Daily Bullets

Hoops

Dennis Dodds with an interesting column from the game last night. Some classic stuff on Baylor’s unis. (CBS Sports)

Forte: It’s not a good feeling. We had a game won, you don’t want to be the guy who gave up a four-point play to allow them to tie it. I mean, if that game goes into overtime, they have all the momentum. (NewsOK)

Phil Forte needs two three-pointers to tie James Anderson for the freshman record. (Tulsa World)

Berry has OSU as a 5-seed. (NewsOK)

Ford: I was shocked we were up as much as we were at halftime. Then the final score is not a surprise. I knew Baylor, what they had on the line and what this game was about.  I had a lot of respect for their team. So I was expecting a hard‑fought game. That’s what it ended up to be, to say the least. It’s like we didn’t want to finish them off. (O’Colly)

Um, Nash knows we play halves in college and not quarters, yes? (NewsOK)

Great line from Brian Williams here on Forte’s four-point play foul: He looked like he threw the game. (Scout)

Good photo gallery if you can manage to look at Baylor’s unis. (NewsOK)

An all-time flop here if you missed it. (PFB)

I still can’t get over the fact that nobody besides Le’Bryan made a FG in the second half. He was 6-11 in the second half, the rest of the team was 0-8. (Tulsa World)

Wait, is Markel coaching the team? He convinced Ford to have Forte make the last free throw?? (NewsOK)

Football

The Big 12’s returning tacklers. (ESPN)

Glenn Spencer on what he thought about OSU’s first full pads practice. (okstate)

Lane Johnson is moving up draft boards. (ESPN)

Other

Iowa State dance on OU. (Big Lead)

A 16 over a one is probably not happening this year. (Yahoo)

Three OSU baseball games on Fox College Sports. (Big 12 Sports)

I missed this, but Berry wrote about the lack of scoring in college hoops. (NewsOK)

Love Stewart Mandel embracing the data world here on how to select the football playoff teams. (Sports Illustrated)

I do love this. I really loved the Big 8 if you haven’t noticed yet.

Big 12 Tournament has all Big Eight semifinals (KU/ISU, KSU/OSU) for first time since 1st tourney in 97.

— Blair Kerkhoff (@BlairKerkhoff) March 15, 2013

Wish I could have heard this convo.

Esteemed colleague @holcombOKBLITZ points out Pierre Jackson was fidgeting w/ his uni to the point Forte asked him about it. #AdidasHappens

— Carson Cunningham (@KOCOCarson) March 15, 2013

Hmmm…

https://twitter.com/cowboysrff/status/312548136344244224

I still say they were preparing to sacrifice a Big 12 ref on live television.

https://twitter.com/_BlakeR/status/312411243543662593

No joke.

Phil Forte: "I'd rather win by 20. It would be a lot less stressful." You're not alone, Phil. #OKstate

— Kyle Fredrickson (@kylefredrickson) March 15, 2013

The ollllllll’ “fortuitous whislte”!

#OKState stopped defending like they did n 1st half. Almost cost 'em. But 2 much talent & fortuitous whislte giving Forte FTs big. Congrats

— Dean Blevins (@DeanBlevins) March 15, 2013

David Villa. Cash.

Full highlights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I9em-LHW9M

All-timer from Gundy here: I don’t have an opening statement, we’re obviously back at it, I guess I’ll give an opening statement.