Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: Camps continue and we reminisce about the early days of SoonerScoop Jun 15, 2023

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With Josh in town the last few days for camps, the original three, Carey, Josh and Eddie get together for a little reminiscing about the good old days and where we're headed in the future. We also breakdown the first set of camps this week and we talk SEC schedule and what we thought was going to happen at the announcement. Turns out we were right about a lot of what to expect. And we're excited for the possibilities. We also talk about the standouts from Brent Venables football camps, his philosophy on camps and how it's been different this last month watching how things have played out. We also talk about the renewed emphasis on in-state talent and Josh and Carey weigh in with their thoughts on Jordy Bahl and discuss the role of fans in the expectations of a team like the OU softball program.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!

16:25 - N'Joy Vision Fresh Perspective

34:00 - Brent Venabales Year 2 is massive

48:00 - OU Camps being different than past years

53:00 - Carey and Josh weigh in on Jordy Bahl news

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U40: It's football camp madness and the Sooners are in the WCWS championship Jun 07, 2023

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This week it's time for Josh to shine as he talks camp season. He's been in and out of high schools and OU camps and now he's back home to report everything he's taken in. We're also talking about scholarship numbers and transfers. How will the Sooners make this all fit? Carey has some ideas on how to rig the system. We also hit on Clemson taking two recent recruits away from the Sooners and we delve into the upcoming camp schedule. Eddie, Bob and George take a crack at the softball preview this week. The Sooners get ready to face Florida State. What did Bob and George learn from media day Tuesday that interests them heading into the championship series.

The full rundown follows below:

00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It's Camp SZN

17:00 - Sooners continue to be active in the Portal

31:00 - 2025 Sooners commit Kevin Sperry continues to impress

39:00 - Clemson messing with Sooners mojo

59:00 - Sooners playing for the WCWS starting Wednesday vs. Florida State

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U40: First impressions from Brent Venables' Football camp Jun 03, 2023

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Today's episode was brought to you in two parts. First we have the owner's meeting with Carey, Josh and Eddie where we talk all about recruiting and what is and isn't allowed on company expense reports. We've all been hanging around Brent Venables' football camp on day one and we talk about our impressions of that camp. Lot of future quarterbacks were in Norman this week. We also look ahead to Saturday's bigger camp. Josh has continued his tour of the state and he gives the lowdown on his trips today. We also break off for the softball beat where Bob Przybylo and George Stoia give their thoughts on game 1 of the WCWS and we talk about the state of the team moving forward. Also, stop giving George a hard time softball hardos! It's all here in another second pod for the week.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!

14:30 - Brent Venables Camp(s) have started

47:00 - OU picks up DT Da'Jon Terry

54:00 - Westmoore/Bixby Team Camp

59:00 - WCWS talk

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U40: A massive week with OU football camps and WCWS May 31, 2023

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It's one of the best times of the year as Brent Venables gets his football camps started this week and the Sooners make their run for a 3rd consecutive national championship at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. We talk about what went down this weekend with both softball and baseball. But the seventh inning comeback by the Sooners against Clemson still has us loving sports like few contests we've ever witnessed. Josh breaks down what to expect at OU's summer camps as lots of prospects will be coming into town over the next couple of weeks. We also dive into how baseball made it in the NCAA tournament and even Porter Moser had some good news on the recruiting/portal front before the show started. First of two pods this week as we break down what's to come and then come back after a lot of it has happened later in the week. Buckle up!

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - One of the strangest opens we’ve ever had on the U40

12:00 - OU Softball is simply incredible

23:00 - OU Baseball makes NCAA Tournament

33:00 - Josh M talks Spring Tour

48:41 - Brent Venables Camp Season ahead

1:09:00 - Hoops update

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U40: Super Regional preview with the softball crew May 25, 2023

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

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U40: Josh is on his OKPreps state tour and message boards are bad? May 24, 2023

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Social media exploded this week after the commitment of Xadavien Sims to Oregon. Message boards were being blamed for hurting Oklahoma's recruiting. Josh and Carey have seen this all before and we're here to tell you how we see this whole mess. What did Josh know from behind the scenes? What did George know from being there? We talk about the C4 event and Josh's trip across the state this week. Josh is hitting high schools in Oklahoma all week long to get a good look at some of the top players in the state. He stopped by the studios to do the pod in person this time. He details what he's seen and what he will, including a Tuesday night spring scrimmage of recent OU offer and legacy, Cooper Alexander.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Josh is in town for the Scoop Spring Tour!

15:00 - Let's talk about Xadavien Sims to Oregon

24:00 - C4 Combine Saturday

36:05 - How much does NIL play into a decision?

41:05 - Reports from Spring Tour in OK

48:50 - 2024 Cooper Washington

1:02:00 - Laine Jenkins decommitment

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U40: OU's offer list grows as OU prepares for big recruiting period May 18, 2023

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It's Josh's time to shine as recruiting takes center stage with camps and BBQ's upcoming. The Sooners could also be looking to take more QBs than we've grown used to over the past few years. And we get ready for OU to host their own regional and Bob tells us if it will be a Sleep. Eat. Run Rule. Repeat type of regional with Hofstra, Missouri and Cal coming into town. We do talk about the big commitment coming this Saturday for Danny O'Koye as well as OU signing so many defensive lineman. Eddie and George were out at the golf regional today for a bit too. Josh's wife is ripping him to shreds over his podcast abilities while his was greeting people to his house in the middle of the pod. It's time for the Unofficial 40!

The full rundown follows below:

18:00 - Josh hitting practices in Dallas

30:00 - More than Michael Hawkins in 2024 Quarterback recruiting?

33:00 - 2024 4-star DL Xadavien Sims announcement on Saturday

36:00 - Softball talk; Norman Regional

49:00 - Recruiting BBQ ahead

1:09:00 - 2024 DL Danny O'Koye and Oklahoma

1:17:00 - Summer of George is coming

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U40: Josh checks in from the recruiting road and George talks NIL May 10, 2023

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We're settling back into the studio (YouTube coming sooner than ever before) and the entire crew is here for some timely updates on what's been happening with everything OU. Josh checks in from the road where he's seeing multiple kids in the Dallas area throughout the day. George has been searching out stories left and right and his most recent was an exclusive with Joe Castiglione about the future of NIL. We dive into where NIL is heading even with a recently vetoed bill by Oklahoma's Governor. And where does Joe C want it to go? Carey has gone full softball fan boy and wanted to go in-depth with Bobby Alphabet about the latest from the diamond. We start off with football recruiting and wrap it up with baseball and hoops updates from Bobby P. Is OU missing out on their final transfer portal target? Today's biggest tangent is brought to you by OU softball on Owen Field.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40; Josh M is out on the road

40:00 - Recapping OU BoR Meeting

48:47 - George in-depth on NIL story with Joe C.

1:10:00 - Baseball/Men's Golf Recap

1:27:00 - Transfer Portal Incoming/Outgoing

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U40: SoonerScoop has moved to On3 and a look at summer recruiting May 03, 2023

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The gang is back and we're doing the pod for the first time as members of the On3 network. Yep, we left Rivals. We'll update you on the hows and whys on this podcast. It's getting to be that time of the year where softball and recruiting takes center stage. So Josh fills us in on what to expect on the recruiting circuit with coaches making visits to high schools all across the country. The next big recruiting event for OU are summer camps which will start next month. We talk a little transfer portal and the most recent commitment as well as being derailed by the off topic stuff.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. We're getting settled at On3.

19:00 - Coaches are out hitting the recruiting trail

30:00 - 2025 Gracen Harris commits; Emmett Jones peaking

45:00 - Concern about 2023 WR Keyon Brown?

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U40: Spring game review and recruiting weekend Apr 26, 2023

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It's time for the entire staff to review what we saw at the spring game. And with spring over, it's time to start talking about the transfer portal. Especially after everything we've seen happening at Colorado. Will the Sooners start processing players? Carey also wants Eddie to address the Sam Bradford situation. Specifically not showing up during spring games with the rest of the Heisman winners. It ends up in a deep discussion about fan perception of former players. Josh catches us up on the big recruiting weekend and the gains he sees Oklahoma making on the recruiting trail. We also spark up some softball discussion with Bob and some baseball discussion with Eddie. We begin the pod with Carey getting pissed off at Eddie over something that happened, or didn't happen at Baker & Emily Mayfield's No Bogeys charity event.

The full rundown follows below:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring ball comes to a close

11:44 - Spring ball starts here

31:00 - Tough decisions for CFB programs this spring

55:00 - Red-White Recruiting Wrap-up

1:10:00 - Softball/Baseball recap

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