8 years ago

[Sandstone Outcropping]

[MadCat]

 

[nicname]

Should have been Bill’s last hurrah.

[MakeItRain]

Should have been Bill’s last hurrah.

This is laughable, the next 5 years we were 40-25, only OU, OSU, & TCU were better. K-State fans are something else.

[michigancat]

Should have been Bill’s last hurrah.

This is laughable, the next 5 years we were 40-25, only OU, OSU, & TCU were better. K-State fans are something else.

I would make the argument that this is why it would have been a good time to hang it up when you compare it to the roster he left Klieman

[Cire]

We would have been pretty good if ertz had stayed healthy and was a 3 year full time starter


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[nicname]

Should have been Bill’s last hurrah.

This is laughable, the next 5 years we were 40-25, only OU, OSU, & TCU were better. K-State fans are something else.

I would make the argument that this is why it would have been a good time to hang it up when you compare it to the roster he left Klieman

Agree, though my line of thought was legacy. Riding off into the sunset after “calming the waters” with a Dr P would have been pretty legendary. That said, I can see why he might think he had a big run in him with Sams, Lockett and later Waters waiting in the wings.

Was in no way trying to disparage the post Dr P, pre Bazooka Joe years of Snyder 2.0.

[MakeItRain]

Should have been Bill’s last hurrah.

This is laughable, the next 5 years we were 40-25, only OU, OSU, & TCU were better. K-State fans are something else.

I would make the argument that this is why it would have been a good time to hang it up when you compare it to the roster he left Klieman

There almost certainly wouldn't be a coach that would have us 8-5 for five straight years after '12. The thing is, during the entirety of Snyder 2.0, the team literally always out performed the talent on the roster, every single year. I don't think there was another coach in America, attainable to K-State, that would have gotten 8 wins out of that '13 team and 9 out of the '14. Jake Waters was easily the best player on those teams. Yes, I know Tyler was on those teams, he needed a capable QB tho. The staff developed the hell out of those teams, we would have fell way off. Look at the roster, woof!

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/2013.html

[steve dave]

Such a fun team


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[michigancat]

Jake Waters would be the best player on the current team. Daniel Sams probably would be too!

[ben ji]

Such a fun team


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Such a fun season as well!

Remember when we just pistol whipped Miami and got to see a little Sams at the end?

Then we beat OU and were like OMG OMG OMG.

The whole "Does playing WV hurt the image of our program" week capped off by going up to coal town and stomping their faces in so bad it was over by halftime.

Then we lose to baylor but still come back and have a magical night at BSFS to beat Texas and win a Dr Pepper.

So many great memories from that game, the tension in the foggy air, the game still in question until the end of the 3rd quarter when TLBL caught a deep pass and then I knew we would win, willie on the pressbox doing the KSU chant. Then after it was over rushing the field and slapping Meshak Williams on the back and telling him how proud I was of him for helping to bring this moment not just all the people on the field but all the people like my gpa who went to kstate in the 40's and suffered through 40 years of absolute dogshit football but still remained fans. 

(meshak was like, alright man, I'm gotta go find my teammates)

[MakeItRain]

Jake Waters would be the best player on the current team. Daniel Sams probably would be too!

Waters v. Thompson is interesting to me. Waters was clearly a better passer and Thompson was a better runner. Sams would be completely unnecessary on the same roster as Thompson. Anyway with Waters and Thompson, I think they are so close that how effective they could be would be completely dependant upon how well the coaches used them. Jake did have Tyler and those overthrows that Thompson has would certainly be a lot less if he was throwing those deep balls to a future pro bowler.

[PurpleOil]

Honestly, 2011 through 2014 was a great time to be a Wildcat.

I loved the 2012 Texas game though. Willie doing the chant one last time from on top of the pressbox, the fog, the fireworks, storming the field after... it was all pretty much the best.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Jake Waters would be a whole lot more effective under our current coaching staff. Of course, if Bill had retired in '12, Currie would have hired Greg Schiano. Waters probably would have been more effective under him, too.

[wetwillie]

Imagine Messingham trying to use Daniel Sams as a QB

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Such a fun team


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Such a fun season as well!

Remember when we just pistol whipped Miami and got to see a little Sams at the end?

Then we beat OU and were like OMG OMG OMG.

The whole "Does playing WV hurt the image of our program" week capped off by going up to coal town and stomping their faces in so bad it was over by halftime.

Then we lose to baylor but still come back and have a magical night at BSFS to beat Texas and win a Dr Pepper.

So many great memories from that game, the tension in the foggy air, the game still in question until the end of the 3rd quarter when TLBL caught a deep pass and then I knew we would win, willie on the pressbox doing the KSU chant. Then after it was over rushing the field and slapping Meshak Williams on the back and telling him how proud I was of him for helping to bring this moment not just all the people on the field but all the people like my gpa who went to kstate in the 40's and suffered through 40 years of absolute dogshit football but still remained fans. 

(meshak was like, alright man, I'm gotta go find my teammates)

What a great season. The TX game was awesome. 1998 and 2000 Nebraska games would be the only comparison for me (in terms of games that I watched at BSFS).

[Cartierfor3]

Remember this bad boy

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5udv2XkdEo[/youtube]

[cfbandyman]

Was the best birthday present one could ask for

[Cartierfor3]

I think 2010-2012 was my peak of K-State fandom. Was so fun in hoops and football.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Remember this bad boy

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5udv2XkdEo[/youtube]

I think 2010-2012 was my peak of K-State fandom. Was so fun in hoops and football.

#TITLETOWN days

[yoga-like_abana]

and the mask!

[nicname]

Remember this bad boy

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5udv2XkdEo[/youtube]

I didn’t remember it, but man did it hit me in the feels.

[PurpleOil]

Who can forget this amazing video, seen for the first time inside BSFS.

[ben ji]

Who can forget this amazing video, seen for the first time inside BSFS.

Love all the nostalgia in this thread.

When we were getting ear holed at home in the RP era after each game my buddy and I would go back to our room and watch the 2003 Dr Pepper version of "Stand up for the champions" to make ourselves feel better.

[cas4ksu]

I watched the '98 highlight tape awhile back.

Two things that were painfully apparent:

1. We are lightyears away from having that kind of talent anywhere near our roster.

2. I am v v jealous of folks that got to attend dear ol' EMAW-U during that time. Can't imagine how much fun campus was during that season.