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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 controversy about halftime and the Cotton Bowl. We're trying really hard to give the defense a chance under Ruffin McNeill. We're giving change a chance even though we don't understand some of the clamoring that out there for certain players to see more time. This is not a team with a lot of quick-twitch pass rushers on the team, so how the hell would they even move to a 4-3 defensive front? We talk about Josh's big trip to Arizona this weekend to see Spencer Rattler as well as what this defense has to do moving forward. We're not asking for or expecting miracles. We're just trying to be realistic. It's going to be interesting to see what, if any, changes are going to take place. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Curtis Bolton speaks out on the reports floating around about a locker room confrontation at OU-TX 0:06:30 - How fractured has the locker room been? 0:08:00

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 last few days in Oklahoma as Mike Stoops even called into local radio to defend himself. We talk about the madness that's been as well as moving forward with Ruffin McNeill and Bob Diaco. Can this defense be fixed? What are our expectations? We also talk with Josh and Bob about how this change is going to affect recruiting. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - The circus came to town this week after Mike Stoops was fired 0:03:00 - Lincoln Riley speaks about the firing 0:05:35 - Does disappointment await this OU defense regardless who is coaching? 0:08:10 - How big will the changes be with Ruffin McNeill in charge? 0:11:00 - Does Mike Stoops keep his job if OU pulled out a win in the Cotton Bowl? 0:14:30 - Every defensive coach has been responsible for this mess 0:17:50 - Kerry Cooks and the secondary position moving forward 0:20:40 - The defensive line has str

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 Sermon and Shane Beamer throughout the show while each member of the staff brings their biggest question marks and concerns heading into the Red River Rivalry. There's plenty of matchups to talk about, there's OU's tackling, the physicality of the secondary, the OU offense versus the Texas defense. Kyler Murray will be the best player on the field, but will that be enough to overcome the lack of established running backs heading into this one? We also hit up the recruiting trail with Josh and give you our players to watch heading into the weekend. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie's Cubs lose and he's not to murder-y about it 0:04:30 - Rewatching old OU-TX games on Fox Sports this week 0:09:30 - OU brings very little production into the RRR from the running back position 0:14:50 - Trey Sermon talking about the RB position 0:15:52 - Lincoln Riley has be

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 we're totally judging the future of this team based on how the defense performs. Eddie came fully triggered in this episode as we talk about the state of the program and the angst in the fanbase. You're not happy and it's making us unhappy. Media coverage seems to be the last thing on anyone's mind at this point. We rehash the mistakes against Army and look ahead to Baylor. The Sooners are trying to get back on track in the recruiting game as they try and change some minds with some defensive recruits this weekend. It's an emotional edition for certain. The rundown follows below: OPEN - 1,000,000 downloads of the Unofficial 40. 0:02:50 - What's happening around the program right now? The atmosphere seems to be at an all time low between the coaches/players/media 0:05:45 - Some people are mad Josh isn't on the postgame podcast. We welcome Josh to join us at 1

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 know there are some coverage issues. After studying the game and looking at some key numbers, what issues really stick out? Can the run game be better? Will the offensive line get better now that Creed Humphrey has been named the starter at center? Army comes to town and that's always a delicate situation from a P.R. standpoint. We love our men and women serving in the armed forces, but it makes for a weird week of preparation for a football team that wants to show plenty of respect yet still prepare to dominate an opponent. Tim Kish talks about his eight years coaching at Army and what to expect from this collection of pretty remarkable young men. Basketball recruiting is heating up and Bob Przybylo has the breakdown. Josh updates us on the latest recruiting news as well. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Is our opening too aggressive? Is it disrespectful?

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 travelers? Obviously we talk a lot about the loss of Rodney Anderson and how this affects the entire running back rotation. We have some bold predictions about what will happen moving forward. Is Trey Sermon really the No. 1 RB this team needs? We're developing a man crush on Curtis Bolton even though Carey keeps calling him Curtis Lofton. Are we ready to buy in to this being a good defense yet? Is the Big 12 conference less offensive than they've been in recent memory? Lots of love for special teams and Josh and Bob are here for football and basketball recruiting updates. OPEN - Carey is already concerned about airline travel to Iowa with the hurricane approaching. Eddie might be on a travel ban list pretty soon. 0:07:00 - Another 'Is this racist' segment Are terrorists actually racist? 0:11:30 - Curtis Bolton/Curtis Lofton is becoming a problem. Did Kyler Murra

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 Durant. UCLA comes to town with plenty of suspended players, a quarterback situation and a first-year head coach. We make our picks for the biggest games this weekend, we give you our players to watch and we talk about Kenneth Murray not having any tackles and Curtis Bolton coming into his own. We also breakdown the latest on the recruiting trail as things start to heat up once again. The rundown follows below: OPEN - UCLA comes to Norman with so many suspensions and somehow we start early with Asian girls everywhere references and Soso Jamabo and we unintentionally break out the first of several 'Is this racist?' segments. 0:04:56 - Josh Wariboko discussion somehow leads to burning Nike gear discussion. We're off the rails early with UCLA talk. 0:10:30 - We ignore Eddie completely as Bob P. goes insane about this week's press conference and grievances are ai

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 time. We break down everything that's happened over this last week leading into game week. The interviews are all done, the press conferences are over, it's time to talk about where OU stands heading into the season opener. The guys are also going head-to-head to find out who is the best gambler on the podcast and we talk about the players we are most excited to see by raising a glass with our Coop Ale Works beers. That's right, we've sold out and that means more pod for you. We want someone to sponsor Eddie's anger, Carey's over-talking, Josh's yell-talking and Bob's whatever Bob does. We hear from Mike Stoops and Tim Kish on the dual linebacker duties at the weakside linebacker position with plenty of laughs and off-topic discussions in between. Also we get an update on Josh and Zach Smith's parenting tips. The full rundown is below: OPEN - We have officiall

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 should we expect? What does this do to Austin Kendall moving forward? Riley says he won't be afraid to use his QB in the run game. We talk about the start of Baker's OU career and try and see how that tells us about the potential start of Murray's OU career. We also take out some time to talk about the joke of an investigation in Columbus, Ohio. We also take a deep dive into the roster as the first game approaches. Who are players we think could disappoint? Who are players we think could make an impact? Who are we most interested in seeing in week one? We break down all the latest from preseason camp in this edition of the Unofficial 40. The rundown follows below: OPEN - The last time you'll hear the open before we change it around a bit 0:03:30 - Eddie is hoping OU's newest starting QB will buy him a drink Saturday night in Norman. Kyler Murray is the guy.

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. Hear from Riley about where the competition stands and whether he would consider playing two quarterbacks. Riley also says the center position is the best battle of camp. We talk about our biggest takeaways from the last few days of fall camp on both sides of the ball as well as look ahead to the season opener a bit with Florida Atlantic. No chance this is a Houston repeat right? We talk about the Sooners getting two new Rivals five stars and Theo Wease moving up to the No. 2 player in the country. We also talk about some of the other moves in the Rivals 100 and 250 this week. The full rundown is below: OPEN - Carey almost died and didn't want to pod this week. Carey also has to pee in a cup. 0:06:20 - Morning practice session was not ideal. They really kicked us out fast. 0:07:20 - Lincoln Riley on his quarterback battle and the timeline for a decision 0:10

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 over the first five days of fall camp. Some of you will be happy to know that we keep the tangents to a minimum until later in the podcast. We just had too much information to get out there. That doesn't mean we don't have fun as Eddie gets triggered over Kyler Murray questions, Caleb Kelly questions and for some reason, Drake Stoops one-handed grabs. We talk about the secondary battles, the quarterback competition, how Caleb Kelly having a breakthrough season is a must, as well as a defensive line, pass rushers and run stuffers that really haven't gotten much attention since the start of camp. Plus the usual madness during Hard Knocks breakdowns. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We have a special offer concerning all the new Jordan Brand gear for non-subscribers to the website. $99 in OU gear with an annual subscription 0:04:50 - First bad news of fa

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 field Friday. Eddie decides to be a bigger part of this week's podcasting festivities while Carey is the one who turns evil. We also talk about the horrible news out of Ohio State, the nickname Palace on the Prairie and people who listen to games on the radio inside the stadium. Plenty to talk about in the aftermath of the ChampUBBQ as well. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Eddie puts out his plans for SoonerScoop domination on campus corner. Carey then starts threatening merchants. 0:04:30 - The media schedule is here, how often do we get to see and talk to the Sooners this fall? We also review the darkest of media preseason days. 0:10:30 - The preseason practice schedule. Does Eddie feel any better about the safety position this week? 0:13:50 - Eddie is contributing to the podcast this week. The moving is over for young Mr. Radosevich 0:20:00 - Brett McMu

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 up all the names to know, including the latest we know on Dax Hill. Eddie is strangely quiet and surly today early in the pod but something inside is brewing before we finish. Carey just tries to stay out of the way and drives the car toward ChampUBBQ. We do have plenty to talk about with the safety position heading into fall camp. We also break down other spots on the roster a we wait for guys to put the pads on. We also give our tribute to longtime SoonerScoop.com member Felo who recently passed away. Then in true Unofficial 40 fashion, we ruin the heartfelt tribute with a random talk that goes a little overboard. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - We listen to some of the complainers on our new survey and get straight to #ChampUBBQ. Sort of. 0:01:58 - ChampUBBQ and how we got here three years in to the event 0:02:46 - Time of the year where early commits

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 us about OU's time at The Star as well as the other interesting topics such as Tom Herman, UT and Justice Hill being hounded about where Dax Hill is going to college. Plenty of OU QB/Kyler Murray/Austin Kendall goodness as well as some man-crushing on Kenneth Murray and Rodney Anderson. We also hit some recruiting as a big commitment could/should? be coming just after the release of this podcast. Eric Striker's replacement, Riley is high on the defensive line and plenty more in this information packed edition of the Unofficial 40. The rundown follows below: OPEN - Back from Media Days and we start out with some criticism of people asking questions. 0:03:00 - We let pretentious Bourbon Josh stretch out 0:07:30 - The Big 12 should let the fans be a part of Media Days 0:12:15 - Tom Herman came off as a weirdo at Big 12 Media Days 0:21:30 - Lincoln Riley has to ca

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 eradicate mariachi bands with barbershop quartets. We talk about the expectations of what we could learn from media days and some of the frustrations of media days. What awful things would Eddie say to Bob Bowlsby if given the chance to ask him anything? Josh disrupts the podcast on multiple occasions because he is trying to eat and listen to music while we are working on the show. A deep dive into the inner workings of the Lincoln Riley football machine and the latest in recruiting as well as we have several commitments to talk about since our last podcast. Another full show with lots of info and fun! The rundown follows below: OPEN - Carey advocates for Big 12 Media Days to turn into a complete circus. Let's get weird! 0:04:40 - What press conference stealing question would Eddie like to ask Bob Bowlsby 0:11:30 - Josh is making weird noises and trying to des

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