Daily Bullets (January 8)

Short and Sweet

Nestled in with a gamer from the Iowa State is a comment not expected to be made about this Oklahoma State basketball team.

The Cowboys remained unbeaten against unranked teams. If they can keep it that way and steal a few against ranked teams, their NCAA Tournament resume will look solid. [Yahoo Sports]

Beat everyone unranked, take your lumps against the big dogs and keep hitting shots like No. 3 below – and play basketball into March.

We've got clutch buckets, a high-flying alley-oop and an overtime put-back slam. Good luck choosing today's top play in the win over Iowa State. #letswork #okstate pic.twitter.com/3kkNMTmCuJ

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 7, 2018

Late Bloomer

Kevin Peterson may embody what Mike Gundy looks for in a player: not initially a can’t-miss prospect but a high propensity to develop into an NFL-worthy player.

“In eighth grade,” (Peterson’s former coach James) Henson said, “there’s no way you would’ve thought this kid was going to be a D-I player, let alone end up on an NFL team.”

But when coaches would pop by the field house over the summer, they’d find Peterson in the bleachers in the middle of the afternoon running steps with another teammate or two. Or on the weekends, he’d be on the field doing speed and agility drills. [NewsOK]

You can just see Gundy salivating when told about that frame and athleticism combined with a voracious work ethic.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Get your Mike Gundy Bingo Cards out while he’s in the Coaches’ Film Room tonight….Super excited about Josh Henson bringing in dudes like this….Tulsa landed Baylor’s transferring quarterback….UCF paraded around DisneyWorld yesterday – brilliant PR making Gundy envious….What’s the matter with Kansas?….Fun read on Georgia fans – tough to imagine being that talented and consistently underperforming

Congrats to the Cowgirls on taking out the Sooners in GIA yesterday.

Final from GIA! Round 1 of Bedlam goes to the Cowgirls! #okstate pic.twitter.com/EdGWEZs0R6

— Cowgirl Basketball (@OSUWBB) January 7, 2018

Update on Rickie’s finish in Hawaii – he’ll finish in the top five but an alien from outer space named Dustin Johnson decided he wouldn’t be messing around.

Dustin Johnson with the drive of the year. 433 yard Par 4. Watch… pic.twitter.com/JmtYd5aDve

— Ryan Snyder (@RivalsSnyder) January 8, 2018

Saying all the right things but in a distinctly different way than his predecessor.

"We're going to just keep fighting and staying alive." –@thacoachmike
Win No. 1⃣1⃣ in the books! Take a look inside the locker room after tonight's win over the Cyclones. #Family #LetsWork pic.twitter.com/jEi5mcHzK3

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 7, 2018

For even more context:

First conference win.

Brad Underwood: 7th Big 12 game.
Mike Boynton: 3rd Big 12 game.

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) January 6, 2018

If we all could be half as good at anything as John Smith as wrestling…

Oklahoma State head coach John Smith tallied his 400th win earlier this season. He shares how coaching college wrestling has shaped him. pic.twitter.com/lzO2expMkx

— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) January 5, 2018

A tad… distasteful, but Pistol Patty!

Pistol Patty (circa 1977) is ready to go help @OSUWBB in their Bedlam matchup this afternoon #GoPokes #okstate #bedlam pic.twitter.com/zjg7bnY4Zc

— Doug Shivers (@casdas29) January 7, 2018

What You Missed on PFB

• Gundy bingo card for his national telecast tonight
• Mason Rudolph won the Bobby Bowden Award, first winner since a Les Miles era favorite
• Boynton jumped on his team – and they responded
• Porter empties the notebook after the Iowa State win

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• The Ringer on Paul George fitting into OKC is a fun read for Thunder fans
• I like Kevin DeYoung’s list of new year’s resolutions (and justification for them)
• Why Jimmy Garoppolo is elite