Bullets: Former OSU coach is glad Mike Gundy fired him

Football

Good article here on Bob Connelly. I’m not sure what to think about him yet. (NewsOK)

Vance Bedford on being fired from Oklahoma State: “Mike Gundy did the right thing.” (NewsOK)

I whiffed on the “best athlete” question because I (somehow) forgot about Dez, but here’s Wednesday’s mailbag. (PFB)

So Jake Waters might be out as K-State’s QB? (Yahoo)

Dez Bryant doesn’t want the Dallas Cowboys to test his loyalty. (Dallas Morning News)

Why the Cowboys should franchise Dez instead of DeMarco. (CBS Sports)

Five random storylines for OSU-Texas. (PFB)

Wait, Jerel Morrow is embarrassed that he watches Mad Men? Should I be embarrassed that I watch Mad Men? (okstate)

We now have a close to 60 percent chance of losing out. (Football Study Hall)

Hoops

Uh oh…I just got really excited about Clip. (Scout)

Memphis lost to a D2 team! (CBS Sports)

Ranking the Oklahoma State basketball roster in order of importance to this year’s team. (PFB)

Six head coaches in the Big 12 have led teams to the Final Four at some point in their careers – most of any conference. Every coach in the league has guided a squad to the NCAA Tournament. (Big 12 Sports)

Reggie Rankin says OSU is getting the biggest steal in the 2015 class: In a class without many true point guards, Evans has continued to climb the rankings. He has the ability to set the tone for his team on both ends of the floor at the most important position in college basketball. This kid competes and wins. (ESPN Insider)

Chandler Vessels started ranking the top 10 basketball players in OSU history here. (PFB)

Other sports

Really good article on Johny Hendricks here. (Scout)

More stuff I’m reading

10 things I gained when I gave up all my stuff. (Becoming Minimalist)

Renting Lego sets, eh? That’s pretty cool. (Kottke)

Here’s a really funny (enlightening) piece I found on net neutrality. (The Oatmeal)

As Seth Godin points out, “the key issue is: what happens when users are unable to choose a different middleman?” (Godin)

NBC hides tiny Wikipedia articles in its football graphics. (AV Club)

This on race and adoption is a really intriguing read. (The Toast)

Stumbled upon this yesterday: 12 secrets to the insanely viral Matthew Inman. (Washington Post)