Daily Bullets (March 22)

Secrets Are No Fun

Bill Haisten points out an encouraging development on the baseball stadium.

Because thousands of drivers and pedestrians pass every day, it’s the worst-kept secret in Stillwater.

Something is happening at the intersection of Washington Street and McElroy Road.

A few hundred yards northwest of Boone Pickens Stadium and immediately north of the Greenwood Tennis Center, there is a section of land that is enveloped by fencing.

Attached to the fencing are MANHATTAN signs.

MANHATTAN is Manhattan Construction — the same Manhattan Construction involved in the development of ONEOK Field, the BOK Center and the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium. The same Manhattan that did Oklahoma State’s Gallagher-Iba Arena renovation and currently is building the university’s McKnight Center for the Performing Arts. [TulsaWorld]

It’s not impossible that they would start the project without full funding but it’s a promising sign nonetheless.

Not Quite Story Book

A win last night would have provided a full circle experience for the 2017-2018 Cowboy Basketball team.

With its size and a roster skilled enough to reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, Texas A&M bulldozed the Cowboys on Nov. 20 in the Barclays Center. The next day, OSU struggled to a six-point win over a Pittsburgh team that failed to win a single ACC game.

Oklahoma State was a complete unknown at that point, with a new coach and not many games under its belt. But a win Wednesday would send a very different OSU team back to New York to finish this season’s journey. [TulsaWorld]

From being gutted by a powerful Texas A&M team to going toe-to-toe with the best in the league, it’s been a good ride with these Pokes.

OSU and NCAA Notes

The winding college career of Stevie Clark came to an end this week….Bill Connelly says not to underestimate Gang of Five teams in football/basketball….Forbes reports that breaking recruiting rules in college football doesn’t make a team worse off….Sixteen interesting Final Four combos….What’s at stake for each Sweet-Sixteen team

H/T to Kyle C. for finding this gem.

Yinz should ALL look at your significant other the way Mike Tomlin looks at Mason Rudolph. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/ixE48Og9vY

— Steelers Depot (@Steelersdepot) March 17, 2018

The pride of the 2017-2018 team: one helluva resume.

It really is kind of amazing. pic.twitter.com/5XPpjpMTRO

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) March 22, 2018

Rory taken out by the former Poke.

Another Cowboy into the win column with @PeterUihlein taking down hard-charging @McIlroyRory! #okstate #golfschool pic.twitter.com/PgGijoQBRa

— Oklahoma State Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) March 21, 2018

Both confirmed and impressive.

Got it confirmed… Coach Boynton had the idea and paid for the shirts as they were shipped up from Dallas and they used multiple screen printers in Stillwater to get them all done. Coach Boynton paid for the shirts. DARN IMPRESSIVE!!!

— Robert Allen (@RAllenGoPokes) March 21, 2018

What You Missed on PFB

• Five Thoughts from the Pokes last basketball game for 2017-2018
• Instacap from last night’s tough loss to Western Kentucky
• Five in-state basketball prospects to watch for 2019 class
• See who the next guy up is in the long line of solid safety play at OSU
• OSU showing interest in a grad transfer point guard

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Shea Serrano playing good cop/bad cop on Thunder’s playoff hopes
• The American Experiment and what’s holding it together
• Cherry blossoms in D.C. and avoiding a diplomatic crisis