Boone Pickens is heading up to Stillwater on Thursday for the first game of the 2018 Oklahoma State football season, but he won’t hold his normal media scrum. Instead, Pickens released a message on Wednesday about his expectations and what he thinks about the Pokes these days. He also discussed his health, the future of his legacy and why OSU will name its future athletic village after somebody who talked crootin on a podcast with two morons on this site.
In all seriousness, the message is incredibly touching and both reflective and exciting. Mr. Pickens has seemingly always embodied both qualities, and it’s been enjoyable (if a little sad) to get a bit more of the former than the latter in recent years.