FAT MEN ARE PEOPLE TOO!!I don’t hate people I just feel bad for them because they’re not me💁🏻♂️. My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am!
In Les Miles' last 3 seasons, OSU went 24-16, and had gone to the Houston Bowl, Cotton Bowl & Alamo Bowl in consecutive years. We had played Southern Miss, Ole Miss, and Ohio State in those games and beat OU in both 2001 & 2002.
OSU was winning, and the stadium was already being built. In fact, the South side of the stadium had already been done with Suites and Club seating.
Mike Gundy took over a building and a growing program that had a LOT of excitement around it. Heck, some fans are still upset that we lost a coach to LSU, which says a lot about the direction of the program at that time.
It's frustrating that, still, many OSU fans think that Coach Gundy pulled us out of the depths of bottom-feeding, and without him, we would have forever been bottom-feeders. Because that's not true, not at all!
In fact, I think one could argue that he left the program in worse shape than he found it. Although there are too many factors that go into that to make it anything other than subject to each individual's opinion.
Take whichever stance you want on that, and, yes, there is a certain amount of "dig" to those words, and that sucks because we ALL enjoyed and appreciated everything he did for OSU. He's the greatest coach we've ever had, but I really hope our fans can move on and give the next guy a "real" chance to build.
OSU is a VERY good job!
If Donors want the best ROI, I hope they stay out of Chad's way and let him do his job, because he WILL deliver. I hope they support whoever is chosen, and not who's on their agenda.
Chad is VERY connected in the College Ranks, and he knows what a good coach looks like, and he knows what OSU needs and how to sell it. And, I can tell you that his confidence in OSU finding a GREAT coach is real and it IS VERY high. And, OSU fans need to share that confidence and keep doing what we're doing by showing up and giving the best presentation we can.
There's a reason why he tweets out thank yous for the crowd, because it makes his job of selling OSU that much easier.
We need to do that for EVERY one of the remaining home games!
I can't tell you how much of a "sleeping giant" that makes OSU look like to other coaches, even if we're getting our brains beaten in on that particular Saturday.
Having said all of that, I'll be just absolutely shocked if Chad and the Committee don't hire a tremendous coach that's gonna hit the ground with his hair on fire and make this a place kids wanna play.
I'll be SHOCKED if he doesn't find a coach that will get OSU fans totally pumped about next year and beyond. And, I'll be shocked if he doesn't find a coach that makes OSU a GREAT brand of football!
He is confident enough to bet on OSU, and so am I! #gopokes #okstate
@Carson_OKC https://t.co/V1V4whvfKe I have to ask and I’m not trying to be rude because I totally understand but the only reason y’all act like people wanted him back for this season is so @MarshallScottOK wouldn’t lose media privileges, right? Nobody I know wanted him back.
@pistolsguys@Carson_OKC@ColbyJPowell It is my understanding that the new settlement does not change what the current NIL situation is at all. Its purpose is to get players a piece of the pie from the actual revenue being made from games and guarantees smaller colleges the opportunity to pay players through revshare
@kfletcher7777@Big12Pokes Nope. There are plenty of new and old school coaches and programs still thriving and more importantly adapting! Gundy and Dabo just refuse to change… but even Dabo is turning it around a little this season.
@Carson_OKC “I’m sorry you correctly interpreted what I said and got mad about it”- @CoachGundy
For Kayse Shrum to the make a public statement and to acknowledge that as an apology from Mike is almost a bigger slap in the face
#PistolsFiringMikeGundy
@DWStraka49@cowboyvoice Sadly I can confirm that no one in Stillwater with a good mind thinks we can get there. But I hope the the other schools don’t give up hope because hope is maybe the hardest thing to find again once it is lost. And my hope for the current coaching staff to succeed is indeed lost.
@PistolRick@BP_State He actually has said it many times. He had all but shunned Gundy and had always been very critical of his work. Big part of why they put him in the ring second to Barry to try and bring him back around to the program after basically swearing off Oklahoma state due to Gundy