« on: August 29, 2010, 08:23:38 AM »

More like cone of suck-ass journalism! Kind of amazing that so many people buy into this
way overblown urban legend/myth.
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It's a great day ... no, make that a great week! ... to be a Wildcat!
The cone of silence is deafening, isn't it? As someone else pointed out, you might wonder whether there really is a football team. In over 40 years of following K-State, I cannot remember another preseason that matches this one for the absolute silence that pervades Vanier.
The silence makes some fans uncomfortable, some angry and some just plain exasperated, but - and I mean this - it makes me smile. It tells me some things - Coach has his young men 'bought in' to his philosophy, there are no distractions, no glory-seekers. 'Optimized intensity' might be a good term for that state Coach also seeks and may finally have instilled.
Yep. It makes me smile. It should make opponents nervous.
If you're planning a K-State football/holiday weekend, you might want to think about adding a few stops to your trip home to Manhattan. On both Thursday and Friday nights, Purple Power Play on Poyntz, a very nice family event, reappears for its 22nd annual celebration. On Friday, the 13th annual Bob Regier Golf Tournament tees off with a shotgun start at 11. Friday also marks the start of the Varney's K-State Invitational tips off with the volleyball squad hosting Loyola Marymount at 12:30, Oral Roberts at 7:30 and then, Saturday, Georgia Tech at 7:00, all in Ahearn. Over at the Beach Museum, four special exhibits might lure some for a more-sedate break before the game, while those arriving Thursday or Friday might want to treat themselves to the delicious ice cream over at Call Hall. If you have younger Wildcats in your party, the K-State Insect Zoo always elicits squeals of delight.
Whenever your come home this week and whatever you do, take a moment to celebrate all that K-State has meant to you and the promise it holds for this and future generations. Our Kansas State University is a very special place.
Remember ... Make K-State Proud of You Today!
Later...
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Texas Christian University coach Gary Patterson has been hired as Kansas State's 34th football coach, multiple sources have confirmed to GoPowercat.com. Patterson replaces Ron Prince, who was fired Wednesday. - Tim Fitzgerald Nov, 7, 2008