Oklahoma State is hunted down… and out of the playoff

Oklahoma State is hunted down… and out of the playoff

Mike Gundy has done amazing work in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Nothing which happened Saturday night was going to change that fact. Nothing which happens for the rest of this season can change that fact. Oklahoma State — not Oklahoma, not Nebraska, not Texas, not a...
Oklahoma State silences the ghosts of Ames… and 2011

Oklahoma State silences the ghosts of Ames… and 2011

We’re two weeks past Halloween, but on Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa, the Oklahoma State Cowboys had to confront some ghosts. On a mid-November night in 2011, Mike Gundy’s team stood tantalizingly close to a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. The...
Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

The word “extraordinary” can be used casually, to the point that the word loses its heft and its force. The past week for Missouri football was truly extraordinary… and it’s not even over. A chaotic and bewildering week ends for Missouri with...
Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

The word “extraordinary” can be used casually, to the point that the word loses its heft and its force. The past week for Missouri football was truly extraordinary… and it’s not even over. A chaotic and bewildering week ends for Missouri with...
Hoops Preview: bold 2016 predictions

Hoops Preview: bold 2016 predictions

Preseason predictions are not meant to be taken too seriously. As long as you view them in a spirit of fun, they offer an enjoyable way to ease into the season. From a writer’s viewpoint or through a prognosticator’s eyes, a preseason prediction becomes...