Story Questions the Values of Snyder’s On-Going Philosophy
I waited a long time for Kellis Robinett to write an in-depth article on Kansas State, not just rehash of Coach Bill Snyder’s persona and the miracle of developing Wildcat football as a college power....
View ArticleNuances of Football Reflected in College Signing Days
Alabama will pick up every super high school football stud in the world. The SEC will scoop up all the others. Fights will break out along the Brazos, the Rio Grande and the Red rivers where Billy Bob...
View ArticleTaking a Look at Sports From Various Venues
There was this great line in the The Color Purple when Shug looked quizzically at Celie and blurted mockingly: “You sho’ is ugly.” Too bad she wasn’t at the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game last...
View ArticleTwas a Sports Weekend of Super and Not Quite So Super
It was difficult to figure out which was worse during the 50th Super Bowl, the game itself or the TV ads. Well, of course Denver fans don’t give a hoot on the aesthetics because they watched their...
View ArticleAnother Two Cents Worth on League Revamps in Colleges
Just when you think all the talk has quieted about conference realignment in college athletics, another story pops up. Over there, here, everywhere. With mainstream journalism, social media and access...
View ArticleGraham Helping KU Push for Another Big 12 Championship
The Big 12 Conference press release said: “As has been the case each of the last four years, Kansas is the preseason choice to win the Big 12 men’s basketball regular season championship. The Jayhawks...
View ArticleKU Has the Edge While K-State Is Tumbling Over the Edge
After a wild weekend of basketball in the Big 12 Conference, Kansas once again is looking into the throne room with big eyes and a joyous outlook. Why not! They have the inside track on their 12th...
View ArticleBig 12 In-Fighting Brings Up Question of Success in Tourneys
The regular basketball season is winding down, approaching tournament time. As for the Big 12, have the teams beat themselves up so badly that they will have difficulty advancing or have they toughened...
View ArticleFun in Store for Fans at Talent-Laden Big 12 Tournament
Each time the Big 12 Conference holds its basketball tournament in Kansas City, my mind floods with the good ol’ days of the Big Eight Christmas Tournament at Municipal Auditorium. Geez, that was so...
View ArticleCollege Basketball Season Ends With a Goodie
So you think basketball is over, huh, after Villanova beat North Carolina 77-74 Monday night in Houston. Think again. The NBA has another two months to go. Oh, you don’t consider that basketball. Okay....
View ArticleConservatives Have Mission in Cut, Cut, Cut Public Education
Kansas stands as a paradigm of all things negative when surrendering to the mission of conservatism. From trickle-down economics to starving state budgets, the policies of small government ideologues...
View ArticleSpring Football Shows OU Up, K-State a Question, KU Down
It’s still a great line: In Oklahoma, the top two sports are Sooner football followed by Sooner spring football. And there’s considerable interest among the Oklahoma faithful during the No. 2 sport....
View ArticleLots of Sports Stuff From Good Quotes to the NBA
This is my all-time favorite, far above the rest, quote involving sports. The University of Wyoming basketball court is 7,220 feet above sea level and the coaches there make darn sure the opponents...
View ArticleIndeed, When the Horse Is Dead, It’s Time to Get Off
The highest authority in Johnson County government says the administration of Governor Sam Brownback is a disaster. From economic to health issues, criticism continues to rain on Slam Bam Sam. Whether...
View ArticleBrownback and Co. Just Fine Starving the Beast
I’ve written it many times: Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and his political cohorts bask in the glory of the state’s financial crunch. This is where they want to be. Why don’t the people of Kansas...
View ArticleFrom Betting on Big 12 to Trade Rumors Involving Royals
Is your betting desire rising in anticipation of college football action? You get a little sweaty thinking about it? How about a little tease? Las Vegas sports books are posting futures odds and South...
View ArticleTaking a Summer Peek at Kansas, K-State Athletics
Checking in on Kansas State and Kansas athletics. —— Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel is ranking all 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country entering the 2016 season —...
View ArticleSnyder Still Snyder But Big 12 Trying to Be Something Else
You know Big 12 football is drawing near because the big boys are talking expansion and Coach Bill Snyder is keeping most everything under wraps. So, what do you think about increasing the number of...
View ArticleWith Diverse Outlook, High School Football Set to Go
Ah yes, high school football is nearing. Many schools opened practice Monday. Last Saturday I went to the Kansas Shrine Bowl in Emporia. Football is in the air — and so is the controversy. Yuppie...
View ArticleSome Items on Sports for the Monday Laundry List
There for awhile the Royals appeared to be heading into a negative funk but Raul Mondesi’s bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning produced a huge sigh and helped produce a 10-4 victory Sunday night...
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