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Kansas State Football / This is your #LIFE. Favorite Daniel Sams memories, tweets, and moments.

« on: May 13, 2014, 10:08:07 AM »

New thread because "another one" is getting bogged down.

Not for debate about Sams vs. Waters, or for losery types like ydarg to say how losery Sams was.

Personally, the moment he stepped in for Klein against Mo State in 2012 and I got all excited and explained to all the dudes around me at BSFS about his #LIFE tattoo and then he proceeded to run for like 50 yard in his first play from scrimmage and then I facebooked "#LIFE" even though nobody except gE people knew what that meant and I don't think hashtags even worked on facebook at that time.

Memories.   

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / 2012-2013 Season Predictos

« on: April 05, 2012, 10:34:27 PM »

Instead of trying to decide whether we should win or lose or playing out scenarios of how to get Currie fired, I did this. Still  , but can really see  coming.

October:

-HCBW's appearaces during preseason media days are widely dissected by media and BBSers alike. He makes guarded comments about rumored disconnect between him and ART, says that Will has the more confidence in his shot than ever, and Shane still has a really, really good body. Says the team really bonded a lot during the summer trip to Brazil. Tells everyone Jordan has really improved his 3-pointer, with guidance from Darren Kent, still doesn't understand why people call him JO.

Tuck Reaction: We always knew this was our guy. Do you see how he's doing everything right and exactly how Frank should have? I bet you anything Will Spradling will be first team all Big 12, and they'll see exactly how much Frank was holding us back last year. And who cares about that Mexican kid... he had way too many turnovers, and just takes shots away from Will.

goEMAW Reaction #1:  Nothing to see here. Has he recruited anyone yet? Meh, back to football.

goEMAW Reaction #2:  Bullshit. We're going to see 40 minutes of Will rough ridin' Spradling every game, and he's going to pull Rodney every time he misses a shot in that damn pick and pop, then put in Martavious just because he has a nice body. FUCKFUCKFUCK. Burn the mother effer.

November:

-HCBW opens season vs. Ft. Hays state at the Octagon of chicken nuggets. Introduced to a mixed reaction from the fans. New introductory video debuts, with a variety of clips of 3-pointers from last year and BW's head talking about how he's found a new home in Manhattan or something weird like that. Will involve classic rock.

- At the end of November, the wild wild weber cats have beaten all opponents handily and are heading into a preseason tournament just after Thanksgiving. Angel (assuming he's still on the team) has been benched. Will leads team in scoring, Rod is doing his thing, all in all not that different than Frank.

Tucks: Total Heaven. HCBW is so wonderful, and even was seen grilling at a recent tailgate. They cannot get ENOUGH of the interaction of "the Webers" at halftime, and on GoPo there are giant threads dedicated to photoshopped family portraits of oscar, Megan and their newfound son Stan. The girls are not included.

goEMAW1: I'll take it. The players seem to have bought in, but damn KU is looking dominant, and not letting us forget it since Operation Charlie isn't going well. For now, oscar is fine. Come back in mid-January.

goEMAW2:  :chainsaw:Possibly the only thing worse than listening to his damn voice in those pressers is watching the Tucks eat this crap up and no longer being able to wave my flag with Angel on the bench. HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING, and the defense that has already been exhibited has only been bailed out by larger size on the boards. Whatever. Sprads will collapse (again) against superior athleticism in league play, but if that rough rider doesn't put Angel in soon....

December:
More of the same. We lose in the 2nd round of a preseason tournament. Cracks start to form in the Weber defense, but Tuck opinion remains unchanged.

January:

League play. Weber defense proves to be a huge downgrade over Franksketball, but the offense somehow continues to click. Angel and oscar must have made up, or BW has somehow fallen out of love with Tay's body, because ART is seeing the floor, and even though he gets pulled constantly, gets Rod many more open looks. Will's output goes down, and now he only plays 30 min/game. Gipson and JO give enough of a low-post presence to keep us in games.

January record: 7-3

Tucks: oscar is a great guy, but gosh darnit, why is he changing what he'd been doing? Will needs to see more minutes, and take more shots. Obviously his system will work much better once he gets his own players in.

goEMAW1:I think BW is finally realizing how to maximize this team. Yeah those losses sucked, but we're actually improving. I really hope these rando transfers we've got for next year will work out.

goEMAW2: ahhhh... I still hate this guy, his dweeby voice and his aww shucksiness, but the team is actually somewhat likeable. I hate to admit it but they are at a better point now than last year, which is awful since BW still will never give us long-term success.

February: 9-1, 1 top 10 win.

Rodney emerging as dominant force in the big 12, leading Cats and averaging 18/game for the month. Media debates merits of BW's offense and highlighting Rod's skills. Angel is effectively handling the offense but only plays about 20 min/game as oscar still benches him a lot and they butt heads.

Tucks: GO oscar!!! Ahhh all the haters what you got to say now huh? This man can flat out COACH. Still wish that Will would get more minutes, but at least I know that this will be his team next year. Frank would NEVER have done this well with this team!

goEMAW1: YES! I like this guy. I don't even care that this success is entirely dependent on the chemistry and ability of players that currently don't seem to be replaceable. Bring it on March

goEMAW2: Whatever. I give up. I knew this would happen last March, and this school has bought into HCBW completely. I'm just going to enjoy the ride while it lasts. F it.

March:

7-4, get blown out in the Big12 championship when Angel is suspended from the team . get a 4 seed in the NCAAs.

April:

Lose in the Sweet16. Rod is 1st team All-Big12. Angel is 3rd team. JO first team defense.
Season record 25-9

Tucks: Great season oscar. Can't wait to see what you'll do next year. In his very first year, he nearly matched Frank's success. Don't know that I agreed with all of his decisions, but darn it he represents our school well and knows how to treat those young men. He was right to suspend Angel.

goEMAW1: Well good job oscar, now go prove it. Get some guys. Seriously, we had enough mentions under Frank, time for some commits...

goEMAW2: This is a sinking ship and I'm off it. the B12 tournament and the NCAAs exposed the weaknesses in BW's coaching style, with a team better than any he will ever have at K-State. Why the hell could we not get further in the NCAA's before we recede back into obscurity and basketball mediocrity. Damnit, and there's no way Currie or Weber will get fired for another 2 seasons at the earliest.

 

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Dear Razorbacks; A goEMAW introduction

« on: December 05, 2011, 07:21:11 PM »

"It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak." - John Knowles, A Separate Peace

I read that book in 7th grade. I didn't like the sentiment then, and still don't, but it implies a basic reality: Sarcasm is a mask. A great, funny, and effective one.
This place, goEMAW.com, is dripping in Sarcasm. If you picked up a biscuit at the Old Country Buffet in Fayetteville, Arkansas and squeezed, you'd get less disgusting lard drippings than the sarcasm you'd get squeezing out your average goEMAW thread.

So there's that.

From a K-Stater's perspective, I tend to think that Sarcasm is more about comfort than fear. Comfort, and acknowledgement of who we are as a University, poised as a little guy competing with big guys, and very often exceeding expectations. For instance, being picked to finish 8th in the Big 12 and finishing 8th in the country. See where I'm coming from? Let me spell it out a little more... I'm not going to get too inflammatory, because this post is much more likely to offend long-time goEMAWers than you ArKANSANS, but you seem a little slow.... WE LOVE BEING PRICKS.

A popular little e-mail chain comparing Big 12 schools to countries said this for K-State: "K-State is like Ireland - A gritty, feisty, over-achieving little country with a large inferiority complex. What they lack in resources, they make up by determination and people. Others can't find them on a map, but they like them because they are fun, friendly, and like to drink beer." Most K-Staters I know embrace the crap out of that statement.

So on to goEMAW.... I love this place. It is entertainment for me 90% of the time, and although I hardly ever post here, I read the site daily. It's funny, irreverent, informative, and elite. Most importantly it recognizes message boarding (BBSing in the local Lexicon... google the word if you need to) for what it is 90% of the time... total BS. It's kind of like a game to a lot of the people here.

Part of being the perennial underdog, little brother, whatever the F you want to call it... is we're used to having to fight, we're used to getting kicked in the nuts, and we're used to every once in a while winning and being a pain in the Ass. Unless you're Texas, who we just always beat.

We expect the same out of BBSing... except that in the last 24 hours, you Razorbacks have made the game way too easy. Did you honestly think a thread that started with comparing our Football Program's reputation to Notre Dame had any F-ing morsel of seriousness in it? As the 24 hours progressed, just joking and baiting turned nasty as Arkansas fans who refused to catch on made more and more stupid statements and some truly diehard goEMAWers kept fueling the fire.

Listen - I don't always buy into the methods of this place. I can't get on board with making fun of any deaths. But it's like South Park - everything on here is offensive, and a lot of it makes you laugh.

goEMAW has never had as big a victory as you've given the last day. That's why so many big shots are likely to be pissed - if you managed to make it this far, I'm basically ruining all the fun.

Here are a few pointers the be more competitive in the BBS game next time:
- Don't Play
- If you decide to play, don't say stupid things. This is our board, and therefore every Meth joke or stereotype thrown out there is only bait to get you to do this. Responding with recycled "Your mom" jokes or calling people a man of taste and distinction won't get you anywhere.
- Turn on the bullshit detector. I promise, no one on this site thinks that Darren McFadden still plays at Arkansas, that Houston Nutt is your Coach, Georgia Tech is in the SEC, or razorbacks are from Sonic the Hedgehog. By responding, you lose all credibility.
- Use proper grammar. When arguing for the academic superiority of your school, there is no better way to look like a moron than using "your" instead of "you're"
- Break down your text into small, digestible chunks. I recommend this as much for your fan base as ours. But more so yours.
- Don't capitalize everything. I only capitalized one phrase in this whole post. Guess what, for most of the DNR's this will get, if they scan it and find that phrase, they'll know exactly what this was about.

You guys are great. Sorry if you were offended or something, but you really did make this way too easy for all of us. Thanks for providing the entertainment.

As for the game, we won't get Skullfucked. That only happened once this year, and Snyder's too good of a coach to let it happen again. I say we win, 45-42.

Now step up your game and be a quality poster like Ham Malone or gtfo. TIA 

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / 6,66,76

« on: October 19, 2011, 01:47:09 PM »

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/15755657/2011-12-season-preview-top-100-players-in-college-basketball

Don't see 6 being that hight. Just love 66 over 76.