U40: Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit

U40: Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit

Author: SoonerScoop.com June 18, 2025 Duration: 1:23:43
Carey is trying to jinx the Thunder right from the start this week. But we quickly get into the news of the day for recruiting. And that is the decommitment of Will Conroy who flips to North Carolina. We also talk some Elite 11 and what performing well at the Elite 11 has meant over the years. Spoiler, it sometimes means nothing, sometimes it does. Josh talks about the upcoming BBQ recruiting weekend and we're trying to let you know we're not the ones pumping out all the John Mateer hype. We've barely reached peak offseason so that means time to talk OU's schedule. Also some baseball, some hoops and some softball. 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder playing for a world championship; 2026 IOL Will Conroy flips to UNC  19:00 - Bowe Bentley @ Elite 11 44:30 - 2026 RB DeZephen Walker commits 47:00 - BBQ Recruiting Weekend 59:00 - John Mateer hype continues to build 1:10:00 - Oklahoma schedule talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: Why is recruiting so quiet? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:30
It's a stressful time in the office as the Thunder are down 0-1 and George's marriage may be riding on the outcome of tonight's game. We talk with Josh about what the commitment of Jared Curtis to Georgia means for OU's…
U40: Arbuckle should be allowed to pick his own QB [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:11
George was under the weather today so we had an OG podcast with Carey, Josh and Eddie. It's been a busy week so we kind of used this podcast to clean up our thoughts on everything that's been going on lately. David Stone…
U40: The portal is being good to Oklahoma [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:08
With the announcement that Jake Maikkalu and Jaydn Ott signed with Oklahoma football the day before the portal officially opened, OU made a big statement that they are willing to do what it takes to get back on track. We…
U40: The height of spring arrives with the Crimson... Combine??? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:24
The Unofficial 40 is back and we're ready for another magical time of the year as OU puts on their spring finale, the Masters is underway and we're on the verge of recruiting awesomeness with high school spring football…
U40: Biggest positives taken away from 4 football viewings [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:51:05
The gang is back in the studio together on the heels of another football practice viewing. The linebacker group appears to be stacking some depth at the position even with the losses of Danny Stutsman to the NFL and Jare…
U40: We are back out at spring practices and women's hoops rules [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:42:02
Josh is back from his cruise and in his absence, OU lost a running back battle to Texas A&M for Jonathan Hatton. Where does OU stand at the running back position? Could they be looking to the portal for their next big br…
U40: Porter to Villanova? Full NCAA preview and football stuff too [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:40
We literally brought in everyone for this one today. Bob even joins us for a full NCAA Tournament preview segment today. But first, Carey, Josh, Eddie and George talk a little bit about the new hire of Taylor Redd as the…