Many of us remember the famous Mike Gundy rant. It was all over the place in the weeks following it, and was even spoofed on multiple occasions. Although the consensus was that he had gone a little overboard, many people were impressed with the way Gundy was willing to stand up for one of his players. But surprisingly, that player took it very differently. For those of you who don't, here's a little reminder.



Bobby Reid was the player in question. The rant was a reaction to Jennifer Carlson's article in the Oklahoman, which questioned Gundy's faith in Reid. While Gundy said nothing but good things about his young QB's character, Reid did not see it that way. After being benched in favor of Zac Robinson, Reid rarely saw the field. When Gundy said "here's all that kid did. He goes to class. He's respectful to the media! He's respectful to the public! And he's a good kid. And he's not a professional athlete and he doesn't deserve to be kicked when he's down," Reid apparently thought Gundy made some sort of reference to Reid's performance on the football field. In all reality, it had nothing to do with that. Zac Robinson was the more productive QB, so Zac Robinson was the one on the field, taking the majority of the snaps.

Reid is now saying that the rant was "offensive," and that it "was all a front, that it was all a big show. It didn't feel genuine."

In hindsight, maybe he's right. Maybe Reid DIDN'T do everything right. Maybe when he was whining and trying to quit the team because someone outplayed him, he WASN'T showing the qualities that Gundy had praised him for. Maybe he WASN'T the high-caliber person that Gundy thought he was.

It's obvious that Bobby Reid is just another spoiled young athlete with a sense of entitlement, without a real grasp on reality. Perhaps he thinks that he is owed something by Oklahoma State. Perhaps he thinks that even though Robinson had arguably the best statistical season in school history, Gundy should have put Reid in the game instead, in order to massage his bruised ego.

 Whatever the case may be, I'm not going to come after Mike Gundy on this one. Gundy may be a man, he may be 40, but he's not in the wrong on this one, and never was.