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Mike Gundy has never liked the idea that Oklahoma State fans would be critical of his Cowboys.
You can find myriad instances of that disdain in his comments over the years.
But earlier this week when the Cowboy coach once again lambasted complaining fans — even though there’s plenty of reasons to complain when a preseason top-15 team enters November winless in conference play — his words infuriated the OSU faithful like nothing else has.
“In most cases, the people that are negative and voicing their opinion are the same ones that can’t pay their own bills,” Gundy said in part. “They’re not taking care of themselves. They’re not taking care of their own family. They’re not taking care of their own job.
“But they have an obligation to speak out and complain about others because it makes them feel better. But then, in the end, when they go to bed at night, they’re the same failure that they were before they said anything negative about anybody else.”
Saying fans are a failure if they complain? Saying they’re unable to take care of themselves, their families, their jobs or their bills?
Yep, it’s easy to see why fans are furious.
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OSU football coach Mike Gundy walks of the field following a loss to Arizona State on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
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But there’s something else that should incense Cowboys everywhere: Gundy’s words indicate that after 20 years as head coach, he has no clue who OSU fans are.
At a time when many are wondering whether Gundy will be fired after this season, worthy arguments abound on both sides. I tend to believe Gundy has filled a deep well of goodwill over the past two decades, building a contender where one never…
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Publish date : 2024-11-07 23:31:56
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