I can’t coach a team that can’t get six inches on a play.
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder, a man who rarely makes explosive statements to the media, said those words following a 35-6 loss to West Virginia on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium.
They were in response to a question about his decision to go for it on fourth-and-short from the K-State 42 midway through the second quarter. The Mountaineers were leading 7-0, and had just stuffed a quarterback sneak from Skylar Thompson on third-and-short. A punt could have West Virginia in front of their end zone and given the Wildcats an opportunity to enter halftime with a single-digit deficit.