KSU player all over Yahoo! News and Sports last evening

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Collin Klein’s faith led him to his wife and his first kiss, so why not a Heisman and a national championship?

Link to original article: sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/collin-klein-faith-led-him-wife-first-kiss-215824243--ncaaf.html

That ugly, racist chant at KSU last Thursday?

Last week, when Kansas State played Southern Mississippi, the Souther Miss crowd rather famously now chanted out "Where's your green card" at Puerto Rico-born Kansas State guard Angel Rodriguez. As it turns out, there's some "hell to pay": "School president Martha Saunders announced Tuesday that five band members have had their scholarships revoked, have been removed from the band and will have to complete a two-hour cultural sensitivity training course this week." If there's a downside to it, their names weren't released to the public. Personally, I think they deserve some rather public shaming to go along with this punishment but at least they got this. The irony to the whole, ignorant, ugly thing? Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States so Rodriguez diddn't need a green card. Idiots. Racism must end. Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/southern-mississippi-punishes-band-members-ignorant-chant-170125916.html

On K-State's Bowl Game

Yahoo! Sports shows K-State's bowl game this holiday season--January 6--against Arkansas University as the "Happiest Game" of all the bowl games: "Organizers make no bones about the Cotton Bowl's bid for a call-up from the BCS — they've ditched New Year's Day in the Cotton Bowl itself for a later date in Jerry Jones' $1 billion Holodeck in Arlington — and they've got a BCS-worthy matchup for their trouble: Arkansas and Kansas State are both 10-2, both finished in the top eight of the final BCS standings, and could have easily landed in one of the big-money games themselves if not for a) Finishing third in a division that also includes the two teams squaring off for the BCS championship, and b) Being inexplicably snubbed by the Sugar Bowl in favor of Virginia Tech, respectively. Between them, three of the Razorbacks and Wildcats' four losses came at the hands of the top three teams in every poll; the fourth came against then-No. 11 Oklahoma. The winner is likely headed for its best landing in the final polls in decades, and the Cotton gets to join the Fiesta, Rose and BCS Championship Game as the only games that will host two top-10 teams." Enjoy, y'all. Links: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Bowl-Roll-Call-The-Kraft-Fight-Hunger-Bowl-is-t?urn=ncaaf-wp11095; http://arkansasnews.com/2011/12/06/cotton-is-good-choice-for-ua/

The "Little Apple" hits a high national ranking

Manhattan, Kansas made a major national rating this week, coming up as it did on a list by "MainStreet ("powered by The Street", is says) showing as one of "15 Up-and-Coming Cities". Herewith: 3rd Largest increase in income: Manhattan, Kan. Change in personal income, 2006-2007: 13.7% Looking at change in personal income for the most recent years available, we find Manhattan, Kan., at number three for its 13% increase in that measure. Home to Kansas State University and not much else, Manhattan has won accolades for its desirability as one of the best places to retire young. An abundance of golf courses and cultural activities related to Kansas State have made it a popular choice for those looking for a taste of the good life in rural Kansas. It may only be the eighth largest city in Kansas, but the city’s positive numbers for income are sure to attract even more within its borders. So good on ya', Manhattan. Keep up the good work. Link to original post: http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/money/investing/15-and-coming-cities