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No Shortage of Smiles at Gallagher-Iba Arena
Published: 2/23/2008 11:24 PM
Last Modified: 2/23/2008 11:24 PM

What's the difference between winning and losing?
This is the difference:
After OSU upset fourth-ranked Kansas Saturday, the locker room was full of so many people that public address announcer Larry Reece described it as "over the fire code."
Bryant "Big Country" Reeves stopped by and used his incredibly big mitts to offer congratulatory hand shakes.
Trena Sutton, Sean Sutton's wife, huddled with gal pals and they squealed loud enough to break glass.
Hunter Sutton, oldest son of Sean and Trena, strolled by with a big smile and a partially eaten ice cream drumstick. (I think he would have smiled even if he hadn't been in possession of the drumstick.)
Nick Sidorakis, father of the OSU guard who goes by the same name, stood in a hallway outside the locker room and shared a big embrace with Obi Muonelo.
Michael Noteware, OSU's basketball publicist, was hastily juggling last-second phone interviews with ESPN radio and a Fox Sports radio affiliate in Los Angeles (native Californian Marcus Dove took care of that one).
Randy Rutherford, a former Cowboy guard who serves as an assistant strength coach, was so giddy that he got all the way to the parking lot before he realized he didn't have his keys.
Again, let's ask the question "what's the difference between winning and losing?" Human reaction, that's what.
Losses result in postgame atmospheres that are somber to the Nth degree. Victories are much like the phrase used in past tense stories about social events -- "a good time was had by all."






Reader Comments 3 Total
Jay Davis (5 years ago)
When I wrote to you after the Maui Invitational, I suggested that it would be a long season if the Pokes did not find a point guard. Thankfully, our point guard arrived a couple weeks ago.

Yesterday, I actually saw Sean and Byron speaking during the game. Whatever was troubling those two hopefully is behind them.

Go Pokes!

Jay Davis
Tulsa
MIKE (5 years ago)
Last week I asked you what it would take for OSU to upset Kansas and it turns out it was exactly as predicted: The All-American Byron Eaton. It was as if he didn't know who was supposed to be the leader of this team up until 3 weeks ago. Then, once he realized it was him, he has taken complete control of the game. What an amazing transformation. Go pokes!
Mark V (5 years ago)
It's been said that winning cures all ills. And let's face it, OSU has been sick all winter long. It's easy to forget that these are kids and they mature at different rates, learning from their mistakes.

Just as with parenting, sometimes you do all you can do and still they make bone-headed errors in judgment. It's painful, but when they finally understand their roles and execute their responsibilities, it's a joy to watch.

Yes, winning is like a breath of fresh air.
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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.

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