Kansas State -- Quick Primer

A Scary Smart Hoedown

Resources:
Kansas State Wildcat Preview Capsule (Hawk Digest) | Kansas State Network | Big 12 Digest

National Disrespect for KU:
The national blog Sunday Morning Quarterback turned in a nice dismissal of KU yesterday (scroll down for the Hawks). It also presents another ground-breaking YouTube effort indicating that Mark Mangino is overweight.

Recent History: (home team)
1997 KSU 48, KU 16
1998 KSU 54, KU 6
1999 KSU 50, KU 9
2000 KSU 52, KU 13
2001 KSU 40, KU 6
2002 KSU 64, KU 0
2003 KSU 42, KU 6
2004 KU 31, KSU 28
2005 KSU 12, KU 3
2006 KU 39, KSU 20

Gamblers Anonymous Marc Lawrence Tip:
KSU is 8-1 home off DD ATS win vs opp w/ rev off SU win
(Translated I believe that means KSU is 8-1 at home off of a double-digit against the spread win in a revenge game with opponents coming off a straight up win)

Stats Rundown:

• KU is 1-9 in the first road game of the season
• KSU had six turnovers in last year's game
• The home team has won the last four games of the series
• KU's four game winning streak is the longest for the Jayhawks since 2003
• The Hawks have won seven of their last eight games
• KU's Jake Sharp is averaging 7.3 yards per carry
• James Johnson leads KSU with 316 yards rushing
• Brandon McAnderson leads KU with 327 yards rushing
• Josh Freeman has a 3 to 4 TD to INT ration, but has completed 61.4% of his passes this season
• Todd Reesing has an 11 to 1 TD ratio and has thrown for 1199 yards
• Jordy Nelson has 42 catches for 497 yards for an 11.8 ypc average. He has two TD receptions
• Marcus Henry has 21 catches for 393 yards and two TDs. His ypc is 18.7 (2nd in the Big 12)
• Joe Mortensen is sixth in the Big 12 with 36 tackles. James Holt has 27 and Mike Rivera has 24. Mortensen leads the conference in tackles for loss with 9.5
• Justin McKinney leads KSU with 27 tackles. Justin Rowland has 25.
• Steven Cline has 2.5 sacks for KSU
• Maxwell Onyegbule has 2.5 sacks for KU
• Aqib Talib has a touchdown in five straight games, plus two interceptions on the season