Soonerscoop Podcasts

It's an exciting time of the year (at least when hoops isn't blowing free throws at the end of games) as spring football begins next week and big-time recruits are flying in and out of Norman. We get you caught up on last weekend's recruiting weekend, some eyeball emojis that went out from Lincoln Riley and what's to come on the recruiting trail. We also dive into OU's Pro Day coming up this week as it seems Jalen Hurts will workout in Norman. We also talk about how much this will mean to Parnell Motley who wasn't invited to the combine. There's plenty of spring football to preview as well. Is Spencer Rattler ready to take over the offense? What players and positions are we most looking forward to keeping track of? We hit on all the key spring notes in this edition of the MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - OU-Texas Hoops -- YUCK! 7:00 - CoronaVirus AIN'T SHIT 12:30 - Big recruiting weekend WRAP UP 30:00 - Revisiting a raid of the PAC-12 44:00 - Something of a spri

For some reason the best Unofficial 40's always seems to come when there isn't as much going on in the world of OU sports. This is one of those pods. The guys get together to talk about OU's big win over Texas Tech in hoops and Josh's recent coverage of the Rivals Camp Series in Houston. Get caught up on everything you need to know on the recruiting front with Josh. We also go into an in-depth discussion about the NFL Combine which is underway in Indianapolis. How much can Neville Gallimore and Kenneth Murray boost OU's defensive reputation with good combines and first round draft selections? We also hit on the big recruiting weekend that is shaping up and OU's chances to get back involved in the state of California once again. And why did things fall off out west? Tons of debate on key topics surrounding the OU program right now. And even a little baseball talk as the Sooners get ready for a big weekend in Houston. Will Josh invite Linda to a game in Cheater's Park? The full rundown follows below: 00:00

OU loses a tough one to No. 1 Baylor last night but the crowd was loud and ready for an upset. Has Bedlam become a must-win for the Sooners? Eddie is back from Rivals Camp Orlando and we break it all down and Josh is getting ready for Rivals Camp Houston this weekend. Josh was let back in the house this week and he breaks down all the offers that have been flying out of the OU coaching offices the last few weeks. We also talk NFL Combine and our early impressions of the XFL Somehow Daisy Fuentes has come up in conversation and we spend way too much time seeing how good she looks now. Did you know who she is married to? It's the usual MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40. Lots of recruiting, football, hoops and tangents that go off the rails a bit. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello, Welcome back Josh 3:50(ish) - OU hoops 10:00 - RCS Orlando 17:00 - RCS Houston Preview 34:00 - OU has 30 new offers out; let's break it down 46:00 - AD still a beast but we ain't even trippin cause we some athletes 52:00 -

The gang was all here. And then Josh locked himself out of his house and wasn't able to make it on this week. Doesn't matter, Carey, Eddie and Bob all had a chance to meet with Lincoln Riley, DeMarco Murray and Jamar Cain Wednesday and we talk about our impressions of Riley's newest hires. Some spring game info has trinkled out and we look forward to spring football which is just about a month away. A little bit of recruiting news came out this week of interest and we talk some OU hoops as they get ready for a massive stretch against Kansas and Baylor. All that and more on this week's MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast The rundown follows: 00:00 - Opener ... Josh has disowned us 24:57 - First impressions Jamar Cain/DeMarco Murray 36:00 - More on DeMarco Murray breakout session 50:00 - DeMarco as a coach 54:00 - Kobie McKenzie reclassifying/Caleb Williams 1:00:50 - OU hoops; Big games ahead

It's the National Signing Day edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. We don't just breakdown the final signing day but the class as a whole with Josh and Bob. Who were the standouts? What players will make the biggest impact on both sides of the ball? How'd OU do at need positions like safety? We also have a new hire to breakdown in Jamar Cain and we talk about the impact DeMarco Murray is having on potential recruits. The entire gang is back together after we barely survived the storms on Wednesday. We also talk about the men's hoops team who had a tough loss in Lubbock and we talk about the recent junior days at OU as well. Another information packed podcast with a side of screwing around added in. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and Welcome 3:00 - #20Deep is finalized 30:00 - Final thoughts on 2020 class 50:40 - Talkin' hoops 1:00 - Moving onto 2021

The gang is back for another edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 and we're obviously talking about the new hire of Demarco Murray as Lincoln Riley's newest running backs coach. We talk about Murray's rise from his days at OU and the hurdles he faces going from a former star to a coach in such a short period of time. We also talk about the opening left on the defensive side of the ball and give our takes on how we feel Riley should go about making that hire. It's going to be an important recruiting weekend so Josh McCuistion is here for the latest on what you need to know on the recruiting trail. Some OU hoops talk and our thoughts on the tragic death of Kobe Bryant over the weekend as well. Also, a chance to win a free month of SoonerScoop if you're spanish is as good as Linda's. The full rundown is below (Not sure if Eddie's attention drifted when doing the rundown this week) 3:25 - DeMarco Murray is your new Running Backs coach 22:30 - Defensive hire coming soon? What's next? 38:00 - Junior Day a

We know what you guys want from this week's Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. You want all the juicy tidbits about OU coaching hires. Well, we deliver. Do the Sooners have their man or better yet, their men? We talk about what we know and the things we don't know. Who's coming? Who's leaving? It was a big weekend for recruiting as OU went local heavy for their junior day and coaches are out on the road recruiting. Josh went to see OU's newest commitment this morning and we talk about that one. We breakdown the latest in recruiting and talk a little Senior bowl as well. Also, it's our first chance to really address the portal situation at OU and our first chance to tell you to calm down if you are out on a ledge. The podcast rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome, Welcome. Just a little hoops talk 8:30 - What's going on in Norman? WHEN IS IT HAPPENING? 34:12 - Junior Day recap 43:00 - Senior Bowl stuff 50:30 - Sooners in the Portal 1:00:00 - Dre Butler/Alfred Collins updates 1:12:00 - Closing

The national championship is over. Josh is saddened by Trevor Lawrence's performance but everyone is happy Joe Brady is moving on to the NFL. We also dive deep into our survey we released this week and go into some of the finer details behind why we ranked what we ranked. Carey steps up on his soapbox about compliance even in the face of LSU seemingly getting away with anything it wants. OU gets a huge, literally, commitment from Kobie McKinzie and Josh talks about the junior day coming up for the Sooners. Also, what's the buzz heading to the final signing period? Maybe a slight review of Don't F**k With Cats in this pod as well. The rundown follows: 0:00 - Welcome. We bid goodbye to the CFB season 8:10 - The commitment of 2022 Lubbock Cooper OLB Kobie McKenzie 22:00 - Review/explain the SoonerScoop Survey 38:00 - More review of the Scoop Survey 52:00 - Joe Brady leaving LSU 1:01:00 - Big 12 heading into 2020 1:18:00 - Dead period coming to an end; Junior Day ahead

It's officially the first Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast of the offseason. And one NFL job after another continues to fill up. There's only one job left to be filled that still has people bringing up Lincoln Riley's name, the Cleveland Browns. The gang is not to worried. What do the boys think about the Baylor opening? What hire could be good for Baylor but bad for OU? People are getting their hopes up for staff changes this offseason, so we talk about how Riley might handle things there. And what do we think should happen with staff changes? Josh gets us back up to speed on what's left for OU heading into the final signing day and we talk some what-ifs about the future of OU's head coach if Riley does take off for the NFL someday. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome, Welcome 5:00 - See ya, Matt Rhule 15:00 - A little Lincoln Riley talk for ya 23:00 - Any staff change rumblings? 34:00 - Recruiting. What's left for Sooners? 50:00 - It's getting kinda weird ... What IF Riley DID leave OU?

Seems like it's been a while, but the full gang is back as Josh joins us from the exotic location of north Oklahoma City as he and the family and Linda are traveling for the post holiday holidays. Josh breaks down his trips to Orlando and San Antonio for All-American practices. Are the Sooners still in good shape with Reggie Grimes and Alfred Collins? What to make out of Chandler Morris' commitment and signing. Surely this shuts down all the buzz about Lincoln Riley's future for a little bit anyway? And what went wrong with Brock Vandagriff? The transfer market might be on the verge of gifting the Sooners a new wide receiver as well. We take a look at the roster as we head into the offseason and the quarterback competition that should still include Tanner Mordecai this spring. The full rundown follows below (Eddie version): 0:00 -- It's been an interesting week 4:51 -- "Chandler Morris is one of the most accurate QB I've ever coached against" 10:00 -- Brock Vandagriff fallout 24:48 -- Josh's thoughts on the

We can't help ourselves. We just want to give you another podcast now that all media activities are finally finished from Atlanta. There's nothing left to do but play the game. So we're breaking down everything we learned this week covering OU's College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. It's a special edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. What did we learn from media day? What did we learn from the final podcast? Listen in to find out.

Podcast's out, are you listening? Atlanta trees, no snow glistening. We're happy to talk, practices start, podding bout CFB Playoffs. Eddie and Bob join Carey from Atlanta for a Christmas edition of the MIdfirst Bank Unofficial 40. We talk about what we've seen and heard so far in early media and practice sessions and now that we have a feel for the mindset of the Sooners, how do we see things playing out Saturday? The shock has finally worn off regarding the suspensions. How does OU overcome the losses of Ronnie Perkins and Delarrin Turner-Yell. LSU also seems to be saying all the right things, but is their defense really improving? Or did they finish off the season against a lot of bad teams? Spoiler.. they did. Merry Christmas everybody! The full rundown folllows below: OPEN - Explaining the setup this week from Atlanta/Norman 0:04:30 - OU getting banged for not being happy participants in media settings. Is that fair? 0:09:30 - Lincoln seems to be tight and a bit paranoid so far this week 0:12:50 - OU

It's the National Signing Day wrap-up edition. On this edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 it's all about signing day and suspensions. We breakdown the class signed by Lincoln Riley and the Sooners Wednesday and talk about nuking his signing day press conference with our news about suspensions. What stood out about this class? What coaches pulled their weight? OU lost out on Jase McClellan, but did they sign a better running back in Seth McGowan? It's a full crew for this one. We even dive into our investigation of the suspensions and how it all came to be. OPEN - Let's start off recruiting talk because we already nuked Lincoln Riley's recruiting press conference yesterday 0:04:08 - Family talk with Josh derails the recruiting talk right off the bat 0:05:15 - We dub the Reggie Grimes situation as the biggest story from signing day 0:10:00 - Alex Grinch's haul of immediate help on defense was a big storyline from signing day 0:13:00 - Is Calvin Thibodeaux the MVP position coach on defense for this cla

Oklahoma is set for the playoffs, that much we know. But before that, we have national signing day coming up Dec. 18 and the Sooners are looking to close strong. It started last night with some late night eyeball emojis from Lincoln Riley. We also have some potential drama developing with one of OU's longest commitments. The numbers are tight for the Sooners even with former targets coming on the market late. How will Riley and the Sooners manage it. We also get into some awards circuit talk with CeeDee Lamb hoping to bring up a Biletnikoff Award and Jalen Hurts travels to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. We also talk a little LSU preview and go back a bit to look at the Big 12 Championship game. Lots of college football talk in this one both locally and nationally on the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome the Sooners are going to the Playoffs, again 2:00 - EYE BALLS OUT 10:30 - Jase McClellan situation; what's going on? 21:00 - Team Talk / Big 12 Championsh

The College Football Playoff committee met and deliberated for hours and could only come up with Utah's strength of Friday night losses to third string quarterbacks from USC. So yep, the Sooners didn't pass the Utes in the next-to-last rankings. But, OU still has to beat Baylor to have any chance in this thing, regardless of what happens Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship. We get our angst out on the committee and we even give an apology to Heather Dinich for also trying to get Rob Mullens to actually say why Utah is ranked ahead of OU on the teleconference. Will Parnell Motley's Bedlam performance inspire others to take over as one-man wrecking crews against Baylor Saturday morning? How will the first matchup affect the second matchup? We'll hear from Alex Grinch on that as well as some fine conversational overcussing from Ronnie Perkins from Monday night. We also dialed into the recruiting game and hit up Josh for the latest on recruiting as national signing day is coming up Dec. 18. It's the Unofficia

The Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 Bedlam edition is here and we're ready for the regular season finale in Stillwater. The Sooners head to Oklahoma State after being revealed as the No. 7 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. But there's still that pesky problem of turnovers hanging over this OU team as they head into enemy territory. How will this OU defense fare against Chuba Hubbard. Will the loss of Spencer Sanders play that big of a role Saturday? It was a huge pod for recruiting information too as the Sooners picked up a commitment in the middle of the pod. Which also meant they lost a commitment in the middle of the pod. The pod will explain that weirdness. The gang is ready for Bedlam, but also a full slate of games in the DFW metro area that we're going to be covering this weekend. Also some turkey talk and Josh's daughter decides she wants to join the podcast at one point. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! The full, Eddie approved rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. It's Bedlam. 2

After the Sooners take down Baylor it's time to trek on to Week 11 and TCU. The Sooners are trying to play their way into the College Football Playoffs and Eddie says don't fear OU fans, everything will work out. Huh? We also talk about CeeDee Lamb's situation and all the rumors flying around. Not that Lincoln is hiding anything, but he doesn't do himself any favors with these conspiracy theories by being so tight-lipped on everything concerning injuries. We hit on a little bit of hoops and we talk about OU's last gameday recruiting weekend this season. What should you expect from potential visitors? Lots of weirdness in this pod as well. Eddie was on one today. The full Eddie rundown follows below: 00:00 - Opener 3:00 - Oh God. We are getting old. 7:15 - OU hoops 10:14 - LETS FOOTBALL. Baylor wrap up. 31:00 - CFB Playoff talk 43:00 - Texas! Little Tommy Herman! Lol. 53:23 - Big 12 title game scenarios 60:00 - CeeDee Lamb in-depth discussion 1:08:40 - Recruiting; One month from early NSD 1:19:40 - Wher

To say it's tough being an OU football fan over the past few weeks is an understatement. What are we even mad at right now? Fan's leaving early? Lincoln Riley's playcalling? Jalen Hurts' turnovers? Florida State wanting Bob Stoops? The playoff committee? I think the thing that's bringing everyone together is our feeling that maybe OU doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs right now. Can they turn things around at Baylor? Does this team have a complete game in them? If they do, will it be enough? I changed my mind. The one thing that is bringing OU fans together right now is that we all have so many questions about this program and this season right now. Where to start? Where to begin? Start with the MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. The whole gang is here to walk you through it. The full rundown provided by Eddie follows: 00:00 - Welcome, welcome intro 3:00 - College Football Playoff 14:00 - Alright, let's talk about ... Oklahoma football 21:40 - Florida State and Bob Stoops is still a thing. Wild. 28:0

What an interesting last few days it's been around the Scoop offices. Eddie trolls the Internet without actually doing it himself. We talk about the crazy out of context battle for the press conference future of Jalen Hurts and media at large. We also talk about how Bob Stoops somehow almost became the next head coach at Florida State but actually never did. Plenty of fired up participants in today's podcast. The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released. We talk about the path for the Sooners if they want to make it back to the CFB Playoffs. Also, huge basketball recruiting news is ready to come down next week and Josh McCuistion previews the upcoming weekend from a recruiting perspective. Oh yeah, OU is still trying to win a football game Saturday night. The full rundown as provided by Eddie follows below: 00:00 - Opening Statement(s) 02:00 - Eddie is an idiot again 07:25 - Moving on from Kansas State 28:00 - Sooners No.9 in initial CFB Playoff Rankings 40:00 - Big 12 talk 45:00 - Bob St

On this episode of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 Podcast, the gang recaps Lincoln Riley's bye week media press conference from yesterday. We talk about the issues facing the Sooners moving forward as well as an outlook that doesn't look nearly as dire as it did right after the loss to Kansas State. It's a big recruiting week for the Sooners as Josh and Bob talk about the early signing day schedule and how it makes life more difficult for the Sooners if they are chasing another Big 12 title. We also talk about the NCAA and what appears to be a willingness to allow players to make money of their name, likeness and image. But how is all that going to work? Lots of stuff to get through even on a bye week. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 -- Opening Statement 3:53 -- Josh weighs in on Manhattan disaster 7:05 -- Okay, let's open it up to the crew/more thoughts from Manhattan 19:35 -- Handling of the onside kick/Big 12 is dumb 24:46 -- Are you interested in a little College Football Playoff talk 28:50 --