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Tag: Kansas State

  • What’s the Ceiling for the KliCats?

    What’s the Ceiling for the KliCats?

    Year two under Chris Klieman was always going to be a “down” year for the program, but I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of K-State fans were more than a little concerned with how this season would ultimately turn out after a seemingly disastrous loss to Arkansas State on September 12th. […]

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  • Ranking Iowa State’s Big 12 Rivals

    Ranking Iowa State’s Big 12 Rivals

    I asked nearly 400 of my favorite Cyclone fans to rank the nine Big 12 opponents from biggest rival to smallest rival in football and basketball.

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  • Chris Klieman: IDK, Maybe He’s Good?

    Chris Klieman: IDK, Maybe He’s Good?

    Bill Snyder is no longer in charge of the Kansas State football program for the first time since 2008 and taking the helm is (FCS powerhouse) North Dakota State’s head coach, Chris Klieman. There’s been an overwhelming amount of debate all over social media about whether his success at a lower level will translate to […]

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  • Every power five conference needs a triple option team

    Every power five conference needs a triple option team

    If we’re honest with ourselves as fans of college football, there’s always a little added intrigue when a playoff contender takes on a triple option foe.

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  • It’s Time, Bill

    It’s Time, Bill

    It’s time.

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  • Snyder’s Top Ten wins: #1

    Snyder’s Top Ten wins: #1

    With a fair amount of static that this could be the Legend’s final season, I felt it appropriate to take a look at what I feel are the ten biggest wins between both of his tenures. I tried to choose the best games that both had a significant impact on the program and in Bill’s […]

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  • Snyder’s Top Ten wins: #10

    Snyder’s Top Ten wins: #10

    With a fair amount of static that this could be The Legend’s final season, I felt it appropriate to take a look at what I feel are the 10 biggest wins between both of his tenures. I tried to choose the best games that both had a significant impact on the program and in Bill’s […]

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  • Bracket Busters: Your Guide to the First Four

    Bracket Busters: Your Guide to the First Four

    On Sunday, 68 teams heard their name called to play in the greatest tournament in all of sports. Well, kind of. You see, the Big Dance only works with 64 teams—at least in its current format. It’s a beautiful system: six beautiful rounds of basketball that cut the field of teams in half each round. […]

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  • Remembering Shwan Alkhatib – “Fatty4KSU”

    Remembering Shwan Alkhatib – “Fatty4KSU”

    Five years ago, the Kansas State University family lost one of their greatest friends, fans and a champion of all things purple. Shwan Alkhatib, commonly referred to as “Fatty” or Fatty4KSU throughout the Kansas State community, died tragically in March 2012. A man whose creative talents told the story of K-State’s athletic resurgence was gone […]

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