So ,you are saying that an offensive coordinator has no influence on anything that happens concerning the football program?
I am pointing out that an offensive coordinator does have considerable influence on a college football program. Gundy was second to Miles when they both were going for the head coaching job at OSU. Miles got it and Gundy was hired too as offensive coordinator. Gundy was basically second in command right behind Miles.
No straw grasping. Those are facts about how it was and is. Gundy was a big part of the program when Miles was there.
An offensive coordinator does have significant influence on who is in the program but the head guy ultimately decides who stay or who goes. OK State took some chances on guys because that's what you do when you are trying to build a winning program from a nobody. They took on projects that OU would not have bothered with because they didn't have as many options for good players. I'd like to think that OSU has built their program up from there and does not have to take on as many projects.
Just judging from how many bad apples got let go after Gundy took over, I would say there were disagreements with Miles over certain personnel decisions. I think Gundy has tried his best to run the program the right way and the shame of this article is that it marginalizes 10 years of hard work and investment in improving the program.