We love you coach. Hope you stay here forever!!!

Might be a big ask of a question, BUT who is your opinion of the ‘02 Cyclones but of today?

Summer just started

I was a graduate student at ISU the season after Johnny Orr's initial arrival on campus in 1980. Man, he built quality, and brought so much excitement to the basketball program over my time there! Hell, I still recall standing in line to register for classes and seeing Jeff Hornacek in the same queue. Nice work, lads! The channel is high quality, and you guys keep it real and highly informative for us clones. All the best to you going forward.

We need to get Milan to watch tons of Larry Bird's highlights.. Milan needs that playmaking take over a game mentality...what's your thoughts??

I had occasion to meet a former Big 8 official some years ago whose first game at Hilton became famous for Johnny Orr T'd up and ejected. The team wasn't doing well, and on a time out Orr made a big show of chewing out one of the refs, who surprisingly was chuckling as he huddled with the rest of the crew before resuming play. According to the story, the other refs asked him what he was laughing about. Evidently Johnny had told him "well coach, I've had about enough of this s**t. Next time something happens down at the other end, I'm going to throw my coat on the floor. I want you to toss me out of the game." Sure enough, next trip down the court, someone hits the floor under the basket. Johnny takes off his jacket and throws it on the floor. No technical. Johnny shouts and yells, trying to get someone's attention, no technical. So he starts walking, and none of the officials notice until he's clear out by the center circle. That's when they hit him with a double technical and away he went. His teams always kicked into high gear when he was ejected. They went on to win and the Des Moines Register featured a big picture and the headline "Johnny's Long Walk."

maybe talk about the of hs football in the state. seems like there is a lot more talent in the state than 10 or 20 years ago.

Can we get Milan to be as canny etc a Larry Bird was?? Get him to dominate

“That was your mom.” Best line of the pod.

Great conversation guys!

Agree on kst ISU trophy. 2 tractors on side & combine on top. John Deere or Case sponsor it, with $10,000 nil on the line.

An iowa state/k state trophy could be cool. Make it a combine but switch a corn or wheat head depending on who wins

Give me an Iowa State uniform with Jeff Gordon’s Rainbow Warrior paint scheme

I watched Cyclones beat Nebraska in the 70’s. Ya, I’m old !

Me and a buddy sat in the Iowa student section with our Iowa state shirts on during that game down 24-7

Loved that discussion about the 2002 Tech game!!

Your mention of Ellis Hobbs reminds me of a favorite ISU memory. It’s from the 2004 Independence bowl. Prior to the game at the ISU pep rally I remember thinking wow this one guy is so confident on stage, he’s ready to go. He’s gonna make a big play to help win the game. That was Ellis Hobbs. Oh yeah, he did with the late pic to seal the deal kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGa9dmWchquEaMU

Always appreciate Big 12 Content. Crazy times but glad to be apart of it. Go UCF

In actuality, it would have no effect on ticket prices. They will never charge more than market value for tickets or people won't buy them. If things took a turn for the worse, ticket prices would likely go down right alongside the product.

Great show!

I will not be referring to the Big 12 as any company. It is the Big 12.

Excellent review from the inside. Thank both of You. Go Clones !

Currently media is so focused on SEC & Big10 as forever future domination. When I attended ISU, dominant football was exclusively Big 8. It was Nebraska with OU then Mizzou or Colorado & occasionally ISU. The top 2 were almost always in the national top 3. Big 12 just needs to regularly have an argument that the top team is the national best to force inclusion. Time will turn it around.

Sam Richardson was a really good player. Limited by a shit play caller. He deserves more love. Plus utterly handsome

You guys should do that crazy comeback at Hilton against Oklahoma in 2015.

Private equity will ruin everything. They don’t give a shit about anybody or anything except profits

Now I want to watch the game and can't find it on Cyclone TV.

High football IQ for his age. Hope to see you in the Jack some day to the roar of Cyclone Nation.

Where did Taylor get that Hat!?!

I understand now why all the players who speak about Taylor all love him. It sounds like the offense this season will be a trip, I love it.

Ah...like the old days when Walden would run a fan's play! LOL

Awesome interview! Although I think Coach Pope could hold a room for hours just sharing stories.

I love me some banana bread lol

Having lived for 35 years on the west coast (but bailed out of that political shit show, now retired in Ames) college fans there are pathetic. They save all loyalty for Pro teams. Screw Cal and Stanford

4:25 watching CW struggle for 2 minutes to show a pic was the best part of this podcast lol

It’s crazy how much I can relate to this specific episode. My neighbor in 2013/2014 was Arnaud and I worked at the Harvester in high school.

I like your thinking on a possible Big 12 birth in CFP, but in saying that Sankey already at SEC days lobbying for 3 to 4 lose SEC teams in CFP. This ESPN monopoly just sucks, the Big 10 might even feel this at some point.

Rocco is talkative and fun to listen to. Thanks for the interview.

Chris is right about Veenkner. Brutal course. And he says he lost a ton of balls. When I was at ISU in early 80s, I was so poor my GF and I would walk the woods for balls, got many hundreds of 'em!

Great convo!

It seems more and more clear that Matt Campbell is becoming our Bill Snyder, Mike Gundy, or Kirk F. He has control of the program here, and is now in a competitive spot in the new Big 12 each year. Love this interview

...Jesus H. Christ Williams...you go almost the whole interview w/ the head coach then you go into all-star wrestling camparisons?!!! ...Campbell God-damned near rolled his eyes! ...if you were half as "promotional" regarding Iowa State and/or college wresting as opposed to that hillbilly-shit you're always bumping you gums about you might generate a wider regional audience...starting to shut you off when you vier into that shit...guess I'll start watchin' Kurtz or maybe the guys from Waco... ...Jesus that shit's gettin' old quick...

They could sell tickets to the men's and women's BB workouts this month.

Looking forward to that Campbell interview

Need to add more motion to offense to make it next level.

...maybe the greater goal then an undefeated non-con schedule is going undefeated at home... ...do you realize Iowa State has never gone 5-0, 6-0, 7-0 at Clyde Williams Field or Jack Trice or before...look it up... ...Johnny Majors, Earl Bruce, Donnie Duncan, Paul Rhoads & Campbell haven't ever achieved that goal...& we know Criner, Waldon (good God) & Chizek never even came close! ...we lost THREE at home LAST season...I was happy with the way our team bounced back...but imagine if we'd won those home games?!!! ...defending home field MUST be a priority!

Why is the SEC still only playing 8 conference games?

James it’s Micah Ambers little brother

James if your reading comments it’s Micah amber’s little bro

Sorry about your dog, CW. Dogs are family!