It is a pay article, and I can’t figure out to link since it’s on the app. A lot of good OSU stuff in it including the below. OSU had the 2nd lowest cost per win $2.33 million (KSU was number 1 at $2.27). Data was from 2010-2019.
Oklahoma State coach Gundy had a little more of a head start thanks to Miles’ success in Stillwater before he left for LSU, but it’s difficult to overstate how different Gundy has made the program. Bowl eligibility used to be a rarity. Now the Cowboys have gone to 16 consecutive bowl games, and conference title contention is expected. And while the late T. Boone Pickens did make a significant investment in the program in the early 2000s, that money really brought Oklahoma State to the Big 12 baseline. Gundy has been the one keeping the Cowboys winning consistently despite not having the resources Oklahoma and Texas have. And while no one would confuse Gundy with Snyder from a personality standpoint, there are similarities in the way they built their programs. Like Snyder, Gundy knows exactly what he wants schematically and recruits to it. He’s also excellent at tweaking his offense to highlight the best attributes of the current players on the roster. That includes adjusting philosophically last year to play to then-coordinator Jim Knowles’ defense, which was so good that it encouraged a more risk-averse offensive philosophy. And while Gundy has churned through multiple coordinators on both sides of the ball either because they got better jobs or they weren’t performing to Gundy’s expectations, there has been one constant: strength coach Rob Glass. Glass, who came to Oklahoma State from Florida in 2005 after Gundy was promoted to head coach, has kept the Cowboys’ culture consistent. The person who sees the players the most also understands best what the head coach wants.
Gundy has flirted multiple times with other schools only to take a raise and stay at Oklahoma State. That has created tension with the administration at times, but ultimately the people in charge have understood that paying Gundy more could be the cheaper option over the long term. Because if there is anything the results of this list have taught us, it’s that the cost per win goes up significantly when a program is spending millions on buyouts for coaches who couldn’t deliver the kind of consistent performance Gundy’s teams do.
Oklahoma State coach Gundy had a little more of a head start thanks to Miles’ success in Stillwater before he left for LSU, but it’s difficult to overstate how different Gundy has made the program. Bowl eligibility used to be a rarity. Now the Cowboys have gone to 16 consecutive bowl games, and conference title contention is expected. And while the late T. Boone Pickens did make a significant investment in the program in the early 2000s, that money really brought Oklahoma State to the Big 12 baseline. Gundy has been the one keeping the Cowboys winning consistently despite not having the resources Oklahoma and Texas have. And while no one would confuse Gundy with Snyder from a personality standpoint, there are similarities in the way they built their programs. Like Snyder, Gundy knows exactly what he wants schematically and recruits to it. He’s also excellent at tweaking his offense to highlight the best attributes of the current players on the roster. That includes adjusting philosophically last year to play to then-coordinator Jim Knowles’ defense, which was so good that it encouraged a more risk-averse offensive philosophy. And while Gundy has churned through multiple coordinators on both sides of the ball either because they got better jobs or they weren’t performing to Gundy’s expectations, there has been one constant: strength coach Rob Glass. Glass, who came to Oklahoma State from Florida in 2005 after Gundy was promoted to head coach, has kept the Cowboys’ culture consistent. The person who sees the players the most also understands best what the head coach wants.
Gundy has flirted multiple times with other schools only to take a raise and stay at Oklahoma State. That has created tension with the administration at times, but ultimately the people in charge have understood that paying Gundy more could be the cheaper option over the long term. Because if there is anything the results of this list have taught us, it’s that the cost per win goes up significantly when a program is spending millions on buyouts for coaches who couldn’t deliver the kind of consistent performance Gundy’s teams do.
