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From The Couch – Bruceketball Suffers 31-Point Loss To Baylor/Skylar Thompson Returning For The 2021 Football Season

From The Couch – Bruceketball Suffers 31-Point Loss To Baylor/Skylar Thompson Returning For The 2021 Football Season

  “A week ago Tuesday, it was not a very good day. They came together. I told Wyatt (Thompson) and the radio people on the pregame (show) that if going through the loss last week brings our team together, I’ll take all the criticism. I’ll take all the gruff. It doesn’t matter. I think it brought those guys together.”…Bruce Weber, Iowa State post-game, December 15 JM:  K-State beat Iowa State in Ames 75-64 on Tuesday.  It was an ugly game. …

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From The Couch – Thompson Done For The Year, Youngblood Out, Basketball Notes

From The Couch – Thompson Done For The Year, Youngblood Out, Basketball Notes

Photo via Tribune News Service “Skylar’s done for the year,” Klieman said. “He had surgery last week on an upper-body injury. Unfortunately, his season is over with. But we’re going to rally around Will Howard and Nick Ast.”…Ryan Black, Manhattan Mercury, October 12th, 2020 JM:  And with that announcement, Will Howard takes over as K-State’s starting quarterback. Many questions remain.  Will Skylar return next season?  He has an extra year of eligibility due to Covid 19.  My gut says that…

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From The Couch – Cats Move To 2-0/Skylar Thompson Injured/We Have Deuce Vaughn And You Don’t

From The Couch – Cats Move To 2-0/Skylar Thompson Injured/We Have Deuce Vaughn And You Don’t

   K-State improved to 2-0 in the Big 12 conference after a 31-21 victory over Texas Tech in Manhattan yesterday.  One major story line coming out of the game is the injury to starting quarterback Skylar Thomspon.  He was seen wearing a sling on his right arm in the second half. “Here are the hits that knocked Skylar Thompson and Alan Bowman out of the game. Dirty or nah? pic.twitter.com/lVbZXhG4Dx — John Kurtz (@jlkurtz) October 3, 2020″ JM:  Granted I…

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From The Couch – BIG Win Against Oklahoma, But Can The Cats Keep The Momentum Going?

From The Couch – BIG Win Against Oklahoma, But Can The Cats Keep The Momentum Going?

   A short-handed K-State football team beat number three Oklahoma 38-35 in Norman yesterday in one of the biggest upsets in school history.   While it wasn’t always pretty, the Cats never gave up and fought valiantly to pull out the win.  Let’s take a look at what the players, coaches and media had to say about the victory. “Any chance in the world Kansas State makes it two in a row against Oklahoma?”…Rece Davis, College Gameday JM:  The College…

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