Bring On The Cats: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Around SBN: Can Tebow Say No To Anything?

More great SB Nation Blogs

Baseball

Football

Basketball

College

Hockey

Soccer

Combat Sports

Golf

General

Follow BOTC...

Follow us on Twitter...

Befriend us on Facebook!

Contact Bring On The Cats

Questions?  Comments?  News Tips?  Just want to chat?

Email TB at bringonthecats @ gmail.com

-- or --

Panjandrum at ksu.panjandrum @ gmail.com

People Saying Nice Things About BOTC

"...an absolutely outstanding blog...Great writing, great insight, and just honesty across the board."

--ghtd36 (on Rock M Nation)

"Finding a good balance between homerism and reality is almost non-existent in the blogging world.  BOTC nails it."

--rptgwb

"Blogging at its best."

--PB at Burnt Orange Nation (totally taken out of context)

"...an embarrassment."

--KSUFans.com

"...a site that is the best barometer around for all things concerning Kansas State."

--Tim Griffin (ESPN.com)

"...if you don’t have [BOTC] as one of your Kansas State links, shame on you..."

-- Jeffrey Martin (Wichita Eagle/Kansas City Star)

19 - 4

Conference

0 - 0

Won 2


RPI WATCH: 2/9/2010

I don't know what you're talking about — the Morris twins never foul! And the lane violations always are the fault of the team committing them...

Harry Cabluck - AP

I don't know what you're talking about — the Morris twins never foul! And the lane violations always are the fault of the team committing them...

Let us never again speak of the ugliness that ensued in Austin last night. That was one of the most pathetic performances by a one-time Top 10 team that I have seen ever.

Give KU its props, though. This team just continues to find ways to completely suck the life out of road crowds. And if our current four-game road winning streak is any indication, Frank Martin's team quickly is learning to do the same.

Poll
Is KU going to go 16-0?

  49 votes | Results

Continue reading this post »

2 comments  |  0 recs |

Kansas State earned its highest ranking in the Associated Press poll in more than 35 years on Monday, when the Wildcats jumped one spot to No. 9 in the poll.

A win against Colorado (11-12, 2-7 Big 12) on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum would give the team at least 20 wins for the fourth consecutive season, which would be a first in school history, while it would make Frank Martin the first head coach to post 20 wins in each of his first three seasons.

about 6 hours ago 2008-8_tiny BracketCat 2 comments 0 recs

Chris is doing a tremendous job with SB Nation's bracketology. His latest projection has K-State as a three-seed in the Oklahoma City pod, matching up with Pacific. A possible second-round rematch with UNLV would await, as the Runnin' Rebels would match up with Illinois.

Here's guessing Texas will be quickly sliding off that three line.

about 18 hours ago Dsc01361_tiny TB 11 comments 0 recs

OPEN GAME THREAD: Big Monday

The last time Villanova took the floor, on Saturday, things got pretty ugly in a loss to Georgetown.

More photos » Nick Wass - AP

The last time Villanova took the floor, on Saturday, things got pretty ugly in a loss to Georgetown.

In the interests of having at least some new content today, I thought I'd throw up a discussion thread for tonight's Big Monday games, which involve three Top 5 teams.

At 6 p.m., you can catch No. 4 Villanova in its second super-tough road game in three days, when the Wildcats descend into Morgantown to brave the wrath of Bob Huggins, the coin-throwing of West Virginia fans and, of course, the No. 5 Mountaineers.

Whenever that game ends — which will be approximately 8:45 p.m., considering how much Huggins' teams usually foul — No. 1 Kansas will enter "The Drum" to face suddenly reeling No. 14 Texas in Austin. This is the last chance for the Longhorns to salvage anything meaningful in the regular season, I think.

Both games can be found on ESPN. I'll be here tonight if anyone wants to pop in and comment on either game or just make fun of the Jayhawks.

99 comments  |  0 recs |

Denis Clemente and Tommy Mason-Griffin were selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week for games of Feb. 1-7 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference.

Clemente garnered his second career honor, while Mason-Griffin was chosen top rookie for the second straight week.

about 23 hours ago 2008-8_tiny BracketCat 0 comments 0 recs

Perhaps they have a short term memory in Austin? They are 0-2 in the past two meetings and we are the only Big 12 team with a winning record against them since the start of the league.

1 day ago Ecar_breather_tiny Catbacker98 7 comments 0 recs

BIG 12 OUTLOOK: 02.08.10


Big 12 Conference Standings

(updated 2.7.2010)


 

Man, if K-State and Colorado could've just closed it out in overtime, KU would be sitting there at 6-2 and this conference race really would be insane.

As it is, though, we'll just have to settle for mostly insane. K-State is looking more and more like the second-best team in the Big 12, but the surging Aggies had a resume-building week to remember and still get KU at home. I've never been more thankful to hold a head-to-head tiebreaker than the one we have over Texas A&M.

Meanwhile, Texas' slide continued and things truly will get ugly if the Longhorns can't find a way to flip the script and knock off a No. 1 themselves. Even with a win on Big Monday, Rick Barnes' team finds itself in a battle with Baylor and Missouri for the final bye. Luckily for Texas, it still has an opportunity to grab road wins in Columbia and Waco, and end that battle emphatically. But the Horns better learn to shoot free throws first...

Oklahoma continues to hang around by defending its home court very well. If the Sooners ever could figure out how to win on the road, they might be able to make a run into the upper half. Even 8-8 now looks attainable. But nothing short of a Big 12 Tournament championship will get them into the NCAA Tournament.

Conversely, Oklahoma State looks more and more like an NIT team. The computer numbers remain gaudy, just like last season, but where are the quality wins? Other than the one we handed to them, there aren't any. Without James Anderson, the Cowboys would be very, very average.

Kudos to Texas Tech for getting some revenge for the Big 12 season-opening loss in Stillwater, but the Red Raiders better enjoy it while they can. There aren't many wins left on the schedule.

And I have nothing to say about the Northtards, except that it sure is nice to get to play them all twice — especially when it doesn't affect our tourney profile at all.

Continue reading this post »

3 comments  |  0 recs |

RPI WATCH: 2/7/2010

Something tells me Rick Barnes wasn't coaching his players to stand around and watch Cade Davis take it to the rack. But that's what happens when the ghost of Wayman Tisdale haunts a game.

More photos » Sue Ogrocki - AP

Something tells me Rick Barnes wasn't coaching his players to stand around and watch Cade Davis take it to the rack. But that's what happens when the ghost of Wayman Tisdale haunts a game.

Almost half our opponents played each other Saturday. Those games basically were a wash for our RPI, but for perception's sake, it was important that certain teams beat others and keep themselves in the NCAA Tournament discussion. In all cases, I think the matchups worked in our favor:

  • Cleveland State 59, Loyola 56
  • Dayton 90, Xavier 65 (Xavier previously beat Dayton, which faced a must-win situation at home to stay on the bubble)
  • IUPUI 70, Western Illinois 42
  • Kansas 75, Nebraska 64
  • Missouri 84, Colorado 66
  • Oklahoma 80, Texas 71
  • Ole Miss 74, Alabama 67
  • Texas A&M 78, Baylor 71
  • Texas Tech 81, Oklahoma State 74

But it also was a costly weekend — Alabama, IUPUI and Washington State all fell below the 100 threshold in the RPI.

Now it's double or nothing for K-State — all of our RPI Top 100 wins also are RPI Top 50 wins.

Continue reading this post »

0 comments  |  0 recs |

More Posts from Bring On The Cats

Explore Full Archive Next Page


User Tools

Welcome to the SB Nation blog about the Kansas State Wildcats.
Start posting about the Wildcats »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Small
Locations Showing Iowa State Game
Small
Iowa State Channel Guide
Small
Good TV news for everyone about Saturday's game
Catbreathe_small
A little football love
Small
Martin on ESPN for Gameday
Kstex-logo_small
2010 K-State Football Schedule Finalized.
Get_image_small
Recovery
Nyroyal3a_small
The sticking point in the Frank Martin contract extension negotiations
Get_image_small
A Wal Mart Story
Lynchwillietwitter_bigger_small
Open letter to 610 Sports Radio: we have to break up

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recent FanShots

3 K-Staters invited to NFL Combine
One UT 2010 Football Preview Calls KSU "Easy Win"
Pat Forde's Forde Minutes
Rece Davis on Gameday in Manhattan
Ain't no seats!
2010 NFL Draft Prospects during East/West Shrine Bowl Practice
K-State fans stand still and sports leap forward -- hopefully
Try this instead
Tunnel Dance. Lead the way Bultavious.
BOTC 2009 Statistics

+ New FanShot All FanShots >

BOTC Top Stories


Manager

Dsc01361_small TB

Frye_small Panjandrum

Editors

Touchdown_frank_small EMAW

2008-8_small BracketCat

Official Partner of CBS Sports