Daily Bullets (Oct. 12): Pokes the Vegas’ Favorite to Win the League

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OSU Bullets

• Vegas has the Pokes as the favorite to win the Big 12

• In a couple of Big 12 power rankings, the Pokes are No. 3 (HCS) and No. 1 (TulsaWorld)

• The Pokes continue to be (non-OU/Texas) Big 12 TV darlings after drawing best on the channel ratings for the Texas Tech game – TV numbers are important nowadays while expansion conversations continue and the Big 12 postures for a TV deal:

According to numbers released by FOX Sports, the Big 12 game against Texas Tech this past weekend drew 1.63 million viewers, making it the most-watched Big 12 game on FS1 since November 2017, which also happened to be an Oklahoma State game. Bedlam 2017 drew 2.49 million viewers.

Also, according to FOX, the 1.63 million viewers is up +240% over FS1’s 2021 Big Saturday average numbers of 480,000 viewers during the 2021 season.

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• Cade Cunningham talked for 20 minutes on one of the NBA’s biggest podcasts

• BCS would have the Pokes at No. 8 this week:

We've got four #BCS era computers up and running, and they like those same four teams (and Michigan) very much, helping to solidify an early season upper section of the simulated rankings: pic.twitter.com/NAeUbq4ycU

— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) October 10, 2022

• A little hard to read but solid comparison for the Pokes and the Frogs:

OKLAHOMA STATE @ TCU pic.twitter.com/tTrqgJfj1w

— parker (@statsowar) October 11, 2022

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Trying out some of these questions to ask kids about their day
• Godin on “points of view”

Love this letter from a kiddo to injured OKC Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren:

Shoutout Grayson, get well soon king⚡️🕺🏻 pic.twitter.com/G77WFtdNXM

— chet holmgren (@ChetHolmgren) October 10, 2022