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Daily Bullets (Oct 21) – Mike Boynton Heads into Year Two, The Rudolph Effect

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Scored Against Expectations

As Mike Boynton heads into year two, what will his greatest obstacle be?

…(I)t is the less obvious that makes Year 2 uniquely challenging.

“First of all, for us there were no expectations from a basketball standpoint,” Boynton explained. “So now because we have had some success, more people are going to show up. And they’re going to expect a certain level of performance. That changes the expectations and that becomes harder for you to manage.

“The other part is the newness of ‘Who are these people?’ and ‘What are they about?’ is over. Now it’s about, ‘Let’s see what he can do now.’

“It’s the same thing with your players. With a new coach, they’re excited. Now they’re comfortable. They know. And you kind of fight complacency from settling in.” [TulsaWorld]

It’s hard to believe that a team picked to finish last in the league for the second year in a row will be fighting high expectations but I think that’s what overachieving does. When you look at the arch of OSU Basketball over the next two years, the earliest you can imagine them being projected into the middle of the league is ’20-’21, right? Boone Twins and Co. will be sophomores and the massive class of 2018 will be juniors.

But nobody expected a thing from last year’s team and by golly, they showed up and won some games that they shouldn’t have. The Boynton Effect on a team is real and I think that’s why folks will come to see games between here and the Boones’ sophomore year.

Rudolph Effect

There’s a narrative I really agree with floating around – TC ain’t that bad but it’s time for a change.

…(I)t all comes back to quarterback right now whether it is fair or not. A new quarterback will not fix the deep program issues OSU has battled for years now, because not even Mason Rudolph or Brandon Weeden can fix those.

However, OSU can mask those issues with above average quarterback play. It is what they did with Mason Rudolph his entire tenure. Now, do they have a talent like that on campus? I can’t be sure and neither can you.

But when you dig into Spencer Sanders profile, it is hard not to be optimistic that he is the next face of OSU football. In 2017, Sanders was named the Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year, Mr. Texas Football by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and the 2017 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year. That is a mouthful. [Sports Animal]

Porter mentioned in the latest pod that you could play Sanders this week, roll him against Baylor and West Virginia then hold him out against TCU for preserving his redshirt: I couldn’t agree more, a brilliant point. Plus there’s some gamesmanship (surprising before the last four games) and timing (off the bye week) that plays well in OSU’s favor.

While we’re here, can you imagine a better resume that would instill confidence in a guy to come in and just do a great job?

And while I know the right thought/action is to cheer on whatever Cowboy is on the field, you could see things like this come into play on Saturday.

OSU and NCAA Notes

TulsaWorld’s Guerin Emig dives into the rage of OSU football fans….Has the NCAA’s “student-athlete” fiction reached its logical end?….How Iowa State whooped West Virginia – and the schemes behind what they’re doing….Midseason report card for the Cowboy offense….Michigan-Michigan State antics yesterday were pretty childish

This story ruined me.  Awesome that he made it.

I want to see something like this in Stillwater. OSU doesn’t have a trip to the league title game on the line, let loose.

That’s a common sentiment around these parts, Fran.

Encouraging comments about a Cowboy Baseball newcomer.

Hah.

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