Calling all Coaches: We Need Some Integrity - Mike Gundy Article
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Having had a few weeks to digest the recent events of Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy’s press conference, I have found myself contemplating what exactly it takes to make a successful coach. Truth be told, wins are the bottom line in most instances. From winning percentages to points per game, the football fans of today care about one thing above all else: the scoreboard.
Yes, wins are great, even euphoric, depending on the opponent and the frenzy of that particular college football town. They are a source of pride, of bragging rights in the office on Monday mornings, of spur of the moment phone calls to fellow alumni that you haven’t spoken to in years to discuss the events of Saturday’s play by play recalls. But there is more, isn’t there? Isn’t there something beyond the final tally of touchdowns, field goals, safeties and extra points? Something beyond the win-lose statistics of the top 25 teams? There is and it is something that is often overlooked, something sometimes mistaken as weakness, as frivolous, as unnecessary. That something is integrity.
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