[Postgame Thread] Kansas State Defeats Nicholls 71-3

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Nicholls	0	3	0	0	3
Kansas State	22	14	21	14	71

[u/NinjaGhost42]

That was fun

Willie might be dead. 394 push-ups

[u/5L1M3R → u/NinjaGhost42]

Shoulda subbed in cocaine Willie for this one

[u/redwave2505 → u/NinjaGhost42]

The pushups by the end

[u/CerryTrews → u/NinjaGhost42]

Good thing thicc Willie wasn’t in there tonight

[u/Marbla → u/NinjaGhost42]

I'm a HUGE Pittsburgh Penguins fan. In the 2015-2016 season I started a new tradition. When the playoffs begin I do pushups for every goal. In the first round it's 20, then 30, then 40 in the conference finals. And finally 50 in the finals. They won the cup that year and in the following season.

They scored six goals in the finals in 2017. I got good at pushups very very fast.

[u/FineAlbatross9818 → u/NinjaGhost42]

RIP Willies arms. 394 is just mean at that point

[u/Swipet]

Jumbo Johnson Johnson

[u/PizzaButt69420 → u/Swipet]

Into my veins

[u/Wildcat_twister12 → u/Swipet]

I’ve been waiting for this meme

[u/MantisSled → u/Swipet]

The RETURN of JJJ

[u/techieman34 → u/Swipet]

I’ve missed these. Good to have them back.

[u/THE_turtleman7 → u/Swipet]

It’s back 🥹

[u/Goallie11]

The best game and best post game interview you could have asked for to start the Klien era

[u/dmrose7 → u/Goallie11]

Collin sounded so much like Bill in that interview.

[u/MobileTraining8315 → u/dmrose7]

By and large he did.

[u/reptheevt]

Haha we’re in danger next week

[u/wiseoracle → u/reptheevt]

Cat on cat

[u/redwave2505]

• 71 is tied for the third-most points scored in a single game in school history

• 68 is tied for the fourth-largest victory margin in school history

• 6 different players scored rushing TDs for K-State in this game, a brand new school record

Edit: I almost forgot, Avery Johnson also took sole possession of the record for most career passing TDs in school history tonight

[u/emaw63 → u/redwave2505]

A good start to the Klein era, I'd say

[u/Not_a_Wizardd → u/redwave2505]

I'll admit that I'm biased toward my first tag. But your edit made me check and break my brain. I know K-State under Snyder was run forward, but the fact that KU has two QBs with far higher passing TDs (Reesing 90, Daniels 67) since the Snyder era began despite the stark contrast in H2H since his first tenure is insane. K-State has (Howard 48, Johnson 48+3 now). Jason Bean had 38 and split time with Daniels ffs.

[u/GhostRideATank → u/Not_a_Wizardd]

We almost never start young QBs so we rarely ever have three or four year starters, and we have historically been run heavy (as you mentioned). It’s still shockingly low though. Klein had 30 passing TDs and 56 rushing TDs.

Freeman played three years but was awful his first year. Thompson was around for five years, but split time and also missed most of a year with injury. Howard played early but was also very bad then and had to fight his way back.

[u/Samwellwayne]

I know not to read too deep into this but good god it felt good to see a team wanted to play ball

[u/an_actual_lawyer → u/Samwellwayne]

Agreed. We should have dominated this game, but when you have a new coach and it's the first game, sometimes the machine ain't altogether yet. So we can be happy that we played as we should have played.

[u/OriginalMassless → u/Samwellwayne]

Sigh. So you are saying last year's team didn't want to play ball?

Edit: You guys are fucking idiots. Any fan that says "oh our team doesn't try hard" is just incapable of real critique. It's the lazy argument of casuals. Grow up.

[u/ajs_95 → u/OriginalMassless]

I thought it became pretty evident after Iowa state snowmageddon 3 years ago that the cats were losing their edge. I haven’t seen a team with this level of chemistry since the 2022 Big12 championship group. And this years squad may have more

[u/bonestomper420 → u/OriginalMassless]

man I thought the dudes on the message boards were pedantic

[u/boeing2014]

Pretty good start to the Collin Klein era. Trying to not overreact at how great this team looked lol. So far they are living up to living in physicality. Execution was at a high level today in all 3 phases. Couple mistakes here and there, but nothing I was concerned about.

[u/Goallie11 → u/boeing2014]

Both lines need work but otherwise everything looked pretty good

[u/Yeetman089]

Picture perfect homecoming for Coach Klein. The return of Willie’s tackle of the opposing team was so fun to!

GO CATS!

[u/ajs_95 → u/Yeetman089]

Willie tackling the opposing team AND the cat train hype video? Life is good in Manhattan

[u/chrissb1e → u/ajs_95]

Vibes were souring in the stadium

[u/ReignyRainyReign]

Cats

[u/herecomethetaxman → u/ReignyRainyReign]

Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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CATS!!!

[u/boeing2014 → u/Radioactive-Wind]

Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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Cats

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Cats

[u/snipe_score_celly]

Kstates offense and special teams is going to be a problem for teams this year.

[u/PlaysWithSqurls]

Cats are in fact back in style

[u/earthling82]

Oh God

[u/Pangolin_cowboy_hats]

Klein isn’t fucking around

[u/techieman34 → u/Pangolin_cowboy_hats]

It was really nice to see them keep the pressure on and not just shut things down after going up 3 scores.

[u/crabcakes785]

I was at this game ama

[u/PizzaButt69420 → u/crabcakes785]

Hot one today huh?

[u/crabcakes785 → u/PizzaButt69420]

My personal mvp of this game was the cloud that rolled in before kickoff and prevented the sun from broiling us up in the nosebleeds

[u/Usernamecopyrighted1 → u/PizzaButt69420]

YEAH??

[u/chrissb1e → u/Usernamecopyrighted1]

THERE ARE KIDS HERE

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/PizzaButt69420]

A real scorcher

[u/LynchSyndromedotmil → u/crabcakes785]

During Sandstorm, did you hear “the chant”?

[u/dmrose7 → u/LynchSyndromedotmil]

Three a video of it online, and you can hear pretty clear "K-S-U", at least by the end.

[u/crabcakes785 → u/LynchSyndromedotmil]

Did not hear it during sandstorm (we were sitting pretty far from the student section) but definitely heard it during Wabash Cannonball in Q1 lol

[u/Jmohill → u/crabcakes785]

Did any Snyder music make it into the pregame?

[u/crabcakes785 → u/Jmohill]

Several in the halftime show!

[u/PM_ME_THEM_BOOBIES]

Cats are 1-0 this season when I get baked before the game. I know what I need to do this year.

[u/Xaxziminrax → u/PM_ME_THEM_BOOBIES]

From your lips to God's lettuce

[u/bonestomper420]

better start then last season

[u/skeptical_hatred → u/bonestomper420]

I think it started out well

[u/AegisCruiser → u/skeptical_hatred]

Very hard disagree.

Ireland was nice, though.

[u/Initial-Chicken-847]

I am so fucking hard right now

[u/Pandemic_Academic]

I think we might be in trouble next week

[u/lowes18]

If Klein can make Reed look like a good QB he can do the same for Johnson lol

[u/Nervous_Medicine224 → u/lowes18]

he just broke the school record for passing touchdowns, he is a good qb.

[u/GhostRideATank → u/Nervous_Medicine224]

The school record for career passing TDs would be tied for 10th on the list of highest SINGLE SEASON passing TDs. We do not have an extensive history of successful passers.

[u/chrissb1e → u/GhostRideATank]

Say it quieter next time

[u/an_actual_lawyer → u/lowes18]

Just needs to let him run to make him an effective passer. We don't have the OL or WRs to make an average arm a great QB unless defenses are forced to face a true dual threat.

[u/hornedfrog86]

Wow

[u/Captgouda24]

Wow.

[u/GymIsFun]

Best opening game in probably 20 years.

[u/gmr548]

Well then

[u/Classic_Owl3711]

Way better then last years home opener where we almost lost to a D2 team

[u/WildcatPlumber → u/Classic_Owl3711]

North Dakota wasn’t D2, they are D1 FCS there is a bit of a difference there

[u/Classic_Owl3711 → u/WildcatPlumber]

I know, I was just making a point

[u/ExpressFan7426]

I was hoping we’d put up 71 points today as well 🫩