6 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Tate Snyder

by BracketCat on Aug 28, 2011 12:00 PM CDT in Football

Guess who's grandson could see playing time at linebacker in 2011?

#6 Tate Snyder
Redshirt Freshman
5-11 | 223
Manhattan, Kan.

Bio

Position: Linebacker

Previous College: None

Projection: Second-String

Status: On Scholarship

William Tate Snyder (b. Nov. 19, 1991) is the second Manhattan product to be profiled today. But of course, he's no "ordinary" Manhattan High graduate, is he?

First, the facts. Snyder was a first-team all-state selection in his senior year. He was named one of the state's top 11 by The Topeka Capital-Journal, also was first-team all-conference and participated in the 2010 Kansas Shrine Bowl.

None of that convinced Rivals.com that he is a Division I-caliber player, though. They rated him a two-star prospect and listed him with just one collegiate offer — us.

A cynic might look at a BCS roster that is 10 scholarships under the maximum and question if Snyder's last name is part of the reason why he's one of the 75 on scholarship. Said skeptic might even use the N-word*.

After all, a coaching position was created explicitly for his father, Sean, where none previously existed.

But I'm going to take the high road here and give young Tate the benefit of the doubt. He used his redshirt season to add more than 20 pounds to his frame and, due to an injury to Jarell Childs, entered fall camp listed second at WILL.

Snyder started on the weak side for the White team in the spring game and collected two tackles. He's likely to see playing time at least on special teams this year and could find his way into the three-deep if Childs doesn't return.

*Nepotism, not whatever you were thinking.

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It wasn't 'nefarious'?

Would you like some Freys with that?

by ChrisP Wildcat on Aug 28, 2011 12:58 PM CDT reply actions

I was going to go with "nice' myself... but I thought I was wrong

by tonyg8803 on Aug 28, 2011 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

NI!

by No Moths on Aug 28, 2011 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

I spent like five minutes trying to come up with something good

This is just awesome. You win.

Would you like some Freys with that?

by ChrisP Wildcat on Aug 28, 2011 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks, though to be fair

I watched the “Holy Grail” last week, so the most unholy of words was still fresh.

by No Moths on Aug 30, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions

For those that question Tate getting a scholarship,

I wonder if they’d be angry about it if his last name was Sherman instead. Snyder brings in unheralded recruits every class and unless you’re going to complain also about them, then why care about the fact one happens to be Snyder’s grandson? It’s not like that scholarship otherwise would have gone to a prized recruit.

Now maybe I should have higher standards for our overall recruiting, but we’ve seen what we’re getting with Snyder in that regard now – some big bodies on the line, talented transfers and Jucos, some high caliber athletes we give a shot at QB when no one else will, and a lot of guys we hope can provide good depth if not be diamonds in the rough.

Not losing sleep over this one. And from what I can tell, Tate’s actually a pretty good player.

by yeahboozin on Aug 28, 2011 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I think its not the fact he's taking a scholarship from someone more worthy

but the fact he’s a snyder and should have no reason to use one.

by WillieWannabe on Aug 28, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Why is that?

If it’s an economic thing, then I’m sure there a handful of guys on the team who don’t need full scholarships to make it through college.

Unless there is a “free ride” policy for being family of school staff. I know that exists at some places.

by yeahboozin on Aug 28, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

KSU does not

offer a “free ride” for kids of employees. They offer free tuition for up to 7 credit hours each semester (fall and spring), for a total of 14 hours per academic year. From what I understand this recently changed from 3 credit hours per semester.

by Jeremy Sharp on Aug 28, 2011 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I think WW meant

that being a Snyder, Tate can probably afford to attend KSU with no financial assistance of any kind. You know, I think his grandpa makes a pretty good bit of money on an annual basis.

by Jeremy Sharp on Aug 28, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions

And then there's what Daddy Snyder makes too as assistant coach in charge of neoptism or whatever the hell his title is

"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain

by Sean T on Aug 28, 2011 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions

When I was trying to pay for college

there’s no way I would have gone to my grandfather and asked for money, just because he was rich. I don’t think my parents would have either.

Anyway, while i could see nepotism giving him a scholarship, there’s no way i think he’d get put on the 3 deep just because of that. If he’s really our 2nd string LB, then I don’t see how you can complain about him getting a scholarship.

by smitty3268 on Aug 28, 2011 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions