It’s not every day you get to opine about sports figures and their enviable hair.
Today, I have.
Watch my latest video commentary or read below:
I am in awe of Kurt Budke’s hair.
Really. I am.
I came to this conclusion Wednesday night at his post-game press conference. His Oklahoma State women’s basketball team had just defeated Missouri and pushed its record to 15-1, the best start ever in program history, and yet, I found myself mesmerized by Budke’s hair.
Part down the middle. Feathered back from there. The comb marks above his ears visible.
It makes Budke look a little bit like a televangelist, but in a good way. If that’s possible. It is Budke’s signature look.
All of this got me thinking about other sports types in our fair state with distinctive hair. Let me tell you, it’s amazing what you find yourself thinking about on a late-night drive back from Stillwater. And heck, it’s never bad to pull occasionally from the off-the-wall file for a video commentary.
So, without further ado:
Sherri Coale. Could you imagine her with anything other than her curly blond hair? What if she dyed her hair black or straightened it out? That’d just be weird.
Mr. Spiky Hair. Mike Gundy could fund a small country with what he spends on hair product.
Doug Sauter. It’s not the hair on his head, but rather the hair on his face. The Blazers coach has a beard that Rip Van Winkle would’ve died for.
Phil Loadholt and Duke Robinson. The dreaded duo was more than a nuisance to opposing defense. The Oklahoma offensive linemen have some of the coolest dreadlocks around.
Larry Fedora. I know, I know. He is no longer in our fair state, having left OSU for Southern Miss, but his hair was a regular topic of conversation in our office. I chalk it up to jealously. Who wouldn’t want Fedora’s abundant locks?
At the end of the day, all those looks are good and fine, but the one that still gets me is Budke’s. I’m almost hoping that his team wins the conference or something so someone will muss up his hair like Arizona’s players did to Lute Olsen at the Final Four.
Talk about a hair-raising experience.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Jenni,
I am in awe of Kurt’s coaching ability. I think my hair, as a 52 year old, is better than his.
I have a suggestion. The next time you want to be taken seriously as a columnist and write about football players, think of this column and then you will understand why that won’t happen and why Coach took you to task last season.
I realize this comumn was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but you are a much better columnist that this column shows. Don’t lower yourself to other’s standards.
SZ
January 17th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Steve, this isn’t a column, it’s a blog, a BLOG I say! Big difference, Steve. I find it to be a mildly amusing tho the topic is of little interest to me. Gundy reacted like a moron and he’ll soon be an unemployed moron (as the world just doesn’t have enough unemployed morons).
BLOG, Steve, got it?
January 17th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
It may be just a blog but there needs to be some point to the blug. You can tell that Jenni is out of her league when it comes to Sports. She may be a sports writer but it sounds to me that she would be better suited as the “unemployed moron”. Thank Gerry for the word. One more thing, Gundy will not go anywhere for at least 3 years. He may be unemployed later but right now he is doing fine at OSU, just a little psychotic.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
How many of those coaches are you “IN LOVE” with, JENNI???? Always remember that JENNI “NEVER READS THESE POST”!!!!
January 17th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
John Boy, did you miss my response to your last comment on my blog about the Mayor’s weight-loss challenge? Perhaps you are the one who never reads these posts …