Daily Bullets (Jan. 3): Cowboys Earn First Big 12 Win (It Was Big One)

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OSU Bullets

Oklahoma State’s men’s basketball team earned its first Big 12 win, and it was a big one.

• The Cowboys edged out No. 13 Texas Tech in Lubbock, in overtime — without Cade down the stretch.

• Marshall gave us his Five Thoughts on the win. Here’s a great line from one of them:

The box score of this particular game might not scream No. 1 pick, but it’s impressive that someone who is supposed to be the No. 1 pick was able to grind like that.

• The Cowboys came out in Lubbock firing on all cylinders. A day before that they were apparently throwing it down like we did as 12-year-olds doing our best Isaiah Rider impersonations on an adjustable goal.

If it works, it works.

• While the Cowboys had to perform some late-game heroics to beat the Red Raiders in Lubbock and get their first Big 12 win, the Cowgirls had no trouble dispatching Tech 75-48 in Stillwater to move to 3-0 in conference play.

OSU guard Ja’Mee Asberry dropped a career-high 28 points on 17 shots knocking down all six 3-point attempts.

• OSU’s Orange and Black Ranking Matches are on the docket for today.

Non-OSU Bullets

• I thoroughly enjoyed the Orange Bowl between UNC and A&M. The two-TD finish was not indicative of how that game went, and the Tar Heels lost their chance because Mack Brown went for it on fourth down and didn’t make it. I’d say hindsight is 2020 but I don’t want to disparage hindsight.

But, a classy move — and some wheels — shown off by Jimbo Fisher as he eluded the Gatorade bath before greeting Mack at midfield.

• By the way, the Big 12 went a perfect 5-0 this bowl season.

• An interesting read from NFLPA president JC Tretter on how COVID-dictated practice restrictions didn’t hurt the NFL’s on-field product, but actually might have enriched it.

Sloppy play would usually be evident with low-scoring games, a high number of penalties and more missed tackles – all things that have historically been attributed to insufficient practice time to hone our fundamentals. But we have seen the exact opposite this year, with points per game at an all-time high, a decreased number of penalties and even fewer missed tackles compared to last year. [NFLPA.com]