There's less than 90 days until football kicks off in Oklahoma.
Need something to get you through the summer days? Here are a few Twitter accounts from players and coaches at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State who are worth following:
Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard)
About Ikard: The All-Big 12 selection last season has played about every position on the line for the Sooners. Ikard has 37 starts in his career, is a 4.0 student and is one of the most-talkative and visible players on the team.
Follow him because: Ikard isn't just smart in the classroom, he's clever on Twitter, providing commentary on everything from the NBA to food. Ikard is also one of the few college athletes who seems to understand Twitter isn't a text messaging service, reserved for telling your teammates and friends to, "Rise and Grind." Ikard stays away from that stuff, instead Twitter to display his wit and smarts. Definitely worth a follow.
Mike Gundy (@CoachGundy)
About Gundy: Gundy played at OSU, coached as an assistant at OSU and now is the head football coach for the Cowboys. Nationally known more for his, "I'm a Man, I'm 40," rant than his football coaching, Gundy has coached Oklahoma State to seven bowl games in a row and 40 wins in the past four years.
Follow him because: Sure, there's plenty of the standard inspirational coach speak, the reason Gundy's account is worth a peek is because it looks like he actually does it. Unlike a lot of other coaches who have no personality and no creativity, Gundy seems to participate.
Mike Stoops (@OUMikeStoops)
About Stoops: He's the other visored-one on the sidelines at OU. While brother Bob is the head coach, Mike rejoined the staff before last season, returning to Norman as the defensive coordinator, the same position he held with the Sooners when they won the national championship in 2000.
Follow him because: Relatively new to Twitter, Stoops has less than 30 posts, you just know he's going to go off at some point. He hasn't yet, but it's not like his personality to keep quiet and calm. He's not that way on the sidelines and there's a good chance he won't be that way online. So far, so calm for Stoops, but don't count on that being the case for long.
Tracy Moore (@LILTMOE87)
About Moore: Injured for most of last year, Moore returns to the Cowboys for a fifth season and should be one of the team's best offensive players. He has 93 career catches, including 45 in 2011 when the Cowboys finished the year ranked No. 3 in the nation. Moore has 12 career touchdown catches and has averaged 14.3 yards per catch. He'll certainly be the top target this year.
Follow him because: He's confident. I mean, really confident. It's fun to see an athlete speak his mind and not just let us know he's going out for a smoothie. Moore does that. Thursday, he Tweeted, "Not gonna lie I'm feeling so good I don't think I can be stopped anymore! Call it cock if u want! I just don't believe in failure." Maybe it's bulletin board material, but I call it refreshing.
Blake Bell (@B_Bell10)
About Bell: It's not a guarantee that Bell will be the starting quarterback this fall, but it seems to figure the reserve for the past two seasons will get his chance. Already experienced in short-yardage situations over the past few years, Bell backed-up Landry Jones and did it effectively, too. This season we'll get to see what kind of arm Bell has. We already know he can run.
Follow him because: Well simply because he's going to be the starter and he has one of the best nicknames in college sports – The Belldozer. At 6-foot-6, 263 pounds Bell is an imposing figure. He has the personality to match. He's pretty emotional on the field and his Twitter game isn't too shabby either.
Follow Andrew Gilman on Twitter @andrewgilmanOK
