Daily Bullets (May 4): OSU’s Open Power Five Slot, Estimates for Endorsement Numbers

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OSU Bullets

• This Oklahoman deep dive into Oklahoma State conference-affiliation was great. If you read it, you’ll completely understand this:

All because they lost their conference footing and found it again at the most inopportune time. If Oklahoma A&M hadn’t been left at the altar in 1926, or had been reunited a decade earlier than 1957, the Cowboys’ history would be much more flush with success. [NewsOK]

Hint: Oklahoma State was in the Missouri Valley conference and wanted to join the (Big 12’s predecessor).

• Here are some fun ideas for who OSU should schedule with their open Power 5 slots in the football schedule

• As the NCAA lets college athletes be paid for endorsements, what kind of numbers are likely to be thrown around?

I don’t know, but clearly there would be a market for Sooners and Cowboys. My advertising friend says celebrity endorsements work.

He said all kinds of factors would affect the pay, but he offered a few estimates for, say, a car-dealer campaign.

Maybe $1,000-$2,500 for a one-time commercial. Maybe $5,000 a month for an extended campaign. Perhaps even a year-long deal in the $50,000-$75,000 range. [NewsOK]

Can you imagine how much Bryant Reeves would have made for basketball goal companies? Scott Pierce from a dental group? A dozen different OU players under Stoops by a bail bondsman?

• Fun to revisit Emmanuel Ogbah’s journey from Houston-area high school to South Beach

• Stillwater -> MSG

As a Knicks fan, watching these highlights hurt. But never forget this legendary John Starks dunk pic.twitter.com/SGHYcXo8fD

— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) May 4, 2020

• The mayor of Stillwater bringing some politics I can get behind.

At breakfast yesterday morning, my daughter asked, “Since it’s Saturday, can you just be a kid for the day?” I asked what that meant. “No phones, all day!” So I turned my phone off, and we played on the trampoline, went fishing, and watched a movie.

— Mayor Will Joyce #StayHomeStillwater (@stillwaterwill) May 3, 2020

• Emmanuel Ogbah is buying computers for kiddos in the Houston-area

Non-OSU Bullets

• Lots of solid practical advice in this article by the founder of Wired magazine
• Like this AoM piece on how to better retain what you read
• Intrigued by the idea of a Sam Presti-led OKC Hornets

Kobe was an absolute monster in high school.

Ahead of The Last Dance tonight on ESPN: Kobe Bryant Scouting Video. pic.twitter.com/lV1AIdjGxb

— Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) May 3, 2020