From The Couch – K-State Once Again National Champions/News And Notes

From The Couch – K-State Once Again National Champions/News And Notes

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  A bye week for the football team doesn’t mean there is a lack of K-State news.  Let’s dig right in and see what’s going on in the world of K-State sports… “Back on top! K-State won the national championship in livestock judging Tuesday, the university’s 15th title all-time, but the first since 1998. Chris Mullinix was named National Coach of the Year.”…K-State Research and Extension Twitter Feed JM:  15 national championships in livestock judging seems like a lot even…

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Farmageddon: An Underrated History

Farmageddon: An Underrated History

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There are quite a few well-known rivalry games in the Big 12.  From “Bedlam,” (Oklahoma versus Oklahoma State), to “The Red River Rivalry,” (Oklahoma versus Texas), to “The Sunflower Showdown,” (Kansas versus Kansas State), and “The Revivalry,” (TCU versus Baylor).  Sometime around 2009, Kansas State and Iowa State coined their rivalry game “Farmageddon” because of the agriculture background of the two land grant universities. Where did the “Farmageddon” moniker come from?  From what I can tell, it happened around the…

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From The Couch – Oklahoma State Game Thoughts/Covid Strikes Again

From The Couch – Oklahoma State Game Thoughts/Covid Strikes Again

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  I’m finally getting around to writing my column about the game last Saturday against Oklahoma State. It only took me five days!  Let’s just say it’s been a busy week.  Anyway… Normally I re-watch each game on Sunday morning to help refresh my memory and to takeaway the key moments from the game prior to sitting down and writing.  The key moments in this one were easy to remember and this one hurt more than most because victory and…

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Who will end up in the Big 12 Championship game?

Who will end up in the Big 12 Championship game?

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There was plenty of excitement in the Big 12 on Saturday.  My blood pressure spiked at times watching the games, but that’s all part of the college football experience, is it not?. Three games in particular helped provide some clarity to the league race.   1) Baylor at Iowa State. Iowa State was down 14 points to Baylor in the second quarter before coming back and winning 38-31 to remain in first place in the league.   2) Oklahoma State at Kansas…

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Kansas State Wildcats – Still Contenders?

Kansas State Wildcats – Still Contenders?

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Two weeks ago some crazy dude dubbed the Kansas State Wildcats a contender for the Big 12 championship.  That crazy dude was me.  A blowout win over archrival Kansas had K-State nation guzzling the purple kool-aid.  Then… West Virginia 37 Kansas State 10. The blowout loss on Saturday to the West Virginia Mountaineers has me seriously reconsidering my opinion of the Wildcats.  Las Vegas oddsmakers opened the betting line with the Mountaineers as a slight favorite over the Wildcats, so…

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