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Mike Gundy is now one of the most popular searches on YouTube.
After Oklahoma State's victory over Texas Tech this weekend, the Cowboy coach began and ended his press conference on the same note by verbally abusing The Daily Oklahoman columnist Jenni Carlson. Carlson wrote her column in Saturday's edition of the Oklahoma City paper on Bobby Reid and wrote that he was not tough enough to be the starting quarterback for Oklahoma State.
Needless to say, Gundy didn't like any part of the column and burst into a tirade before any reporters could offer questions.
"I'm not going to talk football today, and I will not take a question on this game," Gundy said when he walked to the podium. "I want to talk about this article right here. Three-fourths of this article is not true. And this article embarrasses me to be involved with athletics."
Gundy whole-heartedly believes that most of the story, which details Reid's demotion, is inaccurate and offensive - considering Carlson is belittling a college athlete rather than a professional.
And Texas coach Mack Brown feels the same way.
"These kids have different lives than a normal college student," Brown said. "I think it's wrong, I really do. I've had conversations with friends in the media for years and they've said that [these athletes] are celebrities and feel if you're going to get a lot of positive print for a touchdown then you should get the same negative criticism if you don't do it well. And I do not agree with that.
"I think our players understand that we're going to take up for them, and they understand that their lives are different."
Brown also mentioned how the relationship between athletic departments across the country and the media has changed in the last decade. He credits it to the fact that the job of coaches and media are two very different things and believes it's hard to have a relationship because of that.
But Texas receiver Quan Cosby feels it's just something many athletes are going to have to deal with.
"When you come into a university like this, it comes with the territory," Cosby said. "You play in front of 80,000 to 90,000 people, and with that many fans watching you, it's true to say the eyes of Texas are upon you. You just have to learn to accept it."
Gundy was asked Monday if he would take back any of the post-game comments.
"I wish I would have said more," Gundy said.
Get ready for some trickery
One reason Kansas State was so successful against the Longhorns last season was a few trick plays that Texas couldn't defend.
Many Texas players admitted that they weren't as ready and focused on the possibility of defending trick plays heading into last season's game against the Wildcats.
But all that changes this year.
"We have worked a lot more as a defense on trick plays this year, and our offense will line up and run some against us in practice," said linebacker Scott Derry.
The Longhorns have not seen many trick plays this season but feel that it's something they'll definitely have to be ready for this weekend.
"I guess we'll find out this weekend how good we are at defending them," Brown said.
Two young guns
Last season against Kansas State, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was taken from the game early after he was hurt on a quarterback sneak at the goal line.
McCoy was unable to check back into the game after the injury and didn't fully heal before the Texas A&M game.
This year, Brown hopes that this game will showcase two of the best in the nation.
Wildcat quarterback Josh Freeman, who stands a towering 6-feet-6-inches, lit up the Longhorns secondary last year to upset Texas in Manhattan, Kan.
"I think this game will let everyone see two of the best young quarterbacks in the country," Brown said. "Freeman is definitely the most explosive player we've seen at quarterback this year."
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