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TITLETOWN - A Decade Long Celebration Of The Greatest Achievement In College Athletics History => Kansas State Football => Topic started by: Cartierfor3 on January 28, 2014, 12:26:03 PM
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Here's the thing, KSU football is important to me. Its not the biggest thing in my life, or even close to as important to me as it was 10 years ago, but I really invest in it sometimes. Its probably the #1 thing in my life in terms of hobbies or entertainment. Even though I don't go to very many games, and occasionally miss one on TV, I still really care if the team does well. I love Kansas State guys, like REALLY love it.
Anyway, I really invested hard in the 2012 season. Mrs. CF3 and I had already booked a flight, found a place to stay, and set aside cash for tickets for the Natty 'ship in Miami. It felt like a once in a lifetime chance. We beat Oklahoma, rolled WVU, and were well on our way. I have this memory of sitting at the Falloon before the Baylor game, and bouncing ideas for the trip to Miami off of Pete, who had planned on going also. Just so much optimism in that moment with the fellas at the Falloon that night. When it unraveled, it unraveled so fast.
I still am disappointed about the way the season wrapped up. I mean, a Big XII title is amazing, and nothing to apologize for, but so much more was out there. It just felt like it was finally our year to win it all. We had the coach, the QB, the schedule, the momentum, enough other teams with losses, and would've had a favorable matchup in the game in Miami. It just bums me out whenever I think about it. I kinda doubt we'll ever get that close again in my lifetime.
I found myself this season being more detached from the team emotionally, which is definitely a more healthy way to be a fan I guess, so maybe the loss was good for me to have proper perspective on where KSU football should rank in my life.
I just really, really, really would've enjoyed K-State being undefeated national champs of College Football.
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I hate to tell you this, but it does not get better. I am still disappointed about 1998.
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Sometimes I daydream about it for minutes at a time and then I realize that it's very, very unhealthy. :frown:
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have season like this again.
I can't decide if its good for me to have hope like this or not.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
Yeah, plenty of heartbreak ahead, guys.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
Yeah, plenty of heartbreak ahead, guys.
there will be even better seasons you goof.
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I'd like whoever coaches after snyder to win one but not w/ snyders recruits.. if snyder got one that would be amazing but it just doesn't look plausible right now
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I never thought we would get that close again after '98, but we did. We'll do it again. :emawkid:
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I'd like whoever coaches after snyder to win one but not w/ snyders recruits.. if snyder got one that would be amazing but it just doesn't look plausible right now
I don't care who recruited the kids if we actually won a 'ship
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
Yeah, plenty of heartbreak ahead, guys.
there will be even better seasons you goof.
will take! :emawkid:
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K-State football is definitely the most important part of my life (at this point). It wasn't as painful as '98...at least for me. :frown:
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I'm not going to dwell on the past but instead going to embrace the future. it looks good, NoUndershirtWillFor3! :cool: #goksu
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I'm not going to dwell on the past but instead going to embrace the future. it looks good, NoUndershirtWillFor3! :cool: #goksu
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I did all my 'ship celebrating at TCU. Miami was just to hang on the beach with you guys. We can still do that.
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Once every three week or so I will get in a funk and just pretty much refer to everything bad in the world as Baylor for taking our natty away.
I was so amped up to go.
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Did Mrs. CF3 elect not to change her name to Mrs. NUWF3?
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I feel you NoUnderShirtWill, but sometimes the trip is more fun than the actual destination. I mean what if we had won the natty? Would you be as excited for our next title run if we had won it all? I don't know, I just enjoy the trip.
Every time I go fishing its in the hope of landing that huge lunker, the once in a lifetime fish...From Scoping spots on google maps, cruising fishing bbs's to get tips, checking my lines and tackle box the day before, reading a book on the bank while waiting for a bite....I find it all enjoyable....99% of the time I'm going to fail in landing that huge lunker but I enjoy the crap out of the entire process and that is the important part.
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Before the 2012 season I kept telling myself "If there was a time, this year would be it".
Crushed dreams suck
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Welcome to the entire 30 years of my world, friends. I warmed you up a seat.
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Would you take a Natty if it meant your basement would leak like a sieve?
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
You might be right. But being in the final four of football (FFF...coincidence?) would be :love:
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Welcome to the entire 30 years of my world, friends. I warmed you up a seat.
that loss to Pitt in 07 had and prolly continues to just be crushing. To lose to your rival with so much at stake reminds me of the cats loss to KU in elite 8 in '88 a little.
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
This applies to everyone. Of course it's easier to win a one-game playoff - but that isn't unique to Kansas State. (And of course it's easier to everyone to get in.)
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
This applies to everyone. Of course it's easier to win a one-game playoff - but that isn't unique to Kansas State. (And of course it's easier to everyone to get in.)
if anything, having only 10 days or whatever between the semis and finals should help Snyder
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
This applies to everyone. Of course it's easier to win a one-game playoff - but that isn't unique to Kansas State. (And of course it's easier to everyone to get in.)
if anything, having only 10 days or whatever between the semis and finals should help Snyder
Agreed, Mich.
I think a better question is, would a college football playoff semi final/Final Four win be a bigger win than a college basketball Natty?
I think so.. I really do
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
This applies to everyone. Of course it's easier to win a one-game playoff - but that isn't unique to Kansas State. (And of course it's easier to everyone to get in.)
if anything, having only 10 days or whatever between the semis and finals should help Snyder
Agreed, Mich.
I think a better question is, would a college football playoff semi final/Final Four win be a bigger win than a college basketball Natty?
I think so.. I really do
Making the playoff, even if you lose 1st round, is bigger than a hoops natty by a large margin.
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When I find myself in this situation, I now ask myself, does the new playoff system help/hurt our Cats chances of a Natty?
I think it helps our chances of playing in one, but hurts our chances of winning one.
This applies to everyone. Of course it's easier to win a one-game playoff - but that isn't unique to Kansas State. (And of course it's easier to everyone to get in.)
if anything, having only 10 days or whatever between the semis and finals should help Snyder
Agreed, Mich.
I think a better question is, would a college football playoff semi final/Final Four win be a bigger win than a college basketball Natty?
I think so.. I really do
Well a conference title in football is already at worst equal to a basketball natty, so I think that's a pretty safe bet.
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98 team was a lot better...and much closer to the prize...
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Welcome to the entire 30 years of my world, friends. I warmed you up a seat.
that loss to Pitt in 07 had and prolly continues to just be crushing. To lose to your rival with so much at stake reminds me of the cats loss to KU in elite 8 in '88 a little.
Yeah that Pitt team was 4-7 going into that game.
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98 team was a lot better...and much closer to the prize...
Yeah, 2012 stung but I'm still haunted in my dreams by 98.
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Baylor game was the worst night of my life (excluding family deaths)
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Welcome to the entire 30 years of my world, friends. I warmed you up a seat.
That Pitt game. Man, that was a far bigger opportunity squelched. Misery loves company, I suppose.
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Baylor game was the worst night of my life (excluding family deaths)
In the words of ScarySmart/SoftTacoWallace:
"This is my Vietnam"
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i'm very "live in the moment" with sports. give me a week and i hardly remember any details unless i was there (drugs?)
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98 team was a lot better...and much closer to the prize...
I have no doubt we would have won. 2012? Not so much.
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98 was much harder because we were so close, just one quarter away, and lost in such a horrific fashion, and then went to the alamo. last year was tough but we beat texas a couple weeks later, won the conference, and got to go to the fiesta bowl. we were so very close both times though, and would've had favorable matchups in both games.
I sometimes play the what if game with the 03 team too and ell's injury, and then 02 with the 2 losses by 7 points. nothing wrong with playing some what if with past seasons.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
:thumbs:
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Baylor game was the worst night of my life (excluding family deaths)
WORST. BIRTHDAY. EVER :Crybaby: :bawl:
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98 team was a lot better...and much closer to the prize...
I have no doubt we would have won. 2012? Not so much.
We would of destroyed ND - I was gonna pay for my tickets for the game by taking whatever ridiculous line it would of opened up at.
We also would of beat the crap out of UTenn in 98, the 02 Miami team prolly beats us down even tho they lost to OSU.
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Sometimes I daydream about being in an alternative universe in which Bishop took a knee.
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Sometimes I daydream about being in an alternative universe in which Bishop took a knee.
IIRC, he had picked up the first down prior to the fumble
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Sometimes I daydream about being in an alternative universe in which Bishop took a knee.
IIRC, he had picked up the first down prior to the fumble
Yep.
It's a nice universe where Broward County election officials rethought the circular ballot and the FBI followed up on tips about Saudis taking flight lessons with no interest in landing.
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I was having a really good day until I saw this thread. :cry:
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Guys, let's bring down the "machine" and win a natty :comehere:
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sounds like its time for a new bill order
#NBO #katpak
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I don't like to live in the past. It can be depressing. That being said, I avoid ESPN Classic all time.
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Yes, to all who brought it up (you are all bad persons :shakesfist: ) '07 still hurts.
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Yes, to all who brought it up (you are all bad persons :shakesfist: ) '07 still hurts.
this post had me very confused at first.
Note to self: Look at who's posting before reading post.
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:cry:
We were so close.
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The thing that really sucks is that we would've kicked notre dames taints in
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Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
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Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
Yeah, you can't change what you can't change. Its not fun, but you've got to move on.
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Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
Yeah, you can't change what you can't change. Its not fun, but you've got to move on.
I just said "every once in a while" I get bummed. I'm much better after this therapy on this blog. Sometimes you gotta just let it out.
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Still have mild PTSD from watching the game in person. I left in the 4th quarter after Seastrunk busted out that long one. Just couldn't take it.
eff Waco. Their dorkstore fans do not deserve good things.
/stillmad
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Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
Yeah, you can't change what you can't change. Its not fun, but you've got to move on.
I just said "every once in a while" I get bummed. I'm much better after this therapy on this blog. Sometimes you gotta just let it out.
True. I haven't gone back to rewatch much of that game and probably won't for quite some time.
After I saw this thread yesterday, I did go back and rewatch 1998 Champ game highlights on youtube. I was okay. I had forgotten that last second bomb to the 2 yard line at the end of regulation.
It reaches a point you've got to go back and revisit. It was good for me to watch that, though I understand if others can't say the same.
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I drank half a bottle of maker's that night and then wandered through campus sobbing uncontrollably. It was one of the absolute worst moments of my life, but I'd gladly risk that heartache again to be on top, with a chance to win it all.
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Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
Yeah, you can't change what you can't change. Its not fun, but you've got to move on.
I just said "every once in a while" I get bummed. I'm much better after this therapy on this blog. Sometimes you gotta just let it out.
True. I haven't gone back to rewatch much of that game and probably won't for quite some time.
After I saw this thread yesterday, I did go back and rewatch 1998 Champ game highlights on youtube. I was okay. I had forgotten that last second bomb to the 2 yard line at the end of regulation.
It reaches a point you've got to go back and revisit. It was good for me to watch that, though I understand if others can't say the same.
I can't watch either :frown: I actually think I was more distraught with the '98 game because I was a younger EMAW then and it just meant that much more to me. Felt like that was "my" team
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eff this thread. :buh-bye:
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eff this thread. :buh-bye:
dude, we're here to help. we'll get through this together.
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springsteen put on a great performance that night IMO
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I drank half a bottle of maker's that night and then wandered through campus sobbing uncontrollably. It was one of the absolute worst moments of my life, but I'd gladly risk that heartache again to be on top, with a chance to win it all.
All day every day.
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springsteen put on a great performance that night IMO
squawk outed
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After we lost to Baylor I got drunk and went outside to run around and hit I my head on a tree branch and fell down.
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I'm more or less over it, but I just wanted it to happen so badly, the Texas game was on my birthday, and while it was pretty sweet to win the Pepper on it, rush the field and whatnot, just how much happier I would have been knowing we we're going to the Natty instead makes me think about it once a while, but really, it was still a really good day. :)
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
LETS GET HIM FAN!!!! :curse: :curse: :curse:
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
LETS GET HIM FAN!!!! :curse: :curse: :curse:
I hope Richard Sherman destroys him.
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
LETS GET HIM FAN!!!! :curse: :curse: :curse:
I hope Richard Sherman destroys him.
YES!!
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
:surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:
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You know who (sort of) cost us both national titles?
Peyton freaking Manning.
Point 1. Manning beat out another talented freshman quarterback for the spot at Tennessee. That quarterback's name was Branndon Stewart. Stewart transfered to aTm eventually and threw all over us in the 4th quarter and OTs.
Point 2. Stewart's high school coach is now pretty familiar. His name is Art Briles. Partially due to his star quarterback's success, Briles got more national attention and eventually got hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as an offensive coach. The rest is history.
So you can do what you want with the Super Bowl, but its pretty clear where your rooting interest should lie.
I've never been angrier
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Not sure which hurt more, they were different types of pain. '98 was the better team, that much closer, lost in a game it pretty much dominated, and did all of that in horrific fashion on my 15th birthday. But the '12 team may always be my favorite. Even
if when we win one, it will be bittersweet knowing Collin, Arthur, and Chris and that group (and most likely Bill) didn't. That team (tucks in shirt) exemplified K-State and "the Snyder way" as well as any team; it would've been the perfect culmination of events. I can't imagine a more story-book ending. (Untuck) But that team was beat soundly twice, so that eases the pain a bit.
I don't think it's been mentioned, but I remember seeing Ell on the turf holding his hand during the McNeese State game and feeling a sense of dread that something special that was going to happen wasn't going to happen anymore.
Since I'm now in full wallowing-in-sorrow mode, Butler still really stings, too.
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Great thread. Maybe we should talk about 9/11 and cancer and stuff.
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Even if when we win one, it will be bittersweet knowing Collin, Arthur, and Chris and that group (and most likely Bill) didn't. That team (tucks in shirt) exemplified K-State and "the Snyder way" as well as any team; it would've been the perfect culmination of events. I can't imagine a more story-book ending. (Untuck) But that team was beat soundly twice, so that eases the pain a bit.
Am I the only one who doesn't usually feel badly for the players or coaches? If they had wanted to accomplish it, maybe they shouldn't have fumbled, or thrown interceptions, or missed tackles, or implemented asinine game plans. It's not that I'm mad at them; it's just that they had an actual opportunity to impact how the game turned out, and they failed in some way, so they kind of "earn" the result. :dunno:
1998 jaded me so much that 2012 didn't really register that highly on the disappointment scale.
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Am I the only one who doesn't usually feel badly for the players or coaches? If they had wanted to accomplish it, maybe they shouldn't have fumbled, or thrown interceptions, or missed tackles, or implemented asinine game plans. It's not that I'm mad at them; it's just that they had an actual opportunity to impact how the game turned out, and they failed in some way, so they kind of "earn" the result. :dunno:
1998 jaded me so much that 2012 didn't really register that highly on the disappointment scale.
No, I agree that's probably the rational and healthy approach. But as a fan, by definition, I'm neither of those things much of the time.
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god dammit, _Fan.
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god dammit, _Fan.
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I don't think it's been mentioned, but I remember seeing Ell on the turf holding his hand during the McNeese State game and feeling a sense of dread that something special that was going to happen wasn't going to happen anymore.
yeah. that marshall/ut/osu stretch was so tough. that team had a ton of potential.
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Even if when we win one, it will be bittersweet knowing Collin, Arthur, and Chris and that group (and most likely Bill) didn't. That team (tucks in shirt) exemplified K-State and "the Snyder way" as well as any team; it would've been the perfect culmination of events. I can't imagine a more story-book ending. (Untuck) But that team was beat soundly twice, so that eases the pain a bit.
Am I the only one who doesn't usually feel badly for the players or coaches? If they had wanted to accomplish it, maybe they shouldn't have fumbled, or thrown interceptions, or missed tackles, or implemented asinine game plans. It's not that I'm mad at them; it's just that they had an actual opportunity to impact how the game turned out, and they failed in some way, so they kind of "earn" the result. :dunno:
1998 jaded me so much that 2012 didn't really register that highly on the disappointment scale.
So lucky I didnt go through 1998, and the offensive game plan for Baylor was awful. We threw with Collin way too much even though it was clear his wrist or whatever injury he had hadnt recovered. He wasnt the same after OSU.
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Even if when we win one, it will be bittersweet knowing Collin, Arthur, and Chris and that group (and most likely Bill) didn't. That team (tucks in shirt) exemplified K-State and "the Snyder way" as well as any team; it would've been the perfect culmination of events. I can't imagine a more story-book ending. (Untuck) But that team was beat soundly twice, so that eases the pain a bit.
Am I the only one who doesn't usually feel badly for the players or coaches? If they had wanted to accomplish it, maybe they shouldn't have fumbled, or thrown interceptions, or missed tackles, or implemented asinine game plans. It's not that I'm mad at them; it's just that they had an actual opportunity to impact how the game turned out, and they failed in some way, so they kind of "earn" the result. :dunno:
1998 jaded me so much that 2012 didn't really register that highly on the disappointment scale.
So lucky I didnt go through 1998, and the offensive game plan for Baylor was awful. We threw with Collin way too much even though it was clear his wrist or whatever injury he had hadnt recovered. He wasnt the same after OSU.
The injury was sketti brains.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
Agreed.
It's going to happen sooner than people think too.
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Baylor game was the worst night of my life (excluding family deaths)
WORST. BIRTHDAY. EVER :Crybaby: :bawl:
I reached out and touched the fridge with one arm, rested my head on my shoulder, and looked down. I didn't cry, but meditated for a minute or two. It was upsetting, but I just grabbed another beer after that and moved on.
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Like you have no idea, I was hoping that this would be THE best birthday ever. A decent winnable game against Baylor, cruise by Texas (we own them,) and go to the Natty! And they lost. I was never so sad. I was more sad than if my family forgot my birthday. I'll never forget. Winters knows my pains and feels.
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WOW, this thread is bumming me out. Though not as cool as the thought of going to a Natty'Ship, I like to remember the 2003 BigXII Championship where we utterly destroyed Oklahoma. Took the outright National Championship from them and won our first conference trophy. I remember sitting in the stands of Arrowhead and watching grown Oklahoma men wearing their stupid turtlenecks and visors crying in disbelief. And the Sooners fans still bitch about that every so often. Brings a tear to my eye really. :cry:
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Like you have no idea, I was hoping that this would be THE best birthday ever. A decent winnable game against Baylor, cruise by Texas (we own them,) and go to the Natty! And they lost. I was never so sad. I was more sad than if my family forgot my birthday. I'll never forget. Winters knows my pains and feels.
You think you had it bad. The night of the game I was at my in-laws. Mostly lovable old folks, but not that night! They laughed at every mistake the Katz made. Cheered Baylor like the were true fans. I would have been better off at an all KU bar, than there. They did it just to spite me. I was so upset and miserable that we left very early the next morning and I have never been back. :frown:
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WOW, this thread is bumming me out. Though not as cool as the thought of going to a Natty'Ship, I like to remember the 2003 BigXII Championship where we utterly destroyed Oklahoma. Took the outright National Championship from them and won our first conference trophy. I remember sitting in the stands of Arrowhead and watching grown Oklahoma men wearing their stupid turtlenecks and visors crying in disbelief. And the Sooners fans still bitch about that every so often. Brings a tear to my eye really. :cry:
um, they still played for the national championship game.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
I really don't think we will. It's insanely difficult to even get that close and we had to have one of the greatest coaches of all time, a Heisman finalist at QB and the greatest linebacker in our history even do that. I mean, who's the most small timey school to even play for the MNC in the last 50 years? Virginia Tech? I'm just happy we're as relevant at we are and not resigned to the same fate as the Iowa States of the world.
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It wasn't a once in a lifetime chance. We'll have seasons like this again.
I really don't think we will. It's insanely difficult to even get that close and we had to have one of the greatest coaches of all time, a Heisman finalist at QB and the greatest linebacker in our history even do that. I mean, who's the most small timey school to even play for the MNC in the last 50 years? Virginia Tech? I'm just happy we're as relevant at we are and not resigned to the same fate as the Iowa States of the world.
As long as we don't make a Ron Prince like hire, we will have these kinds of seasons again, especially with all the facilities upgrades and campus growth.
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there is a very very good chance we don't come that close to a natty again. Sorry for being a downer, but it's true.
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there is a very very good chance we don't come that close to a natty again. Sorry for being a downer, but it's true.
This is why s_c was very sad after Baylor. This realization. :frown:
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there is a very very good chance we don't come that close to a natty again. Sorry for being a downer, but it's true.
This is why s_c was very sad after Baylor. This realization. :frown:
Yup it sucks hard.
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Why? BS leaves? The program is going upwards facilities wise and recruiting wise, we'll have years like 12 again.
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Why? BS leaves? The program is going upwards facilities wise and recruiting wise, we'll have years like 12 again.
really doubt it.
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The 2012 with a non-bellrung Klein was as good as any in the country. You saw glimpses of it in the first half of the Fiesta Bowl. Sure, we got down early, but that first half was a heavyweight fight, no doubt.
Also, I don't know why I don't use this .gif more often.
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Also, I don't know why I don't use this .gif more often.
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Incredible.
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Also, I don't know why I don't use this .gif more often.
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right behind the main guy's right shoulder, lady has no fucks to give
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Also, I don't know why I don't use this .gif more often.
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right behind the main guy's right shoulder, lady has no fucks to give
she's on vacation, she's got her beer, she's cheering on her cats, she's loving life.
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The Oregon fans are great.
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The Oregon fans are great.
was there vine yet? i'll pay 20$ to whoever can find that video the black jersey guy was recording
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WOW, this thread is bumming me out. Though not as cool as the thought of going to a Natty'Ship, I like to remember the 2003 BigXII Championship where we utterly destroyed Oklahoma. Took the outright National Championship from them and won our first conference trophy. I remember sitting in the stands of Arrowhead and watching grown Oklahoma men wearing their stupid turtlenecks and visors crying in disbelief. And the Sooners fans still bitch about that every so often. Brings a tear to my eye really. :cry:
um, they still played for the national championship game.
You're absolutely right, I'll shut up now.
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Just felt the rage again fellas.
When will I stop feeling it?
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Just felt the rage again fellas.
When will I stop feeling it?
not until we win one, or until something similar and a worse pain comes around.
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meh
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meh
i wake up in cold sweats after having flashbacks from that game. it still haunts me.
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meh
i wake up in cold sweats after having flashbacks from that game. it still haunts me.
the saddest thing was the pallets and pallets of Sports Illustrated unsold in dillons the next weekend :cry:
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
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meh
i wake up in cold sweats after having flashbacks from that game. it still haunts me.
the saddest thing was the pallets and pallets of Sports Illustrated unsold in dillons the next weekend :cry:
Stupid curse. :shakesfist:
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
that is not being a downer and of course that is what we are doing and need to do
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
that is not being a downer and of course that is what we are doing and need to do
From that perspective. . .what do we need to have completed and ready? As I understand it the common gE theory is that the Snyder replacement is what Currie is sticking around for before heading off to greener pastures. So what does ol' Jon Jon have up his sleeve?
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC LHC LHC LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
that is not being a downer and of course that is what we are doing and need to do
From that perspective. . .what do we need to have completed and ready? As I understand it the common gE theory is that the Snyder replacement is what Currie is sticking around for before heading off to greener pastures. So what does ol' Jon Jon have up his sleeve?
It doesn't make sense to me that he would stick around longer just to hire a new coach if he plans on leaving the program to which the coach was hired to shortly after.
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC LHC LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
that is not being a downer and of course that is what we are doing and need to do
From that perspective. . .what do we need to have completed and ready? As I understand it the common gE theory is that the Snyder replacement is what Currie is sticking around for before heading off to greener pastures. So what does ol' Jon Jon have up his sleeve?
Bill is going to try and wait out Currie. Currie will want to make the hire from outside to make a good impression for the next school and Bill wants to make the decision himself (Sean).
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I feel like Currie is here for the long haul. I don't think he leaves any time soon.
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Sean will be worse than Ron :facepalm:
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Sean will be worse than Ron :facepalm:
Agreed. Would like ADJC to stick around a few years after the hire - a hire that involves LHCBS's influence but is not Sean - and would like Sean to stay on the staff and continue to serve as both special teams coach and head of football operations within the program. I think this is the best outcome.
Also, not sure if Sean would even want the HC job anyway.
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Sean will be worse than Ron :facepalm:
Agreed. Would like ADJC to stick around a few years after the hire - a hire that involves LHCBS's influence but is not Sean - and would like Sean to stay on the staff and continue to serve as both special teams coach and head of football operations within the program. I think this is the best outcome.
Also, not sure if Sean would even want the HC job anyway.
:lol:
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Sean will be worse than Ron :facepalm:
Agreed. Would like ADJC to stick around a few years after the hire - a hire that involves LHCBS's influence but is not Sean - and would like Sean to stay on the staff and continue to serve as both special teams coach and head of football operations within the program. I think this is the best outcome.
Also, not sure if Sean would even want the HC job anyway.
:lol:
How high do you think Sean would leap if offered the HC job? Best guesses indicate it would look like this:
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Sean will be worse than Ron :facepalm:
Agreed. Would like ADJC to stick around a few years after the hire - a hire that involves LHCBS's influence but is not Sean - and would like Sean to stay on the staff and continue to serve as both special teams coach and head of football operations within the program. I think this is the best outcome.
Also, not sure if Sean would even want the HC job anyway.
:lol:
How high do you think Sean would leap if offered the HC job? Best guesses indicate it would look like this:
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YES, yes, yes
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'12 doesn't hurt near as much as '98. Baylor loss was semi-explainable (not the blow out) since we had injuries at key positions (Zimmerman/Lockett were out)
The '98 double OT loss to A&M can be blamed on a Bishop fumble after we converted the third down conversion :cry:
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'12 doesn't hurt near as much as '98. Baylor loss was semi-explainable (not the blow out) since we had injuries at key positions (Zimmerman/Lockett were out)
The '98 double OT loss to A&M can be blamed on a Bishop fumble after we converted the third down conversion :cry:
Also, our defense packed it in after that.
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'12 doesn't hurt near as much as '98. Baylor loss was semi-explainable (not the blow out) since we had injuries at key positions (Zimmerman/Lockett were out)
The '98 double OT loss to A&M can be blamed on a Bishop fumble after we converted the third down conversion :cry:
12 Hurts way worse because I wasn't a tiny little baby who thought we would have 100s of more shots at a Natty.
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Don't mean to be a downer, but from a realist standpoint, are we just riding the tail end of the LHC LHC LHC LHC Bill Snyder era by trying to make the job as appealing as possible (expansions to the facilities and city) to a future coach hire? Bill is amazeballs and there is no denying that, but looking ahead I think a fresh start with a proven commodity at coach is what the KSU cats need to be perennial contenders.
that is not being a downer and of course that is what we are doing and need to do
From that perspective. . .what do we need to have completed and ready? As I understand it the common gE theory is that the Snyder replacement is what Currie is sticking around for before heading off to greener pastures. So what does ol' Jon Jon have up his sleeve?
Bill is going to try and wait out Currie. Currie will want to make the hire from outside to make a good impression for the next school and Bill wants to make the decision himself (Sean).
IMO this is an awesome scenario. Both try to wait each other out and stick around forever until we have to wheel both of them out of Vanier like it's weekend at Bernie's.
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Keenan Taylor
@Teezo1991
It randomly hits me at times that we was one game away from going to the national championship #EMAW
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What would you say we have a better chance in winning a NC, MBB or FB?
I'd say MBB. With the way the selection committee for the CFP goes about selecting the final four, it seems like they will go with the more "brand" name university. Anything that relies simply on the eye test probably doesn't help us. Even in 2012, I'm not sure we would have been selected for the final four teams.
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Well MBB will always be easier because it's a 68 team crapshoot.
We would have been selected in 98, but we were fifth in the BCS in 2012 so yeah probably not selected and nothing to get butthurt about.
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If we beat baylor we get the triple crown :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
big12, heisman, and natty. My word eff everything baylor.
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If we beat baylor we get the triple crown :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
big12, heisman, and natty. My word eff everything baylor.
And don't lose the Title Belt.
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If we beat baylor we get the triple crown :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
big12, heisman, and natty. My word eff everything baylor.
Like it is posted at the start of this thread, K-STATE football is important to me but not as important as it was ten years ago (although I will go to my grave basking in the glory of a cold evening in December 2003 at Arrowhead, even if the gooner faithful want to forget it I will always remember 35-7!!!) let alone in 1998 (I was in St Louis and witnessed that debacle in person). I was in a funk after the aTm championship game until at least the MNC game in January 1999, while I would have liked for the CATS won when they played Baylor in 2012 (Damn SI jinks!!) I was only in mourning for a week after that game and definitely was back cheering for my cats when they beat Tejas and won the Championship on December 1st.
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Tejas, classic 75cat
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Very therapeutic post, kudos to CF3 for starting it up. :cry:
That being said, '98 was much worse. We were just a quarter of average football away from the MNC game. In '12 we still would've had to beat Texas (who we probably would've, maybe they get 'up' as a spoiler?).
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eff this thread!
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eff this thread!
what on earth Wacky
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This article thingy says we would have been 'in' in 2012
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11347961/how-cfb-playoff-committee-learn-past
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would have rolled in either of those semi-final scenarios.
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eff this thread!
what on earth Wacky
It makes me sad, ok! :cry:
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eff this thread!
what on earth Wacky
It makes me sad, ok! :cry:
I know that's what this thread is for. To remember and work through it.
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If we beat baylor we get the triple crown :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
big12, heisman, and natty. My word eff everything baylor.
Like it is posted at the start of this thread, K-STATE football is important to me but not as important as it was ten years ago (although I will go to my grave basking in the glory of a cold evening in December 2003 at Arrowhead, even if the gooner faithful want to forget it I will always remember 35-7!!!) let alone in 1998 (I was in St Louis and witnessed that debacle in person). I was in a funk after the aTm championship game until at least the MNC game in January 1999, while I would have liked for the CATS won when they played Baylor in 2012 (Damn SI jinks!!) I was only in mourning for a week after that game and definitely was back cheering for my cats when they beat Tejas and won the Championship on December 1st.
It was actually 2 weeks between Baylor and Texas iirc, had a bye I think. And it sucked balls
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Too bad y'all couldn't have played Auburn in 2012. But then again it probably would have killed your strength of schedule.
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eff this thread!
what on earth Wacky
It makes me sad, ok! :cry:
I know that's what this thread is for. To remember and work through it.
But sometimes I forget it in the midst of a season when my cats are 2-0 and then BANG! Big reminder right in front of my face. :frown: Nice thread, tho! :cheers: