Gary Andersen confided weeks ago that he wasn't going to hold Oregon State hostage if he didn't think he could win in Corvallis.
I rolled my eyes. Didn't believe him.
Oregon State was committed to Andersen through 2021 after the contract extension he just received. Walking away was leaving $12 million on the table. But Andersen met on Sept. 25 in the early morning on campus with athletic director Scott Barnes.
That was Monday after a Bye Week. Andersen spent the off week fuming and fighting through his discouragement. Barnes was Andersen's right-hand man in the same AD role at Utah State.