Daily Bullets (November 9)

Help Wanted

Could Oklahoma State be on the lookout for another offensive coordinator? He’s been mentioned as a desirable candidate for promotions in a recent ESPN piece.

He’s a really unique candidate — Mike Gundy found him on the internet while searching top-performing Division II offenses — and he has boosted production in Stillwater. Yurcich is a Cleveland native with ties to the Midwest and now the Big 12, so he could fit at a lot of places. [ESPN Insider $]

Yurcich has been a bit polarizing amongst Oklahoma State fans but he found a quarterback and he’s put up some points with him.

When the time calls, here’s the link to D3 offensive stats, Gundy.

Brick by Brick

Mike Gundy has been dropping comments like this for years but pointedly made the following remark to give context for program trajectory.

“We’ve committed to football for about the last 10-12 years. OK? And in the last eight we started building tradition in football. Most of these people, how long has Michigan had tradition? How long has Notre Dame had tradition? How long has OU? How long has Texas? Long time. So we’re working.” [TulsaWorld]

Rome wasn’t built in a day and changing your blood (to blue) will take some time, barring an act of the good Lord.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Bummer/interesting thoughts on irony of Big 12 title game (with ultimate goal of playoff birth)….Check out this great in-depth look at the Iowa State offense….Tramel comparing ISU’s Joel Lanning to R.W. McQuarters is great….Dream playoff matchups for 2017

CC: all moms, spouses of Cowboy Basketball fans.

Eddie Sutton stood for defense, so he emblazoned the word DEFENSE across the practice shorts. After hearing that story from coach Sutton, @thacoachmike decided to bring that tradition back. #letswork #okstate

➡️ https://t.co/L8qD1xlrw4 pic.twitter.com/NTzaBqECvO

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) November 8, 2017

Is it safe to say Jawun was an elite finisher at Oklahoma State?

Finishing at the rim w/ @j3vans1_ pic.twitter.com/QcoOnNVLMF

— Tim Martin (@TimMartin_TX) November 7, 2017

One day until college basketball gets here – and you can’t convince me it doesn’t make sense to start in January (unless you’re a KU fan).

College basketball starts in 2 days. Cannot get here soon enough.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) November 8, 2017

Oh to be the Big Man on Campus at Eastern Washington.

When asked who he was during his arrest for obstructing police, Eastern Washington starting QB told officers to check "all the billboards around town because he is on them" https://t.co/2F25Gh9W8s

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 8, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Adam digs into the stellar offensive-line performance last Saturday
• How Oklahoma State fans feel in the Bedlam aftermath
• The defensive line not finishing plays led to some mixed results
• See how the 2017 offense is comparing to the 2011 offense (numerically)
• Boone takes a look at the point guard position for the 2017 season

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Short pointed remark on winning when it doesn’t matter
• Tram takes a stab at fixing the Thunder’s issues
• Shea Serrano checks in with NBA superteams (unfavorable for OKC)
• Myths of choosing a college major