You know, ever since I've cheered for K-State since back in the 90's. LHC Bill Snyder is a class act. Your uniforms are snazzy, but I've had to rethink things lately. See, I came across this thread via Facebook, and at first I couldn't believe it was real. It's so absurd that someone might *really* think that by playing THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS your K-State "brand" of football might somehow take a hit. It's ridiculous...surreal, even. At first I figured this must all be an elaborate set up by U of A folks trying to get our players fired up before the bowl. But after skimming PAGES and PAGES of the most uneducated, asinine comments regarding this bowl matchup, I decided a little research was needed. Funny thing, research. It has the ability to strip bare all the horrifyingly stupid illusions K-State fans hold about their program. Enjoy!
Inaugural Football Season: You 1896, us 1894
Average Home Attendance: You 49,816, us 68,932
All-Time Win/Loss Record: You 466-610-41, us 676-451-40
All-Time Win Percentage: You 41.7 (which is pathetic, by the way), us 57.9
Winningest Head Coach and His Win Percentage: You LHC Bill Snyder 159-82-1 (65.7%), us Frank Broyles 149-62-6 (68.6%)
Number of Consensus All-Americans (All-Time): 11 to 23
Number of Players Drafted by the NFL (All-Time): 131 to 253
Number of Players Currently in the NFL: 13 to 16
Number of NFL Hall of Famers: 0 (awww…) to 2
Number of Conference Championships: 5 to 13
Number of Bowl Appearances: 14 to 38
Number of Bowl Victories: 6 to 12
Number of Top 10 Finishes: 6 (which puts you behind “powerhouse” programs such as Army, Navy, North Carolina and Arizona State!) to 13
Number of Top 5 Finishes (1951 – Present): 0 (awww…) to 3
Number of Football National Championships: 0 (awww…) to 1
How's that for "brand?"
You know, a program with only about 20 years of "history" in a sport that's 142 years old doesn't really have a history.
You guys want to know why we aren't in the Big XII? We left the SWC two years before it collapsed (guess they couldn't survive without us). At least twice the Big XII has made overtures to us about joining your conference. When we were done laughing at you, we politely declined. We'd rather play in the one conference that is a cut above: the SEC (Six national championships in a row, people. Six.)
You know, any of you could have learned this through the "Miracle of Literacy," but I guess you don't have to be literate to graduate from Kansas State. I guess they just hurl diplomas at random passers-by on their horses or tractors or whatever. How 'bout y'all stick to subjects you understand...like...corn.
You call us racists, but I doubt most Kansans even know a soul who isn't lily white. Our state is racially diverse, and most folks here have learned to live and work together...and we LIKE it that way (10.4% of our businesses are minority owned compared to 7.7% of yours). You call us poor hillbillies, but last I looked we have more companies in the Fortune 500 than you. I could go on about Arkansas' advantages, but I'll just sum it up by saying I'll take a delta sunrise, a drive through the Ouachita Forest or a breezy Ozark evening to that flat, endless expanse of cowpasture called Kansas.
How are things in corn?