I'm not going to waste my writing talents previewing a team that lost to Ohio Dominican. Sorry. That's what interns are for (I kid, but seriously, if anybody else wants to write something up, then go for it).

Due to Christmas travel, I probably won't be able to get up a preview for Game 2, but hopefully I'll get something up for Game 3 of the Diamond Head Classic. Possibly against Xavier, but in my mind more likely against Long Beach St.

Last year on my blog that a very small number of you may have read, I decided to get into the spirit of the holidays and create a Christmas list for Kansas State athletics. Santa really came through in a big way on several items, so it seems like it's something worth doing again.

Before I unveil this year's list, let's take a look back at what the guy in the big red suit was able to deliver in the past year:

A jump shot for Jacob Pullen: It's hard to remember now, but at this time last year, Jacob was shooting a fairly miserable 31.3% from the 3-point line and playing especially poorly in big games (notably vs. Duke, Washington St. and Florida). In conference play, Jake made 40% of his 3-point attempts, and it's safe to say he came through in K-State's biggest games (vs. KU, Wisconsin).

Coordination for JO: OK, this one's still hit-and-miss. But because of last game, I'm willing to give Santa some props here.

A true post player: Hello, Thomas Gipson.

Free throw shooting touch: (See below)

A defensive line: Sure, it still needs some work and a lot of credit here goes to the linebackers, but I'd say going from 231 rushing yards allowed per game to 131 is reason enough to call this wish fulfilled. It's kind of amazing that KSU actually had one fewer sack this year (19) than last year (20), isn't it?

Of course, Santa is a busy man, so he wasn't quite able to bring everything I asked for. As a result, you will see some repeats on the list that follows.

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Look, people, I'll make this short and sweet...

Tomorrow, Kansas State faces Iowa State in a game that may decide whether or not K-State receives a share of the Big 12 title and/or a bid to a BCS bowl game. But that's secondary to what's really at stake tomorrow...

The American way of life.

Yes, as you all know, the annual Kansas State/Iowa State match-up, known by men, women, and children across this great nation as "Farmageddon", is about more than just a football game between a school that loves competing on the gridiron and another school that loves watching nineteen year-old anorexic boys grab at each others balls while wearing dental headgear and spandex. It's about America.

It's about wearing denim on parts of your body that have no business being clothed in it. It's about plaid shirts, big belt buckles, and steel-toed boots. It's about eating fried chicken with members of your family around a table covered in one of those red-and-white checker tablecloths. I mean, goddamnit, it's about tractors, trucks, and men who name female dogs, "Duke".

And, Farmageddon, most of all, is about Lee. Fucking. Greenwood.

Tomorrow, no matter who you root for, remember there are no losers in Farmageddon. There is one winner, and her name is "America". So, remember that tomorrow is really a four hour celebration of this great country of ours, and know that because you sit in that stadium, you're a better person for it.

God Bless Farmageddon, and God Bless America.

Take it away, Lee.

Friends, Romans, Wildcats fans.  I have come back to answer yet another round of questions from our beloved community and give you my best answers to their most pressing questions.  As you noticed from our first volume, I treat this with as much seriousness as the question deserves.  If you're interested in asking a question in the future, remember to use the #AskAPan hash tag via Twitter.  I also have to use the necessary disclaimer so that I don't get angry emails from people saying that I upset their delicate sensibilities.

Beware...some of our readers use course language, therefore I respond in kind.  So, consider this particular segment R-rated.  Therefore, if you have delicate sensibilities, please refrain from reading the entire post from here on out.  You've been warned.

So, grab yourself a nice, warm cup of cocoa, find yourself a cozy blanket, and prepare to enjoy another epidsode of...

Ah, hell.  We need to get a graphics department.  Just click the jump for more.

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As promised, I would answer questions submitted to me via my Twitter account (@PJ_BOTC) or e-mail, which can be found on the sidebar over to your left.  Again, I'm hoping to make this a weekly thing, and I want to have some fun with this because we have a very entertaining community over here at Bring On the Cats, and I want us all to participate in this great sociological experiment together.

Some of the questions I will respond to seriously.  Other questions I will respond to humorously.  However you choose to interpret those answers is up to you, but in general, I need to throw out the following disclaimer:

Click the jump for the first of (hopefully) many "Ask a Pan" sessions.  If you're interested in asking a question in the future, remember to use the #AskAPan hash tag.  Make this easy on me people.

Beware...some of our readers use course language, therefore I respond in kind.  So, consider this particular segment R-rated.  Therefore, if you have delicate sensibilities, please refrain from reading the entire post from here on out.  You've been warned.

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Every year, thousands of fans descend upon whatever city hosts the Big 12 tournament, and the fans of our (currently) twelve member institutions mix and mingle in one enclosed space.  What results from that is mostly unpredictable and sometimes humorous.

For those of you who have never attended a Big 12 tournament, feel free to use the provided primer to help you navigate your way though the four days of fun and excitement.

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This would be the first thing that happened on Monday morning at the Vanier Sports Complex.

"Hi.  Who's your best recruit?"

Cosh gets his at 0:43.

Coach Snyder, the waters need to get calm.  Pronto.  The refs may have taken the brunt of our anger with an asinine call, but those of us who were paying attention to the game won't forget the nearly 500 yards of total offense and thirty-six points one of the most anemic units in all of college football was able to amass today.  Most of all, we realize that it wasn't an anomaly.  It was par for the course.

Happy New Year, everyone.  Thank God we have Frank.

PS - Adrian, I doubt you ever read this, but I have yet to find one K-State fan that blames you for what happened.  You made a Hell of a play, the ref made a monumentally and historically stupid call, and no one holds you in the wrong.  Just wanted to let you know that.

In the style of Rock M Nation's caption contests, let's have some fun here.  Today, the Big 10 announced that its new divisions would be called the "Leaders" and "Legends."  Judging by Twitter and this site, most have found those to be a little silly (or a lot silly).

So instead of being part of the problem, let's be part of the solution.  Post your ideas for what the Big 10 should have used in the comments.  For extra credit, propose new names for the Big 12's bland (and no-longer-used) "North" and "South," and if you really want to be teacher's pet, propose new names for the SEC's unimaginative "East" and "West" and give the Pac-10 ideas, too.

Rec your favorites.  Winner gets...well, nothing tangible, sorry.  But your comment will turn green if three or more people Rec it!

Tomorrow, third-ranked Kansas State will play twenty-second ranked Virginia Tech in one of the most anticipated match-ups of ESPN's 'Twenty-four Tip Off Marathon". Normally, you would expect a great deal of anticipation and fervor building up for such a great pairing in the second game of this brand spanking new season, but alas, there's not. Do you know why? Because the game tips off at 3 PM CST, that's why.

Most K-State fans are acutely aware of this and some have taken vacation, or they're trying to figure out if the ESPN 3 video player has a "Boss Button". However, there are some people out there (like me, for example...) who, you know, have a real job and don't have the ability to take vacation on a whim. And I would imagine that there are a lot of K-State fans that will have the same problem because, frankly, as Captains of Industry, we're kind of a big deal.

So, as a result of this little stunt, I'm going to assume that ESPN hates the American worker, and damn it, if they hate the American worker, that means they hate America. And I have no use for people who hate America!

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