Do you EVER have ANYTHING good to say about KSU football Azcat???
Sure, we *used* to be good. If mjrod wasn't in the habit of losing his message board databases every 18 months like clockwork you'd even be able to verify that.
I like Ron Prince, he's a fantastic representative for the university. Nothing he's done smacks of being too conservative, a common mistake among young professionals. There's a tendency for folks who achieve some success in their fields relatively early on, as Ron has, to become hyper-conservative rather than continuing to do what got them there. Nothing RP has done is hyper or even moderately conservative. It's fun to watch him work.
Promoting Tibesar to DC was a stroke of genius. He's a lights-out coach and the true rising star of our staff. I'll be very surprised if the defense isn't significantly improved this season.
The staff has done a nice job of putting the "student" back in "student-athlete". I doubt there're as many kids on the field these days who require wristbands with "right" and "left" written on them. No matter how the team performs on the field it's nice to see more quality kids coming into the program.
It seems that, though I can't verify it, we've recruited Kansas harder than in the past and also that RP & co. are making an effort to rebuild connections with Kansas jucos that may have soured in the past. Like it or not KSU will continue to be located in Kansas, the program might as well make the most of it.
My concern lies in the fact that last year's squad typically lost in blowouts and typically eked out the wins they got. The season had a "done with mirrors" feel to it that I just can't shake. I hope I'm wrong but I'm not enamored of our recruiting and I think the skid begins this year.
