Cocaine Willie

Kansas State’s 2027 football class is off to a blazing start with multiple blue-chip commitments, wins over SEC and Big Ten programs, and a recruiting operation that looks completely different under Colin Klein and his staff. We break down Cooper Ohnmacht, Brayden Harris, Jack Clayborn, Canaan Smith, Kevin Eiwo, and where the class could go next. We also discuss: 🏈 Why K-State’s recruiting momentum feels different 🏈 The importance of no spring portal distractions 🏈 Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech, gambling violations, and the NCAA controversy 🏀 The Big 12 basketball scheduling matrix and why rivalries continue to disappear 🏀 Casey Alexander’s media tour and what we’ve learned about the new K-State basketball coach 🎮 NCAA Football Perfect Team Draft chaos Plus plenty of Wildcat optimism, questionable predictions, and a few all-time terrible draft spins. Sponsored by: 🍻 Auntie Mae’s Parlor 🐮 Heartland Beef Connection (Use code CW25 for $25 off) ❄️ CocaineWillie.com Merch Follow the show: 📱 @cocainewillie Follow the crew: 📱 @bobtrollsby 📱 @chefandrenapier 📱 @mattmarchesini All Coke. No Joke. Wildcat Country, Let’s Ride.

Cocaine Willie is back for Season 5. The crew breaks down K-State basketball’s transfer portal rebuild under Casey Alexander, including the biggest roster question: does this team have a true lead guard for Big 12 play? We also dig into the roster’s added size, high-upside transfers, recruiting questions, and whether local recruiting could become a bigger focus. Then we shift to spring football, where optimism is starting to build. Avery Johnson has Colin Klein back, more weapons around him, and a schedule that feels very manageable. No excuses now. We talk defensive transition concerns, the secondary, breakout candidates like Derek Salley Jr., Linkon Cure’s potential, and why the offense may have to carry the team early. Finally, we react to the NCAA Tournament expanding from 68 to 76 teams and debate whether it helps deserving bubble teams or just waters down March Madness.

We wrapped up Season 4 by throwing it out to you… and you delivered (well, at least @scottwildcat did). From K-State coaching hot seat predictions to NIL strategy, Big 12 expansion ideas, and some completely unhinged questions, we hit it all in this Q&A episode. Topics include: – Which K-State program could see the next coaching change – How to spend $5M on K-State athletics (NIL strategy breakdown) – Big 12 media and kickoff time experiments – Casey Alexander expectations and timeline – The future of the show 👀 – And… yeah… some questions we probably shouldn’t have answered If you want more episodes like this, drop your questions in the comments — we’ll run it back.

Casey Alexander wants to bring a culture that wins and is exciting. When Matt heard he was the pick, he was excited. What does Chef think? How does this change or impact the trajectory of the K-State MBB program?