Five years ago today, the Bring On The Cats staff took part in a roundtable discussion comparing the then 2-3 2013 K-State football team to the 2004 squad that finished 4-7 and missed a bowl for the first time since 1992.
On its face, the comparison was an easy one to make. Both the 2004 and 2013 teams were mired in quarterback controversies with questionable talent in other key spots. Both were 2-3 through five games, and both faced a steep uphill battle to bowl eligibility.
In hindsight, the comparison almost seems silly now. After losing to Baylor the next week, the 2013 team went 5-1 on its way to an easy 31-14 win over Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.