“You can’t recruit to Manhattan” is a narrative regurgitated by sports talkers, opposing coaches and administrators, and rival fans of Kansas State since I can remember. It has always been a weak argument. K-State is a college town like most in the Big 12, but it has gotten a bad rep over time, mostly by people I believe have never visited. Kind of like how the Midwest is “flyover country” to coastal elites, K-State has long been regarded as the…
K-State athletic director Gene Taylor made a public announcement this week that he is working on contract extensions and raises for head football coach Chris Klieman and head basketball coach Jerome Tang. Based on how their teams performed this past season, they both deserve contract extensions (at the very least) along with raises. It did beg the question of where these two coaches’ salaries rank compared to their peers in the league. So I looked up the salaries of all…
The NFL draft in Kansas City is rapidly approaching and there are a few K-Staters creating quite the buzz. Jerome Tang and his basketball staff are also hitting the transfer portal hard. Here’s the latest…. JM: For the past couple of seasons I’ve thought that Felix Anudike-Uzomah is a no-brainer first round pick. It looks like at least some people agree with me. JM: If any team passes on Felix late in the first round, they may be making a…
Former K-State punter Devin Anctil signed a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. Winnipeg has won the Grey Cup 12 times. Congratulations to Devin.
The 2023 Big 12 football schedule was (finally) released yesterday! In general, I like how it lays out for K-State. Some are concerned with the early bye week, but I am not very worried about that. I like opening the conference schedule at home against UCF and ending the season at home against Iowa State. Every game on the road schedule is winnable, with the most difficult game being at Texas. Here is a breakdown of the schedule, along with…