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![]() After a tear-your-heart-out loss at the buzzer Saturday, the Cowboys are back on Eddie Sutton Court on Wednesday night. Oklahoma State hosts UCF with four games left in the regular season. Here is a look at TV info, stats and more for the matchup. Viewing InfoTime: 7 p.m. Wednesday Team Stats
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![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Carson Cunningham and Colby Powell are baffled at the latest win total and Big 12 odds for OSU … and they capitalize. Plus, the guys review a disappointing weekend in Gallagher-Iba Arena. You know what helps the show and helps us make more shows? When you rate us on Apple Podcasts or subscribe to our pod: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | SoundCloud. As always, we appreciate our sponsors Chris’ University Spirit and Yuengling. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Oklahoma State wrestling never dropped in the rankings this season until the very end. The Cowboys fell two spots to No. 4 in the last NWCA coaches poll of the season that was released Tuesday. OSU descended after suffering its first and only loss of the season to then-No. 4 Iowa 22-9 on Sunday inside a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU started the season ranked 11th before a 14-1 campaign escalated the Pokes up to as high as No. 2. The Cowboys’ 14 wins included 12 victories over ranked opponents and three wins over top-five teams. However, two of those ranked wins were against Oklahoma, which dropped out of the top 25 this week with a losing record. Iowa switched spots with OSU after the win to finish the season at No. 2. Penn State was atop the rankings wire to wire as the only Division-I team that didn’t suffer a dual loss this season. OSU was the only one-loss squad in the country, as every other program had at least two losses. With Penn State, Iowa and Nebraska at the top, the entire top three in the final rankings comes from the Big Ten. OSU is the top Big 12 team after going undefeated in conference duals. Iowa State is right behind OSU at No. 5 to round out the top five. Here’s a look at the final rankings, with teams that OSU beat in bold.
With the dual season complete, the Cowboys will get a week off before the postseason begins with the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Tulsa. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() De’Zhaun Stribling is doing the reverse Dez Bryant. Oklahoma State updated its football roster for this upcoming spring, meaning we now know what numbers newcomers will be wearing. The update also revealed some returners switching digits, with the most notable being Stribling going from No. 88 (the number Bryant wore with the Dallas Cowboys) to No. 1 (the number Bryant wore in Stillwater). Other number changes include redshirt freshman running back Sesi Vailahi going from No. 20 to No. 3 and emerging walk-on safety Parker Robertson trading in No. 39 for No. 8. Here is at OSU’s scholarship newcomers — whether that be from high school or via the transfer portal:
The standouts from this list start with quarterback Maealuiaki Smith rocking No. 8. He wore No. 7 at Junipero Serra, but Alan Bowman currently has that number locked down. From a measurements standpoint, freshman wide receiver Tre Griffiths stands out. Back on signing day I tabbed Griffiths as my favorite of the class, and he comes in listed among the biggest receivers on OSU’s roster at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Griffiths and Mason Gilkey are the only OSU receivers listed at 6-3 or taller, but Griffiths has 30 pounds on Gilkey, according to the spring roster. Now, there are receiver bigger than Griffiths — Rashod Owens, for example, is listed at 6-2, 230 (what a tank). But with how physically imposing Stribling looked on the outside last season, Griffiths is listed at the same weight and an inch taller. Freshman defensive end Armstrong Nnodim also has some unique measurements at 6-2, 270. Comparing Nnodim to Kody Walterscheid, Walterscheid is listed at 275, but he is five inches taller than Nnodim. DeSean Brown played quite a bit last season, he is listed at 6-2 like Nnodim, but 20 pounds lighter at 250. Full Roster
The Feels Like 45 guys did an awesome thread about some of the differences between last season’s roster and this season’s roster on Twitter, which you should totally check out. But here are some of the notable differences: Kendal Daniels was listed at 213 pounds last season. He’s listed at 230 heading into 2024. That’s one large safety. There are also some freshmen from last season up big numbers after a year in Rob Glass’ weight room. Tywon Wray Jr. is up 25 pounds to 215, Jalen Pope is up 20 pounds to 205 and Jaedon Foreman is up 30 pounds to 280. That’s a lot of weight to pack on. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. Daily Bullets (Feb. 27): Weiberg Lands Key Role with NCAA Surprising Odds for Cowboy Football2/27/2024
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![]() Oklahoma State Basketball and the NCAA have had an interesting recent history to say the least, but OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg on Monday was named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. Weiberg was appointed to a five-year term that starts Sept. 1. As part of the 12-person committee, Weiberg will help with selecting, seeding and bracketing the field for the annual NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. “It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee,” Weiberg said. “I’m grateful to Commissioner (Brett) Yormark for the nomination to represent the Big 12 Conference at this dynamic time in college basketball. The NCAA tournament is one of the premier events in all of sports, and I look forward to working with (NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball) Dan Gavitt, the NCAA staff and every member of the committee to continue that legacy and provide a memorable experience for all involved.” Weiberg becomes the eighth representative for the Big 12 on the committee since the conference’s inception in 1996. Although his obvious ties are to Oklahoma State — where he earned his bachelor’s from and now serves as AD at — Weiberg has also spent time at Kansas State and Texas Tech. Basketball runs deep in the Weiberg family. Chad’s brother Jared played a season under Eddie Sutton before moving into a management role with the team. Jared was killed in the Remember the Ten plane crash in 2001. Chad’s other brother Brett is the current head coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State after playing at Sam Houston State. Mick Weiberg, Chad’s father, is part of the Oklahoma Basketball Association Hall of Fame after spending time as a college coach. And Chad isn’t even the first Weiberg to be part of this committee. Kevin Weiberg is Chad’s uncle. Kevin was the Big 12’s second commissioner and served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. OSU hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Cade Cunningham led the Pokes to a 4 seed in 2021. Since that time, the Pokes have been banned one season and the first team out the next. The tournament ban came as part of the FBI’s probe into the sport — repercussions of that are still lingering with the Cowboys, as OSU started the year with 12 scholarship players instead of 13 because of related sanctions. It’s widely agreed upon that among the programs that got caught up in that mess, OSU received that stiffest punishment — especially when considering OSU’s issues were minor compared to that of other schools. The committee that hammered OSU and the committee Weiberg is joining are different arms of the NCAA, but Weiberg spoke strongly after the sanctions were handed down from the NCAA, saying he was “disappointed, dismayed and disgusted” by the NCAA’s decision to hammer OSU. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog.
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![]() STILLWATER — Oklahoma State suffered its first and only loss of the season to No. 4 Iowa 22-9 on Sunday inside a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena. The second-ranked Cowboys finished the regular season 14-1 in duals before getting a week off and starting the postseason at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Tulsa. Here are five thoughts from OSU’s regular-season finale. 1. Rivalries Still Have ValueEven after a weekend of heartbreak to rivals in Gallagher-Iba Arena, a good rivalry still has to be appreciated in Stillwater. Even if that appreciation is disappearing throughout a new world of college sports. GIA was full back-to-back days as OSU wrestled Iowa in front of a sold-out crowd Sunday and Bedlam for men’s basketball nearly filled up the venue the day before. The heartbreak of OSU losing both of those hits deeper, yes, but that’s also what makes a rivalry even better in sort of a sick way. The 13,721 fans don’t fill GIA on Sunday if not for the matchup being deemed “The Greatest Rivalry in College Wrestling,” and the importance of the rivalry being stressed by both programs. Iowa State was in Stillwater last month, and though the Cyclones showed up as the fourth-best team in the country ahead of OSU, GIA wasn’t sold out and fans weren’t tailgating. In fact, a dual against a team barely hanging onto a top-25 ranking and losing record brought in more fans last week, but that was Bedlam. There’s just something special about seeing a full arena and a large group of people caring not only so much about a particular team, but also being joined in hatred toward another team. The boos echoed in GIA when Iowa trotted out and even more boos reigned down every single time a Hawkeye wrestler was introduced. That type of passion puts a smile on your face, even if you’re sitting on an unbiased media row. Even outside of the arena hours before the dual fans were clustered in thousands, many even tailgating for a wrestling dual. “It’s what we have, right,” OSU coach John Smith said. “It grows your attendance … You do that with dual meets. You do that with great matches. You do that with attendance. That’s why I value [rivalries].” So as dollar signs are becoming more valuable than traditions, rivalries are still invaluable, especially for a growing sport like wrestling, which thankfully for OSU is a sport that will continue Bedlam and “The Greatest Rivalry in College Wrestling” with no end in sight. 2. Was it Really an Upset?Marshall actually made this point Sunday. Although the fourth-ranked team beat the second-ranked team, I’m not sure OSU’s loss should really be considered an upset. Had Iowa thrown out No. 8 Caleb Rathjen at 149 pounds, the Hawkeyes would have been favored, based on individual rankings, in six of the 10 matches. Victor Voinovich, who was an NCAA qualifier for OSU last year, instead lost to Jordan Williams as an unranked wrestler. But even with OSU technically being favored at 149, it was still a 5-5 split. Most major outlets that cover wrestling predicted the Hawkeyes to win this one. Smith himself even said earlier this week, that though his team was ranked higher just because it was unbeaten to that point, he assumed Iowa was the favorite going into the dual. Yes, the Cowboys looked flat and were overall disappointing in their showing. That’s another sentiment Smith assured. But don’t feel that OSU necessarily dropped a dual it shouldn’t have Sunday. 3. But it Doesn’t Matter AnywayThis thought would be infuriating had the Cowboys finished the regular season undefeated, but since they just lost their last dual of the season, maybe it will actually be more comforting. The 14-1 dual record OSU put together this season doesn’t really matter. There are invaluable metrics like the fact OSU set an average dual attendance record this season (5,871) and what the type of atmosphere GIA houses for duals does in getting recruits. But, in the end, outside of a Bedlam trophy last week, the Cowboys don’t get any hardware for any of their 14 wins. The essential preseason is complete, as the real season is up next when postseason begins with the Big Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Tulsa. OSU beat every Big 12 contender in a dual this season and went undefeated in conference duals, but there’s no Big 12 champion crowned until the tournament ends. Two weeks after that will be the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City, where OSU’s national ranking won’t matter a bit. The bright side of that is Smith assuring his team, especially the young guys, will learn from Sunday’s loss before the part that matters gets here. 4. 165 Pounds Seemed to Be the DifferenceAfter both teams exchanged blows the first half of the dual, OSU won only match after the intermission at the halfway point. The first match after the break was No. 3 Izzak Olejnik losing to seventh-ranked Michael Caliendo 7-2. The Cowboys needed to only notch an upset to win the dual, but also win every match they were favored. The same could have been said from Iowa’s perspective, and that’s exactly what the Hawkeyes did — and then some — with 165 pounds being the swing of the match. The Hawkeyes tallied the only bonus points of the day in the next match at 174 pounds before Plott got the last win for OSU. Iowa then won a match it was supposed to and notched a close upset. OSU had a knack this season for doing just what needed to be done, but with a lot of needs Sunday, Iowa got everything it wanted. 5. You Can’t Help But Root for Daton FixSeven years later, Daton Fix wrestled his last match in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday. Fix beat Brody Teske 7-2 to finish his career undefeated inside GIA at 36-0. He savored the moment and even took a bow at the edge of the mat before stepping off the stage. In a role I’m supposed to be unbiased and not care what unfolds in front me, it’s impossible to not want to witness Fix succeed this next month. He’s come up short three times in the NCAA finals in March. A lot of what makes him a fan favorite has to do with loyalty in a time of college sports where that trait is nonexistent. He never ventured away from the university he grew up around, through seven years, injuries, three finals losses and even a pandemic. Enjoy two more weeks of Daton Fix. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog.
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