Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

The College Football Playoff committee met and deliberated for hours and could only come up with Utah's strength of Friday night losses to third string quarterbacks from USC. So yep, the Sooners didn't pass the Utes in the next-to-last rankings. But, OU still has to beat Baylor to have any chance in this thing, regardless of what happens Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship. We get our angst out on the committee and we even give an apology to Heather Dinich for also trying to get Rob Mullens to actually say why Utah is ranked ahead of OU on the teleconference. Will Parnell Motley's Bedlam performance inspire others to take over as one-man wrecking crews against Baylor Saturday morning? How will the first matchup affect the second matchup? We'll hear from Alex Grinch on that as well as some fine conversational overcussing from Ronnie Perkins from Monday night. We also dialed into the recruiting game and hit up Josh for the latest on recruiting as national signing day is coming up Dec. 18. It's the Unofficial 40 brought to you by MidFirst Bank. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Opener 03:30 - College Football Playoff Rankings 18:00 - Coaching Carousel Craziness 22:00 - Conference Championships 45:00 - Big 12 Championship; Baylor rematch 1:00:00 - Still talkin Sooners and emergence of OU's run game 1:17:40 - Eddie denies family talk; Let's talk recruiting 1:29:13 - Michael Thompson Jr departure; how do the schollies breakdown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 Bedlam edition is here and we're ready for the regular season finale in Stillwater. The Sooners head to Oklahoma State after being revealed as the No. 7 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. But there's still that pesky problem of turnovers hanging over this OU team as they head into enemy territory. How will this OU defense fare against Chuba Hubbard. Will the loss of Spencer Sanders play that big of a role Saturday? It was a huge pod for recruiting information too as the Sooners picked up a commitment in the middle of the pod. Which also meant they lost a commitment in the middle of the pod. The pod will explain that weirdness. The gang is ready for Bedlam, but also a full slate of games in the DFW metro area that we're going to be covering this weekend. Also some turkey talk and Josh's daughter decides she wants to join the podcast at one point. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! The full, Eddie approved rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. It's Bedlam. 20:00 - We're still talking CFB Playoff 32:50 - Lanie makes a U40 appearance 34:00 - Do you speak espanol? 43:00 - BREAKING: OU picks up a commitment during the pod 45:00 - What should Oklahoma fans know about Shane Whitter? 50:27 - BEDLAM TALK 58:00 - Jalen Hurts turnover problems 1:05 - Edgerrin Cooper decommits from Oklahoma 1:12 - Caleb Kelly situation 1:22 - More recruiting talk 1:32 - Previewing the weekend/HS playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Sooners take down Baylor it's time to trek on to Week 11 and TCU. The Sooners are trying to play their way into the College Football Playoffs and Eddie says don't fear OU fans, everything will work out. Huh? We also talk about CeeDee Lamb's situation and all the rumors flying around. Not that Lincoln is hiding anything, but he doesn't do himself any favors with these conspiracy theories by being so tight-lipped on everything concerning injuries. We hit on a little bit of hoops and we talk about OU's last gameday recruiting weekend this season. What should you expect from potential visitors? Lots of weirdness in this pod as well. Eddie was on one today. The full Eddie rundown follows below: 00:00 - Opener 3:00 - Oh God. We are getting old. 7:15 - OU hoops 10:14 - LETS FOOTBALL. Baylor wrap up. 31:00 - CFB Playoff talk 43:00 - Texas! Little Tommy Herman! Lol. 53:23 - Big 12 title game scenarios 60:00 - CeeDee Lamb in-depth discussion 1:08:40 - Recruiting; One month from early NSD 1:19:40 - Where will Oklahoma be bowling this year? 1:25:00 - TCU killed JFK? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To say it's tough being an OU football fan over the past few weeks is an understatement. What are we even mad at right now? Fan's leaving early? Lincoln Riley's playcalling? Jalen Hurts' turnovers? Florida State wanting Bob Stoops? The playoff committee? I think the thing that's bringing everyone together is our feeling that maybe OU doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs right now. Can they turn things around at Baylor? Does this team have a complete game in them? If they do, will it be enough? I changed my mind. The one thing that is bringing OU fans together right now is that we all have so many questions about this program and this season right now. Where to start? Where to begin? Start with the MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. The whole gang is here to walk you through it. The full rundown provided by Eddie follows: 00:00 - Welcome, welcome intro 3:00 - College Football Playoff 14:00 - Alright, let's talk about ... Oklahoma football 21:40 - Florida State and Bob Stoops is still a thing. Wild. 28:00 - Bryce Thompson headed to Kansas; Trey Phipps signs with Oklahoma 35:00 - Recruiting notes ... 2020 QB commit coming? 51:00 - Team talk -- Headed to Waco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an interesting last few days it's been around the Scoop offices. Eddie trolls the Internet without actually doing it himself. We talk about the crazy out of context battle for the press conference future of Jalen Hurts and media at large. We also talk about how Bob Stoops somehow almost became the next head coach at Florida State but actually never did. Plenty of fired up participants in today's podcast. The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released. We talk about the path for the Sooners if they want to make it back to the CFB Playoffs. Also, huge basketball recruiting news is ready to come down next week and Josh McCuistion previews the upcoming weekend from a recruiting perspective. Oh yeah, OU is still trying to win a football game Saturday night. The full rundown as provided by Eddie follows below: 00:00 - Opening Statement(s) 02:00 - Eddie is an idiot again 07:25 - Moving on from Kansas State 28:00 - Sooners No.9 in initial CFB Playoff Rankings 40:00 - Big 12 talk 45:00 - Bob Stoops/Florida State 1:09 - Hoops Recruiting Talk/5-star Bryce Thompson 1:22 - OU plays Iowa State this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 Podcast, the gang recaps Lincoln Riley's bye week media press conference from yesterday. We talk about the issues facing the Sooners moving forward as well as an outlook that doesn't look nearly as dire as it did right after the loss to Kansas State. It's a big recruiting week for the Sooners as Josh and Bob talk about the early signing day schedule and how it makes life more difficult for the Sooners if they are chasing another Big 12 title. We also talk about the NCAA and what appears to be a willingness to allow players to make money of their name, likeness and image. But how is all that going to work? Lots of stuff to get through even on a bye week. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 -- Opening Statement 3:53 -- Josh weighs in on Manhattan disaster 7:05 -- Okay, let's open it up to the crew/more thoughts from Manhattan 19:35 -- Handling of the onside kick/Big 12 is dumb 24:46 -- Are you interested in a little College Football Playoff talk 28:50 -- Texas LOL 32:17 -- BYE week; how are they going to handle this? 34:00 -- Everyone stop down one time for Gabe Brkic 37:05 -- Good time for a BYE week? Lincoln answers. 38:32 -- Caleb Kelly is fully cleared; what's next? 42:44 -- Coaches headed out on recruiting trail this weekend 52:30 -- Carey, Bob and Eddie recap trip to see Dontae Manning 59:00 -- Family talk with the McCuistions 1:05:00 -- OU hoops talk 1:10:00 -- Night game help with recruiting (Iowa State weekend)4 1:14:00 -- Look at the NCAA making good decisions and stuff/Name/Image/Likeness talk 1:35:00 -- You should have stopped listening 20 minutes ago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It started out as a regular podcast. We're headed to Manhattan to watch the 7-0 Sooners take on Kansas State as a heavy favorite. We're always looking for a letdown after such a successful season to this point. With the bye week looming and Baylor on the other side, we breakdown where we see the Sooners heading into the weekend. Plenty of talk about where OU sits in the national playoff landscape and we have one of our biggest podcast fights in recent memory. We also hit the recruiting trail and talk about OU's official visitors this weekend as well as an upcoming trip to see Dontae Manning this weekend. News on Lon Kruger hosting Bryce Thompson this weekend as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh gives his take on West Virginia and has some praise for Tre Brown 0:04:35 - WVU wasn't a pressure the QB game, but the defense still controlled the line of scrimmage 0:08:40 - Carey dives back into scheme talk and wants to set the record straight for the 100th time 0:11:30 - The last trip to Manhattan didn't start off well 0:15:00 - K-State made a lot of changes but they still seem like a cafeteria full of old people 0:16:50 - Bill Bedenbaugh seems very happy with his offensive line heading into this game. Could they be better than the last group? 0:21:50 - Are Ohio State and OU really the two best teams in college football? 0:25:55 - Lincoln Riley's analogy about living in sin and a weird Bob story about his life before marriage 0:30:18 - The 2020 schedule is out. There's already a problem for Carey because of Bedlam 0:33:45 - The bye week situation is not ideal in 2020 0:39:55 - Facemask grabbing in college football 0:43:20 - Congrats to Joe C for making a statement on 11am kicks 0:48:35 - We are headed to Raytown, Missouri, on the way to Manhattan to see Dontae Manning 0:53:20 - OU coaches will branch out in recruiting during the bye week 0:54:25 - News from the beat this week 0:56:00 - The seeds start to form in our fighting about voting and polls. Eddie also wants to do away with the Heisman 1:04:00 - Baylor vs. Texas. Who wins? 1:05:30 - The fighting begins about OU's security in the College Football Playoffs 1:10:25 - Is anyone praising OU's defense nationally right now? Is anyone dinging LSU for their defense? 1:23:55 - OU administration kneeling to PETA and the Schooner will not run the rest of the year? 1:27:15 - OU's official visits over the weekend and how things went 1:34:30 - Quick update on hoops visitor Bryce Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The full crew returns as the Sooners come off their big win over Texas. How does this team feel heading into West Virginia? The coast seems clear, but guarding against a letdown continues for the Sooners as well as LSU, Ohio State, Wisconsin and others. We talk about the defense moving forward. Austin Kendall being injured and not likely to play puts a bit of a damper on all the news surrounding the Mountaineers' return to Norman. But we will be expecting a big leap forward from the OU defense after their performance against Texas. Also, does Jalen Hurts need to rebound from Texas? Or are we being too harsh? The offensive line appears good to go after it appears they are all reaching healthy status following Texas. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Austin Kendall injury puts a damper on the WVU game this weekend 0:03:15 - Jalen Hurts trolling Mike Defee after the Texas game Saturday? 0:08:15 - Is Jalen Hurts now a delight to interview? Anybody else notice the Hurts' hand situation? We're just not talking about it? 0:11:20 - OU's defense can prove they can be a dominant defense Saturday against WVU 0:13:00 - Ealy and Swenson good to go? 0:15:00 - Are all the big boys due for a letdown game soon? 0:17:00 - Homecoming in Norman and Stillwater 0:20:25 - The curse of mums, especially in Texas these days 0:26:25 - Josh's biggest surprise from the Texas game defensively 0:28:00 - The entire OL played every snap against Texas 0:31:25 - Some Pro Football Focus grades discussions 0:33:15 - Lincoln tightened up the roster against Texas. Should he? 0:36:55 - Is Kenneth Murray a legitimate Butkus Award candidate 0:44:00 - OU beat Texas in spite of their offense for the first time? 0:47:25 - Does Texas come out of the Red River Rivalry a better team? 0:53:35 - No Dana Holgerson makes the WVU game a bit strange too 0:56:30 - Is LSU getting a bigger jump out of beating Texas than OU? 1:00:10 - The golden age of coaching in the Big 12? 1:01:15 - Is Alex Grinch going to become the hot assistant just after 1 year at OU? 1:10:45 - Perverts exist and that makes covering high school football weird sometimes 1:13:30 - Josh breaks down the weekend and recruits coming into Norman 1:17:30 - Brock Vandagriff coming in this weekend as well. An update on his injury 1:20:15 - OU defensive recruiting momentum right now 1:24:15 - Turnovers are the only thing that isn't going well for OU's defense right now 1:25:30 - Basketball has a five-star official visitor this weekend 1:32:10 - The alternate uniforms are coming back for this weekend and he doesn't know Carey's Twitter handle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 is here for your OU/TX preview. And it appears a member of SoonerScoop will be making their first College Gameday appearance this week as Eddie Radosevich, the leader of the #HornsUpForPeace movement, filmed a segment with Gene Wojciechowski on campus. Was he kicked out of the OU football facility this week? Maybe. Josh is here as well to give his breakdown of Texas after working through the Texas/LSU game tape from earlier this season. Where do the Sooners have an advantage? Where do the Longhorns have the edge? We talk about Jalen Hurts' first trip to the Cotton Bowl for OU/TX and why we have questions about his readiness in this game even after he's played in so many big games throughout his career. There's also a recruit that could be swayed by this weekend's game in Dallas. Josh talks the latest in recruiting while Carey and Eddie are here for all of it as well. Sit back, start up this week's episode and enjoy! The full rundown follows below: OPEN: Jalen Hurts is willing to make this as awkward as it needs to be stay on message 0:05:30 - Carey gives Bob the floor just so he can talk over him. It's trash talk talk 0:08:20 - Texas' issues running the football 0:10:50 - Eddie will be appearing on ESPN's College Gameday. He talks about it. 0:18:00 - The loser of this game is likely out of the College Football Playoff discussion 0:22:25 - OU's offensive line situation. Ealy in or out? 0:29:45 - Edge rushers for Texas and how they can affect this game 0:33:50 - The chess match between Lincoln Riley and Todd Orlando 0:39:30 - Would a great game by Rhamondre Stevenson be the ultimate troll by Lincoln Riley on Texas? 0:43:00 - Does Oklahoma have the better defense going into this game? 0:48:20 - A reprieve for Parnell Motley this week after a bad start against KU 0:49:58 - Bob is weird part 45: He's never eaten fair food 0:56:00 - Biggest OU/TX game since when? 0:59:00 - Who is No. 3 in the Big 12 this week? Baylor? 1:05:58 - Why this big game could be different for Jalen Hurts than his big games at Alabama 1:10:30 - Is being the host really a benefit for schools in recruiting anymore for OU/TX? 1:12:35 - Could Joshua Eaton be swayed by this game? 1:19:30 - We're out of here. Eddie has to go scrub his Twitter account before he appears on Gameday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners take on Kansas this week in Lawrence. And since we don't play for the Sooners, we didn't pay a lot of attention to Kansas in this week's podcast. Instead we talked about gateway hand gestures with the #HornsUpForPeace organizer Eddie Radosevich. We also talk about the state of the Big 12, the state of Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff, when it's OK to start claiming the defense is better this year along with plenty of recruiting insight from Josh McCuistion. A lot of non-Kansas talk in this edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. But some Kansas talk. But not a lot of Kansas talk. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - So it's going to be raining in Lawrence this weekend? 0:07:00 - We start looking at the latest in the Big 12, starting with Iowa State. Is OSU clearly one of the top 3 teams? 0:10:30 - OU's toughest games remaining 0:13:10 - Does OU have to win every game to make the playoffs? 0:16:40 - OU heads to Kansas without having any flat performances so far. Flat watch? 0:18:40 - Rhamondre Stevenson time at KU? 0:21:25 - The injuries on the offensive line 0:24:30 - Marquis Hayes starting to emerge as one of OU's best on the OL 0:32:30 - Is Bill Bedenbaugh recruiting his position at a higher level than anyone in recent memory? 0:41:10 - We can talk about Texas. We're not playing Saturday. West Virginia vs. Texas this week 0:44:00 - Here we go. The Horns down ultimatum has been issued to the pep squad/Ruf/Neks. 0:47:10 - How did Horns Down become such a thing at OU? Hand gestures from the SWC 0:50:39 - Does Eddie just live with the Sam Ehlinger tweet sign? 0:59:00 - Josh is Mr. Mom and details his latest Mommie and me swim class 1:06:25 - Should we talk about Kansas? Bob vetoes KU talk. Bob now makes executive decisions. 1:09:20 - When do we start crediting OU's defense for playing well. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? 1:17:25 - The simplicity of Alex Grinch 1:21:30 - There was a time when we couldn't write anything about the defense. We might be past that now 1:29:00 - Recruiting visits this weekend. Where did OU make up ground or lose ground? 1:35:00 - OU baseball had a good week of recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big 12 play gets underway for Oklahoma this weekend as Texas Tech comes to town. We talk about the state of the Sooners' defense after speaking with Alex Grinch this week as well as the semi-bizarre situation involving a potential move to safety for Trejan Bridges. It just got a little weird with Lincoln this week. As always we find things to pick apart on the offense. Josh also learns us the latest in recruiting and a weekend that could turn out pretty big for the Sooners. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We go right into the Bridges position change weirdness this week 0:07:00 - Alex Grinch just spilled the beans on Bridges like a normal person 0:12:20 - Pat Fields talks about impressions of Bridges looking at defense 0:15:10 - Bridges' defensive background in high school 0:19:45 - Grinch still not finding backups at safety? 0:27:05 - Calum Sutherland's punishment for public intox 0:28:40 - Big 12 becomes the real proving ground for this defense moving forward 0:34:50 - Is Eddie a savant when it comes to naming coaches? 0:40:10 - OU has to draw some heat of CeeDee Lamb moving forward 0:44:25 - Jalen Hurts' deep ball is different? We're just picking apart the offense 0:50:25 - What has this start done for Oklahoma with defensive recruiting? 0:52:46 - Is this a sneaky recruiting weekend for the Sooners? 1:00:25 - Eddie's tremendous D'Eriq King troll job on the world 1:04:55 - Redshirts come on or come off with the fourth game against Tech 1:06:45 - Jonathan Perkins to the portal 1:14:40 - The DesMoines Register bodied charity guy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together for another edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast to talk with Josh about UCLA. Bill Bedenbaugh was in a much better mood this week after the OL performance against the Bruins. Alex Grinch talks about the method behind his substitutions. We also breakdown the most glaring issue on defense heading into the conference opener: safety play. Could changes be on the horizon? Is OU about to get another commitment? Aaryn Parks is set to announce. All of that and more on this week's Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - There's an Internet full moon happening. Eddie has either found a crazy vortex or someone is trolling him hard 0:03:30 - The Big 12's ESPN+ problem 0:18:00 - Josh's weird rabbit hole of YouTube OU game recap videos and some thoughts on new YouTube content 0:23:30 - Josh's breakdown of what he saw from OU in the UCLA game 0:27:45 - The OL play against UCLA. Bill Bedenbaugh was happier this week 0:34:20 - The safety play against UCLA and Alex Grinch's rotation/snap philosophy 0:43:25 - Grinch wants safeties to step up but no one is beyond the starters 0:45:30 - Moves being made at safety during the bye week? 0:51:30 - Do safety issues make OU rethink recruiting for 2020? 0:58:00 - Tech loses Alan Bowman and Big 12 slate gets going this weekend 1:02:00 - The mighty are still fallen 1:12:45 - Jalen Hurts is leading some national Heisman straw polls 1:16:50 - Josh is still taking crap for his "head shaving" 1:20:00 - The mood of this team heading into the bye week 1:25:30 - Aaryn Parks makes his decision soon and will announce on Rivals.com. Eddie and Carey will not be there to jinx anything 1:31:33 - A bold prediction from Josh on the offensive line 1:33:10 - How small is this redshirt class going to end up being? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners travel to UCLA and the OU coaches have been working hard this week to try and avoid a letdown to the 0-2 Bruins. Bill Bedenbaugh was not happy with his offensive line after South Dakota and he let his displeasure be known with the media yesterday. Erik Swenson was noticeably struggling on the TV broadcast and the Sooners are trying to find answers on the OL. The entire game is back this week with a new Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 Podcast. That's right, new title sponsor jumping on board. Josh and Bob also catch you up on the latest recruiting news after a small visit weekend and OU might have a straggler. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - West coast travels coming up. San Diego, L.A. or San Francisco? 0:03:00 - Josh chimes in on the South Dakota game. Who is he high on from the game? 0:06:35 - Bill Bedenbaugh was not happy with his offensive line yesterday 0:10:00 - How much of Erik Swenson's injury was noticeable on the game broadcast? 0:14:10- There has been a lot of coaching against a letdown this week in Norman 0:18:30 - OU's defense has some weird stats. Skewed? Or just incomplete data? 0:21:45 - What has happened to Tennessee? Embarrassing. Nebraska is teetering 0:23:35 - Jeff Capel has blocked everyone at SoonerScoop for some reason. 0:25:00 - UCLA giving away tickets to this thing this weekend 0:33:35 - Reminiscing about mexican restaurants from back in the day 0:35:45 - Did Jalen Hurts fat shame Eddie? 0:39:20 - How much do we really know about what type of team Oklahoma is after two games? 0:42:15 - Is Texas a better team than OU right now? 0:47:10 - What does Josh take out of seeing Theo Wease's TD catch and run? 0:52:30 - Do Iowa State QBs get worse the longer they are in Ames? 0:59:45 - Josh breaks down the recruiting visitors from this past weekend 1:03:10 - OU commit Brynden Walker caught going to an OSU game? 1:06:40 - Josh's trip to Atlanta to see Brock Vandagriff goes horribly wrong 1:13:05 - Grinch seems to be very happy with LBs 1:14:35 - Lots of changes at the top in #OKPreps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many things came out of OU's 49-31 season opening win over Houston Sunday. Jalen Hurts made all the headlines, but it's what Kenneth Murray could represent that makes this Sooner team truly dangerous. Hear from Alex Grinch and Kenneth Murray on his season opening performance and why the guys think it was so crucial. We also talk plenty about Jalen Hurts and the OU offense. We breakdown the performances of the freshmen and why Jadon Haselwood made the quickest impact. We also talk about the three eyeball emojis that came out this week from Lincoln Riley, what we know and what to expect moving forward in recruiting. It's a full crew for another edition of The Unofficial 40 podcast. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh already paid off his bet and gave himself a buzz cut 0:05:30 - OU still doesn't care about getting the starting lineups right before games 0:10:35 - Josh gives his breakdown of OU's opener after we let him sleep during the postgame pod 0:16:00 - Kenneth Murray's explosiveness that was shown Sunday 0:18:00 - The difficulty Murray has had in becoming a better player while being asked to lead last season 0:25:35 - Is Murray ready to become the superstar this defense needs? Could special spatting help? 0:29:00 - What is an acceptable level of red on a uniform? Uniform talk 0:35:55 - On to the offensive side of the ball. Time for an injury update first 0:41:30 - Jalen Hurts becomes a national hero after Houston 0:47:10 - How Jalen Hurts handles all this hype? He does this 0:49:30 - Jalen Hurts' father and the awkward in-game interview 0:54:35 - Quarterbacks with iconic status over the years. Carey actually pisses Bob off for the first time on the pod 0:58:15 - College football drops off a cliff this weekend in state after such a nice opening weekend 1:02:40 - Carey advocates for contraction in college football 1:07:10 - Big weekend for Tanner Mordecai? Young players starting to emerge 1:15:14 - Kennedy Brooks needs some work this weekend. Trey Sermon looked good too 1:18:50 - Three eyeball emojis, one has been revealed. Josh updates on the latest 1:22:00 - Commitment reveal videos and lack of success on the field. Is there a correlation? 1:26:20 - Bob has been doing QB research the entire show to try and prove he wasn't wrong 1:27:40 - More dirt from Josh on the recruiting weekend. Did the defense impress recruits? 1:33:40 - OU welcoming in an elite recruit for the South Dakota game 1:36:25 - Upcoming scouting trips for recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We break down the "official" OU depth chart as it was released during the podcast. The entire gang talks about what they think is real and what might be a bit of gamesmanship. Josh is here to breakdown OU's recruiting weekend and the latest going on with the Sooners. Jalen Hurts talks to the media about becoming a captain and we kind of call out a national writer for a loaded question about Jalen Hurts. The new depth chart is here! The new depth chart is here! (probably an olds movie reference). It's game week people! Houston is coming up next. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Stuff that should die in media or be dead already 0:04:30 - The loaded question about Jalen Hurts this week 0:07:15 - Josh breaks down OU's recruiting weekend coming up 0:12:40 - Aaryn Parks visit. Could he commit? 0:15:30 - Catching up on where the Sooners stand for the 2020 class. 2019 WR class hurting 2020? 0:25:32 - Where we're headed on the recruiting trail to see players 0:27:30 - Some OKPreps talk. Broken Arrow the team to beat? 0:33:27 - The depth chart drops mid podcast. We start with the offense and Carey's calling shenanigans 0:35:08 - Eddie is screwing around in the OU depth chart Facebook Live comments section 0:38:10 - What Bill Bedenbaugh said about the offensive line Wednesday before the depth chart was announced 0:40:00 - The starting defense is announced and minds are blown a bit? 0:41:05 - The cornerback position is interesting 0:43:35 - More Eddie screwing around with the Facebook live comments and Justin Broiles resurfaces 0:45:40 - No Mark Jackson on the depth chart? 0:47:00 - A lot of new faces on the defense, especially up front 0:49:40 - Clear depth is an issue in the secondary 0:53:30 - Mykel Jones is back in position to make an impact 0:58:30 - How messed up was the defense last year after talking to guys this fall? 1:04:00 - Did Norwood's injury change Criddell's path? 1:07:40 - Josh weighs in on last weeks snip it conversation. No donut needed. 1:09:00 - The whole following Jalen Hurts by Alabama fans to a fanatic degree. Reminder, Trevor Knight failed with Katy Perry 1:14:10 - Jalen Hurts was noticeably touched by being named a captain at OU 1:16:35 - Hurts' leadership style is something different than Baker and Kyler 1:19:40 - Hurts has never seemed more all-in as an Oklahoma Sooner. We can stop with all that now 1:24:00 - CeeDee Lamb talks Jalen Hurts 1:27:50 - How do the guys feel this game will play out Sunday? 1:30:20 - What to remember about expectations and what you'll see this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Eddie and Bob join forces this week to continue breaking down the latest from the preseason. It's just over a week away until the opener and we're seeing some changes along the offensive line. Jalen Hurts also met with the media for the first time since being named QB1. We talk about the backup situation as well as a running back room that is starting to create some buzz. We also talk about edge rushers and players making a move along the defensive line according to our latest talk with Alex Grinch. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Happy Anniversary to Josh and Tiffany 0:07:30 - Lincoln Riley and Jalen Hurts talk for the first time since the QB competition was settled 0:10:00 - Jalen Hurts in his own words. What did he say without saying it? 0:13:30 - Jalen Hurts' motivation that he'll never say out loud 0:21:35 - Will Lincoln do something early to showcase Hurts' throwing abilities? 0:22:20 - The offensive line has changed so much through camp. What's the latest? 0:24:00 - Bill Bedenbaugh talks about finding the best mix of players to start along the OL 0:29:30 - Bill Bedenbaugh on R.J. Proctor 0:34:12 - The new running backs are creating some buzz. Is someone gonna get squeezed out? 0:44:15 - We have a named backup quarterback. 0:47:40 - Alex Grinch's updates on the defense. Sylvie is definitely pushing Bookie at nickel. 0:50:40 - LB talk. DaShaun White was in the interview room this week 0:53:40 - Alex Grinch talks edge rushers. Marcus Stripling getting some love this week 1:03:50 - OU undrafted defensive players are making some noise in the NFL during the preseason 1:08:35 - OU's defense never gained any confidence last season. They get to start over in 2019 1:11:20 - How will Grinch handle substitutions? Will he bench guys? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a whirlwind week with fall camp in full swing. But our pain is your gain as we are filled to the brim with what's going on inside OU's preseason practices. There is a different feel in the air about OU's defense now that Alex Grinch has his fingers in every aspect of the defense. Lincoln Riley hasn't named a quarterback yet, but we update on the offensive line and all the skill positions. We're also getting a feel for the starters on defense as well as what newcomers might be able to have an impact this season. It's a fairly serious edition of the Unofficial 40 where we separate the gem from the chaff? Ratings and Reviews is included in this one as well. Full rundown below: OPEN: We finally fixed Josh's microphone. His children messed it up and we shame him for not noticing. 0:08:23 - Just meeting with the defense left a big impression this week 0:10:45 - Strip attempts show Alex Grinch is keeping it simple and getting his message across 0:15:10 - Alex Grinch appears to have identified his starters on defense 0:20:00 - Finding more players to take responsibility for this defense. That seems to be happening 0:25:50 - Grinch now focusing on getting backups to raise their level of play 0:30:10 - Jalen Redmond finally out at practice with pads on 0:34:02 - Lincoln Riley defends Erik Swenson and drop kicks Michigan. Lots of OL talk here 0:37:00 - The front seven pressure and the secondary play 0:39:00 - No true freshman saviors on defense? 0:43:15 - Time to talk the offensive side of the ball. We start with the offensive line 0:48:30 - Breaking down the QBs. It has to be Hurts but how far has Rattler come? 0:52:40 - Spencer Rattler's timeline for playing? How far away is he? 0:55:30 - Personality of the quarterbacks from Baker to Kyler to Hurts 1:01:10 - How does the QB1 documentary affect Spencer Rattler's reputation? How much of a distraction could it become? 1:05:40 - When Lincoln could name his starter? 1:07:10 - What true freshman could be instant impact guys on offense? 1:11:15 - Mykel Jones ready to make a return? 1:12:30 - Theo Wease and Jadon Haselwood and where they might fit into the offense 1:17:50 - Is Kennedy Brooks behind after missing the summer over his Title IX situation? RB discussion 1;23:18 - Josh is just back from his first spring camp in Houston. The latest in recruiting 1:27:25 - Anything brewing on 2020 kids with OU right now? 1:31:09 - Ratings and review. We had an all-timer one-star rating 1:39:20 - Bob gives a baby update before we go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall camp is fully underway in Norman and the entire crew is here to talk about what we've learned. After a full media day and a few media sessions in the early going, we're learning more and more every day about the 2019 version of the Sooners. Join Carey, Josh, Eddie and Bob and get the latest from fall camp as well as all their crazy analysis of what they've seen and heard. It's all about the defense but the offense has plenty of storylines as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - The podcast gets off to a rough, awkward start. Carey's fault. 0:03:45 - What we've learned so far from a few days of fall camp 0:06:00 - We set up our first fight of the day when we breakdown defensive issues 0:14:00 - Everyone seems to be on the same page defensively 0:15:22 - Tre Norwood injury talk. Bookie is on deck right? DB fighting starts now 0:18:45 - We decide the defensive talk has no purpose. Why do we even do this? We end up breaking down the young guys anyway. 0:20:42 - Veterans we think you can trust to get better on defense 0:28:30 - Behind the scenes on Eddie's latest video 0:33:14 - Josh is found not paying attention in class once again. Eddie actually admits to watching a TV series and can follow our conversation 0:37:38 - Interviews from fall camp. Alex Grinch and his relationship with players 0:43:44 - Grinch is ready to bench people for better/younger players this fall 0:48:00 - Accountability has been a problem. You can hear it in interviews. We name names. 0:53:30 - Guys like Patrick Fields and Tre Brown are guys who seem to get it 0:56:49 - The Kennedy Brooks saga is no longer a saga. We're moving on to offense talk 0:58:30 - CeeDee Lamb just seems to get more impressive every day. Then technology fails Josh 1:11:45 - Who will standout beside CeeDee Lamb as a receiver in this offense? 1:23:10 - R.J. Proctor interview session yesterday brought up a lot of thoughts on the offensive line 1:28:00 - Spencer Rattler talk before we finish up. Could he become plan B? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an exciting time as the last major recruiting event of the offseason has ended. We review the ChampUBBQ and any concerns you should have coming out of the weekend. What went well for the Sooners? We're also starting to get geeked about the start of football as the Sooners will hit the field Saturday for their first practice and local media/fan appreciation day takes place on Friday. We were interrupted by Josh's cleaning crew in the middle of the pod and Carey really, really hates Tom Lemming. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Battle of the OU podcasts coming this season? 0:05:50 - Josh decides to see how many times he can use the word systemic talking about recruiting philosophies 0:07:55 - How many commitments will end up coming out of #ChampUBBQ before Josh gets called out for having a butler 0:12:45 - Attendance/turnout was a major positive for Sooners this weekend 0;15:15 - Is the ChampUBBQ more of an open house than something like an official visit weekend? 0:18:00 - But there could have been some commitments but it didn't happen. Disappointment? 0:25:30 - What was the single best thing that happened in recruiting for Oklahoma last weekend? 0:30:00 - Biggest disappointment of the weekend? 0:32:00 - Aaryn Parks might be ready to jump on board if Jonah Monheim keeps waiting. Others are there too 0:36:50 - The role of the h-back in Lincoln Riley's offense and how overlooked it has been 0:41:15 - The JUCO defensive linemen that visited over the weekend 0:45:45 - Max Emfinger and the history of recruiting analysts is discussed on the podcast 0:49:40 - Leftovers from the BBQ we haven't discussed? 0:54:15 - Schedule coming up means it's football, football, football. Will Jalen Hurts wear any OU gear in fall camp? 0:58:15 - Eddie wants to know if a Caleb Kelly miracle is in the works 1:01:25 - More to prove this year? Kenneth Murray or Bookie? 1:06:00 - Kickers, kickers and more kickers. 1:08:00 - We get to sneak some practice time early next week. Looking forward to seeing some OL combinations too 1:13:15 - We've started LastChanceU and it's a hard watch again. Just bring us QB1 1:21:00 - It's time to poach from the Pac12? 1:24:50 - Josh is called out for being a podcast whore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire gang is back together to preview the big recruiting weekend as the Sooners welcome in top prospects from all over the country. It's the 4th annual #ChampUBBQ and Josh is here to break it all down. We also delve into some newcomer talk and Carey is just disgusted all over again after watching so many OU games during ESPN's top 25 games of 2018. The full rundown follows below: OPEN: - Josh is back on the program and Eddie is trolling people on Twitter 0:03:00 - ChampU BBQ, what is the main goal this weekend? 0:06:45 - Players are coming in from all over the country for this one 0:09:00 - Any concerns about committed players who aren't coming in, like Jase McClellan? 0:12:10 - A chance for recent commits to come in to town 0:13:30 - From Secretariat to awkward BBQ talk 0:18:30 - Could OU move on a bit if Monheim doesn't commit this weekend? 0:29:30 - Gentry Williams is an in-state youngster to watch 0:35:00 - Defensive tackle recruiting and going the JUCO route this weekend 0:43:10 - Reminders from ESPN replays how awful OU's defense was last year 0:45:30 - Who is going to step up and help this defense get better? 0:56:20 - Fall camp will be great to figure out this stuff 0:59:00 - Where are we at with the eyeball emoji report? Possible additions to ChampUBBQ 1:14:30 - Eddie shows some love for the kicking talk. We think he already misses Austin Seibert 1:16:45 - Josh has made a bet that would require him to shave his head Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back from Arlington and ready to breakdown what we learned at Big 12 Media Days. Carey, Eddie and Bob are here to give you everything you need to know from what happened with the Sooners this week. Lincoln Riley talks defense and Alex Grinch, along with recent quotes that were attributed to Grinch. We breakdown the curious case of Neville Gallimore as well as Kennedy Brooks. How are the coaches working differently with these guys this year? We also talk some Spencer Rattler and the madness of Horns Down becoming a storyline on Day 2 of Big 12 Media Days. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh has technology issues so Bob banned him from the program today 0:02:00 - Carey chastises Eddie for crapping on Big 12 Media Days 0:06:12 - Carey has finished his advanced copy of the Bob Stoops No Excuses book. His thoughts on what he read. 0:18:40 - Why Jalen Hurts is not OU's starting quarterback right now 0:25:45 - Lincoln Riley asked a lot about the defense in Arlington. Obviously. 0:29:40 - Lincoln talks about Alex Grinch and his progress 0:35:35 - The difference in how this staff is working with Kenneth Murray 0:38:30 - Neville Gallimore's strange journey to "meh" and how he gets out of it 0:44:30 - Spencer Rattler and how Lincoln Riley will handle him 0:51:20 - The dumbest question to Lincoln Riley this week. Also the weirdest question 0:55:05 - The kicking situation heading into the season and a Lincoln/Switzer story 0:58:30 - Day 2 became all about #HornsUpForPeace 1:03:45 - What else stood out at Big 12 Media Days besides OU or Texas 1:08:15 - ChampUBBQ coming up next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's never been a week during the offseason that reminded us more that football is approaching. Kennedy Brooks news sent everyone into panic mode and fighting mode to start the week. But the All-Big 12 Team, Brooks' return and Big 12 conference standings have us all ready to talk football. Big 12 Media Days are coming up Monday as well. Josh and Bob talk about the latest commitment as the Sooners finally secure the state's top player after two years of missing out. We also talk about the commitment of Bryson Washington and the loss of Dontae Manning and how much of a chance the Sooners still have of landing him. Bob is back from having a baby and Josh can't stop talking about Ketchum, which triggers Eddie. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Andrew Raym commits to the Sooners 0:7:50 - Where OU goes now with OL recruiting with Raym in the fold 0:12:30 - Cornhole & Stranger Things tangent 0:14:30 - Kennedy Brooks, board meltdowns and summer workouts 0:21:45 - Big 12 Media Days are coming, the players OU is taking, but Jalen Hurts isn't going 0:26:49 - Bob talks about being on baby duty 0:30:34 - OU voted No. 1 in the preseason poll once again 0:33:40 - Teams we see surprising and disappointing 0:39:00 - Josh did a podcast with Geoff Ketchum 0:41:50 - Kenneth Murray is the preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Our thoughts 0:45:40 - What position can't afford an injury to a starter? 0:54:18 - Any misses on the All-Big 12 team? 0:57:30 - Do OU fans hate Sam Ehlinger irrationally? 1:01:30 - The Bryson Washington commitment 1:05:10 - Dontae Manning decommits. Where is OU now? 1:07:40 - Where are the Sooners nationally in recruiting right now? 1:12:10 - Bob's eyeball emoji report (another one just popped as we were wrapping up the pod) 1:15:00 - Josh rips on Carey over his love of El Fenix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we prepare for the last big break before we really get rolling down the tracks for the football season the guys let loose with our "listen on the lake" edition of the Unofficial 40. We do recap the latest in recruiting like the fact that Andrew Raym being uncommitted is a win for OU this past week, Bryson Washington's decision and the latest commitment from Brynden Walker. But plenty of talk about summer football hot takes, Sam Ehlinger, lake people, Nathan's hot dog eating contest and Tom Emanski. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Carey and Eddie are terrible at vacations but Josh is the ultimate planner. Carey knows something about a place called Muldives that intrigues him. 0:03:40 - Yay or neah on Lake People? OU coaches gravitate toward the lake for vacation 0:06:45 - Sam Ehlinger is a trigger for everyone this time of the offseason 0:08:55 - Carey says something regretful about how Takeru Kobayashi was treated by Major League Eating 0:16:15 - Is Joey Chestnut a more famous athlete than a bench player in the WNBA? 0:20:17 - How many times can we rehash OU's defense at this point in the calendar? 0:22:40 - How many specialty trainer academies can we make up in 3 minutes? 0:24:00 - One of the world's biggest sports questions has been answered about Tom Emanski's baseball commercials 0:28:20 - We've pretty much put everything out there from the Rivals 5-Star Challenge. Josh wraps it up in a bow. 0:30:00 - Eddie realizes he's put himself in a compromising situation with so much L.J. Moore talk on the pod 0:31:25 - RBs at national camps. Joe Mixon might have been the only guy that has ever blown us away in that setting 0:37:15 - ChampU BBQ will be next big recruiting event 0:40:00 - Brynden Walker, Bryson Washington and Andrew Raym talk 0:53:00 - Grinch and Odom just keep recruiting to their system 0:57:20 - Big 12 Media Days coming up on July 15. Don't expect Jalen Hurts to attend as of now. Ehlinger will get all the attention 1:03:50 - How do we look at the Big 12 heading in? 1:09:45 - Josh's high school evaluation of OSU's Spencer Sanders 1:14:00 - Congrats to Bob and Brittany Przybylo on the birth of their first child. Josh ends the pod with family story time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Eddie are back from the 5-Star Challenge in Atlanta ready to breakdown everything they saw and learned around some of the best football players in the country. OU's 2021 QB commit, Brock Vandagriff, was phenomenal his first time on the national stage while we learned a lot about where the Sooners stand with some of the top recruits remaining on their board. Where have the Sooners made up ground on the recruiting trail and where have the lost ground? Josh also breaks down the latest smoke surrounding Broken Arrow's Andrew Raym. Have things taken a turn in the wrong direction for the Sooners in the last week? It's another hardcore recruiting edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddied and Carey met some of you out there on the road last weekend on the way to and from Atlanta 0:04:00 - Brock Vandagriff shines at the Rivals Challenge 0:14:30 - Bryce Foster just looks like he has to play for Bill Bedenbaugh 0:16:00 - Top to bottom a really solid group, but maybe not an absolute freak like Joe Mixon in Chicago or O.J. Howard in 2012. Justin Flowe might have been close. 0:21:00 - What stood out to Josh about 2020 prospects? Bryson Washington 0:23:00 - Josh Eaton talk from the Rivals Challenge. AJ Parks wins the OL MVP and he's surprisingly high on Oklahoma. 0:26:00 - OU is developing a reputation nationally with recruits as the place to be for OLs. Report on Dumerville's day in Atlanta. 0:32:14 - Where is OU in the best position with a 5-Star Challenge participant? 0:35:20 - Who doesn't Josh feel good about after seeing them in Atlanta? 0:37:15 - Brock Vandagriff vs. Trevor Lawrence 0:39:00 - OU defensive struggles make their way back into the podcast. An Austin Box retrospective 0:46:25 - The horrible story of Adrian Taylor 0:50:45 - Media Day recap at the Rivals Challenge. Anything stand out? Kelee Ringo out with OU? 0:53:00 - OU seems good with Jacobe Covington 0:55:12 - The Andrew Raym situation 1:04:10 - Lincoln Riley has new eye emoji's out. Who is it? 1:14:30 - Rivals hooked us up in Atlanta 1:15:30 - Josh and Eddie's last impressions of Atlanta 1:18:00 - Recapping where the Sooners are nationally in recruiting right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brock Vandagriff, the No. 1 overall prospect in the recently released 2021 Rivals100, has committed to Oklahoma. The whole gang got together to talk about what this means for the Sooners and how it all went down. No rundown needed. It's all Vandagriff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rivals100 for 2021 has been released and the gang is here to break it all down. QB Brock Vandagriff is No. 1 overall and we break down what we've seen of him so far and what we're looking forward to seeing in Atlanta. We will get to compare Vandagriff to Bryce Young which will be interesting. We talk about Oklahoma kids in the class of 2021 and where they fit in with the national rankings. Josh is looking for some answers in Atlanta at the 5-Star Challenge. We also update on some of the OU commitments that took visits to other schools last weekend. And we rant and rave a bit about negative recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - The Rivals100 is released and we give first impressions 0:04:30 - Brock Vandagriff will get to matchup with lost OU QB recruit Bryce Young 0:07:00 - Things Josh is hoping to find out in Atlanta? Kelee Ringo and Zach Evans. Also Bryson Washington and Jacobe Covington. 10:30 - Surprise visits to Norman and what that means 0:13:15 - Has OU survived these recent commmitment visits to other schools? 0:16:15 - The defensive negative recruiting. A bit of a rant from Carey 0:29:10 - OU has a shot at 3 5-stars for 2021 0:31:50 - Oklahoma kids for 2021 national rankings 0:35:30 - Surprises of the 2021 Rivals100 involving OU targets 0:40:22 - The podcast studio got a deep cleaning 0:42:05 - A discussion on fire 0:46:11 - Baker Mayfield is in town today 0:49:15 - June is the worst month 0:51:10 - Lincoln Riley's contract details. Carey thinks free cars for head coaches are dumb 0:53:30 - OU makes a push for softball and baseball facilities again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as we were getting set to podcast, Iowa Western C.C. defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey committed to Oklahoma. We talk about the commitment and what it means for this recruiting class. We also got to catch 2021 QB Brock Vandagriff in action this weekend in Norman. Josh breaks down the latest with the talented QB and when a decision might be coming. Is Oklahoma the leader? We also talk about the 2020 QB situation and where Lincoln Riley might go as Spencer Rattler is already on campus. But what about backup plans at that position? The full rundown is below: OPEN - Perrion Winfrey commits right at the show was set to get started 0:5:45 - Major Burns burned Lincoln Riley's eyeball emoji system 0:08:25 - Brock Vandagriff talk with the recent trip to Norman. Will he be committed by the time the Rivals 5-Star happens? 0:12:30 - Oklahoma has never had that high school five star QB that panned out 0:16:30 - Does Lincoln Riley take a 2020 quarterback? 0:20:30 - Strange David Boren news comes out in the middle of the podcast 0:23:20 - Back to 2020 QBs. Riley has to prepare for a Tanner Mordecai transfer doesn't he? 0:28:05 - Could Bryce Young still play out at quarterback? 0:30:20 - Lincoln has a doctorate in managing QB dads after Mayfield and Murray 0:35:30 - Where does Josh rank Vandagriff's top 6 schools? 0:40:45 - The cocaine capital of Oklahoma? It's probably Groovy's. 0:42:00 - Alex Grinch still chasing another defensive big fish we'll see in Atlanta 0:46:15 - Major Burns brings up bad Jacob Phillips memories and Josh is back to hitting on the Arsenal owner 0:51:10 - Raleek Brown blew us away at OU camp 0:55:40 - New hires for basketball. Bob talks a little bit of hoops A lot of random conversations to end the show. The upcoming schedule for the Scoop team, start of fall camp, Texas A&M weirdness, Kevin Durant getting hurt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As June arrives, summer football camps are in full swing. We talk with Josh and Bob about the latest news surrounding OU's football camps and satellite camps. We talk a lot of in-state offers and the bind that OU finds themselves in at times with evaluating in-state kids. Carey comes up with content ideas for fake QB recruiting YouTube shows while we also breakdown camps coming up. We also talk about the latest with the transfer portal and things we're starting to find out as more and more players have entered the portal. OPEN - Please Eddie, tell us you've watched Saving Private Ryan on the 75th anniversary of D-Day 0:05:40 - Lon Kruger is meeting with the media today to talk about his new coaching staff 0:07:45 - Josh's impressions on the Houston satellite camp this past week 0:12:10 - Bob's impressions of OU's football camps earlier this week 0:18:00 - In-state evaluations and offers and the minefield they present for OU 0:22:35 - Brock Vandagriff is headed to Norman once again. Eddie is confused about his hair color. 0:26:55 - Is Baker Mayfield giving rise to the try too hard camp kid? Carey's idea to take advantage of them. Then back to Vandagriff. 0:34:18 - What it means that Vandagriff wants to work with Riley at camp. 0:39:37 - Carey and Josh make statements on Rivals, rankings and Bru McCoy 0:43:45 - The transfer portal is already telling us a lot about the transfer portal 0:48:50 - Josh updates the latest in what's happened with the new Rivals rankings 1:03:05 - College football hall of fame and Josh Heupel? 1:05:55 - The dominance of Roy Williams of a defensive force 1:14:00 - Bob's baby update 1:15:45 - The Rivals 5-Star 1:21:37 - Players checking in for summer. Stacey Wilkins a bit of a straggler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week off the gang is back together to talk about all the travel last week during Josh's Oklahoma Preps spring tour (6:20). We break down the best of the best in Oklahoma as well as the latest in recruiting (17:25). Is Andrew Raym the best offensive lineman to ever come out of Oklahoma? (21:47)We explain why there are so many eyeball emojis that are unaccounted for right now (40:10). Bob is peacocking around the joint (12:06) as an expectant father. Of course we touched on the hiring of Art Briles (31:25) and Josh is ready to teach his daughters about Led Zeppelin. We hit on the Bru McCoy situation at Texas and how insane that is becoming (50:10) and Josh has a a solid troll suggestion for the OU coaches on social media. Also, is Zach Evans trolling OU fans? (53:44). We talk about our media availability last week with Lincoln Riley (1:00:35 & 1:19:50). Media orgasms and fatherly doo-doo (1:02:53). Bob breaks down how Riley has built momentum on the offensive side in recruiting and how that can be a blueprint for the defense (1:21:40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang has been hitting the road for spring football practices and this episode focuses on the latest going on in the recruiting game for the Sooners. We touch a little bit on the James Gallogly situation and have a few tangents, but this is another hardcore recruiting edition of the Unofficial 40. We go deep into Alex Grinch and Brian Odom and their evaluations moving forward. We also really dive into the future of the defensive line recruiting. This one is for you recruitniks! Full rundown follows below: OPEN - Carey has to go to Rivals meetings in Atlanta and face people who Eddie has trashed 0:03:55 - Josh goes deep into details about his tattoos? 0:06:35 - Eddie says Gallogly can't retire. He has to resign. Official. 0:10:20 - Gallogly actually was playing a role in OU football recruiting 0:17:00 - Does any of this affect Joe C.? Could he be a candidate to be OU President? 0:18:20 - Lot of basketball offers going out right now. If the NCAA wasn't crooked, Lon Kruger would be last man standing 0:22:04 - Josh breaks down the Noah Nelson commitment 0:24:35 - Bob and Eddie have started to hit the state on their tour. Ethan Downs was their target Monday 0:26:00 - What's been going on with defensive evaluations? A lot of offers still going out. 0:28:00 - Josh breaks down what's happening with OU's defensive line recruiting right now 0:34:00 - Does OU have to look at the JUCO ranks on the defensive line? 0:39:40 - Offensive recruiting is kind of boring compared to the defensive side of the ball. Lots of LB activity in recruiting 0:42:50 - Grinch seems to be following the evaluation patterns of the early Bob Stoops teams. 0:47:35 - Looking forward to what's to come from the road in recruiting 0:51:15 - Are defensive recruits more concerned with schools producing NFL players than offensive recruits? 0:55:37 - Is OU's QB scholarship offer for 2020 strange yet? 1:01:36 - Another shoutout for all the nice Ratings and Reviews lately A lot of support for cursing 1:08:00 - Random sports talk with SoonerScoop 1:13:00 - We can't even talk Game of Thrones because Eddie and Bob don't watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's really our first official offseason pod, which means you get a closer look into the minds of the entire staff. We're not sure anybody needs that, so apologies ahead of time. We talk about the cancellation of the OU Caravan stops and what that means for fan outreach from the University of Oklahoma. And how are relations between fans and the program these days? Is the new softball complex and it's non-starter as a project indicative of how tough the climate is to raise money for OU right now? We also hit the recruiting trail with Josh who has been to the Frisco/Little Elm area in North Texas the last week seeing newest commitments. Nate Anderson and Ryan Watts. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Thanks for the kind and crazy Ratings and Reviews lately. Eddie's Cubs kick out a guy for playing the circle game? 0:04:00 - The Kevin Durant injury heard around Oklahoma 0:09:00 - Uncomfortable body hair talk and Josh's story about meeting his wife 0:14:45 - No more Tulsa Caravan. What's up with that? 0:20:55 - Fan attendance is becoming an issue. How is OU's outreach working after this stuff? 0:26:24 - How does James Gallogly and what's going on with him and finances play a part in all of this? And with the new softball stadium? 0:33:25 - Eddie gets philosophical on us about how people are consuming things 0:40:50 - How the loss of Fox Sports channels could affect watching football in the future 0:53:12 - Josh headed out on the recruiting trail to speak with Nate Anderson. And how Bob is a jerk to us. 1:03:04 - Josh's trip to see Ryan Watts 1:06:24 - Carey wants his chair back from Eddie after Josh's Watts' story. Eddie's NFL allegiance is discussed. 1:11:10 - Running back recruiting discussion with Josh 1:21:30 - Ratings and Reviews, thank you listeners! 1:27:43 - Eddie gets busted for his lack of pronunciation skills. This time it's one of his boss' names. 1:29:30 - The staff member that always screws up our social media account 1:32:33 - Carey knows more about how many concerts Eddie has been to than he has 1:35:00 - Chris Steele is in the transfer portal, but so is a Clemson running back. Could OU be interested in one or both? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We breakdown the NFL Draft and what it means for the OU football program. We also give our thoughts on who landed in the best positions for long careers in the league. And no, you can't ignore the developments of no defensive players drafted or the realization of where OU is in regards to recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. Drew Sanders' flip from OU to Alabama is just reality right now. How does Alex Grinch and Lincoln Riley turn the tide for OU in recruiting defensive players? We talk a lot about the issues facing OU moving forward. OPEN - You cannot tear Eddie and Carey apart. Robo dialing is messing with the podcast. 0:7:30 - Thank goodness Kyler Murray went number one. A recap of OU players in the NFL Draft. 0:15:23 - Teams not sold on Cody Ford being a starting tackle? 0:23:00 - What if Kyler hadn't been No. 1? 0:29:45 - The non drafting of OU defensive players and the troubling perception of OU as a defensive liability 0:37:00 - What Drew Sanders picking Alabama says about all of this? 0:42:15 - The recruiting work this staff has had to put in to identify their type of players 0:47:15 - It's not all doom and gloom, but a new foundation has to be set on defense 0:50:00 - Brynden Walker smoke? 0:54:35 - 15 spring practices gives Grinch and his staff to really evaluate where they need more bodies on defense 0:58:00 - How the recruiting calendar has changed for OU with official visits moved up 1:04:00 - Official visits coming up for Oklahoma 1:12:30 - The Five Star Challenge has been announced officially in Atlanta 1:16:20 - We don't know what to call them, but the cuss-haters are killing us on iTunes by 1-starring the pod. 1:21:10 - People always love Josh and Bob. People usually save their hatred for Carey and Eddie. 1:27:20 - Eddie says he doesn't want to make the pod longer but then makes the pod longer with Kyler/Arizona talk. Which is fine. 1:30:35 - Reminder, Pete Prisco got body bagged by someone from the Arizona organization 1:34:30 - The pressure on Jalen Hurts now. It's just not fair but it's gonna happen 1:38:20 - How did the defensive roller coaster of spring get ignored like it was? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Screw the offseason. It's the NFL Draft and Oklahoma is squarely in the mix with three potential first round picks. Lincoln Riley is using this weekend to continue building the OU brand across the nation while we discuss how Rodney Anderson has almost been a forgotten man leading up to the draft. Riley also appeared on the Big 12 Teleconference this week and had some interesting things to say. Josh was just in Atlanta for the 3-Stripe Rivals Camp and he gives the latest on recruits looking at OU in that region and what he saw. And because it's the offseason, plenty of tangents. We talk about Carey tripping to Houston to get Josh sounding more amazing than ever. Some coney bashing and some Thunder talk as well. The full rundown is listed below: OPEN - Houston vs. Tulsa coney wars have been started by Josh 0.04:25 - The Thunder season is over. We get the bitching out of our system? Maybe? 0.11:00 - What Baker Mayfield could teach Russell Westbrook about dealing with the media 0.14:45 - Kyler Murray's wonderlic score. We try and take one question and we fight over the answer 0.24:15 - The SI story about Kyler Murray and his father discussed. Who is Kyler? 0.30:45 - Lincoln Riley talks about how the portal is working. We give his comments some context 0.36:45 - Rodney Anderson could be a major pickup for someone in the draft 0.45:15 - Will Cody Ford or Marquise Brown go first in the draft? 0.48:10 - Who was the better college receiver? Dede Westbrook or Marquise Brown? 0.54:22 - Will CeeDee Lamb be the best of them all? 0.59:00 - The curious case of Amani Bledsoe 1:05:55 - Does Austin Seibert get drafted 1:09:10 - Off the rails discussion about the pod improvements 1:15:00 - Carey and Josh work through some of their issues from last weekend 1:24:20 - We breakdown the Ryan Watts commitment from Easter Sunday 1:29:30 - OU really has some momentum selling the NFL draft to recruits right now 1:35:50 - Josh probably gets off the best shot against Carey in the history of the pod and elitist Eddie shows up 1:41:15 - Josh talks about the Rivals Camp in Atlanta 1:48:30 - Baby update from Bob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring football officially concluded Tuesday and we had a chance to catch up with Alex Grinch and other coaches to get their final take on the 15 practices over the last two months. What did we think, and what did Alex Grinch think of those 15 practices? The whole gang is back together. If you can make it through Josh's Disney talk we've got a lot to breakdown from the end of spring football and the huge recruiting weekend that Riley and his staff pulled off. Get a big recruiting update from Josh and Bob, get your standard taste of awful with Eddie as well. For some reason, plenty of 'Is This Racist?' segments popped up today as well. Lots to enjoy and lots of info on this week's edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh updates on joining a cult in Orlando 0.13:00 - Bob has become your eyeball emoji sherpa. The latest in Twitter/recruiting updates 0.25:40 - Alex Grinch lives up to his last name when talking about the defense 0.27:45 - Grinch does like one thing about his defense 0.30:48 - The secondary still in flux 0.33:00 - Some of the issues remain with some of the players on this team 0:36:00 - Kenneth Murray did not strengthen his position through spring camp 0.44:50 - Bill Bedenbaugh still working his way through the offensive line changes 0.50:18 - We come away thinking Trejan Bridges is the most promising immediate impact guy at receiver 0.51:10 - Jalen Hurts/QB talk 0.59:00 - Somehow we get sidetracked on Washington football talk which leads to an Is This Racist? moment 1:08:00 - The Spring Game recruiting weekend and the trip to The Peake 1:11:30 - Recruiting feedback from the weekend 1:18:30 - Who did the weekend impact the most who isn't a known commitment at this point 1:24:45 - Where is OU right now with the 2020 class? 1:36:30 - Eddie busts the guys for being olds 1:38:45 - Carey's formula for when you are turning old and creepy 1:43:40 - NFL Draft is coming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one knew exactly how this was gonna go after OU had to move up their annual spring game from Saturday afternoon to Friday evening. But the announced attendance of 50,228 showed the evening was a big success. Jalen Hurts had a successful evening running the OU offense under the careful eye of the public for the first time. Alex Grinch was low on bodies defensively and several key players were missing on both sides of the ball. It still ended up being a great night for fans, players and potentially recruits. Plus, we give our stock report and Bob Przybylo gives us a recruiting update and what to expect moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team is back at full strength for this week's episode of the Unofficial 40 Podcast. We've had a good amount of media access so far this spring including several conversations with Alex Grinch. We break down what we've learned, what we think we've learned and what we still want to learn. Should anyone even be worried about a quarterback battle at this point in the process? Do we believe Grinch can find consistent players on defense? Is leadership still a major issue on the defensive side of the ball? Josh also updates on the growing list of spring game visitors. Some five-stars will be in Norman for the spring game. A rundown follows below: OPEN - Alex Grinch's demeanor after the first seven practices 0.14:00 - Things that stood out at practice Monday. Austin Stogner's size is one big thing 0.23:45 - Caleb Kelly's future is now 0.27:40 - An L.J. Moore sidebar. Pimpin' ain't easy. 0.34:15 - Player reaction to Alex Grinch. How much are we buying in after 7 practices. 0.42:40 - Don't worry about the quarterback "battle" right now 0.48:20 - Why have New Orleans kids rarely panned out at OU? 0.55:00 - TCU is not a real football program. You can't cancel a spring game. 0.58:57 - Josh breaks down the visitor list for the spring game 1.04:30 - OU's recent receiver development covers up a shadowy and embarrassing past 1.17:00 - Josh's Disney vacation proves he is no longer in control of his life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were waiting for Jalen Hurts to declare he came to Oklahoma to chase the school's 3rd consecutive Heisman Trophy: keep waiting. Hurts made it all about the team and as little about himself as possible Wednesday during his first press conference as an Oklahoma Sooner. Hurts was asked a ton of questions so we'll break down what type of insight we got from the day's press conference. We also spoke to Tanner Mordecai and Tanner Schafer about competing for the starting QB job. We also breakdown our time with the defense from post-practice interviews on Tuesday. Hear the latest from Alex Grinch on how things are starting to develop after five spring practices. It's all about Eddie and Carey on this edition of the Unofficial 40. It's a dynamic duo edition. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We finally got to talk with Jalen Hurts. He was on guard and we can kind of understand it with the loaded questions about OU vs. Bama 0.04:10 - Jalen Hurts didn't say what we wanted him to say today. So what did we want him to say? 0.06:38 - Jalen? Do you have something to prove coming to OU like Baker and Kyler did? 0.08:35 - Jalen? How did you end up choosing OU throughout the recruiting process? It had to the the amazing offense right? 0.13:30 - Jalen and CeeDee Lamb seem to be in a bromance. Can Tanner Mordecai make this a love triangle? 0.16:10 - Is Mordecai offended with all the Hurts attention? Should we give him more of a chance? 0.19:25 - Jalen Hurts is going to be able to make more plays at OU, but he's going to have a chance to make more mistakes too 0.24:05 - Tanner Mordecai breaks down the newcomers on offense and an ode to CeeDee 0.30:10 - The kicking situation post-Seibert hasn't really been addressed so far 0:31.40 - Is Tanner Schafer Lincoln Riley's FriendSon? 0.35:40 - Best part of the week so far was talking with Alex Grinch 0.40:50 - Alex Grinch and his honesty about the secondary. OU is behind on depth and size 0.44:00 - Looking back on how OU's secondary got to where they are 0.46:00 - Brian Odom and the middle linebacker position 0:48:25 - Who was one of the most surprising LBs Brian Odom mentioned as impressing him this spring? 0:50:45 - It's about changing the mindset of this defense more than personnel 0.51:35 - Are we heading to a point where people will say something out loud about a competition we all think is happening? 0.55:00 - Calvin Thibodeaux was having none of your defensive line losing weight stories 0.57:00 - Jalen Redmond situation still in limbo it seems 0.59:00 - Wrapping up loose ends from defensive availability 1.05:00 - Why the Thunder are making Carey and Eddie's life miserable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OU football is on spring break which gives us a chance to catch up with OU hoops before they take on Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Josh returns from Rivals camp New Orleans and gives the updates on everything that went down. We also preview Rivals Camp Dallas coming this weekend. OPEN - Josh is sick. This is what children do to grown men 0:07:00 - New Orleans Rivals Camp recap from Josh 0:13:50 - Josh's microphone is killing the podcast 0:20:05 - Dallas Rivals Camp Preview 0:27:40 - We hear from OU players and Lon Kruger on the NCAA Tournament coming up 0:29:05 - This is all on Christian James is it not? And should we even worry about Jamuni McNeace? 0:35:22 - Big 12 teams that can make a serious run in the NCAA 0:40:23 - Was this a successful year? What are the expectations for next year? 0:45:00 - Josh on how many OU commits will be in Dallas this weekend for Rivals camp. Does OU turn up the recruiting heat on Jase McClellan? 0:52:35 - Brayden Willis' move to h-back could be huge for the offense and running back room 0:59:20 - We found a movie Eddie likes that was made before 1990. It's a film called Animal House. 1:01:38 - Josh is headed to Disney in the middle of a busy time of year. Bob would like to kill him. 1:08:50 - Disney is a racket. You can buy everything. But can you order a Disney Princess prostitute? Eddie heads to Urban Dictionary to see where this is going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Bob and Eddie have been in full spring football, NFL draft mode over the past few days and have a lot of updates on the latest going on with everything football in Norman. We're just coming off OU's Pro Day where Kyler Murray finally did something. We talk about more than just Kyler Murray and hear from Lincoln Riley, Murray and even Marquise Brown. The Sooners are three practices in to spring football and Lincoln Riley updates us on the progress of the defense, his impressions of Jalen Hurts and he talks about the young receivers that have come into the program. It's an information packed pod that recaps the last two days of wall-to-wall action inside the OU football program. The full rundown is below: OPEN: Eddie survived New Orleans and every bachelor party ends the same way 0:07:15 - Pro Day started without Kyler Murray not getting measured for height again. Conspiracy theories starting again? 0:13:00 - Why are the olds causing so much trouble with Kyler? Charile Casserly 0:16:00 - We just really, really, really wanted to know how fast Kyler Murray is 0:19:15 - Lincoln Riley seemed to have his fingerprints on OU's players and their paths to the NFL 0:24:20 - Baker Mayfield's Pro Day vs. Kyler Murray's Pro Day 0:29:20 - The players who didn't work out. Marquise Brown and Rodney Anderson 0:33:05 - Read anything into Arizona not being at Kyler's Pro Day? 0:35:45 - Curtis Bolton had a good day 0:38:55 - Spring Football. Lincoln Riley's update on the defense. What we're learning 0:44:10 - Riley talks about his young receivers that have come in. Who could make the biggest impact? 0:47:04 - Lincoln Riley and Bill Bedenbaugh talk about a young OL in spring practices 0:50:40 - R.J. Proctor addition discussed 0:53:50 - The Jalen Hurts report. Lincoln Riley talks about the transition 0:58:30 - New Orleans Rivals camp is coming up and Josh will be there 1:02:20 - The Brayden Willis h-back era is about to begin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40 podcast is ready to spring into football. We record right after Lincoln Riley holds his pre-spring press conference and breakdown everything that was said heading into camp. Kyler Murray continues making the news. Riley talks plenty about Alex Grinch and his new defense, Jalen Hurts and rebuilding his entire offensive line. We talk about the players who will miss spring and the ones who might be moving around with a new boss in town on defense. It's your spring football super preview on this edition of the Unofficial 40! The full rundown is below: OPEN - Who will be out for the spring? 0:05:30 - A.D. Miller is back at OU? He went into the PORTAL! 0:10:40 - Kyler Murray isn't a midget now but apparently he's a poor leader according to the NFL Network 0:18:08 - Lincoln Riley on the Charlie Casserly reporting 0:22:15 - Kyler's Pro Day could be crazy 0:26:46 - Lincoln Riley's thoughts on Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury 0:31:00 - What is Alex Grinch's defense going to be about? 0:34:50 - Carey wants to give someone a hug and Eddie says we're all soft. Yelling! 0:37:05 - Will Grinch spend much of the spring tinkering and experimenting with personnel? 0:43:45 - Josh got on a soapbox about 40-yard dashes and he's on one now 0:49:15 - Is Bob Przybylo the most likely Scoop staffer to be captured at war and put into a camp of some sort? 0:53:50 - We need to get back on track. Nothing does that like OU Fantasy Camps for grown men 1:00:00 - Does Tanner Mordecai have a superfan in the media? Is there anyway this is a real QB competition? 1:06:25 - Will Riley tailor the offense around Hurts this spring? 1:10:10 - OU's offensive line is brand new this spring without Creed Humphrey 1:14:50 - Some of the youngsters that will be involved this spring on the OL 1:16:45 - Lincoln Riley talks about importance of spring game for recruiting 1:23:05 - Catching up on the latest recruiting before we go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 podcast it's the NFL Combine and the Kyler Murray show/no-show, how tall is he? sweepstakes. We talk about the craziness surrounding Murray. Is it possible he's not going to workout because he already has assurances from a team? We talk about other Sooners in the combine as well as future NFL stars currently on the roster. Some spring football talk is sprinkled in along with Josh's impressions from the Houston Rivals Camp as well as the latest in recruiting. The Sooners got a new commitment last week and Josh thinks he could redefine the h-back position at OU. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We've been doing podcasts every week for six months now thanks to our sponsors 0:04:50 - SoonerScoop's pronunciation guide for the universe 0:09:00 - Kyler Murray was finally measured today and the world lost its mind 0:16:50 - Kyler reportedly won't workout at the combine 0:20:00 - What does Kyler have to lose by working out? 0:22:30 - Could Arizona have given Kyler some assurances? 0:25:30 - How will Kyler do in the interview process? 0:30:00 - Some OU defense talk out of nowhere 0:31:10 - Rodney Anderson at the combine 0:34:50 - What OU offensive linemen can help himself the most at the combine? 0:40:20 - Who is the next OU defensive player to be drafted fairly high? 0:43:30 - OU's linebacker situation heading into spring 0:45:15 - Is Ronnie Perkins a potential 1st-rounder? 0:48:00 - Josh's rundown from the Houston Rivals Camp 0:52:25 - OU's junior day and get a commitment from Michael Henderson 0:59:15 - Eddie has passed everyone with Twitter followers and more t-shirts talk 1:02:30 - Where did George Whitfield go? The QB gurus that will prepare QBs for the draft 1:04:00 - Trainer talk 1:08:30 - Spring football media schedule is out 1:14:40 - Bill Bedenbaugh just about to tear it up in OL recruiting and spring game shaping up. Concert? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 we go heavy recruiting as Josh just returned from Los Angeles and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp out west. He breaks down who he talked to at a loaded camp. Oklahoma's junior day is coming up and we break down the visitors and what commitments could happen. Carey gives some details of his recent lunch with Joe Castiglione. Tons of recruiting from Josh and Bob and plenty of weirdness as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We welcome in the leader of the Big Bread & Big Dairy resistance, Edward R. Dosevich 0:04:06 - Portnoy actually reviewed Chuck E. Cheese pizza. Don't go to Chuck E. Cheese alone if you are a guy 0:10:15 - The Rivals250 came out today and we might start making Rivals hates OU t-shirts 0:13:35 - It's your stay woke segment of the day. They are listening! 0:16:00 - The embarrassment of Rivals getting catfished 0:20:45 - Bob hijacks the show and wants Josh to talk about Rivals Camp in Los Angeles. So he does 0:23:45 - Justin Flowe should have a wallet that says Badmotherf***er 0:25:35 - Kelee Ringo talk from L.A. 0:29:19 - Darion Green-Warren and his commitment to OU 0:39:50 - Darnell Washington in the super freak category? A discussion on athletic freaks 0:48:45 - Kendall Milton. Could he be OU's next RB commitment? 0:59:35 - OU's junior day this weekend going to be better but not monstrous? 1:04:00 - How many commitments could come out of junior day? 1:07:05 - OU's relationships inside the state borders. Are they as good as they can be right now? 1:11:30 - The Derek Green departure seemed fishy from the beginning 1:15:40 - Carey's lunch with Joe Castiglione 1:21:45 - College football attendance drops are starting to be felt in Norman too. It could affect OU financially. 1:36:18 - The way the media is changing. The way we are changing and the future of us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 podcast, we talk about everything that has happened behind the scenes with freshman Ron Tatum who has entered the NCAA's transfer portal. Is there a chance for a return to OU? We also talk about Kyler Murray's future in the NFL now that he is all in for the NFL Draft. How much should he do at the combine? A lot of teams will also be in town for OU's Pro Day with all these offensive linemen. We hit the recruiting trail with Josh and Bob as we talk about all the latest 2020 offers that have been flooding out of Norman. And we breakdown the latest rage of committable/non-committable offers and how confusing it can be and what to do about it. Bob has a huge announcement for the pod as well about his future. Lots to breakdown in recruiting and a lot of off the rails discussions as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Baseball is starting this weekend and it's gonna be cold. Eddie's baseball preview is coming soon 0:04:35 - Will Kyler Murray ever play baseball again if he is successful in the NFL? 0:07:00 - Murray's NFL future has become a national discussion. His agent even speaks out 0:15:10 - Kyler needs the right system to take advantage of his skillset 0::21:20 - OU has set their Pro Day even though it hasn't been officially announced 0:23:30 - Kyler at the combine. Should he just do everything? 0:29:25 - Bob makes a big announcement after we start talking about worthless parents 0:33:20 - Ron Tatum is in the portal. What we know and what happens next? 0:42:05 - Josh versus Oklahoma as the 2020 offers are going out 0:52:15 - Committable offers versus non-committable offers in state. The confusion is leading to some animosity. 0:54:40 - Eddie continues to struggle with the English language as Carey tries to create the recruiting B.S. detector for parents 1:08:40 - Josh is heading out to the Los Angeles Rivals Camp. He breaks down the prospects 1:13:00 - Elias Ricks still a possibility? This defensive staff is gonna have a chance to make some waves in 2020. 1:18:00 - Your weekly OU hoops sucks report just went creepy old men and then just weird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Choctaw Casino & Report Unofficial 40 takes aim at National Signing Day, which actually already happened, but is happening again. The Sooners sign just one player on the final day but could still land another in the days to follow? We talk about that, as well as look back at the entire class and who could make instant impacts out of this class. The full rundown follows: OPEN: We award Eddie with his speeding ticket notice from our trip to Iowa State 0:06:00 - Carey is ready to start a truther movement surrounding Babe Ruth 0:09:00 - No more tangents, OU signs one and loses one 0:12:20 - Carey is a little triggered by some signing day articles 0:17:00 - A strange Barry J. Sanders factoid 0:22:30 - Did Danielson Ike kill OU's chances for Enokk Vimahi? 0:28:10 - Brandon Pierce still a possibility for OU? 0:30:27 - Jaylon Robinson transfer 0:32:10 - Ike gives Sooners some room for a transfer now? 0:36:00 - How is signing day playing out in year two? 0:41:10 - Nebraska is doing well in recruiting with Scott Frost and an extended Josh Heupel discussion 0:46:50 - Spring football is next and Lincoln Riley does not hold a signing day press conference 0:48:00 - The rules of complaining as administered by Carey 0:54:00 - We explain the FanFutureForecast for you guys 0:57:25 - We find out that Josh's wife likes the baked fish from Furrs. This week on how to round up the old people 1:00:34 - You cannot get unbanned by contacting Yahoo! 1:03:50 - Our top impact players on offense and defense for this class 1:14:00 - Jalen Hurts and CeeDee Lamb are cooking something up in the lab right now 1:21:00 - Still seems strange to see Texas coming into Oklahoma and offering so many guys 1:22:40 - 2020 WR Davon Graham commits to OU 1:30:20 - What's going on with the mentality of the hoops team and does Kruger have issues reaching these guys? 1:39:10 - Josh and Carey talk about the history of signing days for them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant is back just after the OU Board of Regents awarded Lincoln Riley a new long-term contract worth $6.5 million per year. We found out how much Alex Grinch is making as well. He's now the highest paid assistant coach in OU history. We also talk about the rest of the staff, the future with Bill Bedenbaugh and Ruffin McNeill. There's plenty of off the rails discussions from QB1 contacting us about Spencer Rattler, and a world first (we think) audio only podcast of a shoe unboxing. Josh and Bob also take us through the latest in recruiting which includes a big junior day coming up. Who will the Sooners sign Wednesday? And where are the Sooners on the recruiting trail right now. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Setting the scene from the OU Board of Regents meeting. It was a rush to do math last night figuring out Lincoln's contract 0:08:30 - Alex Grinch gets a 3-year deal from the Sooners and Joe Castiglione talks about the hiring of Grinch 0:13:20 - How quickly does Grinch have to turn around the defense to keep recruiting at a high level? 0:15:30 - Grinch's turnaround will look like what? 0:18:40 - Fox not picking up the Big 12 championship. Joe C. says a plan is in place 0:22:30 - Bill Bedenbaugh gets a big raise and Ruffin just got a 1-year deal and a very small raise 0:26:50 - Cale Gundy is going to outlast us all and Brian Odom brings those OU roots back as well 0:30:45 - Taking a moment to celebrate Dennis Simmons 0:34:35 - Everyone believes in Bedenbaugh's ability to rebuild the OL 0:36:30 - Are our evil bastard ways going to come back and bite us with the QB1 documentary with Spencer Rattler 0:41:00 - Carey still wants Big 12 Media Day to be a circus like the Superbowl Media Day 0:48:30 - Signing Day is coming. Will OU even acknowledge it? 0:49:50 - Is college football attendance in serious trouble? Even in Norman? 0:52:45 - Joe Castiglione on effect of salaries on fans and ticket prices 0:55:50 - Josh and Bob with the latest on the recruiting trail. Junior Day recap 0:59:40 = Kundarrius Taylor and his fit at OU 1:02:15 - Learning the quirks of Bob Przybylo 1:04:10 - OU's next Junior Day the real jumping off point for 2020? 1:06:10 - Could OU offer two quarterbacks in 2020? 1:11:34 - An oral history of bad boy college quarterbacks 1:15:00 - Carey's stupid idea of the day. A Paul George NASA shoe unboxing on an audio podcast. The shoes totally trigger Eddie 1:21:20 - Predictions on what happens on the final signing day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lincoln Riley finally introduced his next defensive coordinator Sunday and we got to hear from the architect of OU's defense moving forward, Alex Grinch. We talk about Grinch's approach to coaching, as well as our thoughts on his biggest challenges. Lincoln Riley also finally gets to address his new quarterback Jalen Hurts and the fact he can now become the quarterback whisperer. Riley also gets to talk about the situation with Austin Kendall's transfer and the back and forth that took place regarding his eligibility at West Virginia. Josh releases his Oklahoma Top 40 list and all hell breaks loose. It's also just two weeks away from the final signing day for recruiting. Plenty of off the rails madness in this one too! The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We preview everything that's been going until Eddie quickly takes us off the rails 0:02:10 - Carey tries to throw to Bob until he realizes Bob is ruining all the audio he broke down. Alex Grinch speaks 0:04:40 - Alex Grinch looking to turn around the effort on the defense 0:06:40 - Josh wants to talk about the defensive system being broken over the past few years 0:10:50 - Grinch has to coordinate the defense and fix one of the most broken positions in the program, the safeties 0:17:15 - Roy Manning's part in rebuilding the defense 0:20:08 - What is Alex Grinch's scheme going to be at Oklahoma 0:24:14 - Ruffin McNeill's place as a defensive member of this staff 0:32:30 - Riley finally let up on Austin Kendall's eligibility situation 0:41:30 - After a few tangents we finally get to Lincoln Riley's decision to bring in Jalen Hurts 0:45:05 - Amputee quarterback discussion here 0:52:30 - Josh's nightmare postgame All-American bowl interview scenarios 0:55:00 - RIP in peace to SoonerScoop's Twitter mentions after Josh released his 2020 Oklahoma Top 40. We break it down 1:02:30 - OU is No. 3 in Rivals.com national recruiting rankings with 2 weeks to go before the final signings 1:06:10 - How OU builds to the spring game in recruiting 1:14:50 - Lincoln Riley was extended and is getting a raise officially next week 1:20:50 - OU basketball pity talk rounds us out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a non-stop news cycle since we ended last week's pod. Jalen Hurts actually announces his decision to enroll at Oklahoma as we were finishing the pod so we came back and did an extra 30+ minutes just on what this means for OU. Alex Grinch has completed his staff. We breakdown the sweeping changes to come, Roy Manning, Brian Odom and how this could affect the current roster. We also hit up all the recruiting news from last week and talk about the makeup of 2019 as it all happens right before our eyes. A loaded podcast with lots of discussion about what's happening inside the program right now. A must listen as always! The rundown follows below: OPEN - Alex Grinch fills out his staff. Thoughts on Roy Manning and Brian Odom 0:07:40 - What is going on with all these inside stories about power struggles? Shutup. Lincoln is gonna let Grinch run the show 0:12:10 - Listener complained about Eddie on last week's podcast 0:14:30 - Roy Manning as a recruiter out on the west coast 0:16:10 - What does OU gain in recruiting and what do they have to replace with this staff? 0:22:00 - How do these hires affect the players on this team and the secondary in general? 0:32:30 - The politicizing of the Clemson visit to the White House. The Simple Jacks. 0:36:00 - Ruffin McNeill staying on staff 0:42:15 - The LBs and Brian Odom 0:45:30 - The leadup to Jalen Hurts' decision 0:48:10 - Tate Martell to Miami 0:53:10 - Oklahoma is blocking Austin Kendall's transfer to certain schools 1:00:00 - Josh and Bob's weekend recruiting report 1:09:30 - Back to Austin Kendall developments in his transfer 1:24:00 - The Jalen Hurts to Oklahoma emergency podcast begins 1:27:00 - The leadership that Jalen Hurts can bring to the OU program 1:32:00 - What Lincoln has to come up offensively to adapt to Hurts 1:36:45 - No more Austin Kendall, the backup situation behind Hurts 1:41:00 - How well will Hurts throw the ball in this offense? 1:45:00 - Everything just keeps going OU's way 1:47:00 - Baker and Kyler, two crazy stories. Now Hurts follows 1:53:15 - Will this be the most anticipated spring football camp ever? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are so many things floating out there we had to address them all. And many of them could change by the time you listen to this podcast. This week's Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 deals with Alex Grinch and the hiring of his staff. What are the names to know? Are reports about some coaches meaningless right now? And what coaches could return? Is it more than originally thought? We also talk about Kyler Murray to the NFL, or is it college? Or is it just baseball? It was also a big recruiting weekend and the dead period is almost over. What did Josh learn from the All American Bowl in San Antonio and what's left on the recruiting trail before signing day? We break it all down as well as who else could declare early for the NFL. Wow! It's a lot to take in. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Alex Grinch's latest hiring information. Is Brian Odom really out? 0:09:00 - Kerry Cooks' situation right now 0:12:00 - A public service message about who should be listening to our podcasts 0:21:25 - Kyler Murray's options moving forward 0:39:00 - The Alex Grinch hiring timeline revealed 0:47:15 - Kliff Kingsbury in the NFL could have an impact on OU's hires? 0:54:30 - Jadon Haselwood finally put to bed this weekend and All-American Bowl breakdown 1:05:30 - Back to defensive hires. Roy Manning? Zac Spavital? 1:08:53 - What's ahead for the Sooners in recruiting before the final signing day. Numbers, who they looking at? 1:14:00 - Another public service announcement about discussing sensitive info on the pod versus releasing tidbits on the Crimson Corner 1:16:40 - Where is the 2020 class this time of year compared to the 2019 class which ended up gangbusters? 1:26:55 - Our weekly OU hoops talk with Bob Przybylo 1:29:40 - Bobby Evans' NFL decision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About 15 minutes into the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 Bruce Feldman's report leaked out that Alex Grinch was set to be hired as Lincoln Riley's new defensive coordinator. So the pod turned into an emergency podcast quickly. We talk about the hiring of Alex Grinch and everything we know about OU's newest defensive coordinator. We also throw out some ideas for Grinch's new staff and our thoughts on who will be staying and going. It's also a huge week for recruiting news as Josh has been in Orlando and San Antonio for both All-American games. Jadon Haselwood is about to announce his college destination and Josh was around he and his potential future teammates all week. We break down what to watch for coming out of these practices and games. We also have a suggestion for Lincoln Riley to make his defensive staff a dominant one. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We start the podcast knowing that a defensive coordinator could be announced at any moment 0:07:00 - Carey's big idea to add to the OU defensive staff with Alex Grinch 0:12:30 - Josh's time in Orlando, Theo Wease was great. 0:15:30 - Josh's thoughts on OU's defensive players in Orlando. 0:19:00 - Previewing the All-American Game on NBC 0:22:00 - The crew just finds out Alex Grinch is the new defensive coordinator. The crew breaks down the hire and how we got here. 0:26:20 - Eddie is now officially fired up about the idea of bringing Tony Gibson in here too 27:35 - Coaches who could be on the way out now 32:00 - Grinch was Riley's first choice. Golding became a fan favorite for nothing 0:36:10 - Is it even responsible to talk about this Kyler Murray stuff? 0:42:48 - The downfall of Facebook is ruining Twitter 0:49:25 - Is cleaning house the way to go on defense? 0:52:50 - Lincoln Riley set the table to make sure all the recruits are happy with this move and the loss of assistants 0:55:40 - A Bryce Youngquist tangent 1:02:30 - Is Bobby Evans coming back? The early departures discussed 1:08:30 - The importance of the defensive and offensive line coaches in college football now 1:12:50 - Jadon Haselwood's announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Media collides with the Orange Bowl as Wednesday is here and our first major media opportunities arrive. We headed out to practice to watch Marquise Brown and talked with offensive coordinators and key players. We're also joined by friend of the pod Jason Kersey to talk about his big oral history on the 2003 Oklahoma team he just published at The Athletic. We break down what we learned from day one of media access as we anxiously await full blown Media Day at Hard Rock Stadium tomorrow morning. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Ass play and getting to see OU practice a little bit today. Also no Kyler Murray 0:10:09 - Two big storylines coming in - motivation for Alabama because Kyler won Heisman and Tua's health 0:12:50 - Marquise Brown's status 0:16:00 - Eddie hot takes the RB rotation 0:18:50 - Fans getting mad at players for being at the beach 0:25:00 - Kersey is a bit of a Paul Finebaum expert 0:35:00 - Kersey's piece in the Athletic on the 2003 OU team 0:45:00 - Some Pete Golding talk continues 0:48:00 - Biggest scandals during bowl prep 0:52:00 - Media Day tomorrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices