Daily Bullets (Dec. 13): Go Pokes, Beat the Sooners

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

Three Thoughts

• OSU officially announced the hiring of Skyler Cassity as defensive coordinator for the Pokes – if it wasn’t Jim Knowles, this is the next-best thing for realistic options (PFB)

• Between today’s Bedlam games (men’s game preview here) in OKC and tomorrow’s wrestling match in West Virginia, not a bad sports weekend at all for OSU fans (PFB)

• This Bill Haisten estimate on how much OSU spent on their 2025 football roster shocked me – never would have guessed that much was invested: 

It is believed that about $18 million was spent on the 2025 OSU roster, and you’ll never get a less satisfying return on an $18 million investment. [TulsaWorld]

Two Quotes

• Mike Gundy photo update: 

Thankful @CoachGundy made the trip to Vian to spend time with our family and friends at Rustic Cantina. Real relationships and time together that’s what life is all about. #ForcedRetirement 😂 #HuntHard #SandTownBottoms #RusticCantina #DucksandBucks pic.twitter.com/uw6Ax1jmEh

— Kenyatta Wright (@KWright_7) December 12, 2025

• Fun dialogue between Eric Morris and his son George during the intro press conference Monday: 

George was initially too shy to remind the packed room what OSU’s live mascot name was, but then said “Bullet,” prompting this exchange.

Eric: “When we score a lot of touchdowns, do we need Bullet to be in shape?”

George: “Yes.”

Eric: “You’re dang right we do, Bullet has got to be in shape.” [PFB]

One Question

• How satisfying would a Bedlam basketball win today over a ranked OU team in OKC be on a scale of 1-10? 

Non-OSU Bullets

• Big 12 is nearing a private equity deal that schools can be a part of 

• Two Thunder players ranked as top-25 young stars in the NBA

• How to fight your phone idolatry (faith-based)