KU v. KSU week discussion (pics, snide remarks, predictions)

[LenexatoKCMO]

Not quite the same thing as predicting total meltdowns for OU/UT.  And predicting KSU would be "better" even w/out WJ isn't quite the same as predicting #5 in the country better.  Pat on the back though.  

[WSPanic]

Why do you keep quoting yourself?

http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle ... =204901133

Looks like a good lineup. Should be entertaining. Two 1/2 seeds from this year. I think "Bracketology" has the Zags at a 5 and Marquette at a 8/9 (I'd switch those around). Regardless - should be a good opportunity for KSU to get some quality wins early on a "neutral" court.

great insight.

Thanks.

[TheBigChuckbowski]

Not quite the same thing as predicting total meltdowns for OU/UT.  And predicting KSU would be "better" even w/out WJ isn't quite the same as predicting #5 in the country better.  Pat on the back though.  

I'm not dumb enough to make stupid predictions about things I don't know anything about. Maybe that's why you aren't seeing those crazy bold predictions from me.

[KCPowercat]

man I hope I randomly sit next to coach townsend on a plane...he just randomly drops courtside tix on complete strangers.....silly story.

[LenexatoKCMO]

Maybe I shouldn't skip those high school reunions after all.  I had no idea there were any alumni with that kind of career success. 

[AJoD]

http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle ... =204901133
K-State To Play In 2010 CBE Classic

Kansas State will join Duke, Gonzaga and Marquette in the 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, which culminates with the Championship Rounds at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22-23, the Gazelle Group in Princeton, N.J., announced on Thursday.

That's a sweet line-up.

[KCMax]

Great lineup for the CBE, who always seem to do a great job attracting quality programs for a preseason tourney.

[NDTeve]

man I hope I randomly sit next to coach townsend on a plane...he just randomly drops courtside tix on complete strangers.....silly story.

much better than getting a ride from Coach Hill.

[KCPowercat]

haha, nice.  Made me LOL.

[KCPowercat]

Too good, no . . . Too expensive, apparently yes. 

And its not Hawk fans making that call, its your own AD budget.  Miami, FSU, etc. probably dont have frankly have as good a bball tradition as KSU . . . but they also probably didn't just lay off half their athletic departments and have to come up with a pile of cash to pay off their shady former Fball coach. 

Does it ever get tiring being wrong concerning KSU?

[LenexatoKCMO]

Does it ever get tiring being wrong concerning KSU?

I am sure it took a hell of a lot of effort to squeeze those boosters the last couple weeks.  Good thing Martin wanted to stay. 

[KCPowercat]

wow...sticking to your guns.  Give up.

[LenexatoKCMO]

wow...sticking to your guns.  Give up.

Hey bully for them that they got it done - but clearly this took way more time and drama than it ought to have.  There has been zero indication that his demands were ever remotely out of line.  At least it didn't drag on as a distraction the next couple weeks. 

[KCPowercat]

no it didn't.  They always said end of year.  Why do people swallow whatever KK feeds them?  I know it's great ammo for haters and all but damn.

[LenexatoKCMO]

Saying "end of year" doesn't make it smart to actually wait till March- unless you are 100% confident that nothing can possibly persuade him to leave.  Its playing with fire. 

[KCPowercat]

you are aware it takes both sides to complete a deal, correct?

no matter...it got done exactly as needed despite KK and his followers trying to make some big deal out of nothing.

[KCPowercat]

Why so quiet?

[kcmetro]

Why so quiet?

Because both teams suck. 

[KCPowercat]

well I'll take 4-1 suck over 2-2 suck.....and you haven't even played anybody GOOD yet.

[Highlander]

well I'll take 4-1 suck over 2-2 suck.....and you haven't even played anybody GOOD yet.

It's a very wierd season.  Hard to tell who is good and who isn't.  UT lost to UCLA who lost to KSU but also lost to Sanford and Cal (Cal is probably good, Sanford is probably not).  I think we need to totally disregard any preconcieved notion of who is good and who isn't based on performances from any year prior to 2010.

One thing for sure, the number 1 and 2 teams in the nation have remarkably weak resume's.  Ohio State's is marginally better than Missouri's (if better at all; OK at least they have won on the road...once) and Oregon's is equally unimpressive.