Hey Mike Gundy..
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Oklahoma State would have been a force to be reckoned within the N.I.L era if T Boon Pickens were still around
Remember when he wore an OAN t-shirt and had to take a pay cut and give up a year on his contract? The height of the Pussification of America.
Dana needs a break from a Head coach gig.he is making 2.4 regardless because of the buyout. He turned Rhule down in January because he was tired . Then took the analyst job at TCU . But it was on D he got bored . When Rhule called a 2nd time he jumped and checked it out. Turned out it’s exactly what he needed as well as US .
I am aware of all of this but thanks.
Others have also mentioned that there “could” be jobs that open up that might be attractive to him if contacted. I am not predicting that he would leave let alone be interested in the job.
If the job isn’t open he can’t be approached.
They went 10-4 last year and had a 12 win season a couple years before that. Unless he’s truly lost his edge it’s a big mistake to fire him.
It will be interesting. But he did pop off about the fans and I think the way he handled the Players aDUI and comments he made about that didn’t win him any supporters. Then you follow it up with a winless conference record in a not great conference.
OK State won 10 games last year and paid a big chunk of NIL to bring back a large number of last year's starters to use their Covid year instead of moving on. I have been told that essentially those guys took the money and are quite enjoying their last year. Instead of getting a group of guys highly motivated to reach even higher success than last year, they appear to have wound up with a group of guys who are apparently collecting their checks and playing out the string. No school work, no need to go get a "real" job to support themselves. No motivation to bust their asses. Just have fun for one more year before heading out to the real world. Essentially a gap year, but one where you make a comfortable living for a few hours work each day. It has shown up in the results. I doubt Mike gets fired and I expect there will be a bounce back next year.
I always appreciated that he didn't beat us by 70 Callahan's last year, because he could have.
It's like finding out the company you work for is going out of business at the end of the year.
Some of those guys probably get rave reviews from the coaches when the NFL scouts ask what kind of character a player has.
