Daily Bullets (March 7)

Wrapping up Texas

Five thoughts from Friday night. [PFB]

Jeff Newberry: “I came here as a boy, and I’m leaving a man in different aspects. I’ve grown into a leader more this year. I’m just grateful to meet the people that I did and be able to put that jersey on every night at this level and play.” [O’Colly]

Travis Ford on the Texas game: “At some point in this league, teams are going to make a run offensively. We just don’t ever make a run. It is kind of what it is.” [NewsOK]

Ford on his future: “I’ve been worrying about next game. That’s all I worry about. All I worry about is figuring out how to help our team, go to Kansas City (for the Big 12 Tournament) and play the best that we possibly can right now. That’s all that I’ve been obsessed with.” [NewsOK]

Photos from the game. [okstate]

It was Senior Night, and a sad one, with only 4,023 fans coming to Gallagher-Iba Arena — OSU’s smallest-ever crowd for a Big 12 Conference game and the program’s lowest number since 3,995 turned out in February 1986. Tickets could be had for the cost of two burgers and two shakes, but one final time, Orange Nation took a deafening stand against Ford, a closing argument that ultimately will send Ford packing and athletic director Mike Holder in search of his replacement. [Tulsa World]

On the women’s side …

Why Jim Littell might be the best women’s basketball coach in the state. [NewsOK]

Littell on Brittney Martin: “I think Britt woke up and said, ‘You know what, this is my last year. I’m going to give everything that I’ve got and let’s see where it takes me and let’s see where it takes this team.’” [NewsOK]

OU beat OSU by 20 in the women’s Big 12 Tourney. It’s so tough to beat a team three times in a season. [AP]

Around the Country

Bill Self, John Lucas and Doug Gottlieb on why Eddie Sutton should be in the Hall of Fame. [Tulsa World]

Jawun Evans took Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors. [PFB]

No other freshmen in the Big 12 averaged even 1.5 assists a game. Evans averaged 5. [Tulsa World]

Here’s the full list of All-Big 12 players. [Big 12]

March! Farokhmanesh! [CBS]

Perry Ellis reads Twitter! [Yahoo]

Yea, Bill Self not getting COY is silly. [Yahoo]

Football News

This will stun you, but Joe Randle got arrested again. [PFB]

Chief on the new threads: “We’re not Texas. “We’re not OU. They can keep the same logo all the time. To me, we have like an open canvas.” [NewsOK]

Multiple sources have told Go Pokes that Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy is prepared to announce Josh Henson, the former OSU player and assistant coach and most recently former Missouri offensive coordinator, as the Cowboys new offensive analyst … Wait, the job pays $50K and he was the Missouri OC. Is that a big step down or nah? [Go Pokes]

Spring ball starts today. ? [NewsOK]

How is the NCAA running a deficit?! [Yahoo]

No OSU plays in the top five. You won’t like No. 1 either. [ESPN]

Other Sports

OSU wrestling took its 50th conference title. [okstate]

The photos are insane and awesome. [okstate]

I love wrestling photos. This was probably a celebration of #okstate’s 50th conference title. pic.twitter.com/2LpFoinR82

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) March 7, 2016

More PFB

Recruit tells Kyle B. he was “jumping up and down” after he got his offer from OSU. [PFB]

Why Stillwater feels like home for Dan Bailey. [PFB]

Rickie Fowler on what he learned from his grandpa. [PFB]

How Barry Sanders changed the NFL for college students. [PFB]