Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: 5 stars will be everywhere in Norman this weekend Apr 11, 2018

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The spring game is set for Saturday with plenty of festivities, but the centerpiece of this weekend won't be passes thrown or tackles made, it's going to be the never-ending arrival of five-star recruits, Rivals100 and Rivals250 visitors. It's the first official visit weekend of the year and Lincoln Riley is looking to close on some massive recruits for the 2019 class. The Sooners are putting everything they've got behind this weekend. How far could they climb up the Rivals Team Recruiting Rankings if they're able to close on a couple of five stars this weekend? Everything you want to know about the huge weekend coming up. And we talk about some spring game stuff too. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Lincoln Riley announces the key names to know will only play the first half Saturday 0:04:00 - Josh says this is the biggest recruiting weekend in 18 years. 0:07:15 - Riley bringing in the big gun former Sooners to make this weekend extra special 0:11:20 - Sooners could be banged up going into the spring game. Expect some big names to be out. 0:14:15 - OU finds itself ahead of the curve in recruiting with so many schools cancelling their spring games. 0:17:15 - Jay Hayes, a Notre Dame grad transfer is coming on an official visit this weekend. 0:22:45 - Cody Ford says he's a tackle now 0:29:45 - Some of what we expect in the spring game personnel wise 0:36:45 - We touch on the baseball team playing well 0:41:30 - Our take on the attendance Saturday 0:47:00 - The retirement of Allan Trimble at Jenks 0:53:15 - We start breaking down the recruiting visitor list for this weekend. You have 3 5-star WRs in town 0:58:10 - Sidetracked - Kansas/Adidas scandal hits. Eddie turns evil 1:04:00 - How 7-on-7 is walking the same dangerous line as what is happening in hoops right now 1:20:00 - Back to the visit list. Trejan Bridges an ACT test taking casualty? 1:21:30 - Josh not giving up on OU and Derek Green? 1:23:15 - What can come out of Isaiah Spiller coming back to Norman after decommitting? 1:25:50 - Safeties will be flooding into Norman this weekend 1:34:10 - What constitutes a successful weekend for the Sooners in recruiting? 1:37:45 - Where are the Sooners in RB recruiting 1:41:00 - Marquise Brown races the Scoop staff? Eddie still needs his ass kicked by a middle schooler

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U40: What's next? Marching on the Switzer Center to protest Mike Stoops? Apr 05, 2018

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We're over halfway through spring football and we can't escape the fact so many players and coaches are saying good things about the defense. We have to talk about it. You have to listen. Everyone can curse Mike Stoops and Tim Kish, but we have to discuss the defense and why people are saying good things. Kerry Cooks breaks down everything you want to know about the secondary and Brendan Radley-Hiles is still the talk of camp. Josh hits us up with the latest as the Sooners get ready for their biggest recruiting weekend of the year and one of the biggest of the early Lincoln Riley era. We try and keep Eddie in check but eventually he goes off the deep end as Tiger struggles at the Masters while the show progresses to its fiery end. The rundown follows below: OPEN - It's been sheer madness trying to cover anything concerning the defense this spring. 0:02:47 - Are OU fans going to march on the Switzer Center and protest Mike Stoops next? 0:05:12 - The players believe they are going to be good on defense but no one is listening 0:07:00 - Are Bookie, Parnell Motley and the D-Line keys to making the defense great again? Coaches and players weigh in. 0:10:08 - Sunshine pumpers vs. the Doom & Gloomers 0:13:25 - Can Mike Stoops and Carey ever stop being considered buddies? 0:17:30 - The history of the Stoops family and teachers and what's going on in Oklahoma 0:19:50 - Is Bennie Wylie making a difference with Neville Gallimore?0:23:52 - Talking about the overall development of the secondary with Kerry Cooks 0:41:30 - Cooks talks about impressive players on the offensive side. A.D. Miller keeps coming up! 0:46:45 - No matter what we here we just assume Kyler Murray will be the QB 0:51:52 - Right tackle still a bit of a mystery at this point. The center is a bit of the same. 1:05:40 - OU and Texas A&M are battling for official visits next week 1:10:20 - Sooners already have 5, 5-stars coming in on official visits next weekend. 1:13:05 - Big fish Sooners are still trying to land for the spring game visit weekend 1:17:25 - Isaiah Spiller's decommitment 1:23:33 - Kyler Murray has a couple of crazy weekends ahead of him with baseball/football We finish off with a lot of random talk, 7-on-7, white guy skill position players and then Eddie just goes off the rails as Tiger starts to fall apart.

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U40: Trace Adkins will melt your faces, Dallas Rivals camp recap Mar 29, 2018

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Spring football is back in action and spring recruiting camps are underway again. The Sooners had a lot of commitments down at the Adidas Rivals Camps in Dallas. A couple of commits took home MVP honors. Trace Adkins is playing us into the spring game April 14 and we have some thoughts on that. Lincoln Riley talks about his hire of Bob Diaco as a defensive analyst and we talk plenty of spring football as well. Josh chimes in with a full recap of everything you need to know from last week's Dallas Rivals camp as well. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie has been offered the opportunity to take BP with the baseball team. 0:03:35 - Carey takes a nap yesterday and the world comes to an end with the Trace Adkins concert announcement 0:11:35 - Josh buys a new dog to get over the loss of their beloved pet 0:17:13 - The spring game still holds some interesting developments that haven't been released yet. 0:20:10 - Dorial Green-Beckham gets a DUI picking up another drunk guy. 0:24:28 - The Bob Stoops statue, why isn't this a night scrimmage? 0:28:00 - Predictions on how many show up for the spring game 0:33:15 - Tom Herman hated by one of his former star player? More spring game talk 0:45:12 - Lincoln Riley talks about Bob Diaco 0:54:24 - OU has a new President. Lincoln Riley talks about it 1:04:04 - Is Patrick Fields one to watch this spring? Jalen Redmond talk 1:10:10 - Josh's recap of the Dallas Rivals camp 1:14:20 - Lots of commits working on Theo Wease 1:15:40 - Our first look at in-state defender Trace Ford 1:22:40 - Branson Bragg was good 1:25:40 - Theo Wease and Trejan Bridges breakdowns after seeing them together 1:29:40 - Kenny Stills has quietly become OU's most successful NFL receiver 1:36:40 - Any surprises at Rivals Dallas? 1:44:38 - Quick hoops recruiting update

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U40: What really happeened to OU hoops, big recruiting weekend in Houston Mar 21, 2018

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A lot has gone down since we last got together. Spring football is on spring break but we always have plenty to talk about with the football program. We start off the show talking about Trae Young declaring for the NBA and we hash out the demise of OU's basketball season. We are pretty much blaming everyone. Josh was in Houston last weekend for the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp and saw a lot of OU offers and some commits. He gives a massive update on the latest in recruiting. OU seems to be making a lot of strides with recruits all over Texas. We also hit up plenty of the goings on between OU, Texas and Texas A&M on the recruiting trail. Plenty of spring football talk and some of our first impressions from the opening week of spring practices. Much more to come when OU resumes practices next week. The rundown follows: OPEN - It's spring break and Eddie tries to admit to all the bad things he did on his first college spring break. 0:03:00 - Carey doesn't want to rail on the Thunder, but none of us can help ourselves. 0:07:45 - Trae Young declares for the NBA. Did his teammates even care? 0:11:40 - Is the OU basketball program getting ready to fall apart now? 0:19:05 - Rivals camp in Houston, Josh talks standouts 0:21:25 - Isaiah Spiller and Texas A&M 0:30:05 - Defensive recruits and the perception of OU with kids in Houston 0:34:00 - OU's defensive talent improving quickly in the secondary? 0:37:00 - Marcus Stripling update from Houston 0:39:35 - Garrett Wilson impressed Josh in Houston 0:45:24 - DL commitment Kori Roberson impressions from Houston 0:47:00 - Updates on OU's big official visitors for the Red & White Game 0:48:57 - Spring football impressions after just a week 0:55:20 - Why is Bookie so famous among recruits? 0:57:40 - OU's defense trying to go from good to great 0:59:40 - Bob Diaco hire 1:05:58 - Lincoln Riley handling a QB battle, if there is one 1:13:25 - Chris Robison suspended by Lane Kiffin? 1:19:00 - Who is going to write the OU hoops tell all book from this season? 1:32:33 - From Schmitty to Wylie

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U40: Spring football is under way mother f***ers! Mar 09, 2018

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Carey, Josh and Eddie join forces on a very happy day as OU spring football is just getting underway. Lincoln Riley held his pre-spring press conference Thursday and the gang has plenty to talk about after hearing from the head coach. Player moves, special teams, leadership, quarterbacks and much, more more on this edition of the Unofficial 40. OPEN - Can we close out OU hoops yet? 0:08:30 - Rehashing Josh's worst take ever. Turning down a CFB Playoff appearance. 0:11:40 - Quarterback development and mental toughness. Where are the next great QBs? 0:15:10 - The NFL combine quarterbacks were unimpressive 0:22:40 - Lincoln Riley on Orlando Brown at the combine 0:27:30 - An OU Pro Day preview as it's coming up this next week 0:30:30 - The leadership void will be a challenge for Lincoln Riley this spring 0:34:20 - Is it a quarterback competition? Is it really a battle? We talk Kyler Murray vs. Austin Kendall 0:44:20 - Lincoln Riley putting his stamp on the team with special teams 0:56:56 - Caleb Kelly, Kenneth Murray and the future of the lienbacker position 1:06:25 - Latest on the spring game festivities. We still don't know much 1:13:00 - Just take your medicine and support the program for the recruiting aspect of the Spring Game 1:17:30 - Josh talks about this week's Sooner Scoop and recruiting

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U40: OU has a hoops problem and Mike Stoops' chess pieces on defense Mar 01, 2018

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We're still a week away from spring football getting going but that doesn't stop us from breaking down some keys to the spring concerning Mike Stoops and Kyler Murray. OU hoops has us all in a funk with the way this team has fallen apart. Recruiting takes us to wondering how spring camps like The Opening and Rivals camps could interfere with official visits on campuses. The gang is back together for a lot of different topics on this edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below. OPEN - Are OU hoops fans just ready for this thing to be over? 0:03:00 - How did we get here with OU hoops and who is to blame? 0:05:38 - Where does Trae Young rank in OU history after this season? 0:18:56 - Kyler Murray is now a starter for baseball. How will that affect his spring with football? 0:24:18 - Spring game anticipation and selling out the stadium update 0:34:10 - Will there be conflicts between The Opening/Rivals camps and getting kids on official visits this spring? 0:37:45 - Cheating in college football and the NCAA's role 0:46:15 - How the Sooners will use spring football to bolster recruiting 0:53:50 - Millwood RB Marcus Major really starting to rack up the offers 1:05:40 - How is Eddie's relationship with Natty Light? 1:11:01 - The champion of hot, messed up teachers has happened 1:16:30 - Dealing with Mike Stoops this spring with such a spotlight on his defense 1:26:10 - How the Sooners should build their secondary 1:33:30 - NFL Combine is starting

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U40: Junior Day impressions, Trae Young, Baker Mayfield returns Feb 20, 2018

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Carey, Josh and Eddie return to talk about all the developments surrounding the 2019 recruiting class which is starting to take shape after OU finished off it's second junior day this weekend. We talk about the struggles of OU hoops and Trae Young after the losses continue to pile up. We also talk about Baker Mayfield's return to Norman this weekend and plenty of off the wall topics as well. The full rundown is below: OPEN - OU hoops is still headed in the wrong direction. How soft are the Sooners playing right now? 0:04:20 - Lon Kruger just isn't going to give you the fire and brimstone you crave. 0:05:40 - Have the freshmen hit the wall? The team has certainly not helped Young through this potential wall. 0:13:20 - The ESPN Trae Young fatigue is real and we're all feeling it. 0:15:30 - Eddie as a helicopter parent and the need to re-ignite his courting of Lauren Chamberlain if he wants an athletic kid. 0:20:30 - Baker Mayfield shows up in Norman this weekend to help out recruiting. 0:22:00 - Josh breaks down what happened at junior days. Garrett Wilson coming in was a big deal. 0:24:39 - OU is chasing so many big names at WR. How do they fit them in? 0:26:30 - Kori Roberson commits to the Sooners. Josh breaks it down. 0:29:30 - How much is QB commit Spencer Rattler helping to recruit receivers? 0:31:20 - Josh's biggest takeaways from OU's Junior Day 0:33:40 - OU's biggest disappointment from Junior Day according to Josh 0:38:30 - Rice graduate transfer offensive tackle Calvin Anderson was in this weekend and we've already caught up with him 0:45:03 - Baker Mayfield updates on what he's been up to since the Rose Bowl and getting ready for the NFL Draft. 0:54:04 - Eddie and Josh have to take over the podcast. So we're talking President's Day and weird President stuff. 0:56:15 - Jalan Robinson, 2018 OL who could join the 2018 signing class. 0:59:50 - The 2020 state of Oklahoma recruiting class and how much it's starting to build as a big class. 1:08:43 - Eddie gives his OU baseball update 1:11:11- We end with plenty of nonsense. Josh's kid updates, Carey is headed to L.A. and will experience bottle service, Eddie and Carey get in some baseball talk.

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U40: It was National Signing Day and the entire crew joined in Feb 08, 2018

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It's an Unofficial 40 first as Bob Przybylo joins the crew for his first podcast. But it's National Signing Day so we need SoonerScoop.com's other recruiting guru to join us. We break down the signings by Lincoln Riley today and talk about the defensive makeup of this class. Riley was looking for an elite front 7. Did he get that in this class? We also talk about the defensive backfield and the latest news and notes after Riley held the annual signing day press conference. There are some comings, goings and new injuries out there. OPEN -Eddie demanded we do a podcast today or he was going to kill everyone 0:04:00 - Lanie did not have a strong day at the pool and Carey and Eddie wants to know if her swim instructor is hot 0:07:00 - Carey and Eddie tell you how to get your daughter a college scholarship 0:12:00 - Carey tries to teach Eddie how to be a better person 0:15:00 - The idiots finally start talking recruiting. Riley breaks down the days signings. 0:26:00 - Lincoln Riley is focused on signing elite guys up front on defense 0:32:17 - Michael Thompson. Will he qualify? 0:38:03 - The defensive backfield. Who can make an immediate impact at safety? Anyone? 0:45:33 - Ricky DeBerry just going to be a student this semester and become a grad transfer 0:48:29 - Lincoln Riley talks about injury to Nick Basquine

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U40: A lot of recruiting with a side order of nonsense Feb 02, 2018

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Carey, Josh and Eddie all made it back together before the week was over. Highlights of the rambling include men's hoops, Sherri Coale's salary, poor Blake Griffin, Josh's daughter joined us, Landry Jones talk, the linebacker from UCF with no hand, the message board attacking Nick Krueger and plenty more nonsense. We did talk some serious recruiting in this podcast as National Signing Day is approaching on Wednesday. The rundown follows below: OPEN -OU hoops keeps having to play on the road against teams that just suffered a crippling loss 0:02:20 - Trae Young continues to be ESPN's college basketball gravy train and Blake Griffin goes to Detroit 0:05:30 - Landry Jones is the second highest grossing NFL QB from OU behind Sam Bradford 0:13:25 - The late signing period and how it has affected the interest in recruiting 0:18:50 - The message board drama over Moro Ojomo 0:20:12 - Lanie bursts into the podcast as Josh is doing the baby family tour 0:22:40 - Superbowl talk. Will Nick Foles crumble? OU took Keith Nichol instead of Foles out of high school. 0:27:50 - Back to Ojomo and message board controversy. Where does OU stand with him? 0:34:30 - OU's final official visit weekend before signing day. Who will come in? 0:39:00 - Lincoln Riley's approach to recruiting vs. Bob Stoops' approach. It's not a bad thing to ask for the commitment. 0:49:52 - Josh looks back at some massive recruiting failures in past classes 0:55:35 - Riley wants 80,000 at the spring game. Can it happen? Are official visits this early a good thing? 1:15:30 - Back to signing day particulars. Will Ojomo announce on signing day? 1:16:53 - Calvin Anderson, Rice transfer. Where are the Sooners there? 1:20:00 - Ogbo Okoronkwo. Why he could be even better in the NFL. 1:23:10 - Carey hates the Bills Mafia 1:25:00 - 2019 OU commit WR Trejan Bridges gets an Alabama offer and some Marcus Major talk. 1:34:00 - How will OU do against Texas and West Virginia

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U40: Baker Mayfield turning heads at Senior Bowl Jan 25, 2018

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Baker Mayfield talk is back on the podcast as senior bowl practices are underway. We break down what we've seen from senior bowl practices so far. We also delve into Kyler Murray's dual roles coming this spring and Shane Beamer joining the OU staff. Josh updates us on what to look for heading into National Signing Day and where OU sits. Plenty of OU Junior Day talk as well as breaking down the latest from OU basketball and Trae Young's return against Kansas. The rundown follows below: OPEN - We have official height measurements for Baker Mayfield at the Senior Bowl 0:08:00 - The national narrative of Baker Mayfield vs. Johnny Manziel 0:18:45 - Baker should impress with combine interviews 0:21:30 - Kyler Murray getting ready to play baseball. How will it affect his football? 0:32:00 - Shane Beamer is hired at Oklahoma. What will that mean to the staff? 0:35:00 - The rising cost of coaching salaries, Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh 0:44:00 - How we all figured out we weren't future NFL football players 0:48:28 - Shane Beamer's role with special teams moving forward 0:54:55 - OU recruiting closing out in 2018. Defensive lineman and Leon O' Neal. 0:58:18 - Will Michael Thompson qualify academically? 1:00:40 - Leon O' Neal update. Brayden Willis offer at TE 1:07:20 - What we learned from OU's first Junior Day 1:10:00 - How OU is using this time to get a head start on 2019 1:24:10 - The Trae Young Show was back Monday night 1:37:17 - Wrapping up. Coaching smoke, new GA in the program, recruiting loose ends

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