Daily Bullets (Sept. 3): ‘If the Cowboys Are Already This Solid, That Spells Trouble’

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OSU Bullets

• News from yesterday: quotes from Mike Gundy’s presser and Trey Rucker named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (PFB)

• Why Mike Gundy is working on a plan to fight NCAA decision on helmet QR codes (Beyond the Box Score)

• Looking at the Pokes among the other Big 12 contenders after week one:

Plenty of other potential Big 12 contenders looked solid in Week 1. No. 12 Utah, No. 18 Kansas State and No. 22 Kansas beat their respective FCS opponents by a combined score of 138-9, Iowa State’s defense looked the part in a 21-3 win over solid North Dakota and the offense for No. 21 Arizona was in fifth gear during a 61-39 win over New Mexico. (The Wildcats’ defense, not so much.)

But OSU doesn’t tend to look its best until October or November, and if the Cowboys are already this solid, that spells trouble. [ESPN+ $$$]

• College football analysts have the Pokes in the top two of the Big 12 after one week – HCS at No. 1, 247 Sports has the Pokes at No. 2

• ESPN’s metrics have South Dakota State still as the number one team in FCS – impressive (Google Sheets)

• Looks like the Ravens have high hopes for Tylan Wallace: 

“I expect @OfficialTylan2 to take another step, maybe the biggest step of his career so far this year.” Harbs pic.twitter.com/tOGB0fbaFB

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 1, 2024

Non-OSU Bullets

• How to avoid spiritual leeches (faith-based)

• Five bold fantasy football predictions from PFF

Solid manager homework here: 

Good Time:
– Is the right work for your role
– Can only be done by you
– Is highly efficient

Bad Time: Everything else.

Track it for a couple days and surprise yourself:https://t.co/7KRw791fBj

— Dave Kline (@dklineii) September 2, 2024