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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 building for the #ChampUBBQ at the end of the month and we break down the best case scenario for the Sooners to finish out their recruiting in the secondary. Eddie also crashed the Paul George staying in OKC party this weekend The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie attends the Paul George stays in OKC party while Josh leaves his power chord. 0:03:28 - Bob Przybylo is the OCD traveler: things we learned in Atlanta. Eddie wanted to fight TSA 0:11:38 - Breaking down the 5-Star Challenge in Atlanta. It was a great trip to Georgia. The Opening is waaaay too long. 0:14:30 - Trejan Bridges and Theo Wease and their performan

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 5-Star Challenge taking place in Atlanta next week, we give a preview of our biggest recruiting event of the year. What will be different for the Sooners in Atlanta this time around? OPEN - Lincoln Riley gets a $4.8 million payday 0:07:40 - New OU president James Gallogly goes scorched earth in his first regents meeting appearance 0:13:20 - Castiglione then has to put forth a plan to the regents and Gallogly about a new $22 million softball complex 0:15:45 - We finally let Josh join the podcast after sitting through the Gallogly/Castiglione talk. And of course it's soccer talk 0:18:40 - Joe Castiglione doesn't have

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 camp world that the staff is going to be caught up in toward the end of this month. Why are Rivals and Nike fighting over national camps? We also address the latest Rivals rankings and the perception that OU is being screwed over by Rivals as Arjei Henderson lost his fifth star. We also address Spencer Rattler's lack of a fifth star. We also look at the history of it all, and wonder out loud if being the Elite 11 MVP a curse? We also talk about OSU/TCU/Baylor and how the landscape has changed a bit in the region in regards to recruiting. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Just a month away from Big 12 Media Days in Da

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 last podcast. The news of Michael Thompson's ACL injury came in during the podcast so we spend plenty of time talking about the ramifications of that news. We also learn some seriously surprising news about UCLA recruiting that blows everyone away. Lot's of off-topic talk to enjoy in this one as well. How many tattoos does Josh actually have? The rundown follows below: OPEN - OU's camps have ended and we saw Tramonda Moore arrive at OU last night. 0:04:40 - Satellite camps get underway. What coaches can and can't participate? Josh has Houston satellite covered 0:08:00 - Breaking down OU's on-campus summer camps 0:

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 2018 class. Softball has started and OU baseball has a massive challenge ahead. Plenty of recruiting nuggets as always. OPEN - It is heating up in Oklahoma as camp season begins 0:02:38 - Eddie witnessed some of the NCAA Golf Championships in Stillwater 0:04:50 - Last year's Tulsa Caravan was Bob Stoops last official appearance as OU's head coach. 0:07:20 - OU on campus camps get started Saturday. But satellite camps are still all over. 0:12:50 - Bob Przybylo, American patriot. 0:15:40 - New arrival news for the class of 2018 0:19:50 - Eddie sings the national anthem 0:22:00 - Carey's truther theory on Tramonda Moore

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... The latest in recruiting, baseball updates and Bob Przybylo is here to talk hoops recruiting after OU snags Wichita State transfer Austin Reaves. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie has become a morning person by force 0:04:30 - Carey wants Eddie to stop cussing now that he's on the radio more so he doesn't get fired 0:07:00 - Golf is polishing off a regional victory and softball gets set to host their own regional. 0:09:50 - Bob breaks down OU's newest commitment David Swaby. Does this say anything about the status of OU's tackles? 0:14:00 - Trying to predict scout team players who will emerge during th

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 and how can OU take advantage of so many changes as they happen. We also talk the latest with the OU baseball team and Bob Przybylo gives an update on hoops recruiting. We talk about the recent history of the defensive line and the future of where the Sooners need to go. Lincoln Riley is set to get a pay raise soon. Where is he going to fall among college football's top coaches? The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Setting the scene on a dead period for us and what's to come as the summer starts. 0:03:12 - Lincoln Riley needs some momentum in these slow months. He should just take commitments from people with disa

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 while trying to keep Eddie from turning the podcast into something no sponsor will ever want to touch. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Josh is just back from a spring practice and we gauge Eddie's level of horrible. 0:04:50 - Bob and Josh give their general thoughts on the Opening this year 0:08:30 - Josh talks with EJ and Theo Wease 0:14:30 - Sooners are doing great in recruiting but now they have to hold on for dear life. 0:17:00 - Josh talks with Dax Hill 0:22:40 - Big 12 draft and defenders, can OU keep overcoming that? 0:27:30 - Bob kept an eye on Stacey Wilkins last weekend 0:29:50 - Josh met with Kori Rober

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 well. It's our biggest podcast ever with tons of stories and information to break down everything that happened in recruiting, on the football field and behind the scenes with a week's worth of festivities packed into a couple of days. The rundown follows below: OPEN - We welcome Bob Przybylo to the studio for the first time 0:04:45 - We breakdown the success of this weekend's recruiting haul. 0:06:45 - All of a sudden OU is that recruiting power everyone hates and thinks is cheating 0:09:00 - OU becoming adept at bringing de-commitments back into the fold. 0:15:57 - OU appears to be stepping into a new stratosphere

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 everything they've got behind this weekend. How far could they climb up the Rivals Team Recruiting Rankings if they're able to close on a couple of five stars this weekend? Everything you want to know about the huge weekend coming up. And we talk about some spring game stuff too. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Lincoln Riley announces the key names to know will only play the first half Saturday 0:04:00 - Josh says this is the biggest recruiting weekend in 18 years. 0:07:15 - Riley bringing in the big gun former Sooners to make this weekend extra special 0:11:20 - Sooners could be banged up going into the spring game.

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-Hiles is still the talk of camp. Josh hits us up with the latest as the Sooners get ready for their biggest recruiting weekend of the year and one of the biggest of the early Lincoln Riley era. We try and keep Eddie in check but eventually he goes off the deep end as Tiger struggles at the Masters while the show progresses to its fiery end. The rundown follows below: OPEN - It's been sheer madness trying to cover anything concerning the defense this spring. 0:02:47 - Are OU fans going to march on the Switzer Center and protest Mike Stoops next? 0:05:12 - The players believe they are going to be good on defense but no

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 football as well. Josh chimes in with a full recap of everything you need to know from last week's Dallas Rivals camp as well. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie has been offered the opportunity to take BP with the baseball team. 0:03:35 - Carey takes a nap yesterday and the world comes to an end with the Trace Adkins concert announcement 0:11:35 - Josh buys a new dog to get over the loss of their beloved pet 0:17:13 - The spring game still holds some interesting developments that haven't been released yet. 0:20:10 - Dorial Green-Beckham gets a DUI picking up another drunk guy. 0:24:28 - The Bob Stoops statue, why

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 and some commits. He gives a massive update on the latest in recruiting. OU seems to be making a lot of strides with recruits all over Texas. We also hit up plenty of the goings on between OU, Texas and Texas A&M on the recruiting trail. Plenty of spring football talk and some of our first impressions from the opening week of spring practices. Much more to come when OU resumes practices next week. The rundown follows: OPEN - It's spring break and Eddie tries to admit to all the bad things he did on his first college spring break. 0:03:00 - Carey doesn't want to rail on the Thunder, but none of us can help ourselves.

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 - Rehashing Josh's worst take ever. Turning down a CFB Playoff appearance. 0:11:40 - Quarterback development and mental toughness. Where are the next great QBs? 0:15:10 - The NFL combine quarterbacks were unimpressive 0:22:40 - Lincoln Riley on Orlando Brown at the combine 0:27:30 - An OU Pro Day preview as it's coming up this next week 0:30:30 - The leadership void will be a challenge for Lincoln Riley this spring 0:34:20 - Is it a quarterback competition? Is it really a battle? We talk Kyler Murray vs. Austin Kendall 0:44:20 - Lincoln Riley putting his stamp on the team with special teams 0:56:56 - Caleb Kelly, Kenneth M

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 for a lot of different topics on this edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below. OPEN - Are OU hoops fans just ready for this thing to be over? 0:03:00 - How did we get here with OU hoops and who is to blame? 0:05:38 - Where does Trae Young rank in OU history after this season? 0:18:56 - Kyler Murray is now a starter for baseball. How will that affect his spring with football? 0:24:18 - Spring game anticipation and selling out the stadium update 0:34:10 - Will there be conflicts between The Opening/Rivals camps and getting kids on official visits this spring? 0:37:45 - Cheating in college football

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 full rundown is below: OPEN - OU hoops is still headed in the wrong direction. How soft are the Sooners playing right now? 0:04:20 - Lon Kruger just isn't going to give you the fire and brimstone you crave. 0:05:40 - Have the freshmen hit the wall? The team has certainly not helped Young through this potential wall. 0:13:20 - The ESPN Trae Young fatigue is real and we're all feeling it. 0:15:30 - Eddie as a helicopter parent and the need to re-ignite his courting of Lauren Chamberlain if he wants an athletic kid. 0:20:30 - Baker Mayfield shows up in Norman this weekend to help out recruiting. 0:22:00 - Josh breaks d

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 latest news and notes after Riley held the annual signing day press conference. There are some comings, goings and new injuries out there. OPEN -Eddie demanded we do a podcast today or he was going to kill everyone 0:04:00 - Lanie did not have a strong day at the pool and Carey and Eddie wants to know if her swim instructor is hot 0:07:00 - Carey and Eddie tell you how to get your daughter a college scholarship 0:12:00 - Carey tries to teach Eddie how to be a better person 0:15:00 - The idiots finally start talking recruiting. Riley breaks down the days signings. 0:26:00 - Lincoln Riley is focused on signing elite guy

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 approaching on Wednesday. The rundown follows below: OPEN -OU hoops keeps having to play on the road against teams that just suffered a crippling loss 0:02:20 - Trae Young continues to be ESPN's college basketball gravy train and Blake Griffin goes to Detroit 0:05:30 - Landry Jones is the second highest grossing NFL QB from OU behind Sam Bradford 0:13:25 - The late signing period and how it has affected the interest in recruiting 0:18:50 - The message board drama over Moro Ojomo 0:20:12 - Lanie bursts into the podcast as Josh is doing the baby family tour 0:22:40 - Superbowl talk. Will Nick Foles crumble? OU took Keith

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 latest from OU basketball and Trae Young's return against Kansas. The rundown follows below: OPEN - We have official height measurements for Baker Mayfield at the Senior Bowl 0:08:00 - The national narrative of Baker Mayfield vs. Johnny Manziel 0:18:45 - Baker should impress with combine interviews 0:21:30 - Kyler Murray getting ready to play baseball. How will it affect his football? 0:32:00 - Shane Beamer is hired at Oklahoma. What will that mean to the staff? 0:35:00 - The rising cost of coaching salaries, Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh 0:44:00 - How we all figured out we weren't future NFL football players 0:48:28

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: OPEN - Trae Young struggles in Manhattan, Kansas 0:08:10 - Junior days are starting in Norman. Where does Cole Mashburn fit in for OU? 0:14:00 - Is it possible OU doesn't sign a single kid in state in 2019? 0:16:30 - Moro Ojomo visits Norman. Where are the Sooners in his recruitment? 0:23:57 - Michael Thompson. OU making a huge push but can he qualify 0:30:11 - The latest with Leon O' Neal and where OU stands 0:34:45 - Texas A&M working hard to turn DaShaun White 0:40:48 - What else is out there for OU in recruiting? 0:43:21 - How many can OU take in this class? Jordan Austin still hanging over this class. 0:53:00