Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: Kenneth Murray could finally give OU defense its anchor Sep 04, 2019

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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

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U40: Breaking down the OU depth chart and recruiting visits begin Aug 29, 2019

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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

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U40: The starting lineups are coming into focus for the opener Aug 22, 2019

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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?

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U40: We leave nothing to the imagination about the latest fall camp news Aug 14, 2019

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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

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U40: Fall camp is underway. Here's everything we've learned so far Aug 07, 2019

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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?

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U40: ChampUBBQ review pod means football is coming Jul 31, 2019

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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

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U40: Previewing ChampU BBQ and looking forward to fall football Jul 24, 2019

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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

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U40: Big 12 Media Days review podcast Jul 18, 2019

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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

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U40: OU gets No. 1, football talk is back as Big 12 Media Days approach Jul 11, 2019

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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

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U40: It's the 4th of July nothing is off the table podcast Jul 03, 2019

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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.

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