Stay Positive?

Heading into halftime with the score tied at zero, a few fans about my age just a few seats down started a chant among their group prodding Bill Snyder to make a change at quarterback. The group was hoping for a glimpse of junior college transfer Justin Tuggle.

A lady a couple of rows ahead of them took exception to this, declaring to the Tuggle Fan Club that this was not the appropriate way to act in this section and they should all be more positive.

Be more positive? Clearly, she had not been watching any of the on-field action.

How could any of us be positive when it took nearly 40 minutes for K-State’s offense to put up any points against Eastern Kentucky? Sure the defense looked much improved, but then again, they were going up against a true freshman quarterback making his first start.

It’s logical to think a change at quarterback for the Wildcats in the first game of the season was over the top. It’s also logical to think that there is a better option out there.

From the looks of it, K-State is right back in the position they were last year in concerns to the quarterback spot.

Who knew a Week 2 bye week would end up being such a good thing? Whether fans are jumping ship too soon remains to been seen, but a good performance against Kent State is a must in order for this team to gain some confidence and momentum before they head to Miami and then into a nine game conference slate.

In other news, the Big 12 is back on the brink of extinction. Texas A&M is leaving and the SEC now appears to be in position to accept them as their 13th member. While this alone is bad enough, the continued silence from the conference office about their supposed “aggressive” search to find new members is once again concerning.

I said earlier that it will only take one more school to express an interest in leaving to bring the conference down for good. That piece now appears to be Oklahoma.

At this point, the regionalizations of conferences are not of concern. K-State and KU no longer need to be joined together either according to some. Traditions and long-time rivalries are no longer important. It’s every man for him self.

So forget what I said about K-State tying itself to the Jayhawks. John Currie needs to work some deals and start finding a new home for the Wildcats, especially if the Big 12 won’t be proactive in finding replacements to help keep the league together.