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I was born and raised in Manhattan, KS, and did part of my schooling at KSU. As a kid I remember getting free tickets because KSU was so terrible, the kids all sat together in the South end zone because there was nobody there. I was at the milestone games in the 1990s when we started beating teams that we hadn't beaten in decades, and it's still painful to remember the 1998 Big 12 championship game comeback by Texas A&M that cost us a shot at the national championship.

The singular impact of Bill Snyder on the college and community will never be understood by those who didn't see it. More importantly he does things the right way, with a focus on helping his players become responsible men. For those not familiar, Google his core team values as well as his practice of writing hand written letters to players on the OPPOSING team to compliment them on their performance. Any football coach can take a collection of four and five star athletes and field a competitive team, but nobody does more with less than Snyder. I think he's the best college football coach of all time. Barry Switzer agrees.