One other week absorbing the fun of sportswriting.
One other week laughing, considering and crying …
This made me suppose
Cornerback Korie Black was speaking to reporters after Oklahoma State soccer observe final Tuesday afternoon, about stepping in for departed beginning corners Christian Holmes and Jarrick Bernard-Converse, concerning the stress of sustaining OSU’s 2021 defensive customary, once I seen his tattoos.
“In all probability this one, as a result of that is my mother’s favourite,” Black mentioned whereas displaying the ink-covered proper arm. “‘Let your religion be greater than your worry.’”
Attention-grabbing. How did you come about that?
“I grew up and I believe I used to be sort of not probably the most assured. Having plenty of fears and stuff. However I talked to my mother and had religion, believing.”
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When did that flip for you?
“I used to be most likely 13 or 14. It got here my freshman 12 months of varsity in highschool once I received to play. I used to be youthful so in fact I had some nerves in me. It grew me up, although. I used to be at all times nervous and all the things. Simply having confidence and rising it. After my freshman 12 months, it actually took off from there.”
Sort of cool to have your mother assist till you might develop your individual confidence …
“Sure sir, it’s. She’s actual useful.”
1, Let’s thank our mothers this week for being the middle of our universe.
2, We’d revert again to Black’s tattoo as he tackles the scariest place in soccer subsequent fall. Now that I do know the story behind his physique artwork, I’m going to be pulling for him to select up the place Holmes and Bernard-Converse left off.
And this made me suppose
You need a visible that encapsulates school soccer gamers’ Professional Day? Right here you go …
Former OSU receiver Tay Martin stood in entrance of cameras and recorders answering questions about his performance final Thursday afternoon, his arms folded.
He had two issues tucked in his left hand as he spoke — his pair of receiving gloves and a small blue enterprise card with the Los Angeles Chargers’ lightning bolt emblem on it.
This made me snicker
OSU hosted the sprints, shuttle runs and place drills portion contained in the Sherman E. Smith Coaching Middle. For some godforsaken motive they maintain that factor the temperature of dry ice.
Right here’s how chilly it was at Professional Day …
At one level, NFL scout Brandian Ross walked over to a buddy he acknowledged and mentioned: “If I’d recognized it was gonna be this chilly, I’d have despatched someone else.”
Ross is a four-year Inexperienced Bay Packers scout. The dude had a grey Packers hoodie on.
And he thought it was polar in there.
One other thought
Bear in mind Jelani Woods? The 6-5 teenager Mike Yurcich as soon as signed to play quarterback at OSU? Who placed on 50 kilos and became a Cowboy back/tight end as a substitute? Who transferred to Virginia after the 2020 season and have become a primary workforce All-ACC pass-catcher for the Cavaliers final fall?
Feels like he may discover an NFL residence.
“I believed he made some outstanding performs this 12 months,” ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. mentioned final Wednesday. “Adjusts to the poorly-thrown ball effectively. He’s received a little bit extra agility and quickness than you suppose. I believe he may go within the fifth or sixth spherical, perhaps as excessive because the fourth …
“His grade proper now, he’s No. 7 (amongst school tight ends) on the board, however he’s received the identical grade because the sixth man.”
One other snicker
Brent Venables apparently popped round parts of Oklahoma spring observe final week carrying a prop.
“A microphone,” defensive lineman Jalen Redmond mentioned. “I don’t know who gave him a microphone. That was completely different.”
“I name him ‘DJ V’ when he’s at observe with the mic,” vast receiver Theo Wease mentioned. “I really feel like he will get in his groove when he’s received the mic.”
However for the report, if there may be one man within the state of Oklahoma who doesn’t want a microphone proper now, it’s Brent Venables.
the scene in “This Is Spinal Faucet” the place Nigel Tufnel tells Marty DiBergi concerning the band’s amps going past 10 to 11?
Venables has been at 12 since Dec. 5.
This made me cry
In the summertime of 1998, not lengthy after shedding a radio gig in Tulsa, I ended by a Tulsa Drillers sport with my pal John Marble to really feel a little bit higher. John and I have been having fun with the night all proper however have been nonetheless fairly blue about issues, when Larry Egge sat down subsequent to us.
Larry sensed the temper within the room, so to talk, and purchased us all a spherical of refreshments. We received to speaking and feeling higher. Larry purchased one other spherical. We talked much more and felt even higher.
We wound up having one of the best evening of that summer time. We went residence feeling a lot happier about our tons in life.
Larry by no means introduced up work. He by no means apologized about what occurred. He didn’t need to. He simply … was. Cheerful, humorous as hell, observant, mischievous. He was who he at all times was. It was greater than sufficient.
I considered that evening final Tuesday when the Drillers echoed the feelings of the TU, ORU and athletic coaching and sports activities drugs communities throughout the metro by tweeting: “The Tulsa sports activities group has misplaced an icon with the passing of Larry Egge.”
