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Bill Snyder book

Omaha Cy said:
Just came out a few weeks back. Bill gives a comprehensive career and season by season look at his time with KSU.
Fascinating to get a glimpse into all the things he was concerned with on a weekly basis. Bill addresses other job opportunities that came about during his time there. A big hurdle was handling mass exodus of assistants when Stoops became OU coach and took a lot of KSU coaches. I've only made it to the CCG win over OU. Lots of discussion on managing the mental aspect of the team through the years following success.

The KSU facilities when Snyder got there were possibly the worst in P5 conferences. Due to low attendance at games, KSU was in danger of losing their status as a D1 school. The book mentions the university looking at joining the Missouri valley conference if things didn't turn around. o_O
A few situations were covered associated with managing a football team while family tragedies occur and staff members being diagnosed with cancer/losing a spouse/etc.

Remember how Campbell went out and walked around the ISU tailgate lots pre-game when Toledo played in Ames? When Snyder interviewed for the job he walked around the KSU campus for a few hours talking to people about Manhattan and the university. He did not divulge who he was or his reason for being there. Snyder often references KSU's loyalty to him during the early years and the abundant fan support (home & bowl games) as a major factor in why he stayed. Just sayin.... ;)

Very little mention of McCarney outside of his time as an assistant with Iowa, or ISU in general due to all the lopsided KSU wins in the 90s. KSU's largest road comeback win was vs ISU. Trailed 28-7 at half in 99.

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@surly
Did you get your autographed copy yet?
 
swiacy said:
Snyder’s first coaching job was at a very small town in NW Missouri. His assistant was Jerry Brown who went on to a very successful career at a very small school in Iowa, Murray. Jerry is in the Iowa HS Hall of Fame & Snyder and They remained very close. Snyder grew up in St Joe, Mo. in a very humble lifestyle. I think that is why he was able to recruit so well even in his later years. He also hid a lot of recruits in the strong Kansas JC system
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Raised by a single mother in an apartment
 
Can't recall where I read it, but supposedly Bill told someone that he knew it was time to retire (the first time) when he lost to Iowa State.

I'm just glad his last game will forever be a loss to Iowa State, and not only that, but a loss in heartbreaking fashion.
 
ISUAlum2002 said:
Can't recall where I read it, but supposedly Bill told someone that he knew it was time to retire (the first time) when he lost to Iowa State.

I'm just glad his last game will forever be a loss to Iowa State, and not only that, but a loss in heartbreaking fashion.
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I’ve heard that mentioned before and I think it’s just ******** that someone made up. According to the book he entertained thoughts about retiring as far back as the late 90s when the program was rolling.

He spent a good deal covering the 2004 Fresno St whooping they took in Manhattan as a game that severely impacted him in a negative way.
 
Little known fact: Snyder is also in the Vampire Hall of Fame in Transylvania.
 
You know, I've been around Snyder long enough to have written the book. I prefer Follett to a walk-through time I've already experienced, although, I'll give you, Snyder may have been around during the nine-hundreds where Follett has me this reading.
 
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Still the most obvious, blatant, textbook, flaming block-in-the-back on a punt return I have seen in almost 40 years of watching football....and the Bigwhatever referees let Snyder get away with it because we weren't supposed to be winning.
 
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