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Home Magazine Issues January 1999 Coach of the Year: Bill Snyder

Coach of the Year: Bill Snyder

There's a story to illustrate the apathy. Its authenticity is tough to attribute, but the tale is too good not to share. A kid, who undoubtedly had room to roam in empty KSU Stadium, had enough by the fourth quarter and began acting up. His father in all likelihood a diehard since he hadn't fled for the exits, reportedly told his son, "If you keep that up, I'll bring you back next week." Cruel punishment indeed. Today, the bleacher space that kid could have used to set up his Hot Wheels track has been replaced by fannies. Enough to fill every seat in KSU Stadium every time the Wildcats play. Not only do they come from all corners of the state on game day, but from all corners of the country during the off-season. They seek out the man who took on the impossible for an explanation of the greatest metamorphosis in college football. What they want is something Betty Crocker could condense

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