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Buzz: Was that the Kansas State hangover game?

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Our Kansas State buzz comes via a message board post at KSO and digs into all sorts of relevant topics in Wildcat land. We’re still in the aftermath of not only a K-State loss in Ireland but now a win not worth celebrating in the home opener.

Despite being four touchdown favorites over North Dakota, it took the game’s full 60 minutes for Kansas State pull ahead of the Fighting Hawks. Is that a sign of things to come for the Wildcats or was it just the hangover from being overseas?

LINK: Hangover or not

My biggest issue after game one was the lack of an edge, grit toughness and physicality from this year’s K-State squad. It could honestly extend back to last season after the 7-1 start. Are the uneasy feelings still present about that trait after game two?

LINK: Concern from game one to two

How bad was last Saturday? Are parts of it forgivable? Is it easy to look past it and call it a result of odd circumstances? The problem is that there are more interesting circumstances that will pop up in the coming weeks, such as a Friday night road game and playing a service academy.

Should we be worried about Kansas State, especially when judging them versus Iowa State?

LINK: Calculating performance in Manhattan

We provide a hint below of what’s inside.

  • Was the poor performance due to playing in Ireland the week before?
  • Does my biggest concern about the Wildcats remain?
  • Discussing what we heard from Chris Klieman.
  • Why did Iowa State not look as bad as K-State?

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