Daily Bullets (Mar. 5): Round One Opponent Locked Up, Enjoy Some 2020-Kool Aid

Big Russ is headed east for the first time in his career.

Bullets Rundown

• The first opponent in KC is locked up
• Have some 2020-Kool Aid
• New Cade Cunningham highlights

Scores

• MBB: Pokes 69, K-State 63

OSU Bullets

• The Pokes’ first-round opponent in Kansas City is locked up.

There’s one thing for certain for the Cowboys going forward. OSU will open the Big 12 Tournament against Iowa State at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Kansas City, Mo.

Even if the Cowboys beat Texas and TCU loses to Oklahoma on Saturday to each finish with a 7-11 conference record, the Horned Frogs will win the tiebreaker for the No. 7 seed for the Big 12 Tournament thanks to its win last Saturday against Baylor.

The only question is whether OSU or Iowa State (12-18, 5-12 Big 12) gets the No. 8 seed. [NewsOK]

• Here’s some orange Kool-Aid for you to sip on for Cowboy Football in 2020 from USA Today’s college football reporter.

At minimum, Oklahoma State resembles a team capable of making a run at the New Year’s Six and potentially taking home a conference title.

That’s because of 18 returning starters, including one of the nation’s best players in running back Chuba Hubbard, a potential All-America receiver in Tylan Wallace, a hugely impressive young quarterback in Spencer Sanders and all but one starter from last year’s defense. (The) pieces are there for the Cowboys to make a major run under Mike Gundy. [USA Today]

All. the. pieces. Winning the league and making the playoff is the hundred-year-season in Stillwater – Gundy may be ready for another take at it.

• Hop on the YouTubes and watch three minutes of Cade Cunningham’s senior year.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OARfSRxZY3k&w=950&h=534]

• I like this recruiting take from Lunt – not all four-stars are equally valuable.

You can find good under recruited skill position players pretty easily. It’s why weighing all positions the same is stupid. You could win a national title by recruiting 4/5 star QB, OL, DL and fill out rest of team with athletic 3 stars.

— Adam Lunt (@AdamLunt817) March 4, 2020

• Cam McGriff has been a solid four-year player in Stillwater – a viable third-best player on a team who wins a B12 title. But what did you think his ceiling was when you saw this dunk his freshman year?

Cam McGriff said his putback dunk tonight wasn't the best of his career. He said this one was from his freshman season. https://t.co/hvuxDroc9c

— Marshall Scott (@Marshall_Once) March 5, 2020

• Is this loaded secondary OSU’s best since 2013?

?✈#okstate #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/3UG8O3ufh8

— Cowboy Football ??? (@CowboyFB) March 4, 2020

Non-OSU Bullets

• The one reason it looked like Japan would (have) won WWII
• I needed this faith-based read on the folly of “looking for community”
• This poem from a seven-year-old girl to her dad rocked my Wednesday

Good, Paid Thunder Reads

• Berry Tramel on the Thunder reality check (NewsOK subscript required) was good
• ESPN ($) has SGA tied for tenth on their best under-25 players