MANHATTAN — A countdown clock hung in the Kansas State football locker room , counting down the days and hours until the Wildcats were set to take on the Jayhawks, reminding them what the Sunflower Showdown meant to so many across the state.

In 2008, the Wildcats had hoped to reverse their luck against the Jayhawks, having lost the previous two attempts. They were in the middle of a rough stretch against their rival , whom they had defeated each season from 1993 to 2003.

Under fire, Wildcats coach Ron Prince, who had replaced the legendary Bill Snyder just two years prior , desperately needed his team to come out on top; otherwise, the flames would only climb higher.

" I think this is one of those games that doesn't take a whole lot of explanation for all of us that grew up in t

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