Sunflower Showdown Part 3: For a trophy!

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I kind of agree with tang. Also too much of our fanbase is comprised of yokels who just want to beat ku and show up in big numbers for the annual fball bowl game. It%u2019s embarrassing and small minded.

he's exactly correct. I would have maybe added that people should be fired up and loud for the game also because it's a top 5 opponent at home. If he gets the program where he wants it, it will be just another big game to stay at the top of conf.
Thankfully i don't follow many dorks who were pissed about it. As soon as he said rent free, i knew the awful ksu twitter reply guys would be pissed. dorks

Oh for sure, and I think he also made those comments from the perspective of someone who's been in the conference for nearly 20 years on the outside looking in. Like, it was a "this is obvious how do you not see that" that plenty inside the bubble just can't see like he (and many others) does.

Coach Tang's comments helped me to re-orient from a perspective of hate for my enemies toward renewed and deeper love for my Cats. This is good and healthy and probably overdue.

[star seed 7]

Squawks pretending to not care about the cats is their living rent free analog. The sunflower is important to both sides and that's part of what makes college sports great!

[Spracne]

Squawks pretending to not care about the cats is their living rent free analog. The sunflower is important to both sides and that's part of what makes college sports great!

It feels like this is directed at me. If so, I will say I would be happy for you guys (well, the cats I actually know. Not the internet fanbase) if you won. For me, it's just another day on the calendar.

[star seed 7]

Well, you're a l'horn

[DreamWeaver69]

After all the mass murder attempts the squawks have tried to pull on the court vs the cats over the years, I won't be letting my son watch tonight's game.

[WillieWatanabe]

Squawks pretending to not care about the cats is their living rent free analog. The sunflower is important to both sides and that's part of what makes college sports great!

It feels like this is directed at me. If so, I will say I would be happy for you guys (well, the cats I actually know. Not the internet fanbase) if you won. For me, it's just another day on the calendar.

very well may be true for you.
Searching twitter and fbook, that is not the case for other KU fans.

[mocat]

I kind of agree with tang. Also too much of our fanbase is comprised of yokels who just want to beat ku and show up in big numbers for the annual fball bowl game. It%u2019s embarrassing and small minded.

he's exactly correct. I would have maybe added that people should be fired up and loud for the game also because it's a top 5 opponent at home. If he gets the program where he wants it, it will be just another big game to stay at the top of conf.
Thankfully i don't follow many dorks who were pissed about it. As soon as he said rent free, i knew the awful ksu twitter reply guys would be pissed. dorks

he is 100% correct. i was with some farmseed relative over the holidays who was celebrating that KU lost to Tennessee, and i was like don't you realize it's bad for k state when a b12 team loses a noncon game? and he looked at me as if i had just told him i was trans

[GregKSU1027]

I kind of agree with tang. Also too much of our fanbase is comprised of yokels who just want to beat ku and show up in big numbers for the annual fball bowl game. It%u2019s embarrassing and small minded.

he's exactly correct. I would have maybe added that people should be fired up and loud for the game also because it's a top 5 opponent at home. If he gets the program where he wants it, it will be just another big game to stay at the top of conf.
Thankfully i don't follow many dorks who were pissed about it. As soon as he said rent free, i knew the awful ksu twitter reply guys would be pissed. dorks

he is 100% correct. i was with some farmseed relative over the holidays who was celebrating that KU lost to Tennessee, and i was like don't you realize it's bad for k state when a b12 team loses a noncon game? and he looked at me as if i had just told him i was trans

K-State should be worried about two things moving forward.  In both Football and the Hobby Sport winning Big 12 Titles and making it to the Final 4 are Top Priority. Tang has won National Championships and Klieman won them at a different level but that doesn't mean he can't do it in Manhattan.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I kind of agree with tang. Also too much of our fanbase is comprised of yokels who just want to beat ku and show up in big numbers for the annual fball bowl game. It%u2019s embarrassing and small minded.

he's exactly correct. I would have maybe added that people should be fired up and loud for the game also because it's a top 5 opponent at home. If he gets the program where he wants it, it will be just another big game to stay at the top of conf.
Thankfully i don't follow many dorks who were pissed about it. As soon as he said rent free, i knew the awful ksu twitter reply guys would be pissed. dorks

he is 100% correct. i was with some farmseed relative over the holidays who was celebrating that KU lost to Tennessee, and i was like don't you realize it's bad for k state when a b12 team loses a noncon game? and he looked at me as if i had just told him i was trans

K-State should be worried about two things moving forward.  In both Football and the Hobby Sport winning Big 12 Titles and making it to the Final 4 are Top Priority. Tang has won National Championships and Klieman won them at a different level but that doesn't mean he can't do it in Manhattan.

We've been really close to the F4 3x in my life. I believe we can make it there!

[SkinnyBenny]

1. Missouri is our rival.

Lol, ok Great Grandpa.

[catastrophe]

Squawks pretending to not care about the cats is their living rent free analog. The sunflower is important to both sides and that's part of what makes college sports great!

I just assumed it’s similar to FB for us where there’s always that pressure to maintain the streak.

For tonight’s game, getting a quality win at home is more important to me than beating KU. When we play at their place is the one I consider to be for intrastate bragging rights.

[MakeItRain]

We're going to win and it's going to be relatively easy.

Why do we do this to ourselves, fellow cats fanatic?

I don't believe in santa, the easter bunny, curses, nor do I mythologize KU. They've beaten the crap out of us for most of our lifetimes. Those teams weren't these teams. I've watched them fall behind double digits to interior opponents all season, to this point. This game will be the toughest game they've had, I don't think it will be as easy for them to come back tonight as they have against ISU or the Oklahoma schools. I think we're going to win, because of the same reason I'd thought we would lose on Saturday. This conference is hard as hell and eventually everyone's got to pay for their shortcomings.

[MakeItRain]

Also Baylor doesn't have a rival so he probably has no idea how that works with the fans

Baylor would very much disagree with you.

[surly]

When do gates open tonight, I want to beat him in?

[OK_Cat]

We'll lose a close game tonight, fans will be pissed, twitter will meltdown, jayhawk twitter will celebrate (although not our rivals) and we'll forget all about it by Saturday

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Just in the interest of balanced airtime, it isn't just Cat fans who act like deranged nutjobs when the Dillon's is on the line:

[Houstoncat93]

We're going to win and it's going to be relatively easy.

Why do we do this to ourselves, fellow cats fanatic?

I don't believe in santa, the easter bunny, curses, nor do I mythologize KU. They've beaten the crap out of us for most of our lifetimes. Those teams weren't these teams. I've watched them fall behind double digits to interior opponents all season, to this point. This game will be the toughest game they've had, I don't think it will be as easy for them to come back tonight as they have against ISU or the Oklahoma schools. I think we're going to win, because of the same reason I'd thought we would lose on Saturday. This conference is hard as hell and eventually everyone's got to pay for their shortcomings.

If we could get them to wear someone else's jersey and convince the team it really wasn't the Jayhawks we were playing I would agree with you. Historically even our good teams who were capable of beating then got caught up in the whole "OMG We are beating them" euphoria and start doing stupid things.

My hope is that this team has enough new blood to the program that this is just a big game because it's a conference game against a ranked opponent and not focus on the stupid cartoon bird logo.

[cfbandyman]

We're going to win and it's going to be relatively easy.

Why do we do this to ourselves, fellow cats fanatic?

I don't believe in santa, the easter bunny, curses, nor do I mythologize KU. They've beaten the crap out of us for most of our lifetimes. Those teams weren't these teams. I've watched them fall behind double digits to interior opponents all season, to this point. This game will be the toughest game they've had, I don't think it will be as easy for them to come back tonight as they have against ISU or the Oklahoma schools. I think we're going to win, because of the same reason I'd thought we would lose on Saturday. This conference is hard as hell and eventually everyone's got to pay for their shortcomings.

If we could get them to wear someone else's jersey and convince the team it really wasn't the Jayhawks we were playing I would agree with you. Historically even our good teams who were capable of beating then got caught up in the whole "OMG We are beating them" euphoria and start doing stupid things.

My hope is that this team has enough new blood to the program that this is just a big game because it's a conference game against a ranked opponent and not focus on the stupid cartoon bird logo.

ku has only one win by double digits in Big 12 play, and has 3 games at home they barely have won, and with a combined 3 points to them. They are obviously a good team but I tend to side with MiR on this, they are just getting by, they are due for a loss. If Nowell and Keonte play "their game" like they did vs everyone but @TCU I think it'll be enough for us to win. They don't have home cookin to keep them in late in this one.

[surly]

When do gates open tonight, I want to beat him in?

4:30PM

[catastrophe]

Historically even our good teams who were capable of beating then got caught up in the whole "OMG We are beating them" euphoria and start doing stupid things.

I think this is mostly a product of having a really good coach.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

Also Baylor doesn't have a rival so he probably has no idea how that works with the fans

Baylor would very much disagree with you.

I’m not even sure Baylor lives rent free in the heads of Baylor fans they seem to be one of the most tepid of fan bases

[deputy dawg]

Also Baylor doesn't have a rival so he probably has no idea how that works with the fans

This is probably true. A small population with 2 P5 schools makes it nearly impossible not to interact with your rival on a daily basis.

1. Missouri is our rival. You guys are just our little bros we give noogies to.

2. Anything could happen. I don't have a strong feeling either way. We are ball Hawks, so it could go the way of TCU. Or maybe not!

3. I hope for a good, clean game with no injuries to these young sportsmen.

Hate to tell you this, but K-State is the oldest university in the state of Kansas.  A K-Stater designed your campus before KU was funded into existence.

[Cartierfor3]

Imagine thinking a team in another conference who you never play is your rival. 

[Cartierfor3]

Guys! Our rivals are Colorado and Nebraska! 

[Cartierfor3]

Just in the interest of balanced airtime, it isn't just Cat fans who act like deranged nutjobs when the Dillon's is on the line:

LOL forgot about that one. Both about how stupid and childish it made Nate appear, and on the other hand how Keitzman used it to try and fire him. Amazing times.