Daily Bullets (May 26)

Good Report

The TulsaWorld’s Guerin Emig had a glowing report after talking with OSU assistant Scott Sutton last week.

My favorite part of the event was how much Scott Sutton enjoyed it. The coach has a lot of friends in Tulsa. Several of them who were at the Center noticed how happy he was, and how refreshing that is to see given his final tormenting days at ORU.

Sutton told me how proud he was of OSU’s past season, his first as an assistant to Mike Boynton. He raved about the young head coach and spoke excitedly of the Cowboys’ future. [TulsaWorld]

Life’s too short to be miserable at work all day – and Oklahoma State fans are happy to see a member of the Sutton family happy on the sidelines. It’s natural to speak highly of your boss but the encouraging comments about the up-and-comer Boynton was encouraging too.

Championship Drive

With the Pokes’ quest for an eleventh national championship set off yesterday, take a look at OSU’s best hope for an individual crown and team prospects.

Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State

Wolff, a freshman from Agoura Hills, California, has a 69.97 stroke average and has finished in the top five six times this year. His teammate, Viktor Hovland, also has six top-five finishes. [TulsaWorld]

No. 1 Oklahoma State
How it got here: First in Columbus regional

Coach: Alan Bratton

The Cowboys have a real shot of winning their first title since 2006 on their home course — and Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland should contend for individual glory, too. [TulsaWorld]

So much of sports is having the right athletic capacity and a competitive mindset to win. The Pokes bring an experienced squad of stone-cold competitors to the field – and it should be fun to watch.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Butler AD reflects on hiring a 30-year-old assistant named Brad Stevens….PFF recaps Pittsburgh’s draft, looks at the incoming Cowboys impact….With SC-OSU basketball game announced, comments on South Carolina’s competitiveness made in context of the matchup….Heroic acts by a former college football player yesterday in a school shooting

Funny you should ask Jeff, we know of one.

Is there another coach at any level of basketball who would give Marcus Smart the green light to shoot it from anywhere?

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) May 26, 2018

Congrats to Lindy Waters on the honor.

The American Indian Expo Leadership Committee has announced that OSU MBb player Lindy Waters, III (Kiowa/Cherokee), is the winner of the 2018 Indian of the Year award. He will be honored at this year's American Indian Exposition Celebration in Anadarko, OK that runs Aug.15-18th. pic.twitter.com/dhTqOJAEZs

— NDNSPORTS.COM (@ndnsports) May 24, 2018

An impressive play here from the former Poke.

(1993) 25 years ago today, John Starks gave us one of the best moments in Knicks history.

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— Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) May 25, 2018

Pretty impressive work here from the other OSU (h/t to Carson for finding)

Ohio State baseball is videobombing the coach's interview hard pic.twitter.com/m3nFofe3IB

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) May 25, 2018

An impressive crowd for the Pokes yesterday.

Terrific crowd piling up to watch @OSUCowboyGolf on No. 10. Hit ‘em straight, Cowboys! #golfschool #okstate pic.twitter.com/ygcXJ5EASZ

— OSU Cowgirl Golf (@OSUcowgirlgolf) May 25, 2018

What You Missed on PFB

• Catch a video of incoming QB throw a bomb to McCleskey
• Cowboy Golf boss Alan Bratton chats about home-course advantage
• Take a peek at Tyron Johnson’s offseason workout
• OSU gave an offer to another 2019 offensive lineman
• Top ten comments of the week are always entertaining

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Kottke’s quick thought on redeeming boredom was pretty good
• Would love to see Jerami Grant starting at the four for OKC this winter
• Not super encouraging observations from the first year of marriage – would love to see a ten-year study

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— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) May 25, 2018