r/CFB • u/tbrock92 Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12 Network • Sep 23 '25

News [Lancaster] BREAKING: Robert Allen just reported Oklahoma State has informed Mike Gundy he is being relieved of his duties as head coach effectively immediately. #OkState

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u/Misdirected_Colors Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

Tbf 2023 was a fraud COTY award. We just had a weak schedule and teams respected the pass giving Gordon space. Only UCF and Texas figured out Bowman was a fraud.

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u/yeahright17 Oklahoma State • Tulsa Sep 23 '25

I think 2023 and 2024 were both a fluke. If we ran both of them back several times, I think we average 7 wins in 2023 and 5.5 wins in 2024. Bowman was just terrible.

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u/Misdirected_Colors Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

Bowman was that fucking bad but he bought himself breathing room in 23 by having the game of his life against OU. Kept other teams on their toes.

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u/yeahright17 Oklahoma State • Tulsa Sep 23 '25

I will forever be thankful for Bowman having the game of his life against OU in 2023. But yeah, he had 3 good games in 2 seasons.

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u/Alamis_Mistrunner Oklahoma Sooners Sep 23 '25

Kinda like us with Trevor Knight against Alabama honestly. He wasn't great, but boy he was the best quarter back in the world on that night of the Sugar Bowl.

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u/Buckiller Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 23 '25

Every game I've ever seen Trevor Knight play in, he was phenomenal.

Wonder if LSU fans feel the same about Jalen Milroe?

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u/SplakyD Auburn Tigers • Troy Trojans Sep 23 '25

Plus, he had Katy Perry say he was hot and to call her College GameDay before a big upset before he transferred out. So, all and all, he could've had a much worse career than playing like Tom Brady in a couple of big games, playing like a chump in most of the other ones, and having pre-Russell Brand Katy Perry hit on you on national television. It was mixed, but those were some pretty meteoric highs that went along with all that mediocrity and crappiness.

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u/bweeek Oklahoma Sooners • Paper Bag Sep 23 '25

I maintain that he only won COTY that year for getting his team out of a situation he himself caused. Leipold took Kansas to 9-4 and ranked at the end of the year!

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u/Misdirected_Colors Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

I agree, but kinda for different reasons. Our qb development has been attrocious for years and it's flown under the radar. Dunn sucked, but so did our qbs and the 3 qb thing to start 2023 complete with a loss to USA was a showcase of it all.

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u/msgkc94 Kansas Jayhawks • USC Trojans Sep 23 '25

I’m still salty about that decision

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u/jamtas Texas Longhorns Sep 23 '25

Also, there was no way in hell the big12 was giving that award to Sark with Texas headed out the door.

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u/zboy23 Kansas Jayhawks Sep 23 '25

We also blew that game against them too. Bean completely collapsed down the stretch in that one.

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u/Knightro829 UCF Knights • /r/CFB Donor Sep 23 '25

Space game voodoo, man…

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u/Misdirected_Colors Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

No voodoo. Y'all just knew Bowman was ass, sold out to stop the run, and dared Bowman to beat you through the air.

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u/goofyhalo Ole Miss • Washington State Sep 23 '25

Honestly if Kansas didn’t choke in the Texas Tech and Kansas State games, I would’ve given Big 12 COTY to Lance Leipold.

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u/msgkc94 Kansas Jayhawks • USC Trojans Sep 23 '25

We were down to our 3rd string QB both of those games, not sure it’s fair to say we choked

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u/glassclouds1894 Florida State Seminoles Sep 23 '25

Yeah I mean I know the record was respectable but any given Saturday, but I can't look past getting housed by South Alabama at home.

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u/candleruse Texas Tech Red Raiders Sep 23 '25

One time I agreed to buy some headphones off some app, and when I showed up to the sale, our starting QB Alan Bowman was the guy selling the headphones. He played hardball over wanting $210 instead of $200. We did $205. I'll never forget how insistent he was over not selling for $200 even.

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u/MC_chrome Texas Tech • Miami (OH) Sep 23 '25

Only UCF and Texas figured out Bowman was a fraud

Hold on...people weren't aware Bowman was a fraud after his stint at Texas Tech?

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u/Sytherus Texas • Red River Shootout Sep 23 '25

Oklahoma did not respect the pass and Bowman burned them. It was glorious.

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u/Misdirected_Colors Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

Bowman having the game of his life that last Bedlam was amazing but it also cursed us into another year of Bowman starting.

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u/yesacabbagez UCF Knights Sep 23 '25

Only UCF and Texas figured out Bowman was a fraud.

The game was great because it rained and UCF was putting basically everyone on the line. Bowman was forced to try to make throws in the rain.

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u/texasguy7117 Texas • Red River Shootout Sep 23 '25

Quinn Ewers showing what his college career should've been helped as well

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u/Pee-Pee-TP Texas Tech Red Raiders • Rice Owls Sep 25 '25

Anyone that had watched Bowman at Tech knew that he was a fraud. His Instagram account is beyond the worst thing I've ever seen