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Please remember that ORU has a fan base way outside of either Tulsa or the State of Oklahoma who could care less about either what the Tulsa or other Oklahoma press says about ORU. Why? Because they have been saying it for decades. For those of us who support the program from afar, we will continue to do so. I am sorry for the locals in the Tulsa metroplex who support ORU and have to put up with the local so-called "press", but life goes on. I am excited for the future of our program. These next couple of years we will take our lumps, but I personally believe our best days are ahead of us, and no, I am not Joel although I did attended ORU with his brother and sister. To me when someone mentions "OSU", I personally think of the true "OSU', The Ohio State University.

I hope Sutton puts just as much effort into coaching OSU as he did here the past 4-5 years.

Scott comes out smelling like a rose on this deal: looks like he's doing his alma mater a favor by accepting the gig, when in fact he's perfectly positioning himself for another climb up the coaching ladder (a lot easier now for some D-1 athletic director to hire Scott as his new head coach from a Power 5 assistant's role, as opposed to trying to win the press conference with an unemployed guy who got fired following an 8-20 season at a low-major). And once again, ORU's self-righteousness and utter clueless-ness when it comes to public opinion leaves Carter, Wilson, et al still looking like insensitive jerks in this whole affair, while Scott is portrayed as the victim who now gets to return home to OSU where he will be properly appreciated. It even makes OSU AD Mike Holder look like a hero for allowing a Sutton to return to Stillwater, thus closing the ugly wounds with father Eddie and brother Sean. Mike Holder now a sympathetic character? I didn't even think that was possible! Leave it to ORU's botched handling of Scott's dismissal to put all these wheels in motion, where everyone wins in the court of public opinion - except ORU. The local and statewide sports media will claim they are neutral on such things, but I can't imagine they don't all want to see OSU and Scott Sutton beat the dog out of ORU on Nov. 16th, joined in that sentiment by most college basketball fans other than the most ardent ORU supporters. And, based on public perception, can you really blame them for feeling that way?

Ha. You do you. I have no problem with any of it being shared but going back to my original point, I think the only people who think this is still a big deal are the ones inside the bubble. Personally, I don't care what the media in Tulsa thinks about ORU; the university has its issues, that is not up for debate. But if ORU wins on the court, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks... they'll all be trying to find their way into the bubble.

This is why I don't share the opinion that "Sutton is a decent guy." His continued lies about being hamstrung by ORU in recruiting are classless and Mills is showing them to be false. Sutton was either completely burned out or thought he was entitled to a lifetime no-show head coaching job. If the local media wants to continue to run with "Boo hoo, Sutton was so mistreated. He should have been allowed to coach there forever putting in zero effort" story line whatever.

Yes, life does go on, and that "life" includes trying to convince LOCAL ticket buyers to come to the games, and LOCAL sponsors to support the program, and LOCAL media to report any success to that end. I suppose when the "support" of out-of-state ORU fans reaches higher levels, local support won't matter. But until that day comes, however, it matters GREATLY.