KSU tough defense

They gave up 400 yards to a Louisville team deprived of its two biggest offensive studs . . . I think we'll be fine.

 
Breakdown of our D;

Line: Our front 4 have been the biggest surprise of the year. LE Ian campbell, despite his size has been able to consistantly apply pressure with his speed and quickness off the line. DT Blake Seiler has also been a surprise since switching from End to Tackle. He transfered from OSU and gave up his wrestling scholarship to play at KSU. Also a little small, but knows how to used his strength and leverage to fill the gaps. The front seven regularly rotate with the backup's to stay fresh... The most notable backup is probably True Freshman Eric Childs. He's looked promising as all he appears to need is time to develope in the weight room and on the field. A very fast D-Line. Of course our only 300 lb'er in Echols makes a nice plug in the middle for the run game.

LE 98 Ian Campbell 6-5 232 So

backup: 96 Moses Manu 6-2 258 Jr.

NT 56 Quintin Echols 6-0 316 Sr

Backup: 99 Steven Cline 6-1 291 Jr

DT 34 Blake Seiler 6-2 254 Sr

Backup: 50 Alphonso Moran 6-0 294 So.

RE 95 Rob Jackson 6-3 265 Jr.

backup: 90 Eric Childs 6-3 230 Fr.

LB's: We have 6 LB's that could start at any big 12 school. Speed is the name of the game with this cover two defense. Won't see too many blitzes with these guys as you would have seen under Snyder, but because of our LB'rs speed, we could stay in a 3-4 and matchup with just about anyone out there. The worst of the bunch seems to be M Backup Maurice mack. He's a solid hitter and started nearly every game last year on the outside. He was moved to middle to allow some younger guys to get playing time on the outsides. Everyone else is as solid as they come.

SLB 53 Reggie Walker 6-0 233 So.

backup: 37 Marcus Perry 6-1 225 Jr.

MLB 52 Zach Diles 6-0 240 Sr.

backup:24 Maurice Mack 5-10 215 Sr.

WLB 46 Brandon Archer 6-0 239 Sr.

backup: 43 Antwon Moore 5-10 209 So.-

Secondary: Since losing starter Bryan Baldwin, this has quickly become our weekest area. But would still be an upgrade for many big 12 schools secondary. Marcus Watts has proved he is a pimp. This guy is everwhere, a hard hitting guy that wraps up, he rarely misses a tackle, and with his spead, he's in on every play. He's been just as valuable on special teams blocking several punts and kicks already. His backup erker has been if anything inconsistant. A young guy that is often in the right place at the right time, not always a sure tackler. He could grow up a little. Kyle williams has been a solid guy, nothing to write home about, but a spot few fans worry about. McKinney is by far our best run stopper, He's simply the best at making the open field tackle. His one fall back would be his "ohh Sh1t" moments.... I've counted too many times where he was out of postion or getting burned by shifty recievers. Our weekest corner is without doubt Garvin. He's listed as 5-10, but I'd be surprised if he broke 5-8... can't say much more... just very small. He's had several starts and has held his own... But he's just a matchup problem waiting to happen.

CB 6 Byron Garvin 5-10 180 Jr.

Backup: 13 Joshua Moore 5-10 168 Fr.-

FS 2 Marcus Watts 6-2 180 Jr.

Backup:18 Andrew Erker 6-0 195 So.

SS 9 Kyle Williams 6-0 201 Sr.

backup: 20 Courtney Herndon 5-11 201 Fr.

CB 22 Justin McKinney 5-9 185 Jr.

backup: 12 Devin Anderson

I can't wait for this game... Several wildcats have been circling this date on the calander. I'll tell you this, this game is going to come down to the running game. If Nebraska can hold KSU to under 4 yards a carry, you should easily walk away with this one. Our o-line remains a work in progress and it seems as soon as we repair one leak, another sprouts up. Against OSU we were able to establish the run, if we can continue that and provide Freeman with some time for the long passes to keep you from loading the box, this one has all the earmarks for an upset.

Here's to an injury free day of college football. Good luck.

 
Hey FBWillie,

Nebraska doesn't play with Okie St's front seven and Josh Freeman hasn't text messaged the Blackshirts yet to ask them to give him some time. So, I think you can forget about any upset. The only reason I think this game might stay close is because it is in Manhattan. But, if the Nebraska o-line plays like it did this past week it won't be close at all.

 
Fair enough.

But ISU's front seven doesn't come close to ours. And we always get up for you guys. I expect a good game. But there really isn't any reason why Nebraska shouldn't walk away with this. But honestly, this KSU team has been so inconsistant, no one should really be making any predictions.

I said the running game would be the difference, but special teams could be a big factor... hows your punt and kickoff coverage looking?

 
Thanks for the info FB Willie. I'll always be a little scared of the Wildcats in Manhatten until we prove we can beat them there on a regular basis.

I've heard a lot of "stuff" Prince has been pullling at KState. Not sure what is true and what is BS. Do you have any takes on it?

 
Nice info Willie. I hope this game gets picked up somewhere so I can watch it, not the highlights on the local channel from the field level. I don't think KSUcks D will play very good though.

 
Thanks for the info FBWillie. My co-worker who is a KSU fan has pretty much said what you did, just not quite as detailed. He thinks that KSU has little to no chance if they can't run the ball well also. I think it will be close for a while and then NU will eventually win. I will be happy with a 1 point win, it would be the first win in Manhattan since 96. I won't be picky.

 
Thanks for the info FB Willie. I'll always be a little scared of the Wildcats in Manhatten until we prove we can beat them there on a regular basis.

I've heard a lot of "stuff" Prince has been pullling at KState. Not sure what is true and what is BS. Do you have any takes on it?
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I do...

I like prince. I thank god we have someone that has the balls to get rid of bad attitudes. The last couple of Snyder's recruiting classes seemed to have the opinion that opposing teams would fold against us because we were KSU and we had a great Coach. I think we lost a lot of players in 2004 with the way Coach Snyder treated Darren Sproles. He was a god in his eyes and no matter how many times Darren screwed up, it was "he's human... and a crappy Darren Sproles is better than any other option we have". The team was also led to believe that Darren would carry the load. We were running the ball for 3 and out every game for 10 weeks. And when Darren fumbled, the coach put the loss on the defense's hands for not getting the ball back in Darren's hands. People don't want to play for a coach like that; he alienated his entire staff and all of his players. Bill Snyder was the greatest thing that ever happened to Manhattan Kansas. That will never go away. But we fell to where we are because of the way he allowed the players to prepare/ play/ believe that they could get away with half a$$-ing it. I'm not bitter; we wouldn't have had the ability to slide DOWN to a 4 win season without him.

Coach Prince came in, cleared everybody's slate, and weeded out the people that didn't mesh with his ideals. The only loss I regret was Evridge. I don't think the coach intended for that to happen. I think Evridge is a smart kid that had a lot of loyalties to a lot of people and saw that Prince was making the program his own; and this new program didn't include allot of the things that Evridge Loved about the KSU program. I don't think the Starting Job was promised to anyone. I don't think any Qb was told to leave until their loyalties were questioned. Evridg's locker was cleaned out because he questioned Coach Prince's techniques and threatened to leave the program. It sucked; I'd love to have him back. But you can't make a statement to your team about discipline and then make special exception for people. I’m sure someone will point out that Freeman has received special exceptions; I’d like to know where? I haven’t seen to many people more eager to excel in a program than Freeman. The kid is a hard worker.

I think Matt Boss really was a p_ssy. I don't think he loved football, I think he was there because he had an amazing talent, and his parents pushed him towards a career that his talent allowed him to excel at. Boss didn't want to put the work in, He was probably injured, but the way I heard it was the training staff cleared him for contact and he didn't want to practice. Prince called him out on it, and he left.... If I'm wrong, Boss will end up at another program playing football and pursue a career in it. If I'm right, He won't play football, or he will only play football to pay for his education. Only time will tell.

With all of that said; Yes, Prince has made some mistakes. It’s his first time as a head Coach and mistakes will be made. There were a lot of things I think he went about the wrong way of doing… I think Coach Prince is smart enough to recognize when he’s made a mistake. The picture will become clear if he continues to make those same mistakes in the future.

:rant

 
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Wow, that clears up a lot . If you are sitting back watching all these players leave and problems happen , it makes you think that Prince is screwing up bad.

It only makes the north stronger to have you guys competitive. So good luck to your team too. I am also hoping for an injury free game.

(Except for Freeman.) :box ;)

 
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Seems like K-State always has a strong D, with tough LB's. And on offense they usually have a few good playmakers.

We have established some momentum. We're on the road again. 2 games now into the conf schedule. These games wont get easier. Still, I like our chances. Should be a good game. I'm ready for those wildcats! GBR!!!

 
Thanks for the info on your defense Willie. And if there is no article or tv interview on this "gurantee victory" by freeman then shutup

 
I think he is saying that if there isnt a link or video of freeman guarenteeing victory that we should drop the subject......??

 
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