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It was 7 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2015, when the RFU press release dropped confirming the appointment of Eddie Jones as Englands new head coach on a four-year deal.England were still licking their wounds after a dismal World Cup which saw Stuart Lancaster depart. England rugby was at its nadir and ranked eighth in the world.Exactly a year on and England have won 11 on the bounce under Jones, are second in the rankings and expectation is at its highest since those halcyon days of 2003.To mark Jones one-year anniversary, we look at what he said in the opening press conference and assess what has changed over the past 12 months.I will work out who I need to be hard with and who I need to be soft with. Jones appointment came with cautionary tales from those players he coached before who felt both the carrot and the stick. Ex-Wallabies captain James Horwill spoke at the time of there being no grey area with Jones, if you were under-performing then youd know it.The England players have seen this transparent and direct method of communicating. When Jones got the gig he reportedly gave pretty harsh assessments to Ben Youngs regarding his fitness, James Haskell on his form and Luke Cowan-Dickie on his off-field self-control.With Billy Vunipola he has spent much of the last year building his self-confidence, telling him hes going to be the best No.8 in the world. This direct, no nonsense style of management has struck a chord with the players and the results speak for themselves.Weve got to develop openside flankers. Ive got three or four names of guys who can potentially play there. This is still a problem area for Jones. Teimana Harrison, Jack Clifford, Tom Wood and Haskell have all been tried there - the latter is in the box seat - but it looks like he has opted to move away from a fetcher to what he terms their stopper.Sam Jones, Mike Williams and Clifford are options for the future but it seems he is still assessing the options available to him.What are good values in rugby? You need discipline, you need to work hard, you need to want to be part of the team. These values are at the heart of his England side. He challenges the players and wants them to be desperate to play for their country.His approach in the week leading up to the Fiji Test was to reiterate how he was not just going to give caps away but instead he wanted players to buy into his ethos. If their face does not fit then they will not be given a chance.Sir Clive Woodward wrote at the time of Jones appointment that forging an identity needed to be high up his priority list. He has done this through a player-led environment. He looks to his captain Dylan Hartley and vice-captains Billy Vunipola, Owen Farrell and Mike Brown to drive inner-squad values and they self-police squad discipline.The first thing with a captain is that he has to be one of the first players selected. Secondly, whatever values weve got in the team theyve got to live those values. Dylan Hartley has been Englands captain since Jones got the job and he has been an essential figure in driving and maintaining standards. With the off field behaviour of Englands football captain dominating the news agenda this week, Hartley was asked about his own values. It was telling that he saw his leadership approach as treating men like men so you get men.The traditions of English rugby are to have a strong set piece and to be defensively strong. Then, to score points you need to be able to score off your ball and score points off the opposition ball. Alongside the above quote from his opening press conference, Jones added: We arent going to be copying how the All Blacks play. We are going to have our own style of play.Englands set piece has been sturdy and this was an early priority for Jones. They are still developing their attacking game -- this is the final piece of the Jones-England jigsaw -- and the defence is a work in progress. When he got the job, ex-Wallaby David Campese said Jones style of rugby is robotic but a year on that looks to be an unfair assessment of how England have played.Their tour in Australia personified the above qualities and some of their play and movement against Fiji suggested they are making strides in the scoring points area.One of the goals is by 2019 to have a couple of the assistants ready to take over as head coach. I see that as a fundamental part of my job. Jones continually challenges his coaches to improve. Having bid farewell to Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt, he brought in Paul Gustard, Steve Borthwick and Neal Hatley.The three spent the summer learning from other coaches while Jones brings in outside figures to add a new voice and approach to training. Jones successor is not clear at the moment but he has three years to address this.In the next four years weve got to systematically bring young players in, give them enough experience so that in 2019 they have got enough to be consistent performers.Jones has handed out 11 debuts since taking the job and has brought through young players like Maro Itoje, Clifford, Elliot Daly, Nathan Hughes, Charlie Ewels and Kyle Sinckler. He has frequently spoken about the need for depth and as many as four options per position.No doubt some of the younger players will fail to take the next step but there are another layer on his radar like Mike Haley, Jacob Rowan and Will Evans who will get their chance at some stage.At least 70 percent of the World Cup squad can go on to 2019. All players are starting on zero, there is always an opportunity to change things. Starting from zero applies to Tom Wood and Chris Robshaw. Jones was pretty scathing of Robshaws ability as a Test flanker while in charge of Japan but the Quins man impressed the coach and was named his player of the Six Nations.Jones told Wood he was pretty ordinary when he took the England job but worked on areas of his game and won back his place in the squad. And as for the 2019 World Cup? Jones has both short-term and long-term plans for players and tactics.Its been a case of so far, so good for the Jones era. 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The Wildcats jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and added three more touchdowns by halftime to make it an easy choice to call the game complete.Well, yes, I do (want to finish), Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said, and coach (Dave) Steckel also wanted to do so. Probably the hard part for them is they wanted to stay in there and compete ... but I guess there is more weather coming.Ertz was 7 of 8 for 94 yards with TD passes to Byron Pringle and Dominique Heath, and the junior quarterback also ran for 85 yards on just three carries in a Collin Klein-esque performance.Ertz gave way to backup Alex Delton late in the first half with the game well in hand, and Snyder was encouraged by his starting quarterbacks third game of the season.I think hes making progress. I think last week was far better than the first one, Snyder said. He stayed in the pocket when he needed to. He brought it down and flushed when he needed to.Kansas State tight end Dayton Valentine deserved at least an assist on the TD pass to Pringle, what was most certainly the play of the game. The big tight end tipped the pass from Ertz as he fell backward into the end zone, and Pringle darted past him to pluck it out of the air.Charles Jones also had a TD run for Kansas State, which has outscored its last two opponents 98-7 after a season-opening loss to Stanford. But Jones hardly saw the field after his touchdown, which was upheld when he appeared to drop the ball to celebrate just as he crossed the goal line.ddddddddddddMissouri State played without starting quarterback Breck Ruddick, who was suspended late Friday night for what Steckel would only call conduct detrimental to the team.It was unclear whether the suspension is related to a Facebook posting from an unidentified woman who alleges Ruddick beat her friends dog this week. The school did not discuss the suspension, though athletic director Kyle Moats said in a statement that he supported the decision.Im not going to comment on the situation, Steckel said, but thank you for asking the question.Kansas State made life miserable for Ruddicks replacements.Brodie Lambert and Michael Briggs were a combined 3 for 12 for 24 yards with an interception, and Missouri State only managed four first downs and 54 yards of offense in the first half.As a backup quarterback you always have to be prepared, Lambert said. Youre always one snap away from being in there, so it wasnt a shock that I had to go in. Being a senior I had to be prepared to go out and execute.DIMELS TDSDimel also had four touchdowns on the ground in last weeks romp over Florida Atlantic, giving the Kansas State fullback 12 for his career. He finished Saturday night with seven carries for 19 yards and had two receptions for 19 more yards.THE TAKEAWAYMissouri State: The Bears dont have to play anymore Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. And they got a nice paycheck for their trip to Manhattan.Kansas State: The Wildcats once again dominated on defense. They have not allowed an opponent to gain more than 300 yards in their first three games.UP NEXTMissouri State: The Bears begin Missouri Valley Conference play at Indiana State.Kansas State: The Wildcats open their Big 12 schedule next Saturday at West Virginia. The Mountaineers have yet to defeat coach Bill Snyders team since joining the league in 2012. ' ' '