Daily Bullets (Sept. 5): Knowles’ Life without (Quarterback) Pressure

Bullets Rundown

• Disappearing quarterback pressure
• Cade Cunningham in Stillwater this weekend
• Gundy’s third quarterback (in his family)

OSU Bullets

• Last year, the OSU defense led the Big 12 with three sacks per game but this year, that pass-rushing strength isn’t showing up through just one game. 

The only common thread in the Cowboys’ third-down defense that Gundy noticed was a lack of quarterback pressure. For the game, OSU was credited with one sack, three tackles for loss and eight quarterback hurries.

“We brought some pressure at times but we didn’t get home,” Gundy said. “On most of those times, they are in man coverage. If the quarterback gets 2.8 seconds or more, it usually doesn’t work. That was the main reason, we just didn’t get much pressure on the quarterback.” [NewsOK]

We’ll give the young and/or inexperienced defensive linemen an opportunity to clean up the numbers but it hasn’t been a good start.

• I wouldn’t anticipate a verbal commitment this weekend (it’s his first official visit anywhere) but superstar recruit Cade Cunningham will be in Stillwater this weekend.

No hyperbole: this could be the biggest recruiting weekend in OSU basketball history. Sure, in year’s past, they’ve hosted big-name recruits and even landed five-stars. But Cunningham, the No. 2 player in the 2020 recruiting class, is as big a fish as OSU has ever been in on.

Securing Cunningham’s commitment is a huge target for the obvious reason: he’s a program-shifting talent. But in the grand scheme, Cunningham is more than a one-man package. He holds the key to unlocking a potential all-time class, with Bryce Thompson and other blue-chip talents waiting to see where he’ll go and potentially following suit.  [PFB]

I think Boone sufficiently outlined the importance of the visit with not only one recruit but others hanging in the balance depending on what the future NBA point guard decides. There’s another high profile visitor coming along as well.

Big weekend for Oklahoma State as four-star forward JT Thor will join top-ranked guard Cade Cunningham in Stillwater for an official visit@OKStateRivals https://t.co/PP0ZO4gUNR

— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) September 4, 2019

• This was news to me: the third child of Mike Gundy is a quarterback (as well as the second).

Gundy has two sons that play quarterback, albeit right now at the high school level. Gundy gets to see most of Gunnar (starting quarterback for his third season as a senior) and Gage (starting quarterback for the freshman team) Gundy’s games. [GoPokes]

The reference point is that LSU’s Ed Orgeron has a son, Cody, who will be starting at quarterback for McNeese State on Saturday in Stillwater. How many Orgerons could there be in Louisiana?

• Ragusa popped in to review the offensive film from the Oregon State game

• I love this idea for lesser important games – $3k to ride Bullet, anybody?

When Florida hosts UT Martin Saturday, for $600 a UF fan can help raise field goal nets during game, play catch on field after game & watch halftime show from field (h/t ⁦⁦@BrendenCfb)⁩. I’m guessing for another grand, fans can suit up & play in the 2nd half? pic.twitter.com/VGO9e7yHb0

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 4, 2019

Non-OSU Bullets

• How to properly (and appropriately) disagree – this was really good at explaining arguments at a low-level (great for me)

• How to read those hurricane maps you see on the news

• Great faith-based thoughts on joy