Daily Bullets (July 11): Coach Mike Earns (Another) Big Break

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

Three Thoughts

• Couldn’t be more excited for the guy – Coach Mike Boynton landed the head coaching job at the University of Michigan after retaining key pieces of the squad and additions (PFB)

A championship foundation. A familiar leader.

Mike Boynton Jr. has been appointed head coach of Michigan Men’s Basketball. Read more about the next chapter in Ann Arbor. ⬇️ https://t.co/RRpjUwYEnH#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/JQmm2giggo — Michigan Men’s Basketball (@umichbball) July 10, 2026

• Here’s your family roadtrip/lawn mowing playlist for the weekend – Carson and Colby talk Eric Morris + Marshall and the Crew on the Reload talking Big 12 media days, over two hours of Oklahoma State sports audio content (PFB)

• There’s been discourse about how the Big 12’s $20M deal with Monster is a bad one – this article points to the market defining pricing and how it’s a good deal (for a school like Oklahoma State):

The Trailblazers are in market for their on-uniform for $1.25M/YR.

That’s a professional NBA team!

I like the Pokes, so this isn’t a shot, you guys were just randomly picked as the example here.

OK St has 176K instagram followers. Portland has 2.9M!!!

Are we sure they will be commanding the same price? [X]

Two Quotes

• Great to see this Cowboy doing so well – can’t imagine how hard it is to get onto the Dodgers’ roster though:

Former #OkState standout outfielder Zach Ehrhard is producing heavily in Triple-A with the Oklahoma City Comets.

> .284 batting average (.296 in June/.333 so far in July) > Thirteen home runs > .874 OPS > Logged a hit in six of his past seven games > Currently ranked as the… pic.twitter.com/QrqdOgRgNz — Daniel Allen (@bydanielallen25) July 8, 2026

• I hope you and I can fill our days with things we enjoy as much as Eric Morris does playcalling:

Former #OkState standout outfielder Zach Ehrhard is producing heavily in Triple-A with the Oklahoma City Comets. > .284 batting average (.296 in June/.333 so far in July) > Thirteen home runs > .874 OPS > Logged a hit in six of his past seven games > Currently ranked as the… pic.twitter.com/QrqdOgRgNz

— Daniel Allen (@bydanielallen25) July 8, 2026

One Question

• Super curious to see how this guy plays in the slot in 2026 – will he better or worse than Brennan Presley?

Preseason honors for @wyatttyoung 🤠 pic.twitter.com/rgUb7xcGQ0

— Oklahoma State Athletics (@OSUAthletics) July 10, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• Ranking the most “ethical” NBA champions – OKC is one of them • This Jon Acuff book gave some insight on how to push through procrastination, good stuff • Why America is “unhappy” (faith-based)