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Can we just award the man a Coach of the Year trophy? He deserves it and is probably one of the best coaches in the nation. That is all.

That codger can coach like a mofo. Pity he never got a chance with better talent than KSU can pull.

Bill Snyder thinks SEC schools schedule competitive OOC games.

Screw_Michigan wrote:Bill Snyder thinks SEC schools schedule competitive OOC games.

Getting those 3-4 easy OOC wins is how you get to bowl games and begin the process of building a program that was in shambles. I'm sure he learned that from Hayden Fry when Snyder was the OC at Iowa. It's a great way to build confidence and to take a look at kids on the 2 and 3 deep. It's also the main reason I gave up my season tickets at Iowa in the late 80's, because I didn't really enjoy watching them beat UTEP, Drake, and Northern Illinois by 50 every Saturday. That did beat the hell out of watching them lose to Western Michigan though.

Mace wrote:That did beat the hell out of watching them lose to Western Michigan though.

Bwaha. 2007 and it knocked Iowa out of bowl eligibility. Great day. I meant it more as a tongue-in-cheek comment towards Snyder. I don't really have anything against him. Although even in his heyday at K-State, he was still scheduling the likes of Galludet University and Catholic University.

Part of the cake noncon scheduling is to build the program but part is that KSU has had to rely HEAVILY on juco-guys. It takes a bit to get those guys up to speed in their new system. You don't want to take a couple on the chin while you are getting in-synch.

I think I'm 3-1 with KSU in pick'em. Seems like they keep getting points against middling Big 12 teams.

KSU +9.5 at Tejas was easy money, probably the easiest pick all year.

about Snyder, his teams do not beat themselves.

Danimal wrote:Part of the cake noncon scheduling is to build the program but part is that KSU has had to rely HEAVILY on juco-guys. It takes a bit to get those guys up to speed in their new system. You don't want to take a couple on the chin while you are getting in-synch.

Every team in America has ample motivation to avoid potential early-season losses. The thing is, some teams still have the balls to risk them by playing teams with a pulse while others like KSU, Wisky, and nearly all SEC teams simply don't. There is nothing the least bit commendable about this practice. Building bowl-eligibility through the blatant padding of one's schedule with nonstop creampuffs is a type of cowardice that should never be condoned, much less celebrated. Even more than a lack of a playoffs, this one shit-awful practice is the single biggest different in the NFL's favor, compared to the college game.