Cowboy Brew 11/10: SHOWTIME Baby!

Cowboy Grapplers Open Season, XC Squads Host NCAA Regionals

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Cowboy Brew Crew
November 10, 2023

TGIF Cowboys and Cowgirls. Well, it’s been a heckuva of a week for us Pokes, huh?

We’ve got all the bragging rights and now, we’re taking the show on the road to the Sunshine State.

But first, we’ve got an incredible episode of the Ride to recap the thrills of last Saturday. Plus, we’ve got our runners taking on the region’s best and our wrestlers making their season debut!

All sorts of action for us Pokes!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🤼‍♂️. Meet Us At The Mats
👟 Regional Racing
🎥 Brand New Episode of The Ride
🤠 And so much more!

🎥 OSUMAX: THE RIDE

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are The Best in Oklahoma once again after defeating the Sooners in the final scheduled regular season game in the series 118 game history.

Go inside the week as the Cowboys prepare for the game and take in all the action from the Walk to the field storming as the best team in the state takes home the 27-24 win.

🎥 MY TIME: MAMA’S BOY

Ollie Gordon and his mother Tarona Smith have an unbreakable bond. 

Tarona raised Ollie as a single mom with help from her family, including her sister Ela Smith, who Tarona says is like Ollie's dad. 

Go inside The Bedlam game day with her and find out more about their relationship, where Ollie gets his personality from and what she thinks of her son's skills on the field.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Meet Us At The Mats. Showtime is officially here for the OSU wrestling squad.

Tonight, the 11th-ranked Cowboys hit the mats for the first time in 2023-24, hosting a fiesty Bucknell squad at GIA.

Under legendary head coach John Smith, OSU boasts an impressive 29-2-1 record in season openers and have lost just once since 1996. Oklahoma State has also won 23 straight home openers.

Leading the way for the Cowboys this year will be a pair of All-Americans in Dalton Fix and Dustin Plott.

🔼 But First… We Run. It’s tie to lace ‘em up again.

The top-10 ranked XC squads will hit the Stillwater course yet again today, this time against the regions best as OSU hosts the NCAA Midwest Regionals at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course.

The eighth-ranked Cowgirls will be the first to toe the course as their race gets start at 10:30, followed by the second-ranked Cowboys hitting the course at 11:30 a.m.

🔼 Alexander The Great. The Thunder From Down Under.

That’s what Alex Hale has brought ever since coming to Stillwater and this year is no different.

For the second time during his illustrious career, Hale has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award.

The senior from Point Frederick, New South Wales, Australia is currently the FBS leader with 2.22 made field goals per game. He is the only kicker in the nation who has hit 20 field goals this season, and he has made three field goals longer than 50 yards in 2023.

🏈 BACK IN THE SADDLE

While the rest of us are basking in the incredible scenes of this past weekend, the Orange and Black have shifted their focus to another Big 12 road test with a Sunshine State showdown with Big 12 newcomer, UCF.

This weekend marks the first-ever matchup between the two programs.

It is the 10th all-time trip to the Sunshine State for the Cowboys, dating back to the 1976 Tangerine Bowl when OSU squared off against BYU.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Tonight opens the final chapter in the incredible career of Dalton Fix.

He has the chance to become the program’s first-ever five-time All-American and last year he became the 45th member of the 100-win club at OSU.

Sitting at 102 wins, Fix currently sits 41st all-time in that category.

Who is the program’s all-time leader in total wins?

Think you got it?

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

🎥 OSUMAX: THE FILM ROOM

Go inside the Cowboy Film Room as Coach Gundy takes a look back at the big plays in the 27-24 win over Oklahoma to win the final regular season Bedlam game.

🤠 COWBOYS, MOUNT UP!

What’s better than repping your school colors?

Repping your colors and your favorite players. Pick your favorite player and rock their numbers as the OSU football squad lights up the opposition!

📅 COMING SOON…

Friday, November 10
👟 Cross Country Regional Championships @ 10:30am
🤼‍♀️ Wrestling vs. Bucknell @ 7pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Big 12/Pac 12 Fall Challenge

Saturday, November 11
🏈 Football at UCF @ 2:30pm l ESPN
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Big 12/Pac 12 Fall Challenge

Sunday, November 12
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Sam Houston State @ 2pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Colorado @ 5pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Big 12/Pac 12 Fall Challenge

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

What a day it was in Stillwater as the Oklahoma State Cowboys beat the Oklahoma Sooners 27-24 to win the final regular season Bedlam game.

Deion Imade and Clint Chelf have a complete breakdown of the win for the Cowboys.

The guys also get you ready for this weekend's game at Central Florida with a game preview on this week's episode of The Old Pokes Show.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: John Smith, of course!

We figured it’s been a long week, let’s toss you an easy one!

Smith is not only a legend in the coaching world, but he is the only Cowboy wrestler to win 150+ matches, totaling a 152-8-2 ledger during career. The next closest in total wins is a three-way tie at 128 with Alex Dieringer, Mike Farrell and Alan Fried.

🤠 Let’s have a great weekend, y’all!