A strange feeling overcame me as I watched K-State beat Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl on Thursday night. I didn’t care whether the team won or lost. I don’t recall ever feeling that numb when watching a K-State game. K-State got behind 34-17 and I thought, “Who cares?” The Wildcats came back to take the lead and I thought, “Who cares?” The final whistle blew and I thought, “Who cares?” Don’t get me wrong, it is great that they…
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…
The Houston Cougars held K-State to 89 yards rushing and intercepted K-State quarterback Avery Johnson twice to earn a 24-19 victory over the Wildcats on a rainy night in Houston, Texas. K-State head coach Chris Klieman mentioned that a lack of fundamentals and techniques contributed to the loss, but I think a lot more needs to be unpacked to figure out what exactly went wrong. The College Football Playoff isn’t completely out of reach, but now K-State needs some help…
K-State is still in a good position to earn a spot to play for the Big 12 championship in Arlington after a 29-27 victory over Kansas on Saturday night. Their schedule appears to get a bit easier in the next three games, as they play at Houston, then Arizona State and Cincinnati at home before ending the regular season against Iowa State in Ames. But you can’t take any opponent for granted in this version of the Big 12. Win…
If you have followed sports for any length of time, you have probably heard coaches and players say about their rival, “It’s not a rivalry if it is not competitive.” I somewhat agree but mostly disagree with that sentiment. The University of Kansas and Kansas State University have always been fierce rivals, no matter how good or bad the sports programs happen to be. If I had my way, K-State would beat KU by 50 points for 50 years in…