Scouting Report for the Oklahoma Sooners
Strengths Wide receiver: Despite losing quarterback Sam Bradford to a shoulder injury, the Sooner receiving corps has been solid in 2009. Leading targets Ryan Broyles and Brandon Caleb have combined for 62 catches, 908 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Offensive line: Oklahoma’s offensive front five has been one of its most consistent units this [...]
Converted quarterback focused on winning North title
Assisted by the losses of Big 12 North foes Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri in recent weeks, K-State sits atop the conference standings, and the hope is that they will remain in that high position. Sophomore safety Tysyn Hartman, one of many converted players on Coach Bill Snyder’s squad this year, has confidence in the team’s [...]
Matching Up K-State and Oklahoma
Offense: The K-State offense struggled all game long last Saturday, scoring zero points in the second half. The performance of the passing game was so bad that quarterback Grant Gregory finished the game with fewer yards than each of Colorado’s two quarterbacks. The bright spot for the Wildcats, as usual, was the play of running [...]
Wildcats sitting high, will face tough Sooner team
The Wildcats continued on their quest for a surprising season and beat the Colorado Buffaloes last week. They won 20-6 in a defensive game that featured little second-half offense. After a K-State field goal, the Buffaloes drove down the field and scored a touchdown but hit the goal post on the extra point. The game [...]
Fourum 10-30-09
Hello? Is this thing on? Hahahahaha. Must be. Rain boots should never be compared to Uggs. Never. To all you Johnson County haters out there: You can laugh all you want while you shine my shoes. So, I looked up from my laptop in the Union to see a gorilla sitting next to me, staring [...]
Best of Fourum 10-30-09
Official Ugg Game rules:Ugg boots: 1/2 pointUgg boots and North Face: 1 pointUgg boots, North Face and sorority symbol: 3 pointsUgg boots, North Face and skirt: 5 pointsMust be Ugg boots or Ugg slippers to qualify for points. I just saw a guy in the parking lot pull up in his truck, chug a whole [...]
Students help with wheat crop research
K-State students have been creating maps of wheat chromosomes to improve varieties of crops, allowing them to grow in harsh climates and feed more people. The research, conducted by students working in K-State’s Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resources Center, started four years ago when a wheat genome project was first introduced at K-State. Sunish Sehgal, [...]
Wildcats looking for conference victory
The K-State volleyball team will be back on the road Saturday for the second straight away game as it battles the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., at 2 p.m. The match starts just hours before a football game with the same match-up. The Sooners are receiving votes from the AVCA. Oklahoma (14-7, 7-5 Big [...]
Manhattan leaders share their religions’ beliefs, practices
Religious leaders are sometimes stereotyped or misunderstood in today’s world, but often lead lives similar to lay people. Most religions allow their leaders to marry, and many even have day jobs. Requirements for religious leaders vary depending on the religion and even the denomination, but leaders throughout Manhattan said they feel they live normal lives [...]