From The Couch – Klieman Asks The Media To Be Positive And The Bruce Weber Drinking Game Returns

From The Couch – Klieman Asks The Media To Be Positive And The Bruce Weber Drinking Game Returns

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Chris Klieman made some controversial comments yesterday during his weekly press conference when he asked members of the media to be more positive towards the football team and players in the program. It all started when a reporter asked how the players are dealing with adversity and if they are able to keep a positive attitude. Here are the words that raised some eyebrows…. “Sometimes we all have a tendency to take it from the negative standpoint. I’m telling you…

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A Thank You From Monty

A Thank You From Monty

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Although K-State lost to Iowa State on Saturday, there were a lot of positive things that happened over the course of this past weekend. For one, I got to meet two great people from South Carolina that I became instant friends with, Monty and Rachel Putnam. Following Monty on social media as he experienced Manhattan, KS over the weekend was like watching a real-life version of The Truman Show. From visiting the Insect Zoo, to the Manhattan Hill, to Aggieville,…

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From The Couch – Eight Straight Big 12 Losses Is Cause For Concern

From The Couch – Eight Straight Big 12 Losses Is Cause For Concern

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K-State lost 33-20 to Iowa State last night in a game that was close in the first half but got away from the Wildcats early in the second half. As I watched the game unfold, I got increasingly frustrated and grumpy. There are a couple of reasons that I wait until the next day to write my column about the game. A lot of times my instant reaction is different than what my reaction is when I “sleep on it”…

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Meet Monty Putnam, South Carolina Superfan Who Became a K-State Superfan

Meet Monty Putnam, South Carolina Superfan Who Became a K-State Superfan

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Twitter can be a mean, nasty and disgusting place that quite often reflects the worst of humanity. On rare occasions it can also represent the best of humanity, as life-long University of South Carolina fan Monty Putnam recently found out. I’ve been intrigued and delighted by what has transpired on Twitter between Monty and Kansas State fans. Monty and I started following each other early on in this saga because one of my “real-life” friends, “Ben/Ozzy,” another K-State superfan, is…

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Update On “The Hat”

Update On “The Hat”

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Ohio State fan Scott Thomas posted an update on the K-State cap that my friend, K-State superfan Scott Thomas, bought for him before he succumbed to cancer in March. Here is his original post from August if you haven’t seen this… Scott posted an update on “the hat” yesterday morning… I’ll admit that the name Bobby Carpenter sounded familiar to me, but I wasn’t sure exactly how big of a deal he is to Ohio State fans. I did a…

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