It's AP Coach of the Year. Not best coaching staff of all time. To me the award should be based on how your team did compared to the expectations\talent you have preseason. LSU has some of the best players in the country and they were expected to win, if not win every game. KSU was predicted 8th in the Big 12 preseason, and ended 8th in the country! This year, with all the coaches and all the players, Snyder did the best job of defying expectations and overcoming talent gaps. This is why he should be the Coach of the Year.