Daily Bullets (Apr. 13): Caveat to OSU Being a Top-Ten Team

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Scores

Softball: Iowa State 2, Cowgirsl 0
Baseball: OSU 8, Cinci  4

Three Thoughts

• Encouraging to see college football talking heads coming around to the Pokes: 

Writes The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, who has Oklahoma State at No. 10 in his preseason rankings, “bumping Oklahoma State into the top 10 comes with an acknowledgement that its defense will need to be more consistent.”

[GoPokes 247]

• If you re a Michagin fan, you should be excited about Mike Boynton can do from an assistant role (X)

• What a story that Daton Fix and John Smith went out together. 

“To me, he’s the best coach I could have asked for,” Fix said, “and I’m just really grateful that I got to end my career with him.”

[O’Colly]

Two Quotes

• What a fun story for Steve Lutz to get the OSU job. 

As (Lutz) stood behind a podium at centercourt of Gallagher-Iba Arena, Lutz, 51, reflected on how those days working two jobs were the first rung of his coaching ladder. Step 1 of leading him here, to Stillwater, where Lutz will roam the same sidelines as did Henry Iba and Eddie Sutton. 

It hit Lutz. 

“I’m a dreamer,” he said, “but I’m not that big of a dreamer.” 

[NewsOK]

• Almost exactly how you draw it up: 

Where do we even start?

One word: 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 pic.twitter.com/mHiMYpdyOB

— Oklahoma State Athletics (@OSUAthletics) April 11, 2024

One Question

• Is the Masters still as fun for you to watch even if Wyndham Clark and Viktor Hovland are eliminated? 

Non-OSU Bullets

• Write down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger

• “Possibility Thinking”

Fun Masters’ facts for you appear brilliant to your rrid:

The Masters is one of my favorite sporting events, and its 88-year history brings some great traditions.

Here's a running list of the most interesting facts:

1. Media tickets (badges) have RFID tags inside them so the club knows where each person is at all times.

2. Even… pic.twitter.com/reoKZmll2G

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) April 12, 2024