Daily Bullets (Nov. 11): We’ll Cross UCF’s Goal, And Then We’ll Sing ‘Oklahoma State’

Beat UCF.

Onwards & upwards. We ready. pic.twitter.com/yXsZq86vfw

— OSU Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) November 11, 2023

Scores

Wrestling: Pokes 38, Bucknell 6

Three Thoughts

• When was the last time you can remember an OSU player being described this way? It’s been too long (2011?): 

(Ollie) Gordon is the front-runner — and maybe the runaway leader — for the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Award.

[Sellout Crowd]

• Really appreciate all the coverage before tomorrow’s game from PFB: 

– Kick time and TV info, picking the game, and a few storylines to keep an eye on

• The line on the OSU-UCF game has settled at Pokes by three – it feels like that number is low for the following reason: 

The Knights run the ball well, play with Gus Malzahn tempo and can occasionally beat you deep. They have loads of upside, but the primary reason they’re only 4-5 right now is that they can’t defend the run even a little bit. And now comes OSU’s Ollie Gordon II, the nation’s leading rusher.

[ESPN + $$$]

Two Quotes

• Turning over opponents + a great kicker + Ollie = lots of wins

#OKState turnover margin:

Games 1-4: -3
Games 5-9: +8*

*Best among Big 12 teams during that time.

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247) November 10, 2023

• If it feels like OSU is abnormally good at 4th down defense, your feelings are correct:

Power Five Opponent 4th Down Conversion % Leaders:

1. Oklahoma State (16.67)
2. Miami (20.00)
3. Florida (22.22)
4. Tennessee (23.81)
5. Arizona (25.00)
6. Michigan (26.32)
7. UCLA (27.27)
8. Wisconsin (31.25)
9. Alabama (31.82)
10. Virginia Tech (33.33)#CFBStats📊🏈

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247) November 10, 2023

One Question

• Are you excited when OSU plays one of these new eight opponents?
More or less excited than you were when OSU played West Virginia after joining the league?

Non-OSU Bullets

• National parks are free to enter today!
• The Kansas shoe salesman responsible for Veteran’s Day

I am busy because I am lazy. I indolently let others decide what I will do instead of resolutely deciding myself. It was a favorite theme of C. S. Lewis that only lazy people work hard. By lazily abdicating the essential work of deciding and directing, establishing values and setting goals, other people do it for us.
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​Eugene Peterson

Got me stumped!

Tulsa or NYC, you tell me. 🤷🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/Ed75vKjArx

— Mike Creef (@MikeCreef) November 9, 2023