Originally published at: https://pistolsfiringblog.com/mike-gundys-message-to-fans-following-69-3-loss-to-no-6-oregon/
‘It’s in our alma mater. It’s loyal and true.’
“And I don’t think anybody on our staff has forgotten how to coach football. It’s just a matter of us giving them something they can execute.”
I beg to disagree sir. Your coaching staff (including yourself) is trying to do things that worked 20 years ago. You’re far behind the curve. ASU, Indiana, Iowa State, and other schools alike are ahead of you 
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Loyal & True.
Do what’s best for the university.
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I agree as an alum following the team for the last 50 years. This has been the absolutely most embarrassing. Recruiting is pathetic.
In his own weird way, this is Mike Gundy admitting things are bad.
He was asked this same question less than a year ago and said that it wasn’t his job to speak to the fans.
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Hey champ,
Such as?
Running an outdated playbook, 1990’s coaching philosophy. Ignoring generational changes, ignoring analytical and collaborative changes, player psychology changes. Relying on intuition while ignoring data analytics. Ignoring NIL and hoping it goes away (too late). Refusing to learn from newer successful coaches.
Gundy’s philosophy and tactical analytics do not work any longer. It happens with many coaches around age 60 except for a select few. He also refuses to change. Which is why he’ll keep losing. He refuses to acknowledge that player development will be hindered due to NIL and the portal. You no longer have three years for player development.
Gundy was good for a time and now he’s done. He doesn’t have the ability to adjust to the dynamic changes of college football these days. He only has the ability to bi+ch about it. That does no good for the school, fans, or football program. Complaining about what he can’t control. The best thing he could do is get out of his own way and allow someone in that can adjust to these changes.
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Hey champ
This is all vague. Give me something concrete. What about the playbook is outdated?
This is really your entire argument. You don’t know what you’re talking about, so you’re saying “everyone is too old”.
We can’t zone block, yet we still try.
Bill Snyder 5-7 (retired)
Gary Patterson 3-5 (resigned mid-season)
Steve Spurrier 2-4 (resigned mid-season)
Those are just a few great examples of coaches who lost whatever mojo they possessed. You need to do some research.
Bill is saying all of the formations, the timing of the formations ( which plays they are used against. ) are predominantly formations we have used in the past. That past used to work, and does not work now.
Were all frustrated with the giant Oregon tattoo we as fans and players have, I feel the same about the pistol, diamond, and empty back field. on Offense. Our D is predicated with formation based on who and what we have.
I think they played well considering they were against an entire backfield of track stars. Their X’s and O’s for the Offense was garbage. The one set that did work? Howland.
What happened when we got into the red zone? Crickets for Howland.
Same old choices in game nets the same old outcomes.
by the time we were 20 deep, they were just waking up.
Let Bill grump man. Looks Like you need it too. We all hate this atm.
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Hey champ,
So you’re saying zone blocking is outdated? I knew you didn’t have anything. Moron.
I pegged you so hard it would embarrassing if you had shame. You said that long list of vague stuff to sound knowledgeable, but really you just want to continue to gripe about hiring older coaches. Andy Reid is probably the most innovative offensive mind in football. This cult of youth thing you have is weird. Meacham just coached for a national championship runner-up two years ago.
You dont get more succinct and fitting than that. Well done
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What’s the point of instituting something you can’t do? Yes, that’s called outdated based on the strengths of your personnel. Maybe if you use your brain a little more you can keep up .
Again, let’s look at what I said:
You’re comparing an NFL coach to College. The dynamics of those two environments is different. So what applies to Andy Reid in the NFL doesn’t necessarily apply to Mike Gundy in college. All the coaches I named off were college coaches. So my point is still valid. Also, Meacham wasn’t the OC when TCU played for a national title. It was Garrett Riley.
You continue to keep pushing for hopeful optimism and ignoring brutal reality. Gundy is done for, and so are his outdated methods.
Hey champ,
Ok, you’re saving face to no one. That’s not what “outdated” means. You can’t even keep up with your running mouth. I called you out. You had no answer. You tried to put your usual, dishonest spin on it. You could’ve owned up. Instead, you just keep clowning on.
So, you don’t want Zac Robinson to coach here? Innovation is innovation. College and pro borrow from each other all the time. Yes, some things won’t translate, but your point is that old coaches get stuck in their ways. Andy Reid has an innovative mind. Their level has no bearing on the point you were making, quit acting like you’re scoring some point with that. You’ve been refuted. Besides, the most dynamic offense I’ve ever seen in college was LSU with Joe Burrow and that OC was ancient.
I’m aware. He was the OC during Trevone Boykin’s renaissance, but my point is that offense was good, he was part of it, and you want to grab guys from successful offenses.
We’re already in the season. If Gundy gets fired tomorrow, who is going to take over? The OC you just said was trash and too old, so we’re locked in until the end of the season. I can hope or I can sit here and be a miserable sack of crap like you for three months. Since I’d rather mutilate my genitals in a toaster than be like you, I’ll hold onto hope we can still right the ship. If we don’t go 8-4, Gundy is probably gone. Maybe if we finished on a hot streak, he might keep his job with 6 or 7 wins. Your emotional griping nor my calm and rational approach will not change that.
In this way the game may be beyond Gundy. His strength has traditionally been player development. Turning the 3 star into a 4 or 5 star. It’s becoming hard to do that in the NIL/portal era. He’s never had to craft a team together on the fly made from free agent transfers. We’ll see if he can pull it off as the season progresses.
Fine then, an outdated method with personnel that can’t execute what you want them to in accordance with what you WANT to run. No matter how you want to slice it. It’s bad and not going to get any better. How about you own up on that?
First and foremost I don’t think Zac will take the job. However, Zac is also in a different generational category than Mike Gundy. He probably has similarities, but also drastic differences from Gundy’s philosophy. Most young guy’s are enthusiastic and want to win the conference. Gundy has always been consistent in saying he would like to make a bowl game (any bowl). Which is why Gundy rarely changes his philosophy and innovation. I have a feeling if Zac did take the job he’s not going to be good with 6-6. I’m also fairly sure he’ll spend more time trying to figure out how to win, and less time pissing off his own fan base.
It’s not emotional, it’s factual. Your emotional hopeful optimism is what keeps our fan base dull to what’s actually going on. The same ship Gundy lifted the sail on he’ll burn down in the middle of the ocean .
Hey champ,
There were so many qualifications on that comment to try and wedge it into your original statement that I no longer know what I would be owning up to.
Yes, more of your cult of youth. Lance Leipold isn’t young. He rejuvenated the Jayhawks. Tom Herman was young. He came into one of the best coaching jobs and crapped the bed. If you want to say Zac will be good because he’s dynamic and innovative, say so, but you can’t because you said the pro game and college game are completely different. Stop painting yourself into corners and dying on stupid hills (and die you do, every time). This weird age obsession is stupid.
If you can’t see that Mike Gundy is washed up, I don’t know what to tell you. But nice and loud for those in the back, “LOYAL AND TRUE” means to OSU, not to Mike Freakin Gundy. We are under no obligation to let this man burn the program to the ground. In our last two games against FBS teams we’ve been outscored 121 - 3. Just think about that simple fact. That’s where we are right now, and Gundy got us here.
Thank you for that Big XII title fourteen years ago, but it’s time to go. Enjoy your millions and step aside.
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Still goes back to what I originally said you keep intentionally leaving out. Very few are that way around that age.
I think you meant NFL. Yes, it’s totally different. The rules especially are different in the NFL compared to College overall. The coaches aren’t responsible for recruiting (which takes much time). Your coaching philosophy and planning will be based on the type of personnel you have at a place like OSU. It’s not like walking into Georgia and just running whatever you want. Gundy used to do that. He no longer does any longer, and it showing.
I didn’t hear you talking about how Gundy had crapped the bed over the same four years. Tom Herman went 32-17 played in a conference championship game and won the sugar bowl, and played USC twice and LSU once in non conference. Over the same four years Gundy went 32-18, didn’t play in a conference championship game and highest ranked bowl was camping world bowl and played Pitt, Boise State and Oregon State in non conference.
The difference is Texas has expectations and Oklahoma State doesn’t. Sure Texas had some bad years and went through some coaches but last year they were playing in the playoffs while we were going 3-9 and 0-9 in conference.
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Don’t really know what is going on inside HCMG’s head so who knows if you are correct or not. I am pretty sure about one thing though, “LOYAL AND TRUE” doesn’t exist on the football team any more. With the current state of the sport everyone is just a hired gun. I’m guessing for most of the players on any college team the only reason they stay is because no one is offering them a chance to be on a better team or to make more money or both.