Episode 54: K-State Collegian Sports Editor Tim Everson

Bracket Cat and I enlisted the help of K-State Collegian sports editor Tim Everson to help us get through the bye week with discussion on some of our biggest concerns, notably dropped passes, an unexpected lack of quarterback depth, and how to effectively use two fullbacks. Afterwards, we turned our attention to the rest of the Big 12, breaking down some of this weekend's matchups and trying to decide which teams are real contenders, and which are destined to eventually falter.

Be sure to read the great work of Tim and his staff at the Collegian's website, and you can follow him on Twitter at @iamtimeverson.

Episode 53: Louisiana Tech Associate Athletic Communications Director Patrick Walsh

Few people know Louisiana Tech better than Associate Athletic Communications Director Patrick Walsh, who graciously joined us this to talk Bulldog football on this week's podcast. He spoke to what makes Kenneth Dixon one of the best running backs not just in Conference USA, but the entire nation, and gave some compelling evidence that Jeff Driskel isn't the same quarterback who struggled through two seasons as a starter at Florida. In fact, Louisiana Tech probably has better skill players than Kansas State, and Patrick says we can expect the Bulldogs secondary to look much better than it did last week, when they gave up 441 yards in a 41-38 loss at Western Kentucky.

Since our guest couldn't stick around for too long, KSUEMAW! joined me for about 20 minutes afterwards to talk about how Kansas State might match up on Saturday and what we'd like to see the 'Cats do.

Episode 52: Wichita Eagle Columnist Bob Lutz

The media picked Kansas State to finish seventh in the Big 12 this season, but they didn't ask Bob Lutz. The Eagle's esteemed longtime sports columnist doesn't have the answers for who will be the breakout stars needed to lead an unproven 'Cats offense, or whether this defense will live up to the hype, but he says Bill Snyder has earned the benefit of the doubt. We also spoke a bit about Bill Snyder's future, as well as how disappointing it is that Kansas State basketball doesn't play Wichita State.

Editor's note: I apologize to our readers, and especially to Bob, for the poor sound quality of this podcast. We do not have the most sophisticated podcast recording/editing tools, and I may have made a mistake in the positioning of the phone as we were talking to Bob and recording on my laptop. Please bear with us this week and we'll try to do better in the future. Thanks.

Episode 51: Ian Boyd

Ian Boyd writes for Inside Texas and SB Nation, and if you haven't read his piece on Bill Snyder throwing the kitchen sink at opponents offensively this season, you should do that before you listen to the podcast. We went in-depth on the possible schemes K-State could run and did our best to evaluate the personnel most likely to play this Saturday vs. South Dakota and beyond. Needless to say, we still have a lot of unanswered questions, particularly when it comes to the passing game, but hopefully you'll learn a few things.

Finally, we talked a little bit about the Longhorns' past, present and future under Charlie Strong, and Ian told us why he thinks Baylor will be better than TCU this season. Don't forget that along with reading Ian's work at the aforementioned websites, you can also follow him on Twitter at @Ian_A_Boyd.