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Daily Bullets (March 24)

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Turning the Tide

The optimism around the 2017-2018 Cowboy Basketball team – from the inside – was incredibly impressive. Mike Boynton gave the credit to his squad.

“This program’s OK,” Boynton said. “This program’s in good shape. Not like we’re going to start setting the NIT quarterfinal as the bar, but what we thought maybe 362 days ago, versus what you saw tonight, I think is a stark difference. There’s an extreme amount of optimism for what’s going on here and it’s because of those kids in that locker room.” [TulsaWorld]

It would have been so easy to point to Jawun’s (and Underwood’s) early exit and the strength of the league and let things unravel from there. But a culture of optimism and belief translated to impressive wins – mad props to Boynton and the vets on the team for a surprisingly entertaining and fun ride.

Now What?

Now, you pay the man. Jenni Carlson gives a compelling argument as to why.

Bumping him to $1.25 million would be a minimum raise.

Going to $1.5 million would be more fitting.

Holder, of course, must be mindful of past mistakes made in contracts with men’s basketball coaches. Too little money for Brad Underwood hastened his departure. Too many years for Travis Ford locked him in longer than many folks wanted. But a balance can be struck with Boynton — and he’s worth figuring it out.

His vision for basketball suits the Cowboy faithful. Playing hard. Being defensive minded. Getting physical. [NewsOK]

There’s lots of goodwill from the OSU administration towards Boynton – don’t cash that in too early. Voluntarily raising the salary is a business decision, a reasonable one in a revenue-producing sport for a coach capable of producing.

OSU and NCAA Notes

247 looks at public records of Tennessee AD’s phone – tells of discussions with Gundy about UT job….Diehards reports that OSU football faces Big 12’s easiest schedule in 2018….NewsOK profiles Cowboy Baseball’s junior lefty Carson Teel….Ten decisions new ESPN president will have to make….

Whew, thank goodness.

H/T to Adam Lunt finding this series of interviews Rudolph will be doing.

This should be fun tonight – Sister Jean back at it.

Kevin Peterson with the ultimate coverage – congrats on putting a ring on it.

Hate to be on the committee picking these teams.

Another reason why an upset-oriented Cowboy team would have fit like a glove.

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