Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: Big 12 Media Days tell us football is just around the corner Jul 11, 2018

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It's time to go back to work as Big 12 Media Days begin in Frisco, Texas on Monday. OU moves up their own media day to July 22nd. Carey has a plan to eradicate mariachi bands with barbershop quartets. We talk about the expectations of what we could learn from media days and some of the frustrations of media days. What awful things would Eddie say to Bob Bowlsby if given the chance to ask him anything? Josh disrupts the podcast on multiple occasions because he is trying to eat and listen to music while we are working on the show. A deep dive into the inner workings of the Lincoln Riley football machine and the latest in recruiting as well as we have several commitments to talk about since our last podcast. Another full show with lots of info and fun! The rundown follows below: OPEN - Carey advocates for Big 12 Media Days to turn into a complete circus. Let's get weird! 0:04:40 - What press conference stealing question would Eddie like to ask Bob Bowlsby 0:11:30 - Josh is making weird noises and trying to destroy the podcast 0:12:10 - There are no QBs at media day but day two seems to hold more interest than day one. 0:13:58 - The questions Lincoln Riley will get over and over in Frisco 0:15:10 - EA Sports College Football discussion gets an f-bomb out of Josh 0:17:05 - What the hell does Bob Przybylo do for fun? 0:27:40 - The miracle of Eddie still working here 0:29:40 - OU Barstool's worst fanbase tournament 0:34:55 - The Parrish Cobb story that ran yesterday 0:39:00 - Lincoln Riley addressing the Kyler Murray/QB situation next week 0:43:50 - What were Riley's motives behind bringing these four guys to Frisco? 0:47:55 - Why did OU move their fan appreciation/media day so early? 0:51:08 - What's happening with Jalen Redmond? 0:53:00 - The standoff with the Austin media 0:55:33 - Addressing the Eric Striker future at OU 0:57:20 - Spencer Rattler commits to the San Antonio All-American game in the middle of the podcast 1:01:45 - Mike Gundy and Tom Herman appearing on day two. Texas is not doing terribly in recruiting 1:15:05 - Justice Hill will be peppered with questions about his little brother 1:11:30 - A few commitments since the last podcast. DG Warren, Marcus Major and Woodi Washington. 1:16:35 - Looking at OU's recruiting momentum and how they've built it 1:24:40 - Eddies admits he should have been censored last week regarding Tom Herman comments 1:26:02 - Eddie is now about that downtown OKC life 1:27:27 - We talk about Josh's F-950 because Carey got in a fight with a guy who had one 1:31:45 - Awkward talk about having children 1:40:18 - Josh's recruiting parting shots

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U40: Wrapping up the 5-Star Challenge in Atlanta Jul 03, 2018

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Atlanta and the Rivals 5-Star Challenge is in the mirror and the entire gang is back to breakdown what we saw in Georgia. It was a weird podcast We were pretty much awful people that deserved to be flogged for some of our hypothetical takes on Big 12 Media Days and potential media stereotypes. Also one of Eddie's takes on Tom Herman was so hot, we had to bleep most of it out. The excitement is building for the #ChampUBBQ at the end of the month and we break down the best case scenario for the Sooners to finish out their recruiting in the secondary. Eddie also crashed the Paul George staying in OKC party this weekend The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie attends the Paul George stays in OKC party while Josh leaves his power chord. 0:03:28 - Bob Przybylo is the OCD traveler: things we learned in Atlanta. Eddie wanted to fight TSA 0:11:38 - Breaking down the 5-Star Challenge in Atlanta. It was a great trip to Georgia. The Opening is waaaay too long. 0:14:30 - Trejan Bridges and Theo Wease and their performances in Atlanta. 0:23:50 - Bryce Young was a camp favorite among players, but what did we really see from him as a QB prospect? 0:26:20 - Justin Flowe has major attitude for a 2020 LB and a lot of us really like that 0:31:23 - Does the legalization of marijuana, even medically, help football in the state of Oklahoma 0:33:45 - Some of what we saw from other players on the defensive side of the ball in Atlanta: Elas Ricks and Kelee Ringo 0:37:02 - OL/DL with Stacey Wilkins, Prince Dorbah and Marcus Stripling 0:40:10 - What we saw of Jordan Clark in Atlanta. Where the secondary goes from here in 2019 recruiting 0:46:35 - Should we become a gossip site on the side and go full stupid with Kyler Murray? 0:48:25 - Big 12 Media Days almost on us. Will Kyler Murray just stay at home? 0:52:45 - We're just kind of being dicks now about Big 12 Media Days. We really shouldn't be this jaded but we know there will be Texas b.s. to wade through 0:55:30 - Now we're just being dicks about hypothetical stereotypical Texas media at Big 12 Media Days 0:58:17 - We bring up Bob Bowlsby just to distract Eddie from saying more things that will get us kicked out of Big 12 Media Days 1:01:16 - Marcus Major commits to Oklahoma and we hope to the higher powers we aren't all going to hell 1:09:43 - Riley starting to ramp up excitement over the #ChampUBBQ 1:15:05 - Wrapping up Eddie's night at the Westbrook/PG13 party 1:19:54 - Eddie's next challenge is getting into Baker Mayfield's wedding

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U40: Lincoln Riley gets a big raise and Joe Castiglione's state of OU address Jun 20, 2018

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The Board of Regents met Monday morning as Carey, Eddie and Bob all made their way to the meeting. President Designate James Gallogly made waves with some of his statements, while Lincoln Riley and most of his assistants got raises and extensions. Castiglione also talks about the plans to build an entirely new softball complex as well as beer sales and west side stadium expansion. With the Rivals 5-Star Challenge taking place in Atlanta next week, we give a preview of our biggest recruiting event of the year. What will be different for the Sooners in Atlanta this time around? OPEN - Lincoln Riley gets a $4.8 million payday 0:07:40 - New OU president James Gallogly goes scorched earth in his first regents meeting appearance 0:13:20 - Castiglione then has to put forth a plan to the regents and Gallogly about a new $22 million softball complex 0:15:45 - We finally let Josh join the podcast after sitting through the Gallogly/Castiglione talk. And of course it's soccer talk 0:18:40 - Joe Castiglione doesn't have to be worried about a college stealing Riley, but maybe the NFL? 0:26:30 - Will OU ever sell beer at athletic events? Joe Castiglione weighs in. 0:35:00 - Joe Castiglione gives an update on the timetable for the west side of the stadium. 0:44:23 - Is Bob Stoops coming back to the job he held last year? 0:47:30 Assistant coaches raises 0:55:50 - Joe Castiglione talks about his philosophy on paying assistant coaches 1:01:04 - Recruiting personnel and their place in athletic departments across the country. 1:04:50 - Joe Castiglione talks about the plan for a new softball facility 1:11:45 - Lauren Chamberlain in the ESPN the Magazine body issue 1:17:45 - Bob is very, very excited to talk about wrestling on the podcast 1:20:30 - Clarke Stroud replaces Matt McMillen 1:25:40 - We're off to Atlanta for the Rivals 5-Star Challenge. What do we know about participants? 1:31:00 - OU already way ahead in recruiting from where they've been in recent memory at 5-Star Challenge 1:39:10 - Rivals 5-Star Challenge memories of the past 1:4745 - Probably no podcast next week

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U40: How much difference will Lincoln Riley's recruiting make on the field? Jun 13, 2018

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With Mike Holder going public about Mike Gundy's recruiting in Stillwater, we examine how much difference a top 5 class makes versus a top 40 class in major college football. With Lincoln Riley putting Oklahoma into the recruiting conversation with Alabama, Ohio State and few others, how is this going to change Oklahoma football moving forward? There's also some drama going on in the recruiting camp world that the staff is going to be caught up in toward the end of this month. Why are Rivals and Nike fighting over national camps? We also address the latest Rivals rankings and the perception that OU is being screwed over by Rivals as Arjei Henderson lost his fifth star. We also address Spencer Rattler's lack of a fifth star. We also look at the history of it all, and wonder out loud if being the Elite 11 MVP a curse? We also talk about OSU/TCU/Baylor and how the landscape has changed a bit in the region in regards to recruiting. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Just a month away from Big 12 Media Days in Dallas and the Rivals 5-Star Challenge and The Opening are coming up at the end of the month. Carey kills a metaphor. 0:03:30 - What happened with OU's class in the newest Rivals rankings. Josh mutes himself for the first, but not the last time on this pod. 0:10:10 - Bob breaks down Spencer Rattler not becoming a 5-star with Rivals. 0:11:20 - Is being the Elite 11 MVP a curse? 0:20:00 - Random Cody Thomas conversation which leads into a random cheating discussion. 0:23:36 - Mike Holder stirs up controversy with comments about OSU football recruiting 0:30:50 - Josh was doing calculations during our Mike Holder discussion. He wants you to know Rivals ranks OU people higher than others. 0:34:55 - Why is The Opening freezing out Rivals websites? 0:38:30 - Why OU's recruiting bump the last two years will matter moving forward. 0:43:20 - Waiting for the battle between The Opening and the Rivals 5-Star to see if it affects turnout 0:48:30 - Wrapping up OU's on-campus camps 0:51:00 - How will in-state pressures affect Dax Hill's recruitment. 0:57:17 - We finish up with speech impediments and tattoo talk.

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U40: Kyler Murray is going pro in something other than college football Jun 06, 2018

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The summer camp circuit is in full swing as most of the gang was out at OU's final on-campus camp session Tuesday night. Lots of new faces have shown up in Norman. We also hash through the Kyler Murray baseball/football decision and what he means to baseball as a sport. We talk about the latest recruiting news and camp nuggets as some new offers have gone out and a commitment has come in since our last podcast. The news of Michael Thompson's ACL injury came in during the podcast so we spend plenty of time talking about the ramifications of that news. We also learn some seriously surprising news about UCLA recruiting that blows everyone away. Lot's of off-topic talk to enjoy in this one as well. How many tattoos does Josh actually have? The rundown follows below: OPEN - OU's camps have ended and we saw Tramonda Moore arrive at OU last night. 0:04:40 - Satellite camps get underway. What coaches can and can't participate? Josh has Houston satellite covered 0:08:00 - Breaking down OU's on-campus summer camps 0:13:28 - The madness of Kyler Murray being drafted No. 9 and the meltdown that happened on Twitter. 0:17:10 - Will there be in hangups in Kyler Murray's signing with Oakland? 0:20:18 - The ins and outs of Murray's situation being a MLB guy playing college football 0:26:20 - Kyler Murray is the new baseball sensation on Major League Network 0:27:40 - Carey's million dollar idea for Joe Castiglione 0:29:50 - Austin Kendall's role in all of this and OU at QB after Murray 0:36:00 - Lincoln Riley talks about the early kickoffs and we discover something amazing about UCLA football 0:42:45 - OU's only chance for a marquee recruiting weekend at night will be Oklahoma State. 0:46:44 - Carey can't find UCLA in the national team rankings on Rivals 0:58:20 - Dru Samia has a new tattoo and Josh admits to having more tattoos than we know about. 1:07:00 - Back on track and we talk about the new faces on campus and news on those who haven't shown yet 1:13:30 - Leftover nuggets from OU's camps 1:17:00 - Breaking down the Marcus Alexander commitment 1:23:40 - The Lincoln Riley eyeball chart update 1:33:19 - The baseball season is over and the draft has been scooping up plenty of OU baseball players 1:38:08 - Carey sticks up for Bob Przybylo's coverage of women's athletics in this state 1:40:10 - Michael Thompson torn ACL news breaks right in the middle of the podcast. What does it mean moving forward for DL depth? 1:52:25 - No #Nattys4Patty this year

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U40: Class of 2018 heading to Norman, summer camps get underway May 31, 2018

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The gang is back together after a week hiatus to talk about the travels across the Sooner state last week for high school spring football practices. Our Bob Przybylo has been hard at work tracking down the class of 2018 and their status heading into the summer. There has been some good news on one really big name on the defensive side of the ball. We also break down early impact potential of the 2018 class. Softball has started and OU baseball has a massive challenge ahead. Plenty of recruiting nuggets as always. OPEN - It is heating up in Oklahoma as camp season begins 0:02:38 - Eddie witnessed some of the NCAA Golf Championships in Stillwater 0:04:50 - Last year's Tulsa Caravan was Bob Stoops last official appearance as OU's head coach. 0:07:20 - OU on campus camps get started Saturday. But satellite camps are still all over. 0:12:50 - Bob Przybylo, American patriot. 0:15:40 - New arrival news for the class of 2018 0:19:50 - Eddie sings the national anthem 0:22:00 - Carey's truther theory on Tramonda Moore. It's a joke people. 0:27:50 - How big is Jordan Kelley? 0:29:10 - How hard will the young guys work this summer? 0:33:00 - A Tim Kish tangent. 0:39:50 - Bob's Oklahoma Spring Tour Impressions 0:44:18 - Eddie and Josh's Oklahoma Spring Tour Impressions 0:47:00 - Alabama vs. Oklahoma in running back recruiting (Marcus Major) 0:53:35 - Andrew Raym's recruitment 0:59:45 - Early impact guys who are enrolling this summer 1:15:30 - OU baseball update from Eddie 1:20:25 - Closing remarks

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U40: Kyler Murray is going to be your starting QB next year. We're pretty sure. May 16, 2018

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It's the height of spring sports at Oklahoma, but everyone is talking about the future of Kyler Murray as the baseball draft approaches. We tell you what we think will happen with his future in Norman. We also get into the tackle position at Oklahoma after the Sooners have just received a commitment from a junior college offensive tackle. Eddie is now a morning radio guy. But wait, so is Carey... The latest in recruiting, baseball updates and Bob Przybylo is here to talk hoops recruiting after OU snags Wichita State transfer Austin Reaves. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie has become a morning person by force 0:04:30 - Carey wants Eddie to stop cussing now that he's on the radio more so he doesn't get fired 0:07:00 - Golf is polishing off a regional victory and softball gets set to host their own regional. 0:09:50 - Bob breaks down OU's newest commitment David Swaby. Does this say anything about the status of OU's tackles? 0:14:00 - Trying to predict scout team players who will emerge during the regular season 0:20:40 - Kyler Murray's future in baseball. Lincoln Riley just stated what he has said all along: He and Kyler are on the same page. 0:32:30 - Eddie's baseball talk 0:35:30 - Spencer Rattler's national ranking 0:41:30 - Strange stories about player's families during games 0:48:50 - The strange history of OU not landing great national receivers 0:50:40 - Will #Nattys4Patty return Eddie? 0:55:15 - Josh went to visit OU commit Jarrian Jones 0:59:30 - Where are we with the eyeball emojis right now? 1:06:05 - Carey gives an update on the Bonney family after his story about the NFL Draft night. 1:10:00 - Austin Reaves chooses Oklahoma and Lon Kruger has pieced together another team 1:16:15 - What should Trae Young do with his shoe deal? 1:22:20 - Are you ready to bet on sports Oklahoma? 1:23:50 - We finally get to the morning radio shows and the censor has to come out. 1:25:00 - Laurel or Yanni?

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U40: How do OU and Riley continue the recruiting momentum this summer? May 10, 2018

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It's a slow time of the year which could be bad for rabid OU football fans, but good for us because we get a breather. We carry on anyway with another podcast featuring the entire gang. We hit on a lot of wide-ranging topics and go a little off-topic at times. But we really dive into the changes to OU's summer camps and the changing landscape of summer recruiting. How do satellite camps figure in and how can OU take advantage of so many changes as they happen. We also talk the latest with the OU baseball team and Bob Przybylo gives an update on hoops recruiting. We talk about the recent history of the defensive line and the future of where the Sooners need to go. Lincoln Riley is set to get a pay raise soon. Where is he going to fall among college football's top coaches? The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Setting the scene on a dead period for us and what's to come as the summer starts. 0:03:12 - Lincoln Riley needs some momentum in these slow months. He should just take commitments from people with disabilities. 0:07:00 - Family talk with Josh. Bob confirms he's trying to put a baby in his wife. 0:12:50 - OU commitment Kori Roberson and all the interest he's getting from the big boys 0:20:50 - Nigerians are the new Dominicans? Jimmy the Greek chimes in. 0:26:58 - OU summer camps seem to be disappearing. Times have really changed. 0:30:00 - OU coaches used to have kids destroy each other in summer camps. Now no pads. 0:35:00 - Has the #ChampUBBQ replaced summer camps as the biggest recruiting tool? 0:42:00 - How do satellite camps fit into the mix with summer recruiting now? 0:44:00 - Reminiscing about the 2011 Sooners that should have been so much better. 0:47:45 - Defensive linemen since Gerald McCoy. Adrian Taylor and McCoy might have been one of the best DT duos of the Stoops era. 0:51:30 - Where is Michael Thompson with qualifying? 0:54:00 - Retelling the story of Josh stalking Julio Jones in the OKC airport. 1:04:25 - Eddie's baseball update and the future of Kyler Murray 1:14:00 - Buddy Hield has failed OU. Hoops recruiting update from Bob 1:17:50 - Eddie's OU golf update 1:19:40 - How much of a raise will Lincoln Riley receive this summer? What about the other assistants

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U40: We talk The Opening in Dallas and go behind Baker Mayfield May 02, 2018

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The entire gang is back together and we're talking a lot of recruiting as Josh and Bob both covered the Opening Regional in Dallas over the weekend. We also finally give our thoughts on the Sooners and the NFL Draft and Carey watched all the Behind Baker Mayfield documentaries. We're still amazed Baker was the #1 pick in the draft. We also talk about the other draft picks and free agent signings while trying to keep Eddie from turning the podcast into something no sponsor will ever want to touch. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh is just back from a spring practice and we gauge Eddie's level of horrible. 0:04:50 - Bob and Josh give their general thoughts on the Opening this year 0:08:30 - Josh talks with EJ and Theo Wease 0:14:30 - Sooners are doing great in recruiting but now they have to hold on for dear life. 0:17:00 - Josh talks with Dax Hill 0:22:40 - Big 12 draft and defenders, can OU keep overcoming that? 0:27:30 - Bob kept an eye on Stacey Wilkins last weekend 0:29:50 - Josh met with Kori Roberson just after he got his Alabama visit 0:32:20 - Eddie's OU baseball report. It's not good. 0:38:00 - Baker Mayfield stayed at home while being drafted #1 0:41:30 - Carey hates Sam Darnold but doesn't hate Josh Rosen. Everyone else hates Josh Rosen. 0:49:00 - Walt Anderson is resigning and we have his greatest moment at Big 12 Media Days with a Texas reporter 0:54:05 - The Behind Baker documentary breakdown 1:01:45 - The rest of the Sooners in the draft 1:07:30 - Dimitri Flowers was not undrafted in Eddie's mind. 1:12:00 - Chances some OU free agents will stick? 1:18:00 - Can Sooners have four players drafted next year? Maybe not.

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U40: Lincoln Riley became Oklahoma football this weekend Apr 17, 2018

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For the first time ever, we've got Bob Przybylo in studio to join the rest of the crew to break down this historic recruiting weekend for the Sooners. We talk about the ins and outs of the weekend, how Lincoln Riley set this up and how he knocked them down. We also talk about Bob Stoops big weekend and you'll hear from him on his past and his future. A lot of Bob's former players were in town as well. It's our biggest podcast ever with tons of stories and information to break down everything that happened in recruiting, on the football field and behind the scenes with a week's worth of festivities packed into a couple of days. The rundown follows below: OPEN - We welcome Bob Przybylo to the studio for the first time 0:04:45 - We breakdown the success of this weekend's recruiting haul. 0:06:45 - All of a sudden OU is that recruiting power everyone hates and thinks is cheating 0:09:00 - OU becoming adept at bringing de-commitments back into the fold. 0:15:57 - OU appears to be stepping into a new stratosphere of recruiting we haven't seen in recent history. 0:22:15 - Carey was right in the middle of the David Boren scare during the Stoops statue unveiling 0:30:45 - Breaking down the spring game. Trey Sermon scare and young standouts. 0:35:40 - Kyler Murray vs. Austin Kendall. Is it really a battle? What about MLB? 0:47:50 - The impressions left by the former players who returned 0:50:50 - Rivals calling OU the new RBU? 1:01:10 - Trace Adkins concerns ended up being overblown 1:04:55 - Where Lincoln Riley goes from here for big spring weekends? 1:11:30 - Where did OU make up the most ground in recruiting this weekend? 1:17:40 - Overall impression from recruits about this weekend 1:20:35 - Putting together one of the best OCs in the game with the best talent in the game? Has anyone done it lately? 1:23:35 - 2020 recruiting - Javian Hester close to pulling the trigger and Green-Warren could be there too. 1:27:35 - The OU staff hasn't been perfect since 2011 after Kevin Wilson left. 1:32:45 - Hoops recruiting had a big weekend too 1:37:00 - Bob Stoops' weekend was revealing and good to see. 1:43:00 - Joe Castiglione and David Boren kept Stoops at OU in the early days 1:46:00 - Drake and Isaac Stoops will keep Bob around for a while 1:52:50 - Bob relives his final day as OU's coach

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