The boot-licking deference to power even when weighed against their own best interest is impossible for me to understand.
One thing I've learned about a lot of K-State fans outside of this forum is that they were raised to always be deferential to those higher up than them, to shut up and be productive in your own life and not complain about what the boss is doing because they clearly know what they're doing if they got that position (in their minds). It's not because these tucks are inferior human beings, it's because they grew up in an environment where questioning authority was rarely encouraged. It makes sense especially for those who come off the farm to K-State because if you grow up in an agricultural and/or rural environment, you don't have a lot of time or opportunities to question one decision or another. What's more baffling is when kids who grew up in suburban or urban KC come to K-State and adopt the same mindset.
There are other parts of the country where this mindset occurs, but it seems to be especially strong with K-Staters. KU 'tucks, on the other hand, whine
all the goddamn time about what their athletic department's doing. They'll eat their own so damned quickly it'll make your head spin. A vast majority of KU people come from urban environments like KC, Omaha, STL, Chicago, etc., so it makes sense; questioning authority is always more common in urban environments than rural ones.
Of course, not all K-Staters who come from rural and/or agricultural backgrounds are going to always be deferential to bad decisions made by the athletic department and/or the university. This forum is evidence of that. But we're outnumbered by those who are, and I think that should be pretty obvious by now to everyone. It's the nature of the beast, and it's something we're always going to have to deal with as K-State fans.
