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Way back when, in 1997, Oklahoma State Football was searching for an identity. Less than a decade earlier, the Cowboys enjoyed back-to-back 10-win seasons and the likes of Barry Sanders, Mike Gundy and Hart Lee Dykes roaming the coarse AstroTurf at Lewis Field. Probation sent the program into a downward spiral for the better part of eight seasons until the stars finally aligned and gave fans reason to believe that better days were ahead.