Daily Bullets (October 31)

Playoff Primer

With the first edition of the CFP rankings coming out tonight, its helpful to hear an unbiased third parties opinion.

Oklahoma State is another team that really hadn’t beaten anybody until winning at West Virginia on Saturday, and we’ll see if that victory holds up over the course of the entire season. The Cowboys’ lone loss is to a good TCU team, but it was at home and not very close. The next two weeks are huge for the Pokes, with Oklahoma visiting Stillwater on Saturday and then a visit to Iowa State on Nov. 11. [Yahoo Sports]

So a starting point tonight isn’t really the huge deal with (potentially) three shots to impress the committee.

Georgia Tech Cowboys

Are the Cowboys fundamentally flexible… or just a team who runs the ball a lot?

In conference play, OSU leads the league in rushing attempts. Suddenly, the Cowboys look run-reliant.

While it’s unclear how Oklahoma will defend the Cowboys, chances are solid the Sooners won’t stray far from the blueprint TCU, Texas and West Virginia have developed. [TulsaWorld]

Would it shock you more to see Gundy come out and Mike Leach it or go full triple option a la Georgia Tech?

OSU and NCAA Notes

All you need to know about the playoff before tonight’s rankings come out….ESPN’s Ryan McGee shares what to expect with the CFP….Zach Sinor will be back out punting on Saturday for the Pokes….Cowgirl Soccer brought home some hardware in the conference….Iowa State climbed the Big 12 power rankings for ESPN

They grow on trees in Stillwater.

There’s one school in the country with two Maxwell semifinalists: #okstate https://t.co/gsMNJKOvnQ pic.twitter.com/KMUyseVPEn

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 30, 2017

Your bedlam prep tweet to show your Sooner neighbors – solid gold from Southwell.

There’s only one… with get away from the cops speed pic.twitter.com/OI067E30T8

— Southwell (@JustinSouthwell) October 30, 2017

Please dear Lord.

Mason Rudolph to the Pats. #OKState https://t.co/m2G04z9JRv

— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) October 31, 2017

A late happy birthday to the first Poke.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday President Hargis, all the #Cowboys love you!? pic.twitter.com/8kCTaGsfKv

— Oklahoma State Univ. (@okstate) October 30, 2017

Who’s ready for all the mullet kid pics tonight? Mad props to baby Russ.

Ready to beat OU on Saturday! @pistolsguys #babymullet #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/oJksorGwq3

— Kristen Elms (@kris10elms) October 30, 2017

*screenshots for parenting purposes*

pic.twitter.com/WHpoMUHFwQ

— Blake Jarwin (@Jaws_47) October 30, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Watch this Bedlam hype video at your own risk
• Bedlam schools unified on Saturday for a common cause
• Notes on an all-time Gundy presser yesterday
• Thomas Chalk Talk’s OSU’s pick play against West Virginia
• Ranking the biggest Bedlam games of the Gundy era
• Clemson transfer is leaving Stillwater

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Why are you friends with your friends?
• Color coming out on what Amazon plans to do with Whole Foods
• Zach Lowe on the Clippers explains Blake Griffin’s situation well

Happy Reformation day.

500 years ago tomorrow — the Original Pinned Tweet. pic.twitter.com/blxI3KjFou

— Eddy Elfenbein (@EddyElfenbein) October 30, 2017