Respectfully, couldn't disagree more.
I think he's a suckeye through and through, and every bit of "non-negativity" or perceived positivity towards Iowa State is complete BS. He hates Iowa State with passion and does nothing but talk sh*t and degrade Iowa State in his personal circles. The type that shouts "go h*wks* on vacation in Mexico, that calls us 'little brother' because it makes him feel cool, the type that has this undeserved/unearned sports-arrogance about them, the giant doucher that screams "Rose Bowl! Rose Bowl!" as a news anchor on f*cking SportsCenter after doing the highlights of the Iowa-Iowa State basketball game in December of 2014. Goodness, to this day, I cannot think of a douchier thing a suckeye media person has ever done, maybe other than Ross Peterson's batsh*t whiny rant on KXNO (I think that same season) about Cyclone fans not thinking Iowa deserved to be ranked #3 in the country (which was great because Cyclone fans were correct; Fran crashed down the stretch like he always does and their "Top 5 basketball team" was obsolete in March).