Daily Bullets (December 1)

New/Old Friends

While it’s all over with now – it had been so long since Oklahoma State has even considered another football coach. But here are some reasonable thoughts on two you may have hypothetically considered – Mike Leach and Les Miles.

Leach is hard to deal with from an administration standpoint. I don’t know if OSU needs that. They’ve got that with Gundy. Miles is 64 and runs an offense 100 percent opposite of what has made OSU great. [NewsOK]

Leach would have provided so much publicity for the program (and offensive continuity) but understandable to avoid for those making decisions.

Miles may have a hard time finding anything other than someone looking for a quick fix. Could you imagine 70-year old Les Miles’ press conferences?

Toast of the League

Is Marcus Smart poised to be the next Oklahoma State-trained defensive stopper in the NBA?

Smart does not possess the most graceful set of skills, but what he provides is unmistakable to anyone watching. He’s all over the floor, hounding ball handlers, bodying up on bigger players in the post and bumping cutting players he isn’t even guarding, like a middle linebacker jamming a slot receiver. [538]

Can you imagine what Eddie could have molded Smart into?

OSU and NCAA Notes

Did Mike Gundy turn down an easier path to the Playoff?….Chris Low article on Gundy staying – mentions friction with Holder….Big 12 Championship game couldn’t have worse timing for the league….T. Boone explains why he’s selling the ranch….A pair elected to the Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame….The Playoff committee has an Alabama problem

This Florida State fan calling Jimbo on the carpet is immense. Best audience question since Ken Bone.

This just happened at Jimbo Fisher’s call-in show. Oh my. #Noles pic.twitter.com/GXAgpAVZrg

— NoleGameday (@NoleGameday) November 30, 2017

Go ahead and give us the Sugar Bowl while you’re at it. And make Hugh Freeze admit the Cowboys would have won had it not been for his sorry, cheating tail.

Ole Miss has received its 24-hour notice of a COI ruling. Scheduled to receive it at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, according to sources. https://t.co/73UNuAKnkC

— Antonio Morales (@AntonioCMorales) November 30, 2017

They just don’t make em’ like they used to.

It's time for Cowboy Basketball! #okstate #GoPokes @OSUMBB pic.twitter.com/aPLmEzyDRT

— Doug Shivers (@casdas29) November 29, 2017

“I’m not into coaching a bunch of ***holes” is probably the difference in a ten and twelve win season, no?

From Gundy interview, without question my favorite line. https://t.co/pjJVf4eLWh pic.twitter.com/ECQDzMzR5I

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) November 29, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Is Gundy really done flirting with other jobs?
• Mason Rudolph is taking home some serious hardware
• Oklahoma State put six players on the All-Big 12 team
• Carson and Porter talk with insider and OSU alum Brett McMurphy
• Don’t be so sure the Pokes are headed to San Antonio

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• New Yorker talks about Twitch and people paid to game – insane
• Multi-generational living on the rise in the U.S. with “neighbor siblings”