Most sports talk shows across Oklahoma sounded about the same a year ago.
The airwaves were filled with impatient, disappointed fans venting about how Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy had overstayed their welcomes as their teams struggled through seasons and finished far short of the lofty standards they had set. After years of being in national championship conversations, Oklahoma finished 8-5. Oklahoma State barely qualified for a bowl game and finished 7-6 while Baylor and TCU were the ones in the headlines.
Stoops and Gundy insisted that things would be fine, and for now, they are vindicated.