Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

We're back as we get ready for a huge weekend in Norman. The annual spring game takes place this weekend and there will be transfers and recruits all over the place. As long as the weather doesn't kill everything that is. We get started today though talking about the portal and where OU is looking to fix their issues. And even as we are doing the pod, we again have breaking news as a major defensive line target enters the portal from TCU. Outside of the offensive and defensive lines, are the Sooners even paying attention to other positions? Josh is here to breakdown the latest in recruiting. Any commitments expected out of this weekend. And exactly who is visiting from the portal? We breakdown what we learned from talking to Jackson Arnold and Danny Stutsman after practice on Tuesday. When Bob is done yelling at us from the other room, he stops in to talk about the latest with softball and the Portal Moser situation. It's not off to a great start inside the LNC. Some baseball updates and we reminisce about the awesome time that was Blake Griffin's two seasons in Norman. Congrats on a great basketball career Blake! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Game week  5:45 - Start listening here if you hate the banter 12:00 - Sooners get(ting) busy in the Portal  32:00 - OU OL talk  42:00 - Visitor(s) for spring game 51:00 - Jackson Arnold spoke with the media on Tuesday night 59:00 - Softball/Basketball talk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together talking spring football and this time we're really focused on the offensive line and how that might be affected some of the reports we're hearing about the quarterback position. How much concern do we have heading into the offseason? How much concern should you have if the line doesn't look great in the spring game? The Sooners are hot on the recruiting trail once again and Josh is here for all the latest, including the commitment of Maliek Hawkins just before we started the podcast. And what about the transfer portal? We all have very strong opinions about where the Sooners need to go and what they need to start doing (tampering) in the portal. The softball team is coming off their first series loss since 1907 and Bob is here to update how much of a terror Patty Gasso will be moving forward. Porter Moser also has no players on his roster but we'll talk about how aggressive the Sooners are going to be in the portal for men's hoops. Plenty of football to digest in this one. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  8:00 - 2025 Frisco Emerson CB and Sooner legacy Maliek Hawkins commits to Oklahoma 12:30 - Sooners secondary filling up in 2025 27:00 - Tough questions of spring ball  42:00 - OU defense *should* be very good; depends on interior DL  51:00 - Diamond sports talk  1:02:07 - Hoops Portal Talk  1:05:00 - 4-star DT Trent Wilson announcing Wednesday night Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whole crew is back for another thorough breakdown of spring football camp. We're just off of our third viewing of the spring and we're also full of some scrimmage intel as well. Troy Everett is lost for the spring and the early part of fall camp next season. Where do the Sooners go from here? And what do we make of the offensive line so far. There have been few glowing reviews coming out of camp and what we've seen makes it hard to tell how much of a concern this unit really is. But other positions look like they are receiving some upgrades, like on the defensive line where David Stone is getting strong reviews from Brent Venables. We also talk about the buzz surrounding true freshman QB Michael Hawkins. From what we've seen so far, we believe it. Bob joins in and we talk about OU President Joe Harroz and his "threat" to move Oklahoma basketball to another city if the city of Norman doesn't come through with a proposed entertainment district. We also breakdown what is happening with Porter Moser's roster and where he goes after losing more players this week. Josh is here for your recruiting updates and it's a huge weekend for softball at Texas and baseball in Bedlam. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  11:20 - Troy Everett out for spring ball  16:00 - Michael Hawkins has impressed  21:00 - Interior DL/Defensive end talk  48:00 - President Harroz gets a little wild with the OU Daily  59:00 - Portal Moser has his work cut out 1:10:00 - HS Recruiting w/ Josh  1:20:00 - Big weekend for Stickball  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I mean, there is not a more beautiful time of the year than right now. The entire crew is here. Almost all of us have been watching spring practice with our own eyes. We had 90 minutes of viewing on Monday, we have another hour and 45 minutes after the pod today. While Eddie and George did a Practice Report on YouTube, Carey and Bob weigh in today with what they saw and Josh is here as well to talk about what he's hearing. There's just so much to talk about regarding this team. We've got some insight into some of the new staff and how they fit in with the program as well as all the player analysis you can handle. Josh is here with the latest in recruiting as always and there was just so much football to talk about but we managed to fit in some hoops, softball, baseball talk in the end. Check YouTube for a brand new stickball episode that will get more in-depth to the baseball and softball. It's a great time to pod and a great time to listen to the pod. Enjoy! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 10:00 - Start listening here if you only want sports talk ... Spring ball is HERE 18:40 - Andrel Anthony set back  28:31 - Transfers making an impression 42:00 - Interior defensive tackle questions 48:00 - Specials teams improving; Excitement about Doug Deacon 1:02:00 - Recruiting Report  1:09:00 - 2025 RB Tory Blaylock announcement on Friday & 2025 DL Landon Rink decision ahead 1:15:00 - Portal Moser SZN 1:20:00 - Stickball recaps for the week  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a little Porter Moser heavy with his press conference the other day. It got a lot more bizarre for those that watched Virginia play last night. But we're going football heavy as Josh has had back-to-back weekends of watching OU prospects in person at Under Armour Dallas and Houston. And we're also diving into what the latest Kevin Sperry movement could mean for his commitment to OU. We actually put Josh on the spot and ask him if Sperry winds up at OU. We were also blown away at the footage of 2026 RB Jonathan Hatton in Houston. And as we started the pod there was worry that DeMarco Murray might be stolen away by Ohio State. As we were halfway through the pod we got word that Murray had made a decision and was staying with OU. Bob is also here for some hoops talk and what Porter is going to have to do in the offseason so the end of this season doesn't send the program spiraling in a negative direction. Spring is never lacking for action. And that's without football practicing this week due to spring break. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Is DeMarco Murray going to Ohio State?  16:00 - Under Armour Houston recap  43:00 - BREAKING: DeMarco is staying at Oklahoma 55:00 - Kevin Sperry on the move for his senior season  1:03:00 - Hoops … GROSS! DISAPPOINTING!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring sports is at it's height with Football, recruiting, basketball, softball and baseball and the Unofficial 40 has a lot to cover. We got to see Drake Stoops and others run their unofficial 40s at OU's Pro Day. What were our impressions? The board of regents met on Tuesday and there was salary news for Zac Alley. What does his salary say about his place in the defensive coaching pecking order? Also a big raise for offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh. We wrap up the Under Armour camp from over the weekend and talk about how many recruits are setting up official visits. It gives us a peak into what weekends the staff is setting up for big recruiting weekends. OU heads into the Big 12 tournament down some important bodies and the women put up a dud in the Big 12 Tourney. Little softball talk with Bob and baseball talk with Eddie. And we even had an appearance from Josh's oldest daughter and we planned her birthday party this summer. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Special guest Lanie McCuistion 9:00 - Sooners Pro Day wrap-up 17:00 - Board of Regents recap; Coaches salaries 45:00 - The Boneman joins the program; OU softball is BACK; OU baseball we’ll see 60:00 - Hoops heads into postseason 1:15:00 - Recruiting visits being scheduled; Under Armour wrap-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OU held it's now annual media day for newcomers just before the start of Spring Football on Monday. We talk about our takeaways from all the players we talked to. And oh yeah, Brent Venables also held his pre-spring press conference. We talk about our biggest takeaways from Brent and we get into the structure of OU's football personnel/general manager staff. Josh has updates on the Future Freaks recruiting event this weekend and Norman and everybody is headed to Dallas Sunday for the Under Armour camp where a lot of those freaks will be headed. Bob and Eddie bring the hoops updates as the Sooners are almost guaranteed back-to-back games against Texas. Softball is trying to find their closer and getting used to bigger home crowds. Bob Przybylo with the updates there. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football is here! Sorta.  8:05 - Future Freaks Weekend; High school spring circuit begins 23:15 - Brent Venables met with the media for the first time since San Antonio 45:00 - Bob Przybyło joins the program  49:07 - Hoops  60:00 - OU softball win streak comes to an end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring is in full swing as softball, baseball are all underway while March Madness looms. The Sooners are looking better as members of the 68-team tournament after a win in Stillwater. With just a handful of games remaining, can the Sooners get one more win to make the NCAA's almost a certainty. The women can clinch the Big 12 with a home win over Texas Wednesday night! Bob Przybylo is here to talk about softball and the opening of Love's Field this weekend. Josh is here to give you all the latest on the recruiting front and George and Carey are joining in to talk SEC and next year's schedule which will be difficult. Vegas has OU at only 7.5 wins for the season. A lot going on and a lot to get to in this edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Big spring sports weekend 19:00 - OU hoops big win in Stillwater 31:00 - Recruiting info — big visits ahead & updated On3 rankings 47:00 - OU women’s hoops on verge of Big 12 reg. season title 51:00 - Sooners SEC schedule is tough; over/under set at 7.5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the whole crew locked in once again this week as we start of with the full gang, but first we get a little springy as Bob Przybylo is here to talk softball and hoops while Eddie updates us on OU's first weekend on the diamond. George joins the show and we're still talking hoops. Has the lack of support for OU hoops eroded some of the passion from the fanbase? A dinosaur arena doesn't really scream, "We care!" And are the Sooners closer to falling out of the NCAA Tournament field or staying in the field? A pretty serious state of the union discussion on OU hoops. Josh is here for all the recruiting talk and Carey is here to talk about his thoughts on what OU is doing to prepare for a new era of college football that has so many more administrative challenges than ever before with recruiting, the transfer portal, NIL, etc. How is OU navigating this new era and everything we know about how this is all being setup. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring sports underway  5:00 - Is it time to push the NCAA Tournament panic button?  17:00 - Softball/Baseball/More hoops talk  50:00 - Recruiting — Junior Days ahead/Spring visits  1:02:00 - Athletic departments are having to figure out what is going on in today’s college athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football officially ended with the Superbowl but several Sooners ended up world champions. Now we turn our attention to spring football. As soon as anyone lets us talk to anyone like maybe Zac Alley or any newcomers. Hoops is coming off a soul crushing loss. The boys try and talk out their hoops issues a lot more peacefully and respectfully this time around. And stickball is here. Softball is already underway and Kelly Maxwell shines as expected. Eddie is excited about the start of Skip Johnson's season. And Josh is here to talk about the latest in recruiting as Houston is becoming a hotbed of activity for the Sooners this year. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  13:00 - Spring football is near 42:00 - Hoops 54:00 - Softball/Baseball  1:03:00 - Recruiting  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob are all here and we're back in action this week. We talk about National Signing Day even though there was no big signing for OU in the second signing period. Should we just get rid of this second signing day? The guys talk about where things stand with the recruiting calendar as coaches have been on the road, junior days have happened and we've already moved on to 2005 commitments. How will all of this be affected by what is happening with the College Football Playoff and the SEC and Big Ten looking to do their own thing? Will the NCAA even be in charge much longer? We also talk about OU's latest commitment and offensive line recruiting in general. We talk with George about the Senior Bowl and the shuffling of the support staff at OU with Jay Nunez leaving for Alabama. Some heated hoops talk with the crew as Eddie, Bob and Carey chop it up about where this hoops season is headed. Softball is coming and we all have our thoughts on Toby Keith's passing as OU started to honor his memory last night at the BYU game. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  15:00 - It’s National Signing Day and nothing is happening 29:00 - Senior Bowl/East-West Shrine Bowl wrap-up 35:00 - Staff changes with Jay Nunez leaving for Alabama  40:35 - Hoops was fun vs. BYU/Honoring Toby Keith  58:00 - #Nattys4Patty SZN upon us  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a potentially huge night for OU basketball last night as the Sooners took on the Texas Longhorns in their own gym. But the Sooners didn't play with enough intensity and were beaten down until they were out. We talk about why it happened, what it all means and what does Porter Moser have to say about the loss in front of the best OU crowd of the year? We take a look at some of the recent offers that have been made by the Sooners. Josh highlighted 39 new offers this morning on SoonerScoop and we talk about some of them. What do coaches look for when they go visit players at their high schools? We talk about the QB transfer portal and how it might affect the future of quarterback recruiting in the high school ranks. And we celebrate Baker Mayfield's return to the NFL and wonder what his next stop might be. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Hoops disappoints vs. Texas 18:00 - Coaches are out on the recruiting trail & offers are going out! 31:00 - Sooners Elite Junior Day this weekend 35:00 - The CFB World is crazy 55:00 - The NFL season ends for Baker and the Bucs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we're talking about the hot issues on the Crimson Corner lately: OU and NIL. Can it be better? And who is supposed to make it better? We usually try and avoid a lot of NIL talk but it's time for the fanbase to get back to the basics on how this all works. Alabama has some big names hitting the portal as well. But would the Sooners be players for more high profile portal transfers? We're also talking about the 2025 recruiting class that is going very, very well at this point. And speaking of the program's biggest issue right now, there are a ton of offensive lineman available in the class of 2025. Josh tells us how the Sooners are faring with the biggest names out there in 2025. Bob is here for some hoops talk as OU gets a very winnable game tonight in the LNC. And Zac Alley has been officially announced as OU's next DC. His salary will give a good indication of whether he really is seen as the new lead dog on defense. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Let’s talk it out 22:00 - Zac Alley hire made official  34:00 - Anything new in the transfer portal?  37:00 - Focusing on 2025 class 56:00 - Hoops talk; don’t push the panic button yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start out the show with a big announcement of two new additions to the Scoop family. The crew is all here and we're trying to figure out OU's position and standing with NIL and the transfer portal. Is OU willing to pay what it takes to land big-time transfers? Is Brent Venables unwilling to deal with transfers who are seeking top dollar? It's a philosophical discussion about OU's philosophy on the transfer portal. Meanwhile, Lane Kiffin is on a boat landing everyone he wants. Can the Sooners close on any of these key offensive line targets in the portal? Sooner hoops is set to take on TCU and Kansas on the road as they try and remain a top 10 team. Bob Przybylo is here to breakdown what is ahead for Porter and the boys. Josh talks about the All-American performances from the 2024 class and his impressions after talking to everyone in Orlando and San Antonio. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! We start with SoonerScoop announcement  7:00 - The Portal continues to be a weird confusing place  30:00 - HOOPS 42:00 - Josh wraps up the HS All-Star Game(s) 53:00 - More NIL talk 1:04:00 - How close is Oklahoma to winning a national title?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a four-man pod today with Carey, Eddie, Bob and George as Josh has the week off. We talk about the end of the season, assess what we saw from the offense and Jackson Arnold last week in San Antonio and talk about the additions that must happen for OU this offseason for OU to contend in the SEC next year. We also catch up with Bob Przybylo to talk the latest in OU men's hoops as the Sooners get ready for conference play. What are the biggest unknowns about this conference heading into some big battles to come? We also hit on the College Football Playoffs and what we saw this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder are the best team in the NBA 8:00 - You can start listening here for FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 25:00 - HOOPS opens conference play Saturday vs. Iowa State  42:51 - Wrapping up Alamo Bowl; Jackson Arnold’s first career start  1:00:00 - CFB Playoff Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie, George and Carey met up after this morning's coaches press conferences to breakdown the matchup with Arizona and talk about everything they've learned this week while in San Antonio. Jackson Arnold's debut is the main headline, but the defense shows up to the Alamodome almost fully intact and ready to show what they can do against an explosive Arizona defense. Could Woodi Washington join Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman and return to Oklahoma for another season? How do we feel about the offensive line heading into this one? And how do we feel about the newcomers we saw this week during practice? All that and more in this edition of the Unofficial 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you can tell by Eddie's rundown, he basically boycotted the pod today. We also had some audio issues between the 42:00-43:00 mark but it was quickly fixed when George took over for Bob. We hit on national signing day and got into some of Josh's thoughts about the biggest early impact players in the class. Could Danny Okoye be a better player early than David Stone? We had a strange hoops conversation with some awkward fighting. Carey addressed the whole Dillon Gabriel controversy even though there wasn't one as we found out later in the day when we interviewed Dillon. George then came on the pod and told us he was burnt out on OU football this week and wanted to talk about other stuff. Josh and Carey talked whiskey. George went to a Birthday party and we're looking forward to a couple of days off before heading to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. Josh decided we didn't have enough Alamo knowledge and decided to give us some. We may have peaked this week. Merry Christmas everybody! The massive rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Early National Signing Day has come and gone 15:00 - Sooners signed 27 on Wednesday  39:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The full gang is here and we're trying to make sense of the situation with Cayden Green. He just snuck out of Headington Hall without telling a soul and left his teammates wondering what happened. Hell, he left everyone wondering what happened. We talk about yesterday's open practice portion as well as Jackson Arnold's first start against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. And what is this offensive line looking like heading into the bowl game? How does it look next year? How is this going to get fixed? Bill Bedenbaugh has some work to do. National signing day is almost here and coaches are out on the visit trail. Josh has the latest from that side of the program. We also finally wrap up the return of Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman who had their chances to talk to the media for the first time since announcing their decisions. We've even got a little hoops talk for you as the 11th ranked Sooners are getting ready to take on North Carolina next week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! There’s a lot going on 6:30 - What has happened with Cayden Green?  28:00 - Danny Sutsman/Billy Bowman speak with media on decisions to return 39:00 - Jackson Arnold is *officially* QB1  48:00 - Does OU have an OL problem?  53:00 - Purdue WR Deion Burks commits to Oklahoma 1:01:00 - OU coaches  1:11:00 - Hoops might win the Final Four by a million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OU men's hoops team is 8-0 and Bob Przybylo is here to talk about what Porter Moser has cooking inside the Lloyd Noble Arena (maybe he will accidently burn it down). And we're mainly here for transfer portal talk as we talk over the main targets we're seeing early at tight end, defensive line and even offensive line. We also talk Dillon Gabriel and what led to his decision to play another year of college football and why it wasn't at OU. You can't ignore that OU is taking a risk here. We get into some high school recruiting as well as Josh says OU still has a real shot at a five-star defensive lineman. The changes at A&M continue to open up OU's chances to land some elite talent on the defensive side of the ball. Also some typical office shenanigans and Carey thought George looked nice yesterday and we've never been more uncomfortable talking about it. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Book your Final Four tickets now! 13:55 - Okay let’s talk Portal 30:00 - Let’s talk Oklahoma football  44:00 - OU needs from the Portal  1:12:00 - Sooners still in the mix for Dominick McKinley?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The full crew is back this week as Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob all take part in the show. That's right! Bob Przybylo has made his triumphant return following his battle with the black plague. He drops in to get us ready to root for some hoops this season as the Sooners are finally in the AP Top 25 for the first time under Porter Moser. We also hit some more on the new coaching hires as they became official just after our podcast finished taping. The transfer portal is opening and the Sooners will have some definite targets to chase. Some decent names are already starting to enter. Where do the Sooners look first? We also talk about Jackson Arnold's reaction to the Seth Littrell/Joe Jon Finley hires. And is concern over Kevin Sperry? Josh takes us down the recruiting road and Grant Brix is probably best to be where he is. And guess what Josh? He did like the equipment truck! And George spends his time on the U40 taking shots at Eddie apparently. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Seth Littrell & Joe Jon Finley are Oklahoma’s new OCs … maybe you have heard?  8:43 - Oklahoma *should be* really, really good offensively in 2024 20:00 - Jackson Arnold is the face of OU football; run game will be better  27:00 - Talking some defense  37:00 - Portal Watch has commenced  49:20 - Hoops; Sooners are a top 25 team 1:02:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OGs are back at it again this week because it's a compressed week and Bob and George have to write, write and write some more. Carey, Josh and Eddie, the original U40 crew is back to fight a little bit. Carey is fighting with the Crimson Corner on the pod again. Josh is trying to play peacemaker and Eddie is just stirring the pot as usual. The guys also try and help Carey fill out his Maxwell and Nagurski ballots. And the biggest question of the week. Will it be Dillon Gabriel or Jackson Arnold throwing passes to Drake Stoops in his final regular season game as an Oklahoma Sooner. We also talk about national and Big 12 awards season and the transfer portal is opening soon. Marcus Hicks has already announced his intentions to enter. Who would be surprise entries into the portal? We throw around some ideas. And Josh is here with the latest in recruiting and particularly Grant Brix. Is Oklahoma finally getting off the Brix wagon? And what about the A&M situation? We also make sure to give you plenty of TCU talk since we got killed for not talking any BYU last week. Where do the Sooners have the edge this weekend? The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! OG gang is back 12:00 - Carey is a national award voter 17:00 - Who starts on Friday: Dillon Gabriel or Jackson Arnold? 40:00 - Danny Stutsman was robbed by the Butkus committee 53:00 - Marcus Hicks entered the portal; who else?  1:05:00 - RECRUITING  1:25:00 - OU plays TCU this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's BYU week and the Sooners set out to see how many refs will be throwing flags this weekend. We're kidding. Maybe. We talk about the uneasiness surrounding Oklahoma and the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 went ahead and changed their tiebreaker rules, even though they continue to say they are just clarifying what the rules already are. Where does that leave Oklahoma? What has to happen for the Sooners to end up in Arlington for the Big 12 Championship? Also, did the Big 12 plot for Eddie's elevator to fail just before Brent Venables' weekly press conference. We though we lost him for no minute. Could any OU assistants get caught up in the coaching carousel that has only just begun? Eddie had some thoughts on the Porter Moser 3-0 hoops team after catching them in action last night and Josh is here for your recruiting addictions. We pod! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. We’re headed to Provo 11:20 - Eddie was stuck in an elevator at the stadium 16:30 - The Big 12 is an incompetent conference 44:00 - OU assistants being courted during silly szn  1:05:00 - OU hoops 1:11:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Virginia is ahead for the Sooners, but Josh and Carey weigh in on everything they've heard this week in regards to the state of OU's football program. It's also a throwback episode to the original Unofficial 40 crew that started it all over 9 years ago. So we start from the top. We go back and look at Bedlam and where this program is on offense and defense. No panic, no proclamations of impending doom. Just some level-headed discussion of what we're seeing. We also talk about how the coaching staff is handling things personally. George's steely response from Brent Venables during yesterday's presser and the public missteps that have happened recently with Venables and Lebby. We also dive back into Bedlam, what we saw and what it means moving forward. We also want to shower some praise on some of the good things we're seeing. Like Kip Lewis. And we ask the question, should he be starting? Big love to Drake Stoops as well. And we get the latest on recruiting with Josh who has a big visitor confirmed for this weekend. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. It’s a throwback episode  8:00 - Bedlam wasn’t fun. How bad was it?  34:00 - Kip Lewis looks to be a big deal. Needs to be on the field.  46:00 - We would die for Drake Stoops; the message board needs love 54:00 - Lincoln Riley is not well 58:00 - RECRUITING  1:03:00 - 2024 OT Grant Brix visiting this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob are back for another full crew episode. We're putting Kansas in the rearview mirror and moving on to Oklahoma State. The college football playoff rankings have been released and it at least gives the Sooners a path back to relevance. But that won't mean anything if the Sooners defensive front doesn't get that chip back on their shoulder as they did against Texas. Oklahoma State's running game and Ollie Gordon will test the Sooners who may or may not have Danny Stutsman in the middle. And if they do have him, how effective can he be? Bob Przybylo is here with his first basketball update of the season as the Sooners tip off tonight with a scrimmage that is free to everyone. We talk about the new faces in the program and try to paint a picture of what this team is going to look like. Josh has the latest in recruiting and the latest on offensive lineman Grant Brix, who many believed was on the verge of committing to Nebraska after his trip. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Bedlam week is here 12:00 - Should OU DL have an advantage vs. OSU OL? 16:00 - Brent Venables place in the OU offense 24:00 - Is the defense getting a pass? What about Brent Venables game-management? 43:00 - OU No.9 in first CFP Rankings 53:00 - Hoops season is upon us 1:03:00 - RECRUITING 1:06:00 - 2025 Carl Albert LB Marcus James announcing Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to work covering another game on the road and we wouldn't have it any other way. The entire crew gets together for this family dinner of podcasting goodness. And we're doing it with half the building recovering from a flood. Josh trolled USC earlier this week on the YouTube recruiting roundup show and we do weigh in on the public mess that is happening in Lala land. We also talk about the sign stealing scandal at Michigan. Do we expect the NCAA to do anything about it? But we're really here to talk OU football and we look ahead to the matchup in Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend. What is going on at the running back position after the suspension of Tawee Walker? Will it be Gavin Sawchuk or could another name appear that we haven't been talking about lately? Josh breaks down what he has seen after film breakdown on the offensive line. Is Savion Byrd ready to finally step up on the right side of the line without Mettauer? We also get into a bit of recruiting with the visit of Reggie Powers last weekend. Also, has Nebraska reached desperation levels with Grant Brix? All that and more in this week's episode of the Unofficial 40. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! The office flooded. Please pray for us.  9:15 - The world of CFB is wildin’ 31:00 - OU is headed to Lawrence, Kansas 49:00 - RB situation 1:00:00 - Offensive line talk 1:08:00 - Quick hitters on Grant Brix/Reggie Powers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bye week is behind us and it's time for Oklahoma to get back to the business of football. And lately business is booming. As Dillon Gabriel's former school, UCF, comes to town, the offense has some holes to fill with Andrel Anthony out for the season and McKade Mattauer out for at least a couple more weeks. We also talk about the defense who will be tested by UCF's offense. Is Brent Venables ready to hit the portal again this offseason with so many big-time programs having down years? We'll talk about that as well as your weekly dose of recruiting with Josh McCuistion. We also talk about some of our favorite interviews of the week like Jacob Lacey and Caleb Shaffer. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  20:42 - Let the good times roll in Norman, Los Angeles and College Station 35:00 - Jacob Lacey’s story is unbelievable  49:00 - Defensive turnaround; In a word: unbelievable 1:01:00 - AP All-American Team 1:08:00 - RECRUITING; 2024 Michael Boganowski announcement on Thursday 1:13:00 - Bill Bedenbaugh’s 2024 o-line coming together Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the only time during the week that the entire staff gets together for one show. It's the Unofficial 40 where we all get together on this bye week to discuss how things are going for the Sooners. Some more thoughts on how the Sooners move forward without Andrel Anthony and who best fills his role. We talk about the elevation of Danny Stutsman after the video that came out last night from OU. We also take some time to recognize Todd Bates for the job he has done with the defensive line this season. And of course, Josh takes us into the recruiting realm as some big commitments are on the horizon. And what did the win over Texas do for recruiting? The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40. It’s a bye week … and uhhhhh OU is in a national title race 2:20 - DRAMA at the Scoop offices  6:50 - Andrel Anthony lost for the season 14:00 - Danny Stutsman is the face of the Oklahoma program 21:00 - Todd Bates. Take a bow.  28:00 - Does OU have a Jim Thorpe type winner in the secondary currently?  43:00 - RECRUITING - OL Daniel Akinkunmi announcing decision on Thursday  50:26 - How does the OU-Texas outcome play a role in recruiting?  1:02:00 - Taking a lap around the Big 12  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the biggest week in OU football since... well, since a while. It's a chance for the Sooners to do something really special. But it won't be easy. Josh, Carey, Eddie, Bob and George all weigh in on this weekend's matchup. Will it be the last time these two teams meet this year? How will Dillon Gabriel respond in his biggest game as a Sooner? Will the offensive line hold up? Will the defensive line win enough battles? We break it all down and then some in this edition of the Unofficial 40. What we do know is this is going to be really fun. Josh also recaps his recent recruiting trip to California and OU's newest commitment from 2026. We pod! The full breakdown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It’s OU-Texas week! 22:32 - OL/DL concerns vs. Texas 42:00 - George Stoia joins the program 1:00:00 - Dasan McCullough’s role on Saturday 1:04:00 - Carey thinks Billy Bowman is built for OU-Texas 1:11:00 - OU run game concerns 1:15:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa State week is here and we know even though OU is 4-0, this team can't look past the Cyclones and dream about the Corny Dogs and wax cups full of beer just yet. The defense is still worth praising but like most fans, we're starting out on the offense. Josh and Carey have their chances to weigh in on the running back rotation. And Eddie asks the question: Are there really people who want to replace Dillon Gabriel at QB? There was some strong language in there too. We talk about the future of OU this season with Gabriel and with Jackson Arnold at QB. Brent Venables is also very high on Key Lawrence right now. Is he a part of the starting lineup moving forward? George also has some interesting stats on Danny Stutsman and a preview of a big feature he's working on for a guy we think is a legitimate Butkus Award candidate after 4 games. We also talk the recruiting trail with Josh. Welcome back to another episode of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 17:40 - Running back rotation; Brent Venables calls out the RB room! 30:00 - OU offensively — BIG tests ahead 39:10 - Let’s focus on Oklahoma defense; we’re excited!  1:01:00 - Fast forward to here for Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Unofficial 40 podcast where the entire gang gets together. This is the ultimate power unleashed on the world as Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all contribute to this week's show where we talk about the questions being asked of this Oklahoma team. Questions such as whether the culture has changed at OU? Questions like if Dillon Gabriel is a Heisman candidate yet? Didn't OU start 3-0 last season before it went terribly, terribly wrong? Even we may have been responsible for some of the optimism coming out of Nebraska in 2022. We talk about recruiting as a big decision was coming just hours after we recorded. Danny Okoye is making his choice tonight. We also get into yet another LIncoln Riley debacle at USC as he is now banning reporters. And plenty of Cincinnati talk as well. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40 10:00 - Has the culture changed at Oklahoma? This week should start telling the story 33:00 - Danny Okoye announcement Wednesday @ 6:30p 49:00 - 2025 WR commit Elijah Thomas was impressive  53:00 - George Stoia joins the program  1:01:00 - What can Jalil Farooq turn into?  1:04:00 - Lincoln Riley … still a jerk  1:20:00 - OU football’s challenge in Cincinnati 1:33:00 - WR group a strength for Oklahoma offensively Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're problem solvers. So we're here to fix the OU offense. We all have the answers. Some of the answers may be different, or conflict or be the same. But we have them. Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all partake in this week's podcast. We talk about the offensive issues, the running backs, the offensive line, the tight ends. We talk about Jeff Lebby. We don't talk a lot about Art Briles. We're sick of it too. We also have plenty of praise for the defense and Josh gets into the latest on recruiting with commitment dates approaching on key OU targets. Eddie also dunks on everyone over his social media following. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Is Texas back?  8:00 - Sooners defense has been fun; are they back, too?  30:00 - Offensive problems start on the OL?  53:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have an actual football game to talk about this week! Josh, Carey, Eddie and Bob are on the pod this week as George has the week off to concentrate on some big stories. One of which included the City of Norman introducing a billion dollar arena and entertainment district. Josh takes us through the latest recruiting buzz with a couple of official visits this weekend and a big decision coming this weekend from a coveted OU recruit. We also bat around the results from the weekend. TCU and Colorado, Clemson and Baylor's upset loss. Then we get into the Sooners as we talk about how easily the Sooners dispatched Arkansas State while also looking ahead to the challenge of SMU this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Week 2 ahead  7:00 - Sooners knocked it out of the park with Danny Okoye 20:00 - Melissa (Texas) DL Nigel Smith decision coming Friday 31:52 - Around the Big 12 … not great! 46:00 - OU football enters Week 2 1:07:00 - What do we want to see Saturday vs. SMU? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob all chime in on this week's Unofficial 40 podcast and it starts off with a bang as Carey is airing reporter grievances once again. But this time against George. We talk depth chart as Josh, Bob and Carey have their go at things. Josh is also here for some recruiting talk as things could be heating up with OU and another big-time defensive line prospect. We also talk about our impressions of how Brent Venables has changed over the past year as he heads into his second home opener in Norman. And back to Josh for more on recruiting visitors coming in this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - We’re back and Carey has grievances! 13:50 - Sooners making a run at another 5-star DT?! 36:00 - Talking Sooners depth chart 1:03:00 - Brent Venables Year 2. Efficieny.  1:15:00 - Recruiting round-up 1:26:00 - Official visitors this weekend in Norman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only 1 more pod before the season begins and the gang is all here with plenty of excitement and plenty of questions about what we're going to see out on that field when the Sooners take on Arkansas State Sept 2. After two more media sessions this week we have plenty of things to talk about. Jeff Lebby had plenty to say this week about the offense and the running back room. And we all had our takes on who the best running backs on this roster really are. Who are we kidding, we went down the entire roster for the most part. We're probably most confused by the starting cornerback spot. Everybody kind of took turns throughout the show and there was even some fighting about certain players. We also hit on another big week of commitments coming up, including the biggest, David Stone. Move over YouTube Eddie and George, it's time for the Unofficial 40 to take back center stage! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! So many questions … left unanswered through preseason camp. Who’s stepping up?  11:40 - Are we buying the OL hype?  24:00 - Concern at linebacker? Are they ready?  34:15 - Cornerback talk; Jasiah Wagoner has impressed, could he start? 38:13 - Everything Sooners offense 52:00 - Jayden Gibson time has come?  1:06:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a recruiting heavy edition of the Unofficial 40 this week as we finally put to rest the drama that has been OU recruiting this week. Josh breaks down everything that happened on his end and we look ahead to how the Sooners proceed. But we first start by recognizing the huge victory by our own Eddie Radosevich as tailgating is finally back on Lindsey Street. There have been some recruiting wins of late so we catch up on everything that has happened and is still happening for the Sooners. Bob Przybylo stops by for some hoops talk on a schedule release and an addition to the softball team. We're finally back in the studios and we could see all the times Josh muted himself while back at home. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back. We did it. Lindsey Street is BACK! 10:00 - Williams Nwaneri situation revisited 15:00 - Switiching gears 36:00 - More recruiting (Nickens, 56:00 - There is good news on the recruiting front; Jaden Nickens commits, Nate Roberts decommits from Notre Dame 1:06:00 - 2024 Union DB Devon Jordan 1:10:00 - Some 2024 DT David Stone talk 1:14:00 - Hoops releases non-conf schedule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together just before Josh heads out on vacation. We get a rundown of everything that is coming up on the recruiting trail and where things stand with some big names who are getting ready to make their decisions. Josh's vacation usually means commitments. So it's a great time to leave. With fall camp going on we've already had two media sessions and a viewing this week. The guys are here to talk about what they've seen. And we're getting in the weeds. We go so far as to talk about punters and kickers and return men. What position are we most concerned about? It's actually not on the defensive side of the ball. We took a moment to ask ourselves if we're drinking the kool-aid. Because we all think we're seeing a lot of good stuff out at practices. But we've all been hurt before. And the question around the office this week. What if one of us died? You'll find out what we mean soon. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 8:00 - First couple days with OU football 18:00 - Sooners have a big month on the recruiting trail --->> 32:00 - Three 5-star DL = big month of August 40:00 - Jaden Nickens/Caden Durham announcement ahead this week 1:03:00 - Camp talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall camp is almost underway as OU held a big media day Monday that lasted most of the day. The SoonerScoop staff was there to take it all in as every single OU assistant coach was made available as well as all the new transfers and freshman. We breakdown our biggest impressions from yesterday while we also hit up Josh about the latest on the recruiting front from a big week of commits and visits. Bob is here to talk about a strange media session with Porter Moser. Not the media session itself, but the odd timing of a media session. Another super sized pod with lots of information and discussion about the upcoming season and position battles heading into fall camp. LET'S GO!!! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. Media Day Wrap Up 23:00 - Little hoops talk  29:00 - Sooners recruiting is booming 1:15:00 - Back to team talk; Camp starts Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie and George talk about the latest developments around the OU football program and recruiting. With special guests from Barbie's movie review, Carey getting duped by the youngs on the road, and maybe the hardest to watch OU game in recent memory. But the meat of the pod sticks to recruiting with the Under the lights football camp and the Party at the Palace coming up this weekend. Josh breaks down the latest with OU's biggest targets remaining and we also had some David Stone, Jr., Twitter meltdowns happening during the podcast taping. OU is set to open fall camp and the gang has plenty of thoughts on Dillon Gabriel, the receivers, the secondary, the defensive line, the tight ends, and damn near everything. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 10:00 - No.1 nations RB Taylor Tatum commits to OU 19:20 - 2024 OL Eugene Brooks commits to OU 26:00 - Party at the Palace/Sooners under the Sun 50:00 - Football starts next week; let’s talk Sooners 1:35:00 - New NIL federal legislation thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From SEC Media Days in Nashville, Tenn., Carey, Eddie and George breakdown what the last couple of days have been like as OU and Texas prepare to enter the SEC following the 2023 season. Shane Beamer and Josh Heupel were two of the coaches talking Thursday and we breakdown what the former Sooners had to say about their current teams. Where is Josh Heupel with his feelings toward Oklahoma these days? Shane Beamer seems pretty clear he still has fond feelings for the Sooners. And maybe a bit too fond as the head coach of another team. We explain. We're also joined live by On3's J.D. PicKell who talks about the Sooners in 2023 and beyond as they enter the SEC. We also noticed that complaints about the current state of NIL continue to be amplified this week in Nashville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together after Big 12 Media Days. We breakdown what went down in Arlington with OU's reps and Brent Venables. Also plenty of talk about other teams in the conference and our impressions there. The Sooners had a big recruiting week and Josh is taking some vacation from his vacation to talk the latest in recruiting with us. We also learned that George is not as good at Galaga as he thinks he is. But he is really good at getting interviews from Joe Castiglione and we talk about his one-on-one. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  20:00 - Oklahoma Big 12 Media Days 1:04:00 - Oklahoma has had a big week recruiting 1:31:00 - Wrap up. George Q/A with  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conference Media Days are kicking off next week in Arlington, but the boys are also headed to Nashville for SEC Media Day the week after Big 12. We talk about OU's reception at their final Big 12 Media Days and what part of OU's program is the most SEC ready? Fans? Coaches? Players? Administration? A little bit of portal news with Aaryn Parks coming back to OU. But will he stick? We also breakdown the Thad Turnipseed departure and Josh gives us the latest on the recruiting trail. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! The calm before the storm 23:00 - What is the most SEC ready element of OU athletics?  30:23 - Aaryn Parks jump back out of Portal  37:11 - Softball Transfer Portal news 40:00 - Thad Turnipseed leaves OU  51:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is seriously hot outside. But inside and you can't escape Josh McCuistion's breakdown of how offensive line recruiting is going. Or not going. The news isn't all bad as running back recruiting seems to be going well. And Josh informs Carey that one of his favorite recruits is being enticed by that Miami Lifewallet money. Do we have a new biggest villain in college football? Is EA Sports College football in jeopardy? We also dig into how OU fans are feeling as we interact with people on the outside. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome back to the U40! 9:30 - There is an angst in the OU fanbase 15:00 - 2024 RB Xavier Robinson commits to Oklahoma 28:00 - OU OL problems; Aaryn Parks heading into Portal 40:00 - How about some good news?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot has happened since the last podcast. Camps ended, OU had it's ChampUBBQ event, Kevin Sperry left Texas for Oklahoma and the Sooners have a couple of new commitments. Josh breaks down everything that's happened and what is getting ready to happen on the recruiting trail. It seems the first serious OU vs. USC battle is developing as well. It's getting good! Also, Carey had to leave in the middle of the pod because he had a disaster at home. Just like the disaster Bob had. It's an epidemic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh in town the last few days for camps, the original three, Carey, Josh and Eddie get together for a little reminiscing about the good old days and where we're headed in the future. We also breakdown the first set of camps this week and we talk SEC schedule and what we thought was going to happen at the announcement. Turns out we were right about a lot of what to expect. And we're excited for the possibilities. We also talk about the standouts from Brent Venables football camps, his philosophy on camps and how it's been different this last month watching how things have played out. We also talk about the renewed emphasis on in-state talent and Josh and Carey weigh in with their thoughts on Jordy Bahl and discuss the role of fans in the expectations of a team like the OU softball program. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  16:25 - N'Joy Vision Fresh Perspective  34:00 - Brent Venabales Year 2 is massive  48:00 - OU Camps being different than past years 53:00 - Carey and Josh weigh in on Jordy Bahl news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's time for Josh to shine as he talks camp season. He's been in and out of high schools and OU camps and now he's back home to report everything he's taken in. We're also talking about scholarship numbers and transfers. How will the Sooners make this all fit? Carey has some ideas on how to rig the system. We also hit on Clemson taking two recent recruits away from the Sooners and we delve into the upcoming camp schedule. Eddie, Bob and George take a crack at the softball preview this week. The Sooners get ready to face Florida State. What did Bob and George learn from media day Tuesday that interests them heading into the championship series. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It's Camp SZN 17:00 - Sooners continue to be active in the Portal  31:00 - 2025 Sooners commit Kevin Sperry continues to impress 39:00 - Clemson messing with Sooners mojo  59:00 - Sooners playing for the WCWS starting Wednesday vs. Florida State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode was brought to you in two parts. First we have the owner's meeting with Carey, Josh and Eddie where we talk all about recruiting and what is and isn't allowed on company expense reports. We've all been hanging around Brent Venables' football camp on day one and we talk about our impressions of that camp. Lot of future quarterbacks were in Norman this week. We also look ahead to Saturday's bigger camp. Josh has continued his tour of the state and he gives the lowdown on his trips today. We also break off for the softball beat where Bob Przybylo and George Stoia give their thoughts on game 1 of the WCWS and we talk about the state of the team moving forward. Also, stop giving George a hard time softball hardos! It's all here in another second pod for the week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  14:30 - Brent Venables Camp(s) have started 47:00 - OU picks up DT Da'Jon Terry  54:00 - Westmoore/Bixby Team Camp 59:00 - WCWS talk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's one of the best times of the year as Brent Venables gets his football camps started this week and the Sooners make their run for a 3rd consecutive national championship at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. We talk about what went down this weekend with both softball and baseball. But the seventh inning comeback by the Sooners against Clemson still has us loving sports like few contests we've ever witnessed. Josh breaks down what to expect at OU's summer camps as lots of prospects will be coming into town over the next couple of weeks. We also dive into how baseball made it in the NCAA tournament and even Porter Moser had some good news on the recruiting/portal front before the show started. First of two pods this week as we break down what's to come and then come back after a lot of it has happened later in the week. Buckle up! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - One of the strangest opens we’ve ever had on the U40 12:00 - OU Softball is simply incredible 23:00 - OU Baseball makes NCAA Tournament 33:00 - Josh M talks Spring Tour 48:41 - Brent Venables Camp Season ahead 1:09:00 - Hoops update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We brought in the heavy hitters for a second podcast this week as we're joined by Bob Przybylo, our OU softball beat writer and our featured staff writer George Stoia, who is also working the softball beat this week. We talked about the matchup between Oklahoma and Clemson, the buildup to the possibility of OU setting the all-time NCAA record for consecutive wins and our impressions of the lineups heading into the Super Regional. It's a special U40 edition focused just on softball. So enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social media exploded this week after the commitment of Xadavien Sims to Oregon. Message boards were being blamed for hurting Oklahoma's recruiting. Josh and Carey have seen this all before and we're here to tell you how we see this whole mess. What did Josh know from behind the scenes? What did George know from being there? We talk about the C4 event and Josh's trip across the state this week. Josh is hitting high schools in Oklahoma all week long to get a good look at some of the top players in the state. He stopped by the studios to do the pod in person this time. He details what he's seen and what he will, including a Tuesday night spring scrimmage of recent OU offer and legacy, Cooper Alexander. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Josh is in town for the Scoop Spring Tour! 15:00 - Let's talk about Xadavien Sims to Oregon 24:00 - C4 Combine Saturday  36:05 - How much does NIL play into a decision?  41:05 - Reports from Spring Tour in OK 48:50 - 2024 Cooper Washington  1:02:00 - Laine Jenkins decommitment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Josh's time to shine as recruiting takes center stage with camps and BBQ's upcoming. The Sooners could also be looking to take more QBs than we've grown used to over the past few years. And we get ready for OU to host their own regional and Bob tells us if it will be a Sleep. Eat. Run Rule. Repeat type of regional with Hofstra, Missouri and Cal coming into town. We do talk about the big commitment coming this Saturday for Danny O'Koye as well as OU signing so many defensive lineman. Eddie and George were out at the golf regional today for a bit too. Josh's wife is ripping him to shreds over his podcast abilities while his was greeting people to his house in the middle of the pod. It's time for the Unofficial 40! The full rundown follows below: 18:00 - Josh hitting practices in Dallas 30:00 - More than Michael Hawkins in 2024 Quarterback recruiting?  33:00 - 2024 4-star DL Xadavien Sims announcement on Saturday  36:00 - Softball talk; Norman Regional  49:00 - Recruiting BBQ ahead  1:09:00 - 2024 DL Danny O'Koye and Oklahoma 1:17:00 - Summer of George is coming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're settling back into the studio (YouTube coming sooner than ever before) and the entire crew is here for some timely updates on what's been happening with everything OU. Josh checks in from the road where he's seeing multiple kids in the Dallas area throughout the day. George has been searching out stories left and right and his most recent was an exclusive with Joe Castiglione about the future of NIL. We dive into where NIL is heading even with a recently vetoed bill by Oklahoma's Governor. And where does Joe C want it to go? Carey has gone full softball fan boy and wanted to go in-depth with Bobby Alphabet about the latest from the diamond. We start off with football recruiting and wrap it up with baseball and hoops updates from Bobby P. Is OU missing out on their final transfer portal target? Today's biggest tangent is brought to you by OU softball on Owen Field. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40; Josh M is out on the road 40:00 - Recapping OU BoR Meeting  48:47 - George in-depth on NIL story with Joe C.  1:10:00 - Baseball/Men's Golf Recap 1:27:00 - Transfer Portal Incoming/Outgoing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we're doing the pod for the first time as members of the On3 network. Yep, we left Rivals. We'll update you on the hows and whys on this podcast. It's getting to be that time of the year where softball and recruiting takes center stage. So Josh fills us in on what to expect on the recruiting circuit with coaches making visits to high schools all across the country. The next big recruiting event for OU are summer camps which will start next month. We talk a little transfer portal and the most recent commitment as well as being derailed by the off topic stuff. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. We're getting settled at On3.  19:00 - Coaches are out hitting the recruiting trail 30:00 - 2025 Gracen Harris commits; Emmett Jones peaking 45:00 - Concern about 2023 WR Keyon Brown?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for the entire staff to review what we saw at the spring game. And with spring over, it's time to start talking about the transfer portal. Especially after everything we've seen happening at Colorado. Will the Sooners start processing players? Carey also wants Eddie to address the Sam Bradford situation. Specifically not showing up during spring games with the rest of the Heisman winners. It ends up in a deep discussion about fan perception of former players. Josh catches us up on the big recruiting weekend and the gains he sees Oklahoma making on the recruiting trail. We also spark up some softball discussion with Bob and some baseball discussion with Eddie. We begin the pod with Carey getting pissed off at Eddie over something that happened, or didn't happen at Baker & Emily Mayfield's No Bogeys charity event. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring ball comes to a close 11:44 - Spring ball starts here 31:00 - Tough decisions for CFB programs this spring 55:00 - Red-White Recruiting Wrap-up 1:10:00 - Softball/Baseball recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday afternoon Baker Mayfield held his inaugural No Bogeys with Baker & Emily Mayfield charity event at Top Golf in OKC to benefit Meals on Wheels in Norman. Carey, Eddie and George were in attendance and we had a chance to talk with Blake Bell, Orlando Brown, Grant Calcaterra and Baker Mayfield. The event was sponsored by Riverwind Casino and SoonerScoop.com served as the media sponsor. The interviews were uncut and unedited and do include some language. But it was a great afternoon for a great cause and some of the best interviews we've ever done at SoonerScoop, including a retelling of the Baker Mayfield suspension and Orlando Brown carrying out Baker's "jersey" for the coin toss against West Virginia. It was a great day to celebrate Kyler Murray as well as we got plenty of thoughts from former players about Kyler's big day tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for Kyler Murray to get his statue in Heisman Park as the annual Red & White Game is back this weekend. The entire game is here to breakdown the latest from spring practices and to preview the spring scrimmage this weekend. A couple of Sooners have hit the transfer portal. Could we see anymore? We talk offense, defense, coaching, QBs and everything else on the roster. We also hit on the latest from softball and baseball. One is definitely more fun to talk about than the other. Josh is back from vacation and breaks down a huge recruiting weekend for the Sooners as well. And Porter Moser gets a commitment from the portal in the middle of our podcast. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40 12:30 - Week of the spring game 34:00 - Sooners in the Portal 53:00 - What to expect this weekend? 1:02:00 - Big recruiting weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is on vacation this week sailing around some foreign country for his anniversary and Bob is taking care of the wife post surgery so Carey, Eddie and George steal all the air-time this week to talk about the latest from spring football camp. We breakdown what we learned on Monday previewing the defensive line and receivers. We also go over some standouts from camp and our continued impressions of the roster as we continue to receive long viewing sessions thanks to Brent Venables. Todd Bates had a lot to say about his defensive line and Andrel Anthony has become a media favorites as well. We also get George's take on NIL and we breakdown the recent article from the OU Daily on Norman City Council members traveling to SEC venues for football games. We go deep into how to make the gameday experience better in Norman. A little baseball and softball talk as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a fun and busy time as softball had a very entertaining series against the Longhorns. But it's spring football madness as we've now had three extended viewing sessions so far. This week we took a hard look at the linebackers after focusing on the running backs earlier. We had a surprise injury in Jovantae Barnes as he was rolling around on a scooter. It was interesting to see how Venables has injured players show up fully suited up to practices. We want to find out more about that quirk. Is Marcus Major deserving of being the No. 1 RB with his injury history? And what kind of coach and recruiter is Murray developing into? Justin Harrington and Dasan McCullough talk. Defensive end talk takes up a big portion of our spring practice discussions as well. Of course we've got you covered on the recruiting side of things and we had to dive into Eddie's football career after Sam Bradford's tales of his greatness. And we have a major announcement regarding the status of Eddie Radosevich's role with SoonerScoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie took the captain's seat in today's Unofficial 40 as Carey was out with the Covid, although Eddie says it doesn't exist. Eddie, Bob and George dive into spring practices as we're squarely in the middle of it all. The guys give their impressions of what they've seen after two viewing sessions of practices. The tight end room is just a little sparse in practices. Josh is here also to talk about the big recruiting weekend that was last weekend. Future Freaks! Pro Day is coming up Thursday and the guys breakdown what we can expect to come out of OU's own combine for NFL decision makers. And we talk about the prospects for OU's draft entrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a long week already with wall-to-wall spring football, but that means you have tons of fresh information from us to digest on this week's episode of the Unofficial 40. We give you our first impressions of the first spring practice where we had 45+ minutes of viewing goodness. Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all weigh in on the first day of practices as well as Brent Venables first spring press conference. We also talk about all the additions from the transfer portal and what the portal means going forward at OU. Josh gets us up to speed on a big recruiting weekend coming up and a lot of the biggest recruits in the country will be in town, especially in the 2025 class. We also catch up with the latest in the stick and ball sports. A little bit of drama for softball as former OU punter Michael Turk tweets and deletes some criticism toward Patty Gasso? The baseball team isn't very good at midweek games but we'll give them a pass after taking two of three from TCU. The full rundown follows below. 0:00 - Spring ball is here!  9:50 - Thoughts from open practice  33:16 - OU and the transfer portal moving forward 1:01:00 - Future Freaks Weekend ahead 1:20:00 - Softball/Baseball updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a packed office today as everyone chimed in on the pod. We talked about the big fire near Campus Corner that Eddie had a direct role in putting out. Half the staff was asleep last night when the Sooners got a 2025 QB commitment. But the olds are awake to talk about it now. We also put an end to the basketball season as Bob gets his chance to wrap up a season that he'd like to forget and where Porter Moser goes now. We talk about the Under Armour camp Josh and Eddie attended Sunday and we dive deep into the recruiting pool. We also find out that George is road trip compatible. And of course we talk about what we're going to be looking for in spring football next week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - It's been busy around SoonerScoop 13:00 - 2025 QB Kevin Sperry commits to OU/Under Armour Camp wrap-up 43:00 - Hoops is over 52:00 - Spring ball starts next week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying a new format this week as Josh, Eddie, George and Carey are in studio and we bring on Bob to talk about his beat of men's hoops and softball. Even though it's mid-week, there has been plenty of news this week. And that's exactly how we like it. George and Carey were at the Board of Regents meeting this week where several coaches either got extensions or raises and OU added to the Athletic Department master plan by approving construction company involvement in the new football operational facility to be built east of the stadium. We talk about what we learned about facilities coming out of the BoR meeting. Basketball is in a win or go home and softball is heating up as they now have a nice win streak building. Josh gives us updates on how things went and continue to go from last weekend's junior day in Norman. And we recap the NFL Combine from the weekend. We also torture George by asking about his family, which puts Eddie on his worst behavior. It's a jam-packed edition of the Unofficial 40 this week. The rundown doesn't follow below because Eddie accidentally deleted it this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a massive day at SoonerScoop.com as we welcome in George Stoia to the company. We were able to steal George away from Denver where he's been covering the Denver Broncos over the last three years. George talks about why he came back to Oklahoma and decided to join up with us in Norman. Spring football is less than a month away but the NFL Combine is taking place and several Sooners are ready to make their best impression on NFL personnel directors. We talked with George about his experiences at the combine covering the Broncos as well. Hoops is playing well after a big win on the road at Iowa State and softball regained their swagger with a beatdown of No. 1 UCLA out in California. And Josh is always here to give us the rundown on a big junior day getting ready to happen this weekend. Eddie gives an update on his continued apartment problems. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome George Stoia to the SoonerScoop team 20:00 - Hoops/Softball recap 29:00 - NFL Combine talk 57:19 - Oklahoma Junior Day  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The offseason is over in a month with the start of spring football. But Brent Venables gave us the opportunity last week to visit with his freshman and transfers so we could get to know them. We got a sample of some of the character of this team. What did we think? Who stood out? Any red flags? Bob is uncomfortable because Josh went to a football camp with '25 and '26 players. You also get to hear Bob and Eddie hold their own therapy session concerning OU basketball. They deserve this after covering this team all year. We also talk about SEC scheduling while plumbers come in and out of the office trying to fix stuff. There is actually a flood in the pod room right now. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  14:00 - Recapping the OU FB Media Blitz  40:00 - Camp SZN begins 45:00 - Hoops  1:10:00 - SEC scheduling stuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables has scheduled a tour de force media day on Thursday where he will make every newcomer (recruits and wtransfers) available to the media along with holding his own press conference to wrap up the offseason while we move toward spring football. It's something we've never seen before. But we catch up on all the latest with OU hoops and Porter Moser who continues the rollercoaster ride of being OU's head basketball coach. The Sooners soundly defeat Kansas State, but we're not sure what that means. Josh gets us ready as recruiting is getting ready to heat up with 2024 and 2025 visitors and offers starting to take shape. Camps are getting underway as well and Josh is ready to hit the road. We also have seven Sooners heading to the NFL Combine. Who missed out that should have been invited? Also Eddie and Carey's day from hell on Tuesday. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! Campus Corner drama!  13:00 - Start listening here 28:00 - OU spring newcomer Media Day 40:00 - Visits being set up for the spring 56:00 - 7 Sooners headed to the NFL Combine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coaches are getting some well-deserved time off this week so we talk about some of the latest goings on in the NIL space and catch up with how things are going in the space. Everyone can finally stop sending Jeff Lebby to Alabama as they have hired their new offensive coordinator. Hoops is not going well since the win over Alabama. In fact, it's hit rock bottom. Is Moser on the move? We talk about the rumors of Notre Dame being a possible destination if Moser wants out of OU. Bob is covering softball this year and we talk about the Sooners media day and what has changed since last year's national championship. What is the pitching rotation going to look like? Who becomes the "star" for this team with Jocelyn Alo gone? The baseball team also gets going next week with media day coming up this weekend. And Josh updates us with the latest on recruiting even though it's about the quietest week we've had since Venables arrived at OU. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back!  18:00 - Interesting times for NIL in college sports 34:00 - Alabama hires Tommy Rees; Jeff Lebby is loyal 40:00 - HOOPS 57:55 - OU softball/basenall talk 1:12:00 - Recruiting talk on a mostly quiet period Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's freaking cold, campus is shut down but OU is taking on OSU in Bedlam hoops tonight inside the Lloyd Noble Center. We finally have a Big 12 schedule release and we have plenty of thoughts on why it took so long and how the conference worked things out. It's also signing day and even though the Sooners don't have a lot of action today, Josh is here to breakdown how last weekend's big junior days event came off for Brent Venables and the boys. We do breakdown OU's lone signee today in Taylor Heim. What is his best position at the next level? This coaching staff is also rebuilding relationships with Oklahoma high school coaches and they aren't afraid to make instate offers. It's a little different from the previous staff. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40 15:00 - Bedlam hoops is a big one 36:00 - Big 12 Schedule Release!  57:00 - Recruiting/Signing Day/Taylor Heim a Sooner 1:16:00 - Rivals hates OU but OU loves #OkPreps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh and Eddie were all aboard for this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast. Porter Moser's basketball team appears to be falling into disrepair. And we're tired of the excuses and the lack of action. It's time to do something about Lloyd Noble Center. It's time to stop ignoring what everyone sees. Junior Days have started and Josh has a full update on what's going down. A major recruiting name has predicted David Stone to Michigan State. Josh gives fans reasons not to worry too much. And we get into the Jeff Lebby/Alabama rumor mill. This is what we've heard and when you put it all together, it makes absolutely no sense for Lebby to take the Alabama job. Carey also made Josh's day by finally binging the first season of Ted Lasso. And the trail of disaster continues to follow Eddie. The office flooded yesterday. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back. Edward Lawrence diatribe on OU hoops 15:00 - Josh is here after a little basketball talk 25:49 - Sooners offer 2023 Bethany (Okla.) Taylor Heim 46:00 - Jeff Lebby looks to be staying put  1:00:00 - Putting a bow on the 2023 class; Rivals re-ranking(s) done 1:14:00 - 2024 DL David Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Eddie, and Bob are all back in studio for a strong version of the Unofficial 40 podcast. How did the Sooners turn Walter Rouse last weekend and make him a home in Norman? Josh weighs in with his thoughts. Are wide receivers the riskiest position in the portal? And will the Sooners take another one before this is all over. We also get into the early news of 2024 as former Allen QB Michael Hawkins was in town last weekend. Is it down to Oklahoma and one other school? Coaches have been out on the roads visiting high schools, what's next for the 2024 class? Josh updates us on the dates to know coming up later this month. Bob and Eddie talk some hoops as Bedlam is tonight and Porter Moser is coming off a home win against West Virginia. Plus we chronicle the adventures of Eddie Radosevich who had to buy a new car last week after the Hyundai Elantra committed suicide. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! 11:00 - NCAA Portal is CLOSED, EE's have arrived & Walter Rouse flipped to Oklahoma 55:00 - Jaden Rashada saga and the NIL issue in CFB 1:09:00 - 2024 dual-threat QB Michael Hawkins 1:17:00 - HOOPS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie continues to go through difficult times as his car blew up this morning. But we all somehow made it for a get together as Eddie hunkered down at his parents' house and the gang found a way to make it happen. It's a much needed podcast because everyone is trying to stay up to date on what is happening in the portal. We break down all the new additions to the OU roster, the losses, and the coaching changes as breaking news was flying during the pod recording. We also take a look ahead at what is getting ready to happen in recruiting. And Josh celebrated his ability to let everyone know that you will never win a national championship unless you are Georgia or Alabama or start recruiting on their level. He hates hope, underdogs, upsets, Cinderella, etc. Is Eddie's broken down Hyundai even worth anything as a trade in? Eskridge Lexus, get ready for your newest customer. Bob chimes in with some major hoops knowledge as well. The Sooners just lost a tough one to Kansas and Porter is left searching for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is all here to talk to Josh, who has done the majority of traveling the last week going from Orlando to San Antonio covering all-star game practices and workouts. Josh talks about his impressions of the OU signees in Orlando at the Under Armour All-American game as the Sooners had a lot of talent in Florida. He also headed down to San Antonio yesterday. All-in-all, OU had 11 members of their signing class participate in all-star activities and 12 total were selected. We also take some time to breakdown what's going on in the transfer portal as one of the top offensive linemen in the portal has landed in Norman. And he is familiar with a very prominent member of the OU football team. He's a former teammate of Dillon Gabriel's at UCF. All of that, a little what the hell? talk out of Stillwater and an unfortunate update on the latest developments for Porter Moser and the OU hoops team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie and Bob made it to Orlando but got stuck in Atlanta as Southwest Airlines went into full meltdown mode. After a rental car got them to Orlando, they've been attending all the practices and press conferences and have their report from hell. Josh is getting ready to follow them as they leave to cover the Under Armour All-American game. We breakdown OU's chances against Florida State and also the players OU has signed playing in the Under Armour game. Some newcomers joined the team in Orlando and the offensive line needs one more tackle to make us feel comfortable about this offense's chances against the Seminoles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma landed 5-star defensive back Peyton Bowen today and the gang is all here to breakdown how it happened and what to expect from the Class of 2023. The Sooners moved up to No. 7 in the Rivals national team recruiting rankings after Bowen signed. They also got a big transfer portal addition in Texas Tech safety Reggie Pearson. Are the Sooners done? Maybe. Maybe not. But one thing this coaching staff has shown is that they will fight to the end to get anyone still out there that can help this team get better. It's our second pod of the week and another good one. We also look at the national recruiting scene as well. What the hell is going on at Oklahoma State? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh and Eddie stopped by to record a "quick" preview of what to expect for this year's signing day. We also got to check out an OU football practice as well as talk to the players after it was over. What's the latest with Dillon Gabriel and Marvin Mims and why haven't they made any announcements about their futures? What did things look like at practice after some players have opted out of the bowl game? And Josh is here to breakdown everything that is still up in the air in recruiting and the transfer portal. Any surprises looming for players who have been committed? Any last minute additions? We go into it all in this edition of the Unofficial 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though we haven't talked to a football player since the end of the regular season, there's not been a time when this much is happening between the end of the season and a bowl game. The Sooners are picking up commitments from the portal and the recruiting trail. And they're looking to close strong heading to the early National Signing Day. Could there even be a Bedlam transfer in the works? We also talk about the receiver position where the Sooners seem to moving on from player after player. Josh has a new forecast for a 2023 recruit and we talk about OU trying to make another run at an entertainment district/arena in Norman. We also give our thoughts on the tragic loss of Mike Leach. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back!  6:40 - McCullough bros headed to Norman  14:00 - History of football segment presented  18:50 - What happened to Denton Guyer?  24:00 - Portal madness; Bedlam transfer? 36:00 - What's happening at WR?  45:00 - Closing out 2023; Akana forecast IN; Peyton Bowen sweepstakes 1:09:00 - University North Park/Lloyd Noble Center debate 1:25:00 - RIP Mike Leach  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we know OU's bowl destination. But there is so much going on with the portal that we have to start there. Who are the Sooners really serious about? And what areas do the Sooners need to hit the hardest. As more names enter the portal, it becomes harder and harder to track where OU's interest really lies. Also, it's still recruiting season so it's wild out there. Carey, Josh, Eddie and Bob run through all the potential chaos and potential additions. We talk a little bowl game and mainly how the Sooners are going to make up for the losses headed into the Cheez-It Bowl. Bob updates with the hoops as always. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - We've got a bowl game match-up and it's Transfer Portal SZN  28:00 - Sooners interest in the Portal  41:00 - Recruiting closing out 2023 57:00 - Offensive line development 1:04:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire crew is back to talk about the start of portal season. And FAIR WARNING we are not reporting anything about players getting ready to portal who haven't. We're just speculating about players who might be possibilities to look elsewhere after this 6-6 season. We know Jordan Mukes and Theo Wease are entering the portal. And we know Eric Gray has been invited to the Senior Bowl. But what do we think about the chances of Dillon Gabriel leaving? Marvin Mims? Could C.J. Coldon return. Who might surprise us by entering the portal. National signing day is starting to approach and we have some interesting news coming out about Peyton Bowen. What is Josh's read on the situation? We also talk about closing out the 2023 class with signing day a few weeks away. And Bob is the king of the show because hoops is outstanding right now. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Portal SZN has arrived 34:00 - Recruiting. Peyton Bowen ready?  47:00 - Theo Wease enters the Portal/2019 class review 56:00 - Closing out the 2023 recruiting class 1:03:00 - In wake of the Anthony Evans decommit ... where does Oklahoma go?  1:07:00 - Porter Moser's Championship Team  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little bit of an early Thanksgiving weekend Unofficial 40 as the gang is all here before the holiday hits. We continue to be befuddled by the clock management in Bedlam. The coaches have now had their say in what happened and we still aren't completely clear what happened. The defense is playing well but heading to Lubbock will be a true challenge. Can they keep consistency and play well on the road? We talk about the really big recruiting weekend and what is ahead with OU and some of the biggest names that stopped in Norman this weekend. And again, Texas Tech will challenge the Sooners. They are fourth down maniacs on offense and will present a running challenge at the QB position. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back for a Thanksgiving Pod. We're #thankful ... recapping Bedlam victory with Josh and Bob 17:00 - What was there to like?  22:00 - Sooners headed to Lubbock 41:20 - Big recruiting weekend; Big hit 1:09:00 - Hoops headed to Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unofficial 40 is a man down as Eddie is hanging on to life after standing in the freezing rain last weekend in Morgantown. Carey, Josh and Bob carry the day as we break into some recruiting as Bedlam will be a big recruiting weekend. Brent Venables is sending messages to recruits in press conferences and it seems like some of the biggest names committed are staying solid with the Sooners. We also talk about the repercussions of OU making or not making a bowl game, the newest collective that has been announced and Bob gets to shine with his latest report on the OU basketball team. The full rundown follows below: INTRO - Eddie may be dead. West Virginia tried to kill him. 00:05:00 - Brent Venables sending messages to recruits 00:13:00 - Bowl game eligible. Practices. 00:22:30 - Portal recruits during bowl practices 00:32:00 - The Crimson and Cream Collective arrives 00:41:00 - Bedlam a chance for a big recruiting weekend 00:57:30 - Cale Gundy and Bedlam talk 01:04:00 - Basketball recruiting and hoops talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables was peppered this week with big picture questions concerning the program moving forward. The gang sits down and reflects on what we've seen from this team defensively, where it's going wrong and how it gets fixed. Is this about playing younger players, going hard in the transfer portal, or can it only be fixed in recruiting. The guys have a deep discussion about the future of the OU defense and how Venables and staff needs to build it quickly. We also take a look at the Big 12. Now that the Sooners are on the outside of things, who will end up winning it all? We also take you deep into the latest on recruiting as the Sooners just lost a commitment to Texas. Where do the Sooners head now? Josh had a new name on the podcast that was offered by OU just after the show wrapped. We also check in with Bob about the latest with OU hoops after a devastating season opening loss to Sam Houston State. Tons of football though. We didn't let Bob talk too much hoops. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back! OU is headed to Morgantown 27:00 - Pulse of Big 12 football; who wins this conference?  38:00 - Winning at a Championship level  42:00 - Who can come in and help defensively?  58:00 - Colton Vasek flips to Texas 1:09:00 - What's the latest on Anthony Evans?  1:23:00 - Ughhh ... OU hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Bob recap their thoughts on the Iowa State win and we take a look ahead at Baylor this weekend. Brent Venables had some interesting things to say this week during his press conference and Dillon Gabriel and Marvin Mims are working to get back on the same page on offense. The defense gives us some belief that Venables is starting to reach these players who have just cratered as seasons have progressed over the years. The offensive line will also face a challenge in Baylor while the defense continues trying to prove they are making strides. Are recruiting weekends still a thing in Norman? And will there be a five-star defensive lineman committed to Texas A&M making a trip to Norman soon? Is Colton Vasek's quiet a good thing after he was at Texas a couple weeks ago? Bob is here to tell us about the surprise departure of an OU hoops assistant. The rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. OU football is kinda here. Maybe.  34:00 - Recruiting  1:05:00 - Hoops -- Assistant coach Matt Brady out at OU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game weeks are back as the Sooners get ready to hit the road for Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Cyclones! The whole gang is here and ready to hit the road to cover some more football. In this episode we breakdown the health and availability of the roster heading into Saturday's matchup. Billy Bowman coming back? Is Marcus Major going to play anytime soon? We talk about all of our media availability this week and what we've learned while also kind of taking a look back at who has stood out the most just past the halfway point. And just before the podcast started, there was breaking news about OU wide receiver commit Anthony Evans is visiting Georgia. Josh breaks down whether or not OU fans should be worried. We also cover last week's trip to Denton to see Guyer take on Allen and the stars all over the field that night. And Jackson Arnold wasn't the best player on the field according to Josh. It's someone else OU has had their eye on. We also sprinkle in some Texas A&M talk, some NIL talk and Bob has a basketball exhibition to torture Josh with at the end of the pod. Excuse us, Carey and Eddie have to go be men and use power tools. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Headed to Ames.  23:00 - Biggest surprises at the midway point 45:00 - Recruiting; Anthony Evans OV to Georgia 53:00 - What's up with 5-star DL David Hicks? + some laughs about Texas A&M's situation 1:03:00 - Recapping Denton Guyer/Allen 1:16:00 - Rivals250 DT Kayden McDonald decision ahead 1:23:30 - HOOPS  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a bye week for the Sooners. A much needed bye week for everyone. We look back at the Kansas game with Josh and Bob present this time. And there's plenty of praise for a defense that gave up 42 points. We're actually excited to see this team get back on the field against Iowa State. We breakdown some of the comments by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark about OU and Texas' move to the SEC and future Big 12 schedules. But really this episode is all about recruiting during a by week, the latest visitors to Norman, and the rumors surrounding players who have been visiting elsewhere. We also talk about preparing for the SEC and OU's $100,000 payday from private tailgating companies. And Bob is here to drive Josh crazy because Porter Moser is also in Kansas City talking about the start of the Big 12 hoops season. Well, exhibition season. 0:00 - We're back. OU can't lose this week.  30:00 - Brett Yormark comments in KC  36:00 - BYE week recruiting 1:08:00 - OU needs to start preparing for SEC  1:12:00 - Hoops SZN is here 1:16:00 - World of CFB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables took to the podium yesterday. Brent Venables has done his weekly coaches show as well. We took a lot out of both those appearances and dissected the state of the OU football program once again. WE DO THIS EVERY WEEK NOW IT SEEMS! The locker room is on the line this week against Kansas. Another disaster performance will probably lose this locker room. Meanwhile, Venables is going into overdrive trying to save this team and get them to dig their way out. Can the return of Dillon Gabriel start to right this ship that has gone terribly off course since the Nebraska game. And what happens to recruiting if so many visitors see a terrible performance against the Jayhawks? What are the stands going to look like? Will there be boos? If they lose their will be boos and booze. OU has to show us something. We can't keep living life like this! Josh chimes in on recruiting as well. The whole gang is here. Welcome to your weekly therapy session. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Big Kansas week!  33:20 - Start building for the future 48:20 - Recruiting still looking good DESPITE the horror on the field 1:05:00 - Back to, ya know, the show that is OU football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saturday was bad. Sunday was bad. Monday was, well, it was Monday. But here we are on Wednesday. Has the doom and gloom lifted? Maybe a little bit. We're laying down our blueprint for an Oklahoma win against Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Does that mean we're fully back? No. It doesn't mean that. What has to happen for the Sooners if Dillon Gabriel doesn't play? How can the defense possibly rebound from that performance against TCU? What do the last two weeks mean for recruiting? Any panic yet? We might be all over the map, but what do you expect? It's just Wednesday. You need at least until Thursday to start recovering. Maybe this pod will help with your recovery. We're trying to believe things can get better. We're really trying. We also breakdown what the Sooners are facing against the Longhorns' offense and we talk about recent recruiting trips. Who will Lebby start at QB? See! We're all over the map. 00:00 - Uh, I guess it's OU-Texas 15:00 - The other side of the disaster: OU offense 24:00 - Will OU recruiting suffer?  42:00 - BV managing expectations 57:00 - Let's talk about the Horns 1:15:00 - We went and saw OU commits Jaquiaze Pettaway and Jackson Arnold last week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a bit of an emergency pod and a pod replacement. We had a pod earlier in the day and were ready to publish and then come back for an emergency pod after David Hicks' commitment announcement this afternoon. But HIcks did the unexpected and announced for Texas A&M. So we scrapped the first pod and came back with an emergency pod to talk about everything we know and how it went down with Hicks and Oklahoma. It was a rough day full of news and suprises. Josh McCuistion joins us as he was headed back from the Hicks' announcement while Carey chimes in with what he was learning in the moments since the announcement was made. Meanwhile, OU has to go to TCU and has a huge game on their hands. Things haven't been going well for OU fans since the Kansas State game. But we're hoping things get turned around starting Saturday. Enjoy this week's Unofficial 40, two times in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back and bigger than ever, the boys are in studio to talk about what we saw last week in Lincoln and what's headed to Norman Saturday. It's a night game, a conference opener and it's in GFOMS. The fans have a lot of respect for Kansas State in Norman. Just about every OU fan can remember the Wildcats pulling off improbable wins on Owen Field. But coming off a loss to Tulane, the worry is that this OU team doesn't take KSU serious after they've just trounced Nebraska on their home turf. The guys start off sharing a little story from practice last night that might show where the program is right now from a mental standpoint. Special teams are becoming special again as Marvin Mims is starting to put on a show returning punts. The offense was opened up last week. What does Jeff Lebby have in store this week? And how will the offensive line play against a stout Kansas State defensive line. And OU's defense line? Eddie has some numbers that will really impress you. We hit the recruiting trail with Josh, talk weekend visitors, the current 2023 class, and Eddie and Bob's trips in Nebraska to see some OU targets. Oh yeah, and some death of Bedlam talk as well. The pod is tuned up and running in tip-top shape. So let's get to it! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back BIG WEEK 16:50 - Wanya Morris saves the day?  38:00 - Recruiting; K-State visitor weekend 1:11:00 - Bedlam DRAMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln as the crew is headed to cover the first road game of the season. We're not sure what to expect from a Nebraska team that just fired its head coach. We breakdown what we might see from the Sooners in Lincoln based on what we've seen so far this season. Is Dillon Gabriel ready for this stage? Will there be some nerves? How will the Huskers react after just losing their coach? Will they step up their game after an emotional week? And the defense is going to be tested against a team averaging a lot of points. How will they hold up in a road environment? Emotions will be running high. How far can that carry Nebraska? With Kansas State on the horizon, we're going to learn a lot about Oklahoma's readiness to face the Wildcats. We're also headed to Nebraska to scout recruits. And Josh weighs in with his thoughts on Kent State and his trips to Washington and the Kansas City area last weekend. Eddie also saw Jackson Arnold in person. It's a packed show and we're ready to get going! OU-Nebraska is almost here! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - OU/Nebraska Week. We'll be there. Scott Frost will not.  33:00 - Can we officially say the OU defense is fixed?  48:00 - OU offensively 1:01:00 - Recruiting Round-up; Josh has put in a forecast for Malachi Coleman; Eddie & Bob are headed to Nebraska HS football games 1:14:00 - Recapping Rivals100 Jordan Renaud's OV  1:25:00 - Recapping trip to Washington & Kansas City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go in depth with what we all saw during OU's season opening 45-13 win over UTEP with the entire gang. Brent Venables has had a lot of media access this week and we breakdown everything we've learned the last couple of days. The offense, the defense, the leadership development, we break it all down. And what did we learn about Brent Venables as a head coach after game one? It's also a big week for getting out on the road as Josh is heading all over the country this week to see some of OU's top prospects. Eddie is getting out to see Jackson Arnold as well. And Josh gives us all the latest on the recruiting trail. The season is here and we are glad to be back! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. Kent State is coming to town. 9:00 - Offensive line play. No panic buttons being pushed. 18:00 - Anybody stick out during MMI re-watch? 26:00 - Get through Kent State ... Tough 4-game stretch! 38:00 - The world of CFB 59:00 - Recruiting -- Josh is headed to Seattle/Kansas City 1:20:00 - Big 12 Playoff Expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just four dudes sitting around talking about the start of the college football season... IT'S GAME WEEK IN OKLAHOMA! Sorry OU, not trying to get another cease and desist. We talk about the roster, how we could see things playing out at several positions, and the release of the first depth chart of the season. Most of the guys have been out at practices talking to players this week and we give our impressions of what we saw and heard. Josh has been on a massive recruiting tear across the state of Texas and he updates us on all his road trips, including the crazy story behind the commitment of Anthony Evans. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. It's time to football. 19:00 - Depth chart surprises? 52:00 - RECRUITING 1:23:00 - OU & Texas early exit?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh was out and about scouting a football game on Friday night, but he joined Carey and Eddie in studio to breakdown a huge Friday of wins for Brent Venables on the recruiting trail. Get the latest on the decisions from Makari Vickers and Anthony Evans right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The season is on the way and everyone wants to know what this team is going to look like in 2022. Will this defense finally look like a great defense? Will Jeff Lebby step into the spotlight as one of the premier offensive coordinators in the country? Will any freshmen jump out and become stars? Will the offensive line be more physical this season? We're just as anxious as you guys are to find out the answers to a lot of those questions. We need some football! Josh is here to talk about the latest in recruiting as high school football in Texas gets going this weekend. We also tell you the good and the bad happening on the recruiting trail. Football is almost here, but we're trying to get you through the last of the talking season. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Football is NEAR 10:00 - Is Stewart Mandel well? 33:00 - High school football starts TONIGHT 43:00 - Okay here's the bad news from the recruiting front 52:00 - But there is good news 1:04:00 - Sooner State Rankings 1:24:00 - The great troll post of 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a very disruptive pod as news of premium tailgating broke out during the pod right in the middle of us starting our own Make Lindsey Street Great Again movement.We got off to a rough/weird start, but eventually we got to the latest from preseason camp. Justin Harrington is all the rage, we breakdown the offensive line and Brent had some curious comments about the linebacker position. By all accounts the secondary is one of the best looking units on either side of the ball. Josh explains why he failed to turn in evaluations in the latest rankings. And what he was going to turn in. Josh does breakdown everything you want to know about recruiting as the season approaches and we can't help ourselves. It's back to Lindsey Street madness as we continue to try and make sense of the decisions being made by the university. 00:00 - Hello we're back 24:50 - Thoughts from Camp 36:00 - Cautious optimism on defense 57:00 - Captains for Team 128? 1:01:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No more emergency podcasts. It's time for the real show as the gang is all together to breakdown fall camp and Brent Venables' first meeting with the media since Cale Gundy's resignation. And we actually get to move on to football as the Sooners are hitting full stride moving to the Rugby Fields to finish off fall camp. We talk about how hard Venables is pushing the team during this crucial time and give some of our impressions of what we saw out at practice yesterday. Jalen Redmond was out with a concussion and we talk about other players working their way back to 100% health on the roster. We also talk about the fallout in recruiting due to the Gundy situation and so far, the Sooners are holding on to their WR recruits. A big announcement about the future of the pod is included as well. Also, we legally protect ourselves against Eddie once again. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello, we're back! Brent Venables is taking his team to the Junction Boys 16:30 - We like going to practice 39:55 - Jaquaize Pettaway reconfirms commitment to Oklahoma 52:00 - 2023 Jacobe Johnson announcement coming Saturday 1:02:55 - Football is here and that makes us happy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cale Gundy has resigned as wide receivers coach at the University of Oklahoma. The gang got together for an emergency podcast to talk about what happened, why it happened and what happens next. Josh also updates on all the recruits affected by Gundy's departure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just off of OU's local media days we sit down with the entire crew and breakdown everything that's happened this week and what we learned from yesterday's media day. Eddie and Bob talk about what stood out to them covering media day and we go through the roster, key positions, key development, the offseason in general and look ahead to the season and how important the start of the season will be. Josh is here to give us a recruiting update since the Monday emergency pod and we continue to look at the makeup of this roster as fall camp is getting set to start. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - We're back and it's foooootball time in Oklahoma 15:00 - Realistic defensive line expectations 35:00 - Carey on NIL Collectives 44:00 - Physicallity is a mentality. Thank you, Schmitty. 49:00 - OU RB situation; getting back to north-south 1:08:00 - RECRUITING 1:25:00 - Timeline for LOCKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Eddie get together to breakdown the huge recruiting weekend and what a monster month it has been in July. It's hard to surprise Josh but he was legitimately surprised by recent events. The Unofficial 40 will still happen Wednesday but we wanted to get an emergency recruiting pod out to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first pod back at full strength in a long time. We're in studio and Josh is back on his remote broadcasting system. That's right, no more equipment problems. We talk about OU's big recruiting day/night under the lights as well as the recruiting rankings and potential upcoming commitments. Josh's wife might have saved a woman's life on vacation this week. Carey also has an idea for a new recruiting feature. And we start tearing into this season a little bit because we just can't help ourselves. How important is that Nebraska game for the start of the Venables era? All of that and more and a brand new and great sounding Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back! 15:00 - Aunt Tiff saves a life on the McCuistion Family Vacation 26:00 - Recruiting wrap/month of July winding down 37:00 - The Re-Ranking Conversation 49:00 - CFB madness before the start of the season 1:09:00 - We're ready to get this thing started Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is on vacation at waterpark hell but he still calls in to give us the latest on recruiting. The rest of the team is here to talk about realignment and trying to figure out why we care what happens to the Big 12. We also talk about the doubters with Brent Venables and why that seems to be the case. We also hit on the MLB baseball draft and what that is going to do to Skip Johnson's baseball roster. We also get to know our newest employee, Ryan King, and what exactly he does around here. The full rundown follows below 00:00 - Welcome back. We are a merch store now. But thank you. Getting to know Ryan more. 9:00 - Big 12/NBC 13:00 - Big 12 Media Day Wrap Up 23:00 - Why does national media think OU is doomed? 40:00 - Josh M joins the program 1:08:00 - HOOPS update/OU baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all back together as most of us are heading to Arlington for Big 12 Media Days where Brent Venables and Dillon Gabriel will take center stage. We go over what we are most looking forward to hearing from coaches and players in Arlington. Brent Venables won't be able to talk about it, but he just had a massive recruiting haul and appears to be headed for more very soon. Josh breaks down the latest in recruiting and what to expect going forward. We also introduce you to the newest member of our SoonerScoop team and let you know if you guys handled those Longhorns in our shrimp battle. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back! 15:00 - Oklahoma football. What is this thing? 22:00 - Meet our new hire at SoonerScoop.com 36:00 - MEGA-RECRUITING 55:05 - Cayden Green was a big win; OU in KC,MO 1:05:00 - Daylan Smothers Announcement on Thursday 1:20:00 - MLB Draft Talk; Cade Horton going UP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices