Here are the best, most interesting, and entertaining social media posts celebrating Kansas State's dominating win over Kansas.
K-State fans' triumphant gloating and KU fans' frustration and introspection over the continuation of the historic rivalry streak dominated the social media landscape after Kansas State's decisive 42-17 victory over Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown.
The program's and Kansas State fans' overriding theme was celebrating their team's 17th straight victory against their in-state opponent. "The Streak" content posts with frequently shared memes, GIFs, and images that highlight the number "17" were most common among Wildcats fans. The fact that current college students, even graduate students, and a good portion of professors and graduate assistants, weren't around when KU last won the rivalry game was a common joke.Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said the Wildcats came into the game "pissed" and felt disrespected by all the talk of this being the year that the streak was going to end. IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO COME PLAY FOR THE PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY HAS KANSAS KIDS ON IT’S ROSTER AND ACTUALLY VALUES FOOTBALLListen, I did not think this K-State team had this in them at all. We all have crow to eat. Staff and players deserve a ton of credit for not packing it in after the start to the season.In the Sunflower Showdown, Kansas State defeated rival Kansas 42–17, extending its winning run against the Jayhawks to 17 games in a row.the opening kickoff. Kansas scored first after working with a short field after recovering the fumble on the kickoff. However, K-State responded withKansas reduced the lead to 21-14 at the half after a long drive in the second quarter to make it a one-score game. But the second half was controlled by Kansas State as the Wildcats delivered a "dagger" with a 78-yard touchdown pass, increasing their lead to 35-17 going into the final quarter after Kansas settled for a field goal after a critical interception of Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels resulted in a Wildcats touchdown.by Kansas State's defense, which also forced numerous turnovers. Kansas' defeat extended their losing streak in the matchup, which began in 2008. Avery Johnson, the star quarterback for Kansas State, was extremely effective against the Jayhawks. He had 11 completions on 17 passing attempts, and he threw for, a key wide receiver for K-State, had an exceptional day, hauling in four catches for a career-high 160 yards, including the 78-yard touchdown., an interception, and two total turnovers, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels had a difficult game against the K-State defense. Kansas running backRyan Kay is a journalist who graduated from Michigan State in 2003 and is passionate about covering college sports and enjoys writing features and articles covering various collegiate teams. He has worked as an editor at Go Joe Bruin and has been a contributor for Longhorns Wire and Busting Brackets. He is a contributor for Kansas State On SI.
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