Daily Bullets (June 13): BPS is Underrated, OSU’s NIL Collective Benefitting Athletes and Nonprofits

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

OSU Bullets

• This article lists Boone Pickens Stadium as one of the more underrated football stadiums in college football

• Missed this fun piece from late last week – looking at who the next commitments for Cowboy Football could be

• This sounds completely ideal – alumni giving funds for athletes to receive compensation for advertising for non-profits. Love it, Pokes!

“We’re different than most NIL collectives because we offer opportunities for All OSU recruited and walk-on athletes,” (Board member Brandon) Weeden said in the release. “The fact that this NIL helps all varsity sports, men and women, whether it be a full scholarship, partial scholarship, or a walk-on athlete, sets us apart from any collective out there … and reinforces the culture of family at OSU.”

[PFB]

• Couple of Cowgirl Softball reads:
– ‘This team was amazing’ – a fun look back at this Cowgirl Softball squad
– How Tallen Edwards chose to reclassify and come to OSU a year early

• Hardly a consolation prize but the team that knocked the Pokes out is headed to Omaha:

Non-OSU Bullets

• The rut principle
• How to get more out of church (faith-based)

I don’t think OKC’s tank is over but just starting to have conversations like this excites me about a core potentially being in place:

The Thunder showed quite a bit of promise defensively when healthy last season, and have considerable room for growth with a backcourt consisting of supersized point guards Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and one of the toughest perimeter players in the league in Lu Dort. Adding those three with Holmgren along with a role player who brings strong leadership and knows how to impact winning, like Kenrich Williams, for example, could make for an exciting lineup on both ends of the floor.

[ESPN+ $$$]

I’ll be straight with you – these topographic NBA (and MLB) maps are pretty awesome – good idea for Father’s Day for some guys: