Episodes

  • U40: What is Ben Arbuckle's playcalling going to look like

    U40: What is Ben Arbuckle's playcalling going to look like
    Aug 27 2025
    It's game week and all the media duties are over. We've talked to Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and all the team captains for Team 131. We don't know exactly what this is going to look like Saturday but we're interested to see how it goes down. Depth Charts? We're not too caught up in who is sitting where. There are reasons. We talk about some of that. We also talk about Ben Arbuckle's debut. Will he go through some of the same issues that guy out west went through early in his Oklahoma playcalling career? And what type of year could this be for Kendal Daniels? Could he be the one player whose NFL stock raises the highest on this team after a good season. Lots to discuss as we are officially in game week! Also find out if George ever came back to the pod. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Game week so Carey starts the pod talking about things we don’t care about but Eddie does send his best to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on the engagement. GEORGE HAS LEFT THE PODCAST. Carey says that a lot of people make their wives listen to the podcast with them so he's taking a bullet so the husbands will be able to keep listening. 26:00 - Brent Venables met with the media on Tuesday to kickoff game week 34:00 - Feel better about CB or WR? 43:00 - Josh believes win the talent on this roster 51:00 - Carey’s biggest question of Ben Arbuckle 1:00:00 - Kendal Daniels could be the most intriguing player on the defense 1:13:00 - 2026 DL T-Ron Richardson commits to Oklahoma con’t. good news on the recruiting trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • U40: Al Eschbach drops by unannounced so we made him pod with us

    U40: Al Eschbach drops by unannounced so we made him pod with us
    Aug 20 2025
    It started out like just another Unofficial 40 podcast in studio. And then after 30 minutes, Al Eschbach just decided to drop by the studios unannounced. So we did what we always do when people come into the studio during a pod. We put him on the air and talked some OU football and the future of OU's offense along with the future of Brent Venables. What is going on in Auburn with their offense and Jackson Arnold? We of course get into some recruiting with Josh McCuistion, but we're still a little bit in awe of The Legend, Al Eschbach coming on the pod with us for the first time. We even hit on the state of media, Al's vacations and how much longer he's going to keep doing this radio stuff. 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! OU kicks the season off in 10 days! Rejoice. Week Zero is an appetizer 15:00 - Congrats to Auburn winning a national title! Eddie would like to personally congratulate head coach Tommy Tubberville! 29:00 - George wants to doom pod 33:50 - *SPECIAL GUEST* Al Eschbach in studio 1:01:35 - George welcomed back to the program 1:09:00 - Recruiting Report; Sooners get DL commit with 2026 Tank Carrington + 2027 Sooner State Rankings 1:20:00 - Update on 2027 QB Peyton Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • U40: We look at key positions at this point in fall camp

    U40: We look at key positions at this point in fall camp
    Aug 14 2025
    Bill Bedenbaugh spoke this week about his offensive line and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are here to give it all a hard look. Bedenbaugh has to find the right mix of experience versus talent on the offensive line if he wants to play two star freshman. We examine all the options and give our two cents on what we could see happening. The secondary also intrigues us with the talent and the buzz coming out of camp surrounding corners who haven't played a lot. And Peyton Bowen isn't a bust. He's just been hurt most of his career. Are we going to see Bowen step up at some point and take over with Billy Bowman type play in the secondary? We are ready for the John Mateer Venmo controversy to be over and we think that it is. And stop yelling at us for writing about it! It's our job! And the wide receiver spot might be a little concerning as far as quality depth now that we look at it closer. And of course we talk more recruiting with Josh and how big the official weekend will become for the Michigan game. THE FULL BREAKDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Week three of the preseason includes a little drama! Sooners offensive line at the very least has good options 21:00 - That John Mateer. What a character! 36:00 - WRs talk; anyone emerging? 46:00 - Defensive backfield talent is somewhat overwhelming 60:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • U40: Tons of camp access and stuff to talk about before the opener

    U40: Tons of camp access and stuff to talk about before the opener
    Aug 7 2025
    It's been a great preseason for the Scoop crew to get out and watch portions of practice thanks to Brent Venables' media friendliness this August. Carey and Josh get to weigh in on what they've been seeing and hearing from fall camp as we break down the standouts, the injured and maybe some disappointments so far. Josh updates us on the recruiting trail and whether OU fans should be worried about Jake Kreul moving up his commitment date. We also look at what's left for OU in recruiting. While we also get breaking news about a first commitment for 2027 as the pod is recording. A little bit of talk about OU hiring the Athlete Group to help with the Athletic Director search as well. 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Week Two of the preseason. George’s family expands 8:00 - Plenty of team talk ahead but what’s up with OU recruiting … why so quiet? Jake Kreul? Elijah Golden? 20:00 - What’s the concern level for 2027 OT Cooper Hackett? 24:40 - T-Ron Richardson set to announce Aug. 26; Sooners in good shape? 27:00 - Small update on Sooners AD search; Jake Rosenberg’s Athlete Group joining the fold 35:00 - FOOTBALL TALK FINALLY. Let’s start with the great Josh McCuistion & his thoughts on early portions of camp 44:00 - Anybody making a move at MIKE linebacker? How’s Sammy Omosigho doing? 1:00:00 - There’s been some scare but minor injuries ONLY so far for Sooners 1:18:00 - One week into camp do you feel better or worse about the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • U40: Trying to crack the code on how this season will go

    U40: Trying to crack the code on how this season will go
    Jul 31 2025
    The gang is finally back together after honeymoons, flight delays and the start of fall/preseason camp. We just had a media gathering with 7 players, Brent Venables and Ben Arbuckle. What did we take from the preseason get together? First off, we're shocked by how big Jaydn Ott actually is as a running back. We pine over him for a bit during the show. We're also not going into a doom pod, but we're questioning as much as possible about the makeup of this team heading into the season. How big is this year? It's as big as it gets for the future direction of the program. We try and work our way through various positions and how we see things playing out this season. From the offensive line to the secondary we have plenty of questions. It's a full on preseason think tank going on in this episode. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Sooners are back on the practice field! 22:48 - Jaydn Ott certainly looks the part 30:00 - Happy thoughts on a dominant OU defensive line 38:00 - Recruiting 55:00 - Back around to the magnitude of the 2025 season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • U40: Coaches luncheon, offensive hopium and NIL changes

    U40: Coaches luncheon, offensive hopium and NIL changes
    Jul 24 2025
    It's a busy day as Josh is back from vacation and Carey and Eddie spent the afternoon at the OU coaches luncheon where Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and Todd Bates talked some OU football to raise money for Fostering Futures. Ben Arbuckle got to talk about his receivers and the offensive line while there was plenty of praise for some key defenders by Brent Venables and Todd Bates. We also had some breaking news mid-pod as Donald Trump announced an executive order for NIL. And Josh was back from vacation to catch us up on the latest in recruiting. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Football is kind of here 8:00 - Coaches Luncheon on Thursday where we heard from OU HC Brent Venables, OC Ben Arbuckle and DT coach Todd Bates 13:00 - Arbuckle talks OU offensive line 25:00 - Could OU be better than they were last year defensively? 35:00 - WR talk 41:00 - NIL talk specific with OU/House Settlement 1:00:00 - Recruiting. Con’t good news for 4-star WR Davian Groce? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • U40: Breaking down what we learned from SEC Media Days

    U40: Breaking down what we learned from SEC Media Days
    Jul 17 2025
    Brace yourselves Sooner fans. There is a member of the Scoop crew who is high on the hopium after SEC Media Days. We take a look back at what we learned from OU's trip to Atlanta for talking season. And we learned that a lot of national media is high on the Sooners heading into 2025. Granted, hearts have been broken around here and we're coming off one of the worst seasons in recent OU history. But are the national people seeing something we're just not allowing ourselves to see? John Mateer was definitely one of the biggest stars in Atlanta. We've catch up on recruiting with Josh and find out what's left the rest of the way. Is OU trying to crack open some opportunities with players already looking elsewhere? It's just a massive edition of the Unofficial 40 with plenty of talk throughout about the upcoming season. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Eddie & George are back from SEC Media Days in Atlanta where the media are buzzing about Oklahoma 29:00 - Brent Venables takeaways from ATL 36:00 - Success this season WOULD lead to a better recruiting class in 2027. Duh. But thems the facts. 54:45 - Daniel Odom shuts down recruitment 1:00:00 - What’s left for the Sooners in 2026? 1:12:00 - Georgie boy is a married man 1:19:00 - CFB roundtable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • U40: Things are changing inside the OU athletics department

    U40: Things are changing inside the OU athletics department
    Jul 9 2025
    Carey, Eddie and George reconvene after a long week of surprises and press conferences. And we're diving head first into what we feel is going to happen inside the OU athletics department. Football is a beast of it's own, but there were a lot of other coaches at Joe Castiglione's retirement press conference that are left wondering where they stand in the new world order without Castiglione at the helm. We talk about the power structure of OU's athletics department moving forward. What does OU need that they don't have? Do they know what they need? Or is that for the next AD to decide. And where with this new AD come from? Intercollegiate athletics, or from the outside world, like business or marketing? THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Joe Castiglione announces retirement attempting to upstage George’s wedding this weekend 34:14 - Bob Stoops doesn’t want to be your next Athletics Director 50:00 - Talking BALL 1:02:00 - Joe Jon Finley doing it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins