Most of you youngsters cannot appreciate the magnitude of the 8 quarters remaining between our beloved Wildcats and the opportunity to carve EMAW on the crystal football. My most vivid football memory from my time on campus was sitting in the stands after watching the '87 Cats lose to Austin Peay and watching Willie Nelson bravely try to put on an abbreviated concert while two poor bastages held a tarp over his head to keep the rain from electrocuting him. Later that same season, we tore down the goalposts after we managed to end in a tie with the Squaks. Pathetic - absolutely pathetic. Needless to say, we've come a long ways, yet we have not arrived at the ultimate goal.
This season is a gift. Cherish it. Live it up, but never forget that we have 8 more quarters of WAR before we come within sight of the prize. Stay focused.
Use this video as needed to maintain that focus: http://videosift.com/video/George-C-Scott-as-General-Patton-Opening-Speech
I prefer to close my eyes and imagine LHCBS standing there giving this same speech in his Cotton Bowl windbreaker. Let's get those bastards - so help us God.
I love the visual of LHCBS as Patton!
Yes the Willie Nelson concert was pathetic, it only showed how out of touch the Admin was then that they thought this would be a big hit with the students.
My biggest memory from the Austin Peay game was the druken student section chant of "Let's Go Pee!" as K-State grabbed another loss out of the jaws of victory.
The only thing that stands out for me on the KU tie was that the kick at the end of the game, that would have given K-State the win, was blocked by a KU Basketball Player. Can I repeat that, the KU football team had a KU
Basketball player that kept K-State from winning a football game. Sigh....
Enjoy every moment of this year in K-State football, I know that I am!
