The Big 12 and college football have gone fourth down mad and this past Saturday may have been the culmination of fourth down hysteria with coaches.

There is no question Oklahoma State should be rested with Friday and Saturday off, the Cowboys came back and practiced Sunday and got the regular day off on Monday.

Cowboys have to account for one of the best nose guards in college football, while the game features, perhaps, the best offensive line in the Big 12 vs. the best defensive line.

Oklahoma State had better be rested up, better be healthy and ready because a rematch with Big 12 Champion and already 1-0 Baylor is the Big 12 lidlifter.

Mike Gundy seems to love to play games especially when he gets to host and he has all the right answers. The media seemed to agree with him today that he does when it comes to Bedlam and it's demise.

The answer was needed as to which running back would be "the guy" and in the win over Arizona State the presumed answer became the answer.

The safety was a momentum changer, but the defense allowed 44 points and 546-yards and that isn't what they want to be about. Arizona State will test their improvement.

There were plenty of stars on offense in the opening win. Spencer Sanders was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. Looking for the unsung? Mike Gundy came up with JPR.

Gundy's analysis of corrections in preparing for Arizona State began with coaches and then trickles to the players.

The presentation was made where it needed to be made, in front of the team that did the work Thursday night to put that special win on the board.

Give Central Michigan some credit for bringing a different scheme to Stillwater. The Cowboys youth were vulnerbale and will need to get up to speed before next week with Arizona State.

The Walk is less than 24 hours away as Oklahoma State football is in the final countdown for game day and the opener with Central Michigan.

These are the two young Cowboys that I predict will have the most immediate impact that you might not have been banking on all summer.

Jake Springfield straightened us out on offensive line. This group is ready and they are close-knit.

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy told his team after to trust the coaches because they know how to prepare them for the season and to listen to the older players about how to go through game week practices. Camp is over and it is on to the season.

Mike Gundy is always talking about the running back position being a group effort. After 130-plays on Friday in Boone Pickens Stadium, the looks like a good plan for 2022.

One of them shares the same last name as the head coach and the coach is very pleased with the way both are playing. Friday's (Aug. 19) practice could goes a long way in deciding No. 2.

Etienne simply wasn't ready for the 2021 season, but he is more than ready for 2022 and the offensive line is ready to prove that last spring was just part of the process.