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badger
2/13/2009, 12:05 PM
Travis Ford, until his inevitable firing, will be the gift that keeps on giving... to everyone else besides OSU.

Here, he publicly announced plans to bench starters (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20090212_298_0_STILLW302644) to teach them a lesson.

Then he curses at a player on a nationally televised game... and subsequently apologizes. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20090210_93_B1_Oklaho773856&archive=yes)

And of course, Ford also pledged to never say another word to officials (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20090122_93_B5_Withth159542&archive=yes) after having ref trouble early-on.

I really think that he could do good things at OSU for the program, but he seems like such a screwup sometimes. Even Jeff Capel had his share of T's that first year (mostly when OU players were lethargic and sloppy) but he never did or said the thngs this guy does.

NormanPride
2/13/2009, 12:16 PM
Mid major all around. Not used to the spotlight, and just isn't the type of guy that knows how to handle it.

badger
2/13/2009, 12:22 PM
Mid major all around. Not used to the spotlight, and just isn't the type of guy that knows how to handle it.

I think my mouth hit the floor when he told the media he was going to bench starters to motivate them. You don't tell everyone first! You just do it! The cursing out at his player - there's some things you don't do publicly! You have a locker room!

The announcing of less talking to the refs was just thilly and thtupid... and we all saw at the OU game in Stilly that he didn't stick to that pledge for very long.

SoonerinLex
2/13/2009, 12:58 PM
Hey, can't you two just talk amongst yourselves? ;)

badger
2/13/2009, 02:51 PM
Hey, can't you two just talk amongst yourselves? ;)
Actually, we post as each other sometimes, so sometimes when just one of us appears to be posting it actually us talking amongst ourselves :D

Getting back to the topic at hand, OSU. The S is for Sucks ;)

NormanPride
2/13/2009, 02:51 PM
We can, but it's so much more fun to do it where everyone can see. Isn't that kinky?

cheezyq
2/13/2009, 05:23 PM
The announcing of less talking to the refs was just thilly and thtupid... and we all saw at the OU game in Stilly that he didn't stick to that pledge for very long.

That was the single goofiest thing I've seen in a long time. He trolled around the court all mad, but wasn't saying anything or doing anything. He just stomped around the court.

It also made him look like a suited version of Nacho Libre.

Rock Hard Corn Frog
2/14/2009, 02:57 PM
He must have been really unpopular around the Shire.

soonervegas
2/14/2009, 08:22 PM
Yeah the attendance in stillwater was shocking today.

badger
2/16/2009, 03:12 PM
So I did a search just for shizzles and gizzles and what do I find but...

firetravisford.com (http://firetravisford.com/)

To further prove how irrelevant Oklahoma State has been lately, the site still talks about UMass and the Minutemen.