Elite 8! KSU vs Butler

Well, after watching what was perhaps one of the greatest NCAA tournament games EVER, I am glad I have a day off from it -- probably not gonna watch games 2nite.

Tomorrow... 3:30pm... CBS... IT'S BACK ON!

Butler has won 23 straight games and just beat a damn good Syracuse team. With that, I sure am glad K-State is playing Butler and not Syracuse (and their good zone defense).

I have a good feeling on this game (don't know why, but I do). It's going to be a full house full of friends and family and downing Blue Moon.

K-State 69
Butler 61

Sweet 16!! K-State vs Xavier

Yeah, KSU played Xavier back in December at the OOD, but this might be a dangerous thing. If the Cats have it in their minds that since they beat them already, it'll be a cakewalk come Thursday, they're gonna be in trouble.

A huge positive for the Cats is the emergence of players other than Pullen and Clemente (although those two were huge in the first two games). Inside, Curtis Kelly has been outstanding, as well as Wally Judge.

K-State 81
Xavier 71

And another prediction, KU fans are gonna be hurting even more whilst the Cats go deeper and deeper in the tournament.

Looking back @ OSU (and ahead to Baylor)

Didn't see that coming (OSU game). K-State put together their BEST game of the year. And like I have preached for months, Samuels and Sutton FINALLY were agressive and it paid off dearly for the Cats. Samuels had his career high last night.

Pullen was hot and Clemente added his; and Kelly played quite well too.

Now it's on to Baylor tonight. This SHOULD be a great game. Like every K-State fan is thinking today -- if they play tonight like they did last night, they'll come out on top.

I see it:

Baylor 79
Kansas State 87

*Look for me behind one of the baskets -- I'm gonna be in the second row.

Well shit

Guess I was WAY OFF on what was to happen in Manhattan last Saturday night. A loss to ISU?! WTF?

Talk about NO momentum going into the tournament (plus having played poorly the last few games -- since the TT game).

Thursday might be bad for the Cats if they face OSU (like they will).

ISU @ KSU

Ummm, senior night. Last game in Bramlage for Clemente, Colon and Merriweather (sp). Coming off of a bad loss to KU.

K-State wins BIG in this one to get ready for the Big XII Tournament (which I will be at on Thursday and Friday).

ISU 65
KSU 87

KSU @ KU

Well, this is going to be interesting. #5 KSU @ #2 KU in Allen Fieldhouse. And yeah, not on ESPN -- what the flink?!

Senior night for KU; Sherron Collins' last game in Allen (as well as Cole Aldrich); they haven't lost at home for 60+ games; it's for the outright Big XII title.

I'd like to think KSU has a chance, & I suppose they do b/c this is the best K-State team since 1988 and KU's team isn't as good as past years.

But I have to go with the odds on this one.

KU 83
KSU 71

MU @ KSU

Saturday night in the Octagon of Doom... revenge on the minds of the Cats... a top 2 finish in the Big XII... a potential #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Cats win this one!

Continued great play from the guards (Pullen and Clemente) and a big game out of Curtis Kelly is abound.

MU 78
KSU 85

KSU @ TT

I believe I had read that K-State has never won down in Lubbock since the inception of the Big XII. I do remember some past games where K-State was beaten pretty badly when they thought they'd come out with a "W" (I think it was the Beasley year).

The 2009-10 Cats get that 1st win down there tonight. It'll be a close one, but I see a KSU win. I'd love to see Clemente and Pullen continue their offensive onslaught, with Curtis Kelly and Jamar Samuels adding the inside punch (with a dose of Dom Sutton's new-found outside shots).

KSU 78
TT 71

KSU @ OU

After that scare Wednesday at home against NU, I'm pretty flarping sure that Coach Frank had the Cats working their butts off yesterday and today. So with that close win on wednesday, I'm saying it's highly beneficial for the Cats come Saturday.

OU just got beat by Colorado (albeit in Boulder) and I've seen OU play this year (got pounded by OSU).

Cats win another road game...

KSU 69
OU 54

KSU @ ISU

Just like the NU game last Tuesday night... quick and easy.

K-State wins by 12.

KSU @ NU

Quick and easy.

K-State wins this one by 15.

#2 KU @ #11 KSU

Well, another Sunflower Showdown in the OCTAGON OF DOOM. Actually have a good feeling about this one (and it pains me to actually write this). While KU hasn't really played any of the upper teams in the Big XII on the road, this is a BIG test for them. The place is gonna be L O U D!

If that friggin' Sherron (nice name) Collins has a big game once again, it'll only confirm my extreme hatred for him at the levels of other KU ex-players (see Turgeon, Rex Walters).

KU: 69
KSU: 76

*BTW, College Gameday in town. Pretty farking sweet!

#1 Texas @ #9 K-State... 2nite!

Octagon of Doom will be in FULL FORCE tonight! Tough, very tough game with UT's big men. I actually have a bad feeling about this one. I say it'll be close until the end, but K-State will foul and UT will hit free throws...

#1 Texas: 83
#9 KSU: 74

K-State's big men (looking at you Curtis Kelly) needs to be HUGE (so to speak) 2 nite.

MU Game (in Columbia)

I forgot to post b4 the MU game down in Columbia on Saturday. I actually thought that Cats would win a close on, but just didn't happen. Fouls hurt the Cats in this one.
But up next is aTm on Tueasday night. K-State wins by 17.

and just like that...

...the football season is over. Quick; way too quick. And yet another year without a bowl game. At least there was some excitement in the 2009 season.

Beating aTm, CU, KU and ISU for a 4-4 record in the conference isn't all that bad. Of course, just a simple win at Lousiana or UCLA would have put the Cats in a bowl. I remember watching that Louisiana loss and thinking it was going to KILL the chances of the bowl trip. How right I was. DAMNIT!

A special thanks to Grant Gregory for taking over the QB spot -- a Carson Coffman-lead team would not have beaten KU or CU. So enjoy the pine next year as well Carson, it's going to be either Lamur, Harper or (please please please) Cam Newton behind center in 2010.