Daily Bullets (Aug. 13): Derek Mason > Jim Knowles?

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Three Thoughts

c• Pretty wild – this list has Derek Mason (No.3) ahead of Jim Knowles (No.5) for defensive coordinators in college football in 2022.

3. Derek Mason, Oklahoma State
Elite defenses under Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw at Stanford got him the Vanderbilt head coaching job, and after one successful year as Auburn’s DC, he moves to a place that has had 2 DCs since 2011 (Glenn Spencer, Jim Knowles).

[Saturday Down South]

• How two pundits rank OSU so differently is wild – No. 36 vs. No. 12

• I’m not a subscriber (yet) for OSU Max but Gundy breaking down his top-15 wins is terrific – wouldn’t have guessed that Tech upset in his first year makes the list but it’s top ten. That makes sense – not getting blanked in conference play in year one was big.

Two Quotes

• Goodness these Pokes hats are sweet:

They’re ready.

Giving 2 of these away on instagram.

Instagram: pistolricks pic.twitter.com/ig1CV9fXmU

— 𝙋𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙠 (@PistolRick) August 11, 2022

• A late happy birthday to the OG, Mike Gundy:

Happy birthday @CoachGundy! 😎#DAT | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/WAYKAox98J

— OSU Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) August 12, 2022

One Question

• What’s more important to Oklahoma State’s success this fall – a solid, experienced backup quarterback or third running back?

Most Viewed of the Week

• No. 1 Cale Gundy resigns from Oklahoma

• No. 2 Malcolm Rodriguez makes epic HBO appearance

• No. 3 Everything Mike Gundy said at Media Days

• No. 4 Wednesday’s Bullets

• No. 5 Gunnar Gundy pushes past the awkward part

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Non-OSU Bullets

• This week’s Action Cookbook (point No. 3) dives into Bluey and why parents/kids love it and he’s spot on
• I don’t disagree with this take that fried pies is the best Oklahoma snack

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