all i can say, tann, is bullshit, which is about all i can say.
Bad language will get you no where in life. It sounds like you admire Frank Martin too much in that regard.
you see, tann, what separates us from other programs such as ku, nu, ut, ou, etc... isn't coaching, or baseline defense or whatever. it's about something else.
there's no way to know what the future holds, but from frank martin's video comments, it seems that he truly gets it! we already know that coach LHC Bill Snyder gets it. what sets kstate apart is that while we value winning and success, we almost equally value the virtues of loyalty, integrity, humility, family, hard work, honest effort, respect, etc...
If Frank Martin "got it" we wouldn't have had this drawn contract negotiation. If Frank Martin "got it" he wouldn't bring in the kind of element he brings to Manhattan. If Frank Martin "got it" he wouldn't continually embarrass our University. To put him in the same sentence as LHC Bill Snyder is laughable. Laughable. Wake me up when Frank Martin beats KU for 14 straight years. Wake me up when Frank Martin actually wins something.
other programs are different because they are all about being the biggest or the best or winning at any and all costs. then when they win, they gain their joy by pointing out to any and all who will listen that they won! they seek to use the power (real or perceived) they have gained as leverage to intimidate or gain an advantage in any way possible. they demand that everyone recognize their accomplishments and "bow at their altar." we've all witnessed arrogance, condescension and braggadocio from our b12 counterparts.
i believe kstate stands for something different and is motivated differently. i believe that kstate loves kstate and wants it to do well and succede, to the best of its abilities. the fans love the teams, and typically the teams love the fans. sure we have healthy rivalries, but beyond that, we wish our counterparts well as well. we complain when we see that we are not being shown respect for our accomplishments or when someone else is being shown favoritism and is benefiting unfairly from it.
coach LHC Bill Snyder set the standard. what a tremendous individual. who would not have loved to hire this man away for their own program??? how many national championships could he have had if he'd had the unlimited budget or superpower recruiting status enjoyed by other programs? yet, he remained loyal. god bless LHC Bill Snyder.
Yes HC Snyder did set the standard. And yet even all he gave to this State and University wasn't enough to keep the social experimenters at bay. If you see what Bill did, then you know that Frank Martin is a Prince in ill-fitting suit.
as for basketball... i thought, as many did, that we had our perfect hire in lon kruger. wow. not only was that not perfect, but his claim that there was "no place i'd rather be than kstate" right before he shot out the door set us on the basketball death spiral from which we are only now recovering. i thought he, of all people, would get it. sadly, he did not. i don't mind that he left, i just wish he'd been honest and not left the program in a lurch in the process. loyalty. dignity. integrity. character.
but now... frank martin. what an unlikely marriage of heartland american university and south florida coach. yet, somehow...a perfect fit. let me just say to you, frank martin: "you are home!" you are a perfect embodiment of what kansas state university stands for. i hope your future, at least a significant portion of it, includes tremendous success and kansas state university. i believe, as impossible as it may seem, that we share many of the same core values. i hope you are as impressed with our school, community, state etc... as we have been with you. i wish you nothing but the very best, and will be devoted to helping you achieve success.
you see, i love kansas state university. i don't want it to succeed so i can pound my chest and rub it in (ok, maybe to the irritating ku fans who have done so to me for 20 years ) to everyone around me. i want it to succeed because i love it. similarly, and it is with utmost respect and appreciation that i say this, a piece of me dies each time we lose as well. i know i am not alone... nor, coach martin, are you.
every man a wildcat
god bless, coach martin
If Frank Martin wants to represent this University with a tenth of the class of LHC Bill Snyder then he need to talk to LHC Bill Snyder and accept his advice. Ron Prince decided to do it his way and look where that got us. He had the resources of the greatest coach in school history at his fingertips and never made that call. Frank Martin is doing the same.
Also, if Frank wants to be a K-Stater then he needs to drop the hyphen-American stuff. Either he's an American or he's not.
