Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: Riley scores again with big recruiting weekend Apr 18, 2019

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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

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U40: Friday Night Under the Lights is huge success for OU and Jalen Hurts Apr 13, 2019

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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.

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U40: Breaking down first half of spring football, recruiting updates Apr 03, 2019

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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

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U40: Alex Grinch is laying down the law. Hurts speaks for first time at OU Mar 27, 2019

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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

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U40: Your NCAA Tourney preview and recruiting camps all over Mar 20, 2019

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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.

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U40: OU's massive Pro Day and the latest from Spring Football Mar 14, 2019

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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

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U40: We break down the start of spring football after Riley's first presser Mar 06, 2019

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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

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U40: Kyler Murray is 5-foot-10. We guess he can play football now. Feb 28, 2019

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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?

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U40: Josh is back from Rivals Camp L.A. and why Joe C. asked Carey to lunch Feb 20, 2019

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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

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U40: What happened with Ron Tatum? Kyler's NFL stock, recruiting charlatans Feb 13, 2019

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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

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