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Big 12 Football 2024: Impact of Defense on Championship Contenders | Analyzing K-State’s Prospects

August 14, 2024 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

As a follower of the Kansas City sports scene for around 40 years now, it seems like the stars are aligning in 2024 for all the local sports teams. It is almost like we are living in an alternate universe or bizarro world. The Kansas City Chiefs are favored to win their third straight Super Bowl, which would make them the only NFL team in history to do so, the Kansas City Royals are in playoff contention, Kansas football is…

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Profiles In K-State Fandom – Katie Porter

August 12, 2024 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

The 16th installment of “Profiles in K-State Fandom” features Katie Porter! Katie and I “met” on Twitter/X and she was nominated by a previous honoree. Katie has met and been pictured with many K-State sports figures and head coaches over the years, as you’ll see in the slideshow below. She claims that 90 percent of her wardrobe is purple. She’s barely got me beat. I am sure you will enjoy learning about this K-State super fan! JM: Tell me a…

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Unheralded Star: DJ Giddens’ Remarkable Impact on K-State Football

August 7, 2024 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Perusing the annual K-State media guide probably sounds boring to most people, but I love reading it when it is released. I’ve always loved numbers and statistics, so my favorite sections of the guide are the individual player records. As a little preview of the upcoming season, I like to check it out and see if any players on this year’s football team might be positioned to break some school records this fall. K-State has a pretty young roster right…

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From The Couch: K-State Football and Basketball Updates

August 4, 2024 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Football season is 27 days away and the hype is starting to pick up, but there is plenty of basketball news to share as well. Let’s get right into it. JM: The commitment of Collins will likely turn out to be an underrated one. He is a three-star player, but a speedy one… “Collins, 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back from Staley High School in Kansas City, won the 200-meter dash with a Missouri Class 5 record time of 21.23 seconds and…

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K-State 2024 Football Schedule Preview: Predictions for Every Game

July 31, 2024 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Thirty days until K-State kicks off the 2024 football season against UT Martin at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State is one of the favorites to win the Big 12, but their work is cut out for them to make it a reality. Since it is officially August, it is time for my official K-State football schedule preview with predictions for every game and my best-case and worst-case scenarios for how the season might play out. Let’s GO! UT Martin August…

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