Posted on 07/03/2020 1:15:13 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Mike Gundy, the Oklahoma State football coach who faced a strong backlash last month after being spotted wearing an OAN shirt, has greed to accept a $1 million pay cut and a one-year reduction in contract length.
The changes were offered up by Mike Gundy, and I commend him for that. It was his idea to take a million-dollar pay cut, Oklahoma State Athletic Director Mike Holder said on Friday. I think it really demonstrates his commitment to being a better coach. He wanted to make a statement that assured all the players that this wasnt just about talk, this is more about action, and thats the first step.
As ESPN reports, In addition to the pay cut, Holder said the contract length was shortened from five to four years, his buyout was cut from $5 million to $4 million, and his guarantee dropped from 75% to 50%.
Holder hastened to add, I want to emphasize, every one of those was offered up by Mike Gundy.
The salary reduction and contract reduction come as at least a bit of a surprise. Gundy did, after all, apologize for any pain and discomfort he caused by wearing the OAN shirt.
In addition, the review conducted by the university did not uncover any actual instances of racism in Gundys program.
So why was Gundy further punished?
This wasnt about a T-shirt, Holder explained. This was about a lot of things. The missing link has been a more personal relationship with their head coach. They respect him as an excellent game-day coach, but they want more coaching on a personal level. This crosses all racial lines. To a man, our players want a better connection to Mike Gundy. They view him as a difference-maker, and they want him to help them grow as leaders.
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Thats whats so absurd about this. You - like 99.7% of Americans - have no idea what an OAN shirt is. And I guarantee you Gundys players had no idea what an OAN shirt was until the BLM/Antifa mob got ahold of them and insisted that they needed to take offense at the OAN shirt.
I have no sympathy for this guy who completely groveled after the picture. I only wish it had been two million.
How pathetic.
He apparently had a $5 million buyout. Should have made them fire him and take the money.
He really bent over but managed to save his job which pays well.
I guess we know what his self respect is worth.
He will fail on the field!
Exactly! That was my first thought, how the heck does a player even know what OAN is? No way that prima donna had ever heard of it.
Probably feeding him the money another way.
If he bends over and grabs his ankles .... he deserves it. He should have stated that they breached the contract and he would be expecting his checks sent to his home for the duration of the contract.
Go all the way.
What a cuck. He should have told them to ESAD and then go Find an employer that supports him.
The coloreds on the team wanted him to heel to them.
Who would have thought that someone actually made Drew Brees look less pussified.
What a freakin’ pussy! Might as well just quit in shame.
So, keeping his job is more important than keeping his dignity. I guess a mullet wearer in the 21st century wouldn’t have any dignity to begin with.
Wanna bet somebody else, some donor/s or booster/s, will funnel the million to Gundy...
Wut a fookin’ wuss. Should have grown a pair and told them: “Yeah, I wore it so what! Don’t like it? Then terminate me and pay out my contract.” Instead, a hearty phu-cough coach.
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