Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40
Episodes
U40: City Council meeting not a positive for new arena plan
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It did not go well last night at the City of Norman's meeting of the City Council. There was a lot of opposition to the city's $1 billion entertainmen...
U40: It's the eve of Brent Venables' football camps
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh McCuistion just flew into town and came straight to the studios to join the podcast crew. We're breaking down what to expect as Brent Venables ca...
U40: A great time to be alive. SEC Meetings, OKPreps, WCWS, NCAA Regional
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The crew has never been busier and there's never been a better time for a podcast. George is in Destin, Florida, at the SEC meetings getting all the l...
U40: Josh in town for okpreps tour, Eddie in Arlington for Big 12 baseball.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week with baseball as Eddie is at the Big 12 Baseball tournament in Arlington, Texas, after watching Oklahoma shut out TCU 4-0 in their ...
U40: Brent Venables is DT hungry
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's another week inside the Scoop Studios on Campus Corner and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are back for another edition of the Unofficial 40. This ...
U40: Why NIL is now working for Oklahoma
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with Carey, Josh, Eddie and George for another edition of the Unofficial 40. We take some time to relax and look back at OU's success in th...
U40: The latest with Damonic Williams, portal and recruiting
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Unofficial 40 back and fully in football mode. We're talking about Damonic Williams. George has put in the work and has all the latest on the...
U40: Spring Football wrap-up, Recruiting time is here.
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring football has finished. And the entire gang is here to discuss what we learned and where this program is heading into the SEC. The transfer port...
U40: Get ready for a spring game. Ignore that portal opening.
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back as we get ready for a huge weekend in Norman. The annual spring game takes place this weekend and there will be transfers and recruits all ...
U40: Are we worried about the offensive line?
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back together talking spring football and this time we're really focused on the offensive line and how that might be affected some of the ...
U40: Position breakdowns after three practice viewings
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The whole crew is back for another thorough breakdown of spring football camp. We're just off of our third viewing of the spring and we're also full o...
U40: It's spring football paradise right now
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I mean, there is not a more beautiful time of the year than right now. The entire crew is here. Almost all of us have been watching spring practice wi...
U40: It's DeMarco Murray chaos during the pod
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a little Porter Moser heavy with his press conference the other day. It got a lot more bizarre for those that watched Virginia play last nig...
U40: Drake Stoops' Pro Day, Zac Alley's contract, UA camp
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring sports is at it's height with Football, recruiting, basketball, softball and baseball and the Unofficial 40 has a lot to cover. We got to see D...
U40: Takeaways after meeting with 35 OU football newcomers
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OU held it's now annual media day for newcomers just before the start of Spring Football on Monday. We talk about our takeaways from all the players w...
U40: Spring sports, recruiting is coming and the SEC schedule
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is in full swing as softball, baseball are all underway while March Madness looms. The Sooners are looking better as members of the 68-team tou...
U40: OU football undergoing a change in operations
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the whole crew locked in once again this week as we start of with the full gang, but first we get a little springy as Bob Przybylo is here to tal...
U40: The mess that is college athletics described
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Football officially ended with the Superbowl but several Sooners ended up world champions. Now we turn our attention to spring football. As soon as an...
U40: It's National Signing Day but it already happened
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob are all here and we're back in action this week. We talk about National Signing Day even though there was no big si...
U40: Texas loss a kick in the teeth, OU making tons of new offers
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a potentially huge night for OU basketball last night as the Sooners took on the Texas Longhorns in their own gym. But the Sooners didn't play ...
U40: 2025 recruiting is all about the OL class
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back and we're talking about the hot issues on the Crimson Corner lately: OU and NIL. Can it be better? And who is supposed to make it bet...
U40: Frustrations over the portal and NIL growing
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We start out the show with a big announcement of two new additions to the Scoop family. The crew is all here and we're trying to figure out OU's posit...
U40: Transfer portal and recruiting class will be key in 2024
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a four-man pod today with Carey, Eddie, Bob and George as Josh has the week off. We talk about the end of the season, assess what we saw from the...
U40: Alamo Bowl Preview show from San Antonio
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie, George and Carey met up after this morning's coaches press conferences to breakdown the matchup with Arizona and talk about everything they've ...
U40: The pod where we all kind of fall apart after signing day
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you can tell by Eddie's rundown, he basically boycotted the pod today. We also had some audio issues between the 42:00-43:00 mark but it was quickl...
U40: Trying to make sense of the Cayden Green situation
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The full gang is here and we're trying to make sense of the situation with Cayden Green. He just snuck out of Headington Hall without telling a soul a...
U40: Who is OU targeting in the portal and SoonerHoop.com
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The OU men's hoops team is 8-0 and Bob Przybylo is here to talk about what Porter Moser has cooking inside the Lloyd Noble Arena (maybe he will accide...
U40: New offensive staff is set, transfer portal gets going soon
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The full crew is back this week as Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob all take part in the show. That's right! Bob Przybylo has made his triumphant re...
U40: DG should finish on Owen Field, but we're prepared for Jackson Arnold
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The OGs are back at it again this week because it's a compressed week and Bob and George have to write, write and write some more. Carey, Josh and Edd...
U40: OU still in the hunt for Big 12 title game
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's BYU week and the Sooners set out to see how many refs will be throwing flags this weekend. We're kidding. Maybe. We talk about the uneasiness sur...
U40: WVU week brings back the OG podcast. Carey, Josh and Eddie
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
West Virginia is ahead for the Sooners, but Josh and Carey weigh in on everything they've heard this week in regards to the state of OU's football pro...
U40: Time for OU's defensive line to step up in Bedlam
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob are back for another full crew episode. We're putting Kansas in the rearview mirror and moving on to Oklahoma State...
U40: Sooners can build toward CFP run at KU
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to work covering another game on the road and we wouldn't have it any other way. The entire crew gets together for this family dinner of po...
U40: Back to business for OU football. Time for UCF.
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The bye week is behind us and it's time for Oklahoma to get back to the business of football. And lately business is booming. As Dillon Gabriel's form...
U40: Taking stock as the bye week is here
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the only time during the week that the entire staff gets together for one show. It's the Unofficial 40 where we all get together on this bye week...
U40: It's OU-TX. Let's pod mother fathers.
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is the biggest week in OU football since... well, since a while. It's a chance for the Sooners to do something really special. But it won't be easy...
U40: Dillon Gabriel sucks? You suck!
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Iowa State week is here and we know even though OU is 4-0, this team can't look past the Cyclones and dream about the Corny Dogs and wax cups full of ...
U40: When can you say OU has turned the corner?
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Unofficial 40 podcast where the entire gang gets together. This is the ultimate power unleashed on the world as Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and G...
U40: We have all the answers for OU's problems
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're problem solvers. So we're here to fix the OU offense. We all have the answers. Some of the answers may be different, or conflict or be the same....
U40: OU dominates Arkansas St., now readies for SMU
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have an actual football game to talk about this week! Josh, Carey, Eddie and Bob are on the pod this week as George has the week off to concentrate...
U40: We're fighting about the depth chart
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob all chime in on this week's Unofficial 40 podcast and it starts off with a bang as Carey is airing reporter grievan...
U40: Excitement and the unknown hit as season nears
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Only 1 more pod before the season begins and the gang is all here with plenty of excitement and plenty of questions about what we're going to see out ...
U40: Unpacking the recruiting madness, preseason camp talk
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a recruiting heavy edition of the Unofficial 40 this week as we finally put to rest the drama that has been OU recruiting this week. Josh breaks ...
U40: Are we too impressed with the roster transformation at OU?
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together just before Josh heads out on vacation. We get a rundown of everything that is coming up on the recruiting ...
U40: Media Day brings tons of info on roster rebuild
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fall camp is almost underway as OU held a big media day Monday that lasted most of the day. The SoonerScoop staff was there to take it all in as every...
U40: Lots of recruiting activity and we preview start of fall camp
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh, Eddie and George talk about the latest developments around the OU football program and recruiting. With special guests from Barbie's movi...
U40: From Nashville at SEC Media Days
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From SEC Media Days in Nashville, Tenn., Carey, Eddie and George breakdown what the last couple of days have been like as OU and Texas prepare to ente...
U40: Recapping Big 12 Media Days
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back together after Big 12 Media Days. We breakdown what went down in Arlington with OU's reps and Brent Venables. Also plenty of talk abo...
U40: Big 12 Media Days coming. What part of OU is SEC ready?
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conference Media Days are kicking off next week in Arlington, but the boys are also headed to Nashville for SEC Media Day the week after Big 12. We ta...
U40: How concerned should you be about OL recruiting?
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is seriously hot outside. But inside and you can't escape Josh McCuistion's breakdown of how offensive line recruiting is going. Or not going. The ...
U40: The ultimate breakdown of the latest recruiting news
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened since the last podcast. Camps ended, OU had it's ChampUBBQ event, Kevin Sperry left Texas for Oklahoma and the Sooners have a coupl...
U40: Camps continue and we reminisce about the early days of SoonerScoop
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Josh in town the last few days for camps, the original three, Carey, Josh and Eddie get together for a little reminiscing about the good old days...
U40: It's football camp madness and the Sooners are in the WCWS championship
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's time for Josh to shine as he talks camp season. He's been in and out of high schools and OU camps and now he's back home to report ever...
U40: First impressions from Brent Venables' Football camp
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode was brought to you in two parts. First we have the owner's meeting with Carey, Josh and Eddie where we talk all about recruiting and w...
U40: A massive week with OU football camps and WCWS
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the best times of the year as Brent Venables gets his football camps started this week and the Sooners make their run for a 3rd consecutiv...
U40: Super Regional preview with the softball crew
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We brought in the heavy hitters for a second podcast this week as we're joined by Bob Przybylo, our OU softball beat writer and our featured staff wri...
U40: Josh is on his OKPreps state tour and message boards are bad?
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Social media exploded this week after the commitment of Xadavien Sims to Oregon. Message boards were being blamed for hurting Oklahoma's recruiting. J...
U40: OU's offer list grows as OU prepares for big recruiting period
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Josh's time to shine as recruiting takes center stage with camps and BBQ's upcoming. The Sooners could also be looking to take more QBs than we'v...
U40: Josh checks in from the recruiting road and George talks NIL
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're settling back into the studio (YouTube coming sooner than ever before) and the entire crew is here for some timely updates on what's been happen...
U40: SoonerScoop has moved to On3 and a look at summer recruiting
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back and we're doing the pod for the first time as members of the On3 network. Yep, we left Rivals. We'll update you on the hows and whys ...
U40: Spring game review and recruiting weekend
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the entire staff to review what we saw at the spring game. And with spring over, it's time to start talking about the transfer portal. E...
U40: Baker Mayfield from his No Bogeys charity event
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friday afternoon Baker Mayfield held his inaugural No Bogeys with Baker & Emily Mayfield charity event at Top Golf in OKC to benefit Meals on Wheels i...
U40: Getting you ready for the spring game
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for Kyler Murray to get his statue in Heisman Park as the annual Red & White Game is back this weekend. The entire game is here to breakdown...
U40: Carey, Eddie and George takeover this spring football edition of the pod
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is on vacation this week sailing around some foreign country for his anniversary and Bob is taking care of the wife post surgery so Carey, Eddie ...
U40: DeMarco Murray and the RB room, spring thoughts and softball is fun
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a fun and busy time as softball had a very entertaining series against the Longhorns. But it's spring football madness as we've now had thre...
U40: Eddie's in charge today and we're digging into spring practices
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie took the captain's seat in today's Unofficial 40 as Carey was out with the Covid, although Eddie says it doesn't exist. Eddie, Bob and George di...
U40: Our first impressions after watching spring practice
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a long week already with wall-to-wall spring football, but that means you have tons of fresh information from us to digest on this week's ep...
U40: Putting out fires, burying hoops and getting ready for spring football
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a packed office today as everyone chimed in on the pod. We talked about the big fire near Campus Corner that Eddie had a direct role in putting...
U40: New facilities, a Campus Corner dust up and JR Days
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trying a new format this week as Josh, Eddie, George and Carey are in studio and we bring on Bob to talk about his beat of men's hoops and softball. E...
U40: We welcome George Stoia to his new home
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a massive day at SoonerScoop.com as we welcome in George Stoia to the company. We were able to steal George away from Denver where he's been cove...
U40: Football media shows samples of character on team
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The offseason is over in a month with the start of spring football. But Brent Venables gave us the opportunity last week to visit with his freshman an...
U40: It's a football media paradise this week
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Venables has scheduled a tour de force media day on Thursday where he will make every newcomer (recruits and wtransfers) available to the media ...
U40: NIL continues to evolve, stick and ball is coming
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coaches are getting some well-deserved time off this week so we talk about some of the latest goings on in the NIL space and catch up with how things ...
U40: Taylor Heim's signing shows the Sooners are back on track to recruit OK
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's freaking cold, campus is shut down but OU is taking on OSU in Bedlam hoops tonight inside the Lloyd Noble Center. We finally have a Big 12 schedu...
U40: Why Lebby/Bama makes no sense and OU not done in 2023
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh and Eddie were all aboard for this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast. Porter Moser's basketball team appears to be falling into ...
U40: OU flips a Stanford man, 2023 signees arrive
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Eddie, and Bob are all back in studio for a strong version of the Unofficial 40 podcast. How did the Sooners turn Walter Rouse last weekend and...
U40: OU's roster is being remade through the portal
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie continues to go through difficult times as his car blew up this morning. But we all somehow made it for a get together as Eddie hunkered down at...
U40: Recapping Under Armour and All-American practices
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is all here to talk to Josh, who has done the majority of traveling the last week going from Orlando to San Antonio covering all-star game pr...
U40: Scoop is in Orlando, no thanks to Southwest Airlines
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie and Bob made it to Orlando but got stuck in Atlanta as Southwest Airlines went into full meltdown mode. After a rental car got them to Orlando, ...
U40: Sooners finish 2023 class with a five-star flip
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oklahoma landed 5-star defensive back Peyton Bowen today and the gang is all here to breakdown how it happened and what to expect from the Class of 20...
U40: Early Signing Day Preview
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh and Eddie stopped by to record a "quick" preview of what to expect for this year's signing day. We also got to check out an OU football pr...
U40: Sooners keep adding players, but some needs remain
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even though we haven't talked to a football player since the end of the regular season, there's not been a time when this much is happening between th...
U40: Tracking OU's moves in the portal and in recruiting
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back and we know OU's bowl destination. But there is so much going on with the portal that we have to start there. Who are the Sooners rea...
U40: Transfer portal: we're speculating, not reporting
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The entire crew is back to talk about the start of portal season. And FAIR WARNING we are not reporting anything about players getting ready to portal...
U40: Bedlam win, big recruiting and a final game to win
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A little bit of an early Thanksgiving weekend Unofficial 40 as the gang is all here before the holiday hits. We continue to be befuddled by the clock ...
U40: How is recruiting holding up at 5-5
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 is a man down as Eddie is hanging on to life after standing in the freezing rain last weekend in Morgantown. Carey, Josh and Bob car...
U40: West Virginia and the future of the OU defensive roster
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Venables was peppered this week with big picture questions concerning the program moving forward. The gang sits down and reflects on what we've ...
U40: Fans are getting used to winning as Baylor comes to town
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Bob recap their thoughts on the Iowa State win and we take a look ahead at Baylor this weekend. Brent Venables had some interesting things to...
U40: Football heads to Iowa State and some breaking recruiting news
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Game weeks are back as the Sooners get ready to hit the road for Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Cyclones! The whole gang is here and ready to h...
U40: Bye weeks mean recruiting, recruiting, recruiting
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bye week for the Sooners. A much needed bye week for everyone. We look back at the Kansas game with Josh and Bob present this time. And there's...
U40: Don't lose to Kansas. DON'T LOSE TO KANSAS!
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Venables took to the podium yesterday. Brent Venables has done his weekly coaches show as well. We took a lot out of both those appearances and ...
U40: It's OU/Texas and we're trying to find a path to victory
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday was bad. Sunday was bad. Monday was, well, it was Monday. But here we are on Wednesday. Has the doom and gloom lifted? Maybe a little bit. We...
U40: A shocker as David Hicks picks Aggies
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bit of an emergency pod and a pod replacement. We had a pod earlier in the day and were ready to publish and then come back for an emergency po...
U40: OU guards against letdown as wounded KSU comes to town
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back and bigger than ever, the boys are in studio to talk about what we saw last week in Lincoln and what's headed to Norman Saturday. It's a night ga...
U40: Nebraska is just one massive unknown for Scoop
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln as the crew is headed to cover the first road game of the season. We're no...
U40: What we learned from UTEP and road trips all over
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We go in depth with what we all saw during OU's season opening 45-13 win over UTEP with the entire gang. Brent Venables has had a lot of media access ...
U40: It's game week! Depth chart, what we'll see and recruiting trips
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just four dudes sitting around talking about the start of the college football season... IT'S GAME WEEK IN OKLAHOMA! Sorry OU, not trying to get anoth...
U40: Emergency pod! Two huge commitments for Brent Venables
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh was out and about scouting a football game on Friday night, but he joined Carey and Eddie in studio to breakdown a huge Friday of wins for Brent ...
U40: One week away from football and the excitement builds
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The season is on the way and everyone wants to know what this team is going to look like in 2022. Will this defense finally look like a great defense?...
U40: The latest from preseason camp and OU screws up tailgating again
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a very disruptive pod as news of premium tailgating broke out during the pod right in the middle of us starting our own Make Lindsey Street Gre...