SoonerNation: Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma blasted its way past Iowa State on Saturday and now faces the big showdown with the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl. As the season approaches the midway point, here's my biggest reason for concern and my biggest source of confidence with the 2023 Sooners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the final weekend before OU/Texas! It's the final Big 12 home opener for Oklahoma! It's the Sooners and Cyclones! That's the best that I can do to hype up Saturday's game. However, if you are like me and a person who nerds out numbers, trends, and other intangibles then this might be a fun episode for you. If you're not then....eh, it could still be fun. Episode Talking Points  Key Storylines...

It's hard to be critical of a football team that's 4-0 but, leave it up to us and we'll find a way. This 2023 version of the Oklahoma Sooners is superior to what we saw in 2022, and I believe it's time to buy into the hype. However, it isn't a prefect team. There's certainly some things to be critical of, and I believe we're missing them and focusing our frustration on the wrong things. Let's talk...

Oklahoma moved to 3-0 on Saturday with a 66-17 thrashing of Tulsa. There's very little to criticize about this team right now but I do have a handful of concerns. I'm refusing to be concerned about the running backs though, I'm just giving up on trying to figure it all out. Thanks for listening to this episode. Make sure to let your voice be heard in the comments section below! Learn more about yo...

This has been a week of distractions for Sooner Nation. First it was Art Briles and then it was Lincoln Riley. I really didn't want to talk about either but I gave my two cents on Briles in the last podcast, so I had to give my two cents on Riley in this episode. After that, we've got a game to breakdown! Oklahoma plays at Tulsa on Saturday and we're here for the preview. Let's do it! Learn more a...

Oklahoma's 28-11 win over SMU on Saturday night became the sub-story to former Baylor head coach Art Briles being on the field talking with Jeff Lebby afterwards. I have some thoughts on that, which I reluctantly shared, and then we dive full into the postgame thoughts of the Sooners and Mustangs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oklahoma is set to kickoff Game #2 of the 2023 college football season. The SMU Mustangs visit Norman fresh off a 38-14 win over Louisiana Tech. It'll be a tougher matchup for the Sooners, from Arkansas State last week, so here are four things to keep an eye on, as well as some key players for both sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're getting ready to close the door to the Arkansas State game and start looking towards SMU, but we had to talk about some things we learned about the Sooners first. The opener showed us a lot about what a roster transition can do for a team and how much they've bought in on the new mindset that Brent Venables is bringing to the program. There's more that we learned, though! Check it out and le...

We've got a short episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast to kickoff the 2023 college football season. Real briefly we're discussing four things to keep an eye on as Oklahoma hosts Arkansas State on Saturday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oklahoma's getting ready to make a run at national championship #7, which would also include a third-consecutive title. Here's a complete breakdown of OU's path to Oklahoma City, including what the committee got wrong and how ESPN may have had a hand in that. We've also got another strong True or False lineup. Episode Talking Points Football Recruiting Update Norman Regional thoughts Where the com...

Spring ball is over and now we're heading toward the summer. That doesn't mean Brent Venables is finished overhauling the roster though. Oklahoma softball is playing for a Big 12 championship, there's movement in the transfer portal, and on the recruiting trail, plus we've got five True or False statements to go over. Episode Talking Points Softball can lock up the Big 12 title this weekend. Soone...

We held on to some of the True or False statements from before the spring game and then got a host of others from you guys after the game. We've got a little bit of softball talk included here but then it's all about Oklahoma Football after that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's so much going on in Sooner Nation that we're finally back to a one-hour episode! Softball, basketball, and football are all covered in this episode. Thanks for tuning in! Episode Talking Points Huge weekend for softball in the Big 12 Is Oklahoma on the cusp of doing something unprecedented? The portal is finally starting to heat up for Porter Moser Three positions that we need the spring g...

Each weekend seems to be pushing Oklahoma and Oklahoma State closer together for a series that will decide the Big 12 Championship. However, is it possible that we get to see Bedlam determine the fate of three softball championships this spring? We're also stepping away from OU coverage for the majority of this podcast as we are joined by Zack Low to breakdown Oklahoma City's run in the NBA Play-I...

We're doing something that I'm pretty sure we've never done before with the Sooner Nation Podcast, I'm leading off with women's basketball. That's right, you heard me, women's basketball. We've got plenty of football talk involved in this episode as well so, don't worry, you'll get your fix. Episode Talking Points The ridiculousness of the Women's Bedlam Postgame Three positions to be confident in...

Oklahoma Softball is off to a roaring start as spring sports are officially in "full swing". We've got an interesting question to propose in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Which Oklahoma coach should be feeling the most pressure right now? Episode Talking Points Softball smashes UCLA Which coach should be feeling the most pressure right now True or False? Learn more about your ad choic...

Basketball takes the lead in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast but we've got some thoughts on National Signing Day, OU Softball, and the courtship of Jeff Lebby. Episode Talking Points Thoughts on Men's Basketball after the upset win over Alabama Sooners snag the 26th commitment for 2023 Three things to know about OU Softball True or False? Storming the court was a bad look The Super Bowl...

The door to the transfer portal closing this week means that spring sports are about to take center stage. We'll spend some time discussing Oklahoma Softball in this episode but we've got some other things on tap as well....like Oklahoma getting beat down in Bedlam Basketball. Episode Talking Points Discussing The Bedlam Beatdown Oklahoma Softball dominates the preseason rankings Is the non-confer...

Oklahoma's latest commitment from the transfer portal shows where the focus has been in terms of preparing this team to bounce back in 2023. Episode Talking Points Flipping Stanford transfer Walter Rouse from Nebraska to Oklahoma There's another McCullough brother in the portal Basketball's must win situation True or False? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oklahoma's matchup against Florida State is hours away and we've got five players that OU's hopes may rise and fall on. News also broke during the recording of this podcast that former Oklahoma State defensive end Trace Ford is transferring to Oklahoma. Episode Talking Points Thoughts Oklahoma's 2023 recruiting class Two things that Peyton Bowen can't do Five players that Oklahoma's Cheeze-It Bowl...

The Sooners are heading to Orlando to face Florida State in the Cheez-It Bowl and I'm going to tell you why I've got some bad vibes about this game. Episode Talking Points Initial Thoughts On Florida State & The Cheez-It Bowl Big 12 Bowl Schedule There Wasn't A Correct Choice For #4 In The College Football Playoff Best Of The Power Five Conferences My Maxwell Award Vote Craziness In The Transfer P...

Oklahoma sent Oklahoma State packing after a 28-13 Bedlam win on Saturday night and is now reaping the benefits of the big weekend. This latest podcast focuses on thoughts from the game, listener True or False? statement and running down the slate of Big 12 games from the weekend. Episode Talking Points Two benefits of winning Bedlam Bowl eligibility Recruiting Bedlam game thoughts True or False M...

With Bedlam upon us, it's time to accept the harsh reality of Oklahoma Football right now. We'll delve into that as we preview Saturday night's OU/OSU matchup in this latest edition of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points It's time to embrace the horror We still don't know about this OU Basketball team True or False? Bedlam Advantages Big 12 Rundown Bedlam Prediction Learn more about...

I'm back!!! Work had me out of pocket for three weeks but here we go with a new addition of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points What went wrong in the basketball season opener No one really knows what's happening with recruiting right now but here's what we do know Offensive keys to success vs. West Virginia Defensive keys to success vs. West Virginia Big 12 rundown Learn more about...

Oklahoma snapped its three-game losing streak last Saturday when the Sooners defeated Kansas 52-42 in Norman. It was the first win over a Top 25 opponent for Brent Venables and hopefully it gets things moving in the right direction as OU heads into an off week. Episode Talking Points Two thoughts on beating Kansas True or False? Two things to focus on during the off week Big 12 Rundown Learn more...