3 Guys Before The Game - WVU Basketball vs Iowa State Preview (Episode 686)
3 Guys Before The Game
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4.8 • 707 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
West Virginia opens its 14th season of Big 12 Conference play Friday night on the road against No. 3 Iowa State. The undefeated Cyclones represent one of three nationally ranked opponents WVU will face in its first four league games, making the opening stretch of conference play as demanding as any in the country.
In this episode, the “Guys” dig deep into what makes Iowa State so difficult to play, examine the early contours of the Big 12 race, and share thoughts on the return of veteran offensive line coach Rick Trickett.
Listener questions and comments wrap up the show on Textual Healing.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there. It's been a while. Happy holidays and all that kind of stuff as we welcome you in to three guys before the game. It's time to kick off the Big 12 conference portion of the basketball season. |
| 0:27.9 | West Virginia men taking on the Cyclones of Iowa State, the very first league game for any school. 9 o'clock Eastern tip-off, mountaineers, cyclones inside the Hilton Coliseum. |
| 0:36.7 | We'll get into that. Plus Hoppe's obvious observations. |
| 0:40.6 | We've got football news. A familiar face. A familiar voice is coming back into Mountaineer |
| 0:47.9 | Football World. Plus the WV. Women's team, they got a two-game jaunt into the Sunflower State taking on the Kansases. |
| 0:56.7 | That'll be coming up. Textual healing as well. And who knows what else we'll get into? |
| 1:03.0 | I mean, you know there's little stuff going on here in the world of college sports when John |
| 1:08.1 | Caliperi comes out and criticizes the way things are working. |
| 1:12.0 | Let's do this thing. |
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