One of the best things about this Oklahoma State football team is that it was so unexpected.
* Very few at the beginning of the season - even among their own fans - really expected them to make the Big XII championship game, but they did.
* Very few at the beginning of the season - even among their own fans - really expected them to go to a New Year's Bowl, but they did.
* Some didn't expect them to beat OU - even among their own fans - but they did.
* Some didn't expect them to beat Notre Dame - even among their own fans - but they did.
They overcame a lot of criticism and naysayers. Our quarterback, our offensive line, offensive coordinator, and our head coach were all criticized throughout the year, including at times by me. But in the end, this team overcame.
But the best thing about this team was that they NEVER quit.
* They were down against Tulsa in the fourth quarter - playing with their backup quarterback - and they came back to win.
* They were down against Boise St. - on the road - and they rallied back.
* They were down two touchdowns against Texas - in Austin - and they didn’t quit.
* They were down against OU - and they came back to win.
* They were down in the Big XII championship game against Baylor - BY THREE TOUCHDOWNS - and they were inches away from winning.
* Heck, they were even down to Iowa State before being inches away from a first down that would likely have led to a victory.
* And, of course, they were down by 21 to the team with the greatest tradition in college football on New Year’s Day in the biggest bowl we’ve ever played in - AND WE CAME BACK TO WIN! - in the school's biggest come-from-behind victory EVER.
Kudos to the players and staff for never quitting and never caving to the criticism.
I was around for the 1984 season when we were ranked as high as No. 2 in the country; I was around for the 1988 season when we had Barry, Hart Lee, and Gundy; and I was around for the 2011 season when we had Weeden2Blackmon, but this was probably the best "ride" of them all.
I think I can speak for 99.9 percent of our fan base when i say - WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
Loyal and True!
* Very few at the beginning of the season - even among their own fans - really expected them to make the Big XII championship game, but they did.
* Very few at the beginning of the season - even among their own fans - really expected them to go to a New Year's Bowl, but they did.
* Some didn't expect them to beat OU - even among their own fans - but they did.
* Some didn't expect them to beat Notre Dame - even among their own fans - but they did.
They overcame a lot of criticism and naysayers. Our quarterback, our offensive line, offensive coordinator, and our head coach were all criticized throughout the year, including at times by me. But in the end, this team overcame.
But the best thing about this team was that they NEVER quit.
* They were down against Tulsa in the fourth quarter - playing with their backup quarterback - and they came back to win.
* They were down against Boise St. - on the road - and they rallied back.
* They were down two touchdowns against Texas - in Austin - and they didn’t quit.
* They were down against OU - and they came back to win.
* They were down in the Big XII championship game against Baylor - BY THREE TOUCHDOWNS - and they were inches away from winning.
* Heck, they were even down to Iowa State before being inches away from a first down that would likely have led to a victory.
* And, of course, they were down by 21 to the team with the greatest tradition in college football on New Year’s Day in the biggest bowl we’ve ever played in - AND WE CAME BACK TO WIN! - in the school's biggest come-from-behind victory EVER.
Kudos to the players and staff for never quitting and never caving to the criticism.
I was around for the 1984 season when we were ranked as high as No. 2 in the country; I was around for the 1988 season when we had Barry, Hart Lee, and Gundy; and I was around for the 2011 season when we had Weeden2Blackmon, but this was probably the best "ride" of them all.
I think I can speak for 99.9 percent of our fan base when i say - WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
Loyal and True!
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