All quiet on this day
Published: 9/22/2008 6:47 PM
Last Modified: 9/22/2008 6:47 PM
Monday was Mike Gundy's weekly press conference. The Oklahoma State coach was calm and collected during the 12-plus minutes he stood at the podium and answered questions from various media members in attendance to get his thoughts and insights to this week's game against Troy.
For his sake, none of the questions addressed to Gundy were about the anniversary of his infamous press conference. It was exactly one year Monday (Sept. 22, 2007) where the OSU coach spent exactly three minutes and 30 seconds talking not about the thrilling 49-45 win his team had just pulled off against Texas Tech, but rather an article he deemed as "garbage" that appeared in the Oklahoma City newspaper that day.
Gundy has stated he's moved past the vicious diatribe following the Sept. 22, 2007 victory. Still, the perception of the OSU head coach outside the state and Big 12 Conference region is from the venom he unleashed in that press conference one year ago.
Perception can be fickle at times. Gundy has upgraded the talent level in his four seasons as head coach. Yet, a pair of 7-6 seasons is the best record his teams have recorded.
Will Gundy's legacy as OSU head coach be that of a leader of young men on and off the field and his win-loss record or for a three-minute plus rant splattered all over YouTube.com?
--- Matt Doyle

Written by
Bill Haisten
Sports Writer