Mike Gundy's epic 'I'm a man' speech turns 10 years old
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On Sept. 22, 2007, Mike Gundy provided the sports world with a postgame tirade for the ages.
The Oklahoma State head coach took issue with an article in The Oklahoman that he thought negatively portrayed former Cowboys quarterback Bobby Reid, and had no problem expressing his feelings in a postgame press conference after a win over Texas Tech.
Reid later told ESPN he didn't feel Gundy's speech was entirely genuine, but the rant most famously remembered for the line: "Come after me. I'm a man. I'm 40," has been on top-10 coaching meltdown lists ever since.
It even spawned a number of spoofs and imitations, including this commercial from Fowler Toyota:
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