tales from a tuesday
Today, my friends, was a very, very long day. But unless my editor calls in the next hour – and no offense to him, but I really hope that doesn’t happen — it’s over. A couple items crammed in that you might be interested in.
1. I spent today (and a bunch of time over the weekend and yesterday) working on a story about suspended OSU pitcher Andy Oliver. It’s long and complicated, but hopefully it will break things down for you all in a clear way. But to sum it up: Even though school starts in less than a week, nobody knows what’s gonna happen.
2. OSU got a point guard commit for ‘09. Apparently the kid was phenomenal over the summer at the AAU tournaments. Talked to him between reading court documents and emails between the NCAA, former Oliver attorneys and the like.
3. I put my pretty little potted African violet outside for exactly three hours, the same time frame when OSU football practice happened today. They hadn’t had any sun in a while, and I figured that they would be OK for a couple hours. When I got home, the flowers were dead. I’m just saying, it’s brutally hot and I feel for those poor guys out there in football pads. Hope the forecast is correct about things cooling off later this week.
by andrea cohen
Saturday’s scrimmage open to fans
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday that his team’s first major scrimmage will be open to the public. The scrimmage will kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday inside Boone Pickens Stadium.
Gundy also announced that the Aug. 15 practice will be open to public servants, including military, law enforcement and firefighters. An occupational identification is all that will be required to for admission for public servants and their families. A special “meet and greet” session with the football team will follow. Due to time constraints, the student-athletes will not be able to participate in an autograph session.
