You may remember my post in late January when I was down about how the Wildcats had dropped out of the polls and had tumbled all the way to tenth in the Big XII.  Shortly after that, the team found itself down a couple players (Freddy Asprilla and Wally Judge) and a second loss to Colorado stung all the more.  Changes were made and the boys won 6 games – including wins against Kansas, Texas, and Missouri.

Watching Pullen, Kelly, McGruder, Samuels, Spradling, Henriquez-Roberts, Peterson, and the other guys through the month of February was a blast.  It brought back memories of last year during the NCAA tournament and how tough the players were.  It was yet another “us vs. the world” scenario that has become so familiar to Kansas State fans.

Impressively, the Cats clawed their way back into the polls at #19 and was the #4 team in the Big XII.  Although far from the preseason #3 national ranking and favored #1 in the Big XII, it was a lot better than where we were just a month ago.

Unfortunately, our run came to an end – against Colorado.  After a first round bye, the Cats entered the game favored to win, but were trampled by the Buffaloes.  They sure had our number this year – sweep of all 3 games.  Oh well, at least we’re likely to go to the NCAA tournament (something unlikely just 4 weeks ago).