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Daily Bullets (April 4)

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CEOs Win Games

In year five, Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech is stepping away from the offense. Gundy did the same in year six.

Kingsbury is trying to do a better job looking at the whole picture this offseason, giving more of himself to help a defense that ranked dead last in FBS last season get back on track.

“I hope I’m able to make sure they understand I’ve got their back,” Kingsbury said. “When you’re over there with the offense all the time, always game-planning and always coaching offense and always talking trash to the defense, I think it may help not to be in that role, to show, ‘I’m with y’all as well.'”

Morris, his offensive coordinator since 2013, drew up 100 percent of the offensive script for the scrimmage and made all the calls. Starting QB Nic Shimonek can tell the new arrangement is working.

“I think that was much-needed,” he said. “I know I’ve talked to some guys on defense and they feel a sense of confidence that he has their back.” [ESPN]

It’s hard to tell how much of a hand Gundy had/has on calling the plays, but we confidently believe that in 2010 (Dana Holgorsen year) the head man stepped back. Looking at the numbers, the Pokes never won double digit games before that change but they’ve nearly averaged ten wins (9.71 wins) a year since.

There’s something to that CEO role and it’s interesting to look at the commentary from Tech players talking about how it’s affecting their team. All I know is Mike seems to have a lot more time on his hands now.

Staff Taking Shape

Word surfaced on a hire that wasn’t made last night:

Danny Henderson has joined the University of Tulsa staff as a basketball assistant, coach Frank Haith confirmed Monday night.

Henderson spent last season as an assistant under Brad Underwood at Oklahoma State and was among five candidates interviewed for the head-coaching position when Underwood left for Illinois last month. Henderson was not retained as an assistant when Mike Boynton was promoted to head coach. [TulsaWorld]

Break ups are awkward sometimes. With a head and associate head coach having ties primarily on the east coast and overseas, it seemed like retaining Henderson would have given you an in to DFW high schools (a must for any Oklahoma State coach not John Smith).

Good for Henderson who found a solid landing spot. Rumblings say this guy is in the running for one of the two openings left on the bench but we’ll wait and see. It looks like Boynton’s got a busy few weeks ahead of him, getting help soon may be nice.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Roy Williams’ Tar Heels edged Cinderella in an ugly national championship game ….Vincent Taylor is the no. 56 draft prospect for ProFootballFocus….Joe Mixon was hanging out with the Cleveland Browns  yesterday (PLEASE go to Cleveland)….West Virginia point guard named defensive player of the year, Bill Self nabs coach of the year….Seven college football games that can’t be moved

Us watching Mason Rudolph and his Kentucky Derby-worthy stable of horses warming up in September:

Can’t believe this has only been a week ago! Feels like the hot takes have died down, curious to see what he does on the recruiting trail with Hardy’s spot. 

Long-time pro assistant coming back to take over. Seems sexy if you’re over 30 and remember Ewing playing at the Knicks.

Probably impressive to have a massive dude from the NBA coming to your house though.

Pokes Tuesday game in Wichita has been pushed back to Wednesday.

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Masters Coverage

Rickie talks expectations.

Other Stuff I’m Reading

Pretty interesting stuff in the “Origins in Overprotective Parenting”….Ranking the ten worst NBA teams in terms of hopefulness for the future….Cleveland Browns are trying to pull a Jimmy Johnson with no Herschel Walker to trade

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