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Author: Joe Mathieu

I am a 1996 K-State graduate and have not missed a basketball or football game in person, on television or on the radio since 1991. I am a K-State sports fanatic that takes the happenings in college sports way too seriously. Hope you enjoy reading.
Can K-State Make The Big 12 Championship Game? Don’t Hold Your Breath

Can K-State Make The Big 12 Championship Game? Don’t Hold Your Breath

So you’re telling me there’s a chance? That’s right. K-State has an opportunity to make the Big 12 championship game if they beat Iowa State on Saturday night, but a LOT of other things have to fall their way for them to be one of the two teams selected. If the Wildcats beat the Cyclones, two of the other three first-place teams must lose, and even then a spot is still not guaranteed. Other tie-breakers would determine the two teams…

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From The Couch – K-State Hammers Cincinnati On Senior Night

From The Couch – K-State Hammers Cincinnati On Senior Night

K-State football performed better than they have in a month, handily beating the Cincinnati Bearcats 41 to 15 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The K-State offense looked vastly different, utilizing quarterback Avery Johnson’s legs with designed quarterback runs. It proved very successful. Johnson rushed the ball 10 times for 72 yards and a touchdown and threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions. DJ Giddens had 15 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns, an average…

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Rapid Fire – A Tough Week For K-State Sports Fans

Rapid Fire – A Tough Week For K-State Sports Fans

It hasn’t been a good couple of weeks being a K-State fan. A lot is happening in the wide world of K-State sports, so another edition of Rapid Fire is called for. Let’s GO! -K-State football is out of the Big 12 championship race and the college football playoff after losing 24-14 to Arizona State on Saturday. The loss dropped K-State to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the Big 12 with two games remaining. Another minor bowl game is likely…

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From The Couch – Too Many Unanswered Questions After K-State Football’s Embarrassing Loss To Arizona State

From The Couch – Too Many Unanswered Questions After K-State Football’s Embarrassing Loss To Arizona State

K-State’s playoff and Big 12 championship hopes are dead after a dreadful 24-14 loss to Arizona State on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The offense was miserable, the defense was pitiful, special teams were wretched, coaching decisions, especially offensive play-calls, were dismal, and even the public address announcer misidentified players on the field. Other than that, it was a great evening at The Bill! I haven’t been that angry walking out of…

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Analyzing the Similarities: K-State vs. Arizona State

Analyzing the Similarities: K-State vs. Arizona State

Most of the time when I put together my game week previews and predictions, individual and team statistics help give me an idea of what may happen by showing where each team has an advantage and therefore give me an idea of what each team has to do to win. That strategy is proving extraordinarily difficult when comparing K-State and their opponent this Saturday, Arizona State. The teams are eerily similar. For example: -Both teams are 7-2 overall and 4-2…

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