Daily Bullets (Dec. 8): Ice’s Role on a Young Team, Four Pokes in Four Rounds

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OSU Bullets

• Four different Pokes are projected in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft – and Chuba isn’t one of them

• Isaac Likekele has a clear role on this Cowboy team – get it going when the freshman see something new and stall out.

While OSU’s younger players were settling into this new defense they were facing, Likekele cut up the Grizzlies’ zone for 12 first-half points. He was able to get the ball at the high post and along the baseline for (seemingly) easy takes to the bucket.

[PFB]

• Mike Gundy’s oldest defended him on Instagram (as any good son would do) but friend of the site Matt Amilian pointed out the flaws in the logic:

• This tidbit on Big 12 football applies to the Pokes – they stand to gain more from the extra year of COVID eligiblity than others:

These COVID exceptions for seniors who aren’t draft material and want another go playing the game are going to be extremely potent next season for developmental programs already relying on playing 4th and 5th year players in order to beat teams with more natural talent.

[Inside Texas]

• The Pokes added a local Cowboy Back as a walk-on – he also lives with the Cowboy Backs coach

• Tylan Wallace and Alex Hale are national awards semi-finalists at their position

• Mike Boynton’s Pokes got votes from the AP this week for the top-25

• Is Mike Gundy deserving of the scrutiny he’s currently getting?

• Amen Ogbongbemiga brought home the national defensive player of the week award from ProFootball Focus:

Non-OSU Bullets

• Overcoming procrastination
• Exposing the idols in your life (faith-based)
• The Ringer put the NBA into tiers (and OKC isn’t in the bottom)