Kansas State Football '08: Return of the "Lynch Mob" or Descent Into Mediocrity?

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Attrail Snipes and Aubrey Quarles: four-star wide receiver JuCo transfers.

Good move, Ron. The loss of Jordy Nelson left K-State's receiver corps a little barren. Hopefully these two transfers will give Josh Freeman a target that he can't miss.

Josh has proven to be a great pocket passer, but he simply hasn't had time to make the good downfield throw, so he has been rushing the shorter, more dangerous balls.

Also, would it kill anyone to let Josh RUN THE BALL?!?

That brings us to the last and perhaps biggest problem, the offensive line—which, surprisingly enough, is the least attended-to deficiency.

Wade Weibert: four-star offensive tackle JuCo transfer from Butler County, KS.

The key to Kansas State's season is in the offensive line. 2007's line looked like scared little boys lining up across from proven defenses like Nebraska and Kansas. Hopefully Wade can calm down the likes of Alesana Alesana and combine him with the other transfer Edward Prince to give Freeman the time he needs.

Regardless of how the new talent fits into the system, or how well the new coaching arrangement works out, I look for the 2008 season to be the last Ron Prince spends in Manhattan. He has made no noteworthy additions in the backfield, and his starting running back is now suspended due to a second DUI.

2009 Result: 5-7 (and that's being nice)

My only hope is that the new AD, Bob Krause, brings in someone who can actually recruit and will lead Kansas State back to the dominance we have become accustomed to. Bob was instrumental in the turnaround of the basketball program, so look for him to do the same for football.

Hold your breath Wildcat fans, 2008 is going to be a stinker! But you can bet I'll be there ravenously cheering them on, because as you know, Every Man A Wildcat!

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written on July 18, 2008 Opinion