Mike Gundy Will Bring Hell, Yes Hell, to the Media

Yesterday after a thrilling win over Texas Tech, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy bought hell fire to the local media, that resulted in a three minute and some change diatribe. I’ll admit it’s funny as hell, but let’s start from the beginning. Apparently an article written by Jenni Carlson appeared in the newspaper, The Oklahoman, about the switch at QB for OSU is what set Mike “Media Mercenary” Gundy off.

“Bobby Reid stood near the team charters last Friday night, using his cell phone, eating his boxed meal.

It would’ve been normal post-game activity but for one thing.

His mother was feeding him chicken.

Which brings us to the quarterback switch-a-roo at Oklahoma State.

Don’t see the connection?

Let me explain. Cowboy coaches have gone full-speed ahead with the Zac Attack, opting to start Robinson over Reid a week ago, then sticking with him against Texas Tech today even after an embarrassing loss at Troy. Weren’t we being told just last week that Reid was still the guy? All the weight with which Cowboy coaches were backing Reid has totally shifted to Robinson.

The change seems sudden.”

Wait being fed by his mommy? Bahahaha that’s stupid. To stupid for me even to believe or make up.

“Thing is, it may not be as abrupt as it looks. If you believe the rumors and the rumblings, Reid has been pushing coaches that way for quite some time.

Tile up the back stories told on the sly over the past few years, and you see a pattern that hasn’t always been pretty.

Word is that Reid has considered transferring a couple different times, the first as early as 2005. Reid, then a redshirt freshman, was facing competition from returner Donovan Woods, and apparently, Reid considered leaving OSU just because he had to compete for the spot.

Reid’s nerves have also been an issue. Earlier this year, he told our Andrea Cohen about his game-day emotions.

“I get sweaty palms. I get the butterflies in my stomach. I sweat lot,” he said then. “I’ve been playing this game for 15 years. And I can honestly say every game I’ve played in, I’ve been nervous. It’s not so much me being scared; I just get to a point where I start worrying about a lot of things I can’t control.”

“A lot of guys get nervous, some even puke before games. How you handle the nerves is important, though, and Reid hasn’t always managed them well. He has gotten off to some extremely slow starts, putting the Cowboys in some holes. Some, they dug out of, with Reid often wielding the biggest shovel, and some, they couldn’t.”

Ooohh ouch. I thought football was a team sport. Is Reid the problem when the defense gives up points by another teams offense? So far I can see why the coach was upset.

“Then, there have been the injuries. No doubt some of Reid’s ailments have been severe, including an injured shoulder that required surgery and forced him to redshirt. Other times, though, Reid has been nicked in games and sat it out instead of gutting it out.

Injuries are tricky, of course. You don’t want a guy to put himself in harm’s way if he’s really hurt, and yet, football is one of those sports in which everyone plays hurt. Aches and pains, bumps and bruises are part of the gig.

Reid’s injury against Florida Atlantic — whatever it was — appeared minor but just might have been the thing that pushed Cowboy coaches over the edge. Even though Mike GundyReid early in the week. The bottom line: The switch is less about Robinson’s play and more about Reid’s attitude. said last week that Robinson got the nod because he had the better week of practice, insiders say that the coaches decided to bench

“The coaches made a decision,” Reid told our Mike Baldwin after the Troy game. “I just have to go with it, get better and get back on the field.”

There’s something to be said for not being a malcontent, but you can almost see Reid shrugging his shoulders as he says those words. Does he have the fire in his belly?

Or does he want to be coddled, babied, perhaps even fed chicken?”

Damn this chick needs to write for this blog. Apparently the chicken did happen. Is it so wrong? I remember when I was a 14 I realized I wanted to be breast fed by my friend’s then hot MILF. She probably isn’t a MILF now, it’s been years since me and Allen lost touch.

“That scene in the parking lot last week had no bearing on the Cowboys changing quarterbacks, and yet, it said so much about Reid. A 21-year-old letting his mother feed him in public? Most college kids, much less college football players, would just as soon be seen running naked across campus.

And what of the scene television cameras captured earlier that evening of Reid on the sidelines laughing with assistant strength coach Trumain Carroll? The same cameras showed him throwing his cap in disgust after a missed play earlier, but to be laughing in the final minutes of an embarrassing loss is bad form.”

While I tentatively agree about the damn chicken, get off it, sheesh. The laughing could have been a joke a team mate said to cheer him up, or they could have been laughing about the fact you have vulcan ears. Ever think about that, Mrs. Spock?

Mike Gundy does have the last say so in this matter watch this video to see what I’m talking about.

While I like the fact he stuck up for his player. He did seem a little immature about it. Imagine if his team lost, the heads of the media would be on stakes being displayed outside. To bad Phil Fulmer can’t get angry like him.

So I profess on this day 9/23/07.

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