Daily Bullets (Aug. 9): Talking Ollie Gordon, More Realignment Updates

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

OSU Bullets

• Notes and videos from fall camp:

• Talking Ollie Gordon, defensive backs, and those who didn’t transfer (PFB)

• Ollie Gordon, Cole Birmingham, and Lyrik Rawls talk after practice (PFB)

• Talyn Shettron is ready to compete in year two (PFB)

• The bowls attached to the Pac-12 are in negotiations on where they’ll go – have to see the Big 12 getting involved here (CBS Sports)

• Realignment Updates from yesterday:

• ACC is now evaluating Cal, Stanford, and… SMU (CBS Sports)
• San Diego State (reportedly) tried to start a new Power Five conference (CBS Sports)
• A direct result of realignment – SEC Commissioner wants to reexamine the playoff expansion (CBS Sports)

• The Cowboys won their first game on their Spain trip (Twitter)

• Three Cowboys are currently in the top ten of the PGA (Twitter)

• This is a big Cowboy defensive line (PFB)

• Congrats to the greatest – Barry Sanders is getting a Lions’ statue:

• Mike Gundy’s projection on where this is all headed: 30-team super conference.

Non-OSU Bullets

• Concept – football-only conferences. I’m out on this, negates the Big 12 advantage of racking up basketball schools
• Sometimes “love your enemy” means “love your spouse” (faith-based)

“One version of confidence is: I’ve got this figured out.

Another version is: I can figure this out.

The first is arrogant and close-minded. The second is humble and open-minded.

Be humble about what you know, but confident about what you can learn.”

James Clear