketball preceded the loss at Oklahoma…
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Houston Preview - Cornfield Sports Pod 02/21/2024
The Cyclones gear up for their biggest basketball game of the season since their showdown against Auburn when they travel to Houston to play the Cougars. It's a fire vs ice matchup with Iowa State's offensive firepower against Houston's lock down defense.The Twister Sisters also prepare for a big...
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The Slump Must End - Cornfield Sports Pod 02/07/2025
Iowa State men's basketball has just hit its first 3 game losing streak in 2 seasons now that losses to K-State and Kansas have fallen upon the stagnant Cyclones. With the K-State loss also went Iowa State's 29 game home winning streak, and it's back to square one tomorrow.The twister sisters are...
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Jerome Tang Set to Struggle - Cornfield Sports Pod 01/31/2025
Tomorrow marks the day of Jerome Tang's return to Hilton Coliseum, where he most certainly will not be met with a warm welcome one year following the baseless cheating allegations against the Iowa State team, cursing out the Cyclone managers, and calling Tamin Lipsey the biggest flopper in the...
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Cyclone Offense Remains Strong - Cornfield Sports Pod 01/24/2025
Iowa State men's basketball lost Milan Momcilovic nine days ago to injury, and in the three games that have been played since, the bench has stepped up, with Demarion Watson claiming more minutes and Curtis Jones stepping into a starting role, leading to wins in two out of the three games since...
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Pop Tarts Bowl Preview - Cornfield Sports Pod 12/27/2024
It's time for the Cyclones to step up to the plate at Camping World Stadium as they enter the Pop Tarts Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes. The Canes slate up as a tough, strength on strength matchup led by one of the best passer-receiver combos in the country with Cam Ward and Xavier Restrepo....
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The Calm Before The Cyclone - Cornfield Sports Pod 12/20/2024
The Iowa State football team has landed four players from the transfer portal who should be immediate contributors on both offense and defense, especially since next year's team will lack playmakers Darien Porter, Jaylin Noel, and Jayden Higgins. Cyclone men's basketball had a relatively quiet…
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The Carver Curse is Broken - Cornfield Sports Pod 12/13/2024
Cyclone men's basketball finally won at Carver Hawkeye Arena for the first time in ten years. The last time it was done Georges Niang and Naz Long were still playing, and it was the last year of Fred Hoiberg's "Hoiball" era. Now TJ Otzelberger is 3-1 against the team out east, secured ISU's first...
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College Football Playoff Bracket Reaction
Matt and guest host Cody from BleavInISU react to the bracket released by the College Football Playoff committee. They discuss who got good draws, who got tough scenarios, whether the committee got the seeding right, and ultimately, who will win the first ever twelve team playoff. Find the...
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Big 12 Championship Preview - Cornfield Sports Pod 12/06/2024
With a win against Kansas State last week and a little bit of help from BYU, the Cyclones have made it to the Big 12 title game where they will be playing Arizona State. Arizona State just suffered a major injury on the offensive side of the ball so with Jordyn Tyson out, will it open an...
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Cornfield Sports Pod 11/29/2024 - Farmageddon Preview and Maui Recap
The cardiac Clones are doing their worst in the last week with close contest after close contest, eking out wins in some sports while losing heartbreakers in others. Football needs to take momentum from their win against Utah last weekend into tomorrows Farmageddon showdown with Kansas State. No...
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Cornfield Sports Pod 11/22/2024 - Battle for the Big 12
Iowa State football is back in the win column following a sound victory against Cincinnati in Jack Trice Stadium, keeping the door open for a trip to the Big 12 title game. In the way stands BYU, Arizona State, and Colorado, and the Cyclones need to win out and hope for a little chaos to have a...
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Cornfield Sports Pod 11/15/2024 - Hoops Rises, Volleyball Falls
The Iowa State men's and women's basketball teams are both out to hot starts, albeit against competition that is wildly inferior. Needless to say, both teams are undefeated. Soon enough they will get their first real tests, but not this week. While basketball has been winning, football has…
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November Chaos
You can almost have it all as an Iowa State fan. Football is on pace for a historic season, and wrestling, men's basketball, and women's basketball are all ranked in the top ten and beginning their respective seasons. On the other end of the spectrum is volleyball, who is currently failing to…
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Team From Texas Comes To Ames In November
The media and the Texas Tech fanbase would have you believe that the Red Raiders, led by Tahj Brooks, are a formidable opponent who is prepared to tear into any opponent they face, but are they really? They're coming north in November into the cold, and they're flailing as a team, a perfect...
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Week 10 CSP Rankings
Matt returns with the Cornfield Sports Pod's college football top 25 for week 10 Find the voting committee on Twitter: @TourneyTamin @J_Manternach @UteProbs @NotStanley4330 @ATXCALEB Find Matt @SFMattISU Find Blake @blakeattack1846 Find the Cornfield Sports Pod @CSportsPod
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Becht Stays Undefeated
Rocco Becht's heroic efforts at the end of the UCF game helps the Cyclones stay undefeated and keeps all eyes on us nationally. They head into this bye week ranked 10th on the AP poll. Volleyball continues to struggle but has a breath of fresh air sweeping the Red Raiders. They will continue on...
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Week 9 CSP Rankings
The Cornfield Sports Pod's first round of rankings for the 2024 college football season
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Cyclones Take Center Stage
Iowa State stands alone in terms of athletic dominance across the board. They are the only school with a top 10 team in football, men's basketball, and women's basketball, and that's only the beginning of the story as the Cyclones place themselves at the top of every discussion for the 2024-25...
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Clinton Yates Special
Clinton Yates of ESPN joins the podcast in today's special episode! Cody Vansylalom of the Bleav in Iowa State Podcast also takes the guest chair today with special insight on Iowa State Athletics. The host of ESPN Daily Podcast comes on to fill in Blake and Cody on how he got to ESPN and what…
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Cyclone State!
The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series is off to a hot start for the cardinal and gold donning school from Ames. It began Saturday with a dramatic come from behind victory led by a stellar second half performance from Rocco Becht, Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel, Darien Porter, and the freshman kicker who…
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Sound The Cy-Hawk Sirens
Tomorrow marks the biggest day on the calendar for the state of Iowa as tensions will run high, many beers will be consumed, meat will be smoked, and one school will hoist the Cy-Hawk trophy on their shoulders as they walk out of Kinnick Stadium? Will Iowa State effectively be able to gash the…
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Big 12 Preview
College sports have returned for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year, and that means that the Cyclones are ready to hit the gridiron at Jack Trice Stadium and the court at Hilton Coliseum. That means it's time for the return of Matt and Blake, who will guide you through the Big 12 conference...
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Chaos is Coming
We don't exactly compare the Minnesota Twins and the St Louis Cardinals all that often, but one thing that can be said about both teams is that they are incredibly streaky, each having runs recently where they were really hot and each team also having a seven game losing streak mixed in. The...
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On To Game 7
The series between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets went from potential beat down to one of the most unpredictable and exciting events we've seen in the NBA this season, as the Nuggets put up 3 consecutive wins and the Timberwolves put up one of the most dominant games in the history of the NBA...
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NBA's New Era
For the first time in forever, we have an NBA second round without the likes of Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, or Lebron James. Instead we usher in a new generation of stars, led by MVP Nikola Jokic and the offensive face of the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards. ESPN released their way too early…
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Home Run Sausage
The Minnesota Twins are officially the hottest team in the MLB whilst playing what is arguably the most stacked division in baseball, something that nobody expected. Their good luck charm is a bit unusual, and perhaps a bit unsanitary, according to manager Rocco Baldelli. The Minnesota…
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Draft Wisely
The NFL Draft begun last night and made the usual headlines regarding who was drafted first, which quarterbacks went in which order, where the top wide receiver went, among others. Additionally, it also was among the most heavily offensive first rounds on record, tying the most ever offensive...
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Will The Real Title IX Please Stand Up?
Once again, the actions of politicians and bureaucrats have impacted the world of collegiate athletics. Naturally, we have to address the topic and explain what we think is going to happen next, not only to women's sports, but to men's sports as well. The NBA Play In Tournament is ongoing, and…
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Cyclone Hoops Ends, MLB Begins
The season is over for both Iowa State men's and women's basketball after losses in the Sweet Sixteen and the round of 32 respectively. The feeling around each of these losses is very different, with the men not meeting expectations and the women exceeding them. We talk about what went wrong at…
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Iowa State Men's Basketball: Bobby Witt's Team?
The Cyclones dispatched South Dakota State last night by a 17 point margin of victory, advancing to the second round where they will face the Washington State cougars. This may be an optimal matchup for the Cyclones stylistically, and we explain why. The Cyclone women begin their tournament run...
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BONUS EPISODE: March Madness
Tournament time is upon us. We have completed the various conference tournaments, with plenty of things to talk about for Iowa State. In women's basketball we're Big 12 runners-up and in men's basketball and wrestling we have reclaimed our spots as champions. The Big 12 runs through Ames. We...
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Undefeated At Hilton
Our Iowa State Cyclones have accomplished a feat not done for a generation - men's basketball completed their home games this season without losing any of them. The atmosphere for this feat was incredible, and Matt's gotta tell you about just how insanely loud it got in that building on Wednesday...
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The Biggest Bout of the Regular Season
Iowa State wrestling will close their season against Big 12 rival Mizzou, and this dual includes massive top ten matchups at both 165 lbs and at heavyweight. Undefeateds Yonger Bastida and Zach Elam will contend for the 285 Big 12 regular season crown while David Carr and Keegan O'Toole will have…
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Give Us Baseball
Today, another college baseball season begins, and another season begins without the Iowa State Cyclones competing for a division I title, but for the first time on opening day, at least we have an alternative option. We have Iowa State softball, and particularly Lea Nelson to thank for that....
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Super Bowl Preview
This is the fixed version of the super bowl preview episode
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Hardwood Havoc for Kansas and Oklahoma State
Hilton Magic claimed two more victims in the last week, first the Kansas Jayhawk men falling to our beloved Cyclones, then in the women's midweek game our ladies completed a season sweep of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls The Super Bowl is set, the two teams that made it are the two teams that…
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Controversy With The Cats
K-State coach Jerome Tang sure seemed mad about something during Wednesday night's game in Hilton Coliseum, but is there really anything besides awful officiating that he should have been mad at? Accusations ran rampant, the rumor mill on twitter is full of nonsense, and Sports Illustrated and…
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Bally Sports on Amazon Prime
The biggest news in the sports world at the moment might be that Amazon just invested a minority stake into Diamond Sports Group, who owns the broadcast rights to 15 NBA, 11 NHL, and 11 MLB teams Men's and women's basketball each had high and low points in the last week with statement wins and...
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Houston, We Are Your Problem
Upset week has arrived in college basketball, and there's a lot of chaos to break down both in men's and women's ball as the competitive parity of the Big 12 makes itself increasingly apparent. Don't forget about the players that don't necessarily fill up the stat sheet with mind blowing numbers....
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New Year, Same Bowl Assignment As 5 Years Ago
Matt's less than happy about the result of the Liberty Bowl game after the loss to Memphis, which is to be expected. He's also significantly less happy about the way the bowl game was ran, with Iowa State being treated as a true road team as opposed to the neutral site that a bowl game is…
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Kansas City Regresses Into Mediocrity
Matt has a message for his fellow Kansas City Chiefs fans. Two things can be true at once. Yes, 9 times out of 10 players will not be called offsides for being lined up in the same place that Kadarius Toney was. It was still the correct call. It was selective enforcement. If you're going to...
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Hilton Massacre
December 7, roughly 8:30 PM. Iowa State has obliterated the team out east in the Cy-Hawk men's basketball game, so much so that ESPN's announcer says that Hilton Magic gave way to the Hilton Massacre. That is what the 600th win in Hilton Coliseum shall be known as for all time. Don't forget that...
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*BONUS EPISODE* - Bowl Game Picks
The college football bowl game schedule has been released, so Matt, Blake, and Vinnie make their picks for every game, and discuss all 43 matchups as they go, placing plenty of time on our boys in the cardinal and gold, as well as why the team out east is going to lose and how Florida State will...
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Boulevard of Broken Cyclone Dreams
Matt and Blake promise they won't be total downers for this entire episode, the Cyclones had some wins on the basketball court and we'll get into those, and of course the boys are happy about how Farmageddon played out Abu Sama is a stud and if the NFL scouts weren't watching him closely before...
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Farmageddon Preview & Get Ready for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament
One glorious weekend remains in college football's regular season before we enter the also glorious conference championship season and the (shocker) glorious bowl season, and our beloved Cyclones face down Kansas State in our most historic and newly unprotected rivalry The tides are turning in…
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Wrangle the Cattle
This week's episode Matt and Blake dig into fighting in athletics, why your typical hockey fight is perfectly acceptable, and look at a few examples of when athletic fighting gets too dirty. They start to dig into the NBA's in season tournament standings as group play continues to move along, as...
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Blowing The Whistle When The Ballcarrier Isn't Down And Is In Bounds
Buckle up, because after a few weeks of covering the Cyclones, it finally became necessary for Matt to call the Big 12 to action on officiating integrity after the Jaylin Noel debacle against Kansas. Blake has all the recruiting info from national signing day this last Wednesday for all of your...
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Big 12 Scheduling Blunder
The Big 12 seriously messed up its upcoming football schedules for the next 4 years, so badly in fact that it seems to have angered every fanbase in the conference Cyclone football looks to maintain its status as a contender at the top of the conference, and in order to do that we need to defeat...
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Your hosts Matt Mensen and Blake Petersen break down Iowa State Cyclone sports from the heart of it all in Ames, IA. They cover football, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and softball in depth every week with full analysis of the previous week's matchups and everything upcoming until the next show.Video version of the show can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQoB07S51zDFHrzrjGfy87Q
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