Daily Bullets (Mar. 2): Beat the Longhorns, Cost of the Playoff

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Scores

Baseball: Cowboys 7, Central Michigan 4 
Softball: Cowgirls 4, Seattle 1 and Cowgirls 13, Drake 1

Three Thoughts

• Cowboys take on Texas in Austin at 1pm CST – this is the kind of game OSU wins after losing to Central Florida at home (PFB)

• Softball coach Kenny Gajewski noted facility renovation and OSU’s athletics renovations are way down the list compared to NIL – what a tough time to fundraise for a new facility (O’Colly) 

• Chad Weiberg pointed out a bummer about expanding the playoff – missing a traditional bowl game. Seems like it would be worth it.

“That’s gonna be the other change… should you get eliminated in that game, whether it’s at this other campus or here, that’s it,” Weiberg said. “You’re done.”

[Sellout Crowd]

Two Quotes

• Mike Gundy weighed in on the 14-team playoff concept – specifically giving the Big Ten and SEC automatic byes: 

Coach Gundy speaks out about the proposed 14-team CFP model

Thoughts? ⬇️ #OKState https://t.co/4I0NGBwxD9 pic.twitter.com/sI4hDDuoYN

— Poke Scoop (@Poke_Scoop) March 2, 2024

• The Cowboys are not in the top nine teams on the NCAA tourney streak – four tournaments consecutively would get them there. 

These programs know what it takes to get into the Big Dance. 🏀🏆

(✍️: @carterbahns)

MORE: https://t.co/AD3nYyGmtf pic.twitter.com/u4fi0o2jXK

— 247Sports (@247Sports) March 1, 2024

One Question

• Would you rather have dinner with Mike Gundy or Mike Boynton? 

Non-OSU Bullets

• Why Americans stopped hanging out

• What in tarnation is ‘tarnation’?

Pretty cute stuff: 

The leap day babies are wearing little frog hats pic.twitter.com/boIudBaYrv

— audrey farnsworth (@audipenny) February 29, 2024