OK State won 10 games last year and paid a big chunk of NIL to bring back a large number of last year's starters to use their Covid year instead of moving on. I have been told that essentially those guys took the money and are quite enjoying their last year. Instead of getting a group of guys highly motivated to reach even higher success than last year, they appear to have wound up with a group of guys who are apparently collecting their checks and playing out the string. No school work, no need to go get a "real" job to support themselves. No motivation to bust their asses. Just have fun for one more year before heading out to the real world. Essentially a gap year, but one where you make a comfortable living for a few hours work each day. It has shown up in the results. I doubt Mike gets fired and I expect there will be a bounce back next year.