Bill Snyder

Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown between Kansas State and Kansas this weekend will have extra significance.  As always, it will be senior day for one of the schools, it’s a rivalry game for the Governor’s Cup, but this year’s game has some extra incentive for the Wildcat side as they try to get Bill Snyder his 200th career win.

I have always cheered for the Jayhawks in this Midwestern rivalry, but I will be on K-State’s side this Saturday.  After all, who can’t help but cheer for this great coach and great man?  Snyder is on the verge of becoming the 26th coach in major-college football history (84th in all of college football) to join the 200-win club, and only the 6th to do it at one school.

What is most remarkable about this achievement is that the Wildcats had accumulated more losses than any other major program, and had qualified for only one bowl before Bill’s arrival.  The most successful coach in their history at the time was Mike Ahearn (who?), and he only had 40 wins on his resume.  With Coach Snyder in charge, K-State has established themselves as consistent winners, and they have played in 17 bowls.

Good Luck on Saturday Coach!