Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy reverses course after taking aim at critics: 'I apologize'

Mike Gundy has decided to locomotion backmost immoderate of his caller harsh remarks. The Oklahoma State manager precocious expressed his displeasure with immoderate of those who person criticized the shot team.

Gundy has been the caput manager of the Cowboys since 2005. He has surely experienced sizeable occurrence during his astir 2 decades successful Stillwater, but this play has been peculiarly challenging. 

Oklahoma State enters Week 11 with a 3-6 grounds and has failed to triumph immoderate of their six games against Big 12 Conference opponents. Gundy's wide grounds remains strong, with the manager holding a 169–85 grounds during his clip starring the program.

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Oklahoma State caput manager Mike Gundy walks disconnected during the Tulsa crippled successful Tulsa, Oklahoma, connected Sept. 14, 2024. (Nathan J. Fish/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

The Cowboys person qualified for bowl games successful 18 consecutive seasons nether Gundy, but that streak is successful jeopardy. Oklahoma State volition person to triumph each 3 of their remaining games if the shot programme wants to debar ending the play with a losing record.

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Gundy's frustrations appeared to scope a boiling constituent erstwhile helium took purpose astatine critics during a league with reporters connected Monday.

"In astir cases, the radical that are antagonistic and voicing their sentiment are the aforesaid ones that can’t wage their ain bills," Gundy said. "They’re not taking attraction of themselves. They’re not taking attraction of their ain family. They’re not taking attraction of their ain job. But they person an work to talk retired and kick astir others due to the fact that it makes them consciousness better."

Oklahoma State manager Mike Gundy walks connected the sideline during the West Virginia Mountaineers crippled astatine Boone Pickens Stadium successful Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oct. 5, 2024. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Gundy past suggested that the lives of immoderate of the naysayers could beryllium considered a "failure."

"But then, successful the end, erstwhile they spell to furniture astatine night, they’re the aforesaid nonaccomplishment that they were earlier they said thing antagonistic astir anybody else."

Oklahoma State caput manager Mike Gundy (Nathan J. Fish/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Gundy came nether occurrence aft the comments and helium soon reversed course.

"I apologize to those who my comments during Monday’s media telephone offended," helium said. "My intent was not to offend immoderate of our fans who person supported america and this programme done the years."

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TCU hosts Oklahoma authorities connected Nov. 9.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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