In the middle of 6-game slide, Gundy urges ‘trust’ from fans

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterNov 4, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Close Senior college football

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Oklahoma State has dropped 6 straight games, its longest losing streak in 20 years under coach Mike Gundy, but he stays positive he can turn his university’s football program around.Gundy, speaking with

press reporters throughout a video conference Monday, urged Oklahoma State fans to continue to trust him after the Cowboys was up to 3-6 overall, 0-6 in the Big 12, after Saturday’s 42-21 loss to Arizona State in the house.”What is necessary for all the Oklahoma State

fans to know is that we’re really familiar with what’s going on, and eventually in life, we all need to put trust into somebody, “Gundy stated.” And I believe they require to rely on that we have a good prepare for what’s going on here in the big picture, and we have responses. Sometimes they’re not short-term. Often they might be long-lasting responses.”Gundy, a previous Oklahoma State quarterback, is dealing with the kind of installing criticism he has rarely experienced during his training career. The Cowboys won a minimum of seven games and reached a bowl in each of the previous 18 seasons.Editor’s Picks “Type of the synopsis of all of this is that this location has actually had remarkable success for 18 1/2 years or 19– I can’t do the math genuine excellent,” Gundy said.” Sadly, in life, many people are weak and as quickly as things begin to not go as good as what they believed, they break down and they stress.”And after that they wish to blame and blame other individuals. You see it happen in everyday life. People do it all the time. That’s why I decline to view the TV and see the news because I get tired of people grumbling and bitching about this and that versus just throwing down the gauntlet and trying to determine a way to make it better.” Oklahoma State’s only losing project under Gundy was a 4-7 season in his first year in 2005. The Cowboys have not gone winless in conference play given that ending up 0-6-1 in the Huge Eight in 1994.”[ I

] n most cases, the people that are unfavorable and voicing their opinion are the same ones that can’t pay their own bills,”Gundy stated.”They’re not looking after themselves. They’re not taking care of their own family. They’re not looking after their own task. However they have a responsibility to speak up and grumble about others since it makes them feel much better. “But then, in the end, when they go to bed in the evening, they’re the very same failure that they were before they stated anything negative about anybody else.”The Cowboys would have to win their last three games to finish 6-6 and reach a championship game for the 19th straight season. They dip into TCU on Saturday, host Texas Tech on Nov. 23 and close the regular season at No. 21 Colorado on Nov. 29.