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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team climbed one spot to No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, while holding steady at No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25, which were released Sunday.
![]() ![]() STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team climbed one spot to No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, while holding steady at No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25, which were released Sunday.
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![]() While the Cowboys rested, the rest of the Big 12 lost its mind. Thanks to a certain upset in Norman, Oklahoma State moved up in the USA Today AFCA Coaches poll despite sitting out with a bye. The Cowboys are not the top-ranked Big 12 team at No. 7. Here’s a look at the full Top 25.
Oklahoma lost to Kansas State at home and Texas lost to Texas Tech in Lubbock making the outgoing Big 12 powers a perfect 0-2 in the league they’re ready to leave. The Sooners’ 0-1 Big 12 start dropped them 10 spots to 16 and the Longhorns (now 2-2) got bounced all the way out of the ranking. Kansas is 4-0 for the first time since 2009 and was the second team out according to the coaches, earning 59 votes. Texas Tech was the fourth team out of the Top 25, followed by Kansas State, Texas and TCU. Iowa State also received three votes. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Oklahoma State had the week off, but the Big 12 was still its wacky self. It was the first week of conference play for much of the country, and when the Cowboys step into the Big 12 battlefield next weekend, the conference landscape will look a little different than they expected. Here are five thoughts on the weekend. 1. SECThe SEC is taking two of the Big 12’s bottom-feeders (in the standings after only one week of conference play). Oklahoma and Texas fell to unsuspecting Big 12 teams on Saturday. The Longhorns fell 37-34 to a Texas Tech team that was picked ninth in the Big 12 this preseason. Oklahoma, meanwhile, fell to a Kansas State team that lost at home to Tulane a week ago. Chris Kleiman owns OU, having won three times in four seasons against the Sooners. And Adrian Martinez got some sort of Husker revenge, as the former Nebraska QB had 382 yards and five total touchdowns. Two conference games into 2022 and the league’s defectors are 0-2, just like their adopters predicted, I’m sure. Now, I don’t think the SEC is going to be looking for its receipts and checking if the tags are still on or anything, but for a league deemed unworthy in the Big 12, this must feel pretty good. 2. Kansas!The Kansas Jayhawks are two wins from bowl eligibility. The Jayhawks moved to 4-0 on Saturday with a 35-27 victory against a then-unbeaten Duke in front of a sold-out David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. It’s KU’s first 4-0 start since 2009. If Kansas reaches bowl eligibility, it’d be the first time since 2008. KU coach Lance Leipold might belong in some hall of fame for this piece of wizardry. And it doesn’t seem fluky, either. Kansas looks … dangerous? The duo of Jalon Daniels and Daniel Hishaw were dominant Saturday. Daniels had 324 passing yards, 83 rushing yards and five total TDs. Hishaw had 61 rushing yards and a 73-yard touchdown catch-and-run that looked like he was playing against seventh-graders.
And Hishaw might only be the Jayhawks’ second-best running back. Devin Neal rushed for 54 yards on 6.0 yards a carry Saturday. Neal had an OSU offer once upon a time before electing to stay in his hometown for college. Back to Daniels, the guy is a dude. He had as many touchdown passes (four) as incompletions Saturday. With his rushing touchdown, Daniels became the first player in KU’s history to be responsible for five touchdowns in multiple games. The last time he did it was last week when he threw for three and ran for two against Houston. On the year, Daniels is completing 71% of his passes for 890 yards, 11 touchdowns and one interception. He has run for another 320 yards and four touchdowns. In 2020 (when KU played 10 games), the Jayhawks threw for seven touchdowns the entire season. When the polls come out Sunday, the Jayhawks deserve to be ranked. They haven’t been in the AP Poll since 2009. 3. Baylor Offense Has Strong PerformanceBaylor appears to be a team still in search of its identity in 2022, but it made a step in the right direction with a 31-24 victory in Ames. Before Saturday, BYU was the only team of substance the Bears had played, and they lost that game. Wonders of the legitimacy of the reigning champs were warranted, but they looked strong against the Cyclones. Not long into the fourth quarter, Baylor took a 31-14 lead that the Cyclones chipped into with the game mostly already in hand. Most importantly for the Bears, their offense seemed to get going. Blake Shapen threw for 238 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, and running back’s Richard Reese and Craig Williams each ran for more than 3.5 yards a carry. This ought to make for an interesting Big 12 title rematch next weekend when the Pokes head to Waco with revenge in mind. 4. A Good Look for the New-Look LeagueA look at the new-look Big 12’s weekend: West Virginia 33, Virginia Tech 10 That’s 10-1 with the only loss being a little friendly fire. Through four weeks of the season, the new-look league is a combined 35-11 with only two teams having multiple losses. For some perspective, the Big Ten has five teams with multiple losses, the SEC has four teams, and ACC has six teams and the Pac-12 has four teams. Some of this is skewed because some teams have played multiple conference games, sure, but still. Is the Big 12 the strongest league? No, probably not, but it deserves much more credit than many national talking heads will be willing to give it. 5. Let’s Have a SeasonThis thing feels wide open, folks. For the first time in a long time, it feels as if more than two or three teams have a shot at the league. The reigning Big 12 champs looked good. The reigning Big 12 runner-ups are still unbeaten. OU and Texas both have the talent to make a game of anything (though only one seems capable of winning with consistency). TCU is unbeaten. Kansas is unbeaten. If K-State can get that Adrian Martinez every week, look out. The Big 12 won’t look the same after this season, so here is to this era of the Big 12 going out with a bang. Big 12 Standings
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. The Cowboys spent their Week 4 enjoying a bye. Meanwhile, the Big 12 went crazy. OSU/Bye Week Bullets• OSU-Baylor will be the Cowboys’ first non-late game. {PFB] • While the Cowboys enjoyed their off week, the Big 12 got into some crazy • Woof
• They’re baaaaack!
Non-OSU Bullets• On a 2,500-year old mystery. [Discover] • What to read to become a writer [The Economist] ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() The Cowboys were safely nestled into their off week while the rest of the Big 12 went nuts. No. 6 Oklahoma lost its conference opener to Kansas State in Norman. No. 22 Texas fell to Texas Tech. And Kansas keeps winning with a victory over Duke. The Jayhawks are 4-0 for the first time since 2009 and sit atop the league. Let’s see what the internet has to say about all that craziness. — Kyle Cox (@KyleCoxWrites) September 25, 2022 Checking in on the Big 12’s outgoing bell cows’ opening weeks.
And then the league’s actual front-runner also stumbled.
LOL, Okay,
The Big 12 is getting tougher.
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() For the first time this season, the Cowboys will start a game before the evening time slot. Oklahoma State and Baylor will play at 2:30 p.m. next Saturday at McLane Stadium in Waco. The game will be televised on FOX. Baylor, the reigning Big 12 champ, had an impressive performance Saturday, going into Ames and leaving with a 31-24 victory against the Cyclones. The Bears are 3-1 on the season with their lone loss coming to BYU in Provo. This will be the third time the Cowboys and Bears have played in the past two seasons. OSU won the teams’ regular season matchup in 2021, winning 24-14. The Bears got their revenge in the Big 12 championship game with an infamous goal-line disaster for the Pokes in the dwindling moments. The Cowboys were 1-1 in the afternoon time slot last season, falling to Iowa State and beating West Virginia. OSU was 3-1 in games on FOX last season, winning games against Texas, TCU and Texas Tech, and losing to Iowa State. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. Three Thoughts• OSU’s non-conference schedule for men’s basketball was released yesterday – two games that should be fun: New Year’s Even in Lawrence and January 18th – a Wednesday at 8pm Bedlam game in Stillwater. • Some solid OSU-related games to catch this weekend – KU/Duke and Baylor/Iowa State are both at 11am followed by at 2:30 game with Texas/Tech • This draft assessment on Spencer Sanders is pretty solid; pointing to what he’s really good at is enlightening.
Two Quotes• The experience of Tom Hutton being a 32 year old football player is hilarious.
• Couldn’t agree with this more.
One Question• Competitive disadvantages set aside, there are fun things about NIL benefits for players – shouts to Preston Wilson for his efforts (below). Who’s the one sponsor that Mike Gundy isn’t working with that he should be?
Most Viewed of the Week• No. 1 Ten thoughts on the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff • No. 2 ESPN’s Paul Finebaum downplays Bedlam • No. 3 Russell Harrison’s appeal was denied • No. 4 The Pokes drop one spot in the AP top-25 • No. 5 Big 12 title game rematch set for six-day window Non-OSU Bullets• The magic of rituals ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Not long after the Cowboys announced their nonconference slate of games, the conference schedule has also been made known. Oklahoma State will open its Big 12 schedule Dec. 31 in Lawrence with a game against the Jayhawks. The Pokes will appear on Big Monday three times: vs. West Virginia (Jan. 2), at West Virginia (Feb. 20) and vs. Baylor (Feb. 27). The first Bedlam meeting of the season will take place at 8 p.m. Jan. 18 in Gallagher-Iba Arena, and OSU will make its trip to Norman for an 8 p.m. game Feb. 1. Oklahoma State’s Full 2022-23 Schedule
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() The Pittsburgh Steelers fell on Thursday to the Cleveland Browns, 29-17, but former OSU star Jaylen Warren did his part serving as the thunder to Najee Harris’ lightning coming out of the backfield. Warren got four rushing attempts on the night — second-most on the team — and made the most of it with 30 yards rushing on the evening for a cool 7.5 yards per carry. He also had one reception for three yards. Another explosive play he had was called back on penalty. Warren went undrafted earlier this year but quickly made an impression on the Steelers and their coaching staff, culminating earlier this fall by taking over the No. 2 job in the backfield behind Harris and ahead of former draft picks Anthony McFarland and Benny Snell. He has played fewer than 40% of snaps in each of the team’s first three games, but he has consistently been someone the team turns to both in the running game and in the passing game.
Warren had three carries for 7 yards in Week 1 followed by four carries for 15 yards in Week 2 before amassing a career-high 30 yards rushing on Thursday (and 33 yards total). That production was on limited opportunities, but it does seem that people are noticing just how efficient and explosive he can be when the team gives him chances.
Warren put the ball on the turf in the first half and didn’t see many chances in the second half — likely a message trying to be sent by the coaching staff because he has had some fumbling issues dating back to the preseason — but he continues to look like an electric talent for the Steelers in challenging former first-round pick Najee Harris for more work. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets• Mike Gundy’s infamous rant turned 15 years old yesterday • Pretty insightful take on the four groups who can make Bedlam Football happen in the future • SEC talking head Paul Finebaum points to the fact that nobody should care about Bedlam – “that ain’t true, Pawl”:
• This is a bummer for a coach – Arizona State’s Herm Edwards was reportedly backstabbed by his staff who was giving opponents information about their team. Oklahoma State was expected to beat them two weeks ago (and did) but you wonder if this helps explain their loss to Eastern Michigan. • How realignment is changing college football in 20 maps • What a coup here for Josh Holliday – he replaces a former major league manager with a ten-year MLB veteran for a student assistant opening • Those orange lights around Theta Pond the night of walkarounds and fall weather for the win.
Non-OSU Bullets• Pretty wild to see this list of unisex names – Pat is No. 27! ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. |
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