Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40
Episodes
U40: Venables clears the air and moves on as OU hits the Rugby Fields
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No more emergency podcasts. It's time for the real show as the gang is all together to breakdown fall camp and Brent Venables' first meeting with the ...
U40: Emergency pod covering the Cale Gundy resignation
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cale Gundy has resigned as wide receivers coach at the University of Oklahoma. The gang got together for an emergency podcast to talk about what happe...
U40: Breaking down media day and start of preseason camp
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just off of OU's local media days we sit down with the entire crew and breakdown everything that's happened this week and what we learned from yesterd...
Emergency recruiting pod after a massive July
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Eddie get together to breakdown the huge recruiting weekend and what a monster month it has been in July. It's hard to surprise Josh but he w...
U40: We're getting hyped up for football. Recruits under the lights
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first pod back at full strength in a long time. We're in studio and Josh is back on his remote broadcasting system. That's right, no more equipmen...
U40: The Brent Venables doubters and Josh is drunk and on vacation
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is on vacation at waterpark hell but he still calls in to give us the latest on recruiting. The rest of the team is here to talk about realignmen...
U40: Big 12 Media Days are upon us and recapping a recruiting haul
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are all back together as most of us are heading to Arlington for Big 12 Media Days where Brent Venables and Dillon Gabriel will take center stage. ...
U40: A lot to go over. OU, SEC, Big 12, USC, UCLA and recruiting
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been way too long coming. But it's finally here. We've got a podcast back after two weeks and a failed attempt. But it's better and bigger than i...
U40: Is Eddie covering a national championship? Josh on recruiting, NIL
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's another split personality podcast as Carey and Eddie met up after OU defeated Texas A&M 5-1 to advance to the national championship series at the...
U40: Eddie is in Omaha and Josh breaks down summer camps
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's an all over the map edition of the Unofficial 40. That's because Eddie is in Omaha covering the Sooners in the Men's College World Series. We sta...
U40: The Unofficial 40 is taken over by softball and baseball talk
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for softball and baseball to take center stage as the women are playing for a national title against Texas and the men are in Virginia getti...
U40: Recapping first two days of Brent Venables football camp
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh McCuistion was back in town for the first two football camps of the Brent Venables era. The Sooners were able to attract some big-time talent inc...
U40: Josh joins Carey to talk Oklahoma tour and being biz partners
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a long week already. Josh has been on the road all week checking out some of the best prospects in Oklahoma while battling the elements. Soo...
U40: Venables' commitment policy already tested
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heading into summer, we continue to focus on the recruiting trail as Ashton Cozart becomes Brent Venables' first committed player to take an official ...
U40: The recruiting road trips have started
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Josh's time to shine as spring football is going on at high schools all over the region and Josh has been out on the road just about every day th...
U40: NCAA trying to slow down NIL madness?
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is back from vacation so all non Dad Pod supporters will have to forgive his advice on trips to Disney to start the pod. Also, why does Carey kee...
U40: Recapping spring football, looking forward to the draft
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob gets to speak up on his impressions of the spring game finale and he gets plenty of time as Josh is on vacation in the hell that is Orlando. We al...
U40: Baker's return is something we all need right now
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special weekend coming up and we can't wait to welcome back Baker Mayfield to Owen Field. And it's not the best time in his professional life, ...
U40: Spring football, Baker's podcast and gas station tuna .
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie and Bob give a breakdown of what they learned this week during media access as we are just over a week away from the annual spring game. What is...
U40: Still stocking up on what we hear and see from spring football
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another week of spring football media almost in the books and we continue to breakdown the things we're hearing during interviews and reflecting more ...
U40: You can feel the buy-in two weeks into spring practice
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After two weeks, four media sessions and three practice viewings, we're getting a feel for how the players and coaches are reacting to one another on ...
U40: We watched practice! Spring football observations
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were able to see a bunch of practice yesterday in Norman and it was glorious. The entire gang is here to talk about our first impressions of Dillon...
U40: Our Baker Mayfield thoughts, hoops, spring football and recruiting
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back! It's the second podcast this week and we had plenty to talk about considering the Cleveland Browns are burning to the ground. How da...
U40: Sooners out of NCAAs, Camp season and Isaiah's charity event
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back again after missing last week and we have a lot to catch up on. OU misses the NCAA Tournament in hoops and is headed to the NIT. Why?...
U40: Jason Kersey joins the pod as an OU beat writer for the last time
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of our favorite recurring guests on the podcast and a good friend to all of us, Jason Kersey, joins the U40 to talk about leaving journalism and s...
U40: OU program rallying around players, playoffs, spring and SEC talk
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back together as Josh returns from vacation and we have a smorgasbord of OU news running the gamut of the culture being set by the new sta...
U40: Hoops gets loose on the pod as we wait for Pro Day and spring football
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welp, Josh opened the door for the U40 basketball pod and we start the pod with wall-to-wall hoops talk as the Sooners are fighting to stay in the NCA...
U40: At some point we move on to the Brent Venables era
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We don't want to do it. We try not to care. We try to move on. But we keep getting drawn back in to TBOW and the latest with Caleb Williams as he show...
U40: Signing Day wrap-up and angry weirdo coaches everywhere
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the post National Signing Day of the Unofficial 40 podcast where Josh helps us break it all down and we take a look back at everything that's hap...
U40: OU's recruiting weekend was about as good as it gets
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's show was... something. Carey gets dunked on by Sooner legends on social media. Eddie is now director of content and the Sooners pull in Gentry...
U40: The musical chairs at QB still haven't ended
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were expecting some quarterback news, but it never came, so the pod is late in the week. We make up for it with all the latest on OU's final recrui...
U40: A huge portal, recruiting, visit weekend for OU
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In unprecedented times, OU is hosting transfers, 2022 class high schoolers and just about everything in between. Josh, Eddie and Bob are here to break...
U40: What happened with Caleb Williams and is it over now?
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The dust has settled just a little bit after Caleb Williams declared his intentions to enter the transfer portal. By the way, he still hasn't entered ...
Emergency Pod: Caleb Williams enters the transfer portal
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Josh and Eddie are all here to discuss the big news of the day. Caleb Williams has entered the transfer portal. And even though he isn't ruling...
U40: Alamo Bowl Preview. Bob Stoops was the hero we needed.
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've spent so much time talking about TBOW, recruiting, Brent Venables, etc., that we haven't given Bob Stoops enough credit for what he's done for t...
U40: Figuring out Venables' recruiting direction
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the dust has started the settle from the change to Brent Venables and the early signing period, we're getting a clearer picture of the inroads O...
U40: Signing Day wrap up, Venables takes over as Stoops holds it down
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened since the regular season ended and the entire crew is here to talk about it all. Riley leaving, Venables taking over, signing day, ...
U40: Breaking down staff hires and latest on recruiting trail
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A bit of an emergency pod to discuss OU's official announcement of the Jeffy Lebby and Ted Roof hires. We don't know about this Roof guy, but we're go...
U40: Brent Venables becomes OU's 23rd head coach
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Venables was introduced to the public as the Sooners newest head coach on Monday morning. It was a whirlwind 24 hours after Venables and his fam...
U40: Detailing a very long week searching for OU's next coach
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No rundown in this one. But it's extensive. We start off with how the team has reacted to everything that's happened based on some conversations with ...
U40: Emergency Podcast! Lincoln Riley actually is a dick
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you are coming for a Bedlam breakdown you've come to the wrong place. This is the emergency pod to discuss Lincoln Riley bolting on the Sooners for...
U40: Bedlam! Can OU win? But really. Can they win?
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the biggest week of the year. OU heads to Stillwater to play Oklahoma State for the right to play again in the Big 12 Championship game. OU's pla...
U40: Stop worrying about LSU rumors, OU has bigger problems ahead
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welp, it's not like we had to watch the College Football Playoff Rankings show on Tuesday night this week. So why do we watch it anyway? Why do we do ...
U40: OU heads to Baylor to try and finally impress the CFP committee
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The entire gang is here and we're talking about OU's position in the College Football Playoff picture. It's clear the committee is taking a wait and s...
U40: How serious are Grinch and Tech? CFP rankings and big game coming
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With word that Alex Grinch will talk with Texas Tech about their open head coaching job, the guys are here to breakdown what that all means. Is Grinch...
U40: Still mad after all these days. What is happening to the OU defense?
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are four days after OU's escape of Kansas and the scoop crew is still baffled at what is happening with the OU defense. Is it preparation? Is ...
U40: Spencer Rattler always leaves us with something to talk about
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Kansas coming up, you wouldn't expect there to be a lot to talk about this week. But with OU's quarterback situation, there always seems to be so...
U40: We know OU's starter and media gets cancelled mid-pod.
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Man, what an explosive podcast and an explosive day. You think talking about Caleb Williams vs. Spencer Rattler were going to be the only fireworks fr...
U40: The defense is on the hot seat after KSU
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts off with fireworks as Carey pretty much melts down over production issues with the Isaiah Thomas Show and some guy smashing his new...
U40: Can OU find themselves in Manhattan, Kansas?
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After we've all rewatched the game against West Virginia this week, Josh, Eddie and Carey gather up their thoughts once more on the week that was and ...
U40: Is WVU the biggest game of Spencer Rattler's career?
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Rattler has become a bigger topic of discussion. And the OU QB needs to be better. But aren't there other issues preventing the OU offense fro...
U40: Nebraska is for the fans. Players are just playing another team.
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a game that longtime OU fans will love on Saturday. The loss of the Nebraska rivalry has been the worst part of conference realignment. And even ...
U40: First official recruiting weekend and chiming in on the problems with OU
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carey and Eddie had their say on the issues with the Sooners on the postgame show. Josh and Bob get to chime in today. Lots of talk about leadership a...
U40: It's time to play some college football in Norman
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The season opener always sneaks up on you because you're always talking about it being on the way. Well now that it's hear we've got our first game we...
U40: We have to talk Burden and another OU practice watched
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welp! We've got to talk about it. The Luther Burden decommitment happened. And Josh is here to tell us why it happened and what's next. We all got to ...
U40: First practice impressions. OU in person really checks out.
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week may have been our Debbie Downer issue where we questioned every aspect of what could go wrong. Well, after spending 20 minutes watching OU ...
U40: 2021 football preview or theoretically, how it might break bad
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is just where we ended up today. We're blaming Eddie on this one. But we take a critical look at the 2021 OU football team and ask the question: ...
U40: How should OU enter the SEC? Liked or Hated?
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back together to finally talk all things SEC. Is OU expected to bend the knee to everyone in the SEC? And if they do pull of a national ch...
U40: Emergency Pod! OU and Texas to the S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency Pod! Everyone was asking for it so here it is. Carey and Eddie sit down to break it all down as OU and Texas will be heading to the SEC at s...
U40: Breaking down a huge recruiting haul in July
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sooners have been on fire on the recruiting trail and Lincoln Riley has reset expectations to a level we might just take for granted. No five-star...
U40: So much OU football to breakdown after Big 12 Media Days
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is really the most State of the Sooners podcast we've done in a very long time after hearing from Lincoln Riley, Jeremiah Hall and Nik Bonitto at...
PODCAST: Don't be like Mikey. Recruiting is rolling though.
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back together as we have a really big news week to go over. The law caught up with Mikey Henderson and Lincoln Riley had to dismiss anothe...
U40: In case of emergency break the Josh glass
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a timely podcast as we grill Josh McCuistion on the state of wide receiver recruiting at Oklahoma as well as the relationships between OU and the...
U40: ChampUBBQ rewind and some banter
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ChampUBBQ was this weekend and although there weren't double digit commitments, it does appear this was the best, most well-run event since Lincoln Ri...
U40: Everything you need to know about ChampUBBQ!
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest official recruiting weekend in two years is here. And so is the entire Scoop crew to breakdown what is happening with the ChampUBBQ this w...
U40: OU starts loading up on camps and visitors
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The entire staff is back together once again as summer camps are getting underway in Norman. Josh McCuistion is back from Wyoming to talk about the up...
U40: The state of Nebraska football with Sean Callahan
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Josh and Bob both on vacation this week we enlist the help of HuskerOnline.com's Sean Callahan to take a deep dive in the state of the Nebraska f...
U40: The Oklahoma recruiting tour has started
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The offseason means Josh is in town and comes in studio for the podcast. He's touring the state checking out all the prospects on the prep scene acros...
U40: The road trips have started in recruiting and bears are loose
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's an OG edition of the Unofficial 40 as Carey, Josh and Eddie were all together as Bob had a day off. We had a lot of lighter moments today includi...
U40: How weird are the dynamics of an OU QB room?
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back together as the offseason has officially arrived. We're all over the map talking about the QB room at OU and Spencer Rattler taking t...
U40: Recruiting season is here! Spencer Rattler the No. 1 pick in 2022?
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ChampUBBQ's visitor list is starting to fill up with an impressive visitor list. Josh updates us with the latest in recruiting as OU is off to a fast ...
U40: Reviewing the spring game, official visits are coming
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The entire gang is back to discuss our takeaways from the annual Red & White Game. Caleb Williams, Spencer Rattler, Mario Williams, Eric Gray, the off...
U40: OU football in turmoil as spring game approaches, spring game preview
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Red & White Game takes place this weekend and the gang is here to break it all down from what to watch, how recruiting will be impacted and the tu...
U40: The recruiting travels of Josh and how tall is Lincoln Riley?
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of our most jam-packed recruiting podcasts in a long time. Josh McCuistion details his travel to California to see OU's top prospect at quarterbac...
U40: So much to talk about with the defense, Moser holds intro presser
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's about to get real crazy on the camp circuit and the watch circuit as Josh McCuistion is hitting the road and the air to trip out to California fo...
U40: The post Lon Kruger era and football, football, football
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the busiest weeks in a long time around the Scoop offices/spare bedroom offices, as OU is looking for a new coach to replace Lon Kruger, p...
U40: Lincoln Riley blocks Chandler Morris, spring football and hoops is over
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spring practice is in full swing and so is our chances to speak with Lincoln Riley and OU players about how things are shaping up after the first coup...
U40: Harmon lost for NCAA opener, Riley holds first spring presser
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's spring football time in Oklahoma and that means we've got lots of OU sports going on. Sherri Coale resigns after 25 years as the women's coach, L...
U40: Pro Day, hoops and recruiting camps. Almost feels normal
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of the year where sports are in full swing. OU gets set to hold their Pro Day, OU hoops is getting ready for March Madness, and footbal...
U40: The latest on OU commitments, any worry about hoops?
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The full gang is back together and we make up for the lack of recruiting talk last week with the return of Josh McCuistion. Josh was with Demetrius Hu...
U40: Football, football and some hoops with guest Jason Kersey
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh has the week off so we invited our old friend Jason Kersey on the podcast to fill in as we really break into some OU football talk this week. Fir...
U40: Is the eyeball emoji as we know it dead? Let OU play hoops!
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is surviving the snowstorm and we've all made it to this week's pod after freezing temps and power outages. It's a great time to talk about O...
U40: Brown commits, recruiting updates, Big 12 schedule released
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 got a little bit of a gift this week as the Big 12 football schedule was released mid-podcast. The guys break it down with their fir...
U40: Signing Day? What signing day? This is Tennessee now.
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
National signing day came and left and the Sooners didn't have any new names to announce, but Lincoln Riley did talk to us about a lot of the new tran...
U40: Josh Heupel, one of OU's favorite sons, takes over Tennessee
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So much to talk about this week as we dive into the history of Josh Heupel at OU now that he has been hired as the head coach at Tennessee. What's wit...
U40: OU finally landing some transfers and a coach
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There hadn't been much to root for since the end of the season for OU football. It seemed like everyone was leaving for the NFL, backup QBs were all t...
U40: Transfer portal gets interesting, OU's real chance to win in 2021
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first podcast after the official end of the college football season. The gang is all here because now it's Portal Season. Are the Sooners fin...
U40: Portal madness and NFL draft decisions
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lots to get to as the entire gang is back in action on the podcast. And lots is going on as the transfer portal fills up with more and more people eac...
U40: Cotton Bowl Preview: Haselwood opts out?
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Cotton Bowl Preview version of the Unofficial 40 is here. And we start out with the news that Jadon Haselwood will not be a part of the festivitie...
U40: Happy Holidays as we ready for the Cotton Bowl
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're just off of Cotton Bowl virtual media days and we have had plenty of chances to hear about where everyone is heading into one of the biggest bow...
U40: Signing Day review, All Big 12 teams pissed off everybody
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just before we started our podcast today the Big 12 released their All Big 12 team as voted on by the league coaches. And OU didn't have a single play...
U40: National Signing Day Preview
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special pre-signing day edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast where Josh McCuistion and the gang breakdown everything to expect for tomorrow's n...
U40: WVU game cancelled, Lincoln says bring on Ohio State
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What a day of news and the Unofficial 40 has your complete wrap up as the OU-West Virginia regular season finale has been cancelled due to a COVID out...
U40: Please give us gameday Bob Stoops again!
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While everyone was over here worrying about COVID postponing or cancelling another OU game, Lincoln Riley through out something that blew everyone's m...
U40: Headed to Morgantown, Sooners trying to impress again
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 returns for a holiday sized edition and we had plenty to talk about. Josh and Bob finally get to weigh in on Bedlam, we breakdown th...
U40: Bedlam is a chance to legitimize the OU offense
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a two week wait but Bedlam is finally here. Or will it be? The guys give the latest on where things stand with COVID and injuries. Will Aust...
U40: Bedlam needed this bye week. But OU's DL vs. OSU's OL is a problem
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do women make men buy new mattresses when they get married? What deep dark secret is Carey Murdock holding that makes his neighborhood hate him? D...
U40: Perkins and Stevenson add lots of muscle for stretch run
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Unofficial 40 podcast we go back and breakdown how big the addtitions of Ronnie Perkins and Rhamondre Stevenson can be for the Sooners ...
U40: Looking for a back-to-back defensive gem in Lubbock
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast we take a look back at the players standing out most on the defensive side of the ball. Is Isaiah ...
U40: OU has a major chance to take the next step at TCU
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is all here after surviving a bye week and we've talked all we can talk about the Texas win. It's time to move on to TCU and the expectations...