Big game today. Be a big boost to the Regional Championship (duh). Sticks need to stay hot - Bruggy finally got off the schneid, now need Wulfy to get hot and the rest stay hot. Pulled Meola last night - hopefully that was precautionary but no idea. Should be Holiday on the bump and Cags for UF. Game scheduled for 6:00 on ESPN Plus/SEC Network.

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Down go the pigs!!!!

Lost to SEMO 6-3. Pig Sooey now Chop Sooey!

executive action coming next week on the border from diaper boy.

what changed?

the polls changed and pedo joe's handlers are desperate.

nothing from sleepy joe but hail mary passes. trump conviction was a successful hail mary? not........ look at the polls, look at donations to trump reelection, and 30% of the $$ is coming from first time donors, what does that say about the stumblin', bumblin' hair sniffer.

executive action now on the border? where were you and your handlers 3 1/2 years ago? o yea, you guys were selling climate change and electric cars while millions were pouring into our country.

too little too late woke, global, pukes.

one bullet at a time handlers, one bullet at a time

I posted a thread about my porch this morning on tMB and my next door neighbor responded to the thread. Crazy. What are the odds of that.

Most will probably miss Stillwater but it’s coming. SW of okc tight now.

How Oklahoma State football's incoming transfers can impact Cowboys in 2024​

Scott Wright
The Oklahoman

STILLWATER — Coming off a 10-win season with 18 returning starters, it was a remarkably quiet offseason for Oklahoma State football in the era of the transfer portal.

The Cowboys saw just 10 players go out, only a small group of whom were in the primary playing rotation. Coach Mike Gundy and his staff have added eight players from the portal to fill the void, and five of those were on hand for spring ball.

The other three are set to arrive the first week of June.

OSU’s portal recruiting focused heavily on veterans. All eight newcomers have played at least two seasons of college football, and five will be in their final year of eligibility.

That means 2024 is an important year for them, so here’s a look at OSU’s portal newcomers, ranked by potential impact:

1. Tyler Foster, tight end​

Not only is Foster a proven tight end, he’s stepping in at a position where OSU lost virtually all of its production. The 6-foot-6, 245-pound super-senior was used as both a blocker and receiver throughout his five years at Ohio. He had 396 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 33 receptions over the past two seasons and provides a big target at one of the few positions where OSU is filling a starting job.

2. Obi Ezeigbo, defensive end​

Making the jump from Division II Gannon University, the 6-foot-2, 245-pound Ezeigbo will have ample opportunity to be in the rotation on the edge. Like tight end, OSU lost two heavily used defensive ends, and improving the pass rush was a primary goal of the spring. Having played with OSU defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo in the 2022 season, Ezeigbo is familiar with the scheme, which will give him an opportunity to find a valuable role in his super-senior season.

3. Kobe Hylton, safety​

Hylton perhaps brings the most experience among newcomers, having played more than 1,300 snaps in his career. But he’s trying to work his way into a safety position that returns all of its starters, plus a couple of backups who saw a lot of action last season. Another super-senior, Hylton should provide depth, and depending on how quickly he adapts to what he learned in spring, maybe he could compete for a starting role.

4. A.J. Green, running back​

A product of Union High School in Tulsa, Green is excited for the opportunity to be back in his home state after three solid seasons at Arkansas. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound senior dealt with health issues in spring, posting a photo on social media showing his lower leg in a cast. Nothing is known about how long it could keep him out, but if he’s healthy by August, Green will get the first shot at being the No. 2 back behind Ollie Gordon II.

5. Isaia Glass, offensive lineman​

If Green’s health issues linger, Glass will move up this list. Like Hylton, Glass is joining a depth chart with a lot of experienced returners. OSU has seven super-senior offensive linemen who have started games, so the opportunities for immediate impact will be difficult to find. But the redshirt junior has blended quickly with the established linemen, and line health is always an issue, so the added depth is valuable. And with seven players set to exhaust their eligibility in 2024, Glass should factor into the future plans up front.

6. Da’Wain Lofton, receiver​

Now the first of the summer enrollees, Lofton enters his senior season after three years as a backup at Virginia Tech. The 5-foot-11, 189-pound receiver has played both inside and outside, seeing more than 200 snaps at each position during his time with the Hokies. He had 410 yards and three touchdowns on 35 catches the last three seasons. Lofton could be an option to back up Brennan Presley. He also played a valuable role on special teams at Virginia Tech, which could be an area where he finds a way to contribute.

7. Trent Howland, running back​

Another player who would rise on this list if Green’s health issues persist, Howland was a late addition to the class, but a valuable one. Not only does he add veteran experience for the 2024 season, but he has two years of eligibility remaining, which would put him in position for a prime role should Gordon opt for the NFL next winter. At 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Howland could carve out a unique role, regardless of the health of those ahead of him on the depth chart.

8. Gavin Freeman, receiver​

Perhaps the most intriguing player on this list — and not because he’s an OU transfer — Freeman is at the bottom because there’s a high likelihood he redshirts in 2024. That’ll leave him two years of eligibility to compete for the starting slot receiver job after Presley departs. In two seasons at OU, Freeman showed how much of a threat he can be with the ball, whether he was used as a receiver, rusher or returner. Even as a redshirt this fall, he could participate in as many as four regular-season games and the entire postseason.

Different year, same story for Oklahoma State softball at Women's College World Series​

Nick Sardis
The Oklahoman

A common theme has emerged in Oklahoma State softball’s five appearances since 2019 at the Women’s College World Series.

The Cowgirls have yet to advance to the championship, and it hasn’t necessarily been largely because of pitching.

Their fielding hasn’t been the biggest problem either.

More than anything, Oklahoma State’s offense has struggled.

Eighth-seeded Stanford eliminated the fifth-seeded Cowgirls with an 8-0 victory in six innings Friday night at Devon Park, and Oklahoma State’s offensive woes were front and center.



NiJaree Canady — Stanford’s (49-16) ace and the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year — shut down the Cowgirls (49-12), allowing just three hits while striking out seven.

It was a similar story for Oklahoma State on Thursday when it lost to fourth-seeded Florida 1-0 and Keagan Rothrock tossed a complete game for the Gators.


Over their two WCWS games, the Cowgirls had just five hits.

“I thought that Rothrock last night was really good,” Oklahoma State coach Kenny Gajewski said. “Deceptively good. Tonight, I thought we had a pretty good offensive performance. We didn't score any runs. We had three hits. The hardest balls we hit were caught. We hit multiple balls hard.

“Tallen Edwards has no hits, had three balls that were hit well. Jilyen (Poullard) had the last one that scorched. We had multiple opportunities. We just couldn't make little things happen.”

Oklahoma State has made a tremendous leap under Gajewski. Before he was hired following the 2015 season, the Cowgirls made just one WCWS appearance since 1998. And the season before he arrived, they went 21-31 overall and 3-13 in Big 12 play.

Oklahoma State has become one of the nation’s top programs since, but in the WCWS, the Cowgirls’ offense has consistently floundered.

Oklahoma State scored three runs in three games at the WCWS in 2019. The Cowgirls scored six in three matchups in 2021 before bringing home 11 in four games the following year. Last season, they scored 11 runs in three matchups, but eight of those runs were in one game.

During this five-season stretch, Oklahoma State is averaging just 1.9 runs per game at the WCWS.

But Gajewski has done things to try to reverse the Cowgirls’ offensive woes, most notably replacing hitting coach Whitney Cloer with Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher this past winter.

“I didn't have enough to help Vanessa,” Gajewski said. “I'll be very honest. This is why I made a change in December with our hitting spot. I felt like we needed to make a change. There's something that was just not quite there. It wasn't an easy move. We made that move.

“I have the right person in the spot. I just put her in a terrible place. I didn't give her any opportunity in the fall to install, instill, install the system, instill the toughness that it takes to win here. She has that. I just put her in a tough spot. That's what I told her tonight. I said, ‘Hey, I put you in a really bad spot, and you killed it. We just ran out of gas.’”

Gajewski has faith in Shippy-Fletcher and Oklahoma State softball in general heading into the offseason.

“We got a lot of young kids,” Gajewski said. “We have a nucleus of kids. We have a couple freshmen coming in. We're already busy in the portal to help us out. She'll get a full year now under her belt, half a year, a great season. We get to OKC, now she can build off this, go back to square one, she'll get us through this. That's why I brought her here.”

Oklahoma State’s season ended in disappointing fashion, but the Cowgirls had their moments this year.

Gajewski has built the program into a perennial contender, and the athletes love playing for him.

“The way that Coach G loves us, not only when we do well, not only when we're on the field, but he loves each and every one of us as people,” Poullard said. “I think that shows. That's the Cowgirl way. It's not just when someone is doing good that you're excited for them, that you're loving them. He loves us so much. That's something that I've always admired about him.”

Said:

He's not that good. Don't get me wrong he will probably run for 1200 yards or so this year but he's not a great player.

Fact check: Ollie ran for over 1700 yards last year. His entire offensive line returns this year. Two have been beaten out by better players.

WTF is this bitter asshole talking about?

I’m talking about the freshman CF for Texas. He was rated a Top 100 prospect coming out of high school last year. Here’s the advantages we had going for us that you might have forgotten or did not know:

* His dad, Billy Gasparino, was a Cowboy All-American back in 1997-1998. Billy Gasparino today, by the way, is VP pin charge of scouting for the LA Dodgers.
* Billy Gasparino’s roommate in college was, you guessed it, Josh Holliday.
* As a high school player among the top players in the country, Will Gasparino bonded with another of the top players in the draft: you guessed it, Jackson Holliday.

With all of those advantages/relationships, how did this kid, who is a key player for UT as a freshman, not end up a Cowboy?

The "trumped-up" charges weren't even recent. They date back to Trump's 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton. Other Manhattan DAs had considered bringing this case but dropped it after concluding it had no merit. Even Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had abandoned the idea before resurrecting it following pressure from liberals and the TDS crowd.

The charges were so novel that they were downright evil. Bragg connected a state law about falsifying records to election violations at the federal level when Trump allegedly paid $130,000 in "hush money" to obtain a non-disclosure agreement from a porn star.

Bragg argued that Trump's payments violated federal campaign finance laws, although he has no jurisdiction over federal statutes as a county prosecutor. If he had just brought New York State business violations to bear, there would only have been civil penalties. For the charges to be criminal, he had to link them to federal violations. But, the judge disallowed the testimony of senior Federal Election Commission officials under direct or cross-examination. Bragg failed to show who was harmed because the judge ruled that he didn't have to. The jury ruled not knowing the exact criminal statute Trump was supposed to have violated.

No, not Nebraska - Niagara. Think they have a lefty going - probably be Meola or LaSalle at DH. No idea on the bump - I think Garcia, but will be interesting. Game scheduled at 6:00 on ESPN Plus.

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247 analyst Blake Brockermeyer rates OSU the number one off line in the country. Bit of a stretch but interesting.

“Discuss ethics” my ass. This meeting was going to include a shitload of veiled threats in an attempt to intimidate the judiciary. Just the latest evidence that the democrooks are the true fascists.

Game is in the 4th inning.

When is our game starting??

SCOTUS really needs to get involved and squash this shit.

Listen to eye witness testimony.

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Republic.

If you want two tickets (free) to the 1:00 p.m. Niagara - Nebraska game today (Saturday), let me know soon. Good seats on 1st base side.

Reply here or send a DM to me and provide a number to which I can text them to you.

Spurned with not hosting and then they go out and lay an egg in the first round of the ou regional. Lost to uconn. Makes things easier on ou. 🤢🤮🤮

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