Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

Conference Media Days are kicking off next week in Arlington, but the boys are also headed to Nashville for SEC Media Day the week after Big 12. We talk about OU's reception at their final Big 12 Media Days and what part of OU's program is the most SEC ready? Fans? Coaches? Players? Administration? A little bit of portal news with Aaryn Parks coming back to OU. But will he stick? We also breakdown the Thad Turnipseed departure and Josh gives us the latest on the recruiting trail. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! The calm before the storm 23:00 - What is the most SEC ready element of OU athletics? 30:23 - Aaryn Parks jump back out of Portal 37:11 - Softball Transfer Portal news 40:00 - Thad Turnipseed leaves OU 51:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is seriously hot outside. But inside and you can't escape Josh McCuistion's breakdown of how offensive line recruiting is going. Or not going. The news isn't all bad as running back recruiting seems to be going well. And Josh informs Carey that one of his favorite recruits is being enticed by that Miami Lifewallet money. Do we have a new biggest villain in college football? Is EA Sports College football in jeopardy? We also dig into how OU fans are feeling as we interact with people on the outside. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome back to the U40! 9:30 - There is an angst in the OU fanbase 15:00 - 2024 RB Xavier Robinson commits to Oklahoma 28:00 - OU OL problems; Aaryn Parks heading into Portal 40:00 - How about some good news? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot has happened since the last podcast. Camps ended, OU had it's ChampUBBQ event, Kevin Sperry left Texas for Oklahoma and the Sooners have a couple of new commitments. Josh breaks down everything that's happened and what is getting ready to happen on the recruiting trail. It seems the first serious OU vs. USC battle is developing as well. It's getting good! Also, Carey had to leave in the middle of the pod because he had a disaster at home. Just like the disaster Bob had. It's an epidemic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh in town the last few days for camps, the original three, Carey, Josh and Eddie get together for a little reminiscing about the good old days and where we're headed in the future. We also breakdown the first set of camps this week and we talk SEC schedule and what we thought was going to happen at the announcement. Turns out we were right about a lot of what to expect. And we're excited for the possibilities. We also talk about the standouts from Brent Venables football camps, his philosophy on camps and how it's been different this last month watching how things have played out. We also talk about the renewed emphasis on in-state talent and Josh and Carey weigh in with their thoughts on Jordy Bahl and discuss the role of fans in the expectations of a team like the OU softball program. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 16:25 - N'Joy Vision Fresh Perspective 34:00 - Brent Venabales Year 2 is massive 48:00 - OU Camps being different than past years 53:00 - Carey and Josh weigh in on Jordy Bahl news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's time for Josh to shine as he talks camp season. He's been in and out of high schools and OU camps and now he's back home to report everything he's taken in. We're also talking about scholarship numbers and transfers. How will the Sooners make this all fit? Carey has some ideas on how to rig the system. We also hit on Clemson taking two recent recruits away from the Sooners and we delve into the upcoming camp schedule. Eddie, Bob and George take a crack at the softball preview this week. The Sooners get ready to face Florida State. What did Bob and George learn from media day Tuesday that interests them heading into the championship series. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It's Camp SZN 17:00 - Sooners continue to be active in the Portal 31:00 - 2025 Sooners commit Kevin Sperry continues to impress 39:00 - Clemson messing with Sooners mojo 59:00 - Sooners playing for the WCWS starting Wednesday vs. Florida State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode was brought to you in two parts. First we have the owner's meeting with Carey, Josh and Eddie where we talk all about recruiting and what is and isn't allowed on company expense reports. We've all been hanging around Brent Venables' football camp on day one and we talk about our impressions of that camp. Lot of future quarterbacks were in Norman this week. We also look ahead to Saturday's bigger camp. Josh has continued his tour of the state and he gives the lowdown on his trips today. We also break off for the softball beat where Bob Przybylo and George Stoia give their thoughts on game 1 of the WCWS and we talk about the state of the team moving forward. Also, stop giving George a hard time softball hardos! It's all here in another second pod for the week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 14:30 - Brent Venables Camp(s) have started 47:00 - OU picks up DT Da'Jon Terry 54:00 - Westmoore/Bixby Team Camp 59:00 - WCWS talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's one of the best times of the year as Brent Venables gets his football camps started this week and the Sooners make their run for a 3rd consecutive national championship at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. We talk about what went down this weekend with both softball and baseball. But the seventh inning comeback by the Sooners against Clemson still has us loving sports like few contests we've ever witnessed. Josh breaks down what to expect at OU's summer camps as lots of prospects will be coming into town over the next couple of weeks. We also dive into how baseball made it in the NCAA tournament and even Porter Moser had some good news on the recruiting/portal front before the show started. First of two pods this week as we break down what's to come and then come back after a lot of it has happened later in the week. Buckle up! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - One of the strangest opens we’ve ever had on the U40 12:00 - OU Softball is simply incredible 23:00 - OU Baseball makes NCAA Tournament 33:00 - Josh M talks Spring Tour 48:41 - Brent Venables Camp Season ahead 1:09:00 - Hoops update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We brought in the heavy hitters for a second podcast this week as we're joined by Bob Przybylo, our OU softball beat writer and our featured staff writer George Stoia, who is also working the softball beat this week. We talked about the matchup between Oklahoma and Clemson, the buildup to the possibility of OU setting the all-time NCAA record for consecutive wins and our impressions of the lineups heading into the Super Regional. It's a special U40 edition focused just on softball. So enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social media exploded this week after the commitment of Xadavien Sims to Oregon. Message boards were being blamed for hurting Oklahoma's recruiting. Josh and Carey have seen this all before and we're here to tell you how we see this whole mess. What did Josh know from behind the scenes? What did George know from being there? We talk about the C4 event and Josh's trip across the state this week. Josh is hitting high schools in Oklahoma all week long to get a good look at some of the top players in the state. He stopped by the studios to do the pod in person this time. He details what he's seen and what he will, including a Tuesday night spring scrimmage of recent OU offer and legacy, Cooper Alexander. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Josh is in town for the Scoop Spring Tour! 15:00 - Let's talk about Xadavien Sims to Oregon 24:00 - C4 Combine Saturday 36:05 - How much does NIL play into a decision? 41:05 - Reports from Spring Tour in OK 48:50 - 2024 Cooper Washington 1:02:00 - Laine Jenkins decommitment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Josh's time to shine as recruiting takes center stage with camps and BBQ's upcoming. The Sooners could also be looking to take more QBs than we've grown used to over the past few years. And we get ready for OU to host their own regional and Bob tells us if it will be a Sleep. Eat. Run Rule. Repeat type of regional with Hofstra, Missouri and Cal coming into town. We do talk about the big commitment coming this Saturday for Danny O'Koye as well as OU signing so many defensive lineman. Eddie and George were out at the golf regional today for a bit too. Josh's wife is ripping him to shreds over his podcast abilities while his was greeting people to his house in the middle of the pod. It's time for the Unofficial 40! The full rundown follows below: 18:00 - Josh hitting practices in Dallas 30:00 - More than Michael Hawkins in 2024 Quarterback recruiting? 33:00 - 2024 4-star DL Xadavien Sims announcement on Saturday 36:00 - Softball talk; Norman Regional 49:00 - Recruiting BBQ ahead 1:09:00 - 2024 DL Danny O'Koye and Oklahoma 1:17:00 - Summer of George is coming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're settling back into the studio (YouTube coming sooner than ever before) and the entire crew is here for some timely updates on what's been happening with everything OU. Josh checks in from the road where he's seeing multiple kids in the Dallas area throughout the day. George has been searching out stories left and right and his most recent was an exclusive with Joe Castiglione about the future of NIL. We dive into where NIL is heading even with a recently vetoed bill by Oklahoma's Governor. And where does Joe C want it to go? Carey has gone full softball fan boy and wanted to go in-depth with Bobby Alphabet about the latest from the diamond. We start off with football recruiting and wrap it up with baseball and hoops updates from Bobby P. Is OU missing out on their final transfer portal target? Today's biggest tangent is brought to you by OU softball on Owen Field. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40; Josh M is out on the road 40:00 - Recapping OU BoR Meeting 48:47 - George in-depth on NIL story with Joe C. 1:10:00 - Baseball/Men's Golf Recap 1:27:00 - Transfer Portal Incoming/Outgoing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we're doing the pod for the first time as members of the On3 network. Yep, we left Rivals. We'll update you on the hows and whys on this podcast. It's getting to be that time of the year where softball and recruiting takes center stage. So Josh fills us in on what to expect on the recruiting circuit with coaches making visits to high schools all across the country. The next big recruiting event for OU are summer camps which will start next month. We talk a little transfer portal and the most recent commitment as well as being derailed by the off topic stuff. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. We're getting settled at On3. 19:00 - Coaches are out hitting the recruiting trail 30:00 - 2025 Gracen Harris commits; Emmett Jones peaking 45:00 - Concern about 2023 WR Keyon Brown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for the entire staff to review what we saw at the spring game. And with spring over, it's time to start talking about the transfer portal. Especially after everything we've seen happening at Colorado. Will the Sooners start processing players? Carey also wants Eddie to address the Sam Bradford situation. Specifically not showing up during spring games with the rest of the Heisman winners. It ends up in a deep discussion about fan perception of former players. Josh catches us up on the big recruiting weekend and the gains he sees Oklahoma making on the recruiting trail. We also spark up some softball discussion with Bob and some baseball discussion with Eddie. We begin the pod with Carey getting pissed off at Eddie over something that happened, or didn't happen at Baker & Emily Mayfield's No Bogeys charity event. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring ball comes to a close 11:44 - Spring ball starts here 31:00 - Tough decisions for CFB programs this spring 55:00 - Red-White Recruiting Wrap-up 1:10:00 - Softball/Baseball recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday afternoon Baker Mayfield held his inaugural No Bogeys with Baker & Emily Mayfield charity event at Top Golf in OKC to benefit Meals on Wheels in Norman. Carey, Eddie and George were in attendance and we had a chance to talk with Blake Bell, Orlando Brown, Grant Calcaterra and Baker Mayfield. The event was sponsored by Riverwind Casino and SoonerScoop.com served as the media sponsor. The interviews were uncut and unedited and do include some language. But it was a great afternoon for a great cause and some of the best interviews we've ever done at SoonerScoop, including a retelling of the Baker Mayfield suspension and Orlando Brown carrying out Baker's "jersey" for the coin toss against West Virginia. It was a great day to celebrate Kyler Murray as well as we got plenty of thoughts from former players about Kyler's big day tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for Kyler Murray to get his statue in Heisman Park as the annual Red & White Game is back this weekend. The entire game is here to breakdown the latest from spring practices and to preview the spring scrimmage this weekend. A couple of Sooners have hit the transfer portal. Could we see anymore? We talk offense, defense, coaching, QBs and everything else on the roster. We also hit on the latest from softball and baseball. One is definitely more fun to talk about than the other. Josh is back from vacation and breaks down a huge recruiting weekend for the Sooners as well. And Porter Moser gets a commitment from the portal in the middle of our podcast. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40 12:30 - Week of the spring game 34:00 - Sooners in the Portal 53:00 - What to expect this weekend? 1:02:00 - Big recruiting weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is on vacation this week sailing around some foreign country for his anniversary and Bob is taking care of the wife post surgery so Carey, Eddie and George steal all the air-time this week to talk about the latest from spring football camp. We breakdown what we learned on Monday previewing the defensive line and receivers. We also go over some standouts from camp and our continued impressions of the roster as we continue to receive long viewing sessions thanks to Brent Venables. Todd Bates had a lot to say about his defensive line and Andrel Anthony has become a media favorites as well. We also get George's take on NIL and we breakdown the recent article from the OU Daily on Norman City Council members traveling to SEC venues for football games. We go deep into how to make the gameday experience better in Norman. A little baseball and softball talk as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a fun and busy time as softball had a very entertaining series against the Longhorns. But it's spring football madness as we've now had three extended viewing sessions so far. This week we took a hard look at the linebackers after focusing on the running backs earlier. We had a surprise injury in Jovantae Barnes as he was rolling around on a scooter. It was interesting to see how Venables has injured players show up fully suited up to practices. We want to find out more about that quirk. Is Marcus Major deserving of being the No. 1 RB with his injury history? And what kind of coach and recruiter is Murray developing into? Justin Harrington and Dasan McCullough talk. Defensive end talk takes up a big portion of our spring practice discussions as well. Of course we've got you covered on the recruiting side of things and we had to dive into Eddie's football career after Sam Bradford's tales of his greatness. And we have a major announcement regarding the status of Eddie Radosevich's role with SoonerScoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie took the captain's seat in today's Unofficial 40 as Carey was out with the Covid, although Eddie says it doesn't exist. Eddie, Bob and George dive into spring practices as we're squarely in the middle of it all. The guys give their impressions of what they've seen after two viewing sessions of practices. The tight end room is just a little sparse in practices. Josh is here also to talk about the big recruiting weekend that was last weekend. Future Freaks! Pro Day is coming up Thursday and the guys breakdown what we can expect to come out of OU's own combine for NFL decision makers. And we talk about the prospects for OU's draft entrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a long week already with wall-to-wall spring football, but that means you have tons of fresh information from us to digest on this week's episode of the Unofficial 40. We give you our first impressions of the first spring practice where we had 45+ minutes of viewing goodness. Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all weigh in on the first day of practices as well as Brent Venables first spring press conference. We also talk about all the additions from the transfer portal and what the portal means going forward at OU. Josh gets us up to speed on a big recruiting weekend coming up and a lot of the biggest recruits in the country will be in town, especially in the 2025 class. We also catch up with the latest in the stick and ball sports. A little bit of drama for softball as former OU punter Michael Turk tweets and deletes some criticism toward Patty Gasso? The baseball team isn't very good at midweek games but we'll give them a pass after taking two of three from TCU. The full rundown follows below. 0:00 - Spring ball is here! 9:50 - Thoughts from open practice 33:16 - OU and the transfer portal moving forward 1:01:00 - Future Freaks Weekend ahead 1:20:00 - Softball/Baseball updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a packed office today as everyone chimed in on the pod. We talked about the big fire near Campus Corner that Eddie had a direct role in putting out. Half the staff was asleep last night when the Sooners got a 2025 QB commitment. But the olds are awake to talk about it now. We also put an end to the basketball season as Bob gets his chance to wrap up a season that he'd like to forget and where Porter Moser goes now. We talk about the Under Armour camp Josh and Eddie attended Sunday and we dive deep into the recruiting pool. We also find out that George is road trip compatible. And of course we talk about what we're going to be looking for in spring football next week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - It's been busy around SoonerScoop 13:00 - 2025 QB Kevin Sperry commits to OU/Under Armour Camp wrap-up 43:00 - Hoops is over 52:00 - Spring ball starts next week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying a new format this week as Josh, Eddie, George and Carey are in studio and we bring on Bob to talk about his beat of men's hoops and softball. Even though it's mid-week, there has been plenty of news this week. And that's exactly how we like it. George and Carey were at the Board of Regents meeting this week where several coaches either got extensions or raises and OU added to the Athletic Department master plan by approving construction company involvement in the new football operational facility to be built east of the stadium. We talk about what we learned about facilities coming out of the BoR meeting. Basketball is in a win or go home and softball is heating up as they now have a nice win streak building. Josh gives us updates on how things went and continue to go from last weekend's junior day in Norman. And we recap the NFL Combine from the weekend. We also torture George by asking about his family, which puts Eddie on his worst behavior. It's a jam-packed edition of the Unofficial 40 this week. The rundown doesn't follow below because Eddie accidentally deleted it this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a massive day at SoonerScoop.com as we welcome in George Stoia to the company. We were able to steal George away from Denver where he's been covering the Denver Broncos over the last three years. George talks about why he came back to Oklahoma and decided to join up with us in Norman. Spring football is less than a month away but the NFL Combine is taking place and several Sooners are ready to make their best impression on NFL personnel directors. We talked with George about his experiences at the combine covering the Broncos as well. Hoops is playing well after a big win on the road at Iowa State and softball regained their swagger with a beatdown of No. 1 UCLA out in California. And Josh is always here to give us the rundown on a big junior day getting ready to happen this weekend. Eddie gives an update on his continued apartment problems. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome George Stoia to the SoonerScoop team 20:00 - Hoops/Softball recap 29:00 - NFL Combine talk 57:19 - Oklahoma Junior Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The offseason is over in a month with the start of spring football. But Brent Venables gave us the opportunity last week to visit with his freshman and transfers so we could get to know them. We got a sample of some of the character of this team. What did we think? Who stood out? Any red flags? Bob is uncomfortable because Josh went to a football camp with '25 and '26 players. You also get to hear Bob and Eddie hold their own therapy session concerning OU basketball. They deserve this after covering this team all year. We also talk about SEC scheduling while plumbers come in and out of the office trying to fix stuff. There is actually a flood in the pod room right now. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 14:00 - Recapping the OU FB Media Blitz 40:00 - Camp SZN begins 45:00 - Hoops 1:10:00 - SEC scheduling stuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables has scheduled a tour de force media day on Thursday where he will make every newcomer (recruits and wtransfers) available to the media along with holding his own press conference to wrap up the offseason while we move toward spring football. It's something we've never seen before. But we catch up on all the latest with OU hoops and Porter Moser who continues the rollercoaster ride of being OU's head basketball coach. The Sooners soundly defeat Kansas State, but we're not sure what that means. Josh gets us ready as recruiting is getting ready to heat up with 2024 and 2025 visitors and offers starting to take shape. Camps are getting underway as well and Josh is ready to hit the road. We also have seven Sooners heading to the NFL Combine. Who missed out that should have been invited? Also Eddie and Carey's day from hell on Tuesday. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! Campus Corner drama! 13:00 - Start listening here 28:00 - OU spring newcomer Media Day 40:00 - Visits being set up for the spring 56:00 - 7 Sooners headed to the NFL Combine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coaches are getting some well-deserved time off this week so we talk about some of the latest goings on in the NIL space and catch up with how things are going in the space. Everyone can finally stop sending Jeff Lebby to Alabama as they have hired their new offensive coordinator. Hoops is not going well since the win over Alabama. In fact, it's hit rock bottom. Is Moser on the move? We talk about the rumors of Notre Dame being a possible destination if Moser wants out of OU. Bob is covering softball this year and we talk about the Sooners media day and what has changed since last year's national championship. What is the pitching rotation going to look like? Who becomes the "star" for this team with Jocelyn Alo gone? The baseball team also gets going next week with media day coming up this weekend. And Josh updates us with the latest on recruiting even though it's about the quietest week we've had since Venables arrived at OU. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back! 18:00 - Interesting times for NIL in college sports 34:00 - Alabama hires Tommy Rees; Jeff Lebby is loyal 40:00 - HOOPS 57:55 - OU softball/basenall talk 1:12:00 - Recruiting talk on a mostly quiet period Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's freaking cold, campus is shut down but OU is taking on OSU in Bedlam hoops tonight inside the Lloyd Noble Center. We finally have a Big 12 schedule release and we have plenty of thoughts on why it took so long and how the conference worked things out. It's also signing day and even though the Sooners don't have a lot of action today, Josh is here to breakdown how last weekend's big junior days event came off for Brent Venables and the boys. We do breakdown OU's lone signee today in Taylor Heim. What is his best position at the next level? This coaching staff is also rebuilding relationships with Oklahoma high school coaches and they aren't afraid to make instate offers. It's a little different from the previous staff. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40 15:00 - Bedlam hoops is a big one 36:00 - Big 12 Schedule Release! 57:00 - Recruiting/Signing Day/Taylor Heim a Sooner 1:16:00 - Rivals hates OU but OU loves #OkPreps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh and Eddie were all aboard for this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast. Porter Moser's basketball team appears to be falling into disrepair. And we're tired of the excuses and the lack of action. It's time to do something about Lloyd Noble Center. It's time to stop ignoring what everyone sees. Junior Days have started and Josh has a full update on what's going down. A major recruiting name has predicted David Stone to Michigan State. Josh gives fans reasons not to worry too much. And we get into the Jeff Lebby/Alabama rumor mill. This is what we've heard and when you put it all together, it makes absolutely no sense for Lebby to take the Alabama job. Carey also made Josh's day by finally binging the first season of Ted Lasso. And the trail of disaster continues to follow Eddie. The office flooded yesterday. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back. Edward Lawrence diatribe on OU hoops 15:00 - Josh is here after a little basketball talk 25:49 - Sooners offer 2023 Bethany (Okla.) Taylor Heim 46:00 - Jeff Lebby looks to be staying put 1:00:00 - Putting a bow on the 2023 class; Rivals re-ranking(s) done 1:14:00 - 2024 DL David Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Eddie, and Bob are all back in studio for a strong version of the Unofficial 40 podcast. How did the Sooners turn Walter Rouse last weekend and make him a home in Norman? Josh weighs in with his thoughts. Are wide receivers the riskiest position in the portal? And will the Sooners take another one before this is all over. We also get into the early news of 2024 as former Allen QB Michael Hawkins was in town last weekend. Is it down to Oklahoma and one other school? Coaches have been out on the roads visiting high schools, what's next for the 2024 class? Josh updates us on the dates to know coming up later this month. Bob and Eddie talk some hoops as Bedlam is tonight and Porter Moser is coming off a home win against West Virginia. Plus we chronicle the adventures of Eddie Radosevich who had to buy a new car last week after the Hyundai Elantra committed suicide. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! 11:00 - NCAA Portal is CLOSED, EE's have arrived & Walter Rouse flipped to Oklahoma 55:00 - Jaden Rashada saga and the NIL issue in CFB 1:09:00 - 2024 dual-threat QB Michael Hawkins 1:17:00 - HOOPS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie continues to go through difficult times as his car blew up this morning. But we all somehow made it for a get together as Eddie hunkered down at his parents' house and the gang found a way to make it happen. It's a much needed podcast because everyone is trying to stay up to date on what is happening in the portal. We break down all the new additions to the OU roster, the losses, and the coaching changes as breaking news was flying during the pod recording. We also take a look ahead at what is getting ready to happen in recruiting. And Josh celebrated his ability to let everyone know that you will never win a national championship unless you are Georgia or Alabama or start recruiting on their level. He hates hope, underdogs, upsets, Cinderella, etc. Is Eddie's broken down Hyundai even worth anything as a trade in? Eskridge Lexus, get ready for your newest customer. Bob chimes in with some major hoops knowledge as well. The Sooners just lost a tough one to Kansas and Porter is left searching for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is all here to talk to Josh, who has done the majority of traveling the last week going from Orlando to San Antonio covering all-star game practices and workouts. Josh talks about his impressions of the OU signees in Orlando at the Under Armour All-American game as the Sooners had a lot of talent in Florida. He also headed down to San Antonio yesterday. All-in-all, OU had 11 members of their signing class participate in all-star activities and 12 total were selected. We also take some time to breakdown what's going on in the transfer portal as one of the top offensive linemen in the portal has landed in Norman. And he is familiar with a very prominent member of the OU football team. He's a former teammate of Dillon Gabriel's at UCF. All of that, a little what the hell? talk out of Stillwater and an unfortunate update on the latest developments for Porter Moser and the OU hoops team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie and Bob made it to Orlando but got stuck in Atlanta as Southwest Airlines went into full meltdown mode. After a rental car got them to Orlando, they've been attending all the practices and press conferences and have their report from hell. Josh is getting ready to follow them as they leave to cover the Under Armour All-American game. We breakdown OU's chances against Florida State and also the players OU has signed playing in the Under Armour game. Some newcomers joined the team in Orlando and the offensive line needs one more tackle to make us feel comfortable about this offense's chances against the Seminoles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma landed 5-star defensive back Peyton Bowen today and the gang is all here to breakdown how it happened and what to expect from the Class of 2023. The Sooners moved up to No. 7 in the Rivals national team recruiting rankings after Bowen signed. They also got a big transfer portal addition in Texas Tech safety Reggie Pearson. Are the Sooners done? Maybe. Maybe not. But one thing this coaching staff has shown is that they will fight to the end to get anyone still out there that can help this team get better. It's our second pod of the week and another good one. We also look at the national recruiting scene as well. What the hell is going on at Oklahoma State? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh and Eddie stopped by to record a "quick" preview of what to expect for this year's signing day. We also got to check out an OU football practice as well as talk to the players after it was over. What's the latest with Dillon Gabriel and Marvin Mims and why haven't they made any announcements about their futures? What did things look like at practice after some players have opted out of the bowl game? And Josh is here to breakdown everything that is still up in the air in recruiting and the transfer portal. Any surprises looming for players who have been committed? Any last minute additions? We go into it all in this edition of the Unofficial 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though we haven't talked to a football player since the end of the regular season, there's not been a time when this much is happening between the end of the season and a bowl game. The Sooners are picking up commitments from the portal and the recruiting trail. And they're looking to close strong heading to the early National Signing Day. Could there even be a Bedlam transfer in the works? We also talk about the receiver position where the Sooners seem to moving on from player after player. Josh has a new forecast for a 2023 recruit and we talk about OU trying to make another run at an entertainment district/arena in Norman. We also give our thoughts on the tragic loss of Mike Leach. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back! 6:40 - McCullough bros headed to Norman 14:00 - History of football segment presented 18:50 - What happened to Denton Guyer? 24:00 - Portal madness; Bedlam transfer? 36:00 - What's happening at WR? 45:00 - Closing out 2023; Akana forecast IN; Peyton Bowen sweepstakes 1:09:00 - University North Park/Lloyd Noble Center debate 1:25:00 - RIP Mike Leach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we know OU's bowl destination. But there is so much going on with the portal that we have to start there. Who are the Sooners really serious about? And what areas do the Sooners need to hit the hardest. As more names enter the portal, it becomes harder and harder to track where OU's interest really lies. Also, it's still recruiting season so it's wild out there. Carey, Josh, Eddie and Bob run through all the potential chaos and potential additions. We talk a little bowl game and mainly how the Sooners are going to make up for the losses headed into the Cheez-It Bowl. Bob updates with the hoops as always. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - We've got a bowl game match-up and it's Transfer Portal SZN 28:00 - Sooners interest in the Portal 41:00 - Recruiting closing out 2023 57:00 - Offensive line development 1:04:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire crew is back to talk about the start of portal season. And FAIR WARNING we are not reporting anything about players getting ready to portal who haven't. We're just speculating about players who might be possibilities to look elsewhere after this 6-6 season. We know Jordan Mukes and Theo Wease are entering the portal. And we know Eric Gray has been invited to the Senior Bowl. But what do we think about the chances of Dillon Gabriel leaving? Marvin Mims? Could C.J. Coldon return. Who might surprise us by entering the portal. National signing day is starting to approach and we have some interesting news coming out about Peyton Bowen. What is Josh's read on the situation? We also talk about closing out the 2023 class with signing day a few weeks away. And Bob is the king of the show because hoops is outstanding right now. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Portal SZN has arrived 34:00 - Recruiting. Peyton Bowen ready? 47:00 - Theo Wease enters the Portal/2019 class review 56:00 - Closing out the 2023 recruiting class 1:03:00 - In wake of the Anthony Evans decommit ... where does Oklahoma go? 1:07:00 - Porter Moser's Championship Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little bit of an early Thanksgiving weekend Unofficial 40 as the gang is all here before the holiday hits. We continue to be befuddled by the clock management in Bedlam. The coaches have now had their say in what happened and we still aren't completely clear what happened. The defense is playing well but heading to Lubbock will be a true challenge. Can they keep consistency and play well on the road? We talk about the really big recruiting weekend and what is ahead with OU and some of the biggest names that stopped in Norman this weekend. And again, Texas Tech will challenge the Sooners. They are fourth down maniacs on offense and will present a running challenge at the QB position. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back for a Thanksgiving Pod. We're #thankful ... recapping Bedlam victory with Josh and Bob 17:00 - What was there to like? 22:00 - Sooners headed to Lubbock 41:20 - Big recruiting weekend; Big hit 1:09:00 - Hoops headed to Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unofficial 40 is a man down as Eddie is hanging on to life after standing in the freezing rain last weekend in Morgantown. Carey, Josh and Bob carry the day as we break into some recruiting as Bedlam will be a big recruiting weekend. Brent Venables is sending messages to recruits in press conferences and it seems like some of the biggest names committed are staying solid with the Sooners. We also talk about the repercussions of OU making or not making a bowl game, the newest collective that has been announced and Bob gets to shine with his latest report on the OU basketball team. The full rundown follows below: INTRO - Eddie may be dead. West Virginia tried to kill him. 00:05:00 - Brent Venables sending messages to recruits 00:13:00 - Bowl game eligible. Practices. 00:22:30 - Portal recruits during bowl practices 00:32:00 - The Crimson and Cream Collective arrives 00:41:00 - Bedlam a chance for a big recruiting weekend 00:57:30 - Cale Gundy and Bedlam talk 01:04:00 - Basketball recruiting and hoops talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables was peppered this week with big picture questions concerning the program moving forward. The gang sits down and reflects on what we've seen from this team defensively, where it's going wrong and how it gets fixed. Is this about playing younger players, going hard in the transfer portal, or can it only be fixed in recruiting. The guys have a deep discussion about the future of the OU defense and how Venables and staff needs to build it quickly. We also take a look at the Big 12. Now that the Sooners are on the outside of things, who will end up winning it all? We also take you deep into the latest on recruiting as the Sooners just lost a commitment to Texas. Where do the Sooners head now? Josh had a new name on the podcast that was offered by OU just after the show wrapped. We also check in with Bob about the latest with OU hoops after a devastating season opening loss to Sam Houston State. Tons of football though. We didn't let Bob talk too much hoops. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! OU is headed to Morgantown 27:00 - Pulse of Big 12 football; who wins this conference? 38:00 - Winning at a Championship level 42:00 - Who can come in and help defensively? 58:00 - Colton Vasek flips to Texas 1:09:00 - What's the latest on Anthony Evans? 1:23:00 - Ughhh ... OU hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Bob recap their thoughts on the Iowa State win and we take a look ahead at Baylor this weekend. Brent Venables had some interesting things to say this week during his press conference and Dillon Gabriel and Marvin Mims are working to get back on the same page on offense. The defense gives us some belief that Venables is starting to reach these players who have just cratered as seasons have progressed over the years. The offensive line will also face a challenge in Baylor while the defense continues trying to prove they are making strides. Are recruiting weekends still a thing in Norman? And will there be a five-star defensive lineman committed to Texas A&M making a trip to Norman soon? Is Colton Vasek's quiet a good thing after he was at Texas a couple weeks ago? Bob is here to tell us about the surprise departure of an OU hoops assistant. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. OU football is kinda here. Maybe. 34:00 - Recruiting 1:05:00 - Hoops -- Assistant coach Matt Brady out at OU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game weeks are back as the Sooners get ready to hit the road for Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Cyclones! The whole gang is here and ready to hit the road to cover some more football. In this episode we breakdown the health and availability of the roster heading into Saturday's matchup. Billy Bowman coming back? Is Marcus Major going to play anytime soon? We talk about all of our media availability this week and what we've learned while also kind of taking a look back at who has stood out the most just past the halfway point. And just before the podcast started, there was breaking news about OU wide receiver commit Anthony Evans is visiting Georgia. Josh breaks down whether or not OU fans should be worried. We also cover last week's trip to Denton to see Guyer take on Allen and the stars all over the field that night. And Jackson Arnold wasn't the best player on the field according to Josh. It's someone else OU has had their eye on. We also sprinkle in some Texas A&M talk, some NIL talk and Bob has a basketball exhibition to torture Josh with at the end of the pod. Excuse us, Carey and Eddie have to go be men and use power tools. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Headed to Ames. 23:00 - Biggest surprises at the midway point 45:00 - Recruiting; Anthony Evans OV to Georgia 53:00 - What's up with 5-star DL David Hicks? + some laughs about Texas A&M's situation 1:03:00 - Recapping Denton Guyer/Allen 1:16:00 - Rivals250 DT Kayden McDonald decision ahead 1:23:30 - HOOPS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a bye week for the Sooners. A much needed bye week for everyone. We look back at the Kansas game with Josh and Bob present this time. And there's plenty of praise for a defense that gave up 42 points. We're actually excited to see this team get back on the field against Iowa State. We breakdown some of the comments by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark about OU and Texas' move to the SEC and future Big 12 schedules. But really this episode is all about recruiting during a by week, the latest visitors to Norman, and the rumors surrounding players who have been visiting elsewhere. We also talk about preparing for the SEC and OU's $100,000 payday from private tailgating companies. And Bob is here to drive Josh crazy because Porter Moser is also in Kansas City talking about the start of the Big 12 hoops season. Well, exhibition season. 0:00 - We're back. OU can't lose this week. 30:00 - Brett Yormark comments in KC 36:00 - BYE week recruiting 1:08:00 - OU needs to start preparing for SEC 1:12:00 - Hoops SZN is here 1:16:00 - World of CFB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables took to the podium yesterday. Brent Venables has done his weekly coaches show as well. We took a lot out of both those appearances and dissected the state of the OU football program once again. WE DO THIS EVERY WEEK NOW IT SEEMS! The locker room is on the line this week against Kansas. Another disaster performance will probably lose this locker room. Meanwhile, Venables is going into overdrive trying to save this team and get them to dig their way out. Can the return of Dillon Gabriel start to right this ship that has gone terribly off course since the Nebraska game. And what happens to recruiting if so many visitors see a terrible performance against the Jayhawks? What are the stands going to look like? Will there be boos? If they lose their will be boos and booze. OU has to show us something. We can't keep living life like this! Josh chimes in on recruiting as well. The whole gang is here. Welcome to your weekly therapy session. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Big Kansas week! 33:20 - Start building for the future 48:20 - Recruiting still looking good DESPITE the horror on the field 1:05:00 - Back to, ya know, the show that is OU football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saturday was bad. Sunday was bad. Monday was, well, it was Monday. But here we are on Wednesday. Has the doom and gloom lifted? Maybe a little bit. We're laying down our blueprint for an Oklahoma win against Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Does that mean we're fully back? No. It doesn't mean that. What has to happen for the Sooners if Dillon Gabriel doesn't play? How can the defense possibly rebound from that performance against TCU? What do the last two weeks mean for recruiting? Any panic yet? We might be all over the map, but what do you expect? It's just Wednesday. You need at least until Thursday to start recovering. Maybe this pod will help with your recovery. We're trying to believe things can get better. We're really trying. We also breakdown what the Sooners are facing against the Longhorns' offense and we talk about recent recruiting trips. Who will Lebby start at QB? See! We're all over the map. 00:00 - Uh, I guess it's OU-Texas 15:00 - The other side of the disaster: OU offense 24:00 - Will OU recruiting suffer? 42:00 - BV managing expectations 57:00 - Let's talk about the Horns 1:15:00 - We went and saw OU commits Jaquiaze Pettaway and Jackson Arnold last week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a bit of an emergency pod and a pod replacement. We had a pod earlier in the day and were ready to publish and then come back for an emergency pod after David Hicks' commitment announcement this afternoon. But HIcks did the unexpected and announced for Texas A&M. So we scrapped the first pod and came back with an emergency pod to talk about everything we know and how it went down with Hicks and Oklahoma. It was a rough day full of news and suprises. Josh McCuistion joins us as he was headed back from the Hicks' announcement while Carey chimes in with what he was learning in the moments since the announcement was made. Meanwhile, OU has to go to TCU and has a huge game on their hands. Things haven't been going well for OU fans since the Kansas State game. But we're hoping things get turned around starting Saturday. Enjoy this week's Unofficial 40, two times in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back and bigger than ever, the boys are in studio to talk about what we saw last week in Lincoln and what's headed to Norman Saturday. It's a night game, a conference opener and it's in GFOMS. The fans have a lot of respect for Kansas State in Norman. Just about every OU fan can remember the Wildcats pulling off improbable wins on Owen Field. But coming off a loss to Tulane, the worry is that this OU team doesn't take KSU serious after they've just trounced Nebraska on their home turf. The guys start off sharing a little story from practice last night that might show where the program is right now from a mental standpoint. Special teams are becoming special again as Marvin Mims is starting to put on a show returning punts. The offense was opened up last week. What does Jeff Lebby have in store this week? And how will the offensive line play against a stout Kansas State defensive line. And OU's defense line? Eddie has some numbers that will really impress you. We hit the recruiting trail with Josh, talk weekend visitors, the current 2023 class, and Eddie and Bob's trips in Nebraska to see some OU targets. Oh yeah, and some death of Bedlam talk as well. The pod is tuned up and running in tip-top shape. So let's get to it! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back BIG WEEK 16:50 - Wanya Morris saves the day? 38:00 - Recruiting; K-State visitor weekend 1:11:00 - Bedlam DRAMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln as the crew is headed to cover the first road game of the season. We're not sure what to expect from a Nebraska team that just fired its head coach. We breakdown what we might see from the Sooners in Lincoln based on what we've seen so far this season. Is Dillon Gabriel ready for this stage? Will there be some nerves? How will the Huskers react after just losing their coach? Will they step up their game after an emotional week? And the defense is going to be tested against a team averaging a lot of points. How will they hold up in a road environment? Emotions will be running high. How far can that carry Nebraska? With Kansas State on the horizon, we're going to learn a lot about Oklahoma's readiness to face the Wildcats. We're also headed to Nebraska to scout recruits. And Josh weighs in with his thoughts on Kent State and his trips to Washington and the Kansas City area last weekend. Eddie also saw Jackson Arnold in person. It's a packed show and we're ready to get going! OU-Nebraska is almost here! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - OU/Nebraska Week. We'll be there. Scott Frost will not. 33:00 - Can we officially say the OU defense is fixed? 48:00 - OU offensively 1:01:00 - Recruiting Round-up; Josh has put in a forecast for Malachi Coleman; Eddie & Bob are headed to Nebraska HS football games 1:14:00 - Recapping Rivals100 Jordan Renaud's OV 1:25:00 - Recapping trip to Washington & Kansas City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go in depth with what we all saw during OU's season opening 45-13 win over UTEP with the entire gang. Brent Venables has had a lot of media access this week and we breakdown everything we've learned the last couple of days. The offense, the defense, the leadership development, we break it all down. And what did we learn about Brent Venables as a head coach after game one? It's also a big week for getting out on the road as Josh is heading all over the country this week to see some of OU's top prospects. Eddie is getting out to see Jackson Arnold as well. And Josh gives us all the latest on the recruiting trail. The season is here and we are glad to be back! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Kent State is coming to town. 9:00 - Offensive line play. No panic buttons being pushed. 18:00 - Anybody stick out during MMI re-watch? 26:00 - Get through Kent State ... Tough 4-game stretch! 38:00 - The world of CFB 59:00 - Recruiting -- Josh is headed to Seattle/Kansas City 1:20:00 - Big 12 Playoff Expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just four dudes sitting around talking about the start of the college football season... IT'S GAME WEEK IN OKLAHOMA! Sorry OU, not trying to get another cease and desist. We talk about the roster, how we could see things playing out at several positions, and the release of the first depth chart of the season. Most of the guys have been out at practices talking to players this week and we give our impressions of what we saw and heard. Josh has been on a massive recruiting tear across the state of Texas and he updates us on all his road trips, including the crazy story behind the commitment of Anthony Evans. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. It's time to football. 19:00 - Depth chart surprises? 52:00 - RECRUITING 1:23:00 - OU & Texas early exit?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh was out and about scouting a football game on Friday night, but he joined Carey and Eddie in studio to breakdown a huge Friday of wins for Brent Venables on the recruiting trail. Get the latest on the decisions from Makari Vickers and Anthony Evans right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices