Daily Bullets (Mar. 7): Pokes Close in on Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Kelvin Sampson Comes to Stillwater

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

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Scores

WBB: K-State 74, Cowgirls 73 Wrestling: Cowboys 154.5 – closest opponent Iowa State at 122.5 Softball: UCF 4, Cowgirls 1 Baseball: Gardner-Webb 19, Cowboys 4

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Three Thoughts

• What a showing by the Cowboys during the first two rounds of the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa – it’s hard to be more dominant than eight wrestlers in the championship match

The Cowboys won the Big 12 last year with 153.5 team points. Through the opening day of the tournament this year, they have 154.5. [PFB]

• On the court – the Cowgirls didn’t do themselves any favors for seeding in the NCAA Tournament, losing in a 4 vs. 12 upset in Kansas City, while the Cowboys close out the regular season with a shot at Kelvin Sampson’s squad at home today (PFB + HCS) • Berry Tramel is saying out loud what OSU diehards have been living the last two years:

All of which means if football could return to the level of the Mike Gundy glory years, and basketball could get within a Big Country half-courter of Eddie Sutton’s standard, this would be the golden age of OSU athletics.

Until then, David Taylor’s wrestlers and Alan Bratton’s golfers will carry the freight. [TulsaWorld]

Two Quotes

• Love the confidence:

Jax Forrest: “I want to be the greatest of all-time”

Only 10 Cowboys have won 4 conference tournament titles in their career. Jax Forrest believes he’s about to be the 11th, and he hasn’t even won his first – not yet. pic.twitter.com/qfZTMnYyqR — Bryan Keating (@KOCOKeating) March 6, 2026

• Gosh, this would be a tough pill to swallow as a coach.

OSU coach Jacie Hoyt was frustrated after the foul called on Stailee Heard in the final moments vs. Kansas State.

Hoyt: “I am incredibly disappointed and embarrassed for the way that game ended… that call shouldn’t have been made in that situation.” pic.twitter.com/Lkh369R9Ph — Jeremie Poplin (@jeremiepoplin) March 6, 2026

One Question

• If you were the athletic director at Oklahoma State and could encourage investment in any program (other than football), what would you pick?

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Why laughing at yourself makes you more likable • Like this take on experiencing something more than the reactions to it This would be a fascinating crew to listen to in a conversation discussing college sports.

A White House official has just released to @YahooSports a full confirmed list of attendees at the college sports presidential roundtable pic.twitter.com/So303rSDcX

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) March 6, 2026