The day all Wildcat fans have been waiting for is nearly upon us. Rap battles have occurred. Trash talk has circulated the two teams’ message boards. But on January 6^th the players will have the final word on which team is the best. It will also be the only match-up between Big 12 and the SEC this season. Therefore, there is a lot at stake in this game and it means more than just one team beating another.

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The No. 23 Kansas State Wildcats (11-1), who are a defensive possession away from being undefeated, have been a surprise team this season by all means. The Wildcats won at a neutral site against a ranked Alabama team as well as picking up a win against Long Beach State, to compliment a road win at Virginia Tech.

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Rodney McGruder was perfect from the field in the first half of the 2011 Diamond Head Classic and finished business in the second half leading the Kansas State Wildcats (10-1, 0-0) to an impressive 77-60 victory over the Long Beach State 49ers (7-6, 0-0). McGruder finished with a career-high 28 points and six rebounds on 10-of-11 (90%) shooting from the field.

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The standout junior college wide receiver Marquez Clark from Texarkana, Texas, took his first official visit to Pitt and a week later made his way to Manhattan, Kansas to check out Kansas State. Following his visit, Kansas State became the future home for the talented wideout.

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Jordan Henriquez scored a career-high 17 points, added eight rebounds and two blocks off the bench, as the Kansas State Wildcats (7-1, 0-0) managed to hold off the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-3, 0-0) in front of 16,685 fans at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri spoiling the homecoming for Alabama guard Trevor Releford.

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The Kansas State Wildcats (6-1, 0-0) will face another tough test during non-conference as they take on the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2, 0-0) at the Sprint Center on December 17, 2011. Not only is this a tough task for the Wildcats, but Alabama is arguably the toughest opponent they’ll face until conference play.

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Thomas Gipson has easily been the most consistent player for Kansas State this year. He’s not only a great option for offense down-low, but the 6-7, 250-pound four man has defended well and attacked the glass.

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Calling this a tremendous weekend for the Kansas State Wildcats athletics program would be an understatement.  The Kansas State volleyball team upset #2 Nebraska, in Lincoln, to advance to the sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, Kansas State’s men’s basketball team remained undefeated beating George Washington Thursday night and followed it up with another win Sunday afternoon on the road against Virginia Tech. The Lady Cats also won an impressive overtime game against Iowa on Saturday. But the weekend was capped off Sunday night as the Kansas State Wildcats discovered that they have been chosen to represent the Big 12 in the 2012 Cotton Bowl.

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Kansas State (3-0, 0-0) is coming off a blowout win of Maryland Eastern-Shore by the score of 92-50. The Wildcats had a balanced offensive attack and turned in a great defensive effort after coming up with seven blocks, five steals and forcing 17 turnovers. After defeating their first three opponents, the Wildcats toughest early season test is right around the corner, when the George Washington Colonials (4-1, 0-0) come to Bramlage Coliseum on December 1st.

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Frank Martin has a thing for 7-footers and his frontcourt is looking good because of it. Coach Martin and company has a thin frontline with only Jordan Henriquez-Roberts and Adrian Diaz, and was looking to add to it’s frontline. Laimonas Chatkevicius, a three-star rated prospect by Rivals, became the first recruit to commit to Kansas State. Chatkevicius is a 6-10 center from Lithuania that has a huge frame and is a nice low-post option. Over the summer he went head to head against some of the best players in the country and held his own. His rebounding ability sets him apart from his peers.

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Life after Jacob Pullen will be no easier than life after Michael Beasley for Kansas State, but as long as Frank Martin is pacing the sidelines for the Wildcats, you can bet that they will be contenders in the NCAA this year despite their recent losses.

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About a month ago Kansas State waited anxiously for the official college commitment from 5-star wing Perry Ellis of Wichita (Kan.) Heights High School. Ellis, who was long considered a Jayhawk lean, ended up picking KU on his decision date and the Wildcats were still left without a student-athlete in their 2012 recruiting class.

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For the second consecutive week I have to say something that I did not expect to say at all this season; the Kansas State defense stepped up to win the game! Robert Griffin III passed over, around, and ran through K-State’s defense the entire game, except when they needed to most. Kansas State, thanks to inspired fourth quarter play by junior Arthur Brown, came back after trailing by 9 with less than 6 minutes in the game to beat the Baylor Bears.

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Kansas State is coming off an impressive road win against the University of Miami (FL), in a game where the Cats were 12.5 point underdogs but were still able to shock the nation in a thrilling 28-24 victory. What was most impressive about the game was without a doubt the Wildcat defense. K-State held Miami on four consecutive plays from the two yard-line to win the game. Last year’s unit would have allowed this fast Miami team to walk right in on first down. Not this year as Tre Walker swarmed to Jacory Harris on fourth down, sending a message to the nation: the Lynch Mob is on its way back.

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As the summer started the wind down so did the recruitment for five-star forward, Perry Ellis, from Wichita, KS. There were rumors that it was a three team race between the likes of Duke, Kansas and Kentucky but soon after those rumors were laid to rest.

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Tommy Tuberville enters his second season with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and will look to follow up on a successful 8-5 season, that resulted in a Ticket City Bowl victory. The Red Raiders have been one of the most successful teams in the Big 12 Conference over the past decade. This season Texas Tech loses a lot of talent, but does bring in a very good recruiting class.

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Kansas was, and is predicted to be again, the worst team in the Big 12. KU should be improved this season and that should keep them from finishing last in the conference, but they will still be quite bad. Last year KU was a team full of inexperience. They had no identity as they had lost their star quarterback, halfback, and two leading wide receivers. But now they bring in a strong recruiting class, with returning starters at all three of those key positions. Yet though they do have returning experience, it is not very talented as KU was hands down the worst team in the Big 12 last year, winning only one game in the leage, as well as losing at home to North Dakota State.

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Most experts are picking Kansas to finish last in the Big 12 Conference this year, and for good reason. The Jayhawks were terrible last season finishing with an overall 3-9 record. But KU returns a lot of their core players plus a top 40 recruiting class. For that reason the Iowa State Cyclones are picked to finish at the bottom of the conference in this 10-part Ranking the Big 12 series. Iowa State does bring back the majority of their core defensive players, but lose most of their offense.

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After concluding a successful July live period, Frank Martin couldn’t be more ecstatic about how much he’s gained in the recruitment of many of his 2012 targets. It’s become more evident that the four targets for Kansas State in the 2012 class is Perry Ellis, Marcus Smart, Willie Cauley and Phil Forte.

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There are only 31 days remaining until the 2011 K-State Family Reunion football game against Eastern Kentucky. The expectations are high from Wildcat fans, but once again K-State is not getting much respect from the media, being picked to finish 8th in the Big 12 by most media outlets.

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The past athletic year was special for Kansas State. In 2010-11, the Wildcats were one of just six schools nationally to have their football team make a bowl game, see both basketball teams make the NCAA Tournament, and have the baseball team make an NCAA Regional.

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The NFL Lockout has ended and players are finally able to sign with their NFL teams. Daniel Thomas was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round in April’s NFL Draft, and is expected to compete for the starting job with newly acquired Reggie Bush.

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Semilore Ojeleye, the younger brother of Kansas State’s Victor Ojeleye, has really turned heads with his basketball skills. But most importantly, he maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA, just like the rest of his siblings.

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It was just two years ago when K-State brought in Nick Russell for his final official visit before he gave the Wildcats a verbal commitment to join the men’s basketball program. Before his visit, he had dwindled his list to Iowa, Kansas State, Southern Methodist and Texas Tech.

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