Daily Bullets (June 15): Gundy and Weiberg are Locked in, Can the Defense Stay Elite?

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

OSU Bullets•

• This is the real question for the Cowboys – can the defense stay elite under Derek Mason?

• Robert Allen had a good update on how Cowboys in the pros are doing – solid updates on the linebackers, Kolby Harvell-Peel already injured/cut 🙁

• Multiple things have been out on the interwebs about how Cowboy Football is winning but not quite receiving that recognition blue bloods get (namely from not making a CFP or BCS title game).

This is what Mike Gundy and Chad Weiberg honed in on as needed for the Pokes:

Both Gundy and Weiberg think Oklahoma State has the donor base and motivation to make similar gains, even though Pickens died in 2019. They also both feel Oklahoma State needs a branding boost.

Gundy called Oklahoma State’s story “a little bit of a mystery” to many, even those connected to the program. He said because Oklahoma State isn’t a traditional blue blood, it doesn’t get the benefits those programs enjoy, like being reflexively ranked in preseason Top 25 polls.

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• Mason Rudolph was informally left out of the Steelers’ starting QB competition

• Pretty slick stuff here – what a season in Oklahoma State sports:

• Old friend Dru Brown is making plays north of the border:

Non-OSU Bullets

• Tend to agree with this take on ranking the Big 12 travel spots as desirable destinations
• Wants vs. Likes