Daily Bullets (August 25)

Football News

Must read from Bill Hasiten on Justin Blackmon. [Tulsa World]

Here are 12 predictions for the 2016 season (sure to go poorly). [PFB]

Ranking the mood going into the CFB season in all 50 states. OK is top five. [The Ringer]

How the Cowboys could use Jalen McCleskey (Part 3). Smart series. I loved it. [PFB]

Breaking down the linebacker depth chart. [PFB]

Derrick Moncrief on playing safety as a big man: “The challenge is, guys are fast. It’s the Big 12. I came from the SEC. They spread the ball out and try to create mismatches. For me being as big as I am, they think it’s a mismatch. But it’s not a mismatch. I just worked on my game to take my speed to another level.” [NewsOK]

Emmanuel Ogbah, still awesome. Breaks down his practice against the Bucs and what he’s been ingesting for breakfast. [PFB]

Breaking down the four undecided QB battles in the Big 12. [ESPN]

Why are walk-on centers all the rage these days? [NewsOK]

Mitch Sherman of ESPN predicts OSU’s season: “The Cowboys will get some time in September to work out the defensive kinks and find secondary weapons as Ateman deals with a foot injury. Rudolph and Washington will post big early numbers, but Oklahoma State will stumble once before its Week 7 bye. The closing stretch against Kansas State, Texas Tech, TCU and Oklahoma — three of which are on the road — will define the year. We see a 9-3 regular season and 11th consecutive bowl appearance.” [ESPN]

Tim Beckman and Larry Fedora are together once again. And Fedora thinks Beckman got fired because he didn’t win enough. [CBS]

This is awesome.

BIG 12 OREGON TRAIL. THE SOONERS ARE WAY WORSE WITH WAGONS THAN I EXPECTED. https://t.co/GIxhKycONu pic.twitter.com/dBIAvQaYa2

— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) August 24, 2016

Recruiting News

Trae Young plans his official visit to OSU. [PFB]

How American Airlines might boost recruiting in Stillwater. [PFB]

Hoops News

This might actually be football news, but Melvin Sanders helped train Dak Prescott. What a world. [NewsOK]

More stuff I’m reading

Here’s an introduction to our new intern. [PFB]

Well this is unfortunate. How a GIF of the Olympics got somebody with 100K followers permanently banned from Twitter. [LinkedIn]

Why do we judge parents for putting kids at perceived but unreal risks? [NPR]

I want to be there for this.

Join us in tomorrow as we continue our home stand! @KOCOCarson from @KOCO5News will throw out the first pitch. pic.twitter.com/xy84s54wbx

— OKC Dodgers (@okc_dodgers) August 24, 2016