I’m a BYU fan and this has got me in tears. What an unfathomable impact Coach Snyder had on K-State and Manhattan overall. If every community could have a Coach Snyder, I’m convinced that most of the world’s problems would go away. What an inspiration! Go Widcats!
Die hard life long Cat here, I have been watching pre game podcasts/posts from other teams and their media for years and years now. There are quite a few good ones out there, but I have yet to see a program go to the lengths you have here to honor and teach about one of our most special people and times in KState history. He means the world to MHK, I hate to imagine what saturdays would be like in Manhattan without him. Goodluck on saturday and in the many matchups we will have after that. I hope they are all electric. Heres to a great season for both squads!
As a life long BYU fan, I was very touched by this story. I had no idea they had lost so many games in a row when Coach Snyder took over. He is a great man, and I sure appreciated his advice at the end of this piece.
More than that. First program to lose 500 games. In early 1950’s Coach Bill Meek started winning and asked for a raise for his staff. University President said he would rather use the money to plow the football field under. He was President for 25 years. And then everyone thought it was an inherent problem with us. K-State football is a masterclass in the impact of leadership. President Jon Wefald said we could win and we did.
This is wonderful, Cougars. This K-Stater appreciates your effort and focus on the positive lessons. It's extraordinary how many Kansans have personal stories to tell about Coach Snyder, and he is the example I will always point to to demonstrate the impact an athletic coach can have on an entire university and community, beyond the football field. Welcome to the Big 12!
As a life long BYU fan, it’s so cool to get to know the great programs in the big12 and the amazing people that built them! Nothing but respect for coach Snyder and KSU.
There is not a single other university affiliated program that would post this about an opponent. Truly a first class university and team. Why is byu hated so much?
it's not BYU that's hated, it's their religion. I don't dislike Mormons in general, but I was fired from my last company that was owned by BYU grads who were very religiously mormon and they fired me because I wasn't religious lol.
Beautifully done and a lot of profound wisdom on how we should all live our lives. KSU and BYU were blessed to be led by great men like Lavell Edwards and Bill Snyder. Respect to BYU; so happy to have you in the Big 12.
@@danjohnson8556BYU, Air Force, UTEP, Colorado, Washington, but I always think of BYU’s setting first when it comes to best settings in college football.
Wow, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you BYU for being a great addition to our conference. I can't wait to visit Provo and LES for my first time this Saturday! Go Big XII!
Dang it is someone cutting onions? Thank you BYU sports nation for this video. Snyder is a legend and you showcased many attributes here that describe why he is. Always a class act.
I'm late to the table. I'm writing this after the Big 12 After Dark. There is only one work that fits this video and the game, CLASS! This is a CLASS act from a CLASS University. I hate losing, but if it happens (and it well to everyone) it's nice to know not only did we lose to a very good team, but to one of the CLASSIER acts in the nation! Congrats on the win and THANK YOU for the video! EMAW
Thank you BYU for posting this. This is why we love our university. Notice what the stadium looked like early in the video compared to what it looks like now. Bill Snyder did that.
BYU does a pregame show outside the stadium each homegame. A large number of students and fans show up to the event. They show these videos on a giant screen to introduce the opponent. Its amazing to see the younger generation of students, fans, and even fans of the opposing team come together and show respect for each other in celebration of the game.
@@TJ-ie9qoStarts at 6:30 PM Mountain Time on the west side of the stadium. There will be a raised stage complex ala College Gameday. You can’t miss it. No telling when the segment that includes this video will happen, though.
A lot of us here in the comment section grew up during the lean years of K-State football and are so appreciative of what Coach Snyder and others did to bring this program to where it is today. I'm also appreciative of this BYUtv production. Nicely done! 👍
I was at K-State from 1984 - 1989, when only 6 football games were won (and 3 of those were the first year). We were truly awful at that time, but Bill Snyder turned that around. Thanks to BYU for creating an inspiring look at this great leader!
The day will eventually come when Bill Snyder will no longer walk on this earth. But his name will undoubtedly pass the test of time in Manhattan, KS. Thank you for bringing me to tears, thinking about a man who has done so much for me, even though I’ve only met him a handful of times.
Thank you so much to BYU for doing this. I lived this! At KSU immediately pre Coach Snyder. We were that bad. I tear up every time I watch the video of the Hernandez catch and hear Mitch Holthus on the call. AND the stadium like it looked in the late 80s. Coach Snyder is the best ever!!
Wow, what a great story and an even greater man. I did not know any of these details before watching this but glad I took time this afternoon to watch. My mother is from Kansas and I have family still living in the state, some of the greatest people in the world. We bleed BYU blue in our family but this certainly makes me want to cheer for Kansas State as well… just not this Saturday! 😄 Thanks for putting this together BYUtv! GoCougs GoWildcats
I still consider myself a Kansan, even though I haven't lived in the state since I was 7 and a half years old. It's my favorite of the states I've lived in, and I've lived in many states...
If you would like to have a bit more detail of how it started, the obstacles, the failures, but the belief to keep going his first few years created the players called "The Foundation"..players that turned the program around but never got to play in a bowl game. One of those players is Bret Vendables. ""The Miracle in Manhattan" th-cam.com/video/TIkW5da-ma0/w-d-xo.html
I have traveled extensively in the Salt Lake area. The people of Utah are almost a mirror image of the people of my state, Kansas. Great folks. Good luck Saturday, GO CATS EMAW!!!
What a great story - a remarkable program turnaround and a very remarkable man. Always inspiring to learn about a great success built on goodness, caring. Good luck at the game this weekend, KSU. Much respect. And go BYU!
Thank you for sharing this BYU Nation! A truly inspirational story for all of college athletics. Best of luck to you all this weekend and for the rest of the season!
I remember watching games with my dad in KSU stadium prior to Coach Snyder. I have fond memories of getting autographs and playing football with other kids on the field after the games. What Coach Snyder did for K-State and Manhattan will never be done again anywhere. Thank you for making this video BYU!
In addition to being a prime example of leading by example, doing things the right way, he was also a brilliant football mind. Was an innovator of many modern concepts - Urban Meyer credits him with developing the zone read/power spread. Will never be another. I wish he would have won a NC in 1998 to crown this amazing story.
What a gracious and kind man he is. I had the privilege of listening to Coach Snyder speak at the KSHSAA coaches clinic on of my last years of coaching at the HS level. I wasn't a football coach, but I couldn't wait to make my way into the room where he was going to speak. It was a packed house and as I remember he spoke more about character and pride rather than football plays. Admire the way he handles adversity with his athletes and people in general. What an incredible legacy he has made for himself. Thank you Coach Snyder for all of your positivity you have given to KSU and everyone that you come in contact with. God bless you and may His angels surround you!
Snyder is the reason I grew up a KState fan. He became the coach in my dad's senior year at KSU, and because of Snyder doing what he did, he gave me something to do with my father every few weekends because aside from football, I didn't get to see my dad that much. I ended up choosing to go to school at Kansas State in 2012-2017 because of Snyder. Just like he did, when I went on my college visit, I fell in love with not only the school, but the people were wonderful, and still are. I was at his last game when he first retired, and nearly every single home game when he came back, as well as his final game. Truly one of the greatest coaches of all time. Will always love that man and be so incredibly grateful for what he did and still does to this day.
Mad respect for BYU Sports Nation for doing this! It's not often you see another university give this amount of respect to an opposing teams legendary coach. THANK YOU!
Wyatt Thompson is without a doubt one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time. I have been a wildcat fan for 24 years (as long as I’ve been alive) and I have several memories of falling asleep in the car ride home from KSU games listening to post game talks and interviews with Wyatt Thompson. He is an absolute legend and is underrated. We are blessed to have him calling our games. Go cats. Thank you BYU.
"Live a righteous life, and enjoy every moment of it." - Bill Snyder. Great way to end the telling of a fantastic story about one of the truly great figures in college football history. BYU is a class act. (Disclosure: I'm a BYU [and OU] alum, but by any standard, BYU should is valued conference-mate. Who else does stuff like this?)
Thank you for doing this interview BYUTV! I love how you dedicated part of the video to Bill's letter-writing, it shows his true, caring nature and we love to see it highlighted.
This is incredible. Thanks! BYU goes above and beyond introducing opponents to their fans. Hopefully this helps you understand why K-State is a little different.
Barry Switzer once said that Snyder wasn’t the coach of the year, or even the coach of the decade - he was the coach of the century. “Doing it again just proves how amazing it was the first time - that it wasn’t a fluke,” Switzer says. “And how old is he? 72? I’m telling you, he’s my hero.”
Coach Snyder did for KSU what Levell did for our BYU. My grandparents left everything behind in there quiet island paradise of Tonga in search of opportunities for education. They came to the US with nothing to their name but a few dollars and a dream in their heart. Being LDS, grandpa bought a house here in Provo in 1970 where my aunt lives to this day. BYU at that point was one of the worst teams in the country but grandpa wished for his kids to attend school there. My dad did exactly that and played football for the legendary Lavell Edwards. Later, my uncles Vai Sikahema, Lakei Heimuli, Joe Olive, Junior Filiaga and many others played. BYU went from the worst to winning it all in 1984 and since then, my brother who is BYU's runningbacks coach played there. I played there and my first cousins played there. This documentary for Coach Snyder reminds me of the impact someone can have on your life as a coach. Something that Lavell told my dad was "To the world, you may be just 1. But to just 1, you may be the world." Coach Snyder is exactly that for KSU and my hat goes off to him for paving the way for future generations to reap the sweet fruit from tilling a barron foundation in the beginning. Much respect and love for doing the hard work. God Bless you Coach Snyder!!! From a BYU football alum 🙏🏽💯🤝🏽
Outstanding job BYU! What a classy move and welcome to the BIG XII. I think Bill's approach to life would be a good example for anyone trying to do the right thing and putting others first. Thank you for this from someone that came to KSU after Iraq in 1991.
As a BYU fan, I’m grateful that we are inspired by great leaders no matter where they are. K state fans - what an amazing man who led your team and changed so many lives! I understand why you love him so much.
I'm from Kansas and had high school football camp at K-State on that old field with the big painted on cat. Fell on that thing at high speed and will never forget my skin being sanded off!! Thanks for the respect and the chance to see old highlights again. Our purple helmets in the '87 '88 timeframe looked like we were wearing grapes on our heads, and adding Cats in white cursive was only a slight improvement!🤕
A great coaching match up: LaVell Edwards vs Bill Snyder: 1996 Cotton Bowl. As a K-Stater who was there in Big D, I am still looking for one more score. Sark was your quarterback and he went against one of the strongest, hardest hitting (granted different rules in those days) defensive teams that K-State assembled. I think both teams have the same quality coaches in this matchup on Saturday. Go K-State!
I was holding my 6 week old baby son during that game, and I yelled when we scored on the 1st half Hail Mary and woke him up! He'll be 28 in November, and has 2 sons of his own who I've tried to make into Wildcat fans, hard to do here in Columbus, Ohio.
In the early years Snyder spent most of the post game press conferences encouraging people to attend the games.You'd be hard pressed to find a town more bought into their team and that is a big part of the Snyder legacy.
Classy move by you BYU! I’ve stepped away from being a diehard kstate fan, partially because of all the changes. This man was loyal, he could have gone anywhere to coach, probably could have doubled his salary, but he stayed put year after year. Plus, as this video says, he treated his players like sons. I’m probably going to bawl like a baby when he leaves this earth someday. Go Cats and God bless!
We had Lavell, you have Snyder. Lavell Edwards was exactly the same. Offers came year after year for better jobs and more money, but he stayed put and put BYU on the map. Not many coaches left like those two. They put the important things in life above the game they coached (and taught their players to do the same). The changes being made to college sports will leave them in shambles. If all coaches were like these two, sports would be in a much better place! Congrats to K-State for having such an incredible and classy example for so many years!
Growing up in Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and watching Sooner football throughout the years, whenever I saw K-State on the schedule I just chalked that game up as an automatic win. Bill Snyder changed that train of thought very quickly throughout the nation.
I am a 54-year old Grandpa, and I am sitting here with tears streaming down my cheeks. Thank you so much BYU for doing this!
I’m a BYU fan and this has got me in tears. What an unfathomable impact Coach Snyder had on K-State and Manhattan overall. If every community could have a Coach Snyder, I’m convinced that most of the world’s problems would go away. What an inspiration! Go Widcats!
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
Thanks BYU TV. That’s the stuff of pure class. - KSU’07
Die hard life long Cat here, I have been watching pre game podcasts/posts from other teams and their media for years and years now. There are quite a few good ones out there, but I have yet to see a program go to the lengths you have here to honor and teach about one of our most special people and times in KState history. He means the world to MHK, I hate to imagine what saturdays would be like in Manhattan without him. Goodluck on saturday and in the many matchups we will have after that. I hope they are all electric. Heres to a great season for both squads!
Proud Wildcat here. What a class act! So glad to have you guys in the Big12. Good luck Saturday!
K state fan here. I was surprised to see this posted on a BYU channel. You guys are top class. Glad you are in the b 12
Thanks for sharing the Snyder story with your fans. -KSU Alum
It's an awesome story! Truly inspirational.
It's our pleasure! An amazing coach and program!
“Miracle in Manhattan” is one of the greatest CFB documentaries I’ve ever watched. It’s a longer film on this topic definitely worth the watch. 🇺🇸
It's brilliant. Sat and watched it before my first K-State game a few years back.
As a life long BYU fan, I was very touched by this story. I had no idea they had lost so many games in a row when Coach Snyder took over. He is a great man, and I sure appreciated his advice at the end of this piece.
More than that. First program to lose 500 games. In early 1950’s Coach Bill Meek started winning and asked for a raise for his staff. University President said he would rather use the money to plow the football field under. He was President for 25 years. And then everyone thought it was an inherent problem with us. K-State football is a masterclass in the impact of leadership. President Jon Wefald said we could win and we did.
K-State won 20 games from 80-89.
This is wonderful, Cougars. This K-Stater appreciates your effort and focus on the positive lessons. It's extraordinary how many Kansans have personal stories to tell about Coach Snyder, and he is the example I will always point to to demonstrate the impact an athletic coach can have on an entire university and community, beyond the football field. Welcome to the Big 12!
K-State fan, I’ll be in Provo Saturday for the game. So happy to have BYU in the league. Thank you, BYU Nation for posting this !!!
Excited to have you!
Hope you enjoy your experience here this weekend! Safe travels and good luck!
God bless!! Hopefully you folks traveled back safely after the game. 🤝🏽💯💙
As a life long BYU fan, it’s so cool to get to know the great programs in the big12 and the amazing people that built them! Nothing but respect for coach Snyder and KSU.
There is not a single other university affiliated program that would post this about an opponent. Truly a first class university and team. Why is byu hated so much?
Top notch.
Wow I didn't even realize this was a BYU channel. Pretty cool to show respects to Bill the week before a big game! 🙌
What an awesome video! And from an opponents you tube!!! Respect among opponents! Not found very often but great to see!!!! 💜
it's not BYU that's hated, it's their religion.
I don't dislike Mormons in general, but I was fired from my last company that was owned by BYU grads who were very religiously mormon and they fired me because I wasn't religious lol.
Good has always been hated. Look what the world did to the only one perfect Man
Beautifully done and a lot of profound wisdom on how we should all live our lives. KSU and BYU were blessed to be led by great men like Lavell Edwards and Bill Snyder. Respect to BYU; so happy to have you in the Big 12.
BYU just became my favorite fan base. Thank you for this
Come to Provo for some free ice cream and one of the most scenic venues in the country.
@@danjohnson8556BYU, Air Force, UTEP, Colorado, Washington, but I always think of BYU’s setting first when it comes to best settings in college football.
Wow, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you BYU for being a great addition to our conference. I can't wait to visit Provo and LES for my first time this Saturday! Go Big XII!
We're excited to have you visit!
I bawled too. Well deserved but such a rarity coming from a competitor 😢. Heartfelt thanks!
Dang it is someone cutting onions? Thank you BYU sports nation for this video. Snyder is a legend and you showcased many attributes here that describe why he is. Always a class act.
As a wildcat fan, thank you so much for making this, what a classsy move. New 2nd favorite team in the big 12
Thank You BYU. As a KSU Alum I was so happy that you joined the Big 12. Truly a quality University/People!
I'm late to the table. I'm writing this after the Big 12 After Dark. There is only one work that fits this video and the game, CLASS!
This is a CLASS act from a CLASS University. I hate losing, but if it happens (and it well to everyone) it's nice to know not only did we lose to a very good team, but to one of the CLASSIER acts in the nation! Congrats on the win and THANK YOU for the video! EMAW
Thank you BYU for posting this. This is why we love our university. Notice what the stadium looked like early in the video compared to what it looks like now. Bill Snyder did that.
proud of the house we(he) built
The power positive influence can have on so many! Coach Snyder did that 💯 and we hope we all can!
Ought to show video of the town of Manhattan and the highway into town pre and post. Coach Snyder did that also!!
BYU does a pregame show outside the stadium each homegame. A large number of students and fans show up to the event. They show these videos on a giant screen to introduce the opponent. Its amazing to see the younger generation of students, fans, and even fans of the opposing team come together and show respect for each other in celebration of the game.
What time?
@@TJ-ie9qoStarts at 6:30 PM Mountain Time on the west side of the stadium. There will be a raised stage complex ala College Gameday. You can’t miss it. No telling when the segment that includes this video will happen, though.
The show will start at 6:30PM MT, right outside Gate 1! You won't miss us!
A lot of us here in the comment section grew up during the lean years of K-State football and are so appreciative of what Coach Snyder and others did to bring this program to where it is today. I'm also appreciative of this BYUtv production. Nicely done! 👍
I was at K-State from 1984 - 1989, when only 6 football games were won (and 3 of those were the first year). We were truly awful at that time, but Bill Snyder turned that around. Thanks to BYU for creating an inspiring look at this great leader!
As a BYU fan, its hard not to love this guy.
Well Done! As a KSU alum, Mad Respect for this and the people who put it together. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Thank you, BYU. ❤️ We love Coach Snyder.
BYU doing this is really cool.
One of the most professionally crafted pieces of content I have ever seen. Thank you BYUtv for your tribute to a great man. GO CATS!!!!
K State alum, wow just wow! Much respect for BYU! Look forward to watching a great game this weekend, go Cats!
Thank you BYU for doing such a wonderful feature on a wonderful person. This is such class from a conference fellow. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Amazing people in this conference (and all around)!
The day will eventually come when Bill Snyder will no longer walk on this earth. But his name will undoubtedly pass the test of time in Manhattan, KS. Thank you for bringing me to tears, thinking about a man who has done so much for me, even though I’ve only met him a handful of times.
BYU miss Lavell Edwards each and every day. His name is our stadium just like Snyder's in on yours. We understand. Go Cougs!
Thank you so much to BYU for doing this. I lived this! At KSU immediately pre Coach Snyder. We were that bad. I tear up every time I watch the video of the Hernandez catch and hear Mitch Holthus on the call. AND the stadium like it looked in the late 80s. Coach Snyder is the best ever!!
Wow, what a great story and an even greater man. I did not know any of these details before watching this but glad I took time this afternoon to watch. My mother is from Kansas and I have family still living in the state, some of the greatest people in the world. We bleed BYU blue in our family but this certainly makes me want to cheer for Kansas State as well… just not this Saturday! 😄 Thanks for putting this together BYUtv! GoCougs GoWildcats
I still consider myself a Kansan, even though I haven't lived in the state since I was 7 and a half years old. It's my favorite of the states I've lived in, and I've lived in many states...
If you would like to have a bit more detail of how it started, the obstacles, the failures, but the belief to keep going his first few years created the players called "The Foundation"..players that turned the program around but never got to play in a bowl game. One of those players is Bret Vendables.
""The Miracle in Manhattan"
th-cam.com/video/TIkW5da-ma0/w-d-xo.html
I have traveled extensively in the Salt Lake area. The people of Utah are almost a mirror image of the people of my state, Kansas. Great folks.
Good luck Saturday, GO CATS EMAW!!!
What a great story - a remarkable program turnaround and a very remarkable man. Always inspiring to learn about a great success built on goodness, caring. Good luck at the game this weekend, KSU. Much respect. And go BYU!
Thank you for sharing this BYU Nation! A truly inspirational story for all of college athletics. Best of luck to you all this weekend and for the rest of the season!
What a great tribute to our beloved Coach Snyder. He is all that and more! The University has seen the benefit in so many ways.
I remember watching games with my dad in KSU stadium prior to Coach Snyder. I have fond memories of getting autographs and playing football with other kids on the field after the games.
What Coach Snyder did for K-State and Manhattan will never be done again anywhere.
Thank you for making this video BYU!
Thank you BYU you gained a fan!! I bleed purple but will cheer for byu when we are playing each other
In addition to being a prime example of leading by example, doing things the right way, he was also a brilliant football mind. Was an innovator of many modern concepts - Urban Meyer credits him with developing the zone read/power spread. Will never be another. I wish he would have won a NC in 1998 to crown this amazing story.
Welcome to the Big 12 and thank you for this fantastic tribute to our beloved Coach Snyder! - K-State Class of 2000
Classy BYU. Well done!
Coach Snyder and KState certainly is one of the greatest college football stories there is.
Thank you BYU
What a gracious and kind man he is. I had the privilege of listening to Coach Snyder speak at the KSHSAA coaches clinic on of my last years of coaching at the HS level. I wasn't a football coach, but I couldn't wait to make my way into the room where he was going to speak. It was a packed house and as I remember he spoke more about character and pride rather than football plays. Admire the way he handles adversity with his athletes and people in general. What an incredible legacy he has made for himself. Thank you Coach Snyder for all of your positivity you have given to KSU and everyone that you come in contact with. God bless you and may His angels surround you!
How can you not shed a tear watching this
💜💜💜 Thanks BYU! Looking forward to visiting your campus & stadium!
Excited to host you! We hope you have a great time!
Glad to have you in the Big 12 BYU! Thanks for the classy video. Emaw
Snyder is the reason I grew up a KState fan. He became the coach in my dad's senior year at KSU, and because of Snyder doing what he did, he gave me something to do with my father every few weekends because aside from football, I didn't get to see my dad that much.
I ended up choosing to go to school at Kansas State in 2012-2017 because of Snyder. Just like he did, when I went on my college visit, I fell in love with not only the school, but the people were wonderful, and still are.
I was at his last game when he first retired, and nearly every single home game when he came back, as well as his final game.
Truly one of the greatest coaches of all time. Will always love that man and be so incredibly grateful for what he did and still does to this day.
It's amazing to see his impact beyond his sport. True inspiration!
Surprised to see this on a BYU channel. Respect from a wildcats fan
This gives me the chills. The greatest coach in college football history.
Thanks byu didn’t expect this but I love it
Thanks BYU TV. What a class act! Bill Snyder saved K-State football.💜
That Hernandez TD brought back memories and tears.
BYU. You rock. Sincerely a K-State fan. Much respect. And welcome to the Big 12 you guys are awesome.
Wow, I was not expecting that to make me tear up today. 🥹 I grew up a Kstate fan. Thank you BYU Sports Nation for making this.
This is a really classy thing to produce. I love having BYU in the B12. I was a student at the North Texas game; someone had given me a free ticket. ❤
What a classy move to create this for an opponent. Welcome to the Big12 BYU!
From a long time KSU fan, thank you. You now know why Bill Snyder is a legend in Manhattan. Understand Coach Klieman's personailty is very similar.
Mad respect for BYU Sports Nation for doing this! It's not often you see another university give this amount of respect to an opposing teams legendary coach. THANK YOU!
Thanks for the video BYU. Good stuff.
Man I wanna hate y’all this week but I can’t. Thanks for this video and goodluck this weekend and rest of the year! 🤝😈EMAW💜
Wyatt Thompson is without a doubt one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time. I have been a wildcat fan for 24 years (as long as I’ve been alive) and I have several memories of falling asleep in the car ride home from KSU games listening to post game talks and interviews with Wyatt Thompson. He is an absolute legend and is underrated. We are blessed to have him calling our games. Go cats. Thank you BYU.
"Live a righteous life, and enjoy every moment of it." - Bill Snyder. Great way to end the telling of a fantastic story about one of the truly great figures in college football history. BYU is a class act. (Disclosure: I'm a BYU [and OU] alum, but by any standard, BYU should is valued conference-mate. Who else does stuff like this?)
Thank you for doing this interview BYUTV! I love how you dedicated part of the video to Bill's letter-writing, it shows his true, caring nature and we love to see it highlighted.
This is incredible. Thanks! BYU goes above and beyond introducing opponents to their fans. Hopefully this helps you understand why K-State is a little different.
A program with an inspiring history!
Thank you BYU. Great seeing Kstate being recognized for the turnaround it made. Thats why we are proud of the house we built
Barry Switzer once said that Snyder wasn’t the coach of the year, or even the coach of the decade - he was the coach of the century. “Doing it again just proves how amazing it was the first time - that it wasn’t a fluke,” Switzer says. “And how old is he? 72? I’m telling you, he’s my hero.”
Coach Snyder did for KSU what Levell did for our BYU. My grandparents left everything behind in there quiet island paradise of Tonga in search of opportunities for education. They came to the US with nothing to their name but a few dollars and a dream in their heart. Being LDS, grandpa bought a house here in Provo in 1970 where my aunt lives to this day. BYU at that point was one of the worst teams in the country but grandpa wished for his kids to attend school there. My dad did exactly that and played football for the legendary Lavell Edwards. Later, my uncles Vai Sikahema, Lakei Heimuli, Joe Olive, Junior Filiaga and many others played. BYU went from the worst to winning it all in 1984 and since then, my brother who is BYU's runningbacks coach played there. I played there and my first cousins played there. This documentary for Coach Snyder reminds me of the impact someone can have on your life as a coach. Something that Lavell told my dad was "To the world, you may be just 1. But to just 1, you may be the world." Coach Snyder is exactly that for KSU and my hat goes off to him for paving the way for future generations to reap the sweet fruit from tilling a barron foundation in the beginning. Much respect and love for doing the hard work.
God Bless you Coach Snyder!!!
From a BYU football alum 🙏🏽💯🤝🏽
Thank you BYU for putting this together. Very classy move!
Thank you for telling this story. It’s been an unbelievable journey as a K-State fan. EMAW forever!
Thank you for doing this it was great to hear him speak again
This is like a ESPN 30-30 great work
First-class move by BYU to create this type of thing for an opponent. Thank you, Cougs!
Such a great documentary! Love the work done here, much respect.
I was at K-State when it started to turn around. Some of those first wins were an amazing feeling. We tore down the goal posts a few times.
Outstanding job BYU! What a classy move and welcome to the BIG XII. I think Bill's approach to life would be a good example for anyone trying to do the right thing and putting others first. Thank you for this from someone that came to KSU after Iraq in 1991.
As a BYU fan, I’m grateful that we are inspired by great leaders no matter where they are. K state fans - what an amazing man who led your team and changed so many lives! I understand why you love him so much.
That's me at the 5:30 mark! Shout out to Brandon Crow for this video idea!!!
I'm from Kansas and had high school football camp at K-State on that old field with the big painted on cat. Fell on that thing at high speed and will never forget my skin being sanded off!! Thanks for the respect and the chance to see old highlights again. Our purple helmets in the '87 '88 timeframe looked like we were wearing grapes on our heads, and adding Cats in white cursive was only a slight improvement!🤕
Class act BYU, thank you
A fine man. A fine leader. A fine molder of people and oh yeah, a fantastic football coach!
A great coaching match up: LaVell Edwards vs Bill Snyder: 1996 Cotton Bowl.
As a K-Stater who was there in Big D, I am still looking for one more score. Sark was your quarterback and he went against one of the strongest, hardest hitting (granted different rules in those days) defensive teams that K-State assembled.
I think both teams have the same quality coaches in this matchup on Saturday. Go K-State!
I was holding my 6 week old baby son during that game, and I yelled when we scored on the 1st half Hail Mary and woke him up! He'll be 28 in November, and has 2 sons of his own who I've tried to make into Wildcat fans, hard to do here in Columbus, Ohio.
I am a proud recipient of one of those letters. He is truly an amazing man.
What a wonderful example of leadership! Wonderful coach, even better human being.
Thank You Coach for choosing K-State and pouring your heart and soul into the Program/School/Community.
This is incredibly cool and classy as heck BYU. K-State fans salute you.
So cool! I hope we see BYU in the Big12 championship!
In the early years Snyder spent most of the post game press conferences encouraging people to attend the games.You'd be hard pressed to find a town more bought into their team and that is a big part of the Snyder legacy.
Very cool cast well-done, thank BYU Sports Nation!
Classy move by you BYU! I’ve stepped away from being a diehard kstate fan, partially because of all the changes. This man was loyal, he could have gone anywhere to coach, probably could have doubled his salary, but he stayed put year after year. Plus, as this video says, he treated his players like sons. I’m probably going to bawl like a baby when he leaves this earth someday. Go Cats and God bless!
We had Lavell, you have Snyder.
Lavell Edwards was exactly the same. Offers came year after year for better jobs and more money, but he stayed put and put BYU on the map.
Not many coaches left like those two. They put the important things in life above the game they coached (and taught their players to do the same).
The changes being made to college sports will leave them in shambles. If all coaches were like these two, sports would be in a much better place!
Congrats to K-State for having such an incredible and classy example for so many years!
I love that u did this for Kansas st go cats
Super cool video, classy BYU go Cougs besides this Saturday 😉
Growing up in Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and watching Sooner football throughout the years, whenever I saw K-State on the schedule I just chalked that game up as an automatic win. Bill Snyder changed that train of thought very quickly throughout the nation.
BYU❤
Great stuff!
This might be a situation where two opponents aren't really mad about loosing to the other and the fans can enjoy a game
I'm a Nebraska fan but I have such respect for K-State 😢
BYU gets my respect for this. Still want to beat the pants off of your football team, but you guys are classy. Thank you!
Fantastic!
Thanks for posting this Cougars. Good luck on Saturday (but hope you still lose).
~ signed a Wildcat fan.
No hard feelings 😉
Bro was playing CFB Dynasty mode IRL