Daily Bullets (July 9): Getting to Know the Big 12’s New Additions

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

Three Thoughts

• Marcus Smart told the story of his first meeting with Tony Allen. The Grindfather’s reaction to Smart locking down a dude in h high school was priceless.[PFB]

• Good info on new OSU counterpart UCF heading into its Big 12 Media Days. [Heartland College Sports]

• Speaking of Big 12 newbies, Berry Tramel and Jenni Carlson had a roundtable discussion on the four new additions. [The Oklahoman]

• And we also covered each of them recently if you want a deeper dive into BYU, Cincy, UCF and Houston. [PFB]

• That’s a big yikes for the West Coast teams.

• Eric Dailey Jr. is a man of many talents.

• Barry was always the GOAT.

• Leyton Hammonds inked a deal with Beşiktas Istanbul.

Non-OSU Bullets

• This reads like the opening scene from a dystopian Sci-Fi novel. [MSN]

• For those interested in track-and-field, American Sydney McLaughlin owned the 400 meter at the USA track and field championships, in her first try at event. .04 off the world record.