Daily Bullets (April 27)

(Barely) Passing Grade

Sports Illustrated rated all the college basketball new hires and *gasp* they were pretty harsh on Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State: D-

After virtually ensuring that Underwood would leave as soon as possible by basically insulting him twice in contract dealings, the Cowboys promoted a 35-year-old Underwood assistant with zero head coaching experience. Let’s hope that the school affords Mike Boynton Jr. the leeway to grow into the gig. But betting on patience from a major-conference program is often foolish. [Sports Illustrated]

Tell me how you really feel, Sports Illustrated. On the bright side, it feels like the poor grade is primarily a short-term view. No cross words were said about the potential of Brooklyn’s finest, only strong words from a third party about tempering expectations.

Unwavering Commitment

The crown jewel of the 2018 recruiting class is here to stay (currently).

Sanders has been the subject of some rumors and discussion on other websites regarding his commitment and whether schools losing quarterback commitments could find him a willing listener. That does not seem to be the case.

Sanders has said his recruiting is over and he is committed to Oklahoma State. His work right now is finishing his rehab from the knee injury that finished his season in game 15 after he had been responsible passing and running for 56 touchdowns in Ryan’s unbeaten season up to that point. [Go Pokes $$$]

So if you were hearing “rumors and discussion on other websites”, fear no more. Robert Allen chatted with Sanders on the phone and everything looks great. Which is fantastic because I’d love to see a guy in orange and black throwing passes who reportedly ran a 4.43 pre-ACL tear.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Jim Harbaugh gave the Pope a jersey and some Jordans….Big 12 schools made $28m-ish in 2015-2016….Sadly some Big 12 reporters were laid off in the ESPN firings yesterday….Texas swiped a four star defensive end from the OKC metro (textbook OU recruit)….Backup quarterback Taylor “Oil Baron” Cornelius interviewed ESPN

Mason, McCleskey and co. tying ties with kiddos…just another off-season in Stillwater.

We visited every elementary school in Stillwater today to teach kids how to tie a tie. What a great experience! #okstate #GoPokes

A post shared by Oklahoma State Football (@cowboy_fb) on Apr 26, 2017 at 2:57pm PDT

Pokes lost by a stroke at the Big 12 championships.

One shade of orange congratulating another. Congratulations to Texas on its victory #okstate pic.twitter.com/W2zD16XPXg

— Oklahoma State Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) April 26, 2017

In honor of draft day, here’s Ogbah talking about his experience. Also, he was two picks away from being a Dallas Cowboy?!

“It was a crazy moment … “@EmanOgbah's Draft Day Memory: pic.twitter.com/TdvYXGsaqq

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 26, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• The Pawnee Pistol retained under the Boynton Regime
• New soccer stadium at OSU looks incredible
• Why OSU probably won’t start in the top ten this fall
• How much will Mason run this fall?
• Post spring ball: questions at the corners persist
• Baseball players hilariously play golf at Allie P.
• Rudolph-to-Washington named nation’s top duo

Other Stuff I’m Reading

Relying on “experience surrogates” is most helpful in decision making….Good explanation on the Thunder’s offseason….Insight on the ESPN firings….Your weekly challenging faith-based article: Jesus didn’t promise the easy life

This dude flew.

This is amazing pic.twitter.com/JNDhjTSBVg

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) April 26, 2017