Daily Bullets (November 25)

From the Get-Go

It seems a bit inconsequential and unnecessary when playing the league’s cellar dweller but getting out ahead early at home would be a nice change.

“For whatever reason, I can’t figure out what I’m doing or not doing that keeps us from showing up in the first half of our home games,” Gundy said. “We all need to look at ourselves and figure out what’s going on.”

The start Saturday wouldn’t project to be a problem for the Cowboys, who opened as a 40-point favorite over Kansas. It will be Senior Day, too, with a positive sendoff expected from fans getting one final chance to offer their appreciation to stars such as quarterback Mason Rudolph and wide receiver James Washington. [Yahoo Sports]

It felt like the Pokes clearly had the Wildcats outgunned last week, we’ll see if a team that everyone is blowing out (42.7 points per game, 128th out of 130 in FBS) leads to a more logical outcome.

A Cowboy’s Cowboy

Four-year starter Brad Lundblade will make his last start in Stillwater tomorrow and his story is one you can’t help but pull for. Think Rudy more than Rudolph.

“We had missed on not only talent, but on character on linemen we recruited,” Gundy said. “We washed out, like, six guys, and Brad ends up starting.”

Going into his sophomore year, Lundblade was the top returning center the Cowboys had.

“We tried to get him beat out every spring,” Gundy said. “We’d look at it and say, ‘OK, somebody’s gotta beat Lundblade out.’ And it never happened.”

Lundblade never let himself get too comfortable in the job, either.

“I knew even if I did play, they were probably gonna recruit guys who were bigger and stronger than me,” he said. “Every single year, they’ve tried to, and fortunately, I’ve been able to play with that chip on my shoulder and win that battle every single year.” [NewsOK]

Where the heck that unit would be without him, no one knows. But the TCU and Texas games would have looked different with him. A spectacular guy and football player.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Solid, brief OSU/Kansas preview….Markel Brown put up some points in this international game for the US….Ranking the Big 12’s games this week (and ESPN’s picks)….Nebraska is looking for Scott Frost to be the second coming….Leach on wedding advice again (it’s too good)

Man the years have flown by with these guys.

Help us salute a great senior class… see you tomorrow. #okstate #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/rU3hluPMIW

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) November 24, 2017

Bless his heart. When you think you’re having a bad day:

WKU. ? pic.twitter.com/HiD72iEmHf

— CUSAbbs (@CUSAbbs) November 25, 2017

Can you imagine experiencing this?

51 kids on that UCF roster have now experienced both a winless and an unbeaten season.

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 25, 2017

Also, when Big 12 teams play anyone else:

Brent Venables, a year ago when asked about the Gamecocks' down-tempo offense: "Who doesn't love a huddle? When South Carolina was huddling I was like, 'This is great!' It's like, 'What are we going to do? You send the guys to go get Cokes.'"

— Larry Williams (@LarryWilliamsTI) November 24, 2017

A day in the life.

I feel for assistants during days/weeks like these. So much uncertainty and few have the same golden parachute when they are leet go, and they basically all are once change is made. Brutal on families. This is a lucrative job, no question, but comes at a tremendous cost.

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) November 25, 2017

I could do without facing Gary Patterson defenses through 2024.

TCU’s Gary Patterson gets contract extension into 2024. Horned Frogs face Oklahoma in Big 12 title game next week

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 24, 2017

Savage.

Avonte Maddox, who forced the final Miami fumble, is really wearing this chain pic.twitter.com/go7UefBIDg

— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) November 24, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Everything you need to follow OSU-Kansas
• See what the PFB guys predict will happen tomorrow
• Phillip talks with a KU writer and gets the scoop
• King of the Game: OSU vs Kansas
• Three and Out – a look at Kansas and possibly OSU’s best senior class

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Encouraging that the Thunder’s problems are fixable
• Relatively normal Silicon Valley but how Instagram came to be is wild for a $20b company
• Yelling upstairs isn’t easier

I want No. 0, 7 and 13 under the tree.

? that new Statement uni. pic.twitter.com/YnWFLj7DNc

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 25, 2017