They should all win advertising and PR awards.
They have full buy in from Wabash Tuck Nation on Family. Nothing appeals to White Midwestern world then family (in most real world things, it's not a bad thing). During Snyder I, K-State had an element of player that had an edge to them, a little more "street" a little more "thug" (just channeling my inner Wabash Tuck Nation White Midwestern lingo here). They were a little harder to deal with, they had more off-the-field issues, and at times they brought a level of unwanted scrutiny to our program. Some of them weren't exactly the best students, they were a little harder to get into school in some cases. Our DITR's were guys like Chris Canty, Mario Smith and Jaime Mendez. Tough, hard hitting guys with, as I said, an edge. For example Jaime Mendez pretty much wanted to kill Snyder when he went for the tie against CU in '93. Mario Smith was an assassin out there roaming the field, a pure T football thug (not a bad thing in this case). Of course there were the higher recruited guys like Kelly and Darnell McDonald, and toss in Quincy Morgan.
Sure, it's harder to recruit the better JC players now because everyone followed Snyder's lead, but that's an excuse.
It's pretty apparent that Snyder doesn't want to deal with all that. So we wrap together Family and Walk-on Five Heart U into a neat little PR bundle and KState-O mayo eating Wabash Tuck Nation eats it up. Who cares if we have guys aren't really D1 talent out there playing key roles, as long as their good, solid (preferably white) kids from wide spots in the road across the Midwest. Now Wabash Tuck Nation gets to feel good about themselves, they can run around and slap each other on the back and talk about how that Five Heart Cody Cook stepped in and almost beat Oklahoma State, coached by noted dumbass Mike Gundy.
Cheap shot our players, go ahead, nobody is going to do jack $hit on our team, and Wabash Tuck Nation is going to high five each other about what classy and fine up standing kids we have on our team. During Snyder I, somebody like Mario Smith or Percell Gaskins would have broken some bones out there if that $hit was going on, somebody on OSU would have gotten eff'd up. Leavitt/Stoops/Stoops/Venables would have had a total meltdown over the sideline marker misplacement, now Old Country for Old Men doesn't even catch it.
But hey, as long as a five hearter from Wide Spot In the Road Kansas displays the proper intrinsic values while his family wins K-State Farmer of the Year award . . . well lets all celebrate with a cow nut fry and a couple of Miller Lite's.