EDITOR'S NOTE: When I was at the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, I had a blog named "K-Stated." One of my favorite features was "I Got Five On It," a five-question interview with random K-State figures named after the classic Luniz song. We're resurrecting the title here, and senior writer Matt Hall is turning the content into his own.

Each Sunday, I’m going to share five things I learned from the previous game. Like everything else we do, this is more effective and valuable when we hear from all of you in The Foundation with feedback or by adding your own perspective. to this with what you saw yourselves.

Even the throws K-State’s quarterback missed last night were encouraging. Last year we tended to see some of the downfield throws lack steam – and the hope was it was due to his shoulder injury. If last night is a true indication, that was probably the case. Ertz was virtually perfect when throwing at stationary receivers, no matter the depth of the route. And while he missed on some moving targets early in the game, he was nails on those, too, through the latter part of his time in the game. The Wildcat offense will be very, very dangerous if this is who Jesse Ertz is all year long.

People were already interested to see Justin Hughes and Elijah Sullivan before the game – and this game did nothing to calm that intrigue. The Wildcats’ starting linebackers really had a difficult time against this Central Arkansas offense, but once Hughes and Sullivan got on the field, you started seeing more plays made in the backfield. You’ll hear me say this a lot – I have a lot of respect for what the coaches see in practice every day and what they know about football compared to myself – but it’s hard to ignore what one feels like they saw last night. And that's without seeing junior college transfer Da'Quan Patton, who we still think will make an impact this season.

Don’t think this is a homer-ish perspective at all. I truly believe this. Reed is an All-America talent as a corner and does it all – including helping in run support and being a more-than-willing hitter. Combine the fact he’s clearly an elite return man, and you’ve got the makings of a star. You don’t want to go overboard on praise this early in the season – but this is also based off what we saw last season. Stealing this through from one of posters, there’s going to be a key game this year that you will get to say Reed won for the Wildcats either in the return game or with a game-changing play in coverage.

Charlie Dickey has been so good as K-State’s offensive line coach that it’s gotten to the point where some fans (myself included) have been spoiled. We expect no matter who graduates, who gets injured, etc. – the line is going to be elite. I think last night was a good reminder that every year is different, something Bill Snyder is always quick to remind. This is not me saying the line was bad last night because it wasn’t. Ertz constantly had a clean pocket. And it’s not like the unit was awful blocking for the run - it just wasn’t as immediately dominant/imposing as I may have assumed it would be. Linebacker is going to get all the chatter this week, but I’d personally like to see the offensive line take a step forward against Charlotte.

Not a football take, but I really want to end with this. I’ve been on the Kansas State Rivals message boards almost every day for probably the last 15 years – not just when I was the editor for five years. I should have known what to expect, but I’ve still been overwhelmed by the reception and gratitude you all have shown for the work Grant, Jeff, Derek and myself have put in. It motivates us tremendously. I think I already knew just how vital the community and message boards were to the enjoyment of this site, but the engagement you all have created with your participation has gone beyond anything I ever envisioned.