Oct 14, 2026 · 1h 10m
Iowa State weighs basketball depth amid Lipsey uncertainty
Williams & Blum: Iowa State Basketball Preview, Tamin Lipsey & Big 12 Football Picks
The episode examines how Iowa State’s basketball teams could navigate major roster questions while the Big 12 football race enters a consequential weekend.
- 1Tamin Lipsey’s eligibility remains unsettled, forcing Iowa State to prepare for games without its leading playmaker.
- 2New frontcourt options, including Dom Plata and Blake Buchanan, could give the men’s team greater lineup flexibility.
- 3Bill Fennelly’s retirement prompts a broader look at Iowa State women’s basketball, succession, funding, and legislative uncertainty.
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The hosts explain how Tamin Lipsey’s unsettled eligibility could force Iowa State to prepare for a season without its central playmaker.
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Chris Williams, Brent Blum, and Jake Brend open with Iowa State basketball, weighing Hilton Coliseum’s atmosphere, late tipoffs, and the potential effect of a louder crowd against Arizona.
Bill Fennelly’s retirement shifts the conversation toward the future of Iowa State women’s basketball, including succession, program growth, funding pressures, and proposed college-sports legislation.
The men’s preview centers on Tamin Lipsey’s unsettled eligibility, his recovery from knee surgery, and how Iowa State could adapt if he cannot play.
Dom Plata and Blake Buchanan represent a possible frontcourt pivot, with their development creating new two-big combinations and more ways to attack inside.
The hosts close with Big 12 football picks, including Notre Dame–BYU, rivalry games, coaching pressure, betting lines, and the weekend’s broader conference stakes.