Daily Bullets (Nov 13): Gundy vs OU History, What Bedlam Has Meant Since 2010

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OSU Bullets

• All of the Mike Gundy Bedlam numbers – comparing his numbers against OU to other rivals and the fact that he’s better against OU after a bye week

• Here’s the case for optimism around Mason Rudolph’s chances with the Pittsburgh Steelers:

Rudolph, who went 5-3 as a starter last season, should be considerably better this season. For one, he’s had an extra year working with Roethlisberger, Dobbs, Hodges (who is now on the Steelers’ practice squad) and offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner.

He has more weapons this season than he did last year, most notably tight end Eric Ebron and rookie sensation Chase Claypool. Rudolph also has regular season reps under his belt, a luxury he did not have entering last season. [CBS Sports]

• Bedlam games have had high stakes over the last ten years – check out the details:

When the Sooners and Cowboys play nowadays, conference supremacy is almost always on the line. Since 2010, the teams have played five times where the winner would either solidify a spot in the Big 12 title game or win the conference outright, depending on the rules of the day.

League crowns were on the line in 2011, 2015 and 2016 while title-game invitations were up for grabs in 2010 and 2017. [NewsOK]

• The first day of the early signing period was quiet for Mike Boynton – Rob Allen provides an update.

• John Smith went into the (Oklahoma) Hall of Fame yesterday

• Fun Bedlam story – Mustang twins commit to play for the Bedlam rivals

• I believe this number means the most amount of snaps between times he sees a ball thrown his way – and that’s impressive for Rodarius Williams.

• Cade with the flush:

Non-OSU Bullets

• Couple of solid Masters reads: Tiger had his best opening round at Augusta and sits in the top five and nine thoughts from day 1
• Best NBA mock draft I’ve seen yet – visually appealing and top-level experts – and here’s the second-best from The Ringer
• This is fun – Merriam-Webster Dictionary shows what words were added to the dictionary by year (birthyear is the way to go)

I like this take on good ideas and bad ideas from Seth Godin:

“People who have trouble coming up with good ideas, if they’re telling you the truth, will tell you they don’t have very many bad ideas. But people who have plenty of good ideas, if they’re telling the truth, will say they have even more bad ideas. So the goal isn’t to get good ideas; the goal is to get bad ideas. Because once you get enough bad ideas, then some good ones have to show up.”