Oklahoma State is reportedly still considering firing Cowboys football coach Mike Gundy.
Gundy has been in the news nonstop ever since he wore a One America News Network shirt, and superstar running back Chuba Hubbard threatened to boycott the team. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
I will not stand for this.. This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it’s unacceptable. I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE. https://t.co/psxPn4Khoq
— Chuba Hubbard (@Hubbard_RMN) June 15, 2020
It looked like the situation had gone away after multiple apologies from Gundy, but that doesn’t appear to be the case at all.
“I was a dumbass. I put the shirt on, not knowing enough about the shirt.”
Mike Gundy reflects on everything that happened after a picture of him wearing an OAN t-shirt surfaced online. pic.twitter.com/4A9hsiBIdG
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) June 18, 2020
— Mike Gundy (@CoachGundy) June 16, 2020
According to Bill Haisten in an article for Tulsa World, firing Gundy is a “discussion topic at the highest level of the Oklahoma State pyramid,” but no decision has been made at this time. He did add the firing wouldn’t “solely” be over the OAN situation if it happens.
Haisten believes there’s a 70% chance Gundy keeps his job. If he is fired without cause, which would seem to be the likely situation if he’s cut loose, then he’d be owed a $17 million buyout.
Change is coming I promise you that. pic.twitter.com/wTGHtByh3N
— Chuba Hubbard (@Hubbard_RMN) June 15, 2020
If Mike Gundy is fired by Oklahoma State, it’ll be remembered as one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of college football.
Is Gundy living off in his own universe to a degree and does he say stuff that some might find a bit strange? Sure. Has he done anything even close to deserve being fired?
Mike Gundy’s newest rant: taking on the modern transfer rule, using key words ‘snowflakes’ and ‘millennial’ pic.twitter.com/KXFMZ7giSW
— Bryan Keating (@KOCOKeating) November 12, 2018
Not at all, and you’re kidding yourself if you think otherwise. The dude wore a damn t-shirt from a conservative news site in a state that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump in 2016!
OK State coach Mike Gundy might be fired because he wore a shirt from the conservative news site OAN.
Trump won Oklahoma with 65% of the vote, and won the county OSU is located in by 28 points. Will all Fox News fans be fired next?
This is insanity. https://t.co/ZReybpgEN9
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) June 15, 2020
You might not like Gundy’s results on the field (they’re pretty good), but firing him over a shirt or anything else he’s said is simply unacceptable.
The boosters with the power need to step in and end this circus. It’s gone on far too long.