The Morning Fade – 3.21.11

Matt Pilgrim attributes his high performance of late to increased minutes. (News OK)

Good rundown of the NCAA wrestling championships here, including a detailed recap of Jordan Oliver’s title. (Tulsa World)

Is an NIT title ring more or less embarrassing than one for a three-way tie in football for the Big 12 South? (News OK)

The baseball team dropped a pair on Sunday and missed a good opportunity for an early season sweep against the only Big 12 team with a losing non-conference record. Our only solace? Mighty OU dropped two of three to Texas A&M. (okstate.com)

OSU girl breaks her arm dunking. No, seriously. And she had 34 in the first round of the WNIT. (News OK)

Want to see the two best brackets on all of ESPN.com? (Sports Grid)

Here’s the video of Jacob Pullen crying after his 38 weren’t enough against pesky Wisconsin. (The Dagger)

Ubben ranks the Big 12’s best coaching duos. Do we agree with Baylor’s duo being better than OSU’s? Would anyone involved with OSU trade Gundy/Ford for Briles/Drew? (ESPN)

Oh, you didn’t see the 64-coach bracket put together by The Oklahoman to determine OU’s next head coach? Well here you go. (News OK)

Great recap of the first week of the tournament by Jeff Eisenberg. (The Dagger)

From the “yeah duh” category, Ubben ranks Kendall as the #4 player in the Big 12 and has Blackmon at #1. (ESPN)

Texas Tech hired Billy Gillespie over the weekend in case you missed it. I am not excited about this. He’s a terrific coach and even better recruiter and will only make things more difficult than they already are for Travis Ford. (ESPN)

The 10 best Jimmer signs last weekend. My favorite: “Physics says NO. Jimmer says YES.” (The Dagger)

Finally don’t forget to vote in our new poll on the right sidebar. And here’s the update on our PFB writers fantasy draft. I’m getting LIT UP.

And in case you missed it last week…