Defending Carlson by saying she's a woman is a copout, in my opinion. Man, woman, cow, pig, doesn't matter. If that's the best excuse you have, you've got to do better than that.

If she didn't want to be publicly taken to task in an angry fashion (did you expect Gundy to be pleased?), she wouldn't have written that piece of fecal matter she called an article. Taking cheap shots at a kid when he's down is the lowest a writer can go, but Ms. Carlson went ahead and did it.

What's worse? The Jokelahoman stands by her article. PLEASE!

Gundy took the print media to task (finally!) for some of the garbage that's being put out by the DOK, and the media can't stand it. They can't stand to be taken down a peg. I mean, how can you defend what this woman did? ALL she had to do was check the facts before writing her story. That's THE GOLDEN RULE of journalism. You don't want to risk your credibility, so you check you facts before going to print.

That's all she had to do, and she didn't do it. Instead, she based her entire article off of "rumors," "rumblings," and pure conjecture. It is, as Gundy put it, pure fiction.

Ms. Carlson, you are an amateurish writer for a WIDELY panned newspaper in a relatively small market. Maybe you should remember that next time before getting high and mighty and thinking that you can personally attack a kid. You are a despicable person, and you don't deserve to be working in the journalism business.

To the picker: you definitely schooled on the OSU Tech and Michigan picks, you deserve props. Gundy's reaction was right on because Bobby Reid deserves the coaches passionate display, and published articles are trans gender. We all lie in the beds we make. I agree about the nit wits calling the OU TU game, I'm glad other people recognized their incompetence. I'm glad I still have an AM radio in my house and a mute button on my tube. Three cheers for Stoops and Gundy, and a high five to Paul Thompson.

One more thing, I bet Stoops has Gundy's back for 6 more days as Bomar plays against the Pokes on Saturday.

No one is making Gundy out to be the bad guy except for the media. Hmmm...I wonder why? Your colleagues' attempts to deflect criticism away from their profession is transparent and, quite frankly, humorous.

I normally like your stuff, Picker. But to make this an issue of gender is foolish.

Oh, I know you support Gundy's position. I appreciate your candor. Just don't make it out to be anything more than it actually is: a public outcry against yellow journalism.

Gundy's "tone" is EXACTLY what parents of recruits want to hear. You can't tell me that, as a parent, you wouldn't want your kid playing for a coach like Gundy. You see a guy going to war for one of his players who is being treated unfairly, and you want to go play for that guy. Frankly, Gundy's presser was ingenious.

And I'll concede that our Pass D could have been better, but that's not the point of our discussion is it?

Again, I appreciate that you side with Gundy. It's refreshing, since most other media members seem to be calling for his head. Gimme a break.

Dear Mr. Picker Person,

I've never called in to a sports radio show before, but after listening to the blather on the Sports Animal this morning, I was sorely tempted. This was before I read your blog about GundyGate. And as usual, you were way ahead of the curve and I have to give props to Mr. Picker for raising an issue that nobody else is talking about (namely: Gundy's personal attack on female person Jenni Carlson).

First, let me say that I've not entirely unbiased on this deal. I grew up in Kansas and attended KU for a couple of years so I have to show some solidarity with my fellow Jayhawker Jenni.

I subscribe to the Daily Oklahoman and I read the article Saturday or whenever it came out. As I recall, my first reaction was that it wasn't particularly revelatory. I didn't really think it raised any issue that hadn 't already been hashed over a thousand times on sports radio (Bobby Reid doesn't make good decisions, he isn't that good of a runner, he's soft and injury prone, etc.). And secondly, Gundy and others saying that parts of the article are "lies" is dishonest. If you're going to say that something is a "lie", please offer evidence to the contrary. For example, Gundy said that rumors that Bobby Reid wanted to transfer are inaccurate. How does HE know? Did he give Bobby a polygraph test? Perhaps Bobby expressed his feelings to another coach or to a teammate or to some ink-stained wretch in OK City.

All that being said, I have to take issue with you for not going far enough in the defense of Ms. Carlson. I know nothing about Jenni Carlson or her personal situation. However, let's say, FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, that Ms. Carlson and her significant other have been trying to have a baby. Maybe she's had a miscarriage or maybe she can't conceive at all. And then you have this yayhoo football coach get up on national TV and say: "Jenni Carlson YOU'RE not a mother." How appalling and despicable is that??? Just food for thought...

PS the espn yahoos were still going on about suck@$$$ Notre Dame during the WV game Saturday. BEFORE they were up by 14 points!

By the way did ya ll catch Leach press conference ?(after the tirade) He basically said his players must have been reading the papers & played like a "bunch if mommas boys". Hilarious...

One wonders if somebody being paid by the school he covers thinks the viewers regard him as anything but a cheerleader?

One wonders if TV or radio news reporters have the same kind of gigs?

One wonders a lot these days.

Any of you OSU guys want to sell you diplomas? I want to buy it and stick it on the dashboard of my car so I can use the handicapped parking spots.

Gundy's lack of professionalism was horrible. If he had a problem with someone's column, handle it behind closed doors. How many readers would want to be called out like that with TV cameras there to record it? If he doesn't grow up and learn to act like a head coach, he won't be one as soon as Boone isn't around to protect him.

Ms. Carlson has the right to print whatever her editor will approve...it's called freedom of speech my friends. Now...she also has to face any consequences that her writings may bring on her and her newspaper. That judgement could come in the form of a lower circulation or a repremand from her boss (NOT).