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Kansas State Football / Re: Will we beat OU in Norman?

« on: August 14, 2014, 05:24:30 PM »

A lot can happen between now and when the two teams play. Based on what we know currently I feel it will be a close game and the team that makes the fewest mistakes will win. With that being said I will say will be a  30-27 Cat win.

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Kansas State Football / Re: McNeese State 2014 Fall Football Outlook

« on: August 13, 2014, 09:33:46 PM »

A photo from practice yesterday.   Not mine.



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keeping it, good decision daniel 

As anybody ever confirmed that he knows there's an option to hand it off?

 

Bookie I understand that is one reason his playing time diminished. As one opponent defensive player said he was easier to defend as you didn't have to worry about the pitch when he was playing. A very talented player who let his ego limit his value at least to this point.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Fall Practice

« on: August 12, 2014, 09:59:38 PM »

i'm not going to trash the kid like the other losers in this thread, but i really hope shelly isn't the starter for the entire year.  if you don't think he'd be a pretty big weak link, then you're fooling yourself.

Evidently you don't even know what you wrote. The above statement leaves the impression that he is a below average player and stops just short of outright stating it. I still question why any adult feels the need to trash a young man who is working hard everyday while they sit on they behind in front of a computer keyboard. I also question whether that person is a true K-State fan. A true fan supports every player on the team. Not just those who they feel are superstars.

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I'm interested to know what either of you have seen to determine that this is true. I would like for just one of the people even a little critical of Schellenberg just admit that they are biased because of one play. We simply don't know how he has developed or frankly how equipped he was to play last year. Definitive assessments of how any player replacing a starter will be at this point are ridiculous.

Ok, we can change my language to being apprehensive of his abilities. Please go pick apart the posts that say he'll be good/great/serviceable, no one knows that either. Good grief mir

I don't believe anyone has said he'd be good/great, even if they did I addressed that. The only people being definitive are ones who don't think he's any good. There is a wide gulf between being apprehensive of his abilities and being sure that he's going to be "a pretty big weak link" and those who don't agree with you are fooling themselves. Stop being so sensitive, why post opinions if you don't want them scrutinized?

what makes you so confident that he won't be a weak link

I have no goddamned idea, do you seriously not understand that point? Did you read the first two posts I made on this topic or did you just see that I replied to your post and made an assumption? I don't know if he blows or will win the Thorpe Award, I just think it's unfair to label him as terrible because he and seemingly everyone else looked stupid against OU. Did he even play what would amount to a full game of snaps throughout the season?

you should read my edit.  i formed an opinion on limited exposure, you decided to nullify that exposure as a too small a sample size.  we aren't very far off from agreeing.  i never said he was terrible.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Fall Practice

« on: August 11, 2014, 06:36:45 PM »

Insidery camp stuff --

-Clinkscales, as expected, is a little out of shape, takes a while for any newcomer to get "K-Stated". During a scrimmage session on Saturday, he was bullrushing a guard (believed to be Stiverson)  but was dumped to the side looking out of his league. The very next play Clink went against that same guard and collapsed the pocket driving the guard into the qb with essentially one hand.

-Valentino Coleman has looked really good, he has been that very active and disruptive 3 technique through the first week of camp.

-Donnie Starks was taking most of the first team reps at nickel this week, as Evans was out with a tight hammy and has since returned.

-Expect the safety battle between Green and Schellenberg to go down to the wire, both have made their fair amount of plays so far. My source mentioned what may have been the highlight in the Saturday team session was a explosive hit by Green where he nearly knocked Charles Jones helmet off.

-Jake looking really good, Lockett has been looking elite. Jake to Lockett timing has been superb both looking in midseason form. Andre Davis, Currie, and Burton have all looked good. DO not know if there was a play made but I was told Klein is the "king of the deep post" take it FWIW.

-RB will be between Dmac and Jones. both will get carries.

-Expect the perimeter CB battle to go down to the wire. Still being told good things about Nate Jackson. Was told he's been the only CB to slow down Lockett thus far, at times even frustrating him. The one on ones between the DBs and the WRs are very entertaining and extremely competitive. I expect Burns, McDaniel, Jackson, Evans, and Starks to provide a steady rotation between the DB positions, all will get significant playing time. Out of the 5, Evans will be the only one "not looking over his shoulder"

-In a team session today I was told Prewett had the highlight of the morning when he came down hill with a "thunderous hit" on Dmac.

 

No! Don't leave! Give us more! 

This made me less excited about the season.  Schellenberg is awful so if he is not being easily beaten out, then we are going to be awful at safety.

Guess there has never been a player improve from season to season. Just because you have never improved as a poster doesn't mean a K-State player can't. If he starts the season opener I will feel good about it and be behind him 100%. The more I hear the better I feel about the upcoming season.