Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

U40: Season over and things have never been busier

05 Dec 2018

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On this week's edition of the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 we had a lot to talk about. Recapping the Big 12 Championship with Josh here this ...

U40: It's OU-TX part two as the Big 12 offices just keeps getting softer

28 Nov 2018

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The biggest game of the year has arrived as the Sooners head to Arlington to take on the Texas Longhorns for a second time this year. On this week's C...

U40: Forget about the defense, it's time for a WVU shootout

21 Nov 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 returns for a holiday week showdown between OU and West Virginia. What's gonna happen? We don't know, but th...

U40: How to insult a Sooner fan? Tell them everything is OK right now.

14 Nov 2018

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In this edition of the Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40, we talk about how coaches are talking about their defense. Is just winning good enough...

U40: Recruiting takes center stage as OU looks for a Bedlam beatdown

07 Nov 2018

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On this edition of the Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40, Oklahoma State comes into Bedlam after a disappointing and shocking road loss to Baylor....

U40: OU's road to the Playoff starts in Lubbock Saturday night

31 Oct 2018

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This week's Choctaw Casino & Resort Unofficial 40 is a supersized edition because the gang has a lot to talk about. Lincoln Riley rumors will continue...

U40: Rattler news shakes things up, KState coming to town

24 Oct 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40 podcast is in mid-season form as the entire crew is here to talk about the scandal in Phoenix. Spencer Rat...

U40: We're trying really hard to be optimistic about the defense

17 Oct 2018

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The gang is all here for another edition of the Choctaw Casino Unofficial 40. We start out discussing Curtis Bolton's first comments since the controv...

U40: Can OU's defense be fixed this season?

11 Oct 2018

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Lincoln Riley and Ruffin McNeill had a chance to meet with the media and finally address the Mike Stoops firing. It's been a three-ring circus the las...

U40: It's OU/TX. Sooners try to keep their foot on the Longhorns' necks.

03 Oct 2018

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It's the old power trio with Carey, Josh and Eddie as we breakdown some of the key matchups of OU/Texas. We hear from Mike Stoops, Curtis Bolton, Trey...

U40: A lot on the line for Mike Stoops and the defense against Baylor

26 Sep 2018

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort presents the Unofficial 40 and this week the rubber hits the road with the OU defense. It's time to put up or shut up and ...

U40: Real concerns vs. what's being overblown on defense

19 Sep 2018

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The whole gang is back and it's time to really dive into what is working and what isn't on defense. We all know there are issues with tackling. We kno...

U40: Is Trey Sermon really the No. 1 RB this team needs?

12 Sep 2018

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It's the first road game of the season and the road crew is getting ready to fly to Iowa. Will the hurricane make it a weekend from hell for our trave...

U40: Everything looks great for OU, so let's complain about stuff

05 Sep 2018

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With the season underway and a full game to digest, we have more to talk about than ever on the Unofficial 40 presented by Choctaw Casino & Resort in ...

U40: Ready or not, here comes OU football

30 Aug 2018

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It's the Unofficial 40 presented by The Choctaw Casino & Resort. And we're in mid-season form with this one. No lie, one of our best pods in a long ti...

U40: Kyler Murray takes over as QB1 in Norman

23 Aug 2018

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Game week approaches and OU has named it's starting quarterback from the opener. We talk about Kyler Murray taking over Lincoln Riley's offense. What ...

U40: The quarterback decision is on its way as fall camp winds down

16 Aug 2018

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Preseason camp is winding down and Lincoln Riley is getting ready to make a decision about his starting quarterback as classes get underway next week....

U40: Taking you inside what's happening during Fall Camp

08 Aug 2018

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If you are a fan of some hardcore fall camp info, then this is your podcast. The entire newsteam assembles once again to break down what we've learned...

U40: The final pre-preseason podcast. ChampUBBQ review.

01 Aug 2018

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The last pre-preseason podcast of the 2018 season. The guys are champing at the bit for football to return as Lincoln Riley takes the Sooners onto the...

U40: Previewing the ChampUBBQ, preseason media has been extensive

25 Jul 2018

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Well, the ChampUBBQ is here and we dive right into the big weekend for the Sooners and Lincoln Riley. Josh and Bob give a full breakdown and we chop u...

U40: Lots of audio interviews, lots of highlights from Big 12 Media Days

18 Jul 2018

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The gang is back from Frisco, Texas, with plenty to break down from the Sooners time at Big 12 Media Days. We talk about everything that stood out to ...

U40: Big 12 Media Days tell us football is just around the corner

11 Jul 2018

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It's time to go back to work as Big 12 Media Days begin in Frisco, Texas on Monday. OU moves up their own media day to July 22nd. Carey has a plan to ...

U40: Wrapping up the 5-Star Challenge in Atlanta

03 Jul 2018

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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 we...

U40: Lincoln Riley gets a big raise and Joe Castiglione's state of OU address

20 Jun 2018

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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 ...

U40: How much difference will Lincoln Riley's recruiting make on the field?

13 Jun 2018

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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...

U40: Kyler Murray is going pro in something other than college football

06 Jun 2018

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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 ...

U40: Class of 2018 heading to Norman, summer camps get underway

31 May 2018

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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. O...

U40: Kyler Murray is going to be your starting QB next year. We're pretty sure.

16 May 2018

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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 w...

U40: How do OU and Riley continue the recruiting momentum this summer?

10 May 2018

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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...

U40: We talk The Opening in Dallas and go behind Baker Mayfield

02 May 2018

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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. W...

U40: Lincoln Riley became Oklahoma football this weekend

17 Apr 2018

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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....

U40: 5 stars will be everywhere in Norman this weekend

11 Apr 2018

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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...

U40: What's next? Marching on the Switzer Center to protest Mike Stoops?

05 Apr 2018

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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 ...

U40: Trace Adkins will melt your faces, Dallas Rivals camp recap

29 Mar 2018

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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...

U40: What really happeened to OU hoops, big recruiting weekend in Houston

21 Mar 2018

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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. ...

U40: Spring football is under way mother f***ers!

09 Mar 2018

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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 conferen...

U40: OU has a hoops problem and Mike Stoops' chess pieces on defense

01 Mar 2018

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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 ...

U40: Junior Day impressions, Trae Young, Baker Mayfield returns

20 Feb 2018

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Carey, Josh and Eddie return to talk about all the developments surrounding the 2019 recruiting class which is starting to take shape after OU finishe...

U40: It was National Signing Day and the entire crew joined in

08 Feb 2018

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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 rec...

U40: A lot of recruiting with a side order of nonsense

02 Feb 2018

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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 ...

U40: Baker Mayfield turning heads at Senior Bowl

25 Jan 2018

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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 ...

U40: OU staring at a potential massive class on defense

18 Jan 2018

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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 check...

U40: Is retaining Mike Stoops becoming an impossible task?

11 Jan 2018

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We actually did a podcast today without mentioning Baker Mayfield I think? Today was dominated about coaching moves by Jerry Schmidt and what this mea...

U40: The Mike Stoops/OU defense situation, Riley talks postseason

04 Jan 2018

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Take us back to California, to those crystal neon signs. The gang is back from Los Angeles and the Rose Bowl after eight days in paradise. Well, excep...

U40: Early Signing Day wrapup spectacular

22 Dec 2017

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The SoonerScoop crew is back for a full early signing day wrap-up show. Josh had the week from hell with a newborn and a flu-striken 3-year old. Eddie...

U40: Get your recruits ready to sign America

13 Dec 2017

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Oklahoma football is through awards season and we're starting to brace for bowl practices to hit full swing as Lincoln Riley gets ready to hold his fi...

U40: All your awards are Baker Mayfield's and we talk Rodney Anderson

08 Dec 2017

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It's awards season as Baker Mayfield is just cleaning house from Atlanta to New York. The gang is back after Carey survived the ebola scare and we re...

U40: Big 12 Championship, Heisman, CFB Playoff chases begin

29 Nov 2017

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As Oklahoma prepares for the Big 12 Championship game, Lincoln Riley works to make sure the Sooners know nothing will come easy. The gang is back to b...

U40: Baker Mayfield punished and hot takes are drowning us all

22 Nov 2017

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Baker Mayfield has been punished for his crotch grabbing at Kansas and the boys are here to talk about the ins and outs of the decision and how this w...

U40: We don't care if OU is in good shape. The CFP committee is nuts!

15 Nov 2017

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Ahhhh yeah. It's time for another Unofficial 40 and the boys were in rare form this week. Everyone is triggered about the Big 12's treatment by the Co...

U40: It's No. 5 vs. No. 6. Baker shouldn't have to ask you to get loud.

09 Nov 2017

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Baker Mayfield is asking fans to get loud Saturday. It's No. 5 OU/No. 6 TCU. Eddie says you don't need any stupid music. It's your duty to get nuts. W...

U40: Baker comes to Bedlam one more time. Huge recruiting updates

01 Nov 2017

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It's Bedlam week in Norman and Stillwater. We start off with our not so hot takes on the hot take makers at ESPN during the College Football Playoff s...

U40: Is there a feud brewing between Joey Galloway and OU football?

25 Oct 2017

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We talk about Lincoln Riley being upset earlier this week about Baker Mayfield not getting enough credit for his performance against Kansas State. Is ...

U40: Life in the Big 12 is not kind to anyone on defense

19 Oct 2017

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Coming off a Texas win, the Sooners are back on track. And even though some can celebrate a return to normalcy, everyone is still uneasy about the fut...

U40: Questions surround Sooners as OU/TX approaches

11 Oct 2017

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Carey and Eddie have sobered up after the drunken podcast over the weekend. Now it's time to preview OU/TX. Well, actually there's still plenty of tal...

U40: A disaster in Norman, the drunken postgame podcast

08 Oct 2017

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After one of the most shocking losses in recent memory, Carey and Eddie decided to rope Josh McCuistion into the first ever drunken podcast. After som...

U40: Baker Mayfield starts piling up critics and Eddie is triggered

03 Oct 2017

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The football bye week is over and football can't get back soon enough. Eddie is in full triggered mode over all the people who can't get over Baker Ma...

U40: Why we love OU's defense even though everyone hates it

27 Sep 2017

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It's the bye week in Oklahoma and entire scoop crew is back together to talk about the win over Baylor and what we learned about the Sooners after wee...

U40: Lincoln Riley hates your targeting calls ref

18 Sep 2017

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It's a magical edition of the Unofficial 40 that covers many of the hot topics heading into Baylor week. We hear from Lincoln Riley, Baker Mayfield an...

U40: Plant your flag Baker Mayfield

11 Sep 2017

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It's a post Ohio State podcast edition as we talk about the controversy surrounding Baker Mayfield from his planting of the flag at midfield of Ohio S...

U40: Baker is peak Mayfield as Ohio State approaches

07 Sep 2017

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As we get ready to take off for Ohio, the guys sat down for another podcast to breakdown what happened in OU's 56-7 home opener against UTEP. Josh giv...

U40: Fight for your rights to depth charts and tailgates

31 Aug 2017

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It's game week in Norman and the gang is breaking down everything there is to break down about the depth chart being released this week. What did it a...

U40: Josh lectures, Carey talks practice, Eddie barely keeps his job

25 Aug 2017

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It's a confusing episode to be honest with you. The guys talk a lot of football and there's some screwing around too. Josh gets to climb up on his hig...

Carey goes one-on-one with Toby Rowland, the voice of the Sooners

22 Aug 2017

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Carey Murdock catches up with Toby Rowland, the voice of the Sooners for the second straight year before the season starts. The topics wind all over t...

U40: Bedenbaugh is Bedenbauce

16 Aug 2017

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The gang is back together breaking down what's happening in camp. Was Baker Mayfield fakenews'd about his receivers? We talk about Josh's preseason pr...

U40: Lots of love for Ruffin McNeill, full breakdown of fall camp

10 Aug 2017

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The gang is back with a full update on what's going on in preseason camps, The guys break down position battles, give their impressions of dealing wit...

U40: Fall camp analysis after we are finally let in to practice

03 Aug 2017

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Carey, Josh and Eddie are back right after the first media session of fall camp. We give our impressions of some of the newcomers and we basically tal...

U40: All about the BBQ. Football is coming

28 Jul 2017

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This week Josh McCuistion is finally in studio to breakdown all the last minute information about OU's big BBQ recruiting weekend in Norman. The podca...

U40: Big 12 Media Days coverage, talent breakdowns, massive recruiting update

20 Jul 2017

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So the boys finally let Josh talk recruiting as much as he wants but Carey and Eddie breakdown all the happenings from Big 12 Media Days this week in ...

U40: Preparing for lift off with Big 12 Media Days

12 Jul 2017

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Carey, Josh and Eddie are back for another podcast as the summer winds to an end and Big 12 Media Days kicks off Monday. We talk about Lincoln Riley t...

U40: Where did the recruiting booms go? Football salaries revealed

22 Jun 2017

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The gang is back for a second straight week and we start off talking about the completely bizarre case of Will Sunderland. Where do the Sooners go fro...

U40: Bob Stoops leaves. Lincoln Riley enters. The long awaited podcast

15 Jun 2017

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Carey, Josh, Eddie and John all sit down for the long awaited podcast talking about Bob Stoops' retirement and Lincoln Riley's introduction as OU's ne...

U40: QB recruiting, spring evals, early signing periods, OU's future in Big 12

10 May 2017

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The entire SoonerScoop.com crew is back together for another massive podcast covering plenty of recruiting. We talk about OU's situation at quarterbac...

U40: Complete breakdown of recruiting issues, spring football, NFL Draft

25 Apr 2017

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It's a much needed podcast to breakdown what is going on with recruiting lately. The entire gang is back and we start out talking about what has been ...

U40: Athletic heads? Spring game recruiting and Spring game review

14 Apr 2017

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The entire gang is back. We tried to stay on topic to talk Red & White Game and recruiting but it was pretty hard. We start out the podcast by talking...

U40: What to watch for in the OU spring game, recruiting guide too.

06 Apr 2017

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Carey, Josh, Eddie and Joe are back together again for another episode of the podcast where we break down all things spring football. We talk about th...

U40: John Shinn joins the podcast, latest on spring camp, Dallas Rivals camp

31 Mar 2017

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John Shinn joins in with Carey, Josh and Eddie on this edition of the Unofficial 40. We talk about the latest in spring camp over the last two weeks i...

U40: Commits coming? Spring football gives us plenty to breakdown

23 Mar 2017

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This week we start out with plenty of recruiting talk, including basketball talk on Michael Porter Jr. Joe DuVall updates the latest on the hoops fron...

U40: Will hoops bounce back with Trae Young? Spring football preview. Latest in recruiting

17 Mar 2017

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One of the biggest questions we seem to get is about whether OU hoops can bounce back next season. We talk about the disappointment of the 2017 season...

U40: OU's Pro Day, Westbrook's reputation falling, Josh's Nike Camp Dallas report

10 Mar 2017

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In this edition of the Unofficial 40 the guys breakdown OU's Pro Day in Norman this week. We talk about Dede Westbrook's battle to not look bad to NFL...

U40: Sooners working toward the NFL, Baker Mayfield trouble, latest in recruiting

02 Mar 2017

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The boys are back talking about their troubled pasts as well as Baker Mayfield's current trouble. We give our takes on what could happen to Mayfield. ...

U40: How has the recruiting landscape changed in the region? Jr. Days, Combine, NFL Draft

24 Feb 2017

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It's the offseason and we've got some time to horse around, but we're also talking about the state of recruiting in this region and what OU's new faci...

U40: Trae Young headed to OU, big junior days ahead, spring football

16 Feb 2017

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The guys break down the Trae Young commitment to Oklahoma moments after it happened. Joe DuVall talks about tracking the rumors and staying on top of ...

U40: 2017 National Signing Day Wrap Up Show

02 Feb 2017

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Oklahoma pulled in a top 10 recruiting class and the gang is here to break it all down. In our longest podcast ever we talk about the class the Sooner...

U40: Will Jacob Phillips stay with OU? Last push for Marvin Wilson and more NSD news

25 Jan 2017

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We've got another huge breakdown of the latest with Jacob Phillips along with talk of OU's last, big push for Marvin Wilson. We also talk Tre Norwood'...

U40: The latest on Jacob Phillips, signing day deadline decisions, mid-semester recruit breakdowns

18 Jan 2017

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We dive right in to the recruitment of Jacob Phillips as OU's only 5-star commitment gets set to take an unofficial visit to LSU this weekend. What is...

U40: Signing Day is coming! Sugar Bowl review and the gang is all back!

11 Jan 2017

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The gang is all back together and it feels so good! Over 1 1/2 hour of podcasting greatness as we talk about the march to national signing day and Jos...

Sugar Bowl Preview with Jay G. Tate from AuburnSports.com

28 Dec 2016

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Carey Murdock talks with AuburnSports.com Publisher Jay G. Tate about a lot of things Auburn heading into the Sugar Bowl. Tate talks about how Auburn ...

U40: The post Bob Stoops/Joe Mixon press conference podcast

22 Dec 2016

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Bob Stoops held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to address questions about Joe Mixon after he made his 2014 incident public. Now that the publi...

U40: OU holding on to their stars, Stoops growing with times, recruiting in a critical stage

16 Dec 2016

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The Sooners continue to get good news as key players return to Norman instead of entering the NFL Draft. The gang breaks down the latest with the team...

U40: Regular season rewind, recruiting, coaching, departures

08 Dec 2016

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Official visits have started all across the country and the SoonerScoop crew is back together to talk about the latest news coming in from across the ...

U40: Bedlam brings a big recruiting weekend. Gang previews the game

30 Nov 2016

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Can you have more than one best friend? That was the early topic after Eddie's wedding this weekend. We hit recruiting hard and breakdown the number o...

U40: Happy Thanksgiving! OU's postseason outlook and lots of angry fighting

23 Nov 2016

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It's our Thanksgiving edition of the Unofficial 40. What Carey thought was going to be a nice, reflective show quickly turned ugly as Eddie was in a b...

U40: Discussing the losses of Walker/Dimon, recruiting stretch is coming, WVU preview

17 Nov 2016

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Charles Walker is done at Oklahoma. The whole crew gives their thoughts on what happened, how it went down and who is to blame for how it all fell apa...

U40: High school playoffs, Baylor preview and plenty of recruiting talk

11 Nov 2016

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Oklahoma's High School Football Playoffs begin tonight and we talk about all the top recruiting talent taking the field this weekend. We also hit some...

U40: Recruiting back in focus, Rambo, Lewis, talking Iowa State, hoops

01 Nov 2016

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Just like the OU football team, we have a short week. But we're still bringing our 'A' game with another weekly podcast. Eddie and Joe hit up hoops me...

U40: OU's defense is clearly broken. Can it be fixed?

26 Oct 2016

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The entire crew is back on a show heavy on talk of the OU defense. We breakdown the responses from coaches and players this week from Saturday night a...

U40: Big 12 expansion fails, Boren and the Boz, recruiting and Tech preview

20 Oct 2016

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We highlight the latest in recruiting, talk about the disaster of the Big 12 and what role David Boren played in all of it. We also talk about OU's fu...

U40: Jacob Phillips shows OU recruiting still rolling

13 Oct 2016

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The guys are off the road and back together to break down the massive commitment of Jacob Phillips. Some inside stories from Nashville lead to a maste...

U40: OU-TX starts with bad injury news, recruiting coming back in focus

06 Oct 2016

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Carey, Josh, Eddie and Joe talk about the Charles Walker injury situation, the toughness of this OU team heading into the RRR. Josh breaks down the la...