I do think he’s analytically curious in a way the previous regime was not and that coupled with him being a hail-fellow-well-met makes him a fine transitional manager to fire whenever - if ever - they decide they’re ready to win

Oh it was totally tone deaf - they figured they’d just replace a star with a star, but they didn’t understand that Nolan wasn’t just a star, he was *our* star, and there wasn’t any replacing that.

There’s “picking in the bottom four every year for almost a decade makes it hard to maintain a level of elite talent” and then there’s “your running backs for a game in the year of our Lord 2025 are Kareem Hunt and Clyde Edwards-Helaire” and one isn’t your fault and the other one is

The thousand-yard stare on Kelce’s face after they went down 14-3 today… they know it, too. They need a full recharge and reboot.

Just the team’s entire defensive identity on the shelf for at least the next month with both AG and CB down, no big deal, I’m sure it will all be fine

*Mark Mangino voice* DOLLAR SIGNS!

Yes, and usually the official waits until the players clear the field to back off the center and allow play to resume. That’s why K-State always has their guys jog off the field - it’s an advantage, it bleeds the clock. But in this case he didn’t wait long enough

Avery Johnson is very, very bad in those two-minute drills, though. Nothing the refs needed to do to make that happen

Chris Klieman is going to get fined in the postgame press, and it will be worth it because he will be right

Six! On the very next play!