Mike Gundy's time has come: Oklahoma State should bid farewell to longtime coach after loss to Tulsa

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Mike Gundy's transformation from hero to villain is complete.

The 19-12 loss to Tulsa on Friday night wasn't an origin story. What we saw here at The House T. Boone Pickens Built was the last chapter of an era gone by when the Cowboys were the good guys and the Wild West's contenders couldn't confidently crown themselves Big 12 champions until surviving a shootout in Stillwater.

The most colorful man in the Midwest, a treasure for college football the last three decades, has faded into obscurity -- and the winningest coach in Oklahoma State history has no one to blame but himself. If this wasn't Gundy's last call alongside Pistol Pete, it only confirms the Cowboys have bigger issues to tackle within their administration. Athletics director Chad Wieberg is on sh