I had one recurring thought on Saturday as I watched K-State beat Texas Tech in Manhattan and watched a few other Big 12 games that day. The recurring thought was that K-State is no longer a dark horse to win the Big 12. Nope, they are a legitimate contender and perhaps one of the favorites to appear in the Big 12 championship game on December 3rd. Sure, Chris Klieman’s Wildcats have started fast before, only to wither down the stretch….
Thought this was neat.
K-State made appearances in both the AP and Coaches Polls this week, showing up at a solid number 20 in both polls. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the polls this week is that none of the schools that have left the Big 12, (Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Colorado, and Missouri), are ranked. Perhaps that is karma. Follow me on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kstatejoe Twitter: https://twitter.com/joemathieu Instagram: joe_mathieu_ks
K-State beat Texas Tech 37-28 on a beautiful Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas yesterday. K-State received the opening kickoff and two plays later had a 7-0 lead on a 19-yard touchdown run by Adrian Martinez. The Wildcats extended their lead to 13-0 before stalling in the second quarter and letting the Red Raiders tie the game at 13 early in the second half. The teams then traded touchdowns before K-State scored 17 unanswered points to take a 37-20 lead in the…
Full disclosure: I really like Texas Tech fans. They’re my favorite fan base on social media and my interactions with them via my social media accounts, website, and email have always been great. On Tuesday, “Ramblin’ Raiders Entertainment,” a Texas Tech podcast, posted a thread on Twitter asking Tech fans their least favorite thing about the Wildcats. As you can see from their post, they don’t really hate K-State and it was all in good fun. The replies were too…