READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


Print story only Print story with comments Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest
Different day at office for OSU receivers
Published: 10/12/2009 9:30 AM
Last Modified: 10/12/2009 9:30 AM

Ever been to a workplace meeting where the topic of discussion is something you know isn't going to involve you?
Tough to stay interested, huh? That's when you twiddle thumbs or doodle cartoons and discreetly show them to the guy sitting next to you (and hope that he doesn't laugh out loud).
I suspect that's what OSU receivers meetings were like when Dez Bryant was eligible.
When you've got an All-American playmaker like Bryant, it's foolish not to toss a ball in that guy's direction as often as possible. But if he's Gladys Knight, then the rest of the receivers attended staff meetings knowing that they will be not much more than Pips.
Then a crazy thing happened after Bryant was declared ineligible last week. Receiver meetings took on a different tone. All the Pips had reason to be keenly interested in what was being said because they were going to be a bigger part of the game plan than ever before.
Then the Pips went out and made big plays as OSU won at Texas A&M for only the second time since the Big 12 was formed.
"I think it’s a case of when you have a fallen soldier, everybody steps up to the plate," co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach Gunter Brewer said.
Of course, OSU would prefer to get Bryant re-instated. But, in the meanwhile, don't be surprised if receiver meetings are a lot more fun for a lot of other players.


Reader Comments 1 Total
MexiMike (3 years ago)
It's a double edged sword, really. They may get more attention in the meeting room but their responsibilities have doubled as well. That includes catching balls that hit you in the hands or chest. I counted at least four passes during the A&M game that were easy catches but turned into drops. If the other receivers want the attention in the meeting rooms they better start earning it on the field.
1 comments displayed


To post comments on tulsaworld.com, you must be an active Tulsa World print or digital subscriber and signed into your account.


Games People Play

Tulsa World sports writer Jimmie Tramel is a former class president at Locust Grove High School. He graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern State University with a journalism degree and, while attending college, was sports editor of the Pryor Daily Times. He joined the Tulsa World on Oct. 17, 1989, the same day an earthquake struck the World Series. He is the OSU basketball beat writer and a columnist and feature writer during football season. In 2007, he wrote a book about Oklahoma State football with former Cowboy coach Pat Jones.

Follow Jimmie Tramel on Twitter

Subscribe to this blog


Archive

 
Jimmie Tramel's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  





Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.