Daily Bullets (July 21)

Next Stop: Top Dogs?

The league and contender status is prime for Oklahoma State football.

“Talent wise, maturity, team continuity, all that…” Gundy said. “This would be up there with the top two or three teams I’ve had.”

If everyone plays to their potential, the defense finds just enough answers and injuries are stiff-armed, this could be Gundy’s top team. If the Sooners take a step back while adjusting to football after Stoops, this could be OSU’s ticket to a Big 12 title and the playoff.

And if that happens, the Cowboys won’t need a mullet to make a nation notice. [TulsaWorld]

We’re either living in 2011 (viable title contender), 2013 (a dropped interception from title-contending) or 2009 (bogus suspension from contention).

Secondary Concerns

Gundy took a stab at answering the concerns for the defense, specifically with the secondary, at Big 12 media days.

“I think we’ll be better on defense than what people think,” Gundy said, “because we’re faster. Over the last six or seven years, we’ve got a little bit of a different cut of an athlete to start working with in recruiting. They’re a little taller, a little longer, a little faster.

“So we’ve got to have two or three guys in our secondary that need to play well that nobody really knows about, because they haven’t played. But they’re a little further along athletically than what we had five, six, seven years ago. That’s why I think it gives us a chance to be a little better.” [NewsOK]

It’s reasonable to be concerned about the corners in the pass-happy Big 12 but let’s be clear, Gundy isn’t facing the questions Kliff Kingsbury is.. I wish he would just come out and say “Let em’ score 30, nobody’s catching us this year.”

New contract signed, Future NFL Draft Picks at QB and WR, Big 12 title contender… Mike Gundy is feeling good these days. #OKState pic.twitter.com/g5UnxCzWqe

— Cayden McFarland (@caydenmc) July 19, 2017

OSU and NCAA Notes

Berry Tramel tells it like it is in Austin….Yahoo gives the best bets to make in Vegas for each conference….Solid pro assessment on Rudolph’s game….Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze resigned last night (even more context here)

Look forward to our coverage of Gundy making the rounds at ESPN today.

It'll be a busy Friday for @CoachGundy at the #ESPNcarwash! Check out his schedule and be sure to tune in. #okstate https://t.co/KfQyZzTM3x pic.twitter.com/0MhBnR9mQX

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) July 21, 2017

Glenn knows.

Defensive players make big plays at #okstate #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/vYYA97ScQZ

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) July 20, 2017

Would Kansas win 6 games with this guy slinging the rock? Yurcich is a wizard for finding No. 2 and getting him to campus.

Wizardry here from Mason Rudolph. Works progression, eludes rusher, finds quick platform, identifies WR's leverage & delivers accurate ball pic.twitter.com/YZtwX1slSG

— Joe Marino (@TheJoeMarino) July 20, 2017

Porter suggested this with a John Smith cam one time, the first school to do this will make bank.

(Ole Miss/Hugh Freeze tried to make Cowboy alum and former Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt the scapegoat for allegations)

Houston Nutt Go Pro for the rest of the evening would be something I would watch and pay money for.

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) July 21, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Don’t miss the video of Gundy on Sportscenter last night
• Check out Hayden’s notebook from day two of Big 12 media days
• Dive into the relationship between Rudolph and Gundy
• Jawun Evans got a partially guaranteed multi-year deal with the Clippers
• Take a look at where Big 12 attendance fits nationally (and OSU in the league)
• Check the latest recruiting Reload

Other Stuff I’m Reading

David Brooks goes scorched earth on class mobility in the U.S….New Yorker profiles King George (Strait)