STILLWATER — Sometime between the dismissal of Mike Gundy’s and Oklahoma State’s 0-2 start in Big 12 play it became increasingly clear that the Cowboys had fallen into a lost season.
Each week, the conversation around the Cowboys centered on the ongoing coaching search, reports of players redshirting, and even conversations surrounding which key players OSU’s next coach needed to keep out of the transfer portal.
All of which makes sense given the money at stake and the sport’s obsession with championship culture. And yet, all of that talk of the future ignores how much these Saturdays mean to the Cowboys, who stayed Loyal and True this fall.