There's a good chance that once the regular season is finished, we'll look at the AP/Coaches poll and see that K-State will have played as many as 5 Top 25 teams. Yes, several on that list right now are a little gimpy, but IF they get their season(s) back on track, they'll finish the regular season in the Top 25.
So yes, it's huge, huge, huge.
If K-State manages to win out, it's going to be effing impressive and I don't care what the Big 12 detractors say.