Notebook: Oklahoma State-TCU

I posted my 10 thoughts here but needed to empty the rest of my notebook after that rout of the Frogs in Stillwater on Saturday afternoon turned evening. Buckle up, it’s going to be a long one.

• I didn’t think Raymond Taylor was going to start. Not that I disagree with it, but that caught me off guard. He was OSU’s leading rusher with nine carries for 28 yards. Yikes. Who needs running backs?

• The face masks made the entire uniform. I mean, this is insane. 

• Speaking of unis, TCU’s helmet was elite as well. Really well done.

• Mike Gundy compared Trevone Boykin to Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. At least he didn’t go overboard.

• Joel Klatt is really good at his job. I give enough announcers a hard time (that’s a tough job), but Klatt knew his stuff, used advanced stats and spoke intelligently when he needed to speak intelligently. Bravo.

• Josh Doctson is what you would get if you crossed a less athletic Dez with a less physical Rashaun.

• How about Mike Yurcich whipping out the middle finger page of Dana’s leftover playbook with the double pitch in the third quarter when he went for the throat. That was nice. I wish it had worked.

• Yep.

Gus Johnson is a hog in slop when two undefeated Big 12 teams decide to stop playing defense

— Robert Wheel LLC (@BobbyBigWheel) November 7, 2015

• Am I crazy for think RayTay’s bad runs are better than Chris Carson and Rennie Childs’ bad runs? I’m not, am I?

• Zach Sinor for Heisman. But seriously, how good was Zach Sinor? He pinned TCU deep in its own territory over and over. Actually, he’s probably one reason they ran 110 plays. So Glenn Spencer might not be a fan. But I am.

• He ended with four.

Mason Rudolph has 3 TD passes thrown 25 yds or longer, matching the total TCU had allowed all season entering today. https://t.co/WulgX8QvwO

— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) November 7, 2015

• Mike & Mike pretty much struck gold with every single play call in the first half. It was just lights out every call. Remember when everyone wanted Yurcich fired?

• OSU’s secondary was insanely physical. I’m fine with that ending in some pass interference calls. Let them know you’re there early and often.

• I laughed at this.

Single ladies, get yourself a TCU lineman. They'll hold you right.

— Southwell (@JustinSouthwell) November 7, 2015

• Maybe Gary Patterson should have asked Dana Holgorsen about OSU instead of Baylor?

• I watched the game with Mrs. Pistols. The only thing she said all day was, “this is actually fun.” She doesn’t watch much of the games but I thought that was the perfect summary. This is actually fun.

• Chad Whitener is a boss. Kyle Fredrickson mentioned this on Twitter, but OSU’s ability to plug and play at linebacker and defensive line is astonishing. Deep and good. What a world when OSU is deep and good at linebacker and defensive line.

• Gundy iced TCU’s kicker in the first half. That was great. Gundy is the best. He was pimping his visor walk so hard at the end of the game.

VISOR TIME! pic.twitter.com/0yneyIJqNe

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) November 8, 2015

• The Jordan Sterns targeting call? That would have been a huge loss. I get where they’re coming from (I guess), but that was pretty soft (then again, so was the call against Texas Tech last week).

https://vine.co/v/eLVjq1wTFAt

This was right after the targeting call, by the way.

https://vine.co/v/eLVjIn0dBQQ

• It’s going to be difficult to move LSU and Alabama up this week as well as OSU down, but surely the College Football Playoff committee will figure it out (OSU scored too much, didn’t allow enough et al.)

• I wish I parented as hard as Glenn Spencer coaches.

All #okstate fans right now. pic.twitter.com/7FjdItMtUs

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) November 7, 2015

• TCU’s nine points in the first half was the fewest it has scored in a first half all season.

• I thought Gundy needed to let the Commander in Chief do paperwork for most of the game after those first few Rudolph drives. Get his 6th season in order, maybe sign a few bills into law. Whatever. Just let No. 2 ride a little bit.

• Mason Rudolph at home: 13 TD | 2 INT. Mason Rudolph on the road: 8 TD | 9 INT.

• Leave, Mike. Leave!

https://vine.co/v/eLY1Q3F1pZW

• How great is the 2:30 game in November when daylight bleeds into those damp, chilly fall evenings? It’s basically the perfect weather/time slot for college football.

• The only teams to beat OSU in Stillwater since 2010? OU, Texas, WVU and Nebraska.

• Blake Jarwin might be the most underrated player on OSU’s team.

• Yes.

https://vine.co/v/eLV7Uz51Ajj

• OSU had a LOT of coverage sacks and TFLs. That’s as good as its secondary has played all season.

• I did enjoy Boykin’s Indianapolis Colts two-man backfield formation. They actually used it appropriately, unlike the Colts.

• This was their Doctson issue.

Is TCU running prevent offense? No shots down the field. Slow pacing. Just trying to move the chains.

— Josiah Meints (@jophime) November 7, 2015

• This is what I love to hear.

#OKState LB Chad Whitener: "Everybody's buying in and it's awesome."

— Mark Cooper (@mark_cooperjr) November 8, 2015