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Sports => Snyder's Electronic Cyber Space World => Topic started by: KatDaddy on July 04, 2010, 11:22:58 PM
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Premium rumor on ESPN. Could someone with membership read and report. :users:
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http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/features/rumors?date=20100704
Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman drops this little nugget in the middle of a column filled with "semi-outrageous" predictions for the 2010 season: Bohls says that Mike Gundy could be fired by Oklahoma State if the team underachieves again (which seems possible given that the team lost a lot of weapons from the 2009 unit), and that new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen or, gasp, his mentor, Mike Leach, could end up succeeding Gundy.
Leach landing in Stillwater actually makes more sense than his landing in Colorado, since he served a stint in Norman as Bob Stoops' OC and he could continue to recruit the same places he did at Texas Tech. Moreover, he wouldn't have to completely overhaul the OSU offense since Holgorsen is already doing it for him this year. Plus, he could keep Holgorsen as his OC.
Most important, with sugar daddy T. Boone Pickens' wallet, the Cowboys would be able to pay Leach what the Pirate thinks he deserves. (According to Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, many insiders believe that Leach's tenure in Lubbock went downhill after contentious contract negotiations.)
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Tkx for info. Looks like the Gun may be finished after this season. I have heard T. Boone wasn't to thrilled with his accomplishments and feels that the Cowboys should be able to complete with OU & Texas. I think the new coach will be a ($$$$$$$)top pick in D1 FB.
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Would any of you all want "Im a man, Im 40" patrolling the sidelines at the Bill? He seemed to be a flash in the pan to me. I would love to employ the pirate, but I dont think our wallet can handle it, see the nightmare fallout from jackass/disatrousformerheadcoachronprince
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Would any of you all want "Im a man, Im 40" patrolling the sidelines at the Bill? He seemed to be a flash in the pan to me. I would love to employ the pirate, but I dont think our wallet can handle it, see the nightmare fallout from jackass/disatrousformerheadcoachronprince
I don't think we would win any conferance championships with the Gun. Maybe a few bowls, but nothing major. :'byecruelworld:
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When he had Crabtree – they looked pretty solid to me, but that is a VGMFP
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KSUTommy- U're right...the Pirate would be too expensive for our low buget tastes. :banghead:
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Posted by John Taylor on July 11, 2010 1:54 PM ET Apparently, rumors have been making the rounds that are connecting former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach with Oklahoma State.
Specifically, there's been speculation that Cowboys owner booster T. Boone Pickens dispatched his private jet earlier this year to pick up Leach and fly him back in order for Pickens' to pick the offensive mastermind's brain regarding OSU's new offensive coordinator, Dana Holgorsen.
According to Pickens, that's simply not the case.
"I haven't talked to Mike Leach in at least three years," Pickens told Tulsa World. "When I do see him, he's always very friendly. But I wouldn't be looking to him for advice."
While on the subject of speculation, there's a growing sentiment that current head coach Mike Gundy could be on the hot seat -- if he's not already -- if 2010 turns into a fair-to-middlin' season. As Pickens has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into OSU's athletic coffers, his opinion on the current state of football at his university carries as much or more weight than anyone else.
In his conversation with Tulsa World, Pickens did not exactly give Gundy a ringing endorsement as the coach heads into his sixth season in Stillwater with a sub-.500 conference record on his résumé.
"That day I gave the money I said I knew we're not going to win every game," Pickens said. "But I'm tired of leaving the stadium with my head down. And I darn sure had my head down after the (2009) game in Norman and after the Cotton Bowl. I'm 82, so I'm not on the 20-year (rebuilding) plan.
"Gundy has assembled a good staff, our program is stronger and our recruiting is better. But the Big 12 South (division) is a tough place to hang out."
Pickens can say all he wants that he's "not interested in [Leach] as a football coach", but, if the Cowboys stumble early out of the gate, the Leach rumors will most certainly grow in both frequency and volume.
What does Gundy have to do to quash the Leach-to-OSU speculation? Just win. And make T. Boone a happy billionaire.
No problem for a 40-something man, right?
Does anybody need a Gun...dy. The writing is on the wall of the locker room. :yikes: