Front-Loading the Deal Underwood came to OSU for Dollar General money and in hindsight that may have been less than ideal. Underwood was the lowest-paid Big...
Getting Evans We’re one for two on retaining impactful basketball people named Evans. Good stuff on the one that’s staying. His name is Lamont Evans, and...
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too Decision makers at Oklahoma State aren’t in an envious position. I would suggest to Oklahoma State that they do...
Football School Still processing and making sense of the hire, these words popped out and explained things well. In 1989-2005, while the basketball Cowboys averaged 23...
Holder Cares A detail of athletic directing overlooked sometimes. He hears what is said about him. Some of it is good. The rest of it, an...
Superstar Interesting comment thrown out during the interview process. “I don’t know, but we had one guy on the committee (one of the regents) and he...
Mike Boynton, Jr. press conference at 3 p.m. today, should be interesting. Logical Fallacy Someone please help me understand. “One tempting way to do that was...
Brad Boynton, Jr. Continuity has some possible pros: For starters, Boynton will run the same system that the Cowboys used this past season. He spent three...
A Football School It’s no longer the basketball program that floats the athletic department. Apparently of the belief that Oklahoma State isn’t committed to building and...
Dream Job Jitters Doug recaps his Yankee job interview a bit: “I feel good about it,” he said while hurrying through the airport to catch a...
Replacing Underwood Love that Berry Tramel does these. May not love how it plays out, but still a fun process. Underwood was a one seed last...
Doug’s X-Factor A great point by Doug Gottlieb in a recent interview with Fox Radio: My school was just jilted by a false prophet, man. He...
Bedlam baseball tonight, 6:30 p.m. at Allie P. Beat the Sooners. Holder’s Learning Curve Strip away situational emotions and this seems to be what Holder has...
All about the Benjamins The root of all recent instability in OSU basketball: Some in the basketball office already were questioning Holder’s commitment to the sport,...
Beware the Ides of March So here’s the deal. Here’s what happened. Underwood and Holder had preliminary discussions a few weeks ago, but an OSU source...
Tournament’s Most Fun Game Fun’s a subjective word, Jeff. When the selection committee pitted Michigan against Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA tournament,...
It’s time to dance. DNA Changes Wouldn’t have guessed these numbers but not terribly surprising. In eight seasons with Ford as the coach (266 games), the...
Phil or Keiton? A good answer here to one of life’s more difficult questions, akin to choosing your favorite child perhaps. Who’s the better shooter? Phil-er-up...
Not Your Everyday Problem The Pokes will have their hands full with Michigan’s two towers but not for the reason you’d assume. Between 6-foot-11 sophomore Moritz...
Personal Note: Happy birthday to Mrs. M, a lily among thorns. And thanks for never getting (visibly) upset at my early morning alarm waking you up...
Seeding Perspective Berry on how to look at being seeded seven to 10: Think of it this way. Make OSU a seven seed, then ponder a...
2011 Team Comparisons Gundy embraces expectations but gives a sign to watch for. Together, Rudolph and Washington propelled the Pokes to a 30-point rout of Pac-12...
The X-Factor With that heading, how many guesses did it take to get to no. 41? Mitchell Solomon. Keeping the Oklahoma State junior forward on the...
Gundy’s Contract Headway being made on locking up the Mullet into his 50’s. It appears to be an indication the university and Gundy have finally agreed...
Underwood Watch Fire danger level feels green on Underwood leaving. “Mike Holder ought to just drive the Brinks truck up to the office,” cracked ESPN Big 12...