The ‘Miracle In Manhattan’ hits a milestone

Standing above the north end zone, watching the postgame festivities, as the JumboTrons blared with some of the best highlights of Bill Snyder’s 25-year career, I looked to my left and saw a fan wiping tears from his eyes.

As each highlight rolled, fans around me cheered as though the plays were happening in real time. Travis Ochs vicious sack of Eric Crouch in 1998 drew giddy laughter from a few. Darren Sproles catch and run for a long touchdown in the 2003 Big 12 Championship had one fan with a faded jacket and grey in his beard softly jumping up and down as he yelled “Sproles!”

It’s been a long journey to these 200 wins for Snyder.

But consider this: he did it in 25 years when it took 13…