How did he screw the program? He waited until the 2005 recruiting class had been signed before he retired so the new coaching staff wouldnt have to scramble for recruits.
If you look at the roster its pretty good. Pruett left Snyder a defense that would finish as the #33 ranked total defense in 2005. That defense was led by guys like Albert McClellan, Juan Underwood, Curtis Keyes, Chris Royal, C.J Spillman, Dennis Thorton. That defense Snyder inherited was really good. On offense Snyder was left an O line that had 3 linemen sign NFL contracts. At running back he was left the best running back Marshall has ever had and at QB he was left a talented QB that went on to play professional football in the arena league but was never developed by the coaching staff under Snyder. This claim that Snyder was left some horrible team is B.S. The fact is Snyder was a very poor coach even with a great bit of talent on the team.
So you don't remember the ticket surcharge for facilities and the IPF renderings that were shown? That Pruett was promised? That money they ended up diverting to the biotech center when it went millions over budget when that money was supposed to be used toward things like the IPF? Because many people on this board do. The fact is they screwed Pruett when they promised him these things to keep schools like Houston from jumping in and taking him when Pruett was trying to take the football program to a higher level. He couldnt do that if not given the resources. He was tired of the broken promises and he retired.