Daily Bullets (Oct. 12): Pokes Drop Opener at GIA, Break Into Coaches Poll

• Steve Lutz’s Cowboys lost to New Mexico at GIA while missing a few yesterday (PFB)

• OSU remained at No. 18 in the AP Poll but managed to break into the Coaches Top 25 this week (PFB)

• ICYMI – Mike Gundy talked about his time at Oklahoma State on TNT over the weekend (PFB)

• WSJ did a profile on Drew Mestemaker recently – highlighting how junior college coaches would return his calls.

All of a sudden, the player who couldn’t keep his emails out of the junk folder has become the quarterback NFL teams are lining up to draft, as a projected first-round pick in April. [Wall Street Journal]

• ESPN’s SP+ has the Pokes losing by five to Houston on Saturday (Google Docs)

• In a Big 12 weekly recap, the Pokes were called a second-half team and Houston (this week’s opponent) noted for blasting K-State in Manhattan (HCS)

• Fun to see these guys back at Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday. Is this the first time since James Washington graduated that OSU hasn’t been tempted to hand him a helmet?

Tony Allen and James Washington honored in Stillwater at halftime #Cowboys https://t.co/jscsydy9HG

— News On 6 (@NewsOn6) October 10, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• Mike Tomlin on playing Minecraft to stay close to his middle school sons is awesome

• Parenting like Aslan (faith-based)

I decided to put Cal Newport’s three principles of ​​slow productivity​​ to the test:

1. Work on Fewer Things
2. Work at a Natural Pace
3. Obsess Over Quality

Newport argues that you can produce higher-quality, more satisfying results by working more slowly and deeply on one big thing. [Redeeming Productivity]

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

OSU Bullets

• Steve Lutz’s Cowboys lost to New Mexico at GIA while missing a few yesterday (PFB)

• OSU remained at No. 18 in the AP Poll but managed to break into the Coaches Top 25 this week (PFB)

• ICYMI – Mike Gundy talked about his time at Oklahoma State on TNT over the weekend (PFB)

• WSJ did a profile on Drew Mestemaker recently – highlighting how junior college coaches would return his calls.

All of a sudden, the player who couldn’t keep his emails out of the junk folder has become the quarterback NFL teams are lining up to draft, as a projected first-round pick in April. [Wall Street Journal]

• ESPN’s SP+ has the Pokes losing by five to Houston on Saturday (Google Docs)

• In a Big 12 weekly recap, the Pokes were called a second-half team and Houston (this week’s opponent) noted for blasting K-State in Manhattan (HCS)

• Fun to see these guys back at Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday. Is this the first time since James Washington graduated that OSU hasn’t been tempted to hand him a helmet?

Tony Allen and James Washington honored in Stillwater at halftime #Cowboys https://t.co/jscsydy9HG

— News On 6 (@NewsOn6) October 10, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• Mike Tomlin on playing Minecraft to stay close to his middle school sons is awesome

• Parenting like Aslan (faith-based)

I decided to put Cal Newport’s three principles of ​​slow productivity​​ to the test:

1. Work on Fewer Things
2. Work at a Natural Pace
3. Obsess Over Quality

Newport argues that you can produce higher-quality, more satisfying results by working more slowly and deeply on one big thing. [Redeeming Productivity]