EcoKat?

[kso_FAN]

I'm sorry rusty, I hate our fans more.  

In this scenario only one of the two variables (fan reaction vs K-State reaction) can really be changed. The mentality of our fans is likely not one of them.

[pike]

 I'm glad she's gone and everything, but the doubling down could have paid dividends, or it could have backfired. I'm kinda split on it now.

[michigancat]

I'm sorry rusty, I hate our fans more. 

yeah, just saw those letters. My god.

[michigancat]

I'm glad she's gone and everything, but the doubling down could have paid dividends, or it could have backfired. I'm kinda split on it now.

how could it have backfired? I mean seriously. Anyone who was considering KSU but stopped after they saw ecoKat would have stopped considering us eventually when they found out MHK didn't have a bus system.

[steve dave]

I'm sorry rusty, I hate our fans more.  

In this scenario only one of the two variables (fan reaction vs K-State reaction) can really be changed. The mentality of our fans is likely not one of them.

I know, that makes me hate them even more

[chum1]

that's only a few people.  it's pretty much impossible for very many people to be that stupid. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

I'm glad she's gone and everything, but the doubling down could have paid dividends, or it could have backfired. I'm kinda split on it now.

how could it have backfired? I mean seriously. Anyone who was considering KSU but stopped after they saw ecoKat would have stopped considering us eventually when they found out MHK didn't have a bus system.

No, the only people who hate ecokat are retards who are terrified of environmentalism and dumbasses who think she is a new football mascot. I'm sure closet homosexuals hate her, too. Those people don't ride the bus, anyway.

[chum1]

ks should make a video and say, "look, we tried to do something good and were ridiculed nationally, so we said, 'well, fine, we won't try to save the planet then,' and scrapped the whole idea."

[Rage Against the McKee]

Most of our fans would probably love a promotion where we gave away planet earth truck nuts to people who buy CFL light bulbs.

[kso_FAN]

ks should make a video and say, "look, we tried to do something good and were ridiculed nationally, so we said, 'well, fine, we won't try to save the planet then,' and scrapped the whole idea."

Willie holding a sign that says "If saving the environment is bad, I don't want to be good."

[michigancat]

ks should make a video and say, "look, we tried to do something good and were ridiculed nationally, so we said, 'well, fine, we won't try to save the planet then,' and scrapped the whole idea."

hopefully they make it with very cheesy graphics and music

[DQ12]

If you want some ecokat T's, here you go.  I miss her as much as you guys do, so there's no markup.

http://www.cafepress.com/dlew56

BTW, thanks _fan.  .PNGs made a huge difference.

[pike]

At least we can look forward to seeing ecokat in _33 and chunkles' future videos.

[Brock Landers]

EcoKat was a giant line in the sand.  Unfortunately most of our stupid fanbase crossed over to the other side of that line.

RIP EcoKat

[Kat Kid]

the decision to remove EcoKat from the page was made due to the nature of the tweets and comments being made about her, adding that the recent scrutiny of EcoKat has detracted from her goal to promote K-State in the Take Charge Challenge ... she will lay low before the program is completely halted, and if she becomes a distraction to the institution, the program will be terminated.

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/ecokat-goes-viral-confusion-ensues-1.2618338

That article is pretty poorly researched.  They largely pulled the plug due to copyright infringement.  The e^2 logo is also used by Glenn Beck who obviously would not have given permission.

[chum1]

the decision to remove EcoKat from the page was made due to the nature of the tweets and comments being made about her, adding that the recent scrutiny of EcoKat has detracted from her goal to promote K-State in the Take Charge Challenge ... she will lay low before the program is completely halted, and if she becomes a distraction to the institution, the program will be terminated.

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/ecokat-goes-viral-confusion-ensues-1.2618338

That article is pretty poorly researched.  They largely pulled the plug due to copyright infringement.  The e^2 logo is also used by Glenn Beck who obviously would not have given permission.

didn't want anyway.  tc, fp, etc.

[steve dave]

If you want some ecokat T's, here you go.  I miss her as much as you guys do, so there's no markup.

http://www.cafepress.com/dlew56

BTW, thanks _fan.  .PNGs made a huge difference.

ordered 

[AbeFroman]

the decision to remove EcoKat from the page was made due to the nature of the tweets and comments being made about her, adding that the recent scrutiny of EcoKat has detracted from her goal to promote K-State in the Take Charge Challenge ... she will lay low before the program is completely halted, and if she becomes a distraction to the institution, the program will be terminated.

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/ecokat-goes-viral-confusion-ensues-1.2618338

I hate our fanbase so much.

If that's true, I don't hate the fans. I blame the jokers at the University that can't recognize an opportunity when it slaps them in their fat faces. They should have doubled down and capitalized on the publicity.

Exactly. Was EcoKat kinda dorky and childish? Yeah. Was it a viral goldmine? Hell yeah.

[AbeFroman]

If you want some ecokat T's, here you go.  I miss her as much as you guys do, so there's no markup.

http://www.cafepress.com/dlew56

BTW, thanks _fan.  .PNGs made a huge difference.

ordered 

+1

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

the decision to remove EcoKat from the page was made due to the nature of the tweets and comments being made about her, adding that the recent scrutiny of EcoKat has detracted from her goal to promote K-State in the Take Charge Challenge ... she will lay low before the program is completely halted, and if she becomes a distraction to the institution, the program will be terminated.

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/ecokat-goes-viral-confusion-ensues-1.2618338

I hate our fanbase so much.

If that's true, I don't hate the fans. I blame the jokers at the University that can't recognize an opportunity when it slaps them in their fat faces. They should have doubled down and capitalized on the publicity.

Exactly. Was EcoKat kinda dorky and childish? Yeah. Was it a viral goldmine? Hell yeah.

All they had to do was keep it campy but make it obviously INTENTIONAL. Maybe it didn't start out that way, but it would have been gold to make a series of EcoKat commercials. She could have been a true cult figure, and pulling it makes it look like a mistake. Dipshits.

[michigancat]

the decision to remove EcoKat from the page was made due to the nature of the tweets and comments being made about her, adding that the recent scrutiny of EcoKat has detracted from her goal to promote K-State in the Take Charge Challenge ... she will lay low before the program is completely halted, and if she becomes a distraction to the institution, the program will be terminated.

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/ecokat-goes-viral-confusion-ensues-1.2618338

That article is pretty poorly researched.  They largely pulled the plug due to copyright infringement.  The e^2 logo is also used by Glenn Beck who obviously would not have given permission.

I'm a little dubious about this Glenn Beck claim. e^2 is like a freaking universal math thing.



Also, could we somehow make it seem that a contingent as large as the anti-ecoKat clowns is appalled at the thought of LHC Bill Snyder coaching another game at KSU? Do you think we could use this to get him fired or something?

[kso_FAN]

All they had to do was keep it campy but make it obviously INTENTIONAL. Maybe it didn't start out that way, but it would have been gold to make a series of EcoKat commercials. She could have been a true cult figure, and pulling it makes it look like a mistake. Dipshits.

It would seem they did, at least to a point. This would indicate they had to know it would have a bit of a weird reaction, though they may have been naive enough to think more of our fans would "get it". Plus it appears they way overestimated what including Willie would bring to the idea.

"We didn't want to go over the top with it, so that's when Willie was brought in as her muscle. She's the brain and Willie's her back up," Lauer said. "It has the same feel as the Terry Tate series, but it was different enough with the EcoEnforcers spin that it gained its own sense of identity."

[steve dave]

shocking that our truck nut fanbase couldn't appreciate that

[chunkles]

"We didn't want to go over the top with it, so that's when Willie was brought in as her muscle. She's the brain and Willie's her back up," Lauer said. "It has the same feel as the Terry Tate series, but it was different enough with the EcoEnforcers spin that it gained its own sense of identity."

  Brains and muscle are not mutually exclusive, JFC.  Apparently their superhero brainstorming sessions didn't involve much superhero discussion. 

[BleedingPurple7]

If only they would have implemented the power towel with EcoKat. That would have been a freaking home run