My thought after reading this was "I appreciate Pledge, Fitz, and Osby". They were part of a stellar recruiting class on paper (lots like Crock and A.J.) I suppose my feelings are simply that OU basketball might be back and I never thought such a statement could be seriously made. My first memories of OU basketball are fuzzy because I was really young but early memories of OU hoops is Tim McCalister hitting a clutch turnaround 3 point range jumpshot with a swarthy relatively young Billy T working the sideline. I am just glad these 3 stuck out as we did through OU's recent dark age and I sincerely hope that they are part of our return to great basketball. Things went from good to downright unacceptable in no time and Cade, Fitz, Osby, Ro, and even TJ Franklin have fought hard through this whole debacle to get us out of these weeds. Here is to hoping Fitz, Pledge, and Osby are part of one of the greatest seasons in OU history. But mainly I appreciate them for being here and I would love for them to experience a deep postseason run because they have more than earned it (minus the winning part but I believe they were dealt a rough hand).