On a key fourth down, the first-year Arizona State coach stayed true to himself and gambled. This time it didn't work out.
Doug HallerTEMPE, Ariz. — Nearly two decades have passed since Mike Gundy was named head coach at Oklahoma State, where he once had set school passing records as a hotshot quarterback. On the day of his hire, the 37-year-old called the promotion from offensive coordinator his “New York Yankees job,’’ adding that he was so fired up he couldn’t stand it.Arizona State
The latter had a chance to post his first major victory Saturday, taking a five-point lead into the second half, but Oklahoma State stopped the Sun Devils on a questionable fourth-down decision late in the second half and left with a 27-15 win. With Arizona State jumping to the Big 12 next season, its next matchup against the Cowboys will have conference implications.
“If those guys ask me for advice, I tell them what my core values are, which is, you got here for a reason,” Gundy said. “This is what you believe in. Do what you believe in.” “He talked about how his first year he had a losing record,” Dillingham said. “Then he won seven games, two of his lower-winning seasons in his career, for two seasons. And then it clicked in Year 4 with his culture.”“It does take a little time,” said Gundy, mentioning his first season in which he started 3-0 but finished 4-7. “My first year was ugly.. I had to change a lot of the roster and try to figure out who we were. I wasn’t any good at what I was doing as head coach. And it was a mess.
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