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West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

By: Lee and Grant Benson
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Opinion and analysis of Oklahoma Sooners football from the viewpoints of a former local media member and an OU fan living outside The Sooner State. Two new episodes per week during football season previewing and recapping each game.

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  • Epi 388 - Cooking With Grease
    Aug 21 2025

    We're only 9 days away from kickoff and the Benson Bros are back to discuss the end of Fall Camp in Norman. With Illinois State on deck, position coaches Todd Bates, Jay Valai, and Emmett Jones spoke with the media, and Grant has thoughts on how OU players look like with their shirts off. In the second hour, we discuss how the national media is looking at OU as the season begins, and we use Lee's pal Josh Pate for a fun hypothetical.

    Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets

    (0:00) Intro - Grant Is The New Producer Slash Host; Dow Drops 5,000 Points

    (8:45) Todd Bates Speaks to the Media: Meaty D-Line Talk

    (14:18) Markus Strong

    (19:38) Damonic Williams

    (25:02) David Stone: Film Junkie

    (30:08) Jayden Jackson & David Stone Are Cooking With Grease

    (37:18) - Jay Valai Speaks to the Media: He's Got Nicknames for Everyone

    (43:45) - Courtland Guillory and Devon Jordan Are Violent Within the Scheme

    (49:00) - Is Eli Bowen Cooked?

    (56:00) - Elijah Thomas is Malik Neighbors - Buy Your Tickets to Miami

    (1:03:05) - Danny Okoye - Be Still My Beating Heart

    (1:11:10) - The Solid Verbal's 5 Burning Questions for Oklahoma

    (1:30:00) - Cover 3 Podcast

    (1:36:45) - Josh Pate Has a Cool Take that Doesn't Make Sense

    (1:42:35) - Week 0 Picks

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Ep. 387 - Moneyline Mateer
    Aug 14 2025

    Lee and Grant discuss the absurd John Mateer/Venmo incident that was the biggest story in college football for one day in August of 2025. Then, they discuss the latest Fall Camp superlatives and throw a bunch of cold water on hype in the defensive secondary (sorry) before joining in on the hype over the defensive line. 16 days....

    Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets

    (0:00) Intro - The Theory of Relativity

    (8:22) Moneyline Mateer

    (30:20) First Fall Scrimmage

    (37:00) Follow-up on Injuries/Corner Talk

    (53:00) Bill Bedenbaugh and the Offensive Line

    (1:06:00) Jim Nagy, the Transfer Portal, and Recruiting

    (1:12:37) Cornerback Hype-Train and Lee & Grant Are No Fun

    (1:23:00) The D-Line: Hell Yeah

    (1:31:55) AP Top 25 and General College Football Talk

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Ep. 386 - 2025 Fall Camp Begins and Everyone is Injured (Maybe)
    Aug 7 2025

    Lee and Grant are back and begin the show talking about the gaggle of minor injuries that have broken out at the beginning of Fall Camp, and somehow, Gentry Williams is not one of the infected. Are we worried about Jaydn Ott's shoulder injury? How concerning is Eli Bowen and Gracen Halton's absence nearly a week into Camp?

    Later, the guys discuss the emergence of Taylor Wein and Reggie Powers on the defensive side of the ball, and wonder what it means that Zion Kearney has started to rise to the top of the WR room.

    Come for the hot OU Football Talk, stay for the Independence Day references.

    Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant of Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets

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    1 hr and 42 mins
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