Author Topic: KSU Booze Cats (Read 573753 times)

GregKSU1027 · « **Reply #6025 on:** March 12, 2022, 05:13:37 PM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on March 02, 2022, 01:52:20 PM

greg needs to be held accountable for all of this

H8ers gonna H8

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #6026 on:** March 12, 2022, 05:32:27 PM »

UPDATE ON HOW MUCH ASS WE KICK:
All of it. We kick all of the asses.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #6027 on:** March 20, 2022, 08:47:51 AM »

7 in a row

https://twitter.com/kstatebsb/status/1505327972827467778?s=21

fun muffin · « **Reply #6028 on:** March 20, 2022, 09:51:34 AM »

Unfortunately against a bunch of duds.

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #6029 on:** March 26, 2022, 08:15:48 PM »

UPDATE:
We suck again

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6030 on:** March 26, 2022, 08:49:35 PM »

We will always suck more than we dint as long as known loser Pete Hughes is our coach.

Guess who doesn't suck? No. 22 Maryland, which is led by a coach who doesn't have 25 years of mostly failure at the D1 level. In fact, after this year, Maryland's coach will only be one NCAA appearance behind Pete Hughes (in 20 fewer years as a head coach).

steve dave · « **Reply #6031 on:** March 27, 2022, 07:58:40 AM »

man, that would be great. bring him home.

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #6032 on:** March 27, 2022, 10:02:43 AM »

Time to sign up on the terps bbs and launch a grassroots VAUGHN GONE campaign. They deserve better than 22, they’re premier top 5 program and he’s holding them back

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #6033 on:** March 27, 2022, 01:29:50 PM »

TCU only got 8 batters to the plate in the 1st (no walks or HBP) we are going to kick their asses so bad

Spaces · « **Reply #6034 on:** March 27, 2022, 06:17:08 PM »

Maryland just lost a series to Dallas Baptist. VAUGHN GONE NOW.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6035 on:** March 28, 2022, 05:02:01 PM »

DB is ranked 19th.

Maryland is 18-5, swept Baylor to start the season. They did lose to Michigan and East Carolina who have solid programs.

Will be an interesting follow.

K-State - if they don't find some pitching, fielding, fundamentals and you know, just about everything real quick. Is looking down the barrel of 0-12 in conference.

Football-Volleyball-Men's Basketball-Baseball

The renovations at TFS are a big improvement. The baseball program is about to get access to a new 22K square strength and sports medicine facility just over the left field wall. They're talking about an expansion and renovation of Brandeberry. Come on man.

I'm so tired of the excuses. People act like the SEC schools and Stillwater Oklahoma, North Texas are some sort of tropical paradise and that MHK is the freaking frozen tundra. Unless you're in South Florida the winters in the South are only slightly more mild than the Midwest in typical years. It can still be chilly, with the moisture in the air bone chilling cold, windy and miserable. I remember living on the Carolina coast and UNCW would host Northern teams earlier in the year and I used to laugh thinking how bummed out they had to be on a 45 degree cloudy day with the wind blowing from the North and the humidity was 78%, real feel 37 degrees.

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6036 on:** March 29, 2022, 12:12:34 PM »

Quick temp comparo between MHK and Knoxville (current home of No. 1 team in the country)...

Avg. high/low in Feb: MHK (47/21) Knox (53/33)
Avg. high/low in March: MHK (57/30) Knox (61/40)
Avg. high/low in April: MHK (67/42) Knox (71/48)
Avg. high/low in May: MHK (77/54) Knox (79/57)

There are semi-legit excuses the K-State baseball coach could use for sucking (not a fully-funded sport in a low-population state, etc.), but weather isn't one of them.

steve dave · « **Reply #6037 on:** March 29, 2022, 12:13:36 PM »

TN has a guy who throws like 11,000 mph

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6038 on:** March 29, 2022, 12:34:41 PM »

Quote from: Kid In the Hall on March 29, 2022, 12:12:34 PM

Quick temp comparo between MHK and Knoxville (current home of No. 1 team in the country)...

Avg. high/low in Feb: MHK (47/21) Knox (53/33)
Avg. high/low in March: MHK (57/30) Knox (61/40)
Avg. high/low in April: MHK (67/42) Knox (71/48)
Avg. high/low in May: MHK (77/54) Knox (79/57)

There are semi-legit excuses the K-State baseball coach could use for sucking (not a fully-funded sport in a low-population state, etc.), but weather isn't one of them.

Not fully funded?

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6039 on:** March 29, 2022, 12:52:36 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on March 29, 2022, 12:34:41 PM

Quote from: Kid In the Hall on March 29, 2022, 12:12:34 PM
Quick temp comparo between MHK and Knoxville (current home of No. 1 team in the country)...

Avg. high/low in Feb: MHK (47/21) Knox (53/33)
Avg. high/low in March: MHK (57/30) Knox (61/40)
Avg. high/low in April: MHK (67/42) Knox (71/48)
Avg. high/low in May: MHK (77/54) Knox (79/57)

There are semi-legit excuses the K-State baseball coach could use for sucking (not a fully-funded sport in a low-population state, etc.), but weather isn't one of them.

Not fully funded?

Meaning the scholarship situation - 11.7 scholarships for the entire roster.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6040 on:** March 29, 2022, 01:30:41 PM »

Everybody is up against that.

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6041 on:** March 29, 2022, 02:28:57 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on March 29, 2022, 01:30:41 PM

Everybody is up against that.

Yes, but not everybody plays in a low population state where three D-1 schools are competing for 20ish D1 players every year and, in all likelihood, can't/won't offer them anything other than small partial scholarships because they've got to save their biggest partials for out-of-state athletes.

Schools in large population states have a built-in advantage in the non-fully funded sports because they have loads more in-state players to choose from and they can offer those in-state players partial scholarships to stay home at in-state tuition rates. Whereas, if K-State wanted to offer a kid from Florida, that kid will have to pay out-of-state tuition and a 9/10 scholarship to K-State is probably about the same as a 1/10 scholarship to Florida/Miami/Florida State, etc.

When K-State decided to offer in-state tuition to any student from several states (Texas, Oklahoma, etc.) that certainly helped, but it's still obviously not quite the same. That gap can also be made up with academic scholarships to supplement the partial athletic scholarship, but, again, still not going to be the same.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6042 on:** March 29, 2022, 02:45:40 PM »

Quote from: Kid In the Hall on March 29, 2022, 02:28:57 PM

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on March 29, 2022, 01:30:41 PM
Everybody is up against that.

Yes, but not everybody plays in a low population state where three D-1 schools are competing for 20ish D1 players every year and, in all likelihood, can't/won't offer them anything other than small partial scholarships because they've got to save their biggest partials for out-of-state athletes.

Schools in large population states have a built-in advantage in the non-fully funded sports because they have loads more in-state players to choose from and they can offer those in-state players partial scholarships to stay home at in-state tuition rates. Whereas, if K-State wanted to offer a kid from Florida, that kid will have to pay out-of-state tuition and a 9/10 scholarship to K-State is probably about the same as a 1/10 scholarship to Florida/Miami/Florida State, etc.

When K-State decided to offer in-state tuition to any student from several states (Texas, Oklahoma, etc.) that certainly helped, but it's still obviously not quite the same. That gap can also be made up with academic scholarships to supplement the partial athletic scholarship, but, again, still not going to be the same.

Miss is a low population state with at least 3 D1 baseball programs. They seem to do alright. Texas is one of the, if not the fastest growing state in the United States, so I am not understanding the "not quite the same", again, there's only 11.7 scholarships, the Texas schools can't get everybody. Oregon is a low population state in the Northeast, and Oregon State has a powerful major corp funded competitor just down the road. Stillwater Oklahoma is, well, Stillwater Oklahoma, they seem to do just fine.

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6043 on:** March 29, 2022, 04:42:16 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on March 29, 2022, 02:45:40 PM

Quote from: Kid In the Hall on March 29, 2022, 02:28:57 PM
Quote from: sonofdaxjones on March 29, 2022, 01:30:41 PM
Everybody is up against that.

Yes, but not everybody plays in a low population state where three D-1 schools are competing for 20ish D1 players every year and, in all likelihood, can't/won't offer them anything other than small partial scholarships because they've got to save their biggest partials for out-of-state athletes.

Schools in large population states have a built-in advantage in the non-fully funded sports because they have loads more in-state players to choose from and they can offer those in-state players partial scholarships to stay home at in-state tuition rates. Whereas, if K-State wanted to offer a kid from Florida, that kid will have to pay out-of-state tuition and a 9/10 scholarship to K-State is probably about the same as a 1/10 scholarship to Florida/Miami/Florida State, etc.

When K-State decided to offer in-state tuition to any student from several states (Texas, Oklahoma, etc.) that certainly helped, but it's still obviously not quite the same. That gap can also be made up with academic scholarships to supplement the partial athletic scholarship, but, again, still not going to be the same.

Miss is a low population state with at least 3 D1 baseball programs. They seem to do alright. Texas is one of the, if not the fastest growing state in the United States, so I am not understanding the "not quite the same", again, there's only 11.7 scholarships, the Texas schools can't get everybody. Oregon is a low population state in the Northeast, and Oregon State has a powerful major corp funded competitor just down the road. Stillwater Oklahoma is, well, Stillwater Oklahoma, they seem to do just fine.

I'm not saying it should be used as an excuse, but many coaches have used it as an excuse and it's certainly a better one than the weather. I do think those large population states (especially Texas, Florida and California) have an advantage - particularly for the top flight talent. But, it's certainly something that can be overcome as the list of schools you shared has proven.

Having said all of that - it would also be nice if baseball scholarships could be bumped to 20-25 to help even the playing field. But, that also means additional scholarships on the women's side, so it's probably unlikely any time soon.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #6044 on:** March 30, 2022, 12:33:37 PM »

The weather really isn't an excuse. Again, unless a school is in Florida, Arizona or Southern California the months and days leading up to the season and the early part of the season are filled with chilly days and rainy weather. This is why K-State has artificial grass in its baseball stadium. Unless it's pouring rain or snowing, or absolutely frigid, they can practice outside. Brandeberry is set up to support live batting practice.

K-State is a big boy athletic department fielding the minimum number of sports and still spending over $80 million dollars a year on athletics. In-state/out-of-state shouldn't make any significant difference, and makes no difference if players are coming from reduced tuition states.

wiley · « **Reply #6045 on:** March 30, 2022, 07:22:13 PM »

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2021-ncaa-baseball-tournament-bracket/

Welp, apparently we haven’t gotten to the on-ramp of the highway that leads to omahattan.

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Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #6046 on:** March 30, 2022, 11:21:41 PM »

Yeah TN's only competition in state is (checks notes) Vanderbilt

Kid In the Hall · « **Reply #6047 on:** March 31, 2022, 10:33:39 AM »

Wins are wins, but we narrowly avoided losing two games at home to an awful Northern Colorado team last night/Tuesday. If Hughes can't find some reliable bullpen help it's going to be a really, really bad Big 12 season - like us and KU duking it out for taking the last spot in the Big 12 tourney with a 5-20 type of record.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #6048 on:** March 31, 2022, 11:40:33 AM »

Greg you hear that?? Go find us a Rick Vaughn!

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #6049 on:** March 31, 2022, 01:31:12 PM »

Quote from: Kid In the Hall on March 31, 2022, 10:33:39 AM

Wins are wins, but we narrowly avoided losing two games at home to an awful Northern Colorado team last night/Tuesday. If Hughes can't find some reliable bullpen help it's going to be a really, really bad Big 12 season - like us and KU duking it out for taking the last spot in the Big 12 tourney with a 5-20 type of record.

hey man, the fact is we just swept UNC. The North Carolina Tarheels are the #18 ranked team in the country.