This year in college football was like an episode of The Apprentice. Heads rolled. “You’re fired” (spoken in Michael Scott’s voice as he impersonates Trump) was heard by around 15 head coaches from schools at the FBS level. More than 30 coaches have already taken new head jobs. This is a hell of a carousel, and here’s some of my thoughts. Naturally, let’s start with Oklahoma State. Eric Morris is our guy Look, watching Gundy go wasn’t easy. I miss the mullet. I miss the tight pants. I miss the handshakes with various members of the armed forces. All of it. It was a weird few days after we fired him. Cooper, who has been an OSU fan from womb, went into a fog for several days afterward. But, this is an excellent hire. This is a guy who played for Leach and is probably the most prominent evangelist of the air raid offense in today’s game. He’s bringing a QB (more on that in a second) and most likely the cream of UNT’s crop. He’s young, got a good looking face, and we finally have someone in the big chair who can stomach some NIL negotiations. He said all the right things in his introductory press conference, and I think he perfectly fits the identity of OSU football. We could kid ourselves and say we need some tough, run-it-down-your-throat ball coach who will create a team that hog ties in the trenches. No way. We need someone ready to sling it around the yard. Eric’s got us. ...
