Daily Bullets

Kyle Porter —  May 7, 2013 — 8 Comments

There’s nothing really going on right now but I tried to keep it lively in ‘other.’

Football

Glen Spencer talks about OSU’s defense, some interesting stuf fin here. (ESPN)

Mike Gundy basically says “you’re welcome, college football” about the new college football playoff. (NewsOK)

Cool all-time NCAA quarterbacks list (OSU has a few). via @bryanmj. (Athlon)

Hoops

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Five teams OSU basketball should play next year

Kyle Porter —  May 6, 2013 — 3 Comments

 

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OSU is loaded in basketball, you already know this. And I’m mentally preparing myself to hear the term “loaded” 292,000 times in the next seven months when describing this OSU basketball team. In fact, I might eschew that word in favor of something less traditional. How does “this team is drunk on talent” sound? How about “this team is full of highly skilled American basketball players”?

OK, “loaded” it is.

On Wednesday, Kentucky (perennially ”loaded”) released its non-conference schedule. It includes Michigan State, Baylor, Carolina, and Louisville.

Salty.

That got me thinking about five matchups I’d love to see OSU pursue for the non-con portion of their schedule  this season. I get tired of the SE Louisianas and Tennessee Technicals of the world. There’s really no point in playing those teams, especially with the squad you have coming back. Let’s fill the beginning of December – middle of January entertainment void with these five games.

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Daily Bullets

Kyle Porter —  May 6, 2013 — 9 Comments

Football

I can’t get excited about this because, well, Herschel Sims. (NewsOK)

Chuck Carlton picks OSU 5th in the Big 12. (Dallas Morning News)

This is great fun: college football coaches by number of Twitter followers. (Tulsa World)

Gina Mizell tells us kind of not that much about where the new guys will fit in. (NewsOK)

Hoops

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Mailbag Friday: where Zac Robinson goes on the Bachelor

Kyle Porter —  May 3, 2013 — 28 Comments
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Thanks for getting your questions in today on Twitter. I’ll try to start doing this more often if you guys promise to ask good questions (“talk about” will get you blocked). I feel inspired by the #AskGundy shenanigans. I won’t make you start an #AskPistols hashtag but let’s start having some fun with this…

Who is your favorite PFB contributor? – @mattquade12

OKC Dave.

Which would you rather experience in person again: ’04 Regional Final, Durant 3OT game, 2011 Bedlam, Ventura breaks hit streak? – @mattquade12

First of all, aren’t you working on your PhD? Do you really have time to be interacting with a blogger multiple times on Twitter during the school day? If I had to pick one of those though it would probably be the 3OT game. You guys know my feelings on GIA and despite that game being kind of the last great moment (other than beating KU in Sean’s last season) it was as pure and as unhinged as I’ve ever seen the place. Plus the fact that we knew with 100% certainty that KD was going to be a future killer in the NBA made it that much more special.

Better chance… #okstate football making a BCS game or #okstate football making the final four? – @mttruelove

Pretty good (fair) question that I’ve been debating for 15 minutes. I told you guys earlier this year that our basketball team was definitely better than our football team and got laughed off the Internet. It’s going to be much of the same next year but (and I can’t believe I’m saying this about a dude who tucks hoodies into his pants) I trust Gundy a lot more than I trust Ford.

Plus there’s a blueprint for getting to a BCS bowl. You know pretty much exactly what you have to do (win the conference) and exactly how you’re going to do it before the season starts. Making the Final Four is much more volatile. You could get a wildly mis-seeded team in the first round (hi, Oregon) or a Steph Curry reincarnate in the second. The NCAA Tournament is such a wild card so even though our basketball team will again be better than our football team, I’ll go BCS bowl.

What’s your favorite mythical creature? – @aboedeker

Dana Holgorsen.

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Daily Bullets

Kyle Porter —  May 3, 2013 — 4 Comments

Football

Interesting to see OSU not only posting Gundy’s responses but also reaction from bloggers and tweeters (not me, of course, but people you know). (okstate)

Everybody picking OSU = scary. (Athlon)

Thumbs up from me on nine game schedules. (ESPN)

Good next question for Gundy to answer. (Sports Illustrated)

Hoops

McIntyre has OSU at No. 3. [barfs into office trash can]. (Big Lead)

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OSU recruit gets Sports Illustrated photoshop of himself

Kyle Porter —  May 2, 2013 — 1 Comment
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Photo Attribution: Instagram

And we really wonder why these kids are so drunk on themselves when they get to college?

Here’s the original tweet:

Gundy reminds fans of his age and gender on Twitter

Kyle Porter —  May 2, 2013 — 3 Comments

Is it too late to take back everything I previously said about the Gundy Twitter Q&A thing being boring?

A few days ago Spencer Hall (you know him as EDSBS) tweeted this to Gundy:

It got a good laugh from me (and probably others).

Today Gundy responded to it! Now, I don’t know if Gundy actually knows who Spencer Hall is or that he’s the de facto leader of this college football online universe many people contribute to on a daily basis. For all I know, he thinks @EDSBS is some dude in Ada who doesn’t have access to YouTube for some reason.

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Daily Bullets

Kyle Porter —  May 2, 2013 — 7 Comments

Football

Football Outsiders has OSU finishing second in the Big 12, gives them a 30% of winning the conference. Texas is 39%, OU 16%, TCU 14%. (ESPN Insider)

Ubbs says they’re No. 1. (ESPN)

Interesting: Nico Ornelas leaves the team and Jeremiah Tshimanga gets moved to DE. (NewsOK)

Are OSU fans ready for OSU to be picked No. 1? (CRFF)

Mike Gundy gets biggest flip-flopper of the spring season. (ESPN)

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Breaking Down the Gundy Q&A

Matt Amilian —  May 1, 2013 — 8 Comments

If we’ve learned anything this spring, it’s that Gundy isn’t a fan of sharing secrets. Even so, he1 took to Twitter yesterday to answer questions from fans.

We were rewarded with two non-answer responses, some common sense and information anyone can find online.

So what did we learn yesterday?

Did anyone else notice that Gundy answered the question without answering the question?  If he wants people to know how much time and effort you put into developing men outside of football…tell us!  That’s like answering the question with “I wish people knew what kind of hair gel I used” without telling us about that mystical product.

I Googled “Oklahoma State Football 101” and found the information in under 30 seconds.

*Update:  This was a direct reply to her question, so he was only being helpful here.

Gundy really picked the tough questions. I don’t mean to criticize the questioner, because I’m sure he didn’t realize he was setting Gundy up for a simple, straight-out-of-the-book response. He could have provided a more in-depth answer, but he went chalk.  Surprise, surprise.

This whole thing is a joke if Gundy is going to select questions and respond to them by not answering what was asked. If you’re not going to pick a memory, don’t answer the question.

Please, next time they do this, everyone join me in asking Gundy why he tucks his jacket into his khakis.

Bo Van Pelt with his family

Kyle Porter —  May 1, 2013 — 5 Comments

I want to make Bo in the banana suit my new Twitter profile.

There’s money in the banana stand.

Daily Bullets

Kyle Porter —  May 1, 2013 — 9 Comments

Football

Here’s the full Blackmon story out of Jacksonville. If I set the over/under at 12.5 more games in a Jags uni, which side of that do you want? (Florida Times-Union)

Is Oklahoma State the Big 12′s new power? (ESPN)

Calvin Barnett could go in the first round next year. h/t @colindjohnston (NFL)

OSU-Texas should be a jewel. (ESPN)

I knew the answers would be boring, but man. (okstate)

Berry says Blackmon put his football career in jeopardy. I concur. (NewsOK)

Lol at Texas in the top 15. (ESPN)

Brendon Morris looks at where Joe Randle fits in on the Cowboys. (Rivals)

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10 questions for @CoachGundy

Kyle Porter —  April 30, 2013 — 1 Comment
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Since Gundy is now taking three questions a day on Twitter “every day for the foreseeable future” I thought I should list the 10 I’d most like to see his answers to1

1. What do I have to give you to get one minute of footage of you and Monk at a craps table in Vegas?

2. Will you take a pay cut if the words “Bill Self” are involved?

3. Alex Cate’s father: does he have photos of you or Kristen? Or both?

4. How many times have you wished you had a mulligan on naming your kid “Gunner Gundy”?

5. Have you considered eschewing the porcupine look and reverting to the mop-top of the early 1990s? Why or why not?

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