As exciting as the start of preseason football was for people like myself who have been salivating over the return of pro football, nothing got me as fired up as the story of Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy being sued by a contractor after said contractor was fired by Gundy for showing up to work in an Oklahoma shirt.
Gundy firing Brent Loveland was funny. Loveland's subsequent lawsuit is foolish. For one, as the cliche goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Who shows up to work on the home of a famous football coach wearing the rival school's t-shirt and expects that to be OK? Loveland would have been safer painting Denis Leary's house in a Bucky Dent jersey. Loveland's excuse was that he got dressed in the dark and was unaware of what he was wearing when he arrived at the Gundy residence, which may be the lamest excuse since the Robert Blake alibi. Who leaves their house and drives to work completely not knowing what they have on? My theory is Loveland intentionally wore the Oklahoma shirt in an attempt to be funny and wanted to see the reaction he would get from Gundy. I think he was thinking it would lead to a nice chuckle and a little playful ribbing. Instead, it lead to him getting tossed on his ass and the lawsuit is just a ploy to recoup some money(or, conspiracy theory #2, Loveland intentionally wore the shirt to goat Gundy into flipping his wig so that he could use said reaction as a way to get his name in the papers. However, a guy seeking only $10,000 in a lawsuit over a breach of a $80,000 job doesn't seem that cunning.).
This brings me to my next point. Since Loveland, allegedly, wasn't very attentive to his wardrobe, was he also unfamiliar with the man whom he agreed to work for? Had he never heard of Mike Gundy and, more importantly, Gundy's infamous temper? Mike Gundy's the same man who became a YouTube sensation with one of the greatest press conference meltdowns in sports history.....AND THAT WAS OVER A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON ONE OF HIS PLAYERS! The man is passionate about Oklahoma State football. He's a company man who is dedicated to his brand. Even Stevie Wonder could see that. You don't think he'd be a little ticked if you come into his house all Boomer Sooner?
Gundy firing Brent Loveland was funny. Loveland's subsequent lawsuit is foolish. For one, as the cliche goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Who shows up to work on the home of a famous football coach wearing the rival school's t-shirt and expects that to be OK? Loveland would have been safer painting Denis Leary's house in a Bucky Dent jersey. Loveland's excuse was that he got dressed in the dark and was unaware of what he was wearing when he arrived at the Gundy residence, which may be the lamest excuse since the Robert Blake alibi. Who leaves their house and drives to work completely not knowing what they have on? My theory is Loveland intentionally wore the Oklahoma shirt in an attempt to be funny and wanted to see the reaction he would get from Gundy. I think he was thinking it would lead to a nice chuckle and a little playful ribbing. Instead, it lead to him getting tossed on his ass and the lawsuit is just a ploy to recoup some money(or, conspiracy theory #2, Loveland intentionally wore the shirt to goat Gundy into flipping his wig so that he could use said reaction as a way to get his name in the papers. However, a guy seeking only $10,000 in a lawsuit over a breach of a $80,000 job doesn't seem that cunning.).
This brings me to my next point. Since Loveland, allegedly, wasn't very attentive to his wardrobe, was he also unfamiliar with the man whom he agreed to work for? Had he never heard of Mike Gundy and, more importantly, Gundy's infamous temper? Mike Gundy's the same man who became a YouTube sensation with one of the greatest press conference meltdowns in sports history.....AND THAT WAS OVER A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON ONE OF HIS PLAYERS! The man is passionate about Oklahoma State football. He's a company man who is dedicated to his brand. Even Stevie Wonder could see that. You don't think he'd be a little ticked if you come into his house all Boomer Sooner?
Mr. Loveland, you have a better chance pitching me Casey Anthony as Mother of the Year or Amy Winehouse as a poster child for restraint than selling me your garbage excuse as to why one of the most volatile sports figures in college sports canned your ignorant ass and you'd have an even better chance surviving dinner at Bob Knight's house wearing a Neil Reed jersey than winning this worthless lawsuit you have out. Consider this a life lesson. You don't pull on Superman's cape. You don't spit in the wind and you don't come to Mike Gundy's house wearing Oklahoma red.
So, anybody out there who wants to be a comedian and get schooled by a famous college coach.....come at Mike Gundy. He's a man. He's 44.
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