Good Monday Morning Pokes. We’re going to hit you right away in the feels. We’re not going to even wait for you to scroll.

Now that we got the emotions flowing, we’ll hit you with Cowboys tearing up the golf course, more new faces coming to Stillwater and much more.

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

⛳️ Course Generals
📝 Letter From Our Leader
🏈 Countdown to Kickoff
🤠 And so much more!

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The fellas are talking golf again, but thankfully, not about their golf game, we’re talking about this week’s Open Championship for five OSU alums.

Deion Imade and Clint Chelf break down the final major of the season, take a look at Big 12 Media Days and give their perspective on what summer workouts are like and how important they are to the team.

The boys talk all of that and more in this week’s brand new edition of the Old Pokes Show.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Course Generals. The oldest golf tournament in the world got a taste of the Orange and Black this past weekend as the 154th edition of the Open Championship featured five OSU alums in the field.

Four of those five golfers finished in the top-33 with three in the top-25.

Viktor Hovland captured off an incredible showing in the majors with his fourth top-20 showing of the year. He finished seventh at the Masters, second at the PGA Championship and 19th at the US Open. This weekend, he finished tied for 13th at 3-under par.

Rickie Fowler and Alex Noren both finished tied for 23rd at even par, while reigning US Open Champion Wyndham Clark finished tied for 33rd at 1-over for the weekend.

🔼 From Our Leader. No doubt about it.

OSU Athletics is on the rise and it’s taking over in so many sports. The Orange and Black success in competition, in the classroom and much more is at an all-time high.

As we head into the 2023-24 season, our leader, Chad Weiberg, wanted to reflect back on a year to remember, but preview what he’s excited about in our future!

🔼 ROAD TRIP!!!!. Well, we guess it’s not technically a road trip, but “AIR TRIP”, doesn’t have the same effect.

OSU’s men’s basketball team begins its foreign tour countdown with a series of 10 NCAA-allotted practice sessions over the next three weeks.

The Cowboys are headed to Spain from Aug. 5-15 with scheduled stops in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona.

In addition to extra practice reps, an OSU roster featuring nine new scholarship players will benefit from early tests against three international opponents. Off the floor, players will enjoy bonding time and a series of unique educational and cultural opportunities in a nation famous for its history, beauty and cuisine.

Cowboy Basketball Spanish Tour Itinerary:
Aug. 5 – Depart Stillwater; Overnight flight to Madrid
Aug. 6 – City tour; Visit to Las Arenas Bullring
Aug. 7 – Bull ranch and skills demonstration; Gaucho barbeque
Aug. 8 – Bus to Toledo; Game No. 1
Aug. 9 – Train ride to Valencia; Traditional Paella lunch
Aug. 10 – Fun in Valencia
Aug. 11 – Game No. 2
Aug. 12 – Catamaran cruise; Bus to Barcelona
Aug. 13 – Explore Olympic venues on Montijuic Hill; Game No. 3
Aug. 14 – FC Barcelona stadium; Beach at Costa Brava; Farewell dinner
Aug. 15 – Return to Stillwater

🔼 Setting the Stage. With four new faces in the Big 12, things will be a little different.

We’ll see some new faces in Stillwater and we’ll make some new road trips.

Those dance partners were announced last week by the Big 12 with the schedule pairings for 2023-24 being released.

🔼 New and Old Faces. Something special is happening here in Stillwater and people want to be a part of it.

We’ve thrilled to welcome back some familiar faces and excited to have a new one joining the family as well with the addition of some of our latest staff members.

• Former softball All-American Madi Sue Simpson has joined the Cowgirls staff as the video and analytics coordinator for Coach Gajewski.

• John Oliver, a standout coach at Purdue over the past six seasons, is joining the OSU track & field staff, while the Cowboys have also promoted Josh Langley to associate head coach for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

🔼 So Fresh, So Clean. Sometimes, you just need a new look for a new year.

OSU Athletics is modernizing its digital presence with a brand new okstate.com.

A site speed upgrade up to five times faster than before and a clean, modern presentation that includes fewer clicks and more rollover functionality are among the highlights.

The new site makes it easier than ever to gain access to Name, Image and Likeness opportunities with OSU student-athletes, to high-quality video storytelling with OSU Max, and to the Go Pokes app that is the primary mobile hub for tickets, team schedules and news, game day information, amenities and more.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 40 DAYS

Eight seasons.
40 home victories. 

That’s right, since 2015, Boone Pickens Stadium has been quite friendly for the Cowboys, who have piled up 40 victories over those eight seasons.

Included in that stretch is the past two seasons, in which OSU is 13-1 at home.

In fact, dating back to the end of the 2019 season, the Cowboys have won 19 of its past 22 home games.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

As we mentioned above BPS has been quite friendly to the Cowboys in recent years.

Defending the home turf has been something that OSU has really taken pride in and showed it in the results.

In the recent stretch of 19 wins in the past 22 home games, what’s the most points that Cowboys have scored in those home games?

Hint: It’s happened twice.

Think you got it?

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

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Interviews. Photos. More Interviews. Videos. And More Interviews.

We’ve got all the behind the scene action from last week’s Big 12 Media Days in Arlington when Coach Gundy and the guys took on the hard hitting questions and set the tone for the upcoming 2023 Cowboy football season.

🎥 OSU Max: All Access at Big 12 Media Days

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 63 points.

That’s right, OSU has shown the firepower to the home crowd.

Twice during that recent stretch of 19 wins in the past 22 home games, OSU has piled up 63 points.

In a 2021 victory over TCU and a 2022 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Orange and Black lit up the scoreboard for 63.

Have a great Monday, ya’ll!