Yeah you don’t have to argue with me about the value that Gundy has brought to the program. I have this argument every single time dipshit OSU fans want him fired.
But the football program, and the entire athletics department for that matter, are in a COMPLETELY different place than when Gundy took over.
The odds are that the next coach will not have the same success that Gundy did because he’s an incredible coach who set the bar very high, but it’s a bit disingenuous to look back on our shitty history and be like, “well Gundy was the only coach with sustained success.” A big part of that was that OSU didn’t do shit about investing in football UNTIL Gundy took over. If Gundy were 10 years older and became our head coach in 1995 instead of 2005 would he have the same success that he’s had? Fuck no. He probably would have been fired in the early 2000s after firing out three or four 4-7s in a row.
So while the next coach will likely not replicate his success, they will be in a FAR better position to do so than any other coach in OSU football history.