Postgame: UL-Lafayette 17, K-State 15

Sept. 13, 200912:04 a.m.

LAFAYETTE, La. — I respect the heck out of the little guy. I respect the heck out of the Sun Belt conference. I even respect the heck out of the teeny-tiny crowd of about 16,000 people who braved the moderately wet weather at Cajun Field on Saturday to watch Louisiana-Lafayette beat Kansas State 17-15.

But despite all that, this was a loss the Wildcats could ill afford.

With a surging UCLA team up next, it’s looking like Kansas State will only come out of the nonconference portion of its schedule with a 2-2 record. And only one of those wins will count toward bowl eligibility because Massachusetts and Tennessee Tech belong to the Football Championship Subdivision.

Not that a whole lot of Wildcats fans were thinking about the postseason after this loss, but reaching a bowl game now looks like quite the chore.
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Live Blog: ULL 17, K-State 15

Sept. 12, 20095:17 p.m.

ULL 17, K-State 15; Final
LAFAYETTE, La. — Kansas State couldn’t mount a comeback drive, and the Wildcats fall 17-15 to the Ragin’ Cajuns.

ULL 17, K-State 15
LAFAYETTE, La. — Kick is good. K-State will have 31.1 seconds to answer.

K-State 15, ULL 14
LAFAYETTE, La. — ULL is preparing to kick a 48-yard field goal with 36.6 seconds remaining in the game.
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Gameday Preview: K-State at UL-Lafayette

Sept. 11, 20096:12 p.m.

ULL

LAFAYETTE, La. — It’s only the second week of the season, and the opponent is a Sun Belt squad that goes by the nickname Ragin’ Cajuns.

This isn’t your typical time or place for a gut-check game.

This is supposed to be an opportunity for Kansas State fans to watch their beloved Wildcats easily take out a lesser known team and sample some fantastic seafood along the way.

I guess they can still eat whatever they want, but the game will be anything but a holiday stroll. This is no automatic win for K-State. True, it comes in as a touchdown favorite, but many out there are picking Louisiana-Lafayette. In the Star’s weekly college football picks section, ULL was the majority selection.

Using BCS bowl selection criteria, the Ragin’ Cajuns would already be decreed winners.

Not a good sign considering K-State’s bowl hopes may rest on this game.
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In Lafayette, Southern’s marching band is a bigger draw than the Big 12

Sept. 11, 20094:58 p.m.

Cajun Field will see one of the largest crowds in its history when Kansas State takes on Louisiana-Lafayette at 6 p.m tomorrow. But even though the Ragin’ Cajuns are expecting a near sell-out crowd, that doesn’t mean it will be anywhere close to the size of last week’s record-smashing attendance figure of 41,357.

Why would fan interest decrease going from a I-AA team to a Big 12 team, you ask? Well, it is a good question. So good, that I had to call down to ULL to find out.

The answer is three fold. First, Southern is a nearby college and it brought “16,000 fans of its own” to the game. Second, the stadium only holds 31,000, and to go 10,000 over that number for a second straight week would be ridiculous. And third, Southern’s marching band is an incredible attraction down here.

See for yourself in the above video.

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This week’s K-State player to watch: Senior running back Keithen Valentine

Sept. 10, 20095:08 p.m.

Keithen Valentine

In his first game of the season, Keithen Valentine broke off a 34-yard run in the first quarter and it held up as the longest rush of the day.

The Kansas State senior running back saw the ball 10 more times, and he took advantage of those touches by scampering around the field for 89 yards.

K-State coach Bill Snyder is hoping Valentine can produce those same impressive numbers this Saturday when the Wildcats take on Louisiana-Lafayette at Cajun Field. With the game taking place in his home state, Valentine will be hoping for a huge performance as well.
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