No "Future": Tragedy in Stillwater

[jgrout]

We've joked about OSU's oddball status vis a vi WVB. Well, their WBB program just took a serious hit... its head coach Kurt Budke and one of his assistants Miranda Serna died in a plane crash in central Arkansas.

newsok.com/osu-coach-kurt-budke-assistant-coach-miranda-serna-killed-in-plane-crash/article/3624385

Here is a story about the team published less than a week ago. It's about how Coach Budke's team was "built for the future". It's enough to make you want to cry.

newsok.com/oklahoma-state-coach-kurt-budkes-womens-basketball-team-built-for-future/article/3622831

This isn't the first time a plane crash took lives at OSU... back in January, 2001, ten people connected to the OSU MBB program, including some players, died in a plane crash in Colorado.

More links:

newsok.com/ou-coaches-administrators-share-thoughts-on-deaths-of-osu-coaches-kurt-budke-miranda-serna/article/3624390

newsok.com/athletes-coaches-opponents-express-grief-over-death-of-osu-coaches-on-twitter/article/3624389

newsok.com/osu-interim-womens-coach-jim-littell-kurt-budkes-zeal-for-osu-was-incomparable/article/3624387

[volleyballhawk]

Incredibly tragic.

In regards to these boards, does anyone know why OSU doesn't field a women's volleyball team? I've always wondered.

[abugslife]

It is a horrible tragedy and why I hate small ass planes. To have a school go through this twice and especially after celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the 2001 crash. My heart goes out to them.

[mikegarrison]

I'm sorry, but 82-yr-old people should not be piloting airplanes. I would not have gotten onto that plane.

[vbgirls2]

very sad, prayers to the families, team and University. Such a tragedy.

[jgrout]

The Big 12 doesn't require WVB... most likely, the Southwest Conference didn't either... and I don't think OSU has ever fielded a team.

The Pac-8/Pac-10/Pac-12 hasn't ever required its members to have baseball: Portland State, which has never been a full member of the conference... or, as far as I know, of the earlier Portland-based Pacific Coast Conference... was an auxiliary conference member for baseball for years and holds a number of conference records.

[Mocha]

San Diego State's men's soccer team also plays in the Pac-12.