Daily Bullets (Oct. 19): Pokes Lose Heartbreaker in the Mountains

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Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. Scores Football: BYU 38, Pokes 35 Three Thoughts • Road loss to an undefeated BYU squad? Expected. That inspired play from the Cowboy offense was delightful. (PFB) Ollie Gordon turned back the clock a year, Garrett Rangel looked like Clint Chelf, Alan Bowman pitched a solid game in relief and appeared to do enough to get it done. Tough times but infinitely more encouraging than anything wearing an Oklahoma State jersey over the last month. • Pokes were down so much last night – Zane Flores didn’t travel (likely out for the rest of the way), Garrett Rangel will be “out for a while” after his best half of football in an OSU jersey, and yet another impact defensive player in Trey Rucker wasn’t available (along with Dylan Smith) (PFB + X) • We could stare at the poor tackling on the final defensive drive for BYU but it’s way more fun to dwell on that beautiful 8.5 minute drive that put the Pokes in position to win it: OSU quarterback Alan Bowman, playing only because starter Garret Rangel was lost to injury, guided one of the…

“Historically bad run defense”

How’s the new D-line coach working out?

Interesting dichotomy going into next week against Baylor. Two teams battling for the basement dweller conference crown. And two head coaches in completely different situations. One coaching for his job and considered on the ‘hottest’ of seats. The other is making a comfortable $8m in his coaching side job while running his cattle ranch. I bet you can’t guess which of the two has actually won a conference championship this decade.

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Why hasn’t there been anyone talking about Nardo putting them in the FING PREVENT DEFENSE* for the entire last drive?!?!?!?!?!?!

#FireNardoNow #SendingEmailToADToday