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Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy issued an apology on Wednesday for his criticism of fans complaining about the Cowboys’ 3-6 start to the season.
“I apologize to those who my comments during Monday’s media call offended,” Gundy wrote in a post shared on X. “My intent was not to offend any of our fans who have supported us and this program through the years.”
Gundy called fans criticizing Oklahoma State a “failure” in his conference call on Monday.
“Unfortunately in life, most people are weak, and as soon as things start to not go as good as what they thought, they fall apart and they panic, and then they want to point the finger and blame other people,” Gundy said on Monday. “You see it happen in everyday life. People do it all the time. That’s why I refuse to watch the TV and watch the news, because I get tired of people complaining and b—hing about this and that, versus just doing something about it and trying to figure out a way to make it better.
“Well, that’s what happens in college athletics… it’s just on the bigger stage where people can voice their opinion, and in most cases, the people that are negative and voicing their opinion are the same ones that can’t pay their own bills. They’re not taking care of themselves. They’re not taking care of their own family. They’re not taking care of their own job. But they have an obligation to speak out and complain about others because it makes them feel better. But then, in the end, when they go to bed at night, they’re the same failure that they were before they said anything negative about anybody else.”
The Cowboys suffered their sixth straight loss last Saturday against visiting Arizona State. Oklahoma State has yet to claim a win against a Big 12 opponent.
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