He was definitely lobbying hard for that $18.675 mil to be deposited in his bank account by the time he got home.
Tang gonna Tang
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I think they were cheering because they get free food if we miss both free throws.
Im pretty sure he's playing checkers while the rest of the big XII is playing chess.
I'm certain he said, "oh yeah I'll show those cyclones. They want to record me coaching? F that, I'll show them, I'm just not going to coach. Lets see what they do with their cameras then."
I’m not sure checkers is accurate, I always thought it was more sitting in the corner eating crayons.
They flashed the video board, "Bricks for Sticks". Free breadsticks at Pizza Hut for students, if opponent misses both free throws. We had several times missed the first and made the second. NO BREADSTICKS FOR YOU!
They were cheering because the entire student section would get free breadsticks if an opponent missed two FTs in a row. On the television coverage they showed that information on the scoreboard for about half a second, really not enough time to read it all.
It should be that Beefy 5-layer burrito that the one KSU fan had to stick up his ***.
That's funny because I couldn't for the life of me understand why the crowd was erupting over a missed ISU free throw when KState was down by almost 40. Now it makes sense.
Yeah it's free breaksticks in the 2nd half for the students if the opponent misses both free throws.
Idk if it's pizza hut tho.
ISU missed the front end 3 times. No sticks tho lol
"That's right, can't nobody out-not-coach me... Or my name ain't Jerome Seven Tang!"
(Yes, that is Jerome Tang's actual middle name. As if he couldn't get any weirder...)
Thanks for the info !!! When Lipsey missed a FT and the student section erupted I was impressed but their enthusiasm but not so much now.
It's not like it was as sad as free pizza for just showing up or anything. Then I'd think they were pathetic.
The missed free throws were not meaningless. Two misses in a row meant free bread sticks for the students!
Probably Olive Garden so they can have somebody show up to that place.
Big ugly mess brewing in the rotten little apple. Column in the Manhattazn newspaper.
"Jerome Tang didn’t feel like he needed to explain anything to Kansas State fans after Sunday’s 95-61 loss to Iowa State.
“I don't feel like I need to give an explanation to our fans right now,” Tang said. "I want them to know that I'm working really hard and I'm not happy with the results. But I am proud of the young men that we brought in."
Those comments followed Tang’s response to his first post-game question on what was most disappointing about the loss.
“I’m not disappointed at all,” Tang said. “Because I’m with these dudes every single day, and I know everything that they’re going through.”
When asked if he wanted to clarify being proud of the team after a historic loss, Tang made it clear that his comments weren’t meant for the fan base.
“I don't want to expand on it…This is not a message for the fans,” Tang said. “This is a message for my players.”
But even if Tang doesn’t have a message for K-State fans right now, one thing is clear. They deserve better.
K-State fans once again showed up, filled Bramlage Coliseum, and gave a struggling team more support than its record suggested it deserved.
At tip-off, the Wildcats entered Sunday 1–7 in Big 12 play, fresh off a string of blowout losses that had steadily lowered expectations by the week. There was little reason to believe Iowa State, a top-10 team, wouldn’t add another lopsided result to the list.
Yet the student section was nearly full. Fans stayed through a game that was effectively over before halftime. In most Power Five programs buried at the bottom of the standings, that kind of turnout doesn’t exist.
At K-State, it still does.
Sunday wasn’t just another home game. It was a day meant to honor the program’s past. Notable alumni like Lon Kruger and Jordan Henriquez and were in attendance for a tribute to legendary head coach Jack Hartman, who was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. The Wildcats wore their lavender two-tone uniforms, first worn by Hartman’s teams in the 1970s.
Those teams were tough and disciplined. They reflected the standards of the program and the pride of the people who filled those seats.
What played out on the floor Sunday, and in each of the last two home games, didn’t resemble that. When asked about dropping the ball in front of the legends in attendance, Tang took the blame.
“I'm more disappointed in me as a coach in the game plan for the first half than I am in the players for their execution,” he said.
Iowa State raced to a 50–21 halftime lead, imposed its will in every facet of the game, and handed K-State the worst loss of the Tang era.
Afterward, Tang summed it up plainly.
“They’re just better than we are right now,” he said.
That may be true. Iowa State is better. Much better. But that talking point doesn’t align with what this fan base was told to expect not all that long ago.
On January 17, 2023, K-State had just beaten No. 2 Kansas. The students stormed the court. Tang climbed onto the scorer’s table and said:
“We got you one court storming. From now on, expect to win.”
That moment defined the start of the Tang era. Confidence and a promise of where the program was headed. K-State was ranked No. 5 the following week.
Since that night, the Wildcats are 55–52 overall. In Big 12 play, they are 24–35. Sunday’s loss dropped them to 1–8 this season, tying the second-worst conference start in program history.
Those numbers aren't meant to dismiss Tang’s first-year success or ignore the reality of injuries and a changing college basketball landscape. Instead, those numbers should highlight the gap between expectation and current reality.
"They’re just better than we are” can’t be the default explanation forever, especially when the head coach once told this fan base to expect wins, not excuses.
And K-State fans aren’t asking for perfection. They aren’t demanding top-five rankings every year or conference titles on command. They’re asking for competitiveness, for games that don’t feel decided by the first media timeout.
Simply put, fans want a product that respects the time, money, and energy that they continue to invest.
Tang does believe his players do care about the university. When asked if the team is still bought in at this point of the season, Tang said:
“They're still trying. Yes, yes, there are."
But so are the people in the stands.
Jerome Tang may not feel the need to deliver a message to K-State fans right now.
But someone should, because they deserve better."
"Jerome Tang didn’t feel like he needed to explain anything to Kansas State fans after Sunday’s 95-61 loss to Iowa State.
“I don't feel like I need to give an explanation to our fans right now,” Tang said. "I want them to know that I'm working really hard and I'm not happy with the results. But I am proud of the young men that we brought in."
Those comments followed Tang’s response to his first post-game question on what was most disappointing about the loss.
“I’m not disappointed at all,” Tang said. “Because I’m with these dudes every single day, and I know everything that they’re going through.”
When asked if he wanted to clarify being proud of the team after a historic loss, Tang made it clear that his comments weren’t meant for the fan base.
“I don't want to expand on it…This is not a message for the fans,” Tang said. “This is a message for my players.”
But even if Tang doesn’t have a message for K-State fans right now, one thing is clear. They deserve better.
K-State fans once again showed up, filled Bramlage Coliseum, and gave a struggling team more support than its record suggested it deserved.
At tip-off, the Wildcats entered Sunday 1–7 in Big 12 play, fresh off a string of blowout losses that had steadily lowered expectations by the week. There was little reason to believe Iowa State, a top-10 team, wouldn’t add another lopsided result to the list.
Yet the student section was nearly full. Fans stayed through a game that was effectively over before halftime. In most Power Five programs buried at the bottom of the standings, that kind of turnout doesn’t exist.
At K-State, it still does.
Sunday wasn’t just another home game. It was a day meant to honor the program’s past. Notable alumni like Lon Kruger and Jordan Henriquez and were in attendance for a tribute to legendary head coach Jack Hartman, who was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. The Wildcats wore their lavender two-tone uniforms, first worn by Hartman’s teams in the 1970s.
Those teams were tough and disciplined. They reflected the standards of the program and the pride of the people who filled those seats.
What played out on the floor Sunday, and in each of the last two home games, didn’t resemble that. When asked about dropping the ball in front of the legends in attendance, Tang took the blame.
“I'm more disappointed in me as a coach in the game plan for the first half than I am in the players for their execution,” he said.
Iowa State raced to a 50–21 halftime lead, imposed its will in every facet of the game, and handed K-State the worst loss of the Tang era.
Afterward, Tang summed it up plainly.
“They’re just better than we are right now,” he said.
That may be true. Iowa State is better. Much better. But that talking point doesn’t align with what this fan base was told to expect not all that long ago.
On January 17, 2023, K-State had just beaten No. 2 Kansas. The students stormed the court. Tang climbed onto the scorer’s table and said:
“We got you one court storming. From now on, expect to win.”
That moment defined the start of the Tang era. Confidence and a promise of where the program was headed. K-State was ranked No. 5 the following week.
Since that night, the Wildcats are 55–52 overall. In Big 12 play, they are 24–35. Sunday’s loss dropped them to 1–8 this season, tying the second-worst conference start in program history.
Those numbers aren't meant to dismiss Tang’s first-year success or ignore the reality of injuries and a changing college basketball landscape. Instead, those numbers should highlight the gap between expectation and current reality.
"They’re just better than we are” can’t be the default explanation forever, especially when the head coach once told this fan base to expect wins, not excuses.
And K-State fans aren’t asking for perfection. They aren’t demanding top-five rankings every year or conference titles on command. They’re asking for competitiveness, for games that don’t feel decided by the first media timeout.
Simply put, fans want a product that respects the time, money, and energy that they continue to invest.
Tang does believe his players do care about the university. When asked if the team is still bought in at this point of the season, Tang said:
“They're still trying. Yes, yes, there are."
But so are the people in the stands.
Jerome Tang may not feel the need to deliver a message to K-State fans right now.
But someone should, because they deserve better."
