DanDDiver, Smyrna (10/6/2009 10:16:51 AM)

At least Mike Gundy has gotten rid of the ganstas and losers that Les Miles was willing to put up with for a win.

Stoops started to see the PR in getting rid of the detritus of his program, yet has to deal with Swooner fans, "Win at any cost" attitude. Stoops has a lot more leniency when it comes to problem athletes.
Still, he continues to lose big games even with the bad.

Finally it seems that college coaches are getting tougher on gifted gansta athletes.
Somewhat.

Still, Div 1A football is the 800 lb. gorilla that drives college budgets and TV revenue.
That alone adds tremendous pressure for college coaches to win.
Yet, coaches like Mike Gundy still have enough class and intestinal fortitude to make morality decisions that other coaches can't or won't make.

And Gundy is still winning games and getting better athletes.
Maybe parents of athletes and athletes themselves want and understand the need for discipline.

Too bad many fans can't understand that.

Rhymeister, Tokyo, JPN (10/7/2009 4:05:50 AM)

Dan,
Mike Gundy was on Les Miles' staff when so-called gangstas and losers that Miles supposedly put up with. One can't just put it all on Miles, right? Or do you? I'm not saying it's Coach Gundy's fault either taking chances on guys the likes of Prentiss Eliott...but surely he shares a bit of responsibility.

I could be wrong but my impression has been that Gundy needs to be tougher on his guys. Be it practice-wise or expectations wise, he seems to be a bit of a softy.

Yes, injuries are going to happen but that creates opportunities for guys to seize the moment, Jeremy Smith did exactly that so now that he's injured that creates an opportunity for another guy to step up. I'm sure there are guys on the roster who can play and just need the opportunity to show what they can do...