2010 Season

With just over a week and a half until the Cats play UCLA in their opener, let's take a quick look at the Cats for 2010.

Offense: The battle is still going on between Coffman, Klien and Lamur for the QB position. Snyder will go with the QB that won't lose a game, rather than win a game (see Roberson, Bishop). That person is Coffman. With a decent fullback in Wilson and an All Big XII rb in Thomas, along with an experienced O-Line, Coffman will be counted on to run the offense.

Throw in unexperienced, but talented WRs and the offense will be the bright side of the ball for the Wildcats.

If the Cats had a QB with some sort of talent they would be looking at a Big XII North title. Unfortunately, they don't. Coffman will play with extreme caution and try not to do anything to lose a game. Instead of playing with some sort of reckless abandonment (and Sammuel Lamur might do).

Here's to hoping Coffman does something not to screw up a game, but enough to have someone else in there.

Defense: Brandon Harold is back. And that's HUGE. No way this kid takes a step back from how he played 2 years ago. After sitting out the majority of 2009 and taking a step back and looking at his entire situation as a student athlete, he's going to be a terror @ D-End. The rest of the line, however, is inexperienced.

At linebacker, it's a whole lot of trouble. Talent level is at a "1" and could be exposed in the opener with UCLA's running back.

In the defensive secondary, I honestly don't believe Josh Moore was "all that". But he did have experience, which counts for something. At least the Cats safeties are pretty good. Too bad Emmanuel Lamur seems to shy away from hitting a bit. Tysyn Hartman is pretty damn good, so that's good.

Special Teams: With Coach Snyder @ the head coach, it's a GUARANTEE this will be another good year with the special teams. If friggin' Josh Cherry doesn't get all friggin' nervous and start the year slow, he should be solid.

Season Outlook: If KSU can beat UCLA in the opener, it should be a good season and I see 7-8 wins. If the Cats take an "L" in the opener, it could spiral into another 5 win season.

I do see KSU getting a slim victory against UCLA and going 8-4 on the year.