1998 was the best team

[Rage Against the McKee]

might as well compare the 2012 team to the 1936 Big 6 title team. Completely different games.

Yeah, this is just like tucks comparing KSU players from the black and white tv era to Michael Beasley.

[Winters]

'98.
I'd stick by my comments of the '98 team would kill '12

The '98 defense would give an offense like '12 KSU some serious problems, but they would have given up 50 points to West Virginia, OU, Baylor, and OSU. Head to head, they would have a puncher's chance, but if you are going to run them against this team's schedule, they probably struggle to find bowl eligibility.

98 Defense>>>>>12 Defense

They were not built to face the offenses of the '12 Big 12. The spread would eat them alive.

The defense of '12 wouldn't be able to stop the offenses of '98 then.

[Skipper44]

'98.
I'd stick by my comments of the '98 team would kill '12

The '98 defense would give an offense like '12 KSU some serious problems, but they would have given up 50 points to West Virginia, OU, Baylor, and OSU. Head to head, they would have a puncher's chance, but if you are going to run them against this team's schedule, they probably struggle to find bowl eligibility.

98 Defense>>>>>12 Defense

They were not built to face the offenses of the '12 Big 12. The spread would eat them alive.

This is true, they were physical and mental freaks assembled to beat NU and CU's insanely powerful running games. 

What a team like KSU needs is a Nick Fairley type of D tackle that cannot be schemed around.  It would of be best if AB had been a 290 lb freak DT instead of a great LB that teams can avoid

[hemmy]

'98 pass defense was really bad.

[Rage Against the McKee]

'98.
I'd stick by my comments of the '98 team would kill '12

The '98 defense would give an offense like '12 KSU some serious problems, but they would have given up 50 points to West Virginia, OU, Baylor, and OSU. Head to head, they would have a puncher's chance, but if you are going to run them against this team's schedule, they probably struggle to find bowl eligibility.

98 Defense>>>>>12 Defense

They were not built to face the offenses of the '12 Big 12. The spread would eat them alive.

The defense of '12 wouldn't be able to stop the offenses of '98 then.

They would handle that offense just fine. The '98 offense was way ahead of its time, which is really why that team did as well as it did. Snyder is a football genius. It's just too bad he can't handle success.

[wazucat]

might as well compare the 2012 team to the 1936 Big 6 title team. Completely different games.

Mich is on fire tonight.

[bobby_runs]

Gonna sit back and watch older fans fight back and forth 

[Winters]

'98 pass defense was really bad.

Great point. The 2012 pass defense is just lighting them up! 

[Rage Against the McKee]

I think our '98 defense would be about as good as the Phil Bennett led Baylor Bears have been this season.

[hemmy]

true, but they are playing against much better passing attacks

[MakeItRain]

No. Our five best teams, from best to worst, are:

2012
2011
2003
2002
1998

The Baylor team we just lost to is better than any team the '98 squad faced all season.

  yo ass is crazy

[Skipper44]

1997,99 and 00 were all better than 2011

[kstatefreak42]

98 team for sure. michael bishop was just on another level. he was so dynamic. and the 98 defense would match up well with our 12 offense.

[HawkHater]

The real test will be how this team handles the loss. We know how the '98 team handled it and it wasn't pretty. If this team shows some maturity and deals with the loss in the appropiate manner they have the clear edge. If they fall apart like '98 I call it a wash.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I think a lot of people here are confusing best season to be a fan with best team. There aren't honestly people here who believe any team from 1998 could beat a ranked team from 2012, are there?