Thankfully you have me to help distill it all down for you in one ACTION PACKED BLOG with only the finest grade of Kansas State Wildcat information. That's platinum level, folks.
Let's begin with a couple shots.
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1. What? You haven't ordered your SHIRT yet?
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| Hey, pretty great shirt! Pick me up one! |
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| Never mind. |
- We don't need a shirt for this game. Seriously. Championship/Bowl game shirts only please with scores on them. Next thing you know they'll be making shirts about wins over teams in a particular state. Wait ...
- "What A Game! Football." My graphic designer brother is losing sleep over the stylistic choices employed here.
- I count four fonts. Four. (See above about sleepless brother.)
- Description: "You never had a doubt that your Wildcats would keep the hard-hitting gridiron action going full force during their Week 4 match-up against the Oklahoma Sooners, and Kansas State sure didn't let you down!" Who wrote this? WHO WROTE THIS? Answer me, Currie!
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2. Some fantastic images from the game: |
| Could this be our 2011 4th down @ Miami moment of 2012? |
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| #optimus |
| It's probably not pure elation on Snyder's face, but I do like this photo, no matter what's he thinking. |
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| Here's to you #LynchMob |
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| I like this one because I took it. And Erin is in it. *cough* |
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| Vai Lutui and BJ Finney. |
3. My helmet sticker goes to the offensive line.
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| I couldn't find a KSU helmet with a sticker on it so you'll have to imagine one on here somewhere. |
They didn't bullrush for 350 yards rushing. They didn't go penalty free. They didn't pancake block the Sooner tackles over and over again.
What does stand out, however, was against a relentless Sooner pass rush, they didn't allow a single sack. When they needed a short first down, they gave Klein and Hubert the room to get it. When Klein needed critical time in the pocket, they gave it to him to make the throws. It was just fantastic and outside of one holding call, there were no false starts, no delay of games (on purpose), no mis-blocks, no Klein getting his head taken off by a blitzing DB. Just an overall solid, solid performance in a hostile environment where communication I'm sure was incredibly difficult.
How big was the performance? According this online newspaper's KSTATE Summer preview, our OLine was going be young, and a work in progress from the beginning:
The new names begin to show up at offensive line. Three of last season’s starters graduated, and Manase Foketi, a would-be starter at left tackle, left the program in the off-season. Suddenly K-State has only 27 starts among its returning linemen, 25 of which come from senior LG Nick Puetz and sophomore C B.J. Finney. Both are excellent—Finney is a Rimington award hopeful; but they’re surrounded by young players. (Kind of like TCU’s line, come to think of it.)
Redshirt freshmen Boston Stiverson and Cody Whitehair fill out the right side of the line; junior Cornelius Lucas may start at left tackle; or perhaps it’ll be JUCO transfer Tavon Rooks. JUCO transfer Ellwood Clement may figure in, as might junior Keenan Taylor.This squad is still a work in progress, and is the weakest link on the team. How the group gels will matter, and early—the Wildcats travel to OU in September.And let's not forget Puetz is still out. I would say we've answered THAT bell in a big way.
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4. This is jaw dropping analysis by GoEmaw.com.
I love statistical breakdowns, and they have put together just an incredible write-up. I can only wish I had this kind of time and insight on my hands.
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| Complete with YouTube videos! |
5. Hey, where's Klein in the Heisman race NOW?
CBSSports says, still @ #5. That's good enough to get him to New York. And that's good enough for me. (for now, of course.) We run the conference table and no less than a win for Mr. Klein would be an absolute disgrace.
Also, from the Kansas City Star:
6. This. Video. Is. Awesome.
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7. Someone needs to make a song to this Wyatt Thompson KSU vs. OU stream of consciousness.
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8. Here's a Sooner fan broadcasting live from his mom's basement about the game. Pretty sure this summarizes about 98% of the OU fanbase after this loss.
See, this video is only truly meaningful ... when you see his first video ... before the game. (NSFW because of language -- and being a complete idiot.)
Also summarizes 98% of the OU fanbase prior to kickoff.
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9. Speaking of the Mask, here's his post-game video. Total genius.CBSSports says, still @ #5. That's good enough to get him to New York. And that's good enough for me. (for now, of course.) We run the conference table and no less than a win for Mr. Klein would be an absolute disgrace.
Also, from the Kansas City Star:
• Geno Smith, West Virginia QB: He’s thrown for 1,072 yards and 12 touchdowns with no interceptions for the No. 9 Mountaineers, 3-0, who play host to K-State on Oct. 20. Smith has also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown in 16 carries.
• Braxton Miller, Ohio State QB: Has run for seven touchdowns (averaging 6.6 yards per carry) and thrown for seven (with two interceptions) for the No. 14 Buckeyes, 4-0.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon RB:Averaging 11 yards per carry (276 yards and four touchdowns) and 12.7 yards per catch (165 yards and three scores) for the No. 2 Ducks, 4-0.
• Collin Klein, K-State QB: Completing 70 percent of his passes (56 of 80 for 758 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions) and averaging 4.6 yards per carry (289 rushing yards and five touchdowns)
6. This. Video. Is. Awesome.
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7. Someone needs to make a song to this Wyatt Thompson KSU vs. OU stream of consciousness.
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8. Here's a Sooner fan broadcasting live from his mom's basement about the game. Pretty sure this summarizes about 98% of the OU fanbase after this loss.
See, this video is only truly meaningful ... when you see his first video ... before the game. (NSFW because of language -- and being a complete idiot.)
Also summarizes 98% of the OU fanbase prior to kickoff.
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10. I always like it when Stewart Mandel writes something complimentary about our Wildcats. And he doesn't disappoint here:Klein, meanwhile, has rarely looked more comfortable as a passer. He came in completing nearly 73 percent of his passes. He didn't quite hit that mark Saturday, finishing 13-of-21 for 149 yards, but he never had a turnover and was never sacked. If Klein, who rushed for an FBS-quarterback record 27 touchdowns last season, wasn't already in the Heisman conversation, he certainly should be now.
"Their offense is very sophisticated, way beyond the normal eye could ever imagine," said Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. "They are persistent and they execute very well and that makes them who they are."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, this season is creating a lot of future list opportunities for me. Here's a current list of future lists in list form:
- Top Snyder Players: Where will Klein, Brown, Hubert, Walker, Malone, Lockett, Cantele, and Doerr rank by the end of 2012 in the list of top 50 players of all time?
- Top Snyder Wins: Where does Saturday's win in Norman rank in the Top wins in the Sndyer era?
- Top Snyder QB's: With his win over OU in Norman, where does #Optimus Klein now rank among Snyder's signal callers over the past 23 years?
- Top Snyder RB's: As he continues to notch 100 yard performances, where will Hubert end his career and how will he fall in the KSU history books?
- Top Snyder LB's: Would the #Predator make the Top 10 list ... right now ... after only having played 16 games for the Cats?
- Top Snyder WR's: Will TLockett be good enough to crack the Top 10 when all is said and done? Don't forget ... he's just a sophomore.
- Top Snyder DB/Safeties: Nigel Malone and Ty Zimmerman are good. Real good. How do they fair against the Top Corner's of the last 20 years?
As you can see, lots of future debates ahead regarding this incredible team of talent Snyder has assembled his second time around.
And two weeks to prepare for ku.
#Life is good!
And two weeks to prepare for ku.
#Life is good!
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