Soonerscoop Podcasts

Just as we were getting set to podcast, Iowa Western C.C. defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey committed to Oklahoma. We talk about the commitment and what it means for this recruiting class. We also got to catch 2021 QB Brock Vandagriff in action this weekend in Norman. Josh breaks down the latest with the talented QB and when a decision might be coming. Is Oklahoma the leader? We also talk about the 2020 QB situation and where Lincoln Riley might go as Spencer Rattler is already on campus. But what about backup plans at that position? The full rundown is below: OPEN - Perrion Winfrey commits right at the show was set to get started 0:5:45 - Major Burns burned Lincoln Riley's eyeball emoji system 0:08:25 - Brock Vandagriff talk with the recent trip to Norman. Will he be committed by the time the Rivals 5-Star happens? 0:12:30 - Oklahoma has never had that high school five star QB that panned out 0:16:30 - Does Lincoln Riley take a 2020 quarterback? 0:20:30 - Strange David Boren news comes out in the middle of

As June arrives, summer football camps are in full swing. We talk with Josh and Bob about the latest news surrounding OU's football camps and satellite camps. We talk a lot of in-state offers and the bind that OU finds themselves in at times with evaluating in-state kids. Carey comes up with content ideas for fake QB recruiting YouTube shows while we also breakdown camps coming up. We also talk about the latest with the transfer portal and things we're starting to find out as more and more players have entered the portal. OPEN - Please Eddie, tell us you've watched Saving Private Ryan on the 75th anniversary of D-Day 0:05:40 - Lon Kruger is meeting with the media today to talk about his new coaching staff 0:07:45 - Josh's impressions on the Houston satellite camp this past week 0:12:10 - Bob's impressions of OU's football camps earlier this week 0:18:00 - In-state evaluations and offers and the minefield they present for OU 0:22:35 - Brock Vandagriff is headed to Norman once again. Eddie is confused about hi

After a week off the gang is back together to talk about all the travel last week during Josh's Oklahoma Preps spring tour (6:20). We break down the best of the best in Oklahoma as well as the latest in recruiting (17:25). Is Andrew Raym the best offensive lineman to ever come out of Oklahoma? (21:47)We explain why there are so many eyeball emojis that are unaccounted for right now (40:10). Bob is peacocking around the joint (12:06) as an expectant father. Of course we touched on the hiring of Art Briles (31:25) and Josh is ready to teach his daughters about Led Zeppelin. We hit on the Bru McCoy situation at Texas and how insane that is becoming (50:10) and Josh has a a solid troll suggestion for the OU coaches on social media. Also, is Zach Evans trolling OU fans? (53:44). We talk about our media availability last week with Lincoln Riley (1:00:35 & 1:19:50). Media orgasms and fatherly doo-doo (1:02:53). Bob breaks down how Riley has built momentum on the offensive side in recruiting and how that can be a blu

The gang has been hitting the road for spring football practices and this episode focuses on the latest going on in the recruiting game for the Sooners. We touch a little bit on the James Gallogly situation and have a few tangents, but this is another hardcore recruiting edition of the Unofficial 40. We go deep into Alex Grinch and Brian Odom and their evaluations moving forward. We also really dive into the future of the defensive line recruiting. This one is for you recruitniks! Full rundown follows below: OPEN - Carey has to go to Rivals meetings in Atlanta and face people who Eddie has trashed 0:03:55 - Josh goes deep into details about his tattoos? 0:06:35 - Eddie says Gallogly can't retire. He has to resign. Official. 0:10:20 - Gallogly actually was playing a role in OU football recruiting 0:17:00 - Does any of this affect Joe C.? Could he be a candidate to be OU President? 0:18:20 - Lot of basketball offers going out right now. If the NCAA wasn't crooked, Lon Kruger would be last man standing 0:22:04

It's really our first official offseason pod, which means you get a closer look into the minds of the entire staff. We're not sure anybody needs that, so apologies ahead of time. We talk about the cancellation of the OU Caravan stops and what that means for fan outreach from the University of Oklahoma. And how are relations between fans and the program these days? Is the new softball complex and it's non-starter as a project indicative of how tough the climate is to raise money for OU right now? We also hit the recruiting trail with Josh who has been to the Frisco/Little Elm area in North Texas the last week seeing newest commitments. Nate Anderson and Ryan Watts. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Thanks for the kind and crazy Ratings and Reviews lately. Eddie's Cubs kick out a guy for playing the circle game? 0:04:00 - The Kevin Durant injury heard around Oklahoma 0:09:00 - Uncomfortable body hair talk and Josh's story about meeting his wife 0:14:45 - No more Tulsa Caravan. What's up with that? 0:20:55 - F

We breakdown the NFL Draft and what it means for the OU football program. We also give our thoughts on who landed in the best positions for long careers in the league. And no, you can't ignore the developments of no defensive players drafted or the realization of where OU is in regards to recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. Drew Sanders' flip from OU to Alabama is just reality right now. How does Alex Grinch and Lincoln Riley turn the tide for OU in recruiting defensive players? We talk a lot about the issues facing OU moving forward. OPEN - You cannot tear Eddie and Carey apart. Robo dialing is messing with the podcast. 0:7:30 - Thank goodness Kyler Murray went number one. A recap of OU players in the NFL Draft. 0:15:23 - Teams not sold on Cody Ford being a starting tackle? 0:23:00 - What if Kyler hadn't been No. 1? 0:29:45 - The non drafting of OU defensive players and the troubling perception of OU as a defensive liability 0:37:00 - What Drew Sanders picking Alabama says about all of this? 0:42:

Screw the offseason. It's the NFL Draft and Oklahoma is squarely in the mix with three potential first round picks. Lincoln Riley is using this weekend to continue building the OU brand across the nation while we discuss how Rodney Anderson has almost been a forgotten man leading up to the draft. Riley also appeared on the Big 12 Teleconference this week and had some interesting things to say. Josh was just in Atlanta for the 3-Stripe Rivals Camp and he gives the latest on recruits looking at OU in that region and what he saw. And because it's the offseason, plenty of tangents. We talk about Carey tripping to Houston to get Josh sounding more amazing than ever. Some coney bashing and some Thunder talk as well. The full rundown is listed below: OPEN - Houston vs. Tulsa coney wars have been started by Josh 0.04:25 - The Thunder season is over. We get the bitching out of our system? Maybe? 0.11:00 - What Baker Mayfield could teach Russell Westbrook about dealing with the media 0.14:45 - Kyler Murray's wonde

Spring football officially concluded Tuesday and we had a chance to catch up with Alex Grinch and other coaches to get their final take on the 15 practices over the last two months. What did we think, and what did Alex Grinch think of those 15 practices? The whole gang is back together. If you can make it through Josh's Disney talk we've got a lot to breakdown from the end of spring football and the huge recruiting weekend that Riley and his staff pulled off. Get a big recruiting update from Josh and Bob, get your standard taste of awful with Eddie as well. For some reason, plenty of 'Is This Racist?' segments popped up today as well. Lots to enjoy and lots of info on this week's edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh updates on joining a cult in Orlando 0.13:00 - Bob has become your eyeball emoji sherpa. The latest in Twitter/recruiting updates 0.25:40 - Alex Grinch lives up to his last name when talking about the defense 0.27:45 - Grinch does like one thing about his def

No one knew exactly how this was gonna go after OU had to move up their annual spring game from Saturday afternoon to Friday evening. But the announced attendance of 50,228 showed the evening was a big success. Jalen Hurts had a successful evening running the OU offense under the careful eye of the public for the first time. Alex Grinch was low on bodies defensively and several key players were missing on both sides of the ball. It still ended up being a great night for fans, players and potentially recruits. Plus, we give our stock report and Bob Przybylo gives us a recruiting update and what to expect moving forward.

The team is back at full strength for this week's episode of the Unofficial 40 Podcast. We've had a good amount of media access so far this spring including several conversations with Alex Grinch. We break down what we've learned, what we think we've learned and what we still want to learn. Should anyone even be worried about a quarterback battle at this point in the process? Do we believe Grinch can find consistent players on defense? Is leadership still a major issue on the defensive side of the ball? Josh also updates on the growing list of spring game visitors. Some five-stars will be in Norman for the spring game. A rundown follows below: OPEN - Alex Grinch's demeanor after the first seven practices 0.14:00 - Things that stood out at practice Monday. Austin Stogner's size is one big thing 0.23:45 - Caleb Kelly's future is now 0.27:40 - An L.J. Moore sidebar. Pimpin' ain't easy. 0.34:15 - Player reaction to Alex Grinch. How much are we buying in after 7 practices. 0.42:40 - Don't worry about the quarte

If you were waiting for Jalen Hurts to declare he came to Oklahoma to chase the school's 3rd consecutive Heisman Trophy: keep waiting. Hurts made it all about the team and as little about himself as possible Wednesday during his first press conference as an Oklahoma Sooner. Hurts was asked a ton of questions so we'll break down what type of insight we got from the day's press conference. We also spoke to Tanner Mordecai and Tanner Schafer about competing for the starting QB job. We also breakdown our time with the defense from post-practice interviews on Tuesday. Hear the latest from Alex Grinch on how things are starting to develop after five spring practices. It's all about Eddie and Carey on this edition of the Unofficial 40. It's a dynamic duo edition. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We finally got to talk with Jalen Hurts. He was on guard and we can kind of understand it with the loaded questions about OU vs. Bama 0.04:10 - Jalen Hurts didn't say what we wanted him to say today. So what did we

OU football is on spring break which gives us a chance to catch up with OU hoops before they take on Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Josh returns from Rivals camp New Orleans and gives the updates on everything that went down. We also preview Rivals Camp Dallas coming this weekend. OPEN - Josh is sick. This is what children do to grown men 0:07:00 - New Orleans Rivals Camp recap from Josh 0:13:50 - Josh's microphone is killing the podcast 0:20:05 - Dallas Rivals Camp Preview 0:27:40 - We hear from OU players and Lon Kruger on the NCAA Tournament coming up 0:29:05 - This is all on Christian James is it not? And should we even worry about Jamuni McNeace? 0:35:22 - Big 12 teams that can make a serious run in the NCAA 0:40:23 - Was this a successful year? What are the expectations for next year? 0:45:00 - Josh on how many OU commits will be in Dallas this weekend for Rivals camp. Does OU turn up the recruiting heat on Jase McClellan? 0:52:35 - Brayden Willis' move to h-back could b

Carey, Bob and Eddie have been in full spring football, NFL draft mode over the past few days and have a lot of updates on the latest going on with everything football in Norman. We're just coming off OU's Pro Day where Kyler Murray finally did something. We talk about more than just Kyler Murray and hear from Lincoln Riley, Murray and even Marquise Brown. The Sooners are three practices in to spring football and Lincoln Riley updates us on the progress of the defense, his impressions of Jalen Hurts and he talks about the young receivers that have come into the program. It's an information packed pod that recaps the last two days of wall-to-wall action inside the OU football program. The full rundown is below: OPEN: Eddie survived New Orleans and every bachelor party ends the same way 0:07:15 - Pro Day started without Kyler Murray not getting measured for height again. Conspiracy theories starting again? 0:13:00 - Why are the olds causing so much trouble with Kyler? Charile Casserly 0:16:00 - We just really

The Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40 podcast is ready to spring into football. We record right after Lincoln Riley holds his pre-spring press conference and breakdown everything that was said heading into camp. Kyler Murray continues making the news. Riley talks plenty about Alex Grinch and his new defense, Jalen Hurts and rebuilding his entire offensive line. We talk about the players who will miss spring and the ones who might be moving around with a new boss in town on defense. It's your spring football super preview on this edition of the Unofficial 40! The full rundown is below: OPEN - Who will be out for the spring? 0:05:30 - A.D. Miller is back at OU? He went into the PORTAL! 0:10:40 - Kyler Murray isn't a midget now but apparently he's a poor leader according to the NFL Network 0:18:08 - Lincoln Riley on the Charlie Casserly reporting 0:22:15 - Kyler's Pro Day could be crazy 0:26:46 - Lincoln Riley's thoughts on Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury 0:31:00 - What is Alex Grinch's defense going to

This week on the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 podcast it's the NFL Combine and the Kyler Murray show/no-show, how tall is he? sweepstakes. We talk about the craziness surrounding Murray. Is it possible he's not going to workout because he already has assurances from a team? We talk about other Sooners in the combine as well as future NFL stars currently on the roster. Some spring football talk is sprinkled in along with Josh's impressions from the Houston Rivals Camp as well as the latest in recruiting. The Sooners got a new commitment last week and Josh thinks he could redefine the h-back position at OU. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We've been doing podcasts every week for six months now thanks to our sponsors 0:04:50 - SoonerScoop's pronunciation guide for the universe 0:09:00 - Kyler Murray was finally measured today and the world lost its mind 0:16:50 - Kyler reportedly won't workout at the combine 0:20:00 - What does Kyler have to lose by working out? 0:22:30 - Could Arizona have g

This week on the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 we go heavy recruiting as Josh just returned from Los Angeles and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp out west. He breaks down who he talked to at a loaded camp. Oklahoma's junior day is coming up and we break down the visitors and what commitments could happen. Carey gives some details of his recent lunch with Joe Castiglione. Tons of recruiting from Josh and Bob and plenty of weirdness as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We welcome in the leader of the Big Bread & Big Dairy resistance, Edward R. Dosevich 0:04:06 - Portnoy actually reviewed Chuck E. Cheese pizza. Don't go to Chuck E. Cheese alone if you are a guy 0:10:15 - The Rivals250 came out today and we might start making Rivals hates OU t-shirts 0:13:35 - It's your stay woke segment of the day. They are listening! 0:16:00 - The embarrassment of Rivals getting catfished 0:20:45 - Bob hijacks the show and wants Josh to talk about Rivals Camp in Los Angeles. So he does 0:23:45 - Justin Flowe shoul

In this episode of the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 podcast, we talk about everything that has happened behind the scenes with freshman Ron Tatum who has entered the NCAA's transfer portal. Is there a chance for a return to OU? We also talk about Kyler Murray's future in the NFL now that he is all in for the NFL Draft. How much should he do at the combine? A lot of teams will also be in town for OU's Pro Day with all these offensive linemen. We hit the recruiting trail with Josh and Bob as we talk about all the latest 2020 offers that have been flooding out of Norman. And we breakdown the latest rage of committable/non-committable offers and how confusing it can be and what to do about it. Bob has a huge announcement for the pod as well about his future. Lots to breakdown in recruiting and a lot of off the rails discussions as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Baseball is starting this weekend and it's gonna be cold. Eddie's baseball preview is coming soon 0:04:35 - Will Kyler Murray ev

The Choctaw Casino & Report Unofficial 40 takes aim at National Signing Day, which actually already happened, but is happening again. The Sooners sign just one player on the final day but could still land another in the days to follow? We talk about that, as well as look back at the entire class and who could make instant impacts out of this class. The full rundown follows: OPEN: We award Eddie with his speeding ticket notice from our trip to Iowa State 0:06:00 - Carey is ready to start a truther movement surrounding Babe Ruth 0:09:00 - No more tangents, OU signs one and loses one 0:12:20 - Carey is a little triggered by some signing day articles 0:17:00 - A strange Barry J. Sanders factoid 0:22:30 - Did Danielson Ike kill OU's chances for Enokk Vimahi? 0:28:10 - Brandon Pierce still a possibility for OU? 0:30:27 - Jaylon Robinson transfer 0:32:10 - Ike gives Sooners some room for a transfer now? 0:36:00 - How is signing day playing out in year two? 0:41:10 - Nebraska is doing well in recruiting with Scott

The Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant is back just after the OU Board of Regents awarded Lincoln Riley a new long-term contract worth $6.5 million per year. We found out how much Alex Grinch is making as well. He's now the highest paid assistant coach in OU history. We also talk about the rest of the staff, the future with Bill Bedenbaugh and Ruffin McNeill. There's plenty of off the rails discussions from QB1 contacting us about Spencer Rattler, and a world first (we think) audio only podcast of a shoe unboxing. Josh and Bob also take us through the latest in recruiting which includes a big junior day coming up. Who will the Sooners sign Wednesday? And where are the Sooners on the recruiting trail right now. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Setting the scene from the OU Board of Regents meeting. It was a rush to do math last night figuring out Lincoln's contract 0:08:30 - Alex Grinch gets a 3-year deal from the Sooners and Joe Castiglione talks about the hiring of Grinch 0:13:20 - How quickly does

Lincoln Riley finally introduced his next defensive coordinator Sunday and we got to hear from the architect of OU's defense moving forward, Alex Grinch. We talk about Grinch's approach to coaching, as well as our thoughts on his biggest challenges. Lincoln Riley also finally gets to address his new quarterback Jalen Hurts and the fact he can now become the quarterback whisperer. Riley also gets to talk about the situation with Austin Kendall's transfer and the back and forth that took place regarding his eligibility at West Virginia. Josh releases his Oklahoma Top 40 list and all hell breaks loose. It's also just two weeks away from the final signing day for recruiting. Plenty of off the rails madness in this one too! The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We preview everything that's been going until Eddie quickly takes us off the rails 0:02:10 - Carey tries to throw to Bob until he realizes Bob is ruining all the audio he broke down. Alex Grinch speaks 0:04:40 - Alex Grinch looking to turn around the eff