K-State Slate: 12.12.11
by TB on Dec 12, 2011 7:20 AM CST
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Seventeen K-State athletes received their degrees in graduation ceremonies over the weekend. Congratulations to all of them!
K-State Football
It's Charlie Weis' job to get 2-10 KU and 10-2 K-State to switch places.
K-State Basketball
The Wildcats were looking to rebound against North Florida on Sunday, but instead of rebounding, they went up for the ball and fumbled it away, only to have it go out of bounds of an opponent. An ugly performance still resulted in a 79-68 overtime victory for K-State, who now takes a week off before meeting Alabama at Kansas City's Sprint Center.
K-State Volleyball
K-State's surprise run to the NCAA Sweet 16 came to a skidding stop on Friday night as the Wildcats were swept by Pepperdine in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
College Football
The Heisman was finally awarded to the right player. Robert Griffin III of Baylor is this year's Heisman winner. He also wore Superman socks (with a cape y'all!) to the ceremony.
Kevin Sumlin will lead Texas A&M into the SEC.
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Awesome
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Dec 12, 2011 7:38 AM CST up reply actions
I saw this just as Banks was running around celebrating
and assumed he had run a punt or kickoff back. Then I saw the replay and realized he threw the TD pass on a reverse. Pretty nifty. I didn’t realize he was a lefty until just yesterday. I guess we never saw him throw while at KSU.
I agree jtarkman, not a bad looking pass for someone that small (and while running).
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
This is why I keep him on my fantasy team.
Plus, I have a KState rule.
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
Fight till Hell freezes over and then fight them on the ice.
In my league
PPR league, WITH return yardage counting, Sproles is far more valuable. He is actually one of the top 5 RB when you include return yardage (the PPR also helps tremendously).
And Jordy is pretty dang nice to have on my team this year as well.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 5:35 PM CST up reply actions
So Charlie Weis' job is to poison Bill Snyder. Got it.
And did I read somewhere that Weis’ contract is 5 years, $2.5M guaranteed per year?
And the comments to that article by KU fans were hilarious
Absolutely delusional in terms of their “greatness” at everything. 1-15 in the last 16 major athletic competitions doesn’t have them the least bit humble towards us. Laughable.
Bitchslapping Texas since 1997
They bring up the "history" they have on their side
plus the basketball championships that have oh-so-much to do with football.
As one poster put on there, if it happened before these kids were born/became cognizant of football, most really don’t care. They see KSU as a top 25 program under Snyder that had a hiccup in the mid-late 00’s, but is back in the picture yet again. KU is a program that had one good year in 2007 but hasnt been able to replicate that before or since, and is now on its third coach in four years. Yeah, KU may own the overall record against KSU, but since 1990 it is decidedly in K-State’s favor.
Its the same argument in reverse for basketball. Until 1990, the two schools were pretty even and went back-and-forth on owning the Big 6/7/8 crown (with Mizzou and OU sprinkled inbetween). But once Lonny left it went downhill in a hurry, and has only become a good rivalry since Beasley and Pullen showed up on campus. Recruits and media see only the last 15-20 years, and so see KU and the better program by a wide margin. I even thought as much growing up, until I actually learned the history of the K-State BBall program.
Its all about recent perception Baby!!!
History is such a funny thing when it comes to a lot of KU fans
It seems as if they are very quick to quote history when it is in their favor (basketball championships, overall football record, etc), yet when KSU fans try to use history as an argument, many KU fans will pull out the old “but who cares what happened in the past, I’m talking about THIS year” argument.
Which, as MJK brings up, even this is turning into an argument they can’t really fall back on anymore. Sure I would like to win in Allen Fieldhouse again, but if the KSU-KU series turns into KSU winning everything except for the basketball game in Lawrence every year, I won’t be complaining at all.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
I love when KU fans bring up the overall head-to-head record in football.
Because before 1990 it only means that they were the second worst football program in FBS. Quite the achievement.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Dec 12, 2011 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Yes, guaranteed $2.5 mil (without incentives)
I believe that’s more than Gill was making.
I asked my brother-in-law (who happens to be a KU grad) this weekend what he thought of all of this. What do the fans think about all of this spending when they are still paying on Lew’s contract and Mangino’s contract prior to all of this, and now Gill’s contract, and then signing Weis for even more than Gill, and for another 5 years.
I asked him what happens if Weis doesn’t win enough, andf in 3 years they decide to try someone else.
He had no answers for me. I think he is pretty disgusted at this point, but doesn’t want to really let it show and give all of us Wildcats in the family any additional ammo with which to give him a hard time.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
So, KU seems to be learning from their previous experiences.
/sarcasmdeployed
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 5:36 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not impressed so far -
“"I don’t have that answer, but that’s what I’m here for. I’m here to figure out why that is and see what we’re going to do to change that. And that’s really the bottom line.”
“■ Reasoned that the challenges presented at KU made it "too good of an opportunity to pass up.’’ – uh huh. Like offensive coordinator at Florida is an inferior job to head coach at Basketball U? Right…
Anyway, I think Pan said one way or another Weis won’t be at KU in 5 years. I couldn’t agree more. I understand you could do much worse than to hire someone with Weis’ name recognition, but I think it would be hard to do worse as far as building a long term contender.
Congratulations to the VolleyCats for their season. Picked 8th, finished 4th, advanced to sweet 16? That sounds like a very good season to me, and one I would like to see out of Franks’ team too.
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by Sean T on Dec 12, 2011 8:12 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
Well, he fits right in.
His “This is the University of…” comment smacks of the same arrogance we hear from fans of the so-called flagship all the time.
Its hard to be the flagship of anything
when your older “little” brother is the one that is having record enrollments year after year, is gaining national attention with its academic “K-State 2025” growth program, nearly swept the field athletically last year (and has already begun that process this year), is not receiving negative media attention due to scandals and firings, and is generally trending upwards.
K-State is the bigger, hotter school in the state right now, and that’s a fact. If current leadership stays in place for 10 or so more years, you’ll see K-State solidify that position and will get the recognition and THE Kansas State University (though we wont call it that because we’re not pretentious)…
by jtarkman on Dec 12, 2011 9:57 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
We're not the only ones baffled by this hire either
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
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More on the Weis' hire
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1138109.html – 4 years? Yeah, I could see that. 6-6 or maybe 7-5, and then he’s out for one reason or another.
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Probably out for "health" reasons...
which actually wouldnt surprise me.
And I’ve said before, I dont mind them being 6-6/7-5 on a regular basis, just as long as one of those losses is to the Cats. KU being good(ish) only helps K-State and the Big 12
Yep
Good enough to make it to a bowl every few years.
Heck, even a 5-7 team would help the conference more than consistently being 2-10 year in and year out (although that would be rather humorous).
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
KU will likely always have more students and a larger budget than KSU because of the medical and law schools which bloat the number of "graduate students" and money in the budget
KU will also likely always have a larger endowment than KSU.
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Very true, but undergraduate enrollment is what most kids in Kansas see
and what is more important to the people of Kansas in general. Yeah, big time graduate programs help your bottom line, but K-State is educating more Kansas kids even in the major graduate programs (like Vet Med), which IMO is way more important to the state.
Also true on endowment, unless we can find our own T. Boone Pickens…
I agree that K-State will have a hard time ever catching KU in endowment.
That’s what happens when the state gives one university the two marquee professional schools, law and medical.
Unless NBAF counts...
It won’t, but it sure would help the numbers. Even Iowa State (which is bigger than KSU) smokes KSU’s endowment. Boo.
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NBAF doesn't count for endowment.
I’d like to see a world though where Pharma companies donate to the Foundation to set up endowments to pay some salaries of NBAF researchers that are teaching a class, involve grad students, etc, etc. That could boost the ’ole endowment.
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
Fight till Hell freezes over and then fight them on the ice.
I know it won't, but I like your idea about getting some money to KSU that way
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Please don't start with the "THE" meme.
It reminds me of Ohio State University and their arrogance.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Dec 12, 2011 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
see my final note
i meant THE as in “the flagship school”, not THE “we’re a bunch of pretentious douches”
If I am not mistaken,
Wichita State used to be The Wichita State University, but they dropped it in the mid 90’s.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
nice jtarkman...you brought it on that one
Plus it’s just nice to know some of the facts you threw out there. Still not even 3 years in, couldn’t be happier with the new leadership (Currie + Schulz). 2025 ftw.
"Nor yet in Dell?"
This made me laugh out loud
K-State is the bigger, hotter school in the state right now, and that’s a fact.
by hiphopopotamus on Dec 13, 2011 10:19 AM CST up reply actions
Look at how the wind is blowing...
The school with the most momentum is KSU.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
The wind is "waving the wheat" so to speak
(except there is no wheat to be waving right now since it is winter time).
I still think it is funny that KU fans “wave the wheat” yet give us a hard time about being the agricultural school.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 13, 2011 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
There is plenty of wheat to wave, it all happens to be 3" tall at this time of year or it might be shorter.
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by Anon_the_younger on Dec 13, 2011 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
Probably not quite 3" yet.
So, there isn’t much “waving” going on right now is what I meant.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 13, 2011 5:22 PM CST up reply actions
Does prairie grass on the Konza count?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Dec 14, 2011 11:51 PM CST up reply actions
I find it insulting that they even think their the flagship institution
Simply by definition they are not the flagship school because there is not a single school under their system in this state.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
The other thing
Every part of Charlie Weis’s past indicates that even if he is successful at Kansas, as soon as he gets an offer from a better any other school, he’s going to bolt. So the way I see it, it’s a lose-lose scenario for KU, in which they’d get one or two good seasons, at best before they have to hire another coach.
by Ahearn Alley on Dec 12, 2011 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
Exactly
I wonder who’s the bigger slut, Weis or the University of Missouri?
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You can't hate something...
That you don’t care about.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
This.
Plus, Colorado never wavered in its interest in leaving for the Pac. They didn’t say it was because Texas had too much power, or that they got screwed in bowl choices, or that the Pac was better financially. They just wanted to go smoke pot with the West Coast hippies. And, historic affiliation aside, they were the worst cultural fit in the Big 12.
Mizzou, on the other hand, fits best culturally in the Big 12. I’d say Big Ten would be the runner-up (and the only reason I can think Nebraska got in ahead of Mizzou is their football “name brand”). I really think SEC is the third best fit for Mizzou, and only because of geography.
CU's not a slut
They had a crush on that liberal hippie pot-smoking dude from California for forever. Missouri on the other hand went steady with the Big 12, threw itself at the Big 10, and then wound up with the SEX conference. Tell me Missouri isn’t a tramp!
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by Sean T on Dec 12, 2011 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think pretty much any potential coach would see the KU job
as one that is “too good to pass up”…well, and coach with any kind of name recognition that can warrant a $2+ million/year salary. Because, as history has shown, KU is willing to pay those salaries, and when things don’t work out, they will honor the contract.
Yes it sucks that Gill didn’t have better success, and was fired. He seems like a good guy, and I do feel kind of bad for him, but do any of you really think HE is sitting at home crying his eyes out right now??? He gets a cool $2 mil for the next 3 years for sitting home watching Sportscenter every day. I would be happy to do that for 1/10th of what he is getting paid.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
Hell, I'd take 1/25th of his pay to do nothing
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Another National Championship for K-State
Go Crops Teams.
Article from K-State Extension
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by Anon_the_younger on Dec 12, 2011 9:30 AM CST reply actions
Another reason K-State is better than that school down the road
National dominance in a program that actually is important to the State it is in… Go Cats!!!
I haven't read any of these:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Several opinions on how to fix college athletics, apparently.
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!
Looks like Haley has been "relieved" of his coaching duties.
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by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 12, 2011 10:24 AM CST reply actions
heard on radio 810 AM
Would you like some Freys with that?
by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 12, 2011 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Here.
http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/33835886
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by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 12, 2011 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks
not sure I agree with their decision, but it is a business and this year was crap compared to last year (and expectations for this one). I think he’s getting a raw deal based on the buttload of injuries to star players and the loss of a good OC (for the NFL) from last year.
Hopefully they can lure Bill Cowher out of retirement, but since that is largely doubtful, I would take a star D-Coordinator from somewhere good (like the Ravens or Steelers)
The injuries should have bought him another year
The only explanation for this firing, IMO, is that Haley’s incendiary personality must have gotten to the point where the owner decided “he has to go, sooner or later”, and he decided “sooner.”
This is a step back for the Chiefs. KC pro sports just suck (except for soccer, and who cares).
oh hail the Purple and White
In reality, yes, the injuries should have gotten him another year
but to me (someone who doesn’t even pay close attention to NFL), it seemed rather obvious from the pre-season games (before any of the injuries had occurred), that the offense was pretty awful.
One of my friends who does follow NFL pretty closely said this is because after Weis left, Haley insisted on being the OC and he is just not as good of an offensive mind as he thinks he is.
I stayed away from all Chiefs offensive players in fantasy football this year, and I can now say that was probably not a bad decision.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Charlie Weis for head coach of the Chiefs !
Make it happen!
oh hail the Purple and White
I think it would be great to further embarras the squawks
imagine, to get jilted by Charlie Weis. I can’t stop laughing at the thought!
oh hail the Purple and White
by Furnace76 on Dec 12, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That would be quite hilarious.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe he saw the Haley firing coming
and decided it would be pretty easy to make the switch from KU to the Chiefs.
Could be that he just thought Haley would be there for another year or so, and KU was a way to get him back to the area. lol
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
He had the same problem in his first year
with similar results. He had play-makers in Phoenix in the skill positions, and that helped him out a TON. Without those guys, his offensive philosophy just isnt very good.
Norv Turner really looks dumb after this season
considering how Sproles has shined with the Saints. I always said that I wished Sproles would get more touches in SD, but Turner seemed pretty dead-set against that notion.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
Turner is an Al Davis kind of coach
only sees tangibles like height and weight and speed, not how good of a football player someone is. Sproles found a MUCH better situation in New Orleans with a coach that is concerned with having good players and using their talents properly.
Losing Jamall Charles and Moeaki
doomed this offense.
He has personality issues. He can’t get along with anyone.
oh hail the Purple and White
I agree, losing them didn't help, for sure
but in the pre-season (I know it is pre-season and doesn’t matter), he was still only giving Jamaal like 4 touches a game. He is the best damn player on your offense, and you only give him 4 touoches in the game?!?! WTF???
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
I agree Haley was an idiot for running Weis off
that offense last year was salty.
oh hail the Purple and White
Agreed.
I was at one of the pre-season games this year, and Chiefs fans were booing his decisions in the 1st qtr.
Draw plays on 2nd and 23??? I mean, I could call a better game using Madden 12 as my playbook (and I’m no football wizard by any stretch of the imagination).
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
good point. no, grew up a Chiefs fan - hated Denver in throughout the 90s.
Admittedly, after 5 years in South Florida, I like seeing the Dolphins do well. Though, with Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams gone, it’s not the same team.
Now I live in Texas. No rooting interest here, except against the Cowboys. Never have liked them, or the media attention they receive.
by rjd27 on Dec 12, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
#Cosh4Raiders
Yes that will do.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Dec 12, 2011 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Auto rec still in effect....
#Cosh4Miami
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by mac attack ict on Dec 12, 2011 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
Funny comment from espn blog
personally I love the nickname Optimus Klein:
“Optimus Klein in Catertron asked: [Initiate Question Asking Sequence] Mr. Ubben, Is our matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks one of the best matchups of the bowl season? If my rotator flanges and transmission hydroponic capacitors can hold up, who do you think will win? Optimus (Collin) Klein [Model 2007.84.21.4][Terminating Question Asking Sequence] Catobots, Mobilize!”
DU: … Wow. E-mail of the week.
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by mjk7166 on Dec 12, 2011 11:17 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Who here is nerdy enough to submit that question? Crispy? MeatGeek? Own up guys.
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Not a Transformers fan.
Never watched it as a kid, and I thought the movies sucked, so it definitely wasn’t me.
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by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 12, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Damn...
My sister even knew the song.
I feel like a complete nerd now.
For the record, I did not submit the question.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
Wasn't me.
But holy crap, was THAT original, or what?!?
Oh, come on now. That's just stupid.
Twitter - @BigE_29er
I kind of like Optimus Klein.
It has a nice ring to it. So who does that make Starscream?
Well, I think TT is Bumblebee.
Not sure about Starscream…Harper maybe? Or Malone?
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 6:46 PM CST up reply actions
I saw that.
Thought it was clever.
Got into a discussion with a KU friend on facebook regarding the honey badger moniker for CK. Said that KSU fans will look stupid if we continue to use it, since Tyrann “definitely” was calling himself that before the Miami game.
I quit responding when he said that.
Mainly because KU fans NEVER look stupid.
?amIright?
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
I like Primus Pilus better than Optimus Klein
Because I like the Romans better than the transformers.
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by Anon_the_younger on Dec 12, 2011 7:28 PM CST reply actions
My name is
Maximus Decimus Klein, commander of the Wildcats of the North, General of the Feline Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, William Snyder. Captain to a “untalented” team, Honey Badger to a loyal fandom. Snubbed by the Heisman and Cotton. And I will have my vengeance, in this season or the next.
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
Fight till Hell freezes over and then fight them on the ice.
by BlackCats on Dec 12, 2011 9:28 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
So much win
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
Can I steal this?
I so wanna post this to the online Fourum…so badly…
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
Snubbed by Heisman and SUGAR, perhaps?
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:23 PM CST up reply actions
Wait a minute....Timmy, do you like watching gladiator movies?
Ever seen a grow man naked?
Too soon for Airplane jokes post Sandusky?
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by mac attack ict on Dec 13, 2011 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Remind me how fast the Cotton Bowl sold out?
Just when I was getting over being snubbed I’m forwarded this.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up"- Babe Ruth
Well, we sold out our portion of tickets before we were even chosen as a participant.
If I’m not mistaken.
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by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 12, 2011 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
Please, please, pretty please go to the Sugar Bowl.
Our coaches will have to buy two tickets just so we look good. Schadenfreude.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
Fake sweetner bowl tickets are either $120 or $140 from VA-Tech
Using the average of $130 (tickets are $120 and $140) and multiplying by 17,500 = $2.275 million dollars that the Sucralose Bowl is charging VA-Tech to be in the game.
The unsold tickets (8163) are worth approximately 1,061,190 dollars that VA-Tech would have to pay the Surcralose Bowl if they don’t sell the tickets.
Tickets on Stubhub are $50 in the nosebleed section and the price climbs as you go lower in section, although you can get lower level seats for $170-ish.
Most likely VA-Tech fans are buying tickets through outlets other than the school, since they are cheaper. Which means the school is likely going to have to eat some of the tickets and possibly lose money on attending the Surcralose Bowl.
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by Anon_the_younger on Dec 13, 2011 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
Wonder how many takers they are getting on the "proxy-tickets" at $120 a pop ...
well … no, I’m not.
by Itchy n Scratchy on Dec 13, 2011 9:27 AM CST up reply actions
Well, we know of at least some from the article
The coaches. So, that’s what at least 6 tickets, and as many as 30? Awesome. LOL!
First to identify a TEWWT (so what if it was unintentional)
by Jeremy Sharp on Dec 13, 2011 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
Meanwhile back at Jerryworld...tickets are all but gone...and Jones is counting the Benjamins.
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by Catbacker98 on Dec 14, 2011 11:54 PM CST up reply actions
And you don't link it? For shame!
http://kansasstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1306608
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So I'll go ahead and mention it...
Congrats to RGIII. He deserved the Heisman and was rewarded justly. And now for my commentary. Thank you to all the voters for kicking K-State in the jewels once again. It seems the 1998 campaign is the crappy gift that keeps on giving. I’ll say it, Downtown Athletic Club you blew it. If RGIII deserved the Heisman this year than Michael Bishop should have won the award in 1998. I won’t bore anyone with comparative stats but Bishop was the best player that year. Only he did not play for Texas and set a career rushing record so he got the shaft.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
For some reason
I always forget Ricky Williams won it that year.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
I think is it more a slap in the face that Crouch won it and Bishop did not.
Crouch’s stats are pretty bad. And it was only 3 years removed.
Whereas RG3 is at least a decade later and you could make the claim that the Heisman voters are more informed/changed significantly from 1998, you could not make that same argument for 2001 compared to 1998.
Would you like some Freys with that?
by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 15, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
*is it
Switch those two words. It is.
/facepalm
Would you like some Freys with that?
by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 15, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
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