On the day before Bedlam, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy received a text from Kurt Budke's wife, Shelley.
"Mike, I got your number through Kurt's Contacts," Gundy said, reading from his phone. "I know everybody is excited about Bedlam. I don't want to put any pressure on you, because I know you have enough. I just want you to know how excited Kurt would be for this game. He was so bummed out that they moved Bedlam to this weekend.' -- He would have to play in Indiana tomorrow," Gundy explained.
"'I have to say this for him. Good luck. You've done a great job. Believe in yourself, believe in God, and believe in the team.'
"How about that?" Gundy said. "That's the kind of person she is. When Kristen and I went to see her the next morning, she said, 'I'm so sorry about the game.' I thought, that's a typical coach's wife. She had enough to her, she had to text because she knew Kurt wanted it."
