ESPN's Gottlieb speaks about OSU's latest tragedy
Published: 11/18/2011 9:36 AM
Last Modified: 11/18/2011 9:36 AM
The horrible news of the day is that Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna died in a plane crash.
ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb, a former Oklahoma State point guard, weighed in on the tragedy during a phone interview with the network Friday morning. Gottlieb made reference to a 2001 OSU team plane crash that killed 10 people, including eight individuals affiliated with the Cowboy men’s basketball team and two pilots.
Said Gottlieb: “It doesn’t seem fair or real or possible that, 10 months removed from the 10-year anniversary in which we celebrated the lives of the 10 that were lost that here we are again.
“It doesn’t seem right that it would happen to anyone, let alone the same university. But it has and, in times of tragedy, I think Oklahomans show great respect for one another. I have spoken with people from the University of Oklahoma as well as Oklahoma State and many of my teammates and my coaches, the Sutton family.
“We are all just stunned and saddened and shocked. That was a plane crash (in 2001) that rocked the university to its core and this one will do no less.
“At a time in which the football program has never seen this type of success and is within two games of playing for a national championship, all that pales in comparison to losing other Cowboys and losing other people that are part of the family.”
--Jimmie Tramel.
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Jimmie Tramel
Sports Writer
