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Of Pickens, Gundy Says He Was ‘Lucky Enough’ Just to be Along for the Ride

Mike Gundy spoke at the celebration of life for Boone Pickens on Wednesday in GIA. It’s no secret that Pickens and Gundy had their wars — such is life in trinitarian power* like the one that has existed in Stillwater for a decade and a half — but Gundy was terrific with his speech and gracious with his words.

You can view his talk starting at 46:55 right here, but I pulled some of my favorite quips and quotes below.

On The Boss

“When we lost him, it was sad because he’s always been there as a mainstay.