Bennet on the K-State Job
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:14 pmper Scout
Obviously, I would have an interest. Manhattan and Kansas State will always hold a special place in my heart," said Bennett, who was Snyder's defensive coordinator from 1999-01. "But it's like having a girl friend. You'd like them to like you as much as you like them." Bennett, 53, left K-State to become the head coach at SMU where he posted an 18-52 record from 2002-07.
"I could cry about it, but it was a tough job," said Bennett, whose best season was 6-6 in 2006. "My next job would have to be from somebody who knows me, and knows what I'm about and what I'm capable of ... someone who would believe in me."
Pausing, he said, "It's like Bill Belichick. At Cleveland, he was the worst coach in the NFL, and now look what's happened." Bennett said he still hopes to get back into a head-coaching chair, but added, "I'm not consumed with it."
Obviously, I would have an interest. Manhattan and Kansas State will always hold a special place in my heart," said Bennett, who was Snyder's defensive coordinator from 1999-01. "But it's like having a girl friend. You'd like them to like you as much as you like them." Bennett, 53, left K-State to become the head coach at SMU where he posted an 18-52 record from 2002-07.
"I could cry about it, but it was a tough job," said Bennett, whose best season was 6-6 in 2006. "My next job would have to be from somebody who knows me, and knows what I'm about and what I'm capable of ... someone who would believe in me."
Pausing, he said, "It's like Bill Belichick. At Cleveland, he was the worst coach in the NFL, and now look what's happened." Bennett said he still hopes to get back into a head-coaching chair, but added, "I'm not consumed with it."
