Daily Bullets (November 10)

New Places

One CBS writer has Mason Rudolph going top three to… the New York Giants?

Another quarterback prospect entering the NFL with tons of experience and a polished skill set inside the pocket. Eli Manning’s downfield accuracy has rapidly decreased in each of the last three seasons, and Rudolph flourishes delivering the football deep.

Because of his NFL-readiness, the Giants won’t have to wait two or three years to get serious production from their quarterback position. [CBS Sports]

In easily the most fascinating mock to date with four Bedlam players in the top ten, he says move over Eli and sends James Washington to Denver.

Somethings Gotta Give

Iowa State has played well against the league’s top offenses – how will they fare against the best?

The Cyclones rank second in the Big 12 in scoring defense and total defense. Their numbers in those categories have improved within league play, allowing an average of just 14.7 points and 349.7 yards per game. And those stats were built mostly against the league’s No. 2 (Oklahoma), No. 3 (West Virginia), No. 4 (Texas Tech) and No. 5 (TCU) scoring offenses.

Next up: No. 1 OSU, heading into Ames on Saturday with a conference-best 45.3 points per game. [NewsOK]

It’ll either be an anemic, low-scoring Iowa State offense bringing a knife to a gunfight on Saturday or season averages won’t mean a thing when Iowa State’s wet blanket of a defense stomps out the flaming Cowboy offense.

Please DM the blog if you know which it will be.

OSU and NCAA Notes

ESPN’s Jay Bilas has some interesting ideas on how to fix college basketball….The Notre Dame problem with the College Football Playoff….Take a look at Week 11 pics in college football (Big 12 picks)….Why Gary Patterson doesn’t want to leave TCU and good insight on his tenure there – I think he’s a pitch-dark horse for the K-State job when Bill retires

Why we love fall. Pokes at 11am then this slate.

ABC prime: #3 Notre Dame @ #7 Miami
FOX prime: #6 TCU @ #5 Oklahoma.
CBS afternoon: #1 Georgia @ #10 Auburn.

An embarrassment of riches for all of you this weekend. Enjoy.

— Adam Amin (@adamamin) November 8, 2017

It’s hard to not feel like Washington’s nickname shouldn’t have been “The Dollar” or “Gold Standard” – just something implying the surety of his value. Death, Taxes and Washington.

Oklahoma State WR James Washington averages a ridiculous 4.00 yards per route run, second-best in the nation among draft-eligible WRs. pic.twitter.com/M0zGAttOC7

— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) November 8, 2017

Little Baller Brand. As much fun as it would be to see Smart in OKC he embodies Boston so well.

Marcus Smart is here to end worlds pic.twitter.com/Rj5K7w7bru

— #Mickstape (Playoffs) (@MickstapeShow) November 9, 2017

These are like the odds of the Secretary of Housing becoming the President but it’s fun to still be mentioned.

#CFBPlayoff chances, per @FiveThirtyEight:
Alabama – 62%
Georgia – 57%
Clemson – 57%
Oklahoma – 42%
Wisconsin – 35%
Washington – 31%
Notre Dame – 30%
Miami – 25%
TCU – 23%
Ohio State – 14%
Auburn – 8%
USC – 7%
Oklahoma State – 2%
Washington State – 1%
All others – <1%

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 8, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Zac Dawson, Davon Dillard – suspended
• No. 1 wrestling recruit flipped to Oklahoma State
• Ranking the historic Gallagher-Iba floors
• Three Things to know about the Iowa State Cyclones
• Philip interviewed Iowa State insider Alex Halsted
• Porter and Carson wrap up Bedlam and talk Iowa State

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Our views may not perfectly align but a big fan of Sturgill Simpson and how he does stuff
• This on Christians and (our) wrong view of success is immensely challenging