I attended my first game in 1963, at the age of 6, 61 yrs ago. I’ve been a super fan since, without faltering, inclusive of 0-10-1.
notwithstanding a lot of heartbreak, the Jimmy Johnson and early Pat Jones were fun
As soon as Gundy began to turn the corner 18 yrs ago, I was all in.
Every year since, I’ve started each season with newfound hope. Newfound happiness.
And each year since I’ve found joy, real joy. And heartbreak as well.
This year seems different. New conference. New CFP in play. Most experienced team returning in my lifetime, but in a VERY deep and quality conference.

I’m going into this season with a huge smile for a big reason:

Regardless of 12-0 or 7-5, we are NOBODY’s lapdog and EVERYBODY’s nightmare.

At the end of the day, as fans, that’s all we SHOULD really ask for. Agree?

...and Dr. Shrum just hanging out on the lawn taking pics with students. Garth put it best when he said, "We hit the jackpot with this one."

That being said, has Darren got just about the absolute best job in the world?

Now that UT is out of the conference can they go back to the way things were done before UT got butthurt and complained??

Has anyone been to something like this? It is called COSM and they have locations in LA and Dallas.

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Oklahoma State men's basketball adds Canadian transfer Mikey Kelvin II to 2024-25 roster​

Justin Martinez
The Oklahoman

The OSU men's basketball team announced the signing of Mikey Kelvin II on Monday.

Kelvin is a 6-6 wing player from Ottawa, Canada, who spent the last three seasons at Queens University in Ontario. He averaged 10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds last season on 37.6% shooting from deep.

Kelvin played a key role with Queens as it reached the championship round of the USPORTS Final 8, which is Canada's March Madness equivalent.

“Mikey is a great young man who has competed and excelled at the highest level of Canadian university basketball," OSU head coach Steve Lutz said. "He’s long, athletic and shoots the three well. He has only been playing basketball since his junior year of high school but has already had a great deal of success, including a run to Canada’s national championship game. We’re excited to have him join the Cowboy Family this year.”



Kelvin is the ninth scholarship transfer to be added to OSU's 2024-25 roster. The incoming class joins returners Connor Dow, Jamyron Keller and Bryce Thompson.
It's a revamped roster for the Cowboys, who went 12-20 (4-14 Big 12) last season and failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. OSU then fired head coach Mike Boynton on March 14 and hired Lutz on April 1.

Steely Dan recorded Countdown to Ecstasy at the Caribou Ranch in Nederland, CO. My family wintered our horses there and retrieved them in the summer while at our ranch in Tolland, CO. Big fan here. Less of a fan of what follows.

Well SOB, Biden did change US policy to benefit Burisma.

"A Democrat is a fellow who never had any,
but doesn't see any reason why he shouldn't have some."

March 26, 1933 (from today's TWorld).

I just finished watching it and I'm amped for the coming season! There were so many highs and lows last season. It's hard to believe they had 6 comeback victories. Hats off to the coaches and players who kept their head down and just kept working.

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One of four counts in Smith’s January 6-related indictment of the former president is 18 U.S. Code § 241, conspiracy against rights. The statute reads:
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States; they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years.” ...
Using Smith’s logic, that law now should apply to Congressional Democrats, the corporate news media, and White House officials including Biden himself for violating the rights of 14 million voters who selected Biden during the Democratic primary. By every measure, those parties collectively “disenfranchised” voters by first freezing out potential Democratic primary opponents last spring and officially clinching the nomination in March only to later succeed in strong-arming Biden out of the race when it was clear he would not win.

The criminal conspiracy to violate the voting rights of 14 million Americans began shortly after Biden’s disastrous debate performance on June 27.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Wins Asian Tour event with -20. 2nd was -13. International event. Believe it is part of LIV or st least being promoted onbtheir website

If the attack comes against Israel we know it will include Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. Will Turkey join them? How many hundreds of thousands of missiles coming all at once and from every direction will Israel face? The Zionists are pinning hopes for their survival on unqualified American assisstance. That’s the main reason they are being so arrogantly aggressive. But the question is: will there be an Israel left to assist? I sometimes wonder if Netanyahu and his militant right wing associates have given that any thought. Have they forgotten that the last time the IDF fought Hezbollah it got thoroughly spanked? How will the IDF reservists hold off a coalition coming at them from every direction at the same time? I for one hope we never have to find out. By the way, I see where Hamas has already named a new leader. Fat lot of good it did to assassinate the old leader.

Will Oklahoma State football opponents continue to avoid throwing at Korie Black?​

Scott Wright
The Oklahoman


STILLWATER — Korie Black quickly offered a confident affirmation when asked if he’s the fastest player on the Oklahoma State football team.

The super-senior cornerback simply hopes Cowboy fans don’t have to see him showing off that speed.

“If I’m using it, that means I’m beat,” said Black, who is in his starting cornerback role for the third straight year.

“Luckily I don’t have to use a lot of it while I’m covering. I try to cover with angles so it kind of slows the game down. I don’t have to use too much of my speed.”


Looking beyond this year, Black’s speed, combined with his 6-foot, 190-pound body and proven coverage skills will make him a potential NFL Draft selection — of which OSU could have a good number next April.



But more importantly for the season ahead, Black will once again anchor the secondary, where he became a player opposing offenses were constantly aware of.

Black’s receiver was targeted just 35 times all year and quarterbacks completed just 45.7% of those attempts for 264 yards.

If Black once again receives that type of respect and offenses continue to attack the opposite side of the field, that’s where OSU’s cornerback depth will be tested.

Cam Smith and Kale Smith — who are not related, though Cam Smith is the older brother of safety Dylan Smith — will be the primary options across the field from Black, and each played a considerable number of snaps last year.

Cam Smith has been a starter for much of the last two seasons after getting forced into action because of injuries in 2022, and he grew up quickly.

“I’m trusting my technique more,” Cam said. “Trusting my coaches and believing in the technique they’re teaching me.”




While the Cowboys enter the season with three experienced cornerbacks, finding a fourth remains a key task in preseason camp.

Kenneth Harris Jr. redshirted after transferring from Arkansas State last year, and could work his way into the rotation, or a younger player could emerge at some point.


As camp rolls along, one of the most important developmental opportunities for backup cornerbacks has been facing OSU’s own receiver group.

“It’s a good thing for the corners and really all the defensive backs because you get a little bit of everything,” Black said. “Brennan Presley is small and quick, slippery. Rashod (Owens) is big and physical. (De’Zhaun Stribling) is a really smart receiver who knows how to run routes well. You really can pick your poison on what you want to work on.”

2024 Oklahoma State cornerback depth chart​

Name, Class, Ht., Wt., Hometown (Previous school)

The starters

• Korie Black, Sr.*, 6-0, 190, Waco, Texas (Connally)
• Cam Smith, RJr., 6-0, 190, Little Elm, Texas (Braswell)

The reserves

• Kale Smith, RJr., 6-0, 175, Midwest City
• Kenneth Harris Jr., RSr., 6-0, 195, Columbia, Louisiana (Arkansas State)
• R.J. Lester, RFr., 6-3, 185, Fort Smith, Arkansas (North)
• De’kelvion Beamon, RJr., 6-1, 200, Shreveport, Louisiana (Huntington)

Photo of Ollie covers the entire front page of the Oklahoman sports section today, here is the photo:​

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Can Ollie Gordon II win 2024 Heisman Trophy? 5 key questions for Oklahoma State football​

Scott Wright
The Oklahoman

STILLWATER — The 2024 college football season approaches with wide-ranging changes across the sport.

But in the locker room of Boone Pickens Stadium, familiarity abounds.

Oklahoma State, ranked No. 18 in the preseason, returns roughly 20 starters from a team that went 10-4 and reached the Big 12 Championship Game.

The Cowboys still have the reigning Doak Walker Award winner, Ollie Gordon II, at running back, and one of the most experienced quarterbacks in all of college football with seventh-year senior Alan Bowman.

The offensive line is full of veterans and the receiver group is loaded with playmakers. The defense has its share of stars, though it is less established than the offense.

Still, in the second year under defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo, growth is expected on that side of the ball.

With some new challengers atop the Big 12 Conference, the Cowboys enter the season with sights set on a third title game appearance in a four-year span. But what will it take to get there?
Here are five key questions to the season for Oklahoma State football:

Can running back Ollie Gordon II contend for the Heisman Trophy?​

You’ll often hear the Heisman referred to as a quarterback award these days, and unfortunately, that’s mostly true. Only four times in the 2000s has the award gone to another position — three running backs and a receiver.

So that means a lot of what Gordon needs to be considered a legitimate contender for the trophy is out of his hands. If he produces at a level like he did last year (he averaged 147.5 yards per game after becoming the featured back in Week 4) Gordon will have the numbers to garner consideration.

But jumping into the top four, or threatening for the honor, will take team success. Gordon earned some votes last year on a 10-4 squad, but if he has the same numbers on a Big 12 title team that is destined for the playoff when the voting wraps up, his profile skyrockets.

Gordon has all the other tools needed to be considered, from his knack for highlight-reel plays to his magnetic personality in the media spotlight.

Where can quarterback Alan Bowman improve in his seventh year of college football?​

While his detractors like to point at his touchdown-to-interception ratio of 15-to-14, that stat is only half-meaningful. Bowman had a lot of long passes that moved the Cowboys into the red zone, but were followed by touchdown runs from Gordon.

So the touchdown total doesn’t become bothersome unless the Cowboys are failing to score. And Bowman averaged over 293 yards per game after being named the full-time quarterback in Week 4.

The only real area of concern is the 14 picks. That’s the number that must improve for OSU to maximize its potential. With another offseason behind him, and another preseason camp to build on, Bowman’s connection with his wideouts should be even stronger, which should help minimize his interceptions.

How much better will the defense be?​

Statistically, the only direction to go is up. The Cowboys ranked outside the top 85 nationally in essentially every key stat category last year, and outside the top 100 in some, like passing yards allowed (123rd out of 130 teams). The context that is missing from OSU’s statistical performance is the in-game changes that led to major turnarounds in games, like the wins over Kansas, Houston and BYU.

That shows the ability in Nardo to adjust to what he’s seeing on the field. Additionally, as he moves into his second season at the Division I level, Nardo is showing he can mold his 3-3-5 defense to fit the talent of his players. The adjustments made to the scheme in spring will help the Cowboys take steps forward in some key areas of difficulty.

What is the biggest key to defensive improvement?​

It all starts with the pass rush. That’s why you’re going to see Collin Oliver used much more frequently as an edge rusher (more on that in the next question), because he’s the team’s most dangerous player in that situation. Gannon transfer Obi Ezeigbo has shown a quick first step off the line as well, and the veteran core of the defensive line has shown development with players like Jaleel Johnson and DeSean Brown working toward bigger roles.

The pass rush had been such a strong point for OSU’s defense in the 2021-23 seasons that its dropoff last year was a bit of a surprise. Not getting the pressure the Cowboys needed on the quarterback limited their big-play potential and left the defensive backs in tenuous situations that led to deep throws and big pass yardage.


If the pass rush is improved this season, the defense will be notably better as a whole.

How different will the roles of Kendal Daniels and Collin Oliver be in this defense?​

Let’s start with Oliver, who is still going to look like a linebacker at times, but will frequently be a standup defensive end, coming off the edge to use his speed off the line — which is his greatest weapon. Oliver has bulked back up to about 245 pounds, which is a weight he feels he can operate with good speed and agility on both sides of his hybrid role.

Daniels’ role at linebacker is harder to project, because he hasn’t really operated in that manner during games. While he’s still listed as a safety on the roster, Daniels says he’s a linebacker now, and the 6-foot-4, 235-pound redshirt junior has shown the physicality necessary for playing in the box, rushing the passer and taking on offensive linemen on an every-snap basis.

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