Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

It's our first podcast after the official end of the college football season. The gang is all here because now it's Portal Season. Are the Sooners finally finding some players who can make them immediately better for 2021? the guys break it all down. How do we see OU players doing in the NFL Draft? How high can Rhamondre Stevenson get drafted? Will Tre Norwood get drafted? And where do the Sooners sit heading into the 2021 preseason? Can they finally make their way to a national championship game? A little recruiting and a little hoops takes us home. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. College football is over. 9:00 - Transfer portal heating up 28:05 - Sooners in the NFL Draft 42:48 - High expectations in 2021 58:00 - Hoops

Lots to get to as the entire gang is back in action on the podcast. And lots is going on as the transfer portal fills up with more and more people each and every day. It's even filling up with Sooners. We talk about what the Sooners need and what they might be looking for out of the transfer portal. We also talk about the latest with Rhamondre Stevenson and Ronnie Perkins as well as other early, or potential early entrants into the NFL Draft. We go back to the Cotton Bowl for one last look at what we saw as we try and piece together next year's lineup. A little bit of bowl talk, a little bit of Texas hiring talk. How easily the NCAA could have made the Tristan Leigh situation a moot point and helped out all the teams involved. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back; Eddie_Rado has been hacked by the Russians 10:10 - Carey is trying to get the vaccine 14:00 - Portal Party! What's the latest? 45:00 - Sooners to NFL; What is Tre Norwood doing? 52:08 - Cotton Bowl wrap-up 1:10:00 - Tristan Leigh ... WTF 1:18:00 - Hoops 1:36:00 - Texas hires Sark

The Cotton Bowl Preview version of the Unofficial 40 is here. And we start out with the news that Jadon Haselwood will not be a part of the festivities. What the hell? We breakdown what we know about the situation. How will all the opt outs for Florida affect Heisman finalist Kyle Trask? How much does Lincoln Riley need a big win against the SEC? We also breakdown what players might be playing their last game at OU and how this game could impact the commitment of Tristen Leigh. Josh joins the pod to talk about what went down with Camar Wheaton and where the Sooners go now. Get ready for some football with us won't you? The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back; No Jadon Haselwood Wednesday night vs. Florida + Cotton Bowl talk 31:00 - Who stays and who goes? 45:00 - Bob weighs in on Tristan Leigh 1:01:00 - Josh joins the presentation

We're just off of Cotton Bowl virtual media days and we have had plenty of chances to hear about where everyone is heading into one of the biggest bowl games that really doesn't matter in the end. OU versus Florida might happen, it might not because everyone is going home for Christmas. And you have to be fine with that! We record before Camar Wheaton makes an announcement and we still don't know if there is one or who it will be? Who will go and who will stay next year? Will anyone join Tre Brown? We got nothing definitive during yesterday's meetings with players. And who else will Florida be missing when these two "play" in the bowl game? It's going to be an interesting holiday as we head into game week with plenty of uncertainty surrounding the future. But the gang is all here and Josh and Bob weigh in on the Big 12 title game as well. Happy Holidays everybody! The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back. It's the U40. And it's Christmas. 10:49 - OU/Iowa State Big 12 Wrapo Up 20:02 - Tre Brown opts out of the Cotton Bowl. Anyone else? 26:30 - 5-star RB Camar Wheaton 40:30 - 5-star OT Tristan Leigh 50:00 - Cotton Bowl ta,k 1:15:00 - OU Hoops

Just before we started our podcast today the Big 12 released their All Big 12 team as voted on by the league coaches. And OU didn't have a single player on the 1st team defense. They were nearly shutout of the season awards as well. We give our takes on how we felt just moments after the release. We've got a signing day review as well with Josh McCuistion and the rest of the gang. What did Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch think of the recruiting haul? And did we lose a little perspective on just how good this class was because everyone was only concerned with the final decisions of a few players? We breakdown the class in detail on this episode of the Unofficial 40. Oh yeah, and we've got a Big 12 Championship game to play this weekend as well. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back; OU has been screwed by the conference 20:00 - Early National Signing Day wrap up 27:00 - Savion Byrd is a Sooner; Tristan Leigh wavering? 35:30 - Lets get into OU's class; it's damn good 50:00 - CFB Playoff talk 58:00 - Back to recruiting; WR class = Riley loves it

It's a special pre-signing day edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast where Josh McCuistion and the gang breakdown everything to expect for tomorrow's national signing day for football. Josh breaks down all the names left to know and delivers the news even if it's not expected to be good. Don't go into tomorrow being surprised at where the Sooners stand with some of the biggest names left on their board. It's the good the bad and the G** DAMMIT edition of the Unofficial 40 when it comes to recruiting and national signing day. Enjoy it everybody! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and surprise. 6:00 - Savion Byrd 16:00 - Bryce Foster 20:04 - Tristan Leigh (Announcement Jan.2) 22:52 - Overall thoughts on the class of 2021 31:18 - Camar Wheaton

What a day of news and the Unofficial 40 has your complete wrap up as the OU-West Virginia regular season finale has been cancelled due to a COVID outbreak in Morgantown. The Sooners will move on to play Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship game next week in Arlington. Or could they play this weekend? Lincoln Riley met with the local beat writers this afternoon and said he would play Ohio State this weekend if Ryan Day called him. But he also kind of said that would be very difficult to pull off. So he sort of said, 'Bring on Ohio State, but probably not.' It is signing day next week and Bob and Josh give you the full rundown of what is happening on the recruiting trail. We also try not to talk about the OU basketball team's sound defeat at the hands of Xavier last night. Will you make Josh's Christmas card list? Will Carey eat birthday cake for the first time in years? Will OU ever play football again? We think so. Enjoy this episode of the Unofficial 40 instead of your football. It's all you've got in life right now. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - OU/WVU canceled; onto Big 12 Championship 14:00 - OU/Ohio State? Who says no? 30:00 - Signing Day around the corner; Emeka Egbuka, Camar Wheaton, Remington Strickland + Josh takeaways from seeing Cody Jackson/Jordan Hudson 1:06:00 - It's early but 2022 could be really good defensively 1:10:00 - Shane Beamer to South Carolina 1:25:00 - Best case scenario for OU ending the season

While everyone was over here worrying about COVID postponing or cancelling another OU game, Lincoln Riley through out something that blew everyone's minds during his Tuesday press conference. Bob Stoops had come out of retirement to help coach the Sooners as it is believed several assistants are out due to positive COVID tests and/or contact tracing. We talk about the possible return of Bob Stoops to the sidelines well as the latest from campus where the Sooners are hoping to keep COVID at bay as a matchup with Baylor awaits Saturday night in Norman. The entire crew is here and we've even got a proper recruiting segment this week. Caleb Williams is putting together another big recruiting weekend as 5-star Emeka Egbuka is headed to town. The state championships are getting underway and Josh is headed out on the road to see some big OU prospects as well. Early signing day? How is everything going to be different this year? Team MVPs this season? Who will stay or go after the season? Lots to talk about on this week's edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - BOB IS BACK; NOT BOB STOOPS 10:55 - Getting up to date on what's happening this week: OU-Baylor GAME ON ... for now. 48:00 - CFP Rankings 53:20 - Recruiting/OKPreps State Championships/Visits to Norman 1:21:00 - Who has been OU's MVP? 1:30:00 - Hoops tips off vs. UTSA Thursday; Conference play starts Sunday at TCU

The Unofficial 40 returns for a holiday sized edition and we had plenty to talk about. Josh and Bob finally get to weigh in on Bedlam, we breakdown the win and look ahead to West Virginia. Plenty of talk about the randomness that is Bookie as well. We also talk about the latest on the recruiting front and why things are so different this year in terms of info. Carey might be on the verge of a mental breakdown because of zoom interviews but the news about 'Coonsie' the walking racoon had everyone very excited. There's a lot to digest as we get ready for a big week of Thanksgiving and football, and even basketball as Lon Kruger and the boys get the season started this week as well. The full rundown is below: 0:00 - Carey is sick of Zoom & the North End Zone is the new West Bank 24:00 - Bookie 35:00 - Wrapping up Bedlam with Josh & Bob 50:00 - Recruiting 1:11:20 - Hoops starts Wednesday 1:23:00 - West Virginia ahead; Big 12 undecided and getting interesting

It's been a two week wait but Bedlam is finally here. Or will it be? The guys give the latest on where things stand with COVID and injuries. Will Austin Stogner be available for OSU? Lincoln Riley says Spencer Rattler is back to 100%. While everyone believes OU's defensive line versus OSU's offensive line is the biggest advantage in this game, can Spencer Rattler finally prove he's taken the next step against a very good OSU defense? This isn't TCU, Texas Tech or Kansas. This will be a real challenge for Lincoln Riley on the OU offense. We're missing Josh this week because he's moving so no big recruiting segment. This one is all about Bedlam. Carey, Eddie and Bob bring it home in this week's Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome 13:54 - What's the injury/COVID situation for Bedlam? 19:30 - Buyer beware in Bedlam? 30:00 - Getting Jadon Haselwood more involved/OU's running game headed in right direction 40:00 - Around the CFB World 58:00 - Hoops tips off next week

Why do women make men buy new mattresses when they get married? What deep dark secret is Carey Murdock holding that makes his neighborhood hate him? Did Eddie kill his barber? Also, it's a bye week and this week's slate of Big 12 games is not very good. But next week it is on and title matchups could be decided between Iowa State, OU, OSU and Kansas State! It was a little slow on the football front with no football this week, but even though Josh can't stop buying houses and moving, he did give us a breakdown of a recent big-time recruiting trip to St. Louis and might have people concerned about one of OU's biggest defensive line commitments. It's also national signing day for Lon Kruger and OU hoops. Bob kind of joins from the road where he was headed to see Bijan Cortes. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. It's National (Hoops) Signing Day. OU signed Bijan Cortes and CJ Noland. 13:00 - FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL 24:00 - Okay seriously back to football 32:00 - Josh still loves Tom Luginbill 49:00 - Bedlam is going to be HUGE 1:13:00 - Recapping a visit to see 2022 5-star WR Luther Burden + Recruiting notes

On this week's Unofficial 40 podcast we go back and breakdown how big the addtitions of Ronnie Perkins and Rhamondre Stevenson can be for the Sooners down the final stretch of the season. Is OU in the driver's seat? Maybe not completely. But things are looking up for OU's chances to play in the Big 12 title game. And it appears Spencer Rattler and the OU offense have developed a little bit of swagger coming out of Lubbock. It's been a different type of season, but OU is looking like a complete team for the first time all season and one of the more complete teams we've seen in years if the defense continues to build. The guys have been out on the recruiting trail quite a bit as well. With coaches unable to go out and see kids, we're pretty much all you get from in-person scouting. Josh and Bob talk about their recent trips including a big one coming up for Josh this weekend. It's Kansas week, which means we're drinking more than usual. Well, maybe the elections had something to do with that. The full rundown is below: OPEN - We all pretty much got drunk and stared at a map last night for hours on end. 12:06 - You can start listening NOW; Ronnie Perkins and Rhamondre Stevenson HAVE BEEN FREED 22:00 - Revisiting the happenings in Lubbock 46:12 - SpeedD is here. It's real. And it's sexy. 1:02:53 - Recruiting segment 1:15:00 - RIP Billy Tubbs

On this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast we take a look back at the players standing out most on the defensive side of the ball. Is Isaiah Thomas becoming a legit NFL prospect? And how much has he been hiding some superior athletic ability? We also talk about the upcoming matchup with Texas Tech and the expectations for this OU team. We're all going to be paying attention to see if the defense can put another solid performance on tape. And what could the return of Rhamondre Stevenson mean for OU's running game and the emergence of T.J. Pledger? It might not be such an easy transition for Stevenson and the OU offense. We hit up the recruiting trail and talk about the Sooners newest commitment Tayln Shettron and what we've seen lately out on the high school circuit. And what does the recent decommitment of Caleb Johnson mean for recruiting going forward? Also, what we know on the latest with #FreeThe3 and when is it OK to start putting up your Christmas tree? All this and more on the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Surviving an Ice Storm 6:00 - Josh reviews TCU ... Hey OU's defensive line is good 24:00 - What to do with Bookie 29:15 - OU slot WR problems? 33:16 - OU Offensively 48:00 - Putting sights on Lubbock 53:00 - #FreeThe3 1:04:00 - Recruiting

The gang is all here after surviving a bye week and we've talked all we can talk about the Texas win. It's time to move on to TCU and the expectations that have been reset coming out of the overtime win over Texas. Can Spencer Rattler keep building chemistry with receivers like Theo Wease, Marvin Mims, Austin Stogner and Drake Stoops? Can the offensive line continue to run the ball effectively even if Rhamondre Stevenson doesn't come back until Texas Tech? Can the defense build off of their emerging playmakers like Perrion Winfrey, Woodi Washington, Nik Bonitto and Isaiah Thomas? And are the Sooners expecting another huge commitment this weekend for Lincoln Riley's offense? We've talked to the players and coaches on both sides of the ball this week, all our media interviews are over. Here's all the latest to get you ready for the Sooners as they get back in action against TCU this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back 17:25 - Suspensions and more 22:00 - Chris Murray. How will he fit? 25:30 - Running backs; Seth McGowan returning to the fold 35:07 - Can Oklahoma build off Cotton Bowl victory? 50:46 - OU defensively 1:08:00 - Recruitng news/notes

The entire gang is back together to breakdown the crazy win over Texas. What did we see that OU can build on heading into the rest of the season? Is OU still the most talented team in the Big 12? Alex Grinch has a defensive line, but he's starting to find young playmakers in the secondary as well. And can anyone keep David Ugwoegbu from taking over a starting spot on defense? We also hit up recruiting as COVID cancellations are taking a toll on our scouting trips. Some Big 12 talk and plenty of opinions of Lincoln Riley's benching of Spencer Rattler as well. Bob jumps in with some hoops talk as well. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome back. OU/Texas recap. 16:00 - Talking Spencer Rattler's day at the Cotton Bowl 29:00 - OU secondary; Youth takeover coming? 36:50 - David Ugwoegbu/Nik Bonitto 40:00 - Recruiting ... OU/Texas do anything for recruits? Billy Bowman,D'Tavious Sanders, Bryce Foster 53:12 - Back to Team Stuff ... Second half of the season is upon us. Theo Wease is alive. 59:00 - Where we'll be headed this weekend 1:04:00 - Hoops practice begins today 1:10:00 - Chris Murray eligible 1:13:00 - 2022 WR commit Luther Burden