MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Bill Snyder has always valued continuity, whether on the coaching staff or in the huddle.Its why four of his assistants, including co-offensive coordinators Dana Dimel and Del Miller, have spent at least 18 years at Kansas State. And why relative youngsters on the staff, such as Andre Coleman and Blake Seiler, played for the Wildcats before joining the profession.Its always significant, Snyder said, to have that kind of continuity where you dont have to go through the re-teaching or changing of things you firmly believe in, not that were not open to change. We certainly are. I love to entertain new thoughts, new ideas. ... But you hear some players get up and say, `Well, Ive gone through four coordinators in four years, and thats kind of tumultuous.We have been fortunate not to have to go through that over the last quarter of a decade.In truth, things have been fairly consistent at Kansas State for much longer, and Snyder is the reason for much of it. Sure, there was his brief retirement about a decade ago, but when he returned to the corner office in the Vanier Football Complex, it was as if nothing had changed.It took two years to get back to a bowl game. Now, the Wildcats have been to six straight.But as the 76-year-old Snyder enters his 26th season, there are growing rumblings that it may be his last. He needs seven wins to reach 200 for his career, a significant milestone, and the talent returning from an injury-plagued 2015 season means Kansas State could compete for another Big 12 title.Perhaps such success would make it the right time.The good thing about Coach Snyder is hes real consistent. Theres not a lot of surprises, said quarterback Jesse Ertz. Its the same thing, the same motto, the same work habits. Everything is, `Work hard and get better each day. I think its proven with how our teams usually do.As the Wildcats start another season with Snyder on the sideline, here are story lines to watch:SEASON OPENER: Lambasted for years for scheduling soft in the non-conference, the Wildcats will visit Stanford on Sept. 2 in one of the marquee games of college footballs first week.They take pride in being a tough and physical football team, said safety Dante Barnett, who missed much of last season with an injury. We can be a tough football team, too, so I cant wait.QUARTERBACK RACE: Ertz had a season-ending knee injury on the first series in the first game last season, and backup Alex Delton went down the following week. That left former walk-on Joe Hubener, and he struggled so often that wide receiver Kody Cook was pressed under center.All three quarterbacks are competing for the starting job, but it was Ertz who was chosen to help represent that team at the Big 12 media gathering in Dallas -- a sign of leadership, if nothing else.SPEAKING OF BIG D: The Wildcats figure to rely heavily on defense, which kept them in most games a year ago. Elijah Lee and Mike Moore are solid linebackers, Jordan Willis and Will Geary may be the best defensive tackle tandem in the Big 12 and Barnett is back to anchor a hard-hitting secondary.With all the experience that we had last year and all the players that had to play and step up for our team, we have all those players coming back. The skys the limit, Barnett said. 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