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Kansas State Football / Re: Wild Wildcats in the NFL
« on: March 30, 2024, 01:25:38 PM »
Don't know where to put this, but Adrian Martinez playing QB for the Birmingham team in the new XFL/USFL combo league
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: KSU Booze Cats
« on: March 29, 2024, 04:02:40 PM »
I'm conditioned to assume this will blow up in our face. But, for now, I like it.
https://twitter.com/toby_hammes/status/1773726658639417564?t=FlfLikNYtGwp6eJgtxWewQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/toby_hammes/status/1773726658639417564?t=FlfLikNYtGwp6eJgtxWewQ&s=19
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: MLB master thread(non-Royals related) (no longer the official Mets thread)
« on: March 29, 2024, 03:49:41 PM »
Good for Martini... guy has been through a lot
https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1773458548829147527?t=cA-vRBgaN4YkGLj3BZgXpA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1773458548829147527?t=cA-vRBgaN4YkGLj3BZgXpA&s=19
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Flood Aggie
« on: March 28, 2024, 09:37:19 PM »This article is actually serious. These people are insane.
https://twitter.com/DMRegister/status/1773423321339597217
I worked at a Nike school and you can get custom stuff (yes, even lowly schools like Iowa State and K-State). If Coach Short Sleeves actually wanted a proper fitting shirt, he could get one. But, he doesn't, which just makes his "rationale" even dumber than it already sounds.
One coach's "hey, look at me and my arms!" is another coach's "my super tight shirts help instill team discipline"
It's all obviously silly and stupid.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: KSU Booze Cats
« on: March 28, 2024, 09:13:10 PM »
I am the king of Hughes hate, but even I can't say anything. He's got this team rolling.
Texas isn't what they typically are, so this series is absolutely winnable.
Texas isn't what they typically are, so this series is absolutely winnable.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Wild Wildcats in 2016 NFL Draft
« on: March 27, 2024, 03:55:14 PM »
Latest from ESPN guru (not Kiper, the other one):
Bebee - No. 57 (Rd 2) - Tampa
Sinnott - No 135 (Rd 4) - San Fran
Leveston - No. 243 (Rd 7) - Cleveland
Bebee - No. 57 (Rd 2) - Tampa
Sinnott - No 135 (Rd 4) - San Fran
Leveston - No. 243 (Rd 7) - Cleveland
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Kansas State Football / Re: Wild Wildcats in 2016 NFL Draft
« on: March 25, 2024, 12:00:09 PM »
McShay replied to that tweet and said many teams have him as TE2 in the draft.
Could sneak into Day 2 and join Cooper.
Could sneak into Day 2 and join Cooper.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 25, 2024, 08:58:56 AM »
MIR said it - Sundell and the Glenns were pretty bad yesterday (especially in the 2nd half) and their minutes/usage rates all year have been off the charts (Sundell and Jaelyn). That's on Mittie for not getting Sides and Walker - two pretty talented players - more involved in the rotation, especially earlier in the year.
There could/should be a reckoning coming this offseason into next year for those three. Sundell has to take better care of the ball (less than a 2:1 assist to TO ratio this year) and she has to be more assertive offensively. The Glenns need to produce offensively, especially Jaelyn. Ideally, their minutes/usage would go down by default next year with the assumption of Walker/Sides getting better. But, if they can't step up/improve, then more minutes should be lost. Jaelyn was 37% from 3 pt last year and was barely 30% this year. Has to be better because we need her scoring.
There could/should be a reckoning coming this offseason into next year for those three. Sundell has to take better care of the ball (less than a 2:1 assist to TO ratio this year) and she has to be more assertive offensively. The Glenns need to produce offensively, especially Jaelyn. Ideally, their minutes/usage would go down by default next year with the assumption of Walker/Sides getting better. But, if they can't step up/improve, then more minutes should be lost. Jaelyn was 37% from 3 pt last year and was barely 30% this year. Has to be better because we need her scoring.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 24, 2024, 03:55:09 PM »This half is a bit of an indictment against our coaching staff. They keep trying to force the ball into players who aren't open. No adjustments
That sums up Mittie's entire career... he will not have a better team than this year and we couldn't even make it to the 2nd weekend.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread
« on: March 22, 2024, 12:25:11 PM »
This is a school that pays Mark Stoops almost $9 million to win between 5-8 games every year. If they want Cal gone, they'll come up with $33 million fairly easily.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread
« on: March 22, 2024, 08:22:53 AM »I just read that Kentucky has has not won an NCAA tournament game in 5 years. Tho, in 2020 the entire tournament was cancelled.Pretty sure the KSU Cats did not play KY in the first round of the 2023 Torn-A-Ment
Imagine going to Kentucky as a student, and never seeing them win an NCAA game while you were there.
They are 1-4 in their last 5 games (tying for worst stretch in program history). That includes losses to No. 15 seed St. Peters and No. 14 seed Oakland.
Jay Wright said last night that the "era of freshmen is over" (aka, Calipari's entire program philosophy of one and dones) because NIL will keep kids in school longer.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread
« on: March 21, 2024, 03:54:00 PM »The NCAA app and their website might be the best sports/streaming platform ever created. It's crazy that a one a year thing is 100x better than the straight up garbage ESPN+ platform.
It is great, I do wish they didn't play an ad before they show the action, that's annoying as hell when flipping between late and close games.
Only other beef is that you can't watch the CBS games in the app, but, otherwise, it helps address the max logins with YTTV when you're trying to watch 4+ games at once
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 21, 2024, 03:49:00 PM »Lol I check goEMAW like once every two days. I still have them if you want them!If anyone is wanting tickets for Sunday since we will be winning on Friday with me and my family there. I can get my second session tickets to anyone that wants a pair or all four for $15 a piece. They have Chairbacks. We bought tickets for both sessions but cannot make sunday in manhattan.
Check your DMs (if it's not too late)
Ditto and yes!
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: MLB master thread(non-Royals related) (no longer the official Mets thread)
« on: March 21, 2024, 03:48:28 PM »
Cubbies announced today that Wicks will be in the rotation to start the season. Setting aside his trial run last fall, I "think" he'll be the first KSU pitcher to start MLB games since Carlos Torres 10ish years ago.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: NIT
« on: March 19, 2024, 08:36:44 PM »
Speaking of annoying - this team is the polar opposite of the women's team. That's a joyful experience- even in losses. This team is just so damn unpleasant to watch for large stretches of game time.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 19, 2024, 07:52:31 PM »If anyone is wanting tickets for Sunday since we will be winning on Friday with me and my family there. I can get my second session tickets to anyone that wants a pair or all four for $15 a piece. They have Chairbacks. We bought tickets for both sessions but cannot make sunday in manhattan.
Check your DMs (if it's not too late)
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 18, 2024, 12:11:40 PM »At home, Colorado's lost 6 of their last 8, they play a slow pace, Lee will have a 3 inch height advantage against their center, they're not really great in any particular area (though they do shoot it fairly well from 3 pt) - this is as good of a draw to get to the Sweet 16 as we could have asked for.Am I missing something? Wouldn't you say that the bracket containing S. Carolina is the toughest?
After that - arguably the toughest of all 4 brackets.
I think he means depth of teams at the regional. South Carolina is one of the best teams of all time, they will win the national championship. Unfortunately, I will have us losing to LSU in the regional final. Having to play the second best team in the country to get to the final four after beating the best player is unfortunate.
Correct on all accounts...
Oddsmakers have SC as the overwhelming favorite (-120!), but No. 2 is Iowa (+550) and No. 3 is LSU (+900).
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 17, 2024, 07:34:45 PM »
At home, Colorado's lost 6 of their last 8, they play a slow pace, Lee will have a 3 inch height advantage against their center, they're not really great in any particular area (though they do shoot it fairly well from 3 pt) - this is as good of a draw to get to the Sweet 16 as we could have asked for.
After that - arguably the toughest of all 4 brackets.
After that - arguably the toughest of all 4 brackets.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: The Official Bracketology Thread
« on: March 15, 2024, 12:13:37 PM »
I don't know when the last time K-State played in the NIT was, but I remember a home game against TCU in 1999 when Billy Tubbs brought Lee Nailon (formerly of Butler CC) to Bramlage and Nailon absolutely killed K-State in what was a relatively close game that we lost. That dude was a baller.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: eff the clones game thread
« on: March 14, 2024, 08:10:33 PM »
After we came within one at 39-40 at the 16:05 mark, we then committed TOs on 7 of our next 10 possessions. That largely fueled a 26-6 run over the next 10 minutes of game time.
Just an unreal level of carelessness/stupidity with the b-ball.
Just an unreal level of carelessness/stupidity with the b-ball.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: The Official Bracketology Thread
« on: March 14, 2024, 03:02:10 PM »
There are nine "bubble" teams (defined here as any team No. 35 or lower in the NET rankings) with 5 or more Q1 wins: No. 35 Clemson (5-5), No. 37 Colorado St. (5-7), No. 41 TCU (5-10), No. 43 Washington St (6-3), No. 47 Texas A&M (5-6), No. 51 Northwestern (5-6), No. 62 Providence (5-8), No. 64 Seton Hall (5-7) and No. 68 K-State (5-7).
Of that group, only Clemson and Providence do NOT have a Q3 or Q4 loss.
I think it's 99.9% likely that we need to win tonight in order to get in and I'm not sure that makes us an automatic given that the computers hate us for some reason.
Of that group, only Clemson and Providence do NOT have a Q3 or Q4 loss.
I think it's 99.9% likely that we need to win tonight in order to get in and I'm not sure that makes us an automatic given that the computers hate us for some reason.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: :nowednesdays:
« on: March 13, 2024, 09:46:16 PM »Terry wasted that team this year, my god that is so much talent.
Absolutely. He was mostly a dud as a head coach who would have been fired at Fresno St and UTEP if he hadn't bailed for other jobs. And, now he's the head guy at Texas thanks to Beard - at least for a couple more years until they fire him.
Life is strange...
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 13, 2024, 01:34:34 PM »
Updated NET rankings have K-State at No. 14, Indiana at No. 15 and Colorado at No. 16.
After updating today, ESPN bracketology guy still has IU and CU 4 seeds and K-State going to No. 4 Gonzaga (No. 12 in NET).
Also seems odd that the Big 12 would only have one top four seed (Texas) in favor of giving another one to the Big Ten (3) and Pac-12 (4).
After updating today, ESPN bracketology guy still has IU and CU 4 seeds and K-State going to No. 4 Gonzaga (No. 12 in NET).
Also seems odd that the Big 12 would only have one top four seed (Texas) in favor of giving another one to the Big Ten (3) and Pac-12 (4).
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Kansas State Football / Re: How much are we going to pay our players?
« on: March 13, 2024, 01:21:53 PM »Serious question: what did Saban do? He seems like a hardass but I can’t think of anything that’s really made me question his integrity, or that he at all played a part in the BS the SEC has been engaged in.
I personally know three people who worked with him directly at different jobs and they all described him in varying terms as essentially being "the most miserable a$$hole on the planet."
Beyond being insufferable to work for (it wasn't just people using him as a stepping stone to better jobs - you could only work for that guy for a finite amount of time), he was an incredible hypocrite in loads of respects - whether it be about money, the level playing field, etc. He presented himself as an advocate for the game, but he was always incredibly self-serving and disingenuous.
One of my favorite hypocrite moments was Saban bitching constantly for 2-3 years about up tempo/no-huddle offenses ruining the game of football ("Is this really what we want football to be?") and then getting pasted a few times and hiring Lane Kiffin to install an up tempo/no-huddle offense.
Obviously a great coach - at least when he had the advantages of being in top tier programs - there's mythology that he was great at Michigan State - he wasn't. He had one good year and then bolted for LSU.
Anyways, he's just a turd of a person - like many coaches, unfortunately.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats
« on: March 12, 2024, 07:06:54 PM »
Gonzaga losing to a +100 NET team in Portland in the WCC tourney final is potentially good for us as they were projected as a No. 4 above us