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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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The NSW Swifts must break through two big historical barriers to overcome arch-rivals Queensland Firebirds in the trans-Tasman netball Australian conference final.Despite their record as a netball powerhouse, the Swifts have surprisingly lost all 10 matches theyve ever contested in Brisbane, including last years epic grand final which was decided by one goal at the death.Its just as well that Mondays big match wont be won on paper as Swifts fans will be further concerned to learn the Firebirds have never lost a finals match in Brisbane.First though, the New Zealand conference final will be contested on Sunday, with the unbeaten Southern Steel hosting Waikato-BOP Magic in Invercargill.Magic are the only one of the 10 teams to have made each of the nine finals series, but they will start as underdogs against a Steel side that scored 10-goal wins over them in both regular season clashes.The Firebirds are the first defending champions from Australia to make it back to the finals the following season.Theyve done it just in time, with the competition finishing in its ninth year and being replaced in 2017 by separate tournaments in Australian and New Zealland.dddddddddddd.The Swifts can take heart from the fact they won their last scrap with the Firebirds in late May in front of a competition-record crowd of 13,314 at Sydneys Qudos Bank Arena.The two teams met at the corresponding stage of last years tournament, but the Swifts will be much more rested than they were before the 2015 Australian conference final.They lost to the Firebirds by 11 in Brisbane, less than 48 hours after winning a home elimination game.We had to play on the Friday night and then had to travel Saturday and play the Sunday lunchtime, Swifts goal attack Susan Pettitt recalled.That was obviously an experience and something that was very difficult for us to do, turning around in that quick a time to match up against the Firebirds, who are a quality side.Weve had an eight-day turnaround (this year), so its a little bit longer than a normal week.Mentally and physically its an advantage to have the whole week to prepare to get our bodies right from the last game and to work on things we want to work on. 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