Daily Bullets
Daily Bullets (April 5)
Holder Watch
Update on the AD situation after news of an associate position came open over the weekend.
It is believed the person who gets the deputy job will be Holder’s designated successor. Sources refer to it as an “athletic director-in-waiting” scenario, with Holder sustaining his AD role for a period of time after the deputy’s hiring.
One source guessed on a date before which the transition would occur: “By the start of football season, I would think.”
From the maze of phone calls and speculation regarding the possibility of a new OSU athletic director, two figures appear to be legitimate frontrunners. Both are Oklahoma State graduates: Chad Weiberg, currently a deputy AD at Texas Tech and hailed as being a fund-raising star; and Wren Baker, currently the AD at the University of North Texas. [TulsaWorld]
Haisten goes on to talk about how it’s not a done deal: that finishing the fundraising on the baseball stadium and some strong pushes by friends in high places would secure his job. Those candidates sound pretty interesting, plentiful options on the heels of the basketball coach search with less obvious options.
But timelines and openings are surfacing, an awful lot of smoke for there to be no fire.
Returning Stars
ESPN ranked college basketball’s best players for next season and a Cowboy made the top 25:
22. Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State Cowboys
You can make a somewhat heretical case that Carroll’s season was surprisingly similar to Josh Jackson’s season at Kansas, the only difference being the severe drop in fanfare one would forecast for a player who’s two years older and 2 inches shorter than the one-and-done guy. (Granted, they’re not identical performance twins. Jackson is plainly the superior passer, and Carroll is head and shoulders better at the line.)
Can the Cowboys wing repeat that tour de force as a senior under new coach Mike Boynton now that an efficiency guru such as former coach Brad Underwood has moved on to Illinois? We’re about to find out. [ESPN Insider $$$]
While Jackson seemed to play much more with his back to the basket and the other side of pick and rolls, the argument that they made similar impact on games is fair (and insane to think about).
Carroll’s rapid ascent from specialist to lethal offensive weapon is no longer a secret to college basketball and how Boynton utilizes him will be huge.
OSU and NCAA Notes
Really fun piece breaking down college QB’s, no. 2 is really impressive in his category (“Statues”)….Tramel breaks down all the new college football hires….Bill Snyder speaks publicly about his battle with cancer….Cowgirl tennis player from the Ukraine brought home Big 12 player of the week (for the second time this year)….A new one: Colorado linebacker left the team to hike the Appalachian Trail….ProFootballFocus takes a look at Jordan Sterns’ draft stock
So it begins.
Going back to the basics today, laying a strong foundation for the future ??➡️#LetsWork pic.twitter.com/dskYiE1XST
— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) April 5, 2017
Let’s get this dude on campus ASAP.
Pretty happy with the way my football career has started out but I'm ready to continue it on in Stillwater #GoPokes?? pic.twitter.com/QNcQKGaxTw
— Superman (@OfficialTylan2) April 5, 2017
ICYMI: This piece on Mason was great.
Great read from @Jake_Trotter on Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph and the obvious next step of beating Baker: https://t.co/tDUYvohenA
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) April 4, 2017
What You Missed on PFB
- Cowboys hitting up a 4* safety out of Houston
- Mason doesn’t care what Baker Mayfield does
- Porter and Carson talk with Charles Howell III
- Not looking good for a year three of Jawun in Stillwater
- Retaining Latravian Glover, four star in 2017 class, doesn’t sound promising
Masters Coverage
- Complete guide to the Masters
- Ranking the field from one to 94
- Experts take their picks and DJ is the new favorite
- Featured groups and tee times announced for Thursday (and the five best pairings)
- Porter gives us his nine sure-things to win
- Spieth talks through the meltdown on hole 12
- Gear updates from some big names
- Will Phil put on his fourth green jacket this year?
- The King’s presence will be missed at Augusta this year
Other Stuff I’m Reading
Perspective on the Romo retirement….Summer vacation idea for you here: Marfa, Texas…..Amazon is paying big bucks for streaming rights to ten NFL games this fall
Russell Westbrook’s historic night: triple-double number 41.
#41 pic.twitter.com/1fWR09lnxU
— Up The Thunder (@UpTheThunder) April 5, 2017
Also, thank you Tony.
#ThankYouTony pic.twitter.com/eFXmQe5yFA
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) April 4, 2017
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