Daily Bullets (Jan. 2): A Historic Finish to a Special Season

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No. 9 Oklahoma State mounted a historic comeback, scoring 30 unanswered points to pull and head and, ultimately outlast, No. 5 Notre Dame.

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OSU Bullets

• Your first stop after every game should always be to Marshall’s 10 Thoughts. [PFB]

• Berry Tramel on the Comeback Cowboys’ toughness:

OSU beat the Irish at their traditional game. OSU out-toughed Notre Dame. The Cowboys won the line of scrimmage. They produced a running game and the Irish did not; OSU’s pass rush got to Irish quarterback Jack Coan more than the Notre Dame pressure got to Sanders. 

And mentally, OSU was tougher. When things were rotten, the Cowboys sharpened their elbows and didn’t blink. 

The Oklahoman

• Guerin Emig explains why this 2022 Fiesta Bowl win was more impressive than the 2012 edition. [Tulsa World]

• This makes OSU’s 2-3 record in NY6 bowls seem not so bad.

The Irish fell to 0-8 in BCS or New Year’s Six bowls, the most losses by any team without a win. Their most recent win in a bowl that is now part of the New Year’s Six was the 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic.

ESPN

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79-1 @CowboyFB pic.twitter.com/gmCWZLxCau

— PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 1, 2022

• Someone look this up.

This seems pretty unique. Has….that been done many times?

— Adam Lunt (@AdamLunt817) January 2, 2022

• He looked it up.

Oklahoma State is the only team in the country with 3 wins over 11+ win teams. (Baylor, Alabama have 2)

Alabama will tie OSU if they beat Georgia.

Baylor also has wins over 10 win BYU and Ole Miss, so 4 of their 12 wins are over teams with 10+ wins.

— Adam Lunt (@AdamLunt817) January 2, 2022

• Seems decent.

Oklahoma State's defense just allowed around 2.4 points in the second half over the final seven games of 2021.

Wild stuff.

— Kegan Reneau (@KeganReneau) January 1, 2022

• Notre Dame’s band was unable to make the game due to COVID concerns. So the Cowboys lent a hand.

Class act by @okstate! Thank you to the Oklahoma State Band! pic.twitter.com/GgQMdb4uZT

— The New ND Network (@TNNDN) December 31, 2021

• OSU is now 5-0 in Cursive Cowboys lids. Style and functionality. Make them the new default!

New wallpaper. ??? pic.twitter.com/NHrVdaSbig

— Kyle Cox (@KyleCoxPFB) January 2, 2022

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Gundy would never.

Dave Aranda would’ve throughly dominated the ice bucket challenge. The man doesn’t flinch. pic.twitter.com/t37yaW89ZY

— Dave Wilson (@dwil) January 2, 2022

• This story about recently-departed John Madden was pretty great. [NYT]