STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head coach, Steve Lutz, met with the media on Thursday to put a bow on the disappointing road trip out to Utah, while also previewing the upcoming game against Colorado.
This is an important game for multiple reasons, one being needing a win in Big 12 play to get closer back to .500. The Buffaloes are 0-5 in Big 12 play, which makes this a winnable game for the Pokes. No guarantees, though.
However, the more important reason on Saturday is this is the annual Remember the Ten game. This is coach Lutz’ first season in Stillwater but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand just how important this game is to Oklahoma State fans.
“I’ve just been consumed for the last 36 hours with watching all of those, and after watching all of those, the gravity hits you,” Lutz said. “There’s tears in my eyes to watch coach [Eddie] Sutton have to address everybody in Gallagher-Iba when they had that memorial. Like, I don’t know how the heck he did it. Anybody that ever says a bad word about coach [Sutton] is crazy because nobody prepares you for that. Nobody prepares you for that.
“I just know that when it’s all said and done as the ambassador for this program, I will never, never let their memory go away. We will always represent them to the highest degree. We’ll never forget them, and their memory will carry on forever. That is my promise to everybody at Oklahoma State and our alums and the families of the Ten.”
