The 2021 NFL draft begins this Thursday and while there is a lot of buzz about the draft nationally, there seems to be little buzz locally. Kansas State had at least one player selected in the NFL draft for 26 straight years from 1993 to 2019, which was the longest streak in the Big 12 conference until it was broken last year when no Wildcat was selected. The Oklahoma Sooners now hold the longest draft streak in the conference. There…
Lynn Dickey is the first player in my series of K-State football Ring of Honor members. I became a fan of Lynn Dickey long before I was ever a fan of K-State. I grew up in Wisconsin a huge Green Bay Packer fan and Dickey was my favorite quarterback. He led a proficient Packer offense, throwing the ball to John Jefferson, James Lofton, and Paul Coffman, another K-State great. These guys were my Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins,…
“Arkansas, Cincinnati, Illinois and Kansas State – four men’s basketball programs that have combined to win three NCAA titles and reach 21 Final Fours – will compete at the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. 22-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.”…www.halloffameweekend.com, April 21, 2021 JM: The College Basketball Hall of Fame made the announcement official today. I really like this lineup. Two really good programs in Arkansas and Illinois, Cincinnati breaking in a new…
Bill Snyder is releasing his autobiography this fall, co-authored by D. Scott Fritchen, titled “My Football Life and the Rest of the Story.” If I ever get the opportunity to talk to Bill Snyder again, there are a bunch of questions I’d like to ask him. I’m hoping some of these questions will be answered in his book. I thought it would be fun to make a list of questions to ask and hypothesize what his answers might be. As…
If you’ve read my stuff for any amount of time, you probably know that my two favorite sports are college football and college basketball. The NFL is a very distant third place on my “favorite sports” list. I follow other sports, but wouldn’t call myself a “fan” of them. I’m a college sports guy first and foremost. It’s extra fun when my team wins in football or basketball and a lot less fun when my team loses in either. I’ll…