Daily Bullets (Apr. 6): OSU’s Revenue Number, A Father-Son Duo Eddie Coached

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Happy Monday – I hope you’re settling into your quarantine routine nicely. I’ve got high hopes for my schedule this week, we’ll see. 

Bullets Rundown

• Eddie did it places others couldn’t
• A father/son duo Eddie coached
• OSU football’s revenue number

OSU Bullets

• One of the wilder aspects of Eddie Sutton’s career: he took two teams to the Final Four and neither of them was the blue blood he coached (Kentucky).

(Sutton) made his first Final Four appearance with Arkansas in 1978 and his most recent Final Four appearance in 2004 with Oklahoma State. Those seasons were separated by 26 years. [TulsaWorld]

• The above article referenced Eddie’s longevity -here’s a fun fact: Eddie coached a father-son combo and he took the son to the Final Four.

• I’m not sure how this math works but suffice it to say that football is the lion’s share in Stillwater among other places (that aren’t Kansas or Duke).

(Mike) Holder explained at Oklahoma State the athletic department budget is right at $85-million and roughly $70-million is derived from the combination of conference payout for football television rights, bowl revenue, and conference championship revenue for the football game.

The rest of it, some $37-million is from ticket sales, suites sales, radio rights with Learfield/IMG, and other revenue like concessions, tailgating/parking, and sponsorships. [Pokes Report]

• It looks like clarity is coming on the Donovan Williams situation:

Can confirm #OKState target and 2020 Lincoln (NE) North Star shooting guard Donovan Williams will announce his top-3 schools tomorrow and make a commitment next Monday. @jakeweingarten had it first.

247Sports Profile: https://t.co/olrMsy9AdN pic.twitter.com/evreAdJuzV

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel_) April 6, 2020

• These were two of my favorite Eddie images from the weekend:

The quality of the image is poor, but pictured in this intersection of #OKState history is Frank Eaton, demonstrating proper gun handling to a young Eddie Sutton (in the letter jacket), ca. 1955. pic.twitter.com/TBaDjEcMDy

— Mike Harris (@TheMikeHarris) April 4, 2020

Very few programs can claim two Hall-of-Fame coaches who have won about a billion games between them. @OSUMBB does that very thing. #okstate #GoPokes #eddiefilm #PutEddieIn pic.twitter.com/1hQMw3r8Ru

— Doug Shivers (@casdas29) April 4, 2020

• They just don’t make ’em like they used to.

It all comes down to this! No.5⃣ vs. No.2⃣! Tomorrow we crown the CHAMPION of #HelmetHavoc. #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/pLp7vyxeMW

— Cowboy Football ??? (@CowboyFB) April 6, 2020

• Kasey Dunn offered a couple of receivers over the weekend

Non-OSU Bullets

• Quarantine date ideas via NYT
• A longer piece on the biggest farmer in the US
• Enjoyed this Ringer piece on Mike Schur – writer that shaped The Office, Parks and Rec, and The Good Place