Daily Bullets (Apr. 7): Mike Gundy’s Plan to Cut Back on Fake Injuries

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Let’s keep on keepin’ on – here’s a list of quarantine games to enjoy. 

Bullets Rundown

• Gundy’s plan to cut back on fake injuries
• An amazing aspect of Eddie’s career
• What 130 athletic directors are considering for football season

OSU Bullets

• Mike Gundy has a solution for one of college football’s most obnoxious crimes: faking injuries to slow down opponents.

(Gundy) even feels he has a fair solution: If a player goes down with an injury, he should be out the remainder of the possession. And, in the spirit of bipartisanship, he’s even willing to extend the rule to offensive players as well, despite the fact that it’s almost exclusively a defensive phenomenon. [ESPN]

A buddy pointed out what we all thought when reading the piece – Texas and OU are the worst at this. Gundy builds on his concept in the article, definitely worth your time.

• This nugget was buried in the press release for Eddie Sutton’s Hall of Fame announcement.

Sutton ranks in the top ten among Division I coaches in all-time victories and has recorded only one losing season in 37 years of coaching [HoopHall]

One losing season in 37 years!

• Brett McMurphy breaks down the possibilities athletic directors are considering for football season – he caught up with all 130 FBC ADs.

12-game regular season divided over fall & spring semesters? @CFBPlayoff games in May? 9-game conference-only regular season?

Our #CFB Insider @Brett_McMurphy broke down contingency plans being discussed as a result of the #Coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/Lzv5ZYzmBW

— Stadium (@Stadium) April 6, 2020

• Basketball recruiting nuggets: OSU made the top-three on Donovan Williams and are kicking the tires on a 7’3″ Big Ten-grad transfer

• That 41-point-win sure was nice.

Today would have been #ChampionshipMonday so we wanted to give a shout-out to our champions from this past season, @OSUMBB

The Cowboys 41 point win over Ole Miss in the was the largest championship game margin of victory in the event's storied 35 year history #LetsWork #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/5BT3kGVr0Z

— NIT Season Tip-Off (@NITTipOff) April 6, 2020

• This is kind of wild – Power Five conferences get to decide on their season, not the NCAA

• Dez Bryant isn’t giving up on playing for the Dallas Cowboys again

Non-OSU Bullets

• Liked this piece on “taking the long view” in today’s environment
• Finished my third lap through this Christian book on community – so good. You can get it for <$5 (e-version), really good.
• Berry Tramel being furloughed stinks
• I’m cool with the 76ers getting the Thunder’s pick this year

A pre-Thanksgiving tradition unlike any other.

Statement from Chairman Ridley:

"We have identified Nov 9-15 as the intended dates to host the 2020 Masters. We hope the anticipation of staging the Tournament brings a moment of joy to the Augusta community and those who love the game."

Full details at https://t.co/rSr9YUhCX2 pic.twitter.com/1lVmbq8jzJ

— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 6, 2020