My DraftKings account balance has gradually increased during the last week or so thanks to some bets on the NCAA tournament. I lost some bets, but I’ve won a little bit more than I’ve lost. I don’t bet a lot of money. I do it for the fun of it and it gives me someone, or something, to root for in games that I normally wouldn’t care about. Having a little skin in the game makes watching the tournament more…
Glad that is over. That is the sentiment of K-State basketball fans after K-State’s 91-82 loss to Iowa in the first round of the NIT. Here is a sampling of the texts I received and some of the posts I saw from friends on social media: “I’m glad this misery is over for this season.” “At least the season is over.” “Every time I watched them this year, I kept thinking they are better than they are showing.” “Frustrating year.”…
We’ve got K-State football news and K-State women’s basketball and men’s basketball news today. Let’s get into it…. JM: The K-State/Arizona “non-conference” football game this fall will be on Friday, September 13th. Friday night college football games? What a joke. This is a very bad idea and I hope it doesn’t continue into the future. How many out of towners will be unable to make it to watch this game? It will be interesting to see what attendance is, or…
The fourth installment of “Profiles In K-State Fandom” features Bucky Bucholtz. You may recognize Bucky at K-State games wearing his purple cheesehead. I met Bucky at a tailgate many years ago before a spring football game. We have seen each other at football games since, and we got connected on social media. Bucky posts a lot of pictures on his yearly trek to Ireland posing K-S-U with others in front of Irish landmarks. He sure seems like a “bleed purple”…
As I watched K-State lose to Iowa State (76-57) in the Big 12 tournament, still needing a win or two to make the NCAA tournament, it reminded me of the first game the Wildcats played this season against USC. Why, exactly? First, K-State scored 69 points and lost by 13 points to USC on November 6th in a game in which they had 17 turnovers. They shot 31% from the field and 24% from three-point range. Tylor Perry scored 22…