KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brad Underwood's booming bark echoed throughout Gallagher-Iba Arena, bouncing through the old gym and delivering unintended added effect.
“I want toughness; gotta have toughness,” Underwood yelled with pointed intensity at no one in particular.
“Who's going to maximize their effort?”
That was Monday. And that was last week and last month. And last summer and early fall, too. And it was probably the tone of Underwood's initial team meeting, although possibly softer for introduction sake.
Possibly.
Since arriving as Oklahoma State's coach almost one year ago, Underwood's been crafting a culture change in the program.