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Daily Bullets (March 20)

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A Different Story

While the Pokes have admirably embraced the NIT as their March challenge, their resume is shining brighter and brighter.

If the Cowboys had played Grambling (249th), North Carolina-Wilmington (245th), Central Arkansas (223rd) and Pittsburgh twice (217th; OSU already played Pitt once), State’s RPI would have been much, much higher. Maybe all the way into the 60s.

And yet OSU’s literal strength of schedule would not have changed. The Cowboys’ chances of beating Mississippi Valley are no greater than their chances of beating Grambling. Same with Houston Baptist and UNC-Wilmington. Same with Charlotte and Central Arkansas. And Pepperdine and Pitt.

That makes the RPI a little fraudulent. It’s supposed to measure strength of schedule, but it instead becomes a metric that isn’t the least bit reliable.

The committee has been using RPI less and less, and there’s talk that the RPI could be removed entirely from the process. Too late to help OSU, which navigated a much tougher schedule than anyone realized. [NewsOK]

A blossoming top end strength was all too apparent to the orange-clad faithful but now it’s painfully visible to the committee and any other doubters. Could OSU kill RPI like they doomed the BCS?

Kendall Smith has an idea of how to audit the system.

Depth Chart Discussion

Mason Rudolph fielded questions on his competitiveness/place on a roster and had a good PC answer.

“I think whatever situation I fall into, I’ll prepare like a starter and try to beat the starter out. I want to compete, I want to play, that’s what I’ve done in college and what I’d want to do in the NFL,” Rudolph said. “But at the same time if I’m with an organization with an older, highly respected, highly successful veteran, then obviously you’d want to learn from them as much as you can about the league in order to improve.” [USA Today]

It’s the latter that anybody with reasonable expectations hopes for No. 2, to be groomed for success. A few guys (Chase Daniel comes to mind) have floated around the league playing decently in spot duty as a backup – and that’s not really a bad life either.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Shun the NBA this month and embrace March Madness says Guerin Emig….True March Madness – NAIA national tournament in Kansas City….UMBC’s upset of Virginia was a well-executed plan….2018’s Strange Sixteen….Spring football storylines from conference to conference

Pokes will face Western Kentucky in GIA Wednesday.

A valiant effort from the Cowgirls.

Missed this tweet after K-State took down the UMBC Retrievers – pretty good.

Somebody go back in time and forward this to Michigan State pre-Syracuse loss and save my bracket, please.

9,000 plus on a Monday is terrific.

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