Daily Bullets (Dec. 28): Pokes Beat the SEC’s Aggies, Clinch Ten-Win Season

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Scores

Football: Cowboys 31, Texas A&M 23

OSU Bullets

• Cowboys hang on for a tenth-win in Houston – Alan Bowman threw for a bowl-record 400+, Ollie Gordon rushed for 100+, Brennan Presley tied the school record for receptions in a game (PFB)

• How Spencer Sanders gave us the rise of Ollie Gordon (Sellout Crowd)

• After the Cowboys’ win in Houston last night, there’s immediate confirmation for a point Jenni Carlson made before the game: 

(Oklahoma State and Texas A&M) have swapped places in the college football hierarchy. The Cowboys are regularly in the top 25, regularly winning 10 or more games, regularly competing for high stakes while the Aggies long for such days.

[Sellout Crowd]

• Barry Sanders made an appearance on national television last night (PFB)

• Tough times for Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons as they secured the NBA’s longest losing streak – but it’s hardly Cunningham’s fault with his elevated play: 

Cade Cunningham turned in arguably the strongest game of his young career (41 points on 71.7 percent shooting, nine rebounds, and five assists), showing all the promise of a true three-level offensive player…

[The Ringer]

• Ollie Gordon concluded an impressive 2023 season by passing 2,000 all-purpose yards last night

Ollie Gordon II is now the fifth player in #okstate history to reach 2,000 all-purpose yards in a season. The only other Cowboys to reach the mark are Barry Sanders (3,526 in 1988), Chuba Hubbard (2,334 in 2019), Thurman Thomas (2,130 in 1987) and Terry Miller (2,009 in 1976).

— OSU Stats and Information (@OSUStatsInfo) December 28, 2023

Non-OSU Bullets

• The age of average
• Solid thoughts here on goal setting
• Christmas is for doubters (faith-based)