Happy Jordan Day Cowboys and Cowgirls. Why Jordan Day you ask?

Simple. We are just 23 days away from the return of OSU Athletics.

Coming off another incredibly successful year, both in competition and in the classroom, the Orange and Black are primed for another big year.

Who’s the best person to get you ready? Our favorite Cowboy, of course.

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

🏀 The Honors Court
📝 Letter From Our Leader
🏈 Best Of Pokes Pod with Brandon Weeden
🤠 And so much more!

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Over 9,000 yards passing
75 Passing TDs
70-percent completion rate
23-3 record as a starter
Fiesta Bowl Champion

That’s just a snippet of Brandon Weeden’s resume during his time in Stillwater.

He is one of the most successful quarterbacks in Oklahoma State history and his name is all over the Cowboy record book.

How did he end up at OSU? What’s his football journey look like looking back now? All of that and then some covered in this edition of the Pokes Pod.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Honors Court. Holding court in the classroom? That’s exactly what the OSU men’s hoops team did this past year.

Their achievements were honored recently as the Cowboys were one of just three Big 12 men’s basketball programs recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches for their outstanding classroom achievement.

Rising seniors Weston Church and Carson Sager were named to the NABC Honors Court and the Cowboys collectively earned the organization's Team Academic Excellence Award.

To be eligible for the latter, team members must have averaged at least a 3.00 GPA during the previous academic year. It's the second time under head coach Mike Boynton that the Cowboys have been selected.

The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate-level student-athletes who finished the year with a 3.20 GPA or higher. Church – a sports management major from Fairview, Okla. – and Sager – a Wichita Falls, Texas native who is double-majoring in computer engineering and electrical engineering – both cleared that bar with ease.

🔼 Plotting the Course. 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!

🔼 WE TRIPPIN’. Ok, well, not in those terms, but in a good way!

OSU’s men’s basketball team has started 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.

🔼 Jordan Day. While the rest of us are wrapping up the summer and trying to enjoy every last second of it, our Cowboys and Cowgirls are prepping for another thrilling year.

Today, we sit just 23 days away the start of the 2023-24 OSU athletic calendar.

First up? Cowgirls Futbol.

The first game for the Orange and Black is set for Thursday, August 17th at Neal Patterson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 39 DAYS

That’s right folks, we are under 40 days away from Cowboy Football!

Today, we highlight our own #39, from Dallas, Tex., Parker Roberston.

Robertson will be a redshirt sophomore this fall and is coming off playing in 12 of OSU’s 13 games last fall, mostly on the special team units. He did seven tackles on the year and was named OSU’s Special Teams Player of the Week in the Iowa State matchup.

Off the field, he was named a first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

In high school at Dallas Christian, he helped lead his team to a 10-1 record during his senior year and led the team in receiving, return yards and was one of squad’s leading tacklers on the defensive side of the ball.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

This fall will be the 28th season on the sideline at OSU for Cowgirls Futbol head man Colin Carmichael. In total, he’s been in Stillwater as part of the program since 1996, but took over the reins in 2005.

Since that time, the Cowgirls have piled up a 240-97-50 mark, good for a .685 winning percentage.

Carmichael will enter this fall on the cusp of his 250th victory.

Entering 2023, where does Coach Carmichael rank among ACTIVE Division I women’s soccer head coaches in winning percentage (.685)

Got a guess?

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

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The guys will be doing route running, wind sprints, studying film and much more.

How can you prepare as fans? Deep diving into all the offseason interviews, videos, stories and everything in between at OSU Max.

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: 20th.

Yup, you read that right. He is 20th among current Division I head coaches in winning percentage entering this fall.

He is second among Big 12 head coaches, only next to Texas A&M’s G Guerrieri, who ranks seventh at .737.

Let’s have a great day Pokes!