Tim Fitzgerald

Yeah, I think most people are going to say NCAA tournament.

I'm a little more patient.

I guess I'm older.

I'm from a different era where Coach has got three, five years or something.

I think if he shows an upward trajectory with the far less resources that

I think most fans will be happy.

And I've said this before.

It wasn't just the losing that turned fans off with these teams.

It was the lack of heart, the lack of getting on the floor and outworking your competition.

To be a lesser team that gets outworked is not the K-State way.

It never has been and never can be.

It's not how you succeed at Kansas State.

You do all the little things you need to do, and you get a bunch of floor burns and bloody noses, and you try to win games.

The fans couldn't stand what they were seeing.

They weren't playing very hard.

They certainly weren't proud to represent the school, and the fans just walked away.

If he can show that these guys care, these guys are going to bust ass, play hard, be prepared, even if they're a little bit undergunned and don't win, fans will be there.

They'll show up, maybe not in huge numbers, but better than what we've seen.

Yeah, you're exactly right.

And in this environment, if you're going to have a bunch of portal guys, you better be fun and good.