Mike Gundy played quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys when Barry Sanders won the Heisman Trophy in 1988. He took over as head coach in Stillwater when Les Miles left for LSU in 2005, let loose with the infamous "I'm a man, I'm 40" rant in 2007.
In 20 seasons he's led T. Boone Pickens' favorite college football team to a bowl 18 straight times, winning seasons every year but the first year until last season's disastrous 3-9 campaign, a nightmare year where the team went 3-0 in nonconference play but winless in the Big 12, losing to Colorado 52-0 in the season finale.