I think that Bill Snyder would be crazy to take this position, and the K-State administration would be crazy to ask. I for one, would like to remember this legendary man as I do right now. He is responsible for the greatest turnaround in college football history, and I’d like to always know him in that way. The game has changed a lot since the glory days of Snyder and I don’t know if he’s the one for this tremendous undertaking.

I would have rather given Prince another year than bring Snyder back and destroy his reputation… not to mention K-State’s reputation. This coaching search has already been a huge embarrassment – let’s not dig our hole any deeper.

Bill Snyder is the man and everyone knows it. He has nothing to prove, but K-State does. Sooner or later we’re going to have to find our way without him. We might as well do that without making my hero and yours look ridiculous.

The more important issue is, regardless of who the next head coach is, is will our new President recognize how important it is to fully support the athletic dept. That will help determine the success of Patterson, Snyder (and whomever comes after him) or Franchione. At this point if in fact Patterson has said no because of the uncertainty about the administration then it could be argued that Krause should’ve given Prince another year. As painful as that might have been (and maybe impossible if the boosters were adament about moving RP out now) it might have been easier to attract a Patterson or someone else with an new & known administration in place.

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The program definitely didn’t make any progress under Prince but I’m not sure this is any either. I have the utmost respect for Coach Snyder, however, the program needs to move ahead and this is just taking a step back for the sake of tradition. KSUbailey is right, K-State needs to find a way without Snyder.

This smells a lot like desperation. For KState fans, I hope the administration is right about this. But it seems to me that what was needed was some energy and innovation. Not sure you’re gonna get that with a 65 yr old coach. Good luck, none the less.

Bob Krause worked in Anderson Hall for how many years? He is way WAY to close to Weefy and the Old Guard of KSU to be a decent athletic director. He has no fresh perspective and his loyalties blind his objectivity. Not to mention he was given the job b/c of his tenure, not his experience or proven track record.

As an undergrad I worked in Anderson for 3 years. Bob is a great guy, I always liked him in our limited interactions. Not that I am the final judge and jury, but I can at least say I knew him casually.

That being said, it is quite obvious why KState will rarely be relevant. The University is incredibly incestuous and a professional outside perspective is rarely sought. “What about Prince, he was outside.” Yes, he was. But it was Weefy that made a gut judgement call and we see how well that worked out. Since when do you hire a coach for a successful Big XII program after he had a good interview? “Damned be the stats and track record, full speed ahead!!”, so sayeth the Weef.

Maybe if Martin decides to leave in a few years, they’ll rehire Woolridge because he knows where to park his car.

We were incredibly lucky to have Snyder come along and build the program. This is a terrible move for him to return, and a terrible move for the program. We need to look forward, not relish on the past. I can only imagine Krause and Co. f’d up this coaching search as much as everything else this season. If rehiring Snyder was due to pressure from the big donors, then that is even worse. Grow a f-in spine and do your job to guide the damned program. The Vaniers and others can’t donate enough money to compensate for a growing number of empty seats on gameday.

As for the heir apparent, “head coach designate argument”: Martin reports a 5 year contract. 5 years guys and gals. Cinco anos. Great, we can all live in limbo and languish as the kicking post for the Big XII South for a few more years. Do you really think Venables wants to suck wind in Manhattan for 4-5 years? He doesn’t need to learn the game anymore. He wants to coach. If he wants to remain an assistant why not stay at OU, win a truckload of games, championships, and bowls and wait for the right HC offer to come along? His emotional ties to KSU only go so far. He, along with others, knows how dumb our administration has been. Why subject themselves to that?

Snyder has no active recruiting network, and that is task numero uno for any new coach at KSU. Prince has done nothing for us here, and bringing a coach out of retirement will do nothing as well.

Sorry if this is ranty. I’m tired of being let down by KSU.

First it was Ron Prince. Not much of a search there.

Then Frank Martin – basically to hold onto Beasley. Although this one looks like it will pan out.

Now Back to Bill. I really want to know what happened with Gary Patterson.

I’ve been too pissed to really comment on this until now. You may remember my post on why Bill is not what K-State needs right now in a head coach. Athletic Director would be a better position for him. I will continue to support the team no matter what, but there better be a card up Krause’s sleeve if this is going to work. Our only hope is that Bill, Bob, and Wefald have some assts. already ligned up. Bob Krause is quickly becoming Carl Peterson 2.0…

I just have to wonder, with Wefald’s upcoming retirement, is this him trying to solidify his legacy by bringing Snyder back?

I’ll weigh in tomorrow after the press conference with my full thoughts on this. In a sentence, though, I don’t believe this is the best course of action for K-State.

the 2010 is going to be a rough, rough year…..

I guess we’ll all have to wait and see what he can do with a bunch of seniors next year.

…I probably won’t “live blog” it like I did the last one, but I’ll be commenting on what I hear as it comes out.

This ain’t gonna be pretty folks. Not because of Snyder himself, but because of Wefald and Krause and the situation they’ve put us in.