Bill Snyder built a football power here out of nothing more than drive and dreams and money that his new university did not yet have. The football success he built at Kansas State will be treasured forever, no matter what, but how those memories will be framed is both unclear and trending the wrong way.
What K-State football used to be is different than what it is today, and that’s been true for a generation, but always as a point of pride — a loser turned into a national power.
Right now, that means something else. It means a program built on overlooked two- and three-star recruits, special teams success, and winning at the margins is now nearly halfway through a season and still in search of direction.