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[katlander]

It may be good that he tested the waters. Hopefully he is now all Wildcat.

He and Avery are a little like a couple other Wildcats who have a long history together.

T-Mac and DeLaura.

[Catalum]

ESPN now has our Cats projected as a No. 4 seed in the CFP and would play the winner of Georgia vs. N. Illinois. Could you imagine the hype in MHK getting to play Georgia in the semis?!

From ESPN+ article.........

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior Writer
Sep 17, 2024, 07:15 AM ET

No. 4 seed Kansas State Wildcats: The Wildcats would earn the fourth and final first-round bye as the projected Big 12 champion. They earned this spot after back-to-back wins against tough opponents, first on the road against Tulane and then against a ranked Arizona team on a short week. K-State is No. 10 in ESPN's strength of record metric, which has historically had a strong correlation to the committee's playoff teams.

First-round matchups (on campus)

No. 12 Northern Illinois Huskies at No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs
Winner plays: No. 4 Kansas State

Explaining the seeding: NIU would earn this spot as the committee's highest-ranked Group of 5 conference champion, but remember: This is based on their résumé to this point. And right now, nobody in the Group of 5 has a better win than Northern Illinois at Notre Dame. It looks even more impressive after the Irish hammered Purdue on Saturday. Other strong Group of 5 contenders like Boise State and Memphis can eventually replace NIU, but if their records remain the same, the committee would give the Huskies the edge. In this scenario, NIU would bump out Tennessee for the No. 12 seed because there has to be a spot for the fifth-highest ranked conference champion. As the SEC runner-up, the highest Georgia could be seeded is No. 5 because the top four spots are reserved for conference champions.

[wild@nite]

They wouldn't be coming to Manhattan. Nuetral site in semis. You had my attention for a second though...

[tmcats]

BIG 12 Sagarin ranking going into week four

11. Utah 3-0
12. Kansas State 3-0
17. Oklahoma State 3-0
23. UCF 3-0
24. Iowa State 2-0
29. TCU 2-1
32. Kansas 1-2
34. Baylor 2-1
39. West Virginia 1-2
44. Texas Tech 2-1
46. Arizona 2-1
47. BYU 3-0
54. Arizona State 3-0
56. Colorado 2-1
63. Cincinnati 2-1
66. Houston 1-2

AVERAGE
26.3 – SEC (-1.4)
37.3 – Big 12 (+1.3)
39.9 – Big Ten (-2.1)
51.1 – ACC (+0.5)

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Week 3 Big 12 Power Rankings

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ESPN FPI BIG 12 PROJECTED WINS THRU WEEK THREE (source: Jeromy)

9.9 – UCF
9.8 – Kansas State
8.9 – Oklahoma State
8.6 – Utah
7.1 – TCU
7.0 – Iowa State
6.9 – Arizona State
6.7 – BYU
6.3 – Baylor
6.3 – Texas Tech
6.0 – Arizona
5.8 – Kansas
5.7 – Colorado
5.3 – Cincinnati
4.9 – West Virginia
3.8 – Houston

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BIG 12 Sagarin ranking going into week four

11. Utah 3-0
12. Kansas State 3-0
17. Oklahoma State 3-0
23. UCF 3-0
24. Iowa State 2-0
29. TCU 2-1
32. Kansas 1-2
34. Baylor 2-1
39. West Virginia 1-2
44. Texas Tech 2-1
46. Arizona 2-1
47. BYU 3-0
54. Arizona State 3-0
56. Colorado 2-1
63. Cincinnati 2-1
66. Houston 1-2

AVERAGE
26.3 – SEC (-1.4)
37.3 – Big 12 (+1.3)
39.9 – Big Ten (-2.1)
51.1 – ACC (+0.5)


The Smurf Turkeys. At 1-2. With their only win against a high school. Are ranked WAY too high in this list.

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Chris Klieman has been named The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl announced Monday.
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Did you know? K-State has scored non-offensive touchdowns in all three games this season, the first time doing so to start the year since the first three games of the 2002 season. — Tim Everson, The Manhattan Mercury

https://www2.kusports.com/sports/colleg ... s-to-drop/