Mike Gundy’s feedback on Ollie Gordon III DUI are silly and harmful

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has a behavior of placing his foot in his mouth. Regardless of being mildly profitable with the Cowboys and sending a number of gamers to the NFL, Gundy is healthier identified for coming to media days and saying some absolute bullshit.

On Tuesday, Gundy went from saying one thing comical to fairly harmful and setting a foul instance for individuals who take heed to him surrounding the DUI and subsequent non-suspension for Doak Walker successful RB Ollie Gordon III. Gundy was requested why Gordon wasn’t suspended, and he supplied up this rationalization:

There’s a lot mistaken with this assertion that I don’t even know the place to begin. I assume I’ll begin right here: there’s completely no rationalization or excuse for driving drunk. Should you’re consuming, please, please don’t drive after, even when it’s only one drink. Gundy is setting a harmful precedent for his program and the college, one that enables drunk driving if you happen to’re actually good.

Gundy additionally doing his personal analysis to clarify away why he didn’t droop Gordon is hilarious, contemplating that Gundy has put his foot in his mouth earlier than whereas making an attempt to clarify his personal analysis (see: COVID-19 response). The factor each the COVID response and the feedback about Gordon’s DUI which might be in frequent? Each of them appear to be ready statements. He knew this query was coming, and but supplied one of many worst potential solutions you possibly can’ve ever given relating to this example.

Gordon is 20 years outdated, he was underage consuming on prime of working a motorized vehicle, and Gundy’s response was “hey man we’ve all performed it earlier than proper?” It’s extremely silly, however above that it units a harmful precedent at Oklahoma State. Gundy will permit DUIs if you happen to’re adequate, you gained’t even get suspended for it! By the way in which, the authorized Blood Alcohol Content material in Oklahoma is 0.08%, however that’s provided that you’re over 21…BECAUSE UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRIVING IS REALLY BAD! So yeah, the entire level Gundy makes to permit Gordon to not be suspended is extremely mistaken. He may as properly have simply stated that Gordon is the explanation Oklahoma State gained plenty of video games they usually can’t droop him.

Should you assume it wouldn’t worsen, it completely does:

Ooh, scary! Forcing a participant who has already carried the ball virtually 40 occasions a recreation final season to … do the identical factor he was already doing? It’s asinine to imagine that what Gundy is saying may be the one punishment Gordon faces. I can agree with sending Gordon to Large 12 Media Days to reply questions and face accountability. Nonetheless, selecting to not droop him as a result of he’s a terrific again is a horrible factor to do. It places Gordon above the staff and the principles {that a} staff has, simply because he’s the very best participant on the staff. It’s actually a tragic factor, however Gundy comes out trying worse on this than Gordon.

Even the observe up doesn’t make any sense!

He’s speaking about normal resolution making, however particularly mentions drunk driving when the query was additionally a couple of participant who acquired a DUI? Appears fairly particular to me, coach.

Gordon will in all probability play rather a lot this season. He’ll in all probability play very well this season. However what Gundy is utilizing as the reason for permitting Gordon to play is extremely harmful, and units a foul instance for the chief of a soccer program.