What's going to end up happening with Mike Gundy? There's no question that his seat is sizzling hot as the head coach of the Oklahoma State football program. Gundy and the Cowboys entered Friday night's game with Tulsa fresh off a bye.
However, in Week 2, Oklahoma State suffered its worst loss of the Gundy era, losing to Oregon 69-3. It was an embarrassing result and people have been calling for Gundy to get fired ever since. Be careful what you wish for, though? That's the message ESPN's Andre Ward had for Cowboys fans right before kickoff against Tulsa.
Key takeaways from Mike Gundy's press conference before the Tulsa game
ESPN's Andre Ware thinks Oklahoma State potentially firing Mike Gundy would be a mistake
“There are loud rumblings about Mike Gundy and his seat as the head coach of the Oklahoma State program,” Ward said on ESPN on Friday night. “I’ll tell you this, he’s a good football coach. He’s won games, won a lot of games and had successful seasons here. It would take him about five minutes if he were let go from this program to get his next job. Be careful what you wish for because you may not reel this thing back in if you indeed go that direction.”
Ware did not hold back there, but the fact of the matter is that Gundy isn't getting the job done right now. Last season, the Cowboys went 3-9 on the year, which no one expected. Gundy fully remade his coaching staff in hopes of things turning around.
However, the loss to Oregon was unacceptable. We get that the Ducks are one of the best teams in the nation, but you can't lose by 66 points in that matchup - it just can't happen. People all over Stillwater will always have a ton of love for Gundy and what he's been able to get done with his alma mater.
He's been head coach at Oklahoma State since 2005, with 170 wins to his name as of this writing. With that said, it just feels like his time could be ending soon running the program, but Ware thinks the Cowboys will end up regretting deciding to move on if that does happen.