Well, as we get you set for a great slate of Big 12 games this weekend, one of the top games

on the Big 12 schedule is the Sunflower Showdown, K-States at KU.

It's going to be a heck of a matchup between these two top 25 teams.

I'm Pete Mundo, of course, on Heartland College Sports.

And we are happy to welcome on one of our own Joe Tillery.

He hosts the Everything EMAW podcast. And we are happy to welcome on one of our own Joe Tillery.

He hosts the Everything EMAW podcast.

And that is a K-State exclusive and focused podcast.

So make sure you're downloading that wherever you get your podcast.

If you're a Kansas State fan and you want to know more about what's going on in what has been a very exciting year for the

Wildcats trying to get back to that Big 12 championship game and of course defend their title.

So Joe, what's happening, man?

Thanks for being here.

Let's just start off with this.

This team getting ready for this game, you know, for a long time, KU has stunk.

What does it mean to have the Jayhawks playing

pretty darn good football and this rivalry taking on a new meaning, it seems like, statewide?

Well, first off, I'm excited to be here, so thank you so much for that. But it is such a great

thing for the state of Kansas. And I know that there's K-State fans that might not like the

idea of their opponent or their rival being, you know, a talented team.

But you've got to understand there are so many great athletes in the state of Kansas.

And one thing that hasn't been represented in the previous, you know, two decades, it seems like you haven't really ever had that top 25 matchup outside of an isolated game or two where there

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