What a wild start to the pod this week. We welcome in an uninvited visitor that we still don't know a lot about. But Calf Tat Josh was here for the rescue. The first nine minutes of this podcast are frankly, kind of insane. We also introduce yo

U40: OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione joins the show

10 days ago 1h 31m

It was a big day on the Unofficial 40 as Joe Castiglione, the father of one half of The Family Business came in studio to talk with Carey and Eddie about a number of topics. We talked about OU's official move to the SEC and the events and celeb

U40: Previewing the ChampUBBQ and recruiting camps

17 days ago 1h 28m

The boys are back in town as Josh McCuistion has been in studio all week and we've got another all present podcast waiting for you. It's recruiting season so this is a recruiting heavy pod. Josh gives us a preview of what to expect this weekend

U40: City Council meeting not a positive for new arena plan

24 days ago 1h 19m

It did not go well last night at the City of Norman's meeting of the City Council. There was a lot of opposition to the city's $1 billion entertainment district that would be built around a new arena that would house the men's and women's baske

U40: It's the eve of Brent Venables' football camps

Jun 6th, 2024 1h 25m

Josh McCuistion just flew into town and came straight to the studios to join the podcast crew. We're breaking down what to expect as Brent Venables camps get underway in the morning. George Stoia and Bob Przybylo spent the afternoon at OU sitti

U40: A great time to be alive. SEC Meetings, OKPreps, WCWS, NCAA Regional

May 29th, 2024 1h 17m

The crew has never been busier and there's never been a better time for a podcast. George is in Destin, Florida, at the SEC meetings getting all the lowdown on OU's move to the SEC and the current state of things in Norman. Josh is in studio be

U40: Josh in town for okpreps tour, Eddie in Arlington for Big 12 baseball.

May 23rd, 2024 1h 16m

We start this week with baseball as Eddie is at the Big 12 Baseball tournament in Arlington, Texas, after watching Oklahoma shut out TCU 4-0 in their tournament opener. Josh McCuistion is also in town to start his Oklahoma preps tour as he was

Brent Venables is DT hungry

May 15th, 2024 1h 28m

It's another week inside the Scoop Studios on Campus Corner and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are back for another edition of the Unofficial 40. This week had us looking ahead to the SEC and how difficult the road could be for the Sooners. Vega

U40: Why NIL is now working for Oklahoma

May 8th, 2024 1h 21m

We're back with Carey, Josh, Eddie and George for another edition of the Unofficial 40. We take some time to relax and look back at OU's success in the transfer portal and why we think the Sooners are starting to figure this all out. What has c

U40: The latest with Damonic Williams, portal and recruiting

May 1st, 2024 1h 14m

It's the Unofficial 40 back and fully in football mode. We're talking about Damonic Williams. George has put in the work and has all the latest on the saga that has become everything the OU football program is about in this very moment. He's cu

U40: Spring Football wrap-up, Recruiting time is here.

Apr 24th, 2024 1h 34m

Spring football has finished. And the entire gang is here to discuss what we learned and where this program is heading into the SEC. The transfer portal is obviously a big part of that and George is here to talk about Damonic Williams and wheth

U40: Get ready for a spring game. Ignore that portal opening.

Apr 17th, 2024 1h 29m

We're back as we get ready for a huge weekend in Norman. The annual spring game takes place this weekend and there will be transfers and recruits all over the place. As long as the weather doesn't kill everything that is. We get started today t

U40: Are we worried about the offensive line?

Apr 10th, 2024 1h 15m

The gang is back together talking spring football and this time we're really focused on the offensive line and how that might be affected some of the reports we're hearing about the quarterback position. How much concern do we have heading into

U40: Position breakdowns after three practice viewings

Apr 3rd, 2024 1h 33m

The whole crew is back for another thorough breakdown of spring football camp. We're just off of our third viewing of the spring and we're also full of some scrimmage intel as well. Troy Everett is lost for the spring and the early part of fall

U40: It's spring football paradise right now

Mar 27th, 2024 1h 36m

I mean, there is not a more beautiful time of the year than right now. The entire crew is here. Almost all of us have been watching spring practice with our own eyes. We had 90 minutes of viewing on Monday, we have another hour and 45 minutes a

U40: It's DeMarco Murray chaos during the pod

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 25m

It's been a little Porter Moser heavy with his press conference the other day. It got a lot more bizarre for those that watched Virginia play last night. But we're going football heavy as Josh has had back-to-back weekends of watching OU prospe

U40: Drake Stoops' Pro Day, Zac Alley's contract, UA camp

Mar 13th, 2024 1h 45m

Spring sports is at it's height with Football, recruiting, basketball, softball and baseball and the Unofficial 40 has a lot to cover. We got to see Drake Stoops and others run their unofficial 40s at OU's Pro Day. What were our impressions? Th

U40: Takeaways after meeting with 35 OU football newcomers

Mar 7th, 2024 1h 14m

OU held it's now annual media day for newcomers just before the start of Spring Football on Monday. We talk about our takeaways from all the players we talked to. And oh yeah, Brent Venables also held his pre-spring press conference. We talk ab

U40: Spring sports, recruiting is coming and the SEC schedule

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 25m

Spring is in full swing as softball, baseball are all underway while March Madness looms. The Sooners are looking better as members of the 68-team tournament after a win in Stillwater. With just a handful of games remaining, can the Sooners get

U40: OU football undergoing a change in operations

Feb 21st, 2024 1h 31m

It's the whole crew locked in once again this week as we start of with the full gang, but first we get a little springy as Bob Przybylo is here to talk softball and hoops while Eddie updates us on OU's first weekend on the diamond. George joins

U40: The mess that is college athletics described

Feb 14th, 2024 1h 22m

Football officially ended with the Superbowl but several Sooners ended up world champions. Now we turn our attention to spring football. As soon as anyone lets us talk to anyone like maybe Zac Alley or any newcomers. Hoops is coming off a soul

U40: It's National Signing Day but it already happened

Feb 7th, 2024 1h 17m

Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob are all here and we're back in action this week. We talk about National Signing Day even though there was no big signing for OU in the second signing period. Should we just get rid of this second signing day?

U40: Texas loss a kick in the teeth, OU making tons of new offers

Jan 24th, 2024 1h 8m

It was a potentially huge night for OU basketball last night as the Sooners took on the Texas Longhorns in their own gym. But the Sooners didn't play with enough intensity and were beaten down until they were out. We talk about why it happened,

U40: 2025 recruiting is all about the OL class

Jan 17th, 2024 1h 16m

The gang is back and we're talking about the hot issues on the Crimson Corner lately: OU and NIL. Can it be better? And who is supposed to make it better? We usually try and avoid a lot of NIL talk but it's time for the fanbase to get back to t

U40: Frustrations over the portal and NIL growing

Jan 10th, 2024 1h 28m

We start out the show with a big announcement of two new additions to the Scoop family. The crew is all here and we're trying to figure out OU's position and standing with NIL and the transfer portal. Is OU willing to pay what it takes to land