Welcome to CowboysRideForFree
by samuelbryant on Aug 5, 2010 6:00 PM CDT
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PrintWelcome all to CowboysRideForFree (acronym TBD), an sbnation blog about the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Some of you already know us as WastedOptimism.com, others have never heard of us, and some of you may have known for a while that you don't want to know us. With this intro post, I would like to briefly introduce you to who we are, where we come from, and what we hope to accomplish here at CowboysRideForFree.
Previously we were WastedOptimism.com, and we have been in existence since August of 2008, however our site activity was very...um... let's say "intermittent" for the first year and a half as we would often take breaks to experiment with various side projects involving writing for other sites, forming bands, and as a direct result of those two activities, pleasuring ladies. Well in the spring of 2010 we had a big meeting, decided that what we enjoyed most was writing about Oklahoma State athletics, then promptly got the band back together (again) and re-dedicated ourselves to this site. A few months later SBNation came a knocking and after an extensive negotiation process*, we signed on and couldn't be happier about it.
As for the folks writing this thing, we are a group of Oklahoma State grads that love our alma mater, love Stillwater, love the way they shave the canadian bacon at Hideaway, love Garth Brooks (un-ironically), love drinking coldish beer out of a plastic 22 ounce collectible cup, and love everything else that defines us as Cowboys. On top of that, we like to believe that, like most Cowboy fans, we are semi-realistic about our Cowboy fandom and can take the ups and downs that come with it in stride (this attitude is best maintained through a strict regiment of drinking and denial).
For those of you that followed us over here from the old site, thank you for the continued support, and expect more of the same... for those that are new to us, enjoy having your mind blown (maybe.. no promises). We hope this site will provide an informative, yet entertaining experience for O-State fans, Big XII fans, college sports fans, sports fans... (this list could just keep expanding forever.. let's skip to the end)... and universe fans. With plenty of resources and a large amount of D jokes at our disposal, surely you can find something to like at CowboysRideForFree.com. For those that are new to SBNation, check out the fanposts and fanshots sections above where you can post your own stories, links, videos, etc. These are a great way to start discussions, break some news, or just show off your writing skills. We would love to see lots of words coming back at us rather than us just cramming all of the brilliance down your throat.
To sum up, you are excited, we are excited, but most of the time... Let er rip.
*The negotiation process ended upon agreement of the following terms:
- No drug tests
- Exclusive access to the SBNation pool on the first Tuesday of every month
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Finally
I’ve been floating around sbnation for a year or so, and now there’s an ostate site. Great to see it up.
by AUKingOState on Aug 5, 2010 9:19 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I may even get crazy
And put up some fan posts. Let’s not get too carried away though.
by AUKingOState on Aug 5, 2010 9:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
New Hotness
Site looks good. Perks of selling out? So no cussing in subject lines, are the bodys fair game? When do I get the 5 dollar bribe you guys promised me for signing up over here? I was a household name over at wordpress, now I have to start all over.
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Welcome Cozmo
Dont swear in the titles, but swear it up everywhere else… like this – shit.
And not to worry, as our longest tenured reader that is not related to me, you will be taken care of. /endsexoffer
Welcome to SB Nation, guys
So what’s the guy on the logo doing? Is he riding into the sunset? Out of the sunset? Is it a sunrise?
by Joel Hollingsworth on Aug 6, 2010 8:13 AM CDT reply actions
Thanks for the welcome
The Cowboy is actually creating the light behind him. He affects the sun, not the other way around.
Welcome aboard...great to have you guys here...
and glad to see you beat Baylor to the punch in “finally” getting a spot here :-)
Advocating for the "Spreadbone" since 2010
Rock M Nation
Been waiting for a Cowboys blog on SBN for a while now.
Discovered your site not too long ago, and I like the humor you guys bring, while still providing the tasty bits of information folks crave.
I hope this site takes off! I’ve already added you to my must-check morning bookmarks list!
YAY!!
I’m uber excited to see OSU finally get a site! I’ll be watching (and fan posting and all that jazz)…
Gundys hair
Is booked through October.
by AUKingOState on Aug 6, 2010 3:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Welcome to the club
Great to see Oklahoma State finally here. :)
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I reject your reality and substitute my own." ~ Adam Savage, Mythbusters
Finally you guys join in.
and also the logo is badass
Great Odin's Raven I love Mike "The Predator" Dixon!
FINALLY.
A source for all my T. Boone and Gundy-related newsy bits! Very, very glad to have y’all.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
Another messageboard I can belong to?
Yes please.
Where's my $5????
J/k. Hopefully this site won’t suck too bad. Good luck drunkards!!!!
Acronym TBD
Have you considered COWRIFF? Or CORIFORFR?
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
I've got the pool on the first Monday of the month
I have a nasty habit of peeing in the SBN pool. Hope you guys don’t mind.
Not a bit.
Although I did hear that your urine was ranked last in the nation last season. Burn-town!
by samuelbryant on Aug 7, 2010 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Welcome, guys
Glad to see you here.
"I’ve established a reputation for integrity. I have maintained those high standards" - Craig James
Welcome to SB Nation
I wish this was around last season when BON did its “The State of Oklahoma” series so we could have had someone to dialogue with. All the same, good to have OSU finally represented.
by TheElusiveShadow on Aug 8, 2010 1:28 PM CDT reply actions
Welcome from the NFL side
Good to see OSU getting some representation here at SBN. There’s a sizeable contingent of NFL guys who go through the NCAA SBN communities to keep up with prospects, and you can bet you’ll get plenty of traffic heading toward the draft. Do ya thang, boys.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
Welcome and Happy EMAW to you
I’ll follow ya just because most of my friends from juco went to Oklahoma State, the orange bastards.
The user formerly known as EMAWrising
On the third year he rose again.
Finally!
I’m no OState fan..but it always bugged me that there was no OState site on here for such a prevalent fanbase.
Welcome guys
This is already one of my favorite SB blogs; this is easily the most entertaining in the Big XII (as much as it pains this Longhorn to admit).
The French haven't the nature for war. Their Gallic laziness combines with their Latinate voluptuousness with the result that they would rather eat and make love with their faces than fight.
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