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Oklahoma State Before and After Mike Holder’s AD Tenure

Mike Holder’s time as Oklahoma State’s acting athletic director is coming to an end, but it is truly hard to quantify the positive change he brought to the university and its athletic department.

The north side of OSU’s campus looked nothing like it does now when Holder took over in 2005.

Holder’s legacy with revolve around all of the new facilities that sprouted up over his 16-year tenure.

Let’s start with the west end zone of Boone Pickens Stadium. Football has become king in Stillwater under the Gundy/Holder regime with Boone Pickens’ contributions. It’s important that football became king in Stillwater because it is king nationally.