Daily Bullets (Nov 3) – Chuba Hubbard Adjusting to College Football, Rushing the Field at BPS

Happy Gameday friends, you only get so many of these a year so drink up. 

?? Ready for Waco. #okstate #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/0oNvIdOnAA

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) November 2, 2018

Where I Come From

In a fun piece diving into Chuba Hubbard’s history was some compelling reasoning for his redshirt last year (and a pretty funny comment on his hockey career).

…(W)hen he got to OSU, he had to adjust to the differences. The game itself was different, of course, but so was the competition. Hockey is the biggest youth sport in Canada — “I tried it a couple times,” Hubbard said, “but I can’t stop very good” — so even though he played for a top prep program at Bev Facey Community High in the Edmonton suburb of Sherwood Park, he wasn’t regularly facing opponents with the size or the speed that prep players from American high schools often see.

While J.D. King played as a true freshman last season, Hubbard did not.

“Going into the season … I was like, ‘Yeah, I can play,'” Hubbard said. “Now that I look back at it, I think I’m really fortunate that I didn’t.” [NewsOK]

That makes a ton of sense – think about King’s high school competition compared to Hubbard’s.

Also – it’s a bit grainy but I found some of Hubbard’s hockey tapes on the Canadian version of 247:

Fly or Fall

Rushing the field in Stillwater is no joke – it’s a long way down. Unfortunately, some fans learned the hard way last week.

According to a university spokesman, it is believed that at least four Oklahoma State students sustained leg injuries when they jumped over the stadium’s front-row rail and onto the turf.

From the rail to the field, there is a drop of about 8½ feet. In the heat of the moment, a 19-year-old kid might believe he or she is bulletproof and that an 8½-foot drop isn’t substantial.

It’s actually really substantial, and at the end of the drop is a hard landing.

After OSU clinched the 2011 Big 12 title by defeating Oklahoma in Stillwater, several people were injured at the end of that 8½-foot drop. One man sustained a serious neck injury.

If an OSU fan insists on celebrating a home win by dancing on the turf, the smart play is to turn your back to the field, grasp the rail with your hands and lower yourself to the turf. Do not jump. No celebration is worth the risk of a fractured bone. [TulsaWorld]

God made stairs for a reason, fam. Let’s just stick with that.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Cowboy Basketball opens up with an exhibition at home tomorrow afternoon….Novembers have been incredible for college football….Tramel predicts this week’s Big 12 games – gives the Pokes a slight edge….OSU made SI’s top 100 CBB teams….Big 12 flavor in college basketball’s impact transfers for 2018

I’m way out on the Fisher Price sticker of the sailor bear… that’s more of a badge on the pants type of logo.

DEFEND THE DEN. VOL. 5 #SicOSU

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— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 2, 2018

Little brother of OSU alum Houston Nutt heading to town Sunday.

Looking forward to getting back to @okstate! My dad played for @osumbb and the legendary Hank Iba in the mid-50’s! pic.twitter.com/ZFbjGLBOPR

— Dennis Nutt (@OBUmensBB) November 2, 2018

Baylor QB is back but take heed of Ragusa’s warning if we see the backup (and historical context if we see the third-team true freshman).

Brewer’s been cleared to play, but if for some reason Baylor has to go with McClendon, don’t sleep on em. The dude didn’t play at NC St cuz he was behind current NFL QB Jacoby Brissett and a guy who may be the first qb off the board in 2019. He’s a solid runner with a strong arm.

— Dustin Ragusa (@DustRagu) November 2, 2018

Yesterday on PFB

• Kyles weigh on in how the Texas game changed expectations
• Looking at Baylor’s QB options
• Looking at Tylan’s numbers compared to Biletnikoff winners
• Porter took a look at OSU’s defensive struggles in 2018
• What Gundy and the Baylor coach had to say before the game

Stuff I’m Reading

• What it’s like to grow up in a cult (with the Moonies)
• Neat deal – OSU and the Cherokee Nation are opening a med school
• Lowe’s Ten Things are back and giving me all my intel on the NBA

My heavens, this dude was Dominant.

absurd. pic.twitter.com/Q1gNXe0p8c

— … (@no_cut_card) November 1, 2018