SoonerNation: Oklahoma Sooners

Back-to-Back blowout losses for Oklahoma has us in a bad spot in regards to discussion topics. Literally everything that we said after the TCU loss can be repeated again after the Texas loss. So, instead of beating a dead horse we turned to you guys to provide us with the discussion topics and you did not disappoint! This episode is all about you guys and I am very grateful for you insights and pa...

It's Red River Rivalry time! Oklahoma certainly has its back against the wall as it tries to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time in over two decades. The Sooners might have a puncher's chance in this one and I'll tell you how. Episode Talking Points Two positions that will be the crucial to Oklahoma's success Offensive keys to success Defensive keys to success Big 12 Rundown OU/Tex...

Some losses are frustrating and some losses are just downright demoralizing. Saturday's 55-24 thrashing at the hands of TCU was very much the latter. Here's our attempt to process what's happing with Oklahoma Football right now. Episode Talking Points It was bad from the start Offensive Thoughts Dillon Gabriel Offensive Line Worried moving forward Defensive Thoughts Here's the biggest issue the te...

Oklahoma has to pick up the pieces from last week's loss to Kansas State and travel to Ft. Worth, Texas in search of its first conference win of the season. The pressure for succeeding in a bounce-back game here for the Sooners is on the defense as they face an even more potent offense than what Kansas State brought to Norman last week. Episode Talking Points Pressure is on the defense Problems th...

Things went poorly for the Sooners on Owen Field Saturday night and the blame game spilled over from the weekend. I'll breakdown how the Sooners lost and how some of the "individual" blaming is probably inaccurate. Episode Talking Points Discussing two bad "hot takes" Not Dillon Gabriel's fault Not the PA announcer's fault Six plays that show the loss was a group effort and not on an individual Th...

Bedlam snuck in and became a talking point this week despite the fact that Oklahoma's opponent is Kansas State. I'll tell you why that's a bad look for the Cowboys and then we'll jump into a preview of the Sooners and Wildcats with a score prediction and a rundown of this weekend's Big 12 action. Episode Talking Points Bedlam is dead and Oklahoma doesn't care...Oklahoma State clearly does though W...

Oklahoma improved to 3-0 on the season with a 49-14 thumping of Nebraska, in Lincoln, last Saturday. Here's my offensive and defensive breakdowns plus some post game thoughts. Episode Talking Points Offensive Recap Wanya Morris Dillon Gabriel Eric Gray Jalil Farooq Defensive Recap Better than we thought they were Have we seen Pandora's Box opened with Jaren Kanak? Players of the Game Three Thought...

As Oklahoma heads to Lincoln to a date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the firing of Scott Frost takes center stage as one of the larger question marks in terms of impact on the game. Does Nebraska become a more difficult opponent without Frost at the helm? The answer to that question is more than likely found in the amount of fight that Nebraska has left. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma's offense...

The Sooners moved to 2-0 last Saturday with a 33-3 win over Kent State. As they prepare to take the road for the first time this season, and move up to Power 5 competition, I've got three questions that I would like to know the answers to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This will be a shorter episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast as I'm already a day late in getting it posted. It's still a good breakdown of Oklahoma's game against Kent State with some players to watch and some expectations for the offense and defense. Apologies for not having a True or False? segment this go around.  Episode Talking Points OU Defense vs. Kent State Offense Players To Watch OU Offe...

Oklahoma opened up the 2022 college football season with a 45-13 win over UTEP in the debut of new head coach Brent Venables. Here are some opinions on the performances of the offense and defense plus listener True or False statements, and the Big 12 rundown. Episode Talking Points Opinions on the offense Opinions on the defense Players of the Game True or False? Big 12 Rundown Learn more about yo...

It's time!! We're nearly to the game day that will kickoff the 2022 college football season for the Sooners. In this edition of the podcast we'll completely breakdown Oklahoma's Week 1 matchup against UTEP. Episode Talking Points Recruiting Update Sooners making significant progress with the nation's top defensive lineman. More than anything this game is about the debut of Brent Venables Oklahoma'...

Next week is game week but today we're still talking preseason things. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma could be adding to the 2023 class this weekend. NIL money can't buy team chemistry Where does Justin Harrington fit in the defense? True or False? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're just weeks away from the start of the 2022 college football season and that brings us a ton of topics to discuss. Among them are two transfer players who have been mentioned by coaches as well as your true or false statements and much more. Episode Talking Points Sooners land 4-star athlete Jacobe Johnson for the 2023 recruiting class. Who could be next and when? Is there going to be any fal...

As the college football season looms just over a month away we're back with some listener provided True/False statements and much more. Thanks for listening! Episode Talking Points Sooners nab a huge 2023 commitment from the Longhorns' back yard True or False? Why Oklahoma will rely on defense to lead the way in 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're marching towards August which means we're just over a month away from the start of the college football season. That means the Sooner Nation Podcast is back to weekly episodes and there's going to be a ton of information to breakdown as the season approaches. Episode Talking Points Update - Brent Venables can recruit! Who will have the best defense in the Big 12? Eight Oklahoma players who c...

The Women's College World Series has come to a conclusion and while we can debate things like the Big 12 deserving more teams in the tournament and where the 2022 Sooners fit as one of the all-time greats, one thing that we cannot debate is the fact that Jocelyn Alo is the greatest hitter in the history of the sport. In this episode we discuss the things that made this team great and what it'll ta...

Here we go! It's Sooners and Longhorns on the biggest of stages. These are just a few thoughts on the Red River Rivalry softball national championship. Boomer!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of The Sooner Nation Podcast is brought to you by...you, our listeners. The entire episode is dedicated to your True/False statements/questions and we run the gauntlet from men's basketball competing to be a Top 3 program in the Big 12, to transfer portal quarterbacks, to Patty Gasso getting a statue placed outside the new stadium. It was a fun episode to record and we have you guys t...

The NFL draft has come and gone with seven former Sooners finding a home to begin their professional careers. That said, OU fans are now in a bit of a conundrum in regards to one particular NFL franchise. Episode Talking Points Bedlam softball set to determine the Big 12 regular season champ NFL Draft recap 5 things we learned from Oklahoma's spring football game Learn more about your ad choices....

Oklahoma's spring football game is just days away now. In this episode I'll break down Oklahoma's offensive and defensive position battles based on priority ahead of Saturday's Red/White Game. Episode Talking Points Softball's loss at Texas doesn't really change anything in the Big 12 Was Spencer Rattler correct about his toxic situation comment? Prioritizing Oklahoma's offensive position battles...

We're back again with another episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast and this time around I'm throwing the questions your way. Spring football is nearing the midway point, softball is still hammering the competition, and basketball really only has one major question heading into the offseason. Let's go!!!! Episode Talking Points Mo Gibson has to decide what's best for him What is redeemable for OU F...

Spring is finally here which means March Madness is about to ramp up, spring sports are in full swing, and spring football is just around the corner. We have a little bit of all of that included in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast, including my Top 5 storylines for the Sooners as spring ball approaches. Episode Talking Points Opponents still aren't pitching to Joselyn Alo but she deserves...

Back with another episode! The NFL Draft Combine gets started this week and Oklahoma has 11 former players participating. Who has the most to gain and the most to lose? That's just one of the topics that we discuss this time around on the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Who has the most to gain/lost at the NFL Combine? Is Oklahoma Softball Unstoppable? Oklahoma Basketball is still al...

With spring sports getting started it seems like all of the football writers are suddenly coming out with incredibly insane hot takes they tend be shots at OU. Yup, everyone feels it and there's a reason why this is happening. We'll discuss that in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Basketball Update (No more room for moral victories) Softball Update (They're better...