I mean Blackmon, Hill, I'm sure I'm forgetting others but just those two alone.
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My kansas State friends are calling for the job. They think he is Paul Rhodes 2.0. Which btw makes kind of sense.
Glanced at years played quick.
Dez Bryant 07-09 but mostly freakish in 2008
Blackmon 09-11, absurdly dominant in 2010 and 2011
Hill's production wasn't what I'd have guessed but those above for four years straight was basically best WR in college football for a good chunk.
I would say those are the types of questions a school will have to be willing to ask him. At first he stated that OSU would be his last coaching job, then he walked that back saying he would be coaching somewhere next season. Its up to him if he wants to coach again, I am sure there are schools out there that would hire him, maybe not at a P4 level, but many G5 schools looking to try and recapture what he has done in the past. Not going to feel sorry for the guy either way, there are worst things in life than retiring at 58 with $15 million coming in your way.
Looking at his results...it's better than I'd have guessed.
2020 to 2023 they were still pretty good, not in the NC discussion but usually in the ranked team discussion.
2024 they started out 3-0 with a win over Arkansas then finished 0-9 in Big 12 but with a ton of close losses.
I don't think they were going to turn it around with Gundy, but it's not like he struggled for years and years. It was 1.25 bad seasons is really all.
2020 to 2023 they were still pretty good, not in the NC discussion but usually in the ranked team discussion.
2024 they started out 3-0 with a win over Arkansas then finished 0-9 in Big 12 but with a ton of close losses.
I don't think they were going to turn it around with Gundy, but it's not like he struggled for years and years. It was 1.25 bad seasons is really all.
We cost him a shot at the national championship. Overall, Gundy did a pretty darn good job @ OSU in what is overwhelmingly a Sooner state.
Gundy's 2024 season wasn't much different than Campbell's 2022 season. Both started 3-0 but fell apart once the Big 12 games started.
I was surprised his record against OU was so poor, only 4 and 14 verses the Sooners, I would have thought it was much closer than that. Guy was a solid coach and has nothing to be ashamed about, the game moved on with NIL and the portal and he just refused or could not adapt to the changing landscape. Dabo struggles with the same issues.
Who knew CW’s buddy from college and hetero life mate/neighbor that he’d have on the pod sometimes to discuss Cyclone sports would be the hero that we needed. A blonde knight.
This makes Campbell the dean of big 12 coaches.
Hilariously, when this news broke I was listening to @JakeBrend and @Derek Duke swear up and down that OSU would wait until season’s end.
Hilariously, when this news broke I was listening to @JakeBrend and @Derek Duke swear up and down that OSU would wait until season’s end.
He won more than Rhoads ever did but they do seem to be floundering fast.
My KSU friends also seem to be ready to pull the trigger. But I guess I have just written that off as spoiled fans frustrated with a 1-3 start. My understanding is the coach and AD are good friends, so I can't think the AD is that close to actually making a move.
KSU would be crazy to get rid of Klieman. It does appear we broke them. Cannot explain how they lost to Army at home. Their schedule is difficult so they might drop another 5 games, but he is a good coach.
There's a reason why Campbell was afraid of the Ireland game. I think, in general, our guys could probably rebound from a loss better but it wasn't hard to see a situation where you lose that first game, playing a crappy second game and then all hell breaks loose.
I do think Kansas State could turn it around. I swear the year they played in the Big 12 championship (a few years ago) they also had a rough start.
