Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022

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Spencer Sanders glanced toward a stat sheet, listening to his coach, Mike Gundy, speak to reporters in OSU’s meeting room.

He checked the numbers. A 41-31 win for No. 7 Oklahoma State over Texas Tech. Three total touchdowns; two rushing and one passing.

One thing not mentioned on the paper — his right shoulder trapped with a bag of ice. The aftermath of a Big 12 battle where Sanders juked, chucked, and absorbed hits every where on the field.

“I’m a tough mother******,” Sanders, OSU’s quarterback said.

Down eight in the third quarter, Sand ers pointed forward,

lowered his shoulder and absorbed contact at the line of scrimmage. Touchdown Cowboys. OSU coach Mike Gundy said the 2-yard quar terback keeper served a momentum boost for his squad. It started OSU’s run of 18 straight points.

Sanders had to be that guy.

“I kinda just faked the pass and I knew I had to take it,” he said. “I had to take this one and be strong.”

Especially when OSU’s starting running back, recorded 67 yards on 19 carries. Rushing is a responsibility Sanders embraces.

“We didn’t rush the ball as well as we needed to rush the ball,” Gundy said. “But we did at the end of the game. Interest ingly enough, the last drive when they knew we were going to run it, we rushed the ball better than we did the other quarters in my opinion.”

See Sanders on page 2

Goons, goblins and gremlins prove themselves in win

made it a point in his first season to retain much of the same ver biage from the previous regime, to make it easier on his players.

The alteration he master minded wasn’t schemes or con cepts.

Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor

Instead of first strings, second strings and third strings, Mason refers to his players as “goons, goblins and gremlins.”

Many of who created an impact in OSU’s 41-31 win over Texas Tech on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.

Goons: Mason describes his start

ing linebacker, Mason Cobb, as a “junkie.”

Cobb, a junior in his first season as a starter, spends his free time watching tape, earning the title and compliment from his defensive coordinator.

“He’s a film junkie,” Mason said. “If you ever go to the line backer room you’ll see him sitting there. A smarter player is a better player. That’s what you want. He’s trying to be one of the best to play. He’s not trying to follow anyone, he’s trying to blaze his

The McKnight Center got the blues

Luisa Clausen Staff Reporter

From a childhood spent picking up cotton in Louisiana to becoming one of the most influ ential guitar players of all time, Buddy Guy keeps the blues “alive and well.”

Last Friday, the McKnight Center of the Performing Arts welcomed Guy, blues guitarist and singer, to Stillwater for the first time.

Guy put on an hour and a half concert filled with music, dance moves, jokes and stories from his life. Guy played songs from his most recent album such as The Blues Don’t Lie, and from older albums such as The Blues Is Alive and Well.

Guy himself could have brought every person in the audi ence to stand on their feet, but

what made the concert a truly brilliant performance was the re spect and admiration Guy showed for his band, encouraging each of the four members to have his mo ment showing his talents.

Their connection and talent led to a standing ovation at the end of the concert and constant cheering and laughing after everything Guy said. He made sure to interact with the crowd the whole time and created a safe and friendly atmosphere, leaving the impression it was only a night among friends and not a concert featuring an eight time Grammy Award winner.

Toward the end of the con cert, Guy walked away from the stage, leaving the crowd con fused. In fewer than two minutes, the confusion was replaced with a surprise—Guy left the stage so he could walk in the middle of the crowd and look people in the eye.

“I can’t see nobody’s face standing up here with this light on my face,” Guy said a couple min utes before walking off the stage.

“I want to see people.”

As he greeted everybody, the crowd could not contain its excitement. While people were fighting for a picture, Guy had his eyes on a teen boy who looked at the singer as if he was amazed by his talents. Guy whispered some thing to the boy, and both made their way back to the stage. The blues guitarist introduced Carter Sanders to the crowd, a 13-yearold boy who said he knew how to play the guitar.

“I will let you guys decide if he’s good,” Guy said.

As soon as Sanders started to play, the crowd cheered loudly, surprised by the kid’s talent.

Carter did not seem nervous and

‘Tough mother*****’ Sanders’ do-it-all ability lifts OSU in win

Derek Mason wanted to make a change, but not a system atic one.

OSU’s defensive coordinator

Abby Cage

Mason Cobb’s third quarter interception shifted the momentum for OSU in its 41-31 win over Texas Tech on Saturday.

As one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the nation, Sanders said it’s his responsibility to be comfortable. If he does that, he said his team mates will feel the same. That’s the quarterback’s role. Leader.

“I have to be the one that’s going to volunteer, go first and lead the way,” Sanders said. “That’s my job.”

It’s a mindset he’s kept through his years as a Cowboy. Accountability to lead.

Wide receiver Bryson Green said Sand ers delivered a clear message to the offense at halftime.

Take care of the ball and improve. Sanders dealt with the absence of his starting center, Preston Wilson, who left in the second quarter after suf fering an apparent lower right leg injury. At times, backup Joe Michalski delivered high snaps to Sanders.

“We were pretty average protecting him,” Gundy said. “I’ll have to go back and look and see but I didn’t think we did a good job of protecting him.”

Still, Sanders didn’t blame anyone but himself.

He’s his own critic. His offensive line and right guard Hunter Wood ard notice that.

“At the end of the day, Spencer is just an elite competitor and no matter what he has to do, he’s gonna end up getting it done,” Woodard said.

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Spencer Sanders totaled 56 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in OSU’s comeback win over Texas Tech on Saturday.

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Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton wasn’t the sig nal caller the Cowboys expect ed to start against them. The usual starter, Donovan Smith, even took a snap at quarterback in the red zone and attempted a pass.

The surprise turned into a problem for OSU’s defense, as Morton threw for 379 yards and two touchdowns in the game. With 8:42 remaining in the third quarter, Morton led the Red Raider offense down the field in a touchdown-scor ing drive to put his team up 31-23 against the No. 7 team in the country.

“That’s not good,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy, after

learning Morton is a redshirt freshman. “He’s a good player. He slings it around pretty well.”

During the break af ter the score, the speakers at Boone Pickens Stadium played Queen’s the famous rock-opera song, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Five in-game minutes later, on the second defen sive possession for OSU after Tech’s touchdown, Cobb heard a chorus again, but this time not from the stadium speakers.

Although OSU did not foresee Morton starting, Cobb’s film habits paid off, as he jumped the pass and inter cepted Morton for the only turnover of the game. The turnover and return also gave OSU’s offense field position at Tech’s 19-yard line. With the short distance after Cobb’s play, the Cowboys scored a touchdown and converted on a game-tying two-point conver sion.

“That route concept, it was familiar,” Cobb said. “I picked it up while watching film. He stares at the routes his throws. It feels good to watch film and have it pay off. I saw it before it happened.”

Goblins: Texas Tech’s outside receivers towered over OSU cornerback Jabbar Muhammad. Muhammad, at 5-foot-10, had to face receivers six and seven inches taller than him on the boundary side.

How did he fare?

In coverage, Muham mad broke up three passes and allowed four catches for six total yards. The junior corner also totaled six total tackles, including half a tackle for loss.

“(Muhammad) competed, and that’s difficult,” Gundy said. “He competes, stays in there, and with 104 plays, that’s a lot.”

Texas Tech’s high pow ered, pass heavy offense ran

104 plays in the 32 minutes it possessed the ball. That’s more than three plays per minute. And for the OSU defense, it was forced to stay on the field for all of those plays, and keep pushing as the game kept on. A task they were able to accom plish, as the Cowboys didn’t allow Tech to put more points on the scoreboard from half way through the third quarter, to the end of the game.

“In a 15-round fight, we were able to go 16 rounds,” Mason said. “You gotta go, you can’t miss the opportunity. It’s about focus.”

Gremlins: Redshirt freshman corner Cam Smith isn’t even listed on OSU’s two-deep depth chart. Yet, after starting field-side corner Korie Black exited the game in the first quarter, Smith entered in his wake and played for the remainder of the game.

“You have to grow up fast,” Gundy said.

And when linebacker Xavier Benson went down with an injury later in the quarter, then later again in the game, linebackers Lamont Bishop and Nickolas Martin were there to take his place.

Saturday’s game vs Texas Tech marked the first time the Cowboys trailed by more than three points all season. The deficit even grew to as many as 11 points in the third quarter. In the most critical moments of the season thus far for OSU, its backup players were forced to play in the tensest time for a young player all season. But from their coaches view, they were able to hold their own.

“These guys have to practice hard, because when the play time comes, which you don’t know when it will be, you have to be ready,” Ma son said. “These guys under stand that. They play for each other.”

ETERNITY IN MIND!

demonstrating the love of God in blessing and serving others; as you and I get involved with helping missionary work, even going to help in short term mission trips or providing finances for others to go, we are laying up treasure in heaven “where moths cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.”

Just about everything in this life is tempo rary. Yet, most people work very hard to have a pleasant few years in their lifetime. I would like to remind the true Christians that God is offering us an eternity of bless ing as we serve him and his purposes now. In 1 Co.15 the Apostle Paul is reminding these believers of Christ’s resurrection and how true and real it was. He continues by emphasizing the sure promise of God that we are going to share in that resurrec tion one day. We will have a new, eternal body like Jesus has now. As we help in the work of God, furthering his kingdom;

Actually, this kingdom of God, with forgive ness of all our sins and a new relationship with God as our Father, is offered to all mankind. If you have never opened your heart to Christ, asking for a clean heart and a new life; the door is open wide for you to come. You will not be turned away. Then you too can begin to live for the eternal: laying up treasure in Heaven. I en courage all to consider these words, no matter your age, and choose the best and most satisfying life. It is a life following Christ as your Lord, and going for God’s best in eternity. It is a great and sure future!

“ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be stead fast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Co.15:58 NKJ)

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OSU junior cornerback Jabbar Muhammad totaled three pass breakups in the Cowboys’ win over Texas Tech on Saturday.

MISS OSU

Miss OSU was held last Thursday night and featured talented women competing for the coveted title. The competition included a talent portion, question portion and a walk of the stage.

All photos by Karlie Boothe

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did not hesitate when one of Guy’s sons, who was making a special appearance at his dad’s concert, whis pered some directions in his ears.

Sanders, whose mother is a music teacher at Westwood Elementary in Stillwater and whose father is an opera

singer at the McKnight Center, taught himself how to play the guitar and saw the opportunity to show he knew what he was doing.

“I was shaking but I was trying to keep a calm straight face,” Sanders said.

After playing a couple of songs together, Guy came to the microphone and thanked Carter for being brave enough to play the guitar in public.

“I liked it a lot,” Guy said. “This keeps the blues alive.”

Sanders was ecstatic after the

concert while telling more than one person the performance was not staged.

“I was completely taken by sur prised,” said Sanders with a big smile. “It was an experience of a lifetime. I will remember this forever.”

Marie Sanders, Sanders’ mom, could not hide her excitement.

“Music brings happiness to our family,” she said. “I was thrilled when I saw him on stage. He absolutely killed it, it was a chance of a lifetime.”

Buddy Guy is not only an exam ple of triumph and resiliency, but he is

also one of the final surviving connec tions to a historic era in the country’s musical revolution. He made sure to remind people during the concert his purpose is to keep the blues “alive and well,” especially through kids.

“If I could tell Buddy Guy one thing it would be, ‘Thank you for tonight and for making me love elec tronic guitar even more.’ I don’t know if I will be able to sleep tonight. It was incredible,” Sanders said.

Cole Gueldenzoph Guy pulls Carter Sanders, a young teenager from Stillwater, onto the stage after the boy told him he could play guitar. Sanders comes from a musical family with his father being an opera singer at the McKnight Center.

Pokemon reveals Girafarig evolution

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

The new “Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” trail er revealed a ton of what the games will offer.

The trailer released last Thursday and lasted 14 minutes. While most of the trailer was a recap of things fans already knew, Nintendo did give a lot of information about game mechanics, customization and new Pokemon.

The trailer follows four trainers and their adventures through Pal dea. We see one of these trainers train a Girafarig on wild Pokemon and it evolves. Farigiraf is the new evolution for Gira farig.

Farigiraf is a normal and psychic type Pokemon with a much more giraffe like design than its predecessor.

Farigiraf was the only confirmed Pokemon in the trailer, but a few other Pokemon were spotted on the player’s minimap. The three Pokemon spotted were a green parrot, a rock with what appears to be salt sticking out of it, and two white mice with two different horizontal stripes. The mice being slightly different could indicate that they have different stripes based on their gender, which Pokemon does a lot. The two mice could also have separate evolutions de pending on the location of its stripe.

New Pokemon was not the only new infor mation we learned in the trailer. The trailer re

vealed the new TM. TM, or Technical Machines, are used to teach Poke mon moves they would not normally learn by level up. Throughout the games TMs are obtained by purchasing them or finding them in the wild, but the variety of TMs you can get in games is normally limited. With the new TM Machine players can craft their own TMs at Pokemon Centers. As of now, the amount of TM selection is unknown, but this could mean the amount of possible TMs obtained in the game could be the largest amount in any main series Pokemon game.

Scarlet and Violet are giving players an upgraded customiza tion. The players get an increased number of hairstyles, hair colors and eye colors compared to other generations of Pokemon. The custom ization also includes the addition of changing your eye shape, eyebrow shape, eyelash shape and other facial features such as freckles.

Scarlet and Violet with these new custom ization and TM changes it looks like players will have a wider variety of how to play the game versus previous game titles. The open world aspect of Scarlet and Violet adds on to this idea.

“Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” will release Nov. 18 on the Nintendo Switch.

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Daily Horoscope

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (10/11/22). Partnership attracts luck this year. Follow passion with persistent action to win. Creative expression scores rave reviews this autumn, leading to new winter travel and study directions. Springtime fills your shared fi nancial accounts, before changes motivate another creative direction next summer. Love inspires your collaboration.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal lenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Discover money in unexpected places. Creativity gets lucrative. Put in disciplined efforts behind the scenes. Cut waste or fluff. Keep costs down. Get imaginative. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Stay practical in pursuit of personal dreams. Harness confidence and charisma to advance a passion project. Avoid distractions. You’re making a good impression.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — You can get especially productive behind closed doors. Avoid crowds, noise or chaos. Adapt with unexpected news. Focus on practical plans and priorities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Unscheduled social connections could lead in interesting directions. Coordination and teamwork can solve a tricky challenge. Patience and diplomacy make a difference. Breathe deeply.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Focus on a professional challenge. Creativity reveals solutions in unlikely places. Don’t divulge a secret source. Plan, prepare and coordinate for success.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Classes, seminars and workshops reveal valuable solutions and ideas. Your studies could shift directions. Focus on practical priorities. Make your deadlines and goals.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Discuss and align on financial plans. Simplify expenses to prioritize basics. Gentle persuasion works better than force. Coordinate and collaborate to stretch around a challenge. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Negotiate and compromise with your partner. Support each other around an obstacle. Focus on shared commit ments. Handle the basics and celebrate later. Coordinate tasks.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Practice your moves. Repeat ba sics. Adapt around a challenge. Save tricky stuff for later. Disciplined efforts build the strength, endurance and skills to realize dreams.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Keep practicing to improve skills and ease; especially in matters of the heart. Develop your passion. Luck follows initiative, but later. For now, build skills.

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I’m Lovin It- Cactus Plant Flea Market Box

Plant Flea Market is a creative apparel company that teamed up with McDonald’s to cre ate a happy meal made for the adults.

Payton Little Staff Reporter

PERKINS — With Still water’s McDonald’s’ locations out of the adult happy meals, hope may have seemed lost.

But The O’Colly was determined to find out what it was all about.

Starting last Monday, McDonalds has been offer ing an adult Happy Meal, otherwise called the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box. Cactus

These meals have been a hot commodity of sorts, as many different locations nationwide are sold out of the box. In fact, the McDonald’s in Perkins is the closest location carrying the coveted meal.

The difference between a regular happy meal and an adult meal essentially breaks down to the quantity of food in the box. The adult meal comes with either 10 McNuggets or Big Mac with larger fries and a drink. As far as the food in the box, it is a typical McDonald’s experience. Those looking

for a different sort of flavor or meal should look elsewhere, for this is just a typical Mc Donald’s order in a unique box.

Speaking of the box, the box is increased in size with a completely different than de sign the yellow smile found on normal Happy Meals. McDon ald’s mascots are sprinkled all across the box with writing and drawings paying homage to the collaboration between Cactus Plant Flea Market. The designs are extremely busy, but there is always something to look at with this box. It is clear that it is a limited opportunity, and McDonald’s is trying to display that as much as possible with the box design.

Arguably the main

reason to get a Cactus Plant Flea Market Box is for the toys inside. Not much can beat the nostalgic feeling of opening up the box and figur ing out just what kind of toy lies inside. There are four unique designed figures be ing Cactus Buddy, Grimace, Birdie and Hamburglar. The classic McDonald’s mascots are all redesigned to match the aesthetic of Cactus Plant Flea Market, boasting multiple eyes and painted on smiles. While it is unique, there is something slightly off about the redesigns of the mascots. It may have been better to just make mascots in their original state, as characters like Gri mace and the Hamburglar have

been in the shadows for quite some time. Nonetheless, it is a classic callback to McDonald’s days of old, and the toys add a bit of fun to what is typically a normal meal on the McDon ald’s menu.

Overall, the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box is just fun. It is a nice novelty to have as an option, albeit a bit more expensive, but it is worth it for the nice change of pace. Those looking to feel nostalgic about the wonder of opening up a Happy Meal but need a bit more food to hold over, this is the perfect time to make the trip and try out the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box.

Payton Little

The Stillwater McDonald’s locations are out of the adult happy meals. The O’Colly set out to the Perkins location to find one.