Daily Bullets (Apr. 30): T. Boone and NIL, Most Viewed of the Week

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

Happy birthday to my big sister: family photographer, Cowboy fan, role model and one of my best friends. Here’s a pic of us before Dez Jackson didn’t get in, thanks again for taking me!

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Scores

Softball: Florida State 2, Cowgirls 1
Baseball: Pokes 8, Texas 6

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Three Thoughts

• Truly, truly I say to you – T. Boone Pickens would have been amazing in the NIL environment

Random college administrator: If T. Boone Pickens was alive, Okla State would lead the world in NIL.

— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) April 29, 2022

• Breaking down Mike Gundy’s new contract – $1m on National Signing Day each year is kind of funny given that it’s not everyone’s favorite day with Gundy.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if it was on the day he hits double-digit wins or after the bowl game each year?

• Rondel Walker has decided to hit the portal – not a core piece but losing a four-star going into their third year is a tough one

Number of players in the portal by Big 12 basketball team:

Kansas State — 9
Iowa State — 7
Oklahoma — 5
Oklahoma State — 5
West Virginia — 5
Texas — 4
Texas Tech — 4
Baylor — 1
TCU — 1
Kansas — 0

— Marshall Scott (@MarshallScottOK) April 29, 2022

Two Quotes

• Can you name the three Mike Gundy era QBs to get drafted?

Oklahoma State football has had three quarterbacks taken in the NFL Draft since Coach Mike Gundy became head coach in 2005—Zac Robinson, Brandon Weeden, and Mason Rudolph are those three signal-callers.

[Cowboy Brew Newsletter]

• This is recruiting in 2022 – “here’s where things are going for you, guy!”

… pic.twitter.com/bGKZNhKGQO

— Warren Roberson? (@warren4roberson) April 29, 2022

One Question

• Would you rather go 8-1 in conference play or have five Cowboys drafted over the first two nights of the Draft?

Most Viewed of the Week

• No. 1 Evaluating the Spring Game

• No. 2 Mike Gundy nailed this CFB trend

• No. 3 Pokes wallop TCU in game one of series

• No. 4 CJ Tate stood out in the spring game

• No. 5 What Gundy had to say after the Spring Finale

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Non-OSU Bullets

• This has been my favorite analysis spot for the NFL Draft (The Ringer)
• In praise of the “boring, uncool church” (faith-based)

This is pretty cool if you’re into road construction – those Romans knew how to do it: