Lest we all forget the Snyder Way
Have we all forgotten the Snyder Way and how he built K-State from the worst college football program in the country to the "Greatest Turnaround in College Football History"?
Go back to the beginning and early years of the Snyder v.1 and look how he handled coaching promotions.
Bob Stoops was a secondary coach. He eventually moved up to co-defensive coordinator (an internal hire) after proving himself to be an excellent secondary coach.
Jim Leavitt was a linebackers coach. He eventually moved up to co-defensive coordinator (an internal hire) after proving himself to be an excellent linebackers coach.
Bxrent Venables was a grad assistant coach. He eventually moved up to linebackers coach (an internal hire) after proving himself as a grad aXssistant. He then moved up to co-defensive coordinator (an internal hire) after proving himself to be an excellent linebackers coach.
Mike Stoops was also a secondary coach. He eventually moved up to co-defensive coordinator (an internal hire) after proving himself as a top-notch defensive backs coach.
Dana Dimel started off as an offensive GA under Coach Snyder back in 1989. He eventually moved up to tight ends coach, running backs coach, offensive line coach, run game coordinator, and finally co-offensive coordinator (all internal hires).
You see the precedent?
Just like he molds and builds young men into the best players they can be - get a little better every day - during their years playing in the program, LHCBS likes to surround himself with quality position coaches, grad assistants and personnel that he can also mold and build into future position coaches and coordinators.
If LHCBS believes that Blake Seiler would make a great defensive ends coach, and full time assistant on the staff, he should know after three years of tutoring and teaching him the Wildcat Way.
It's no different than Venables, Dimel, Joe Bob or a host of other successful coaches who paid their dues and worked their way up the ranks under Coach Snyder through the years.
And if after working with Tom Hayes for a season coaching the defensive secondary, he believes Hayes can effectively move up to co-defensive coordinator, I will not object.
LHCBS v.2 surrounded himself again with young, aspiring, quality coaches that he can teach and mold daily to fill in possible future openings on the staff. Jonathon Beasley, David Allen, Blake Seiler, Joe Gordon . . . and more have been groomed for three years now for these opportunities.
I know this, if LHCBS believes the best candidate(s) for staff openings are presently in house, he has a brilliant resume of successes promoting from within.
Go Cats!
