Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

If you are a fan of some hardcore fall camp info, then this is your podcast. The entire newsteam assembles once again to break down what we've learned over the first five days of fall camp. Some of you will be happy to know that we keep the tangents to a minimum until later in the podcast. We just had too much information to get out there. That doesn't mean we don't have fun as Eddie gets triggere...

The last pre-preseason podcast of the 2018 season. The guys are champing at the bit for football to return as Lincoln Riley takes the Sooners onto the field Friday. Eddie decides to be a bigger part of this week's podcasting festivities while Carey is the one who turns evil. We also talk about the horrible news out of Ohio State, the nickname Palace on the Prairie and people who listen to games on...

Well, the ChampUBBQ is here and we dive right into the big weekend for the Sooners and Lincoln Riley. Josh and Bob give a full breakdown and we chop up all the names to know, including the latest we know on Dax Hill. Eddie is strangely quiet and surly today early in the pod but something inside is brewing before we finish. Carey just tries to stay out of the way and drives the car toward ChampUBBQ...

The gang is back from Frisco, Texas, with plenty to break down from the Sooners time at Big 12 Media Days. We talk about everything that stood out to us about OU's time at The Star as well as the other interesting topics such as Tom Herman, UT and Justice Hill being hounded about where Dax Hill is going to college. Plenty of OU QB/Kyler Murray/Austin Kendall goodness as well as some man-crushing o...

It's time to go back to work as Big 12 Media Days begin in Frisco, Texas on Monday. OU moves up their own media day to July 22nd. Carey has a plan to eradicate mariachi bands with barbershop quartets. We talk about the expectations of what we could learn from media days and some of the frustrations of media days. What awful things would Eddie say to Bob Bowlsby if given the chance to ask him anyth...

Atlanta and the Rivals 5-Star Challenge is in the mirror and the entire gang is back to breakdown what we saw in Georgia. It was a weird podcast We were pretty much awful people that deserved to be flogged for some of our hypothetical takes on Big 12 Media Days and potential media stereotypes. Also one of Eddie's takes on Tom Herman was so hot, we had to bleep most of it out. The excitement is bui...

The Board of Regents met Monday morning as Carey, Eddie and Bob all made their way to the meeting. President Designate James Gallogly made waves with some of his statements, while Lincoln Riley and most of his assistants got raises and extensions. Castiglione also talks about the plans to build an entirely new softball complex as well as beer sales and west side stadium expansion. With the Rivals...

With Mike Holder going public about Mike Gundy's recruiting in Stillwater, we examine how much difference a top 5 class makes versus a top 40 class in major college football. With Lincoln Riley putting Oklahoma into the recruiting conversation with Alabama, Ohio State and few others, how is this going to change Oklahoma football moving forward? There's also some drama going on in the recruiting ca...

The summer camp circuit is in full swing as most of the gang was out at OU's final on-campus camp session Tuesday night. Lots of new faces have shown up in Norman. We also hash through the Kyler Murray baseball/football decision and what he means to baseball as a sport. We talk about the latest recruiting news and camp nuggets as some new offers have gone out and a commitment has come in since our...

The gang is back together after a week hiatus to talk about the travels across the Sooner state last week for high school spring football practices. Our Bob Przybylo has been hard at work tracking down the class of 2018 and their status heading into the summer. There has been some good news on one really big name on the defensive side of the ball. We also break down early impact potential of the 2...

It's the height of spring sports at Oklahoma, but everyone is talking about the future of Kyler Murray as the baseball draft approaches. We tell you what we think will happen with his future in Norman. We also get into the tackle position at Oklahoma after the Sooners have just received a commitment from a junior college offensive tackle. Eddie is now a morning radio guy. But wait, so is Carey......

It's a slow time of the year which could be bad for rabid OU football fans, but good for us because we get a breather. We carry on anyway with another podcast featuring the entire gang. We hit on a lot of wide-ranging topics and go a little off-topic at times. But we really dive into the changes to OU's summer camps and the changing landscape of summer recruiting. How do satellite camps figure in...

The entire gang is back together and we're talking a lot of recruiting as Josh and Bob both covered the Opening Regional in Dallas over the weekend. We also finally give our thoughts on the Sooners and the NFL Draft and Carey watched all the Behind Baker Mayfield documentaries. We're still amazed Baker was the #1 pick in the draft. We also talk about the other draft picks and free agent signings w...

For the first time ever, we've got Bob Przybylo in studio to join the rest of the crew to break down this historic recruiting weekend for the Sooners. We talk about the ins and outs of the weekend, how Lincoln Riley set this up and how he knocked them down. We also talk about Bob Stoops big weekend and you'll hear from him on his past and his future. A lot of Bob's former players were in town as w...

The spring game is set for Saturday with plenty of festivities, but the centerpiece of this weekend won't be passes thrown or tackles made, it's going to be the never-ending arrival of five-star recruits, Rivals100 and Rivals250 visitors. It's the first official visit weekend of the year and Lincoln Riley is looking to close on some massive recruits for the 2019 class. The Sooners are putting ever...

We're over halfway through spring football and we can't escape the fact so many players and coaches are saying good things about the defense. We have to talk about it. You have to listen. Everyone can curse Mike Stoops and Tim Kish, but we have to discuss the defense and why people are saying good things. Kerry Cooks breaks down everything you want to know about the secondary and Brendan Radley-Hi...

Spring football is back in action and spring recruiting camps are underway again. The Sooners had a lot of commitments down at the Adidas Rivals Camps in Dallas. A couple of commits took home MVP honors. Trace Adkins is playing us into the spring game April 14 and we have some thoughts on that. Lincoln Riley talks about his hire of Bob Diaco as a defensive analyst and we talk plenty of spring foot...

A lot has gone down since we last got together. Spring football is on spring break but we always have plenty to talk about with the football program. We start off the show talking about Trae Young declaring for the NBA and we hash out the demise of OU's basketball season. We are pretty much blaming everyone. Josh was in Houston last weekend for the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp and saw a lot of OU offers a...

Carey, Josh and Eddie join forces on a very happy day as OU spring football is just getting underway. Lincoln Riley held his pre-spring press conference Thursday and the gang has plenty to talk about after hearing from the head coach. Player moves, special teams, leadership, quarterbacks and much, more more on this edition of the Unofficial 40. OPEN - Can we close out OU hoops yet? 0:08:30 - Rehas...

We're still a week away from spring football getting going but that doesn't stop us from breaking down some keys to the spring concerning Mike Stoops and Kyler Murray. OU hoops has us all in a funk with the way this team has fallen apart. Recruiting takes us to wondering how spring camps like The Opening and Rivals camps could interfere with official visits on campuses. The gang is back together f...

Carey, Josh and Eddie return to talk about all the developments surrounding the 2019 recruiting class which is starting to take shape after OU finished off it's second junior day this weekend. We talk about the struggles of OU hoops and Trae Young after the losses continue to pile up. We also talk about Baker Mayfield's return to Norman this weekend and plenty of off the wall topics as well. The f...

It's an Unofficial 40 first as Bob Przybylo joins the crew for his first podcast. But it's National Signing Day so we need SoonerScoop.com's other recruiting guru to join us. We break down the signings by Lincoln Riley today and talk about the defensive makeup of this class. Riley was looking for an elite front 7. Did he get that in this class? We also talk about the defensive backfield and the la...

Carey, Josh and Eddie all made it back together before the week was over. Highlights of the rambling include men's hoops, Sherri Coale's salary, poor Blake Griffin, Josh's daughter joined us, Landry Jones talk, the linebacker from UCF with no hand, the message board attacking Nick Krueger and plenty more nonsense. We did talk some serious recruiting in this podcast as National Signing Day is appro...

Baker Mayfield talk is back on the podcast as senior bowl practices are underway. We break down what we've seen from senior bowl practices so far. We also delve into Kyler Murray's dual roles coming this spring and Shane Beamer joining the OU staff. Josh updates us on what to look for heading into National Signing Day and where OU sits. Plenty of OU Junior Day talk as well as breaking down the lat...

The Sooners are hitting the recruiting trail hard trying to land some big-time defensive linemen and a major safety before signing day. The gang checks in to discuss the latest in recruiting. We also talk a little bit of hoops and the latest on the coaching situation. Josh gives his thoughts on junior days as well as the crop of talent in the state of Oklahoma for 2019. The full rundown is below:...