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The Daily O'Collegian, the student newspaper at Oklahoma State University notes that the school surpassed its self-imposed limit on the number of athletes who are admitted through alternative means. According to the article:

"This year, 38, or 11.2 percent, of OSU's 337 alternative admissions students were student-athletes, according to university data."

Oklahoma State had previously hoped to keep the number of athletes to about 9% of the total number of students admitted through alternative means each year. Although the school's policy is not a written regulation, officials in the admissions office were apparently made aware of its existence.

With the endless attempts of the NCAA to regulate every aspect of intercollegiate athletics, it is interesting to note that currently, there is no such NCAA policy concerning the alternative admissions student-athletes. However, as the article points out:

"An NCAA task force noted in 2005 that setting limits on alternative admissions would ensure universities can't gain an unfair advantage by admitting a greater number of lesser academically-qualified athletes than other schools."

Earlier today we regaled you with the tale of Markish Jones, the South Carolina wide receiver who announced he was going to Clemson, signed a LOI, and then faxed a different signed LOI to Florida State an hour later, declaring him the "Least Decisive Person In The World." We now endeavor to post a correction.

You see, Oklahoma cornerback Ryan Broyles was offered by Oklahoma State. He accepted, and hours later he was offered by OU. A week later, he decommitted to the Sooners. Wow, that's pretty indecisve, you're probably saying. You're probably thinking that guy really needs to focus on what he wants. And this is before I've told you that two days after Broyles decommitted from Oklahoma State, he decommitted from Oklahoma and recommitted to Oklahoma State. And now you're like wow. That's pretty freakin' indecisive right there. That guy is a guy who seriously needs to think things through before making "commitments" that have a half-life that can be measured in hours.

Today Broyles signed his letter of intent.

To Oklahoma.

Therefore, Broyles is this year's winner of the Weird Giant Pink Australian Flip-Flop for indecision. Unless we decide to give it to Markish Jones.

When you're looking to hire gainfully employed college coaches, sometimes you just gotta wait. It's why Alabama was so slow to hire Nick Saban after the Rich Rodriguez flirtation fell apart. Now Oklahoma State's experiencing the same necessary delays.

The Oklahoman is reporting that Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy (he of the hilariously juvenile coiffage to the right) will wait until after signing day to handle that little bit of business.

In fact, three names insiders believe to be the top candidates probably would prefer to wait until after recruiting ends anyway. All three currently have jobs. No need to endanger a year's worth of recruiting at their respective schools.

Those candidates are rumored to be:

• San Diego State defensive coordinator Bill Elliot
• SMU head coach Phil Bennett
• Texas A&M defensive coordinator Gary Darnell

At first glance, Elliot is the only likely hire. Bennett would be leaving a head job (rare!) and Darnell would be making at best a lateral move. It would also signal serious turmoil and instability at Texas A&M if he were to leave for the same position to a school with a lower profile. Meh.

I'm skeptical, but read the entire article to see if you can discern where the Cowboys are going with this. Here's guessing there's a wild card, unnamed candidate out there if Elliot isn't hired.