Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: It's OU-TX part two as the Big 12 offices just keeps getting softer Nov 28, 2018

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The biggest game of the year has arrived as the Sooners head to Arlington to take on the Texas Longhorns for a second time this year. On this week's Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 we dive right into the horns down controversy, the matchups we're looking forward to in Arlington, the Coop Ale Works Players to Watch as well as the recruiting that takes center stage immediately after this game. Oh yeah, Lincoln Riley has to hire a defensive coordinator too. But first it's the rematch at Cowboys Stadium. Are the Sooner even better on offense? Can the defense gain some momentum from the game-changing plays they made a week ago? The full rundown is below: OPEN - Eddie and Carey are both equally triggered about the Horns down penalties that have been threatened upon the Sooners 0:03:30 - Kyler Murray vs. Sam Ehlinger and the madness of this rivalry right now 0:08:30 - Alternate ideas for the Horns down celebration 0:13:55 - Lincoln Riley cut off most media this week but Kyler Murray still does what he wants 0:17:00 - How will Kyler approach and react to this game? 0:21:00 - Texas is not a great run team even with a dual threat QB 0:23:50 - Injuries for Saturday 0:29:00 - Ehlinger's bum shoulder 0:33:00 - OU got dominated physically in the first matchup 0:34:15 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch for Texas 0:42:00 - Lincoln Riley should make Curtis Bolton a captain for the Big 12 title game 0:44:20 - Eddie had a meeting of the minds with Patty Gasso yesterday 0:46:25 - The ticket situation at the Big 12 Championship was not ideal 0:52:10 - Texas changed everything about this season and opened our eyes to who OU was 0:55:00 - Breaking news coming out about horns down situation 0:57:20 - Could Caleb Kelly be the best fit for this game at OLB? 0:58:00 - The Kennedy Brooks factor this time around 1:04:00 - Some weird stuff could happen with an OU loss 1:06:45 - Where is Kilff Kingsbury going to end up? 1:10:00 - Eddie can't leave his Venmo open anymore. He's too big now. 1:12:35 - The Arjei Henderson decommitment 1:15:20 - Josh has a name to watch in recruiting 1:16:00 - The defensive coordinator talk will heat up after this weekend 1:19:40 - What a mess the Pete Golding situation could end up being if OU makes the playoff

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U40: Forget about the defense, it's time for a WVU shootout Nov 21, 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 returns for a holiday week showdown between OU and West Virginia. What's gonna happen? We don't know, but there are going to be a lot of points scored. As we head out the door to West Virginia we talk about OU's place in the college football Playoff landscape, The Playoff committee isn't docking the Sooners for the bad defense but the Sooners must keep dominating on offense and make their way through WVU and Texas. We also talk about what Lincoln Riley is really thinking with the defensive coordinator hire and what it means to recruiting heading forward. When could a new defensive coordinator come in? The Coop Ale Works Player to Watch spans both sides of the ball. We're ready for a wild one in West Virginia. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie murdered a man this week online over Sam Ehlinger? 0:15:00 - West Virginia's defense versus OU's offense 0:20:00 - OU remains No. 6 in the rankings and what is going on with the rest of it? 0:25:00 - Riley doesn't have to worry about the defense as much as winning right now 0:30:40 - Who are OU's starting cornerbacks right now? Kind of important in this game. 0:33:20 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch for WVU 0:45:30 - The defensive coordinator and the crazy rumors 0:48:00 - We don't think Pete Golding would leave Alabama early if he was the guy 0:51:20 - Does the new DC get to re-evaluate the recruiting class? And who is in danger of decommitting? 0:57:00 - Does it matter if you get a DC in here immediately? 1:03:00 - Some hoops talk 1:10:00 - Brecken Hagar talk and the softness that has become the Big 12

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U40: How to insult a Sooner fan? Tell them everything is OK right now. Nov 14, 2018

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In this edition of the Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40, we talk about how coaches are talking about their defense. Is just winning good enough for the fans? It doesn't seem to be enough for Carey, Josh, Eddie and Bob. Hear from Lincoln Riley and Ruffin McNeill on how their defense is playing. Hear the guys give their take on what the goal should be for Riley and McNeill moving forward with this team. The guys yell at each other and we take a break to talk recruiting with Trejan Bridges and his father, Jack, and bring you our full interview from this week at his All-American Game jersey ceremony. Kind of a weird mix of OU hate and OU love in today's podcast. But that's the world we live in right now. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - When is Lincoln Riley going to hire a new defensive coordinator? 0:03:52 - Berry Tramel opens up a can on Riley during the Monday press conference 0:07:00 - The yelling starts among the crew 0:13:25 - Ruffin McNeill's thoughts on the College Football Playoff Committee. 0:15:00 - Are OU's goals in line with what the coaches are saying? 0:20:30 - No one seems to be saying the defense is sucking since Mike Stoops left 0:25:10 - The only thing we can learn this week against KU would be bad stuff 0:28:25 - Where is OU's identify on defense? 0:30:45 - This damn secondary. It has Carey so upset he's putting people's names together 0:33:00 - Bookie is apparently not a cornerback 0:41:40 - The Tramonda Moore dismissal 0:47:15 - A conversation with Trejan Bridges and his father Jack 1:04:45 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch for KU 1:10:28 - Bob's recruiting weekend preview 1:11:54 - An offensive line rebuild will be happening soon 1:16:10 - Josh heading to see McClellan this week 1:19:05 - Bob talks about basketball signing day

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U40: Recruiting takes center stage as OU looks for a Bedlam beatdown Nov 07, 2018

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On this edition of the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40, Oklahoma State comes into Bedlam after a disappointing and shocking road loss to Baylor. The gang is all here to talk about where the Sooners are heading into the weekend. Could it be that the gang feels good about OU's defense even after the Tech game? It's also a huge recruiting weekend for the Sooners and we go heavy into the weekend visitors with Josh and Bob. We also give our Coop Ale Works Player(s) to Watch against the Cowboys. Some important names to watch on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. A recruiting packed edition of the 40 with plenty of laughs included. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Josh's toddler joins the podcast to start things off 0:02:20 - We start out with recruiting and news of a surprise official visitor 0:09:30 - The 2:30 starts actually works for Lincoln Riley and his recruiting goals this weekend 0:18:30 - Why should OU fans be excited about Evan Neal coming to campus? 0:31:00 - OU has received some commitments lately. The breakdown 0:37:05 - Wrinkles OSU could throw out in Bedlam. Is Spencer Sanders not a likely possibility? 0:39:40 - OU's defense coming out of Texas Tech 0:46:50 - Eddie's triggered takes on the latest CFP rankings 0:55:55 - The Coop Ale Works Player(s) to Watch against OSU 1:03:30 - How much is Jalen Redmond going to play moving forward? 1:10:40 - Eddie gets to go off on Texas and Tom Herman and we all join in on the bashing 1:17:40 - Recruiting trips and plans coming up. 1:23:00 - College basketball has started. What about the corruption? 1:25:50 - Josh just attacks the Thunder for no reason 1:27:40 - Eddie is the new Kevin Smith 1:32:45 - Are athletic parents ever just normal?

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U40: OU's road to the Playoff starts in Lubbock Saturday night Oct 31, 2018

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This week's Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 is a supersized edition because the gang has a lot to talk about. Lincoln Riley rumors will continue as long as the Browns job is open. We hear from Riley on the reasons he loves Oklahoma and college football. The College Football Playoff rankings were released as well and we give our thoughts on the Sooners #7 ranking as well as where everyone else fell. We debate the biggest challengers to OU's ascension up the rankings. We also break down the upcoming game with Texas Tech and talk about our players to watch this weekend. The Tech atmosphere will by a challenge for Kyler Murray. We also hit on plenty of fun stuff as well as the latest on the recruiting trail. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - It's a night game in Lubbock. How good is Texas Tech? 0:04:00 - The goal was not to have a dominating defense, just for it to be better 0:07:15 - The Playoff rankings are out for the first time and fighting on the pod has started 0:17:20 - We talk about Lincoln Riley's longevity at Oklahoma and what we actually know about Riley. 0:20:50 - We get the breaking news on what Josh's girls are going as for Halloween 0:22:20 - Eddie gets triggered about marijuana edibles being mistakenly given away on Halloween 0:26:20 - Lincoln Riley addresses the NFL talk and we talk about how much we really know Riley 0:40:00 - Having the same coach for 19 years seems like it's not always the best thing for excitement surrounding a program 0:46:15 - Talking Big 12 matchups this weekend. Texas/WVU 0:48:05 - Clemson "reporter" wasn't happy about Alabama being No. 1 0:51:20 - Does the coordinator change at OU help them in the eyes of the committee? 0:53:00 - Now it's up to OU to keep getting better on defense 1:00:10 - Tech's big WRs versus OU's defensive backs 1:03:45 - What wrinkles could we see against Tech? 1:05:25 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch for Tech 1:12:20 - Kyler Murray's thoughts on facing the hostile crowd in Lubbock 1:16:35 - There is potential recruiting momentum building before Bedlam 1:26:15 - We got another two star rating. We think we know who it was. Ratings and reviews are back and someone goes after Eddie. 1:36:40 - Eddie vs. Diamond Dave Sooner is a thing now 1:39:00 - Twitter fight talk goes off the rails before we put this one out of its misery

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U40: Rattler news shakes things up, KState coming to town Oct 24, 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40 podcast is in mid-season form as the entire crew is here to talk about the scandal in Phoenix. Spencer Rattler was suspended for the rest of the season. What do we know and will any of this affect his future at OU? Kansas State is also headed to town and we're wondering if this is another physical test the Sooners will struggle with on defense. We have your Coop Ale Works Players to Watch as well as breaking down what the Sooners will need from the running back position with Trey Sermon likely to miss the game this weekend. We also take you on the recruiting trail recapping our trip to see Trejan Bridges over the weekend and what's ahead for Lincoln Riley and the Sooners. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - It appears we've survived the "rockstar" podcast without losing all our sponsors 0:03:20 - Spencer Rattler is suspended for the rest of his high school season. WTH? 0:08:30 - This QB1 documentary is now going to be the weirdest football documentary ever 0:10:15 - Eddie didn't know how to buy a lottery ticket 0:14:40 - Rattler's suspension and does it affect his graduation from high school? 0:17:40 - Big 12 basketball media days are going on and we're not missing anything 0:22:10 - KState coming in this weekend. Where do we feel OU is defensively now? 0:25:50 - Looking back at the TCU defensive effort 0:27:50 - Ruffin McNeill's approach with the defense 0:32:45 - The KaVontae Turpin situation at TCU 0:40:20 - Ho hum, Kyler Murray is your Big 12 Player of the Week again 0:42:20 - Trey Sermon's injury and how the Sooners move forward at RB 0:45:30 - Are we ignoring how good CeeDee Lamb is becoming? 0:47:10 - The offensive line is starting to get better every week 0:49:30 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch this week 0:57:40 - So far no confirmed official visitors for Kansas State. OSU is becoming the big weekend 1:01:10 - Recapping our trip to see Trejan Bridges Friday night 1:05:00 - Josh's scouting trips coming up this week 1:07:40 - OU's defensive recruiting with an unknown future 1:12:00 - We have a negative review to discuss from our last postgame podcast

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U40: We're trying really hard to be optimistic about the defense Oct 17, 2018

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The gang is all here for another edition of the Choctaw Casino Unofficial 40. We start out discussing Curtis Bolton's first comments since the controversy about halftime and the Cotton Bowl. We're trying really hard to give the defense a chance under Ruffin McNeill. We're giving change a chance even though we don't understand some of the clamoring that out there for certain players to see more time. This is not a team with a lot of quick-twitch pass rushers on the team, so how the hell would they even move to a 4-3 defensive front? We talk about Josh's big trip to Arizona this weekend to see Spencer Rattler as well as what this defense has to do moving forward. We're not asking for or expecting miracles. We're just trying to be realistic. It's going to be interesting to see what, if any, changes are going to take place. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Curtis Bolton speaks out on the reports floating around about a locker room confrontation at OU-TX 0:06:30 - How fractured has the locker room been? 0:08:00 - How positive can we be about this defense after another week of media? 0:10:30 - What can OU do schematically or what would they do? 0:16:50 - OU is still working on tackling. What?! 0:20:45 - No one cares about talking to offensive guys right now in the media 0:23:00 - What can we learn at TCU? Nothing? Everything? 0:30:30 - The Levi Draper talk has gotten way out of control and why playing Draper too soon could be disastrous 0:40:20 - New wrinkles? What about Caleb Kelly? And is OU still the best team in the Big 12? 0:48:00 - The Coop Ale Works Player to Watch for TCU 0:58:00 - Lincoln Riley talking about the changing approach to coaching kids these days 1:05:20 - What is going to happen this weekend in Ft. Worth? 1:14:15 - This will be a big test for Cody Ford against TCU 1:18:10 - Josh headed to Arizona to see Spencer Rattler this weekend

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U40: Can OU's defense be fixed this season? Oct 11, 2018

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Lincoln Riley and Ruffin McNeill had a chance to meet with the media and finally address the Mike Stoops firing. It's been a three-ring circus the last few days in Oklahoma as Mike Stoops even called into local radio to defend himself. We talk about the madness that's been as well as moving forward with Ruffin McNeill and Bob Diaco. Can this defense be fixed? What are our expectations? We also talk with Josh and Bob about how this change is going to affect recruiting. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - The circus came to town this week after Mike Stoops was fired 0:03:00 - Lincoln Riley speaks about the firing 0:05:35 - Does disappointment await this OU defense regardless who is coaching? 0:08:10 - How big will the changes be with Ruffin McNeill in charge? 0:11:00 - Does Mike Stoops keep his job if OU pulled out a win in the Cotton Bowl? 0:14:30 - Every defensive coach has been responsible for this mess 0:17:50 - Kerry Cooks and the secondary position moving forward 0:20:40 - The defensive line has struggled 0:24:15 - Our expectations for the defense moving forward 0:26:20 - Some kudos for the offense and Carey kids triggered over Kennedy Brooks and Trey Sermon 0:29:15 - We address the rumors on Mike Stoops and make sure we're all clear on the facts 0:43:48 - Caleb Kelly is struggling at linebacker 0:45:50 - The defensive problems identified 0:52:20 - Safety play has been a problem for a while now and ideas for Lincoln Riley to punish people 0:58:00 - How is this affecting recruiting? 1:06:35 - Is there a chance Ruffin might not be the play caller?

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U40: It's OU/TX. Sooners try to keep their foot on the Longhorns' necks. Oct 03, 2018

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It's the old power trio with Carey, Josh and Eddie as we breakdown some of the key matchups of OU/Texas. We hear from Mike Stoops, Curtis Bolton, Trey Sermon and Shane Beamer throughout the show while each member of the staff brings their biggest question marks and concerns heading into the Red River Rivalry. There's plenty of matchups to talk about, there's OU's tackling, the physicality of the secondary, the OU offense versus the Texas defense. Kyler Murray will be the best player on the field, but will that be enough to overcome the lack of established running backs heading into this one? We also hit up the recruiting trail with Josh and give you our players to watch heading into the weekend. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie's Cubs lose and he's not to murder-y about it 0:04:30 - Rewatching old OU-TX games on Fox Sports this week 0:09:30 - OU brings very little production into the RRR from the running back position 0:14:50 - Trey Sermon talking about the RB position 0:15:52 - Lincoln Riley has been absent from media duties this week and it's weird 0:17:00 - The Mike Gundy prank calls came from inside the house 0:23:10 - Rodney Anderson wasn't even the starting running back heading into this game last year 0:28:40 - Texas has big receivers. OU has DBs that have issues being physical. Who should OU's corners be? 0:32:58 - 2007 OU/TX. Jermichael Finley killed Ryan Reynolds reputation for forever for a lot of OU fans. 0:39:30 - Some stats that support Mike Stoops is doing a good job has everyone triggered apparently 0:47:05 - Are people respecting this rivalry? Some seem to think OU will win easily. 0:50:30 - OU says they are being more physical and working harder on tackling 0:52:00 - Defenders had to recover from Army heading into Baylor. But now it's time to get physical again. 0:53:35 - Could Caleb Kelly play a role against Texas? 0:56:17 - The Coop Ale Works Player to Watch against Texas 1:06:50 - Can Kyler Murray be the X-factor in this game with OU's unconventional run game 1:15:25 - Kyler Murray NFL talk needs to die. He'll make more money and have a longer, safer career in baseball 1:20:05 - Lanie joins the podcast. Eddie wants to talk truther theories to her. 1:21:00 - Sooners target WR Jaden Haselwood decommits from Georgia 1:25:00 - The recruiting visitor list for OU/TX 1:30:00 - Last weekend's recruiting visits and some stray eyeball emoji's are out there 1:32:55 - Are we all taking OU this weekend? And what do we think of the Big 12 teams right now?

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U40: A lot on the line for Mike Stoops and the defense against Baylor Sep 26, 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort presents the Unofficial 40 and this week the rubber hits the road with the OU defense. It's time to put up or shut up and we're totally judging the future of this team based on how the defense performs. Eddie came fully triggered in this episode as we talk about the state of the program and the angst in the fanbase. You're not happy and it's making us unhappy. Media coverage seems to be the last thing on anyone's mind at this point. We rehash the mistakes against Army and look ahead to Baylor. The Sooners are trying to get back on track in the recruiting game as they try and change some minds with some defensive recruits this weekend. It's an emotional edition for certain. The rundown follows below: OPEN - 1,000,000 downloads of the Unofficial 40. 0:02:50 - What's happening around the program right now? The atmosphere seems to be at an all time low between the coaches/players/media 0:05:45 - Some people are mad Josh isn't on the postgame podcast. We welcome Josh to join us at 1 a.m. 0:08:00 - Baylor torched the Sooners last year. This game is a measuring stick game for OU's defense. 0:10:00 - Rehashing the Army game and placing blame 0:14:10 - OU's coaches don't trust anyone else but the starters and it's a problem 0:19:00 - Does the defensive staff play not to lose way too often? 0:25:05 - Should a shootout against Baylor officially signal a time for a change on defense? 0:30:50 - The fan unrest 0:33:00 - Eddie just starts screaming 0:35:20 - OU's lack of rush ends leaves them vulnerable when it comes to creating pressure 0:42:54 - The Coop Ale Works' Player to Watch for Baylor 0:52:14 - Recruiting heats back up. Josh and Bob with the latest on the trail 0:58:07 - We need Josh to save us from Eddie and talk about unofficial visits 1:02:00 - Bob updates us on the latest in hoops recruiting. A lot of new commits 1:05:00 - Tickets always seem to be available leading up to gamedays 1:06:30 - Eddie shows off his hatred for old people and rails on Kansas State 1:11:40 - What are the chances someone in the media calls for Mike's job after Baylor? 1:14:45 - Kelly Bryant will not be coming to Oklahoma 1:19:00 - Some high school scouting coming this weekend

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