Mike Banks looked mad.

He glared into the lens of the television cameras Saturday afternoon and the veins in his neck bulged as he yelled things like “This is Cyclone country” and “Yeah, baby” and “This is the Cyclone state.”

Then, he threw four gloved fingers right into the lens and yelled something like “That’s four in a row,” and those fingers filled the screen. For a second or two, you could barely see his bulging neck and glaring face as he spoke when it showed up later night on the news.

But these fingers in your living room disappeared quickly because Banks returned to yelling that business about Iowa being the Cyclone state.

It wasn’t anger for the senior tight end after the Iowa State win Saturday. And it was more than elation.

Indignation is probably the best term, drawn from a cross-state rival and critics that hold nary any respect for Iowa State.

Probably for good reason.

The last time Iowa State won four straight over Iowa was, well . never. (And these teams have played 48 times since 1894.)

Iowa State won three straight last when Ronald Reagan was serving his first term.

“We just showed future Cyclones that it can be done,” senior running back Ennis Haywood said.

“They were doing a lot of whoofing,” offensive lineman Marcel Howard said of Iowa, talking about how Jack Trice is Iowa’s field.

“We didn’t say anything,” Howard said.

“Nobody gave us any credit,” senior defensive lineman Kevin DeRonde said.

“It hurts,” Iowa’s senior wide reciever Kahlil Hill said. “Can’t get it back. Nothing I can do. Nothing the seniors can do. It hurts knowing I’ll never get that trophy.”

The Cy-Hawk trophy is what Hill’s talking about. Whoever wins the game, keeps the trophy until the next time they play.

“I’m just glad to see the seniors give one last, final farewell,” ISU head coach Dan McCarney said. “Give them one last send off.”

Perhaps the biggest plays of the game came from the Cyclone seniors.

It was senior Craig Campbell who stripped the intercepted ball from Iowa’s Grant Steen with just under ten minutes left in the game.

Senior Ennis Haywood recovered the fumble at Iowa State’s 17 yard line.

And of course, it was senior defensive back Adam Runk who ultimately denied Iowa’s chance at victory with his midfield interception of Kyle McCann with just over two minutes left in the game.

“When I saw that ball coming, I said, `this one isn’t getting away from me,'” Runk said.

Runk redshirted his freshman year, the last year Iowa won.

“I can’t put it into words . how far I’ve come – how far the team’s come,” Runk said.

To be sure, ISU seniors weren’t the only leaders on Saturday.

Junior quarterback Seneca Wallace completed 20 of 27 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown.

The touchdown was caught by sophomore Lane Danielsen for the first score of the game.

Freshman Tony Yelk broke the 14-14 tie with 14:52 left in the final quarter with a 32-yard field goal.

“Having so many guys lead us in the huddle really showed,” wide reciever Craig Campbell said.

“We haven’t lost to `em,” ISU senior offensive lineman Zach Butler, a native of Iowa City, said. “This is the greatest game of my life.”

“Anybody that ever says to me anything about Iowa football, I can say I never, ever, ever lost to Iowa,” Banks said.

“I’m going to be bragging about that for the rest of my life.”