Daily Bullets (July 6)

Nothing But Compelling

Yahoo Sports ranked the Cowboys trip to Pittsburgh one of the top ten non-conference matchups of the season.

10. Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh – Sept. 16 (Week 3): Oklahoma State is getting a lot of summer buzz as a potential sleeper candidate to make the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys’ trip north to Pittsburgh presents the biggest test of their non-conference slate.

Last year, the teams played a ridiculous game in Stillwater, combining for 1,167 yards of offense in what ended up being a 45-38 Oklahoma State win. The Cowboys are loaded once again on offense and Pitt will likely roll out USC transfer Max Browne as its starting quarterback. Buckle up. [Yahoo Sports]

The Panthers are an interesting defensively-gifted matchup for the Pokes and while neither is a brand name, it’s an objectively compelling game to play back from 2016.

Man In Waiting

The newest set of football-playing twins are on campus and it appears to be clearing up where Tracin (the high school quarterback) will be playing in Stillwater.

(Tracin) will start out at quarterback, although athletically he could play a number of positions and be successful. Being at quarterback with Mason Rudolph playing his senior season and lots of traffic ahead of him on the depth chart keeps any sense of urgency out of the picture. [GoPokes $]

Add another solid, productive athlete (ran a 4.7-40 yard dash upon arrival) to the quarterback room. Worst case scenario: it’s a good place to learn the offense in a room with Mason and Yurcich.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Bill Haisten on Boynton’s first hundred days is great….OSU softball riding a wave of momentum….Glenn Spencer (barely) makes the list of longest tenured assistants….Cowgirl basketball landed a solid transfer

Carson with the Gundy mullet update.

Mike Gundy hair update: Full-blown American Glory. #okstate ?? pic.twitter.com/9fxZSrItFU

— Carson Cunningham (@KOCOCarson) July 5, 2017

Big 12 (wrestling) expansion alert.

Welcome to the #Big12WR family, @FresnoStateWRES and @UNI_wrestling!https://t.co/zCTmA2LSgo pic.twitter.com/r9wcSZRdE8

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) July 5, 2017

Can’t wait til Gundy gets wind of this idea: Jim Harbaugh started a YouTube channel.

Jim Harbaugh now has a YouTube channel: https://t.co/1f50HK85Zh pic.twitter.com/BOZZcl39us

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 4, 2017

Big fan of the UNC argyle.

https://twitter.com/UNCEquipment/status/882600692183179264

What You Missed On PFB

• How the Big 12 fell into a solid position for the future
• Former Cowboy Tony Allen could be on the move
• Don’t sleep on Jalen McCleskey in 2017
• Marcus Smart could be on the move

Other Stuff I’m Reading

How a yogurt company figured out the formula for authenticity….Thoughtful piece on failure and humility….New power ranking of the NBA’s Western Conference