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From The Couch – Moral Victories Are Good Enough For Some K-State Basketball Fans

From The Couch – Moral Victories Are Good Enough For Some K-State Basketball Fans

   The Kansas State basketball team played its best game of the season yesterday afternoon.  Unfortunately, they saved that effort for a game against one of the best teams in the country, the Baylor Bears.  Baylor won the Big 12 quarterfinal game 74-68.  Some K-State fans on social media celebrated the loss as if Bruce Weber had just led the Wildcats to the national championship.  It was quite bizarre to witness.  The fans weren’t the only ones celebrating.  Bruce Weber…

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From The Couch – Five Losses In A Row For The Wildcats And Another Award For Deuce Vaughn

From The Couch – Five Losses In A Row For The Wildcats And Another Award For Deuce Vaughn

The K-State basketball team followed up their 82-67 loss on Saturday with a 76-50 loss to Oklahoma in Norman last night.  They’ve lost five games in a row by an average of 15 points.  The closest they’ve come to winning was a seven point loss to TCU on January 2nd.  It’s not going to get any easier with games against West Virginia, Baylor, Texas A&M and Kansas coming up.  Yikes. “Obviously we got our butts kicked again…”…Bruce Weber, Oklahoma post-game,…

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From The Couch – Covid Hits K-State Basketball/Weber Reminds Me Of Dark Helmet/ESPN Loves Cade Cunningham

From The Couch – Covid Hits K-State Basketball/Weber Reminds Me Of Dark Helmet/ESPN Loves Cade Cunningham

  K-State lost to Oklahoma State 70-54 in Bramlage Coliseum yesterday.  Covid on top of injuries meant that the Wildcats were down to six scholarship players, the minimum required to play a game in the Big 12 this season.  Let’s take a look at what happened…    “Yeah I think I would’ve. Yes I thought for our circumstances, I would’ve not played it. I would’ve been alright with it. But then again you’ve got to do what the league says,…

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From The Couch – Basketball Swims With The Dolphins/Deuce Vaughn Freshman Of The Year/Elijah Sullivan To The NFL

From The Couch – Basketball Swims With The Dolphins/Deuce Vaughn Freshman Of The Year/Elijah Sullivan To The NFL

  A 24 point victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins on Monday was exactly what the K-State basketball players and coaches needed going into the Christmas break, but the fan base is still not impressed.  There has been some more football news in the last few days, so let’s take a look at everything that’s happening with K-State athletics…. “After a series of double-digit losses and narrow victories to start the season, the Wildcats put it all together — or at…

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From The Couch – K-State/Iowa State Reaction

From The Couch – K-State/Iowa State Reaction

Photo from Manhattan Mercury K-State won for the first time since January 29th, beating Iowa State 79-63 yesterday.  Xavier Sneed scored a career high 31points on senior day. Here’s some quotes from the coach and players after the game. “I just reflected about everything that I’ve been through and the banners that we have put up there. I was looking up at those, and it just meant a lot to me.  It was a surreal moment.”…Xavier Sneed after scoring 31…

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