K-State had a few great seasons in the early days of the Big XII as Nebraska and Colorado waned as the powers of the north division. He couldn't recruit against Mack and OU in Texas, so he went the JUCO route. He still maintained a solid program for a lot of years because of his division. (We ruined his only legit shot at a national title in the 1998 CCG.)
Now that he has to play Oklahoma, Okie Lite, a (formerly) resurgent Baylor, TCU every year, not so much. End result has been Kansas State draws tougher bowl slots from the big 10 and SEC. 8-4 in the Big XII is not the same as 8-4 in the SEC or the big 10.
His teams are always well-coached and disciplined, but lack the talent, speed and depth to routinely go toe-to-toe with physically superior teams.
I need a more provocative quote than this to get fired up about an underachieving university and fanbase. This quote is largely factual.
Exactly. Who cares? A lot of it is true, or just focuses on some bad parts (that are still true) ignoring some of the good parts.
If anything it's self depreciating coming from an A&M fan. If that's what they think of us since the start of the B12, imagine what they must think of their easily inferior program...
I think this will be an enjoyable bowl since we will be able to commiserate during the game. Even if we are a bit better of a program overall, Texas A&M and Kansas State occupy the same rung in the CFB ladder.