Chris Klieman
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Sep 16, 2026
Scott McFarlandHOST
I want to get the momentum going.
Scott McFarlandHOST
And again, it is something that you don't start the Collin Klein era off carrying some of the baggage that Chris Klieman had, right? 'Cause Chris Klieman had some of the baggage of double digit, you know, favorite versus j- uh, you know, a, a spicy G5 team, right? You rid yourself of that baggage at least until next year.
Scott McFarlandHOST
Every year, everything starts anew.
Scott McFarlandHOST
But that is something that is on the line, and I think it is worth mentioning, it's worth keeping an eye on, and worth fighting for.
Drake TollHOST
No, a- and that was supposed to be a really good Kansas State team.
Drake TollHOST
Avery Johnson at quarterback, Chris Klieman, the head coach.
Drake TollHOST
Kli- Klieman hung it up.
Drake TollHOST
He retired at the end of the season.
John KurtzHOST
They juiced that up.
John KurtzHOST
Obviously, what happened on the field had been getting a bit stale under Chris Klieman.
John KurtzHOST
Now that was re-energized, and you just beat somebody the way that Bill Snyder used to beat teams when he was winning 11 games every year in the '90s and early 2000s.
John KurtzHOST
I just, I do wanna raise the question, are, are we, did we get out over our skis a bit? Now, I'm not blaming anybody for that.
Scott McFarlandHOST
So again, I wanna keep the vibes going.
Scott McFarlandHOST
I want to see if we can hop into the rankings before Cincinnati Right? W- Weirdly enough, we have a pretty long streak of being ranked for at least one week every single year dating back to the entire Chris Klieman era.
Scott McFarlandHOST
So I'd love to be able to make the app and keep the vibes going and put the country on notice.
Scott McFarlandHOST
The next one is I, I don't think the hype and the buildup for Window Gr- I don't think that was misplaced, right? I don't, I don't think that it was wrong.
Pete MundoHOST
I, I thought ...
Pete MundoHOST
What'd you think of Chris Klieman coming out with the team?
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
You know, he opened the door to the tunnel, which I thought was pretty cool, and apparently he and Collin are, are fairly close.
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
Obviously, Collin Klein was his coordinator for a couple of years there at Kansas State.
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
They wanted [laughs] Collin Klein back.
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
They got what they wanted.
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
But Chris Klieman, he's the second winningest coach in K-State history, for crying out loud.
Kevin KietzmanGUEST
Now, it's a terrible history, but he's the second winningest coach, so I thought it was great.
Bob FescoHOST
So they beat Nichols.
Bob FescoHOST
They put up 71, and then to have the former coach, Chris Klieman, there to open the door and to welcome them onto the field, and they really show that handoff right there.
Bob FescoHOST
And I saw a post on Twitter, formerly X, that said something to the extent of, you know, "Collin Klein was gonna be not available if Chris Klieman didn't step aside, and he knew that and did what was best for the overall program." And you know what? There's something to be said for that.
Bob FescoHOST
Not many people put the organization above themselves, and Chris Klieman did that.
Bob FescoHOST
He realized, "You know what? We're getting to this NIL stuff.
Bob FescoHOST
I don't like it, either.
Josh FurlongHOST
But in that first week, he looked like the Avery Johnson that we expected, and I'm really curious to see how this works with the new voice in that room.
Alex KirryHOST
Uh, when Chris Klieman stepped down last year, I was kind of bummed 'cause I like him as a coach.
Josh FurlongHOST
Yeah, he's a good coach.
Alex KirryHOST
A good, uh, I thought he was a good dude.
Josh FurlongHOST
But in that first week, he looked like the Avery Johnson that we expected, and I'm really curious to see how this works with the new voice in that room.
Alex KirryHOST
Uh, when Chris Klieman stepped down last year, I was kind of bummed 'cause I like him as a coach.
Josh FurlongHOST
Yeah, he's a good coach.
Alex KirryHOST
A good, uh, I thought he was a good dude.
Derek DukeHOST
Or look at Kansas State last year, lose to Iowa State, have a family brawl outside the stadium, Kansas State finishes six and six.
Derek DukeHOST
Chris Klieman retires.
Derek DukeHOST
I, I'm not saying TCU's gonna go two and 10 or...
Derek DukeHOST
But the battle between the, the newspaper, this performance, and the talk of Sonny Dykes being on his last legs there, I think the future in Fort Worth looks pretty murky, to say the least.
Dustin SwedelsonHOST
Craig Bohl at Wyoming won three titles at North Dakota State.
Dustin SwedelsonHOST
Chris Klieman, formerly at Kansas State, won four titles.
Dustin SwedelsonHOST
Matt Entz, now the head coach at Fresno, two titles.
Dustin SwedelsonHOST
And Tim Polasek, their current head coach, one title with North Dakota State.
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