For Pete’s Sake

K-State fans change their tune and are now firmly in Bruce Weber's corner

By Pete Grathoff

Updated March 23, 2018 8:59 AM

If Kansas State advances to the Final Four, they will play on March 31.

That date may seem insignificant to Wildcats fans, but it's not. It was on March 31, 2012 that Bruce Weber was hired as Kansas State men's basketball coach, and many Wildcats fans started complaining immediately.

In the years since, a large and vocal number of K-State fans have called for Weber to be fired. He's been ridiculed relentless by Wildcats supporters, but the mood changed on Thursday night.

After the Wildcats' 61-58 win over Kentucky in a Sweet 16 game of the NCAA Tournament in Atlanta, many Kansas State fans admitted they had been wrong about Weber.

No, really.

Here is what Wildcats fans were saying:

Honesty hour.

I used to hate Bruce Weber. I thought he was awful.

But tonight, he validated himself as a good basketball coach. He has taken a K-State team to the elite 8 with the best player hurt and won tonight with a 5 guard scrap lineup in the final minutes.
— Jackson Schneider (@JBane87) March 23, 2018

He’s gotten more out of this K-State team than perhaps any other KSU coach has in the past.

Say what you want about licking into the Sweet 16, big tonight’s win should be the only validation that you need. #BruceWebersAGoodCoach
— Jackson Schneider (@JBane87) March 23, 2018

Can’t argue the facts anymore. Bruce bought me now. I was wrong. The rebuild after Foster worked. He had to clean house. https://t.co/1BJoDHcUrL
— kstatenation (@kstatenation) March 23, 2018

I have called for Bruce Weber's job openly. I couldn't see where he was going. BUT HE brought these guys in, he got their buy in, and now they are doing what we all dreamed we SHOULD be doing. Thank You Bruce, I'm sorry. Your smarter at BBall than me. #EMAW #KState
— herdezjoe (@herdezjoe) March 23, 2018

My worst sports take of all time: Bruce Weber is a bad coach. 100% wrong. Bring me a feast of crows. #KState #EMAW #EliteEight #MarchMadness
— Sam Creagar (@screagar) March 23, 2018

Bruce Weber just coached K-State to the E8 with no production from our best player in the entire tournament. I’m going to be in Atlanta and he can punch me in the face as many times as he wants.
— scottwildcat (@scottwildcat) March 23, 2018

I’ve been a huge Weber critic for years. That ends tonight. KSU fans should give him the Dayton Moore leeway now. 8 minutes from your best player all tournament and now in Elite 8? Dude has earned a LOT of leeway in my book.
— Rustin (@rustin44) March 23, 2018

I take it all back. Every bad thing I said about Bruce Weber. I'm on board. That was incredible in every sense of the word. #KStateMBB #EMAW #MarchMadness #SorryBruce #LetMeOnTheBandwagon #runningoutofhashtags
— Andy Burns (@AndyRBurns) March 23, 2018

That moment when you realize you finally like Bruce Weber. #StepdadMoment #EMAW #KansasState
— Melissa Morales (@Melissa_In_DC) March 23, 2018

New #brand, mea culpa, I'm dumb, whatever lmao go cats
— Bruce Weber is a Good Coach™ (@sp0rpsball) March 23, 2018

I thought Bruce Weber should have been fired 2 years ago I was wrong. This team plays so hard and defends like no other. If you can’t appreciate what he’s done you’re wrong and I can’t help you.
— Billy Legleiter (@Rockinlranch1) March 23, 2018

This story was originally published March 23, 2018 at 8:44 AM with the headline "K-State fans change their tune and are now firmly in Bruce Weber's corner."

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