The Cyclone Fanatic Podcast is fueled by Cody Road and recorded in the Wild Rose Casino and Hotel Studio.

Welcome back to the Cyclone Fanatic Pre-game Show. I'm your host Leah Nelson alongside

Chris Williams as always. We're in the Wild Rose Casino studio and we've got a lot to talk about

for the upcoming game, Iowa State versus UCF.

Chris, how are you feeling?

I'm great.

Cyclons are the ninth-ranked team in the country. Every team at Iowa State is like ranked in the top 10 right now.

This is great. I've been doing this 20 years and nothing compares to this. There were a lot of

lean times and very happy to be here doing this with you.

Yeah, I don't know what it feels like to lose so. I do and this is a lot better.

This is a lot better.

Speaking from an actual loser, like I've lost a lot more than I've won.

So this is great.

Good to have you and let's talk about it.

Yeah, well before we get before we talk about it let's think a few of our sponsors.

Let's do it.

Start off with Fairway, Fairway Meat Market and Ames.

Again, we have a big a big day on Saturday, so make sure you stop by

Fairway to grab all of your meat needs.

Mm-hmm.

That Fairway Meat Market, too, they've always got cool sides. Yeah, so it's you can you don't just have to get the main

No, they got everything for the tailgate. They'll have like the stuff mushrooms the they got like the seafood, it's great.

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