The 2018 Kansas State football season was one of the most bizarre and baffling I’ve ever seen. In this fairly rambling post where I was obviously still trying to work out what exactly was going wrong with Bill Snyder’s formula you can see me probing at some of the underlying issues. The big one was … [Read more…]
I took the chance to watch the press conferences from Kansas State’s new offensive and defensive coordinators, Courtney Messingham and Scottie Hazelton as well as some of the players that were made available. There was a lot to glean from their occasionally frank appraisal of the roster and the league. The big picture standpoint While … [Read more…]
…by hiring Chris Klieman of North Dakota State. I’ve been watching North Dakota State for several years now and have lots of notes from some of their showdowns with FBS schools, rival South Dakota State, and their title game bouts with James Madison. I broke down some of Klieman’s strategies and how they translate to … [Read more…]
I’ve always loved watching Bill Snyder’s teams. I’ve particularly enjoyed the second Snyder-era for which I’ve been a Big 12 blogger and active observer of the league. His teams this decade have always been designed to try and game college football with calculated strategies and recently I’ve learned more about his original run at K-State … [Read more…]
I asked a single question (this first one) during the televised Big 12 coaching pressers of the legendary Bill Snyder and then some additional questions during the breakout. I’ll list the single question first and then the breakout discussion we had before offering my own commentary. What tactical changes have your new coordinator hires brought … [Read more…]
The 2017 Kansas State vs Oklahoma game was a really impressive contest between what I’m now delineating as a “spread-option” team and a “spread-Iso” team. I may have to further adjust those terms but the idea is that OU will create multiple stress points with their scheme and then “send it where you ain’t.” K-State … [Read more…]