Can Bill Snyder Return The Kansas State Wildcats To Glory?

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The linebackers, Alex Hrebec, John Houlik and Ulla Pomele, were the best defensive unit in the spring according to Snyder and will be counted on if the defense has any chance to be good.

Special Teams:

Long snapping and the return game should be fine.

Corey Adams returns for his third season as center in the special teams unit where he has never botched a snap.

As mentioned above, Brandon Banks will probably handle most of the returns and he is a homerun threat every time he touches the ball.

However, the kicking game is in transition with Josh Cherry the leading candidate to replace Brooks Rossman.

Ryan Doerr, who transferred last year from South Carolina, could win the punting job.

Conclusion:

The Ron Prince era has left an ugly taste in many Kansas State fans mouths. One of Bill Snyder’s primary missions will be to return confidence in Widlcat football with the fan base. Snyder considers this of primary importance as he seeks to restore the environment that contributed so much to his prior success.

Next on Snyder’s list will be to attract high school talent back to Manhattan, Kansas. One of the hallmarks of the Ron Prince era was his reliance on junior college players. Snyder will have to re-establish ties with high school coaches that were neglected in the prior regime.

Bill Snyder has been through this before so he knows what it takes to revive football at Kansas State. He has climbed that mountain; he has seen the other side. However, this isn’t 1985 and Bill Snyder is 69 years old. Of course, if Bill Snyder chooses to go the Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno route, he might be able to see this revival all the way through.

If Bill Snyder can even come close to recreating the success he experienced in his first stint as the Kansas State coach, the Wildcat faithful should call the Vatican and nominate Snyder for sainthood. In the meantime, Snyder will be satisfied knowing he will do all he can for his beloved Wildcats.

There you go Bill, As your loving brother, I hope this article points out some reasons for hope and offers temperence for high expectations. My promise to write about your Kansas State Wildcats has been fulfilled.

Along the way, I learned something about myself

As a devoted USC football fan (all of my other articles at this site have been about the Trojans), I have only reported on the varying degrees of excellence in Pete Carroll’s program.

What I learned is that I have been spoiled by this success and now becoming more familiar with and reporting on Wildcat football, I understand that love for Kansas State and its football program is a true measure of fan loyalty.

I hope that Kansas State football finds resurgence under Bill Snyder.

It would do my brother good.

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