Daily Bullets (May 16): Pokes Secure Place in NCAA Championships

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Scores

Men’s Golf: Pokes finish third

OSU Bullets

• Cowboy Golf is headed back to the NCAA Championships after placing in the Regional yesterday (PFB)

• A Cowboy special teamer, previously a walkon, was put on scholarship yesterday (PFB) 

• The Pokes are one of the more slept-on teams in the country… or maybe they’re just conference title contenders not openly perceived that way.

Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon headlines the long list of returning starters, which also includes six offensive linemen that started in at least six games last season. Longtime head coach Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State are notorious for having some of their best seasons when flying under the radar. Somehow that seems to be the case again in 2024. [247 Sports]

• The ghost of Boone Pickens looms large – OSU rated the No. 20 football facility in the country (247 Sports)

• How this guy does it is beyond me:

Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon sorts traffic exceptionally well for a bigger back. Awesome cut to daylight, works through a couple arm tackles and takes it for six. pic.twitter.com/M0DHQT4mMO

— Ryan Roberts (@RiseNDraft) May 13, 2024

Non-OSU Bullets

• The joy of defense

• 11 foolproof ways to start a conversation

Airplane workspace seems like a solid move:

Every morning, I pretend to take a cross-country flight.

Why?

Because it helps me get in the zone for deep work and eliminate all distractions.

I call it the Airplane Workspace—here's how it… pic.twitter.com/wodEep7ZfK

— Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush) May 14, 2024