ESPN.com · Mar 9, 2017
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy embraces comparisons to 2011 team
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State fans remember the moment all too well.
Quinn Sharp's field goal attempt in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 18, 2011, sailed over the upright, prompting officials to rule the kick wide right. It was a call that ultimately knocked the Cowboys out of the national championship game by the slightest of margins.
Not since that 2011 season has Oklahoma State boasted a team with enough talent, depth and experience to make a run at the national championship.
Until maybe now.
The similarities between those 2011 Cowboys and this seemingly loaded Oklahoma State squad are striking.
Those Cowboys were coming off an impressive performance in the Alamo Bowl the season before.