The Future of Oklahoma State Football

Mike "I'm a man. I'm 40." Gundy wants to continue OK State's recent success.

I think the biggest problem for the Cowboys is just becoming a national presence (to attract recruits). It's not a traditional power with a lot of history (Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma, USC). More on this below.

A lot of people like to compare T. Boone Pickens to Phil Knight (Oregon) in terms of funding their programs, but Nike carries a little more weight with recruits than BP Capital Management.

The problem is that OK State does have some history/big names, but people rarely associate them with OK State.

Miami has Michael Irvin.
Florida State has Deion Sanders.
Notre Dame has Joe Montana.
Pitt has Dan Marino (and Ryan).
Florida has Tim Tebow.

Oklahoma State does have some former and current NFL names in Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Jason Gildon, Kevin Williams, Jamal Williams, Dez Bryant, Russell Okung, Kendall Hunter, Brandon Pettigrew.

But how many people knew that? Or think of the Cowboys when they hear those names?

Maybe Justin Blackmon will change that. Maybe people blogging about it will draw more attention to Oklahoma State.