Good morning Pokes. You know that brick wall in your house? Consider it knocked down after you watch this.

Now that we’ve got the juices flowing before you’ve had your coffee, let’s take a sip and get even more jacked up for another exciting year for the Orange and Black.

We’ve got sights from practices, a former Cowboy tossing a gem and a new Cowgirl filling her trophy case.

What else is stirring in today’s edition of the Brew? Check it out!

💪 Back In The Lab
🏈 Dan Bailey Joins the Old Pokes Show
🐎 On Her High Horse
🤠 And so much more!

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Kickers.

It’s not a position for everyone. They can either be forgotten, loved, or demonized.

For the Cowboys, Dan Bailey is truly a special one and will go down as one of the best kickers in program history.

He made 57 field goals during his career and ranks second all-time in career scoring.

That talent went onto the NFL for nine seasons and this week, he joined the Old Pokes Show to talk about his time in Stillwater, his passions beyond the field and much more.

🎥 WE’RE LIVE IN….

We’re Live in…. (2 days)!

Saturday, August 5. 1:45 p.m. OSU Max. Be there.

OSU Max will being giving fans a free look inside Oklahoma State's annual Cowboy Football Media Day Saturday, as the streaming service will go live from media day for the first time and be free for everyone to view online or on your phone or smart TV.

The show will begin Saturday, August 5, at 1:45 p.m. and then lead into coach Mike Gundy's news conference at 2 p.m. From there, the show will return to the OSU Max set and feature a rotating cast of Cowboy players talking with hosts Deion Imade and Meghan Robinson through at least 3 p.m.

Expected player guests include wide receiver Brennan Presley, running backs Ollie Gordon and Jaden Nixon, linebacker Collin Oliver, safety Kendal Daniels and more.

OSU Max is available in app stores for major streaming platforms, including AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Android.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Back In The Lab. Is there anything better than seeing these pictures of our Bears back at work?

The preparation is underway indeed.

We can’t wait for an exciting fall here in Stillwater.

🔼 On Her High Horse. Incoming freshman Bella D’Onofrio isn’t even in Orange and Black yet and she’s already piling up here winnings.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, D’Onofrio captured the top prize in OKC this past week at the AQHA World Championship Show.

She was crowned the World Champion in both the L3 14-18 Equitation and L3 Performance Halter Geldings.

Not only that, she was the reserve World Champion in the L3 14-18 Showmanship and L3 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle categories.

Now that’s what we call making a first impression.

🔼 More Ks Than The Kardashians. With just over two months left in the MLB season, the playoff races are heating up.

The closest division race in the majors right now has one of our own right in the middle of it.

Andrew Heaney and the Texas Rangers hold a 0.5 game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West.

On Tuesday night, Heaney delivered for his squad in a big way, tossing six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out a career-high 11 White Sox hitters.

Way to step up Heandog!

📝 ICYMI…

🔼 Making The List. A defensive menace to opponents for over two years, Collin Oliver is well known by opposing offensive coordinators.

Those talents and play earned the converted linebacker a spot on the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, announced Tuesday by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. The award is given annual to the best defensive player in college football.

A junior out of Edmond Santa Fe High School, Oliver is one of 11 Big 12 players included on the list. He moved to linebacker in the spring of 2023 after starting his career at defensive end his first two seasons.

He put together one of the most impressive true freshman seasons in the nation and in Oklahoma State history in 2021, earning unanimous Big 12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year honors and freshman All-America honors. Highlights from that season included ranking No. 7 in the FBS and setting an OSU freshman record with 11.5 sacks.

As a sophomore last year, Oliver earned All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches for a second consecutive season. He played in all 13 games and led the team with 5.0 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries, while his 7.5 tackles for loss ranked fourth.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 30 DAYS

We know, we know… We’ve already talked about Collin Oliver in this Brew.

Well, sorry, we just love our #30 and we had to highlight him again with only 30 days left til kickoff!

He’s piled up mountains of honors in just two years in Stillwater and now, he’s searching for more at a new position.

The OKC native joined OSU Max at Big 12 Media Day to talk about his first few years with the Cowboys, making the switch new a position and what he’s focused on this fall.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

As highlighted in OSU Max’s latest My Time Feature, Keiton Page was a lethal weapon on the guard for the Cowboys.

During his career, he knocked down 299 three-pointers and scored over 1,600 points.

In his senior season, he drilled 103 from beyond the arc to become (at the time) just the fourth Cowboy in program history to hit 100+ in a season.

Who was the first OSU player to eclipse the 100+ mark?

Think you got it?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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Try to find someone who bleeds Orange like Keiton Page. We dare you.

After a record-setting, illustrious career as a guard for the Cowboys, Page has worked in several different roles under three different head coaches here in Stillwater.

Now, he’s getting his chance to put on the coaching shoes as an assistant for Coach Boynton.

OSU Max takes you behind the curtains into what brought Page into coaching, what it means to him to give back and what this place means to him.

🎥 OSU Max: My Time With Keiton Page

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Brooks Thompson in 1993-94.

Thompson drilled 110 3-pointers during his senior year at OSU, which at the time, set a program single-season record.

That record last exactly one year as Randy Rutherford knocked down 146 the following season, which still remains the record to this day.

Let’s have a great Thursday, ya’ll!