Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: OU's future, Big 12 getting better and living by the rules unlike LSU Jan 15, 2020

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The national championship is over. Josh is saddened by Trevor Lawrence's performance but everyone is happy Joe Brady is moving on to the NFL. We also dive deep into our survey we released this week and go into some of the finer details behind why we ranked what we ranked. Carey steps up on his soapbox about compliance even in the face of LSU seemingly getting away with anything it wants. OU gets a huge, literally, commitment from Kobie McKinzie and Josh talks about the junior day coming up for the Sooners. Also, what's the buzz heading to the final signing period? Maybe a slight review of Don't F**k With Cats in this pod as well. The rundown follows: 0:00 - Welcome. We bid goodbye to the CFB season 8:10 - The commitment of 2022 Lubbock Cooper OLB Kobie McKenzie 22:00 - Review/explain the SoonerScoop Survey 38:00 - More review of the Scoop Survey 52:00 - Joe Brady leaving LSU 1:01:00 - Big 12 heading into 2020 1:18:00 - Dead period coming to an end; Junior Day ahead

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U40: The Browns are the last Lincoln Riley NFL hurdle to clear Jan 08, 2020

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It's officially the first Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast of the offseason. And one NFL job after another continues to fill up. There's only one job left to be filled that still has people bringing up Lincoln Riley's name, the Cleveland Browns. The gang is not to worried. What do the boys think about the Baylor opening? What hire could be good for Baylor but bad for OU? People are getting their hopes up for staff changes this offseason, so we talk about how Riley might handle things there. And what do we think should happen with staff changes? Josh gets us back up to speed on what's left for OU heading into the final signing day and we talk some what-ifs about the future of OU's head coach if Riley does take off for the NFL someday. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome, Welcome 5:00 - See ya, Matt Rhule 15:00 - A little Lincoln Riley talk for ya 23:00 - Any staff change rumblings? 34:00 - Recruiting. What's left for Sooners? 50:00 - It's getting kinda weird ... What IF Riley DID leave OU? 59:00 - National Championship - LSU vs. Clemson; Take the Tigers! 1:05:00 - OU Hoops

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U40: Clearing up the QB confusion, defensive recruiting picking up steam Jan 03, 2020

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Seems like it's been a while, but the full gang is back as Josh joins us from the exotic location of north Oklahoma City as he and the family and Linda are traveling for the post holiday holidays. Josh breaks down his trips to Orlando and San Antonio for All-American practices. Are the Sooners still in good shape with Reggie Grimes and Alfred Collins? What to make out of Chandler Morris' commitment and signing. Surely this shuts down all the buzz about Lincoln Riley's future for a little bit anyway? And what went wrong with Brock Vandagriff? The transfer market might be on the verge of gifting the Sooners a new wide receiver as well. We take a look at the roster as we head into the offseason and the quarterback competition that should still include Tanner Mordecai this spring. The full rundown follows below (Eddie version): 0:00 -- It's been an interesting week 4:51 -- "Chandler Morris is one of the most accurate QB I've ever coached against" 10:00 -- Brock Vandagriff fallout 24:48 -- Josh's thoughts on the end of the Jalen Hurts era 33:27 -- All-Star game wrap up (Reggie Grimes, Alfred Collins, etc) 47:00 -- State of the program 1:04:00 -- Grad transfer market for Oklahoma? Theo Howard? 1:19:03 - OU hoops

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U40: All the media junk is over. It's time to play some football Dec 27, 2019

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We can't help ourselves. We just want to give you another podcast now that all media activities are finally finished from Atlanta. There's nothing left to do but play the game. So we're breaking down everything we learned this week covering OU's College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. It's a special edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. What did we learn from media day? What did we learn from the final podcast? Listen in to find out.

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U40: Your Merry Christmas pod. Why OU can beat LSU. Dec 25, 2019

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Podcast's out, are you listening? Atlanta trees, no snow glistening. We're happy to talk, practices start, podding bout CFB Playoffs. Eddie and Bob join Carey from Atlanta for a Christmas edition of the MIdfirst Bank Unofficial 40. We talk about what we've seen and heard so far in early media and practice sessions and now that we have a feel for the mindset of the Sooners, how do we see things playing out Saturday? The shock has finally worn off regarding the suspensions. How does OU overcome the losses of Ronnie Perkins and Delarrin Turner-Yell. LSU also seems to be saying all the right things, but is their defense really improving? Or did they finish off the season against a lot of bad teams? Spoiler.. they did. Merry Christmas everybody! The full rundown folllows below: OPEN - Explaining the setup this week from Atlanta/Norman 0:04:30 - OU getting banged for not being happy participants in media settings. Is that fair? 0:09:30 - Lincoln seems to be tight and a bit paranoid so far this week 0:12:50 - OU has been here before, LSU hasn't. Will that matter? 0:14:35 - Jalen Hurts finished 2nd in the Heisman, but OU's team carried him to this point didn't they? 0:17:30 - Is LSU's defense really getting better or did they just play a bunch of shitty offenses to end the season? 0:20:45 - Tangant: The black numbers on the practice jerseys yesterday 22:40 - Replacing Ronnie Perkins. The suspension shock has worn off. Can you find a path to a replacement now? 0:24:45 - The theory of blitzing all the time vs. the criticism of playcalling on offense 0:26:40 - Lincoln vs. Grinch and how they'll approach replacing Delarrin Turner-Yell 0:33:04 - Why we let Josh give out holiday messages on the message board 0:34:30 - Media Day coming up Thursday 0:40:20 - How charming has Jalen Hurts been with the media in Atlanta. Same old same old? 0:43:15 - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 0:49:20 - How do the Sooners start this game? How much success can OU have in the run game? 0:51:25 - Role players that will have to step up on offense to win this game 0:54:25 - We haven't taken the time to really marvel in how well OU's defense was playing at the end of the year 0:56:00 - Alex Grinch's rotations and a rant from Eddie and Carey 1:00:00 - OU is on schedule because of Alex Grinch. A win Saturday puts OU ahead of schedule 1:02:10 - An explanation of all the video stuff we're working on and why Carey is at home 1:05:30 - Back to how a win could change OU's place in the college football landscape moving forward 1:14:00 - We actually mention how long the drought between titles has been for the Sooners 1:15:30 - Thursday will be crazy for media, Friday is a day of media formalities. Also Marty Smith has taken a hit this week and Carey is sad.

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U40: Signing day wrap-up and a look inside our suspension reporting Dec 19, 2019

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It's the National Signing Day wrap-up edition. On this edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 it's all about signing day and suspensions. We breakdown the class signed by Lincoln Riley and the Sooners Wednesday and talk about nuking his signing day press conference with our news about suspensions. What stood out about this class? What coaches pulled their weight? OU lost out on Jase McClellan, but did they sign a better running back in Seth McGowan? It's a full crew for this one. We even dive into our investigation of the suspensions and how it all came to be. OPEN - Let's start off recruiting talk because we already nuked Lincoln Riley's recruiting press conference yesterday 0:04:08 - Family talk with Josh derails the recruiting talk right off the bat 0:05:15 - We dub the Reggie Grimes situation as the biggest story from signing day 0:10:00 - Alex Grinch's haul of immediate help on defense was a big storyline from signing day 0:13:00 - Is Calvin Thibodeaux the MVP position coach on defense for this class? 0:14:35 - What did OU get at running back that wasn't Jase McClellan 0:20:40 - Do fans have a right to be concerned about RB recruiting after the McClellan flip? 0:28:20 - Bill Bedenbaugh's massive haul on the offensive line 0:33:30 - Creed Humphrey. Will he stay at OU or turn pro? 0:37:50 - Is Bryson Washington the biggest signing of this class? 0:41:30 - Who is the most underrated recruit in this class? 0:47:40 - We nuked the press conference. 0:51:00 - Chasing down the suspension rumors 0:59:40 - LSU's offensive line is this year's Joe Moore Award winner 1:01:10 - LSU's top running back is injured 1:04:00 - Cocaine and Joe Powell 1:09:00 - Suspended players shouldn't be at bowl games should they? 1:12:00 - Caleb Kelly's situation? 1:14:00 - Heading to Atlanta

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U40: Twists and turns heading to signing day? OU vs. LSU. We're set Dec 11, 2019

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Oklahoma is set for the playoffs, that much we know. But before that, we have national signing day coming up Dec. 18 and the Sooners are looking to close strong. It started last night with some late night eyeball emojis from Lincoln Riley. We also have some potential drama developing with one of OU's longest commitments. The numbers are tight for the Sooners even with former targets coming on the market late. How will Riley and the Sooners manage it. We also get into some awards circuit talk with CeeDee Lamb hoping to bring up a Biletnikoff Award and Jalen Hurts travels to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. We also talk a little LSU preview and go back a bit to look at the Big 12 Championship game. Lots of college football talk in this one both locally and nationally on the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome the Sooners are going to the Playoffs, again 2:00 - EYE BALLS OUT 10:30 - Jase McClellan situation; what's going on? 21:00 - Team Talk / Big 12 Championship recap 35:00 - CFB Playoff talk / match up vs. LSU 48:00 - Joe Burrow ... he good 59:00 - College Football Awards (Thurs)/Heisman Trophy (Saturday) 1:17 - Recruiting weekend preview

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U40: It's time for a rematch. Jim Mora, embrace the disaster. Dec 04, 2019

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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?

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U40: Bedlam is coming. Will good Jalen or bad Jalen be joining them? Nov 27, 2019

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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

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U40: Is there a path to the playoffs for OU? TCU is next Nov 20, 2019

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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?

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