Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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U40: Baker comes to Bedlam one more time. Huge recruiting updates Nov 01, 2017

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It's Bedlam week in Norman and Stillwater. We start off with our not so hot takes on the hot take makers at ESPN during the College Football Playoff show last night. We quickly dive into recruiting to talk about the ins and outs of Lincoln Riley's Twitter emojis and what really went down this week in Norman. Plenty of good things happen and we will find out more soon. We break down Bedlam every which way, hear from Baker Mayfield and Lincoln Riley. We also hit an OU men's hoops update with an interview with Trae Young and a breakdown of the upcoming season. More recruiting, more Eddie, more Unofficial 40. Almost 2 hours this week! The full rundown is below: OPEN - It's time for Bedlam 0.02:45 - Josh still has technology issues and he let's Carey know he's a jerk 0.04:45 - The College Football Playoff show and the idiots who work at ESPN 0.08:23 - Georgia/Notre Dame vs. OU/Ohio State 0.14:42 - Huge Recruiting weekend. The Sunday board meltdown addressed 0.18:33 - Lincoln Riley's emoji's versus when a recruit is ready to announce his commitment 0.23:23 - Old guard media getting mad at all the emoji questions for Lincoln Riley 0.26:00 - Softball talk, Eddie yells at Patty and our weekly Lauren Chamberlain update 0.29:13 - OU's huge recruiting weekend with Josh 0.34:02 - How recruiting has changed under Lincoln Riley 0.38:14 - Ronnie Perkins and the commits that have remained silent so far 0.44:24 - Lincoln Riley versus Tom Hermann 0.46:14 - DeShawn White tweets making some waves 0.55:53 - Baker Mayfield in Stillwater where he gets extra salty 1.00.09 - Baker become a big game quarterback in Stillwater in 2015 1.05:15 - The injury report for Bedlam. Neville Gallimore has been banged up for a while 1.09:40 - Mason Rudolph and pressure 1.12:10 - Eddie has no faith in the defense 1.14:30 - Mason Rudolph and Baker Mayfield seem like two banged up QBs 1.16:22 - OU's RB position looks really good right now 1.18:13 - Position vs. position in Bedlam 1.22:17 - Lincoln has to have some new wrinkles for OSU 1.24:26 - OU basketball talk. We hear from Trae Young about the upcoming season 1.29:05 - Eddie Radosevich feels his mortality for the first time when basketball nostalgia comes up 1:34:56 - A little OU hoops preview 1.35:26 - Trae Young on Russell Westbrook 1.38:12 - Will Christian James finally break out. 1.41:21 - Hoops recruiting update. Sooners could be picking up a commitment Friday 1.41:52 - Ratings and Reviews time 1.47:00 - Josh's last thoughts: Football recruiting Micah Parsons 1.47:21 - Eddie's final thoughts: Joey Galloway and Orange Factor

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U40: Is there a feud brewing between Joey Galloway and OU football? Oct 25, 2017

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We talk about Lincoln Riley being upset earlier this week about Baker Mayfield not getting enough credit for his performance against Kansas State. Is he mad that ESPN just glossed over his performance? Did ESPN's Joey Galloway have something to do with his anger? And how was Mayfield left off of two Heisman straw poll ballots at ESPN? We summoned ESPN's Jake Trotter to discuss that very topic. Trotter also talked about what he's working on at ESPN.com right now and we delve into the Big 12 as well as where Nebraska stands among the college football elite. It's also a huge recruiting weekend in Norman and Josh McCuistion and the gang go over all the confirmed visitors and what to expect from this weekend. It's getting a little defensive in Norman this weekend on the recruiting trail and that's a very, very good thing. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Traveling back from Manhattan and Eddie's relationship with Lauren Chamberlain still has life? 0.06:30 - The lost cast of SoonerScoop.com 0.09:30 - Baker Mayfield's performance against Kansas State 0.15:00 - College Football Final and Joey Galloway 0.17:40 - Lincoln Riley getting defensive about Mayfield not getting enough credit 0.20:44 - Baker Mayfield doing hashtag commercials 0.22:00 - We're calling for a Galloway/Riley/Mayfield war 0.26:45 - Baker being left off of Heisman ballots 0.32:08 - Still lots of time left in this season for movement 0>34:30 - The Big 12 vs. the SEC vs. the Big Ten 0.41:00 - Offensive coordinators under fire 0.45:30 - Josh is still baffled by OU's effort against KSU 0.51:27 - Jake Trotter joins the show. Eddie is ready to pounce. 0.55:50 - Big 12 talk with Jake Trotter 1.00:45 - Trotter is covering OU this weekend getting ready for Bedlam. More Big 12 talk with Texas/Iowa State 1.04:00 - Nebraska no longer a blue blood in college football? 1.14:18 - The huge recruiting weekend ahead 1.17:02 - Micah Parsons and where OU is with him? 1.24:00 - Reuben Unije talk 1.25:45 - Josh Proctor talk 1.32:00 - Lincoln Riley's excitement of this recruiting weekend 1.37:20 - Closing moments. Is Josh rooting for the Astros

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U40: Life in the Big 12 is not kind to anyone on defense Oct 19, 2017

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Coming off a Texas win, the Sooners are back on track. And even though some can celebrate a return to normalcy, everyone is still uneasy about the future, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The guys break down what they saw in Dallas, what they saw on defense, where this team is right now and where they are headed. It's a deep dive into the defensive side of the ball and the challenges of succeeding in the Big 12 conference for defensive coordinators across this league. We also talk our impressions of personnel coming out of Texas. Josh chimes in with the latest on recruiting and any and all fallout from the victory in Dallas. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - The latest update on Eddie and Lauren Chamberlain's relationship SECOND OPEN - Update on Josh's baby making 0.08:24 - OU-Texas and are we over the holding penalties yet? 0.13:05 - The defensive gameplan against Texas 0.22:15 - The challenge of being a defensive coordinator in the Big 12 0.24:47 - Effort always an issue 0.30:05 - The shocking history of OU defensive players in the NFL 0.33:30 - Calling for Mike Stoops' job? Obo Okoronkwo is pissed about it 0.38:17 - Offense still has some shortcomings 0.39:45 - Personal fouls are a problem 0.42:00 - Defensive schemes and when is the last time a defensive coordinator was wanted from the Big 12? 0.46:35 - Why the Big 12 is so much more difficult to coach in than other leagues 0.53:05 - coaches all have their glitches and crutches 0.56:00 - nothing is fixed but let's put down the pitchforks and torches for now 0.58:03 - Did Tom Herman put in a clearly concussed quarterback against OU? 1.03:21 - Another bromance developing between Eddie and an OU player? 1.04:49 - Eddie was actually starstruck with Jordan Speith on the field Saturday 1.07:07 - Recruiting talk. Texas Tech going to be a monster recruiting weekend 1.10:40 - Recruiting fallout from OU-Texas seems non-existent? 1.13:27 - Ehlinger is established young QB with a offensive identity. What does that mean for future QBs? 1.19:12 - Who is OU playing this week? Kansas somebody? 1.21:33 - OU offense needs Abdul Adams back though

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U40: Questions surround Sooners as OU/TX approaches Oct 11, 2017

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Carey and Eddie have sobered up after the drunken podcast over the weekend. Now it's time to preview OU/TX. Well, actually there's still plenty of talk about the loss to Iowa State. We examine what's going on inside the program and how the players and coaches are dealing with the crushing loss to the Cyclones. Do these guys know who they are right now? Will they ever get it back together and be the team that beat Ohio State on the road? What is going to happen this weekend down in Dallas? Lot's of questions still need answers. The rundown is below: OPEN - We recap the drunken podcast (director's commentary) 0.04:00 - With a few days of reflection we give our thoughts on the defense 0.07:23 - How Lincoln Riley is handling his first loss as a head coach 0.11:40 - How Mike Stoops is handling the loss as the defensive coordinator 0.15:50 - Questioning the leadership defensively 0.25:35 - Are we starting to see the transition from Stoops to Riley show some cracks? 0.29:00 - The defense craters and the older players are most to blame 0.34:52 - What's going to happen in Dallas? 0.41:30 - Jordan Thomas 0.46:10 - Does this team know they are as bad as they are playing? 0.52:00 - The Red River Rivalry and recruiting momentum 0.54:48 - The recruiting battles between OU and Texas 0.56:56 - OU's loss in front of Josh Proctor 1.09:14 - Ratings and Reviews time 1.14:49 - Eddie has no interests outside of sports. Except for Lauren Chamberlain. 1.17:56 - Josh gives a prediction for OU/TX

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U40: A disaster in Norman, the drunken postgame podcast Oct 08, 2017

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After one of the most shocking losses in recent memory, Carey and Eddie decided to rope Josh McCuistion into the first ever drunken podcast. After some heavy editing for rambling, incoherent discussions and plenty of bleeped out f-bombs, we now present you with a full breakdown of the Sooners 38-31 loss to Iowa State. Is Mike Stoops near the end? How will Lincoln Riley handle things moving forward? How much does a home loss usually mean bad things ahead? The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Setting the drunken scene 0.04:20 - We start breaking down the disaster. Horrible defense, stupid play 0.08:00 - "What the hell happened to that team that went to Ohio State?" 0.09:05 - The problems with Jordan Thomas 0.12:11 - "Ohio State was the aberration not the norm." 0.15:06 - OU's defensive plan when it comes to blitzing 0.16:33 - We now attack the offense 0.19:05 - The ability of this team to go into the tank mentally 0.25:45 - Home losses spell doom for most seasons since 1999 0.33:34 - Was this the worst loss since the John Blake era? 0.40:44 - We're still trying to make it through this list about home losses 0.44.35 - This defensive freefall is just beginning with the schedule ahead 0.48:20 - Have we officially given up on Mike Stoops? 0.50:30 - A truly rambling discussion about Mike Stoops/Tim Kish/Kerry Cooks that should have been deleted 0.54:35 - Have we mentioned how much trouble this defense is in moving forward? 0.55.45 - Josh's daughter is here to save him from this drunken podcast 0.56.23 - We try to talk about Josh Proctor's visit to OU Saturday 0.58.25 - After Eddie and Carey derail the podcast again Josh talks Josh Proctor 1.03.40 - Carey and Eddie apologize for everything that happened Saturday and feel your anger 1.07:00 - Impressively Carey and Eddie recover and just recap what happened against Iowa State 1.09:30 - Riley being caught in the middle of this program's shortcomings that Stoops left behind 1.15:20 - Oh by the way, it's Texas week 1:20:30 - These two drunkards can't end the podcast because they keep talking football

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U40: Baker Mayfield starts piling up critics and Eddie is triggered Oct 03, 2017

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The football bye week is over and football can't get back soon enough. Eddie is in full triggered mode over all the people who can't get over Baker Mayfield's actions on the football field. Eddie wants to plant his flag in every soft person on the planet. We hear from Mayfield and Lincoln Riley as they weigh in on Mayfield's personality and how it relates to the team and the line Mayfield continues to straddle. We also talk about the health of the Sooners, the loss of Curtis Bolton for the season and whether that has a big effect on this team moving forward. Amani Bledsoe also returns for Iowa State and we discuss what that could mean for the defensive line and OU's pass rush. We also hear from Riley and Mayfield on how much this team needs to improve to be a factor in the national championship picture. A recruiting update from Josh McCuistion focuses on the coaches getting to go further away from Oklahoma to attend high school football games because of the bye week. Where did the coaches go and who did they see? A lot of new ratings and reviews to get through and then we get pretty random at the end. Are Carey and Eddie going to a vegan dinner together? OPEN - Eddie starts off the show triggered about people who criticize Baker Mayfield 8:39 - Breaking down what Mayfield said this week about his personality and attitude that has some upset 15:58 - Lincoln Riley's thoughts on Mayfield's personality and attitude 22:40 - Carey tries to get Eddie to stop talking about the triggered people and moves on to injuries 25:51 - Lincoln Riley talks injuries and we break down Curtis Bolton loss and Amani Bledsoe's return 38:15 - How does OU get better moving forward? 45:14 - Josh talks about the recruiting weekend and all the trips taken by OU coaches 50:56 - The time a recruiting reporter wanted to fight Josh at a high school game 54:11 - What's going on with the IMG recruits? 1.05:24 - Ratings and Reviews time 1.17:30 - Baylor losing more players? 1.20:17 - Carey reads the vegan menu for tonight's dinner to Eddie 1.26:35 - Will Eddie be under increased security by OU during pregame against Iowa State

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U40: Why we love OU's defense even though everyone hates it Sep 27, 2017

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It's the bye week in Oklahoma and entire scoop crew is back together to talk about the win over Baylor and what we learned about the Sooners after week four of the college football season. We find so many things to like about OU's defense even though it drove fans crazy at times last Saturday. We talk about Baker Mayfield's pregame antics and our role in the national TV broadcast. We also break down the wide receiver position because we're learning a lot about who should be on the field more and more. It's a real nuts and bolts edition of the Unofficial 40 although Eddie is in trouble again with a subscriber. He cusses too much so we're told. We also talk about the FBI catching cheaters and how the whole Trump/NFL thing filters down to the college level and high school recruiting. It's another jam-packed edition! The rundown follows: OPEN - We start out with SoonerScoop making the Oklahoma/Baylor Fox broadcast and Baker's daddy comments 0.08:36 - The strange start to OU-Baylor and OU's quick scoring 0.10:03 - Lincoln Riley's playcalling early in the game 0.12:05 - Sooners had their chances to break Baylor but didn't get it done. Pass rush and secondary issues 0.16:00 - The Sooners became undisciplined against Baylor? 0.18:14 - The Obo narritive and whether he was dropped into coverage too much 0.21:49 - We celebrate Kenneth Mann and how he could be the new Pryce Macon 0.23:11 - It's Bye Week and here comes Amani Bledsoe. Other pass rushing possibilities 0.25:50 - OU's LBs have been outstanding and we're trying to figure out how Caleb Kelly can do more 0.27:40 - We celebrate Emmanuel Beal 0.31:02 - Baylor still has talent, especially at receiver 0.33:02 - Holding calls were really strange against OU but the offensive line struggled regardless 0.35:53 - Bye week and injuries returning 0.40:37 - Final Baylor takeaways and hearing from Baker Mayfield 0.43:21 - The running back rotation moving forward 0.47:49 - Receivers moving up and moving down 0.49:57 - A case to make Jeff Badet one of the tent poles of this offense 0.53:12 - Baker Mayfield talks Trey Sermon 0.57:11 - Eddie goes passive aggressive because someone on the board came after him for his cussing 0.59:03 - The FBI going after recruiting violations 1.10:05 - The repurcussions of the NFL national anthem controversy and how it trickles down to colleges 1.15:38 - Recruiting update 1.17:35 - Ratings and Reviews 1.21:16 - Josh has unintentionally added to the podcast drinking game

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U40: Lincoln Riley hates your targeting calls ref Sep 18, 2017

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It's a magical edition of the Unofficial 40 that covers many of the hot topics heading into Baylor week. We hear from Lincoln Riley, Baker Mayfield and CeeDee Lamb on the targeting call that never was. We talk about Baker Mayfield's love for Taylor Swift over Katy Perry and get in our own argument about the subject. Injury news, Mark Andrews and others. We also talk about Riley's selective suspension of Du'Vonta Lampkin. Spoiler alert: we don't care. We're not gonna lie, this is a fun podcast to listen to. You can tell the boys were ready for another one after such a record setting podcast last week. The rundown follows below: OPEN - We celebrate our biggest and most listened to ever 0:02:25 - ESPN and Barstool sports are after our Baker Mayfield videos and also KD is a bitch 0:06:15 - Eddie is admonished for sneaking in an f-bomb last podcast 0:08:30 - Baker Mayfield vs. Joey Galloway 0:14:40 - Nobody can figure out how CeeDee Lamb was ejected two days later 0:26:30 - We breakdown the targeting rule word-by-word 0:29:40 - Conference play begins at Baylor. This is no longer the game it once was. 0:32:16 - OU rises from the ashes of the 2014 season after Katy Perry destroyed it. 0:37:17 - The podcast breaks down Taylor Swift vs. Katy Perry. 0:40:12 - Carey forces the show ahead. Injuries coming out of Tulane. Mark Andrews update too. 0:44:15 - A.D. Miller discussion starts a Jeffery Mead fight 0:45:45 - The selective suspension of Du'Vonta Lampkin 0:50:14 - Josh updates the huge recruiting weekend for the Sooners 0:53:13 - The story behind how DaShaun White ended up in Norman this weekend 0:58:14 - Spencer Rattler's impact on players who were in this weekend? 1:02:40 - Josh is fired up about this week's ratings and reviews 1:10:00 - Eddie makes an announcement and Carey tries to get him to slip up and break the rules

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U40: Plant your flag Baker Mayfield Sep 11, 2017

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It's a post Ohio State podcast edition as we talk about the controversy surrounding Baker Mayfield from his planting of the flag at midfield of Ohio Stadium. Lots of audio from postgame interviews and Monday's press conferences highlight what happened in Columbus, Ohio, as the now No. 2 Sooners have taken the college football world by storm. We break down all the great things that happened on both sides of the ball this weekend and talk about the Sooners moving forward. Plenty of recruiting talk along with talk about Eddie's lack of taste bud workouts. We've got a lot to talk about so we did. The rundown follows: Open - Carey complains about working and how tough it is to do a podcast 0:05:34 - The trip to Cincinnati 0:06:55 - Baker plants his flag and the shit hits the fan 0:21:27 - Everyone was a travel zombie at Lincoln Riley's press conference today 0:22:18 - Injury updates. Mark Andrews, Will Johnson and Cody Ford 0:26:35 - Kahlil Haughton played well at safety with all the injuries 0:28:40 - Mike Stoops putting together a great defensive performance 0:31:30 - Kenneth Murray starting to come on at middle linebacker 0:35:14 - Baker Mayfield finding trust with his receivers 0:46:43 - Baker the faker 0:51:12 - Josh Proctor not impressed? We know someone else who might be. 0:56:17 - This win and recruiting 1:00:26 - Eddie is a picky eater 1:09:02 - OU guarding against complacency 1:12:32 - The Big 12 giving Baker Mayfield a year back is saving the conference 1:24:27 - Ratings and Reviews time

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U40: Baker is peak Mayfield as Ohio State approaches Sep 07, 2017

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As we get ready to take off for Ohio, the guys sat down for another podcast to breakdown what happened in OU's 56-7 home opener against UTEP. Josh gives a breakdown after rewatching the game and taking notes for the MMI. Carey has plenty of audio this week from practices and press conferences while Eddie decides the world needs to be questioned once again. We also talk recruiting and our trips this weekend as well plenty of talk about Ohio State and the keys for the Sooners this weekend in Columbus. Happy big game week everybody! Here's the rundown: Open -- Biggest takeaway from Oklahoma's 56-7 season opening victory vs. UTEP 3:05 -- Lincoln Riley takes his starting QB out at halftime and time stands still. 10:47 -- Tom Herman era is off to a roaring start 18:00 -- Lincoln Riley taking the show on the road for the first timee 20:55 -- Lincoln Riley talking on the development of confidence/trust with Baker Mayfield and his wide receiver unit 27:00 -- Neville Gallimore gets away with a targeting non-call? Josh noticed. Carey noticed. Eddie's mind is blown. 30:00 -- Josh talks impressions of Kenneth Murray and the OU defense after game one, plus audio from Mike Stoops and Emmanuel Beal talking on the frosh LB 34:35 -- Baker Mayfield coming for revenge in Columbus. This week we have witnessed Peak Cocky Baker. 43:05 -- Orlando Brown controversy that is a non-controversy. 45:10 -- Carey and Josh debate Indiana receiving unit vs. Oklahoma receiving unit 47:57 -- Ben Powers is a huge dude and might eat your children ... probably not ... but wouldn't want to fight him 51:00 -- Does OU have an autistic serial killer on the offensive line? Is the blind USC deep snapper a fraud? Possibly 58:00 -- Baker Mayfield being Baker Mayfield on ESPN promo 1:01:30 -- OU vs. Southern Cal bowl game could be tremendous opportunity to investigate Trojan fake blind dude 1:03:40 -- High school SCOOP coverage ... Josh talks weekend schedule and visiting Aledo/OU commits Jase McClellan and Jeffery Carter 1:04:34 -- Carey issues public congratulations to Josh for his picture taking skills 1:12:22 -- Will there be riots in the streets if KOCO and it's parent company can't find a resolution

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