Daily Bullets: Holliday says legacy of team ‘is going to last forever’

It’s going to be a pretty light week around here with the US Open on deck. Aaron will have some year-end baseball coverage and then…it’s almost football time, you guys.

Football

Never too early to preview the Big 12 season (yes it is). (Dallas Morning News)

One of our potential starting LBs failed. Nice. (NewsOK)

Nick Saban took a bunch of Alabama players tubing. I hope there’s video of Gundy flipping Calvin Barnett on a tube that has yet to surface.. (CBS Sports)

Cool read here on Chelf: “Just based off my experience there, I felt I could definitely compete and make the (NFL). It was really encouraging to me. I was really proud of the way I performed. It was a fun, cool experience. I can always say I tried out with the Dolphins.” (Enid News)

Here’s a look at OSU’s biggest NFL draft prospects for this year. (CBS Sports)

Here’s the new turf with the midfield logo on it. (PFB)

Cool look at OSU’s training facilities. (Flickr)

So this is supposed to convince us that we’re dealing with amateur athletics? (CBS Sports)

The Devon Thomas saga continues. (Tulsa World)

Hoops

This is scary: Gary Gaskins has gone missing. (AJC)

I’ve read probably eight articles about Marcus Smart just like this one. (Cleveland)

What OSU’s big three coaches make per win. (PFB)

Baseball

Here’s a must read on Josh Holliday and his dream. Great work by Cody Stavenhagen here. (NewsOK)

Tone of good quotes from Holliday: “Look at this place (Allie P. Reynolds Stadium). Sold out crowds, we got here we were averaging 200 fans a game. People care. We played a lot of meaningful baseball. It’s remarkable we won the Big 12 considering the depth of the conference and what Big 12 teams are doing in the post-season.” (Big 12 Sports)

Texas Tech and Texas both made the CWS. OSU did not. TCU Game 3 today. (Big 12 Sports)

Photos from Friday. (Flickr)

Photos from Saturday. (Flickr)

On Brendan McCurry’s legacy. (Stillwater Newspress)

Holliday “We don’t get to keep playing, but it’s going to last forever because of what we earned.” (NewsOK)

Five Pokes were taken in the MLB Draft. (PFB)

This is the most West Virginia pitcher ever. (Big Lead)

Holliday: “I’m the all-time leader in walks at this school. I understand patience.” (Tulsa World)

Jon Littell joins an illustrious group that’s been drafted out of Stillwater HS. (Stillwater Newspress)

Holliday also called Saturday’s pitching performance “the most well-pitched game we’ve seen this year against us.” (NewsOK)

I’ll believe it when I see it but it sounds like a baseball stadium is closer than ever. (Tulsa World)

Other

Would you pay $30 a month for this lineup of channels? (Recode)

10 lessons learned from a year of productivity experiments. Pretty good stuff in here. (Lifhacker)

The strongest take ever. (Deadspin)

Finished this book over the weekend. Highly recommended. (GoodReads)

Do wut? h/t Big Lead

This is hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys2YNtxJxJw

This looks cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehQimFhQmQg

Photo Attribution: OSU Athletics