Klieman's showing his ass tonight.
His unwillingness to stop this Howard experiment has changed how I feel about him, win or lose. I don't even by the program building stuff, it's clear that Howard will never start another game for Kansas State ever again when this season is over. This isn't program building, it's risking the current team because he doesn't want his QB evaluation to be wrong. I guarantee you the players are just as frustrated with this too.
I think you're overestimating Ast
Nah, he wouldn't miss these passes this poorly. I will say this, that last play wouldn't have been a touchdown with Ast, he's significantly slower than Howard. Klieman feels, right now, the quarterback run game is more important to the offense than the ability to pass accurately, that's why Howard is playing. They can use the threat of his feet to open up plays like that. The problem is he's missed wide open passes like the one he finally hit to Briley Moore, all night.