Daily Bullets
Daily Bullets (January 7)
Golden Mullet
It’s important to put into perspective the Tennessee-induced pay raise Mike Gundy recently received.
In early December, Gundy received a big pay raise. His salary will increase to $5 million in 2018. If that seems like a big number, it is. Only 10 head coaches in college football made that much this season, according to USA Today, and they are names you know.
Nick Saban. Dabo Swinney. Jim Harbaugh. Urban Meyer. Rich Rodriguez. Jimbo Fisher. David Shaw. Tom Herman. Gary Patterson. Kevin Sumlin.
Add Mike Gundy in 2018.
When you join that group of coaches who make $5 million plus, you also add expectations. This isn’t to say that a certain level of salary requires a certain number of wins, but it sure doesn’t hurt to win big. [NewsOK]
Carlson nailed it – expectations come with a price tag. Meyer, Swinney, Saban – championship or bust. RichRod (formerly) and Patterson may have been the closest comps for expectations – win 30 to 50 percent more than the average coach could at their school.
Shine(ing) Bright
While Tavarius Shine isn’t likely to be the second leading scorer on a team meriting a single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament, it’s incredibly challenging to think about reaching 70 points a game without him.
Eleven months since the surgery, Shine is one of the Big 12’s best stories. The 6-foot-6 guard entered the summer with no role, no certainty of playing time — and no guarantee he would be the athlete and shooter he showed flashes of before missing most of last season. Now, as Oklahoma State (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) prepares to host Iowa State on Saturday, he is the Cowboys’ most consistent scoring threat.
Second on the team in points per game with 11.6, Shine has reached double figures in seven of his past eight games. In five games against ranked opponents, he’s averaging a team-high 14.6 points per game. [TulsaWorld]
As fans, we perceive sports-related injuries as a frustration – “it stinks that we don’t get to see that guy play” – but it’s hard to fathom the sense of dedication it takes for these guys to come back from such debilitating events to perform at such a high level.
.@Tavarius_shine with the steal & SLAM! ?? pic.twitter.com/eGM7hbAKyK
— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 4, 2018
Filling in as a go-to defender is huge.
Lot of options for #OKState's MVP tonight, but I'll say this: Tavarius Shine has done an unreal job of staying step for step with Donovan Jackson down the stretch. Won't even let him get the ball.
— Mark Cooper (@mark_cooperjr) January 6, 2018
OSU and NCAA Notes
Who first gets a statue – Barry Sanders or Baker Mayfield?….Can UCF become the Gonzaga of college football?….Wild to consider who the best basketball team in Texas is….Boone looks at the winners and losers in college basketball yesterday
Too soon, UH.
Houston has hired Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator: https://t.co/6In5ImOMyW
— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) January 6, 2018
Rickie and his untucked shirt are T-4 going into the final round at the Plantation Course.
.@RickieFowler knows a thing or two about Sunday charges. He'll have another opportunity tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/rMMZm3yWk8
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) January 6, 2018
CC: Gundy, Mike. If it’s not a special teams guy, here’s your fit.
I have always said that if you are looking, you have to let people know it! See you in Charlotte! pic.twitter.com/48Phg0Y8dg
— Coach Van B Malone (@VanBMalone3rd) January 6, 2018
I completely respect being second place to these guys.
#UniAuthority Best Nike Uniform of the 2017 College Football Season:
2. @CowboyFB #UAAwards pic.twitter.com/vG9DUNk3sW— Uniform Authority (@UniAuthority) January 5, 2018
Mariota dialing up his own number – gotta do what you gotta do.
MARIOTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YW4RWxTCXV
— Born Salty (@cjzero) January 6, 2018
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