Daily Bullets (January 16)

Mr. Intangible

There’s lots of things necessary for a winning team – a point guard who can facilitate and a plethora of shooters – but a willingness to accept a role and finding way to contribute are in the DNA of good teams. Lindy Waters embraces this notion.

“It’s easy, but it just takes — you have to have the right mindset,” Waters said. “Because I’m not the most athletic. I’m not Mohamed Bamba. I can’t block shots while standing on the floor.”

Waters’ stingy defense and willingness to sacrifice his body is exactly what Boynton is trying to instill into the Oklahoma State program. [TulsaWorld]

It feels like this team has lots of parts of a winning team – a few solid wing scorers, a hound on the boards and shot blocking potential – enough to win some games.

Poke-Suey

Tucked away in Mark Cooper’s list of replacements for Glenn Spencer is a splashy longshot name previously unheard.

Bret Bielema, former Arkansas coach

If Gundy’s looking for a splashy name … here’s a former defensive coordinator on the market. [TulsaWorld]

Bielema brings up an interesting point – the candidates that seem most logical are Gang of Five defensive coordinators or those floating around after the coaching carousel. But considering free agent head coaches with defensive backgrounds could offer some solid options if the budget offers.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Fun interview with former-Cowgirl Tiffany Bias on life in the WNBA and modeling….Great context on college basketball from the weekend via our man Boone….Like this six-team playoff concept from SportsDay….Latest Bracketology has two Big 12-one seeds and an encouraging comment on OSU

Gosh, OSU is going to miss this next fall.

MARCELL ATEMAN

NFL BOUND

6’4 220 59 CATCHES 1156 YARDS

8 TDS #GOPOKES

?: HARRIS HIGHLIGHTS pic.twitter.com/aF5NReMLaQ

— Boone Pickens State (@BP_State) January 14, 2018

If you’re curious what Les Miles has been up to:

Les Miles to have role in upcoming indie film production entitled "Angry Men" about the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster: https://t.co/sNH1x9jYSJ

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 15, 2018

This would be such a waste of playcalling capacity – a neutered air raid!

https://twitter.com/davidubben/status/952655855966674946

A pro-style guy recruited by OSU out of high school, a fun prospect on the transfer market.

Quinten Dormady says he's leaving UT, plans to transfer for his final year of eligibility https://t.co/QniqbcWYiC pic.twitter.com/hFYHFV2TWT

— WBIR Channel 10 (@wbir) January 15, 2018

NFL-related but this from Sunday was a fun moment to watch.

I feel bad for people that don’t watch sports. What a moment pic.twitter.com/3qTrEdfnKy

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) January 15, 2018

What You Missed on PFB

• Baylor took out the Pokes in Waco last night
• The complexity of hiring a defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State
• Porter has some names nobody is talking about plus more thoughts on the hiring
• Cowboy Wrestling dropped a big duel to Iowa over the weekend
• Don’t miss Thomas’ five predictions for 2018
• We’re stoked to announce the new PFB beat writer for 2018

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Pro golfers responded to the Hawaiin Missile Scare in a calm, cool way
• Great faith-based thoughts on MLK and applying his principles
• TheRinger’s Tjarks takes a gloom-and-doom perspective on high school football