Daily Bullets (Jan. 25): Pokes in the Tourney, Will Cade Play Tonight?

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OSU Bullets

• Looking around what pundits are saying, bracketologists have the Pokes safely in the Big Dance

• This Oklahoman piece dives into Cade Cunningham’s lack of availability on Saturday and gives some context for his chances to play tonight

• Tevin Jenkins, Tylan Wallace, and Chuba Hubbard made PFF’s top-100 players list – theoretically, they should all be picked by the end of day two

• These two takeaways from Saturday’s loss to Baylor are a reason for hope moving forward:

OSU played fearlessly and with a ton of energy in the opening half, riding a strong defensive game plan featuring a mix of zone defenses to offset having just eight players.

And Kalib Boone had a big start, scoring 11 of his career-high 21 points as he returned to the starting lineup in Cunningham’s absence.

[NewsOK]

• How to watch the Pokes take on Iowa State tonight

• “Three things to watch” really nails it tonight – Iowa State’s first game since a COVID-19 break, “will Cade play?”, and Kalib Boone’s recent breakout

• Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is ready to be traded but this was a fun memory when he threw a game-winning touchdown to Cowboy alum Brandon Pettigrew to beat the Browns:

Non-OSU Bullets

• Two different worlds of Americans during COVID-19
• Hank Aaron’s towering legacy
• A Proverbs 31 man (faith-based)

Liked this take on discipline from Farnam Street:

The biggest generator of long term results is learning to do things when you don’t feel like doing them.

Discipline is more reliable than motivation.

This gal cracked me up – newscaster used her voice at home one evening: