Daily Bullets (Aug. 4): Arizona Lurking but Not Confirmed, Grading Transfers into Boynton’s Roster

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OSU Bullets

• Another key hurdle was cleared for Arizona to join the Big 12 but haven’t joined up yet (PFB)

The school is amid the final steps, sources said, including detailing the move in an Arizona board of regents meeting Thursday night. Big 12 presidents and CEOs met Thursday to vote on approving the move, sources confirmed to ESPN, another sign of the likelihood of it happening.

Barring an unexpected turn in the board of regents meeting, Arizona’s decision is expected be formalized soon, sources said.

[ESPN]

• Heartbreaker for the OSU faithful – Kelly Maxwell is reportedly transferring to OU (PFB)

• This helpful 247 piece weighs in on the potential impact of OSU’s four transfers coming into the basketball team (247 Sports)

• Assuming teams are added, these look like solid pods:

Big 12 2024 – pods & protections

🏈 3 pod members, 3 protected rivals, & 3 of the remaining 9 teams for 9 games – top 2 records meet in Arlington

🏀 3 pod members home and home (6) & everyone else once (12) for 18 games

This would drive football rivalries & reduce travel. pic.twitter.com/l9r3EQl24f

— qǝlɐɔ (@EMAWCaleb) August 3, 2023

• Why Mike Boynton promoted Keiton Page (NewsOK)

• OSU’s trap game for this fall? Homecoming against Cincinnati (HCS)

• Not that impressive – CBS Sports has the Pokes at No. 57 in college football, one spot behind KU (CBS Sports)

It’d be so fun if Tyron Johnson ends up in Dallas – lots of TV time in this part of the country for the former Poke if he makes it.

Tyron Johnson shooting the seam here on this long reception. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/4zoavLE3Ft

— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) August 3, 2023

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Could private equity buy into college football?
• Can Messi be stopped?
• Being weak to grow in your faith (faith-based)

What a good boy – feels like white-collar office jobs should adopt a version of this:

After more than eight years of service, this TSA airport sniffer dog officially retired.

This is how they surprised him on his final bag search.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/AW7HVjLmHT

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) August 2, 2023

I’m into this idea for kickoffs – not bad.

Report: NFL is considering adopting the XFL’s kickoff style as a possible replacement for the kickoff format, according to Mike Floriopic.twitter.com/kMUbLXykJx

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 2, 2023