Daily Bullets (July 20): What Paying for a Wrestling Coach Means, Picking the Pokes

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

Three Thoughts

• PFB got their hands on new wrestling coach David Taylor’s contract – exciting to see OSU getting serious and paying more than anyone else in the country for a wrestling coach (PFB)

• As realignment starts to swirl again, it’s fun to look at what options each school has  – and while the Cowboys are already part  of the Big 12, is adding Clemson and Florida State a win for OSU? (247 Sports)

• Hesitation to embrace the Cowboys as a contender this fall is reasonable considering the numbers ESPN shares – but they still won and returned so many tell you another story. 

Despite the abysmal start, OSU finished the year 28th in offensive SP+. But the defense ranked 69th, its worst performance since 2018. It would make perfect sense if Nardo needed a trial-and-error year… [ESPN+ $$$]

Two Quotes

• Nolan Schubart as a top-ten pick feels like a reasonable take to me:

In case you were looking, here’s our “way too early” 𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 for the 2025 #MLBDraft. ✍🏼https://t.co/a42RWxIKPR pic.twitter.com/ZkkwmyUnKW

— Perfect Game USA (@PerfectGameUSA) July 19, 2024

• Two notes: love that Gundy is ahead of Whittingham and it would be awesome if Gundy could close the four-game gap on Dabo Swinney:

Most All Time Wins Among Active Head Coaches🔥 pic.twitter.com/tG1AjgbouQ

— PFF College (@PFF_College) July 19, 2024

One Question

• The Big 12 has more one-score games than any other conference – do you enjoy that Oklahoma State seems to be a part of a ton of those?

Non-OSU Bullets

• Interesting read on how Russell Westbrook still changes games These Braum’s mugs look awesome:

Name something more Oklahoma. I dare you!

🫡 @Braums_IceCream pic.twitter.com/qSqZ5qM8Pv — Bryan Porter (@jbryanporter) July 19, 2024