K-State Slate: 1.3.11
by TB on Jan 3, 2011 8:13 AM CST
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First Slate of the New Year, wooo!
As you're obviously aware by now, K-State lost to Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl, 36-34.
You may also have heard that there was a controversial celebration penalty called on K-State's Adrian Hilburn toward the end of the Pinstripe Bowl, and that all the "official" sources back the call, while everyone else in the worldthinks it's a joke. Those officials better watch out: Frank Martin is mad about the call, too.
Adrian Hilburn, I'm sorry that you'll mostly be remembered for a reason you'd rather not be remembered, but congratulations on making a big play in a bowl game. We don't blame you for this.
The Pinstripe Bowl was cool, but it wouldn't be cool every year.
Jacob Pullen is sorry.
How do Frank Martin, Bill Self and Mike Anderson use a box score to determine how well their teams are playing? J. Brady McCollough has the answer.
KU has hired Miami's Illinois State's Sheahon Zenger as its new athletic director. Zenger is a K-State grad and former employee of the K-State athletic department. Well played, Zenger. Sabotage the enemy from within. I like your style.
With just a few bowl games left, VegasCat continues to lead the BOTC Bowl Pick 'Em challenge, but BracketCat is closing fast and has a much higher ceiling. Meanwhile, me, Panjandrum and KSB are in a dead heat for the honor of not being last among the site's moderators.
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A fan made a good point to the "worst call of the season" article
Hilburn has family members in the military, so saluting is very normal for him. I was also unaware that it was OUR fans in the corner of the endzone he was saluting. Once again, Kstate is the whipping boy of the NCAA.
Bitchslapping Texas since 1997
I've had three meetings this morning...
Every single one of them has involved a salute when anyone walks in.
God I love this town.
C'mon, Nebraska!
I blew my top pick on that sad performance…oh, well. Win-win situation.
Hail to the Purple, Hail to the White
Wildcat in spirit, Wildcat in fight
Hail Alma Mater from sea to sea
Onward forever, Hail Victory!
I think they were just trying to tow the future company line
Meaning, I think they set the precedent for the Big 10’s following 0-5 day on New Year’s day, so they just wanted to fit in, in the L column.
Gotta love the support from the basketball team on the Bronx Salute
While other schools’ teams are throwing eachother down flights of stairs, ours are visually supporting each other.
Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.
Am I the only one who didn't notice this during the basketball game?
Such an awesome idea by Wally!
Bitchslapping Texas since 1997
I was reading on ESPN,
the new AD for KU is not the former AD for Miami, he is the former AD for Illinois State. Just a correction i saw.
Go 'Cats!!!
You are correct
For some reason, I had Zenger confused with Hocutt.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Jan 3, 2011 10:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks
And always feel free to point out mistakes. I’d rather have it right.
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by TB on Jan 3, 2011 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
I'm in 12th
considering I did no research and still have the large confidence numbers to go … I might have to do research on the last games so I don’t slip to last 8-D
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Jan 3, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
What are your guys thoughts on whether Zenger was considered
for the AD position at KSU before they selected Currie?
Just find it interesting that this guy has such strong Kansas ties, KSU undergrad, KU doctorate, that they wouldn’t have wanted him.
It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care. (#739)
Not sure
They may well have considered him. I’d be surprised if they didn’t. For whatever reason, they chose to go a different route.
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by TB on Jan 3, 2011 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
Not that the other route mattered, b/c Currie was a really good hire so far
It is just one of those things that as a fan would be interesting to know.
It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care. (#739)
yea at this point I don't really care
Because I really really really like John Currie. As we discussed in one of the many “fire Cosh” threads, sometimes I think ties to a university can be over played. Who knows if he was a candidate or not. If he was I’m sure he was a great candidate, but they picked Currie for a reason, and I’m here to ride the Currie train. Currie’s youth is huge to me too, makes me think he’ll be around for a long, long time unless the rest of his family doesn’t fit in into the community and greatly misses the Eastern Seaboard/South.
Depends on where you look.
KU boards say he turned KSU down. KSU boards say Currie was picked over him. The old links I’ve seen basically have Zenger saying….
“I have a special place in my heart for Kansas State and the Manhattan community, but I’m not a candidate for the vacant director of athletics position,” said Zenger in a statement released Friday. “My family and I continue to enjoy Illinois State University, thanks to the support of a great president, administration, coaches and staff. There is still much to be done at ISU and the time is just not right.”
“I owe him a phone call thanking him for all the nice things he said,” said Zenger. “Once that job opened, knowing all the media coverage it got and the thoughts people were having, I stayed away from having conversations with K-Staters until all of this played out.”
So I guess it’s what you want to believe. I’m sure he was considered, but after that, I’m not sure.
by WillieWannabe on Jan 3, 2011 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
Nobody knows, except for the parties involved...
…and the people they’ve told. Now, some of those people they’ve told may post on various Internet message boards, but we have no way of independently verifying that they actually know. So I’ve resolved that I’m not going to get involved in the back-and-forth pissing contest about whether K-State didn’t consider him/Zenger turned down K-State.
There are a lot of other issues I’d rather consider, like tonight’s game against Savannah State or writing a post recapping the Pinstripe Bowl.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Jan 3, 2011 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
Ties to Kansas aside...
Who cares? Currie has been a damn near perfect hire, so far. Zenger has a tough road to hoe at KU. The guy from Tulsa passed because 99% of the time walking into a situation like KU is a no win situation. It will take many years to fix and get the trust back from some of the donors and whatever he does it won’t be fast enough for the administration and the other donors.
Most likely he’ll be released after five years just as things are turning around. The guy who follows him will get all the credit and Zenger will be lucky to be an AD at a D2 school.
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