On this episode of 3MAW, John Kurtz, Derek Young, and Cole Manbeck dig into the uncomfortable reality surrounding Kansas State basketball: the money being spent — and the results not matching it.
With roughly $16–17 million invested annually between coaching salaries and NIL, the Wildcats are staring at back-to-back losing seasons, and the numbers are impossible to ignore. The guys compare K-State’s assistant coaching salaries to peers across the Big 12 and beyond, debate what it all means for the program’s future, and discuss whether financial muscle matters without wins.
Plus, a side trip into a weird, unpredictable TCU preview.


