Daily Bullets (Jan. 5): Alan Bowman is Returning, Pokes Land a Portal Commitment

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

OSU Bullets

• Alan Bowman is back for another year (fist pump) (PFB)

• OSU landed a transfer portal commitment last night from a MAC tight end (PFB)

• KenPom isn’t high on the Pokes (projecting a 4-13 finish in Big 12 play) but OSU will shoot the ball much better this year: 

(Mike) Boynton and his staff prioritized offense when building this roster, as the Cowboys enter Big 12 play as the league’s fourth-best 3-point shooting team. OSU is hitting 38% of its 3s; the Cowboys made 31% of their 3s last year, which was ninth-best in a 10-team league. [PFB]

• How the Big 12 finished bowl season (PFB)

• This Brennan Presley fact is wild – with early signing day last month and Presley’s value clear, it’s wild to think of him playing at any of the other schools that offered him. 

There were offers from Temple, North Texas, New Mexico State, Eastern Michigan, Air Force, Arkansas State and Army, but not from the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

[TulsaWorld]

• Best Christmas gift award goes to this mom/wife:

My parents got this as a gift tonight. My mom was taking a video as the Pokes were taking the final knee in Bedlam and this was captured in it.

Yep, Dad is crying and I’m losing my ever loving mind. What an awesome gift to remember an awesome moment! pic.twitter.com/VRduRl8FUK

— Tea Bag (@TylersTakes) January 4, 2024

Non-OSU Bullets

• A Stillwater boy became the first to beat the game Tetris
• The most iconic dessert of each decade

Like this take on habits:

“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.” James Clear

Sports can be fun for the whole family

Seems like the best game of Bingo ever 😂🏈

(via makwaters/TikTok) pic.twitter.com/LgzyXXCViL

— NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2024