The Q&A: OSU point guard Byron Eaton

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By Jenni Carlson
Published: March 1, 2008

The guy wearing No. 00 for Oklahoma State sure looks like Byron Eaton, but the junior point guard sure hasn't been playing the way he'd played his first two-plus years in Stillwater. Could Lord Byron take the Cowboys to the NCAA Tournament? Would that make him Lord of the Dance?
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Jenni Carlson: Is this the best ball you've ever played in your life?

Byron Eaton: I wouldn't say my life, but ... it's the best I've played since I've been here.

JC: Any chance that the switch to the mohawk had anything to do with the recent surge?

BE: I think I started playing good just wearing my hair out.

JC: What motivated you to go with the 'hawk?

BE: Every couple months I like to change things up, and I just change my hair.

JC: So, you just wake up one morning feeling like a mohawk?

BE: Me and my teammates were talking about it. They had seen an old picture. I just tried a new look. Hopefully, it changed my team.

JC: Once it starts growing out, do you still call it a mohawk?

BE: I don't know what they call it. I don't call it anything. I just call it my haircut.

JC: Any more wild haircuts up your sleeve?

BE: I've been thinking about a few more. I don't know when I'm gonna bring 'em out.

JC: Tell me, as a point guard, better to have an assist or to hit a big shot?

BE: Most true point guards feel better when their teammates get a basket.

JC: What's been your best assist this season?

BE: The ally-oop I threw to James Anderson in Maui when we played LSU. Then I had Terrel, I don't know what game it was, but it was in the Big 12. I threw back to him, and he had a nice dunk. Them plays like that ... get the crowd into it.

JC: But what about that game-winning shot against Missouri. How do you even describe that?

BE: I can't really call it. I made it. It was a great shot. I'm just happy to say that it went in ... and we got a good win.

JC: You spent a lot of time in the off-season getting your body ready for this year. Is there a food you've missed most?

BE: I'm still able to eat those things, just not as much as I did in the past.

JC: So, you can still have a Big Mac if you want?

BE: Nah, I ain't never had a Big Mac. I might have a double burger without the cheese. Or I won't get the fries.

JC: Do you think, "Man, I'm gonna have to run this off tomorrow,” or do you even worry about it anymore?

BE: I don't worry about it much anymore. I used to get the double cheeseburger and fries. I'll just get a single hamburger. I just have to control myself.

JC: It's got to be easier to lay off the burgers and fries when you're winning.

BE: That's the big thing.

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HAHAHAHA. Too bad Jenni did not lay off the double cheeseburgers...I am suprised she did'nt ask if his mom assisted in feeding Byron.
Chad, Frisco - Mar 10, 2008 11:47 AM
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I am sorry to say that I didn't get past the dumb hair questions...Glad I didn't waste my time. Damn, I just looked up and saw questions about single hamburgers vs double cheeseburgers.. What a bunch of GARBAGE!!!
Katie, Oklahoma City - Mar 3, 2008 10:50 PM
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I agree with you OSU fan from Tulsa. I can actually feel brain cells leaving the arena. JC needs to get back to what really matters to OSU fans. I am proud of the way we have gotten our act together recently. It is not the critic that counts but rather the man who is actually in the arena.
Joel, El Reno - Mar 2, 2008 12:30 AM
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I am now dumber for reading that article. What a piece of crap. Five questions about a haircut and two about food? Once again, Carlson's journalism speaks for itself.
OSU fan, Tulsa - Mar 1, 2008 10:21 PM
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Another great question should have been, do you think your play has improved since you decided to keep your feet on the floor when you drive the lane to draw the defense, and then dish the ball under much better control? Did Coach Sutton threaten your scholarship to get you to do it? It would be nice to know what happened for Byron to finally get it. Now he is fun to watch.
Dean, Kankakee - Mar 1, 2008 9:40 PM
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Geez, what a great interview (NOT). J, this "interview" is an embarassment to women, especially those who actually know something and care about basketball. I would love to spend 15 minutes w/Byron to ask him the types of things Q from Mustang mentioned and it would never cross my mind to ask him about either his hair or his weight. What a disappointing "article."
Marla, Houston - Mar 1, 2008 8:39 PM
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At least it wasn't a story about his mom cutting his hair. Maybe she was trying to bait him into it? It's funny - I still think she's relied mostly on video pieces since people can't slam her that way (no discussion boards). Maybe after a couple of "nice" OSU stories (Artrell Woods, OSU might make NCAA tourney, etc.), she was trying to test the waters to see if she was back in the good graces. I laughed, I cried, it was the feel-good article of the year.
Steven, Monument - Mar 1, 2008 11:31 AM
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Next time can we hear about his favorite ice-cream? Or if he prefers sunsets to sunrises? I really hate to jump on the "Hate Jenny" bus, but come on. This was just ridiculous.
Mike, tulsa - Mar 1, 2008 10:53 AM
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Worst interview ever. Do you honestly think the average reader of that article gives a damn about hairstyles and diet? It sounded like something out of Teen Vogue. Someone please put this state out of it's misery and fire J. Carlson.
james, dallas - Mar 1, 2008 10:41 AM
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C..no kidding! I want to know if he's been doing anything different to prepare for the games since they've been winnning; or what happened that he's finally playing his "A-game." Ask some questions with MEAT in them, for crying out loud!!!!
Q, Mustang - Mar 1, 2008 8:17 AM
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Jenni, ask chicks 5 dang questions about their hair. GUYS DON'T CARE that much about their hair to endure 5 questions about it. Men who read this article can't take you seriously at all when you ask 5 stupid questions about hair. Also 4 questions about his weight? Jenni you are definitely living up to the stereotype about women - talking about hair and their weight.
A, oklahoma city - Mar 1, 2008 7:24 AM
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