An era ends at Kansas State

Photo by David Purdy/Getty ImagesYesterday, Kansas State announced that Hall of Fame head coach Bill Snyder was retiring from college football. The news came via a short press release and featured brief comments from athletic director Gene Taylor and Kansas State University president Richard Myers. Tellingly, there were no words from Snyder himself.

That’s fine. His record did the talking for him. He is the 20th all-time in games won, and leaves Kansas State with a 215-117-1 record. In that time, his teams have made 19 bowl appearances (out of a total of 21 all-time for the school), won two Big 12 titles, been ranked in the Top 10 several times. He’s also coached 214 All-America players,…