[Postgame Thread] Kansas State Defeats Kansas 35-24

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Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Kansas	17	0	7	0	24
Kansas State	7	11	7	10	35

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

K state joins Nebraska and Oklahoma in the elite club of beating Kansas 18 times in a row.

[u/discofrislanders → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

The crazy thing is KU still leads the all-time series by 9 games. What Snyder did to K-State is arguably more impressive than what Cig did to IU considering the eras they were each in.

[u/dmrose7 → u/discofrislanders]

Preach

[u/OriginalMassless → u/discofrislanders]

It's not arguable. It's totally different.

[u/GridironFilmJunkie → u/OriginalMassless]

Exactly. Entirely different era. There is a reason Bill Synder is one of the most respected coaches in CFB history.

[u/pinniped90 → u/discofrislanders]

There's an argument that what Snyder did is the goat coaching job in the most narrow definition of goat. The singular greatest transformation of a program I can ever recall.

You can argue that he's responsible for a lot of what that university and town are today.

Cig might be top 5 but Indiana was never in danger of no longer being a major university. There was talk in 1980s Kansas that the state might not be able to sustain two flagships and maybe KSU should go to the WAC.

[u/PeteF3 → u/pinniped90]

K-State in the '80s was easily worse than Indiana in the '80s and worse than Indiana has probably ever been (the late '80s were actually a pretty good period for IU).

[u/pinniped90 → u/PeteF3]

Yeah, plus they were full hoops blue blood back then.

KSU has some basketball history but were always in KU's shadow.

[u/NinjaGhost42 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

What like it's hard?

[u/Desperado53 → u/NinjaGhost42]

I know I am

[u/ReignyRainyReign → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Cats

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

And ironically, Kansas State isn’t part of the “Big XII teams who haven’t lost to KU since their big ‘07 season” club.

Granted, that club only has one member left, and there’s a decent chance it has none by the end of this season.

[u/FarawayNervousness → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Kansas really out here making history for everyone else

[u/jayhawker73 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

18 in a row and still down 9 all time

[u/Dijohn17 → u/jayhawker73]

So basically Kansas is going to choke a multi generational lead?

[u/thecolorblindmonkey → u/Dijohn17]

Yes

[u/jayhawker73 → u/Dijohn17]

Probably, but let’s talk in 10 years

[u/dmrose7 → u/jayhawker73]

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[u/leverich1991 → u/jayhawker73]

Knowing how we choked tying the Iowa State series, we’ll probably win 8 more and you’ll then win 5 in a row

[u/emaw63 → u/jayhawker73]

Whatever makes you feel better lmao

[u/Ricksteves95]

Kinda miss when we would just get dog walked by 30. Wasted my afternoon watching this bullshit 😂

[u/pyratemime → u/Ricksteves95]

We miss those days too.

[u/GridironFilmJunkie → u/Ricksteves95]

Well yeah, it wasn't a top-5 conference salary being paid and hundred of millions invested in the football program. If Lance Leipold had any integrity he would resign from the football program tonight.

This has been one of worst collapses of a program with a future since...Kansas did it 20 years ago because the coach was mean.

[u/SKyJ007 → u/GridironFilmJunkie]

Mangino was fumbling before he was fired anyway

[u/ksuwildkat → u/Ricksteves95]

I preferred 63-0

[u/mathguymike → u/ksuwildkat]

Don't sell us short! 64-0! One of the best games I've seen live.

[u/ksuwildkat → u/mathguymike]

Damnit! My bad

[u/Ok-Cut-5129 → u/Ricksteves95]

Stop wasting your days on this program, I stopped caring after the Missouri game and it’s been wonderful, plenty of better things to spend your time and money than on this team in this arguably dying sport.

[u/Goallie11]

18 in a row, the streak can vote!

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Goallie11]

Just in time for Kansas to somehow finally be a battleground state this year!

[u/IAgreeGoGuards → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

John Brown is smiling from his moldering grave.

[u/KansasKing107 → u/Goallie11]

🚬

[u/Webcrasher1234]

On a different note, both bands played great today

[u/emaw63 → u/Webcrasher1234]

Dr. Wimmer is a fantastic successor to Dr. Tracz. I was in the KSUMB when he was a grad assistant and I have a ton of respect for the guy

[u/dmrose7 → u/emaw63]

Same, couldn't be happier that it went to the right person.

[u/ksuwildkat → u/Webcrasher1234]

Go Band!

[u/discofrislanders]

There will be kids playing in this game next year who weren't born the last time KU beat K-State

[u/ReignyRainyReign → u/discofrislanders]

Warms my heart.

[u/SilverLumos]

My wife, a KU grad, found out she was pregnant and our due date was earlier this week. I jokingly told her we could choose our son’s fandom from the result of this game. She agreed and several of our friends knew as well. I was never more nervous for one of these games. Could you imagine if we lost and then he had to watch his Jayhawks lose another 17 in a row?

[u/MantisSled → u/SilverLumos]

The stakes were never higher

[u/pyratemime → u/SilverLumos]

Son gets William for a middle name?

[u/CLU_Three → u/pyratemime]

For Bill or Willie

[u/dmrose7 → u/SilverLumos]

Congrats! I'm glad you and your son don't have to endure that torture.

[u/BigToeGun → u/SilverLumos]

I see you fam

[u/SilverLumos → u/BigToeGun]

😂

[u/horrorpants → u/SilverLumos]

Plot twist your son actually becomes a Wichita State fan. Quite the shocker the people are saying

[u/SilverLumos → u/horrorpants]

Probably the best outcome. Then he can just avoid the stress of college football fandom altogether

[u/CLU_Three → u/SilverLumos]

Just like someone born 18 years ago, hopefully your child will also make it to college without seeing a KU win

[u/ReignyRainyReign]

Cats

[u/THE_turtleman7 → u/ReignyRainyReign]

Cats

[u/dmrose7 → u/THE_turtleman7]

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[u/South_Oil_2526 → u/dmrose7]

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[u/CLU_Three → u/South_Oil_2526]

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[u/NinjaGhost42 → u/CLU_Three]

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[u/ksuwildkat → u/NinjaGhost42]

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[u/boeing2014 → u/ksuwildkat]

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[u/bonestomper420 → u/boeing2014]

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[u/Nervous_Medicine224 → u/bonestomper420]

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[u/MantisSled → u/South_Oil_2526]

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[u/JWS122597 → u/South_Oil_2526]

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[u/runfast2718 → u/JWS122597]

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[u/techieman34 → u/runfast2718]

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[u/KansasKing107 → u/techieman34]

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[u/SeaPuzzleheaded9670 → u/KansasKing107]

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[u/check8rs → u/JWS122597]

Cats?

[u/Confident_Delay5805 → u/dmrose7]

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[u/simple_man85 → u/Confident_Delay5805]

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[u/Flamearrow051 → u/ReignyRainyReign]

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[u/mauser98k1998 → u/Flamearrow051]

Cats

[u/Goallie11]

You'd need to be over 80 to have seen more KU wins in the series than K-State

[u/dmrose7 → u/Goallie11]

Let's keep going until no one alive can remember that dark time.

[u/jakehawk26]

KU needs a reset with the coaching staff.

I get the money situation is hard, but this program is floundering. Leipold has had chances - we have to try something new.

[u/pyratemime → u/jakehawk26]

Keep an eye out for when Kiffin needs a new place to land.

[u/SKyJ007 → u/jakehawk26]

The money situation isn’t hard, it’s awful. That stadium is a noose around the athletic departments neck. Not saying it wasn’t needed, but we aren’t going to win shit until money can start flowing back into the on the field product.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/jakehawk26]

The question is, who has a better history of doing more with less and building a program than Lance Leipold?

If he can’t do it at Kansas, I’m not sure anyone can.

Edit: I didn’t realize Whitewater got good a couple years before Leipold took over. My B, feel free to point and laugh.

[u/Gaudilocks → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

Wisconsin-Whitewater went 14-1 in both years prior to him taking over, losing in the natty each time. Obviously maintaining excellence counts for a lot, but taking a fantastic team and maintaining it is a lot different than building from nothing.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Gaudilocks]

Huh, that’s my B. I thought Whitewater had been terrible before he took over. Thanks!

[u/GridironFilmJunkie → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

That's the thing though, he didn't do anything. His best years in the program are all played with recruits he didn't bring in. The second his long-time best friend OC left the offense fell off a cliff. This guy is legitimately the most overrated HC in the entire FBS. He is a certified 4th quarter and end of half choker. In 2024 alone Kansas blew 6 4th quarter leads in the final 2 minutes.

[u/boeing2014]

THE STREAK IS NOW A LEGAL ADULT, CAN VOTE, AND GET DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE.

[u/leverich1991]

Just your standard 3TD-4FG-1 safety 35-point performance.

I thought last year’s KU team would break the streak so of course they make this year’s game closer than last year’s.

[u/crabcakes785]

The streak can enroll at K-State

[u/Goallie11]

The streak is legal 👀

(I did not enjoy adding the eyes, not that I don't enjoy the streak)

[u/SBAstan1962 → u/Goallie11]

Age of consent is 16 here, so it already was.

[u/Late_Criticism8745]

18 game losing streak with your in state rival... i'd end it right there ngl

[u/LongjumpingIsopod124]

Defense still seems weak but the score was closer than the game.

[u/boeing2014 → u/LongjumpingIsopod124]

Yeah, take away the special teams blunder that gave up a kick return and the free 3 points off the Cure fumble and this is a blowout.

[u/leverich1991 → u/boeing2014]

And if we had taken the points instead of going for it twice

[u/ZeGreat5 → u/leverich1991]

Special teams, ball security, and smart coaching decisions are all important parts of being a good team though.

Regardless a W is a W but let’s stop pretending we can just take away vital parts of what makes a good football team (am unfortunately well aware KU is awful in all 3 of those categories as well)

“If Isaiah Marshall had just not thrown that 4th quarter interception and if our defense had just gotten a couple more stops, we would have won” I mean it sounds silly right?

[u/PizzaButt69420]

CATS

[u/crabcakes785 → u/PizzaButt69420]

CATS

[u/Confident_Delay5805 → u/crabcakes785]

CATS

[u/Particular-Way-3805 → u/Confident_Delay5805]

CATS

[u/techieman34 → u/Particular-Way-3805]

Cats

[u/mauser98k1998 → u/techieman34]

Cats

[u/KansasKing107 → u/mauser98k1998]

Cats

[u/Bdawg555]

Lance Liepold is the best KU football coach I’ve ever watched as a Gen Z man, Lance Leipold still has yet to win ONE RIVALRY GAME

[u/blue_bandwagon → u/Bdawg555]

Lance Leipold is a scam artist writing Les Miles love letters for giving him some players to underperform with in his first years at Kansas.

[u/Goallie11 → u/Bdawg555]

One of the best developmental coaches according to the commentators

[u/Justanother_0]

I feel like I've watched the same KU K-State game for the last few years

[u/GymIsFun → u/Justanother_0]

Basically you have

[u/TheNamesWolf]

The streak can now vote for the next governor who gets to hand us the trophy

[u/LoadCan]

At a serious program this is a resume generating loss. 

We are not a serious program.

[u/MrSCR23]

KU fans have gotta be sick

[u/iuy78 → u/MrSCR23]

I'm guessing a couple of my diehard KU fan coworkers will be on Monday

[u/hitme_baby → u/MrSCR23]

They're better in basketball & baseball so its not like theyre dying but 18 straight is incredible suckage

[u/AllThingsFish1 → u/hitme_baby]

Neither of us are good at baseball lol

Don’t let one year fool you

[u/Azon542 → u/MrSCR23]

I want Leipold jobless tomorrow

[u/AnEmptyKarst]

I watched both of these teams last week and honestly expected this one to go the other way

[u/Desperado53 → u/AnEmptyKarst]

Houston is fucking good, so no shame that we lost. Much shame in how we played though.

[u/sevenlabors → u/AnEmptyKarst]

Nah. This game is like Bedlam. Doesn't matter how good the Jayhawks may look, they'll always drop the ball against K-State.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/AnEmptyKarst]

Same.

There’s a decent chance we just watched the game that’ll determine who finishes #14 and #15 in the conference. Colorado already has that #16 spot locked down.

[u/BlitzOmatic]

That wins streak is now eligible to enter the draft, but not old enough to buy smokes

[u/CLU_Three]

Insane streak. The current win streak is notably greater than the all-time deficit.

[u/pyratemime → u/CLU_Three]

10 more years and we take the lead.

[u/DarthNobody14]

THE STREAK IS NOW A LEGAL ADULT

[u/Goallie11]

I truly thought we were going to lose today. I was doubtful we'd win last year but I truly thought we'd lose this year. I am so happy now

[u/OriginalMassless → u/Goallie11]

Our fans have been far too pessimistic. We aren't a top team in the conference this year, but we aren't a bottom 4 team either.

[u/bailout911 → u/OriginalMassless]

If we don't beat ourselves against Cincinnati, fans are probably less pessimistic. We'd still get absolutely crushed by Houston, but if we were 4-1 instead of 3-2, people would feel a little better.

If ifs and buts....

[u/South_Oil_2526]

The streak being old enough to vote reminds me that I have to request my mail in ballot

[u/rogue_accountant → u/South_Oil_2526]

Regardless of where you stand in the rivalry. VOTE!

[u/ShadowCaptain96]

It's even funnier the 18th time!

[u/KansasEF5Tornado → u/ShadowCaptain96]

We outscored them 28-7 after the 1st qtr, this included us failing a 4th and goal at the 1 and mercy at the end.

[u/runfast2718]

I swear that this performance cursed the KU football program (I helped!). https://youtu.be/40S9lWbbXlg?is=PcAUrEt7b45Dvss5

[u/boeing2014 → u/runfast2718]

A GOATed half-time show. Glad I got to march that one in 2015.

[u/ksuwildkat → u/boeing2014]

Umm...my son was a Tuba for that

[u/dualstrike19]

Unfortunately I don’t think lance is gone this year because I’m sure we have no money. But if KU loses next year against KSU. He’s gotta be gone

[u/GridironFilmJunkie → u/dualstrike19]

Not sure I understand the second part of your logic. If being 0-8 in rivalry matchups doesn't get you fired, why would 0-9 suddenly be the one to do it?

[u/dualstrike19 → u/GridironFilmJunkie]

Because the buy out has to be lower at that point right? Or maybe at the end of the season it’s lower? I don’t care. I would actively donate money even if we then fired him late in the season if we lost again

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

Pain, so much pain 

[u/tahostet]

The thing we have to remember about this is that starting in 1990 the record in this series was 58-24-5 in favor of Kansas, a winning % of .695, now it is 64-55-5 still in favor of Kansas but now a winning % of .536. Would take a lot of work to find an equivalent turnaround going from nearly a 70% series to now nearly even.

[u/Yeetman089]

18 years! My son was born 2 days after the steak started, let’s keep it going!

GO CATS!

[u/Lord777alt]

Kansas started pretty well, but they just really are the Wildcat's bitch.

[u/Inside-Drink-1311]

I don’t know what happened to Leipold after looking like had a great thing going a few years ago but the team has just not been good the last few years. It’s a tough job but it might be time to move on.

[u/Gaudilocks → u/Inside-Drink-1311]

There was an OSU game they were rolling in a few seasons back. A phantom penalty caused the team to completely unravel and they have never caught their mojo again. It is the strangest thing.

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Kansas and Kstate is the Equivalent of Bears vs Packers

[u/Typical-Conference14]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/mrcx8d]

23 straight losses for kU against k-state and Mizzou, you love to see it.

[u/crabcakes785 → u/mrcx8d]

🍻

[u/CLU_Three → u/mrcx8d]

🥂

[u/ksuwildkat]

I do not like KU.

Seeing them miserable gives me joy.

Go Cats!

[u/missus_pteranodon]

Sad wheat noises.

[u/Jonjon428]

Shoeless Joe Jackson is very good

[u/Gaudilocks]

So is it after next season we could handle the buyout, or how long we saddled with this dude? It is truly incredible how many of the basics he fucks up this far into his tenure.

[u/blue_bandwagon]

Lance Leipold: Four-time national champion grifter.

[u/StoneWallace15]

This team is complete dogshit and I'm ready for them to just shut down the football program. Consistently just the biggest fucking losers I have ever seen

[u/techieman34 → u/StoneWallace15]

You’re not allowed to shut down your program for at least 10 more years.

[u/Nervous_Medicine224 → u/StoneWallace15]

you guys just revamped your stadium so unfortunately for you guys you have to keep watching them

[u/hitme_baby → u/StoneWallace15]

They cant even get the uniforms right

[u/Confident_Delay5805]

The streak is now officially an adult

[u/cloutchocula]

Is Lance cooked or is Kansas just Kansas ?

I really liked Lance. Really thought he be better. Always seems like he’s a good player or 2 away from being a really good team

[u/KansasKing107 → u/cloutchocula]

I think he’ll always be the coach that almost was….

[u/cloutchocula → u/KansasKing107]

Sucks to be that guy. But guess someone had to be.

[u/KansasKing107 → u/cloutchocula]

Yeah, I honestly wasn’t excited that Lance was at KU because he always gave the feeling that he was turning the corner for the program. Alas, we’re still trying to get around the corner.

That said, I still think Lance is a decent coach. He pulled KU out of the dumpster and made them competitive again. He’s just been unable to get to the next level.

[u/cloutchocula → u/KansasKing107]

Well if this is the end of his Kansas tenure I’d imagine he just rides off into the sun of retirement at his age.

[u/Azon542 → u/cloutchocula]

Lance is just a grifting piece of shit. Dude got a massive raise and sucked ever since.

[u/cloutchocula → u/Azon542]

Idk man the landscape of college football changed immensely during his tenure at a school that doesn’t have crazy resources in football. He was also losing coordinators a lot wasn’t he ?

[u/Azon542 → u/cloutchocula]

He got the same coordinator back and has never had a good defense.

[u/cloutchocula → u/Azon542]

He just got that coordinator back this year tho right? Or did he come back last year

[u/Azon542 → u/cloutchocula]

Came back this year.

[u/DrVenusAg]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Kansas catch a break in this game

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/DrVenusAg]

Kansas State failed to score from the 1 yard line…twice and they still lost by multiple scores

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/DarthNobody14]

That’s really one of those things that makes you think, “Oh, Kansas State is bad bad”, and then you realize that Kansas is somehow even worse.

[u/OriginalMassless → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

Our ol is just thin from injuries.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/OriginalMassless]

Who’s out? I know Pastore and Fitzpatrick have been out since camp, right?

[u/OriginalMassless → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

A few other guys are rotating while playing injured. Our interior run game is really underperforming because of that.

[u/Desperado53 → u/DrVenusAg]

Thats the best part, theres almost always a weird bounce, special teams play, wild turnover, or something like that. Sometimes it’s so lopsided it doesn’t matter, and sometimes it matters quite a bit.

[u/leverich1991 → u/DrVenusAg]

They got a turnover and stopped us twice on downs in the red zone. Definitely had some breaks

[u/CLU_Three → u/DrVenusAg]

Return for TD, drive extended on OPI instead of ending near their endzone, KSU fizzling out at the goal line multiple times… they could’ve easily seized the momentum at several points

[u/ksuwildkat → u/DrVenusAg]

They caught multiple in just THIS game

[u/ksuwildkat]

Things that didnt exist the last time KU won:

• Instagram

• Snapchat

• WhatsApp

• Pinterest

• The iPad

• Uber and Lyft

• Bitcoin

• Venmo and Square

• Amazon Alexa

[u/Opening_Fly2696]

I wonder if the streak will enroll or enlist.

[u/Flamearrow051]

I love this tradition of finding new ways to make each game painful in a new way each time.

[u/ksuwildkat → u/Flamearrow051]

I mean last year was pretty great.

[u/KansasEF5Tornado]

Mizzou fans get in here!

[u/CLU_Three → u/KansasEF5Tornado]

No, don’t

[u/KansasEF5Tornado → u/CLU_Three]

For this one game they can

[u/CLU_Three → u/KansasEF5Tornado]

Ok they can visit the postgame thread so long as they don’t touch anything

[u/blotsfan → u/KansasEF5Tornado]

Hell yeah.

[u/Bkfootball → u/KansasEF5Tornado]

Cats 🤝 Big cats

[u/puzdawg]

Will we ever see KU wins this game again?

[u/Goallie11 → u/puzdawg]

No

[u/Squishy_20]

Lance Leipold is now 0-8 vs Mizzou and K-State

[u/jayhawker73]

This team fucking sucks. Whatever. Still 9 years away from tying the record

[u/ReignyRainyReign → u/jayhawker73]

Whatever. Not a single traditional student at KU or Kstate has a memory of KU winning this game.

[u/Opening_Fly2696 → u/jayhawker73]

You have to be 80 years old to have seen KU have a winning record.

[u/GamerKiller2347 → u/jayhawker73]

I think y'all should fire Leipold. The honeymoon is over and it's inexcusable that KU still can't win this rivalry. Hell, if Indiana can win a natty in football, "we can't win in football because basketball is our sport" isn't an excuse anymore and schools like Kansas, Kentucky, and Duke are perfectly capable of winning football natties.

[u/jayhawker73 → u/GamerKiller2347]

I’m on the same boat. I appreciate what he’s done for making us not a total joke but his times done

[u/sonofacat → u/jayhawker73]

You grandpa can tell you all about those wins

[u/pyratemime]

u/Lawrence_uber_alles , see you next year!

[u/lawrence_uber_alles → u/pyratemime]

Your comment wishing Missouri had salted the earth in Lawrence after burning the city down was really classy.

We will see you next year

[u/solomonrooney]

Man I really thought Kansas was gonna win this one.

[u/AgenticGuillotine]

$600M program well spent

[u/Due-Athlete95]

Fire Lance Leipold rn

[u/realPamela]

Damn. I thought this would be the year. I guess I was wrong.