Daily Bullets (Aug. 31): Power Ranking Gundy’s Pokes, Two Things To Watch in the Missouri State Game

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OSU Bullets

• Expansion Chatter:
– Kyle Boone looks at why expansion is more inevitable than ever
– Why adding BYU could help the Big 12 stay afloat

• These two power rankings have the Pokes in different spots (TulsaWorld has OSU at No. 3, HCS has them at No. 4)

• A couple of great points about the Missouri State game on Saturday:

What (the Cowboys) need to do is emerge healthy, something they clearly were not coming out of their 2020 opener against Tulsa. Expect Mike Gundy to take full advantage of his pronounced depth in the second half, backup QB Shane Illingworth included.

[TulsaWorld]

Give me an 80 percent completion rate from Spencer Sanders and a half of Shane Illingworth.

• Cowgirl Grace Yochum is nearing the OSU all-time scoring lead

• What Missouri State’s head coach had to say ahead of the OSU game

• Mike Gundy just raved about Brennan Presley‘s competitive nature

• Mr. Orange Power is retiring

• Quick looks at a couple of Pokes in the pros – Dillon Stoner and Rodarius Williams making plays:

Non-OSU Bullets

• Three phases of making a major life change (HBR)
• Good insights (in story form) into the University of Cincinnati and it’s football program (in case the Big 12 ever expands that way)
• Solid map with a good overview of Afghanistan