Daily Bullets (Nov. 16): Most Viewed of the Week, Sharp New Unis Honoring Veterans

Enjoyed reading this conversation about Les Miles and Mike Gundy – and why Gundy couldn’t wear visors under Les.

Bullets Rundown

• Sharp new unis for Veteran’s Day tribute
• Bryce Thompson primer
• Illingworth crootin’

Scores

• Wrestling: Cowboys 30, Drexel 6
• Soccer: Cowgirls 1, SDSU 0

OSU Bullets

• Most Viewed of the Week (No. 1): OSU Football Rolls Out New Uniforms for Veteran’s Day

This was so much fun, wasn’t it? And so well done. Nothing too gaudy or obscene, just tastefully done symbols and colors to honor the occasion.It’s really the first time OSU’s gone out on a limb like this since maybe the Native American tribute uniforms for the basketball team or possible the breast cancer awareness unis for the women’s basketball team.

It's go time tomorrow at 1100 hours.#okstate | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/ZytTKLyqmw

— Cowboy Football ??? (@CowboyFB) November 16, 2019

• Most Viewed of the Week (No. 2): Bryce Thompson Commitment Primer

This is one of those times it’s not fun to be right – three of four PFB votes went towards Bryce Thompson-to-KU. My take on the Bullets was the same, you could say it was four of five. Unfortunately, this was symbolic of where the general thought was going into the final day and it played out as expected.

The narrative that stuck out in this process was Thompson’s choice in light of Kansas’ recent legal troubles. Who knows if Thompson will be able to play in an NCAA tournament game? Who knows if Bill Self will be coaching the Jayhawks or the San Antonio Spurs?

• Most Viewed of the Week (No. 3): Four-Star QB Commit Shane Illingworth Pitches Bryce Thompson on Social Media

This is what you want, right? Recruits doing the recruiting and the OSU quarterback is usually the most high profile athlete on campus, precisely the guy you want pitching.

• Most Viewed of the Week (No. 4): DA Not Pursuing Charges Against Marcus Watson

This was a serious turn-of-events in the Watson case. A protective order was all we had and it was damning, a bad omen of things to come. But that a public official saw the evidence, heard the testimonies, and ultimately decided that it wasn’t just to pursue the case tells a completely different story.

We’re left to wonder when Title IX and student affairs will decide to exonerate or agree to a lesser punishment but to the (legally) uneducated mind, it’s hard to conceive there are grounds to punish the player.

• Most Viewed of the Week (No. 5): Where to Look After Thompson-to-KU

This is one of my favorite things to consume as a PFB reader – not just the reporting of the event but the lead-up and the what-now. And this “what-now” leads one to be excited and consoled by other names like JT Thor and Mike Miles and to look back at how active Mike Boynton has been in the past and wonder what he can do with another scholarship.

Non-OSU Bullets

• Fun piece by WSJ ($) with lots of Thunder talk looking at a trade the Sonics made in 1997 that turned into SGA and Gallinari
• This Andrew Wiggins piece has me dreaming the Thunder would get him for CP3
• A solid faith-based blog post looking at growth in relationships