Daily Bullets (Sept. 9): We’ll Cross ASU’s Goal and Then We’ll Sing Oklahoma State

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

Three Thoughts

• These are terrific, weekly scheduled reading – an OSU fan’s guide to watching week two in college football (PFB)

• ESPN’s rating system has the Pokes winning tonight (tomorrow?) by the margin of 33-24 – scoring 33 points after last week feels terrific (ESPN)
– The PFB guys all have OSU winning as well (PFB)

• Inside Bryan Nardo’s first gameday in Stillwater – can you imagine the change in a job from $60k to $650k on something like a “test day”?

Two Quotes

• Cowboy linebacker Xavier Benson on what he’s doing with his NIL money is impressive.

I want to talk to my church and help out with a lot of stuff for them. I’m helping my mom and my dad with some personal finances because my mom wants to get rid of her second job. 

“It’s being able to be in that position. You’re like, ‘Wow.’”

[Sellout Crowd]

• Enjoyed this take from Ollie Gordon on why he went airborne against UCA: not a lot of downside.

“At worst,” he said, “I’ll get flipped.”

That worst-case scenario frankly sounds pretty bad.

“I’ll come back down,” Gordon said.

“You gotta have some fun with it.”

[Sellout Crowd]

One Question

• If you had to lose or had and had to win one each of OSU’s noncon games this year, who would they be?

Non-OSU Bullets

• 20 questions for AI Jerry Jones
• Solving the grumbling problem (faith-based)

“Enough courage to get started + enough sense to focus on something you’re naturally suited for + enough persistence to stay in the game long enough to catch a few lucky breaks + a lot of hard work. There’s your recipe.”

James Clear