Freeman fails first test

[ew2x4]

I &@#%ing despise people who reply 5 times in a row. I hope you kill yourself. Better yet, I hope Mangino falls on you and you're forced to eat 3 year old chicken wings and drink sweat bubbles that are trapped under his left size EEE breast in your last attempt at survival because Big Brutus is the only thing that can help you. Rot in hell, scum bag.

[ew2x4]

Woo! 300th post!

[KSURulz]

Who cares if he's gotten too fat to pass a fitness test?  He was the best freshman QB in the history of college football, and he'll be the best sophomore QB in the history of college football.  Power of One, Freeman is unstoppable, unbeatable and without a doubt, invincable.

[sonofdaxjones]

Cornhole Football  . . . Restoring the Order 5 losses at a time.   Cornhole Football . . .  an A&M brainfart away from being 2-5 in their last 7 games.

[steve dave]

Who cares if he's gotten too fat to pass a fitness test?  He was the best freshman QB in the history of college football, and he'll be the best sophomore QB in the history of college football.  Power of One, Freeman is unstoppable, unbeatable and without a doubt, invincable.

LOL at your new QB getting run off his old team by the players. 

[KSURulz]

Cornhole Football  . . . Restoring the Order 5 losses at a time.   Cornhole Football . . .  an A&M brainfart away from being 2-5 in their last 7 games.

Mildcat Football . . . A Decade of Dominance while winning 0 conference championships and failing to post a Top10 win % in that decade.  Mildcat football . . . a Colt McCoy injury away from missing a bowl game for its third straight season.

[steve dave]

Cornhole Football  . . . Restoring the Order 5 losses at a time.   Cornhole Football . . .  an A&M brainfart away from being 2-5 in their last 7 games.

Mildcat Football . . . A Decade of Dominance while winning 0 conference championships and failing to post a Top10 win % in that decade.  Mildcat football . . . a Colt McCoy injury away from missing a bowl game for its third straight season.

We won 7.  We would have gone to a bowl.  The same one in fact. 

[fatty fat fat]

failing to post a Top10 win % in that decade.

http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/calc-wp.pl?start=1993&end=2002&rpct=30&min=5&se=on&by=Win+Pct

[Joker]

Third time's a charm right?

http://www.cjonline.com/stories/080507/cat_189136084.shtml

Freeman still in 'doghouse'
By Tim Bisel
The Capital-Journal
Published Sunday, August 05, 2007

MANHATTAN — Just three days into preseason practice, Kansas State's Josh Freeman finds himself in a place no Wildcat should be.

"I'm in the doghouse, so to speak, right now," Freeman said Saturday during K-State's Football Media Day.


Freeman, the mammoth 6-foot-6 quarterback who set the school's freshman passing record last season while making eight starts, remains unable to participate with his teammates because he has yet to pass coach Ron Prince's preseason conditioning test, which consists of three 300-yard shuttles.

Freeman has tried and failed twice, the latest attempt coming Saturday.

"I was a lot closer this morning than I was the first day," he said.

Skill-position players and defensive backs are required to complete each of the three shuttles in 50 seconds. Linebackers, fullbacks and tight ends are allowed 55 seconds, while linemen are given 58 seconds.

Oh, if Freeman were only a linebacker.

"I can make the first two," he said. "The last one's the one that's been giving me trouble.

"It's just right at the end, the weight starts kicking."

Yes, this definitely is a weight issue. Freeman said he ballooned to about 265 pounds as recently as a few weeks ago, in part because he spent the summer trying to increase his upper- and lower-body strength.

Although he has shed about 15 to 20 pounds and now weighs between 245 and 249 pounds — the weight he hopes to carry during the season — Freeman admits he erred in neglecting cardio workouts.

"I came in weighing quite a bit more than I usually weigh, and that's no excuse," he said. "I felt like I was in good shape, and obviously the time parameters coach gave me, I wasn't able to step up and do it.

"I'd say once I pass this test, that'll probably be the biggest hurdle for me as far as just getting back in the swing of things."

With less than a month remaining before the Wildcats open the season Sept. 1 at perennial power Auburn, Freeman's practice absence is troublesome. It becomes an even bigger concern considering K-State is trying to work several new receivers and linemen into its offensive plans.

"It's a big deal, and I've made it a big deal," Prince said. "And as you can imagine, I've made it as uncomfortable as I can.

"I'm not just trying to prove a point or be a jerk, but there's a standard and an expectation. It's not just him. I'm not trying to go overboard with it, be a curmudgeon or anything like that, but we have certain standards and we're going to meet 'em. There (are) no exceptions."

Not even for the team's star quarterback, who is receiving plenty of support from his teammates. Freeman said fellow quarterbacks Carson Coffman and Tysyn Hartman even ran Saturday's third shuttle with him in an attempt to push him.

"He'll get it," senior receiver Jordy Nelson said. "It's just a little bump in the road for us."

A bump Freeman is eager to clear.

"Coach tells me all the time it's a mental test, and I'm just working as hard as I can to get this done and be there for my teammates," he said. "I can't really make any excuses. It's either you do it or you don't. I'm just looking to knock this thing out in the near future."

Meyer passes test

Prince announced Saturday that sophomore offensive lineman Derek Meyer passed his conditioning test and has been cleared to return to the practice field.

Meyer, who appeared in the first five games last season before being sidelined by injury, is expected to challenge junior college transfer Alesana Alesana for starting honors at left tackle.

The Wildcats now have six players remaining on the physically unable to perform list. Joining Freeman are offensive linemen Jordan Bedore, Brock unruh and Brad Rooker, defensive lineman Vlad Faustin and backup QB Caleb Smith.

Prince lauds Stringer, Spexarth

Prince reiterated Saturday that the offensive line remains one of his biggest concerns, but the second-year coach also lavished praised on two of his linemen — Topeka sophomore Nick Stringer and Colwich junior Gerard Spexarth.

"It's obvious that they've taken the offseason seriously," Prince said. "And they've improved, not only from a knowledge standpoint, but (with) footwork and all the boring stuff that coaches like to talk about."

Stringer, an All-Stater from Hayden who missed spring drills while recovering from shoulder surgery, is playing right tackle, the position he occupied most of last season. With a handful of linemen unable to practice Friday because they had yet to pass the team's conditioning test, Stringer took all of the repetitions at right tackle.

Spexarth is lining up alongside Stringer at right guard.

More rave reviews

While Prince lauded Stringer and Spexarth, senior safety Marcus Watts raved about juco transfer Ernie Pierce, who is expected to challenge for a starting position at wide receiver.

"Ernie Pierce is a guy that stuck out in my mind because I see him a lot, obviously because he's a receiver," Watts said. "He's done a great job over the summer getting himself ready for camp, and he's done a good job so far in camp."

Other newcomers who have stood out so far include linebacker Chris Patterson and defensive end Michael Abana.

Personnel news

Wide receiver Deon Murphy has yet arrive for camp because he is still completing academic work, but Prince expects the 5-10, 170-pound junior transfer from Coffeyville Community College to join the team soon.

Juco lineman Eldridge Sims probably won't, though.

"It doesn't appear that Eldridge Sims is going to make it, and we've got some questions about some other players," Prince said.

Sims, of Compton (Calif.) College, signed a letter of intent with the Wildcats in December, but he wasn't listed on the roster K-State released Saturday.

Uniform change

The Wildcats will have new jerseys to go with their new-look defense this year. The jerseys will have "K-State" written in small letters on the front (just below the neck) and back, and the sleeves will show the Wildcats' numbers.

"I like them," K-State receiver Jordy Nelson said.

[Jayhoxx]

Shortly after that photo Freeman dropped the Gatorade and threw his glasses to a guy in a white jersey.

[cireksu]

God look how Fat he has gotten.  WTF was Prince and the staff thinking this off season letting him get like that?

[kstate16]

I know.  If someone gives me the score of last year's game again, I am going to hurl.

Pretty sweet Saturday night Jayhoxx? Already in by 1230? Your boyfriend must have a curfew.

[chum1]

Freeman has tried and failed twice, the latest attempt coming Saturday.

"I was a lot closer this morning than I was the first day," he said.

I guess he wasn't within a whisker of passing it on the first try after all.  Very confusing.  It's not like KSU fans to just go and make %$#@ up.