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Welcome to Day 1 of the Big 12 Tournament. If you’re lucky enough to have today off and want to talk about some Big 12 Basketball with other Kansas State fans, this is your place. All the basketball chat without the trolls and bots, in this economy? Indeed, folks, there is a better way to […]
*tap tap* Is this thing on? It’s been a long, long while since your benevolent despot held the reins of the Slate, but it’s back now (just in time for there to be not that much to talk about, but that’s how it goes sometimes). The format is going to change somewhat, however. Some Slate […]
These Cats just keep on rolling. Your Kansas State Wildcats women’s basketball team (18-16, 8-10 Big 12) got the ball rolling at the 2026 Big 12 Tournament with an impressive 91-66 throttling of Cincinnati on Wednesday. Then they pulled off an incredible 21-0 run to end the game to take game two 58-51 over 5-seed […]
This weird, ugly season is finally almost over. We’ve reached was is very likely the penultimate game for the 2025-26 version of the Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball squad. This is the regular season finale, and the Cats should not be expected to make it out of the opening round next week in Kansas City […]
Kansas 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 21 – 9 Big 12 Record: 11-6 Previous 3 Games 3/3: L – 60 – 70 vs Arizona State @ Away 2/28: L – 61 – 84 vs Arizona @ Away 2/23: W – 69 – 59 vs Houston @ Home Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 12 Rank in […]
Coming off a tougher-than-expected home opener, your Kansas State Wildcats are set for another home series in the early part of the season as they host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) for a three game set. K-State opened their home slate last weekend going 2-1 against the Columbia Lions, falling 8-9 to the visitor from […]
“It’s a little weird to be adding someone to the coaching staff in March,“ your benevolent despot said when Joe Bob Clements posted a Powercat to social media and changed his X avatar. And while Clements is not taking on a role as a position coach, he has in fact returned to the Wildcats as […]
Hey everyone, it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything about football, and I thought today would be a nice opportunity to put out something positive. I’ve been going through a couple of Texas A&M games last season, mainly looking at position groups for the offense, but every now and then, I come across a […]
It’s Opening Day in Manhattan, KS! Your Kansas State Wildcats are finally at the friendly confines of Tointon Family Stadium to open the home portion of their 2026 schedule. This weekend, the BatCats are set to face off against the Columbia Lions. Coming off two-straight seasons as regular season champs, and winning the 2025 tournament […]
After two big weekend series, your Kansas State Wildcats sit at 6-1 on the young season, including going 4-0 versus Big 10 opponents. Of course, the Big 10 is not a baseball conference (outside of the newer teams from the Pac-12), so you might temper your enthusiasm a bit — but it’s still way better […]
Your Kansas State Wildcats are back in action this weekend after coming off an opening weekend blitz that saw them start the season 4-0 with wins over Iowa, UConn, Penn State, and Air Force. It wasn’t exactly a murderers row, but the BatCats did what they were supposed to do, downing Big 10 foes Iowa […]
The Kansas State Wildcats shook off the turmoil of the week to defeat Baylor 90-74 Tuesday night in a game they never trailed in Bramlage Coliseum. The win ends a 6-game losing streak for the Cats (11-15, 2-11 Big 12) and turns the page after Athletic Director Gene Taylor announced the dismissal of head coach […]
Well…here we are. Fans had been clamoring for a change, but it was not expected to happen quite so soon. Regardless, the call has been answered and whether or not you agree with how it happened, it has: Jerome Tang has officially been removed as head coach of your Kansas State men’s basketball team. Matt […]
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news. Jerome Tang was relieved of his head coaching duties, for cause, by Kansas State on Sunday. I’ll let the lawyers fight it out over what constitutes “for cause” because that’s decidedly not my lane. Basketball is my lane, and I do know this: Coach Tang needed […]
As reported by multiple sources, led by Matt Norlander of CBS, Kansas State has fired men’s head basketball coach Jerome Tang. The dismissal comes in the wake of widely publicized comments at a press conference following the Cincinnati loss on Wednesday, a 91-62 humiliation at Bramlage that stands as one of K-State’s worst home losses […]
Y’all, this one isn’t going to be pretty. Houston enters today’s game as the consensus #3 team in the nation and currently sits at 22-2 overall and 10-1 in Big 12 play. And yet, they are currently only 22.5-point favorites over the visiting TangCats, a team sitting at 10-14 overall, 1-10 in Big 12 play, […]
It’s time to put away those winter blues — it’s baseball season! Your Kansas State Wildcats, fresh off their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, take to the field in Arizona this weekend to open a 2026 season that has some lofty goals set. The Wildcats return a bevy of starters from last season’s NCAA Tournament […]
The Cincinnati Bearcats built a 28-point lead in the first half, made 16 3-point buckets, and destroyed the K-State Wildcats 91-62 Wednesday evening in Bramlage Coliseum. This one does not merit much description. The score is enough. Nevertheless, a few unembellished facts: K-State lost by 29. At home. To a team that came in 12-12. […]
There’s little else to say at this point. Your Kansas State Wildcats are mired in one of the worst seasons in school history, sitting at 10-12 overall and 1-8 in Big 12 play. And it’s not just that the TangCats are bad. They seem to be actively getting *worse* as the season progresses. Certainly injuries […]
It was nice to talk to y’all about something other than the abomination that is Kansas State basketball and the current state of college athletics. Sometimes staring at the tree directly in front of you keeps you from fearing the roaring forest fire in the distance. Today I’m staring at the Kansas State offensive line, […]
Well, kids – I think we’re just about done here for 2025-26. The #8 Iowa State Cyclones came into Bramlage today and absolutely thumped our flimsy excuse for a basketball team 95-61, posting the second-worst loss in Bramlage Coliseum history. Only a 41-point loss to Oklahoma in 1992 out-gassed this stinker. K-State took a brief […]
To be honest with y’all, I’ve never been as down on the entire concept of college athletics as I am at the moment. That sucks, because Kansas State football is on the cusp of, if nothing else, an interesting season. Optimus Klein has returned to his home planet of Manhattantron. If anyone can help the […]
Last time out for the Wildcats was surprisingly close…until it wasn’t. PJ Haggarty closed the gap to four, 59-55, with 7:52 remaining in the game. Then the visitors from down the river went on a 27-7 run to end the game to pick up their first win in Manhattan since the Bruce Weber era. Now […]
The Kansas State Wildcats hung tough against the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks most of the night but could not sustain the momentum, ultimately falling 86-62. The Wildcats held an early lead, and actually regained the upper hand three times in the game. Though they played from behind much of the night, the contest remained close […]
Well at least this squad won’t be winless in 2026. The Wildcats overcame a spate of injuries to outlast Utah 81-78 in the midweek game to give the Wildcats their first win in Big 12 play, improving to 10-9 overall on the season, and 1-5 in conference action. At least the TangCats finally have that […]