![]() I guess that's still a thing, and I don't think I won the press conference. So many people feel like they have to win the press conference. "Gene was that guy, and he was not worried about winning the press conference. "It only takes one guy to believe in you and say, 'He can get it done,' whether you're at North Dakota State, Kansas State or anywhere else," Klieman said of Taylor, who had been hired a year and a half earlier as K-State's AD. It was more, "What the hell are you doing?" Taylor recalls with a laugh.Īfter all, not only did Klieman arrive in Manhattan, Kansas, with no FBS experience as a full-time assistant or head coach, but he was replacing a legend in Bill Snyder. But that was hardly the narrative when he made the rare jump from the FCS ranks to being a Power 5 head coach. Taylor and Klieman had worked together at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, which wins national championships at the rate most people pay taxes.Īll Klieman did in his five seasons as North Dakota State's head coach was win four FCS national titles. Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor still has most of the emails, the ones essentially accusing him of hiring "his drinking buddy" when he named Chris Klieman the Wildcats' head football coach on Dec. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬhris Klieman's successful rise from FCS to Kansas StateĬollege Football, Kansas State Wildcats, North Dakota State Bison
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