U40: Could the OU spring football game disappear?

U40: Could the OU spring football game disappear?

Author: SoonerScoop.com February 7, 2025 Duration: 1:41:33
With just one more football game left, we're about to officially hit the offseason. But the Thunder are getting back Chet Holmgren Friday night! In other OU news, signing day has come and gone and we wonder how coaches and front offices will co-exist in the recruiting game. OU fans were criticized by the SEC announcers during the OU-Auburn basketball game and it sent us down a rabbit hole of exciting OU basketball teams over the years. We also talk about the future of spring football games. George used to cover the NFL and we talk about NFL offseasons vs. college offseasons and how they might start looking more and more similar. There is a framework being worked on by members of the Power 4 conferences to rein in NIL and make things more manageable for colleges. But there is still so much work to be done to make NIL what it was supposed to be. And can it ever really be what it was supposed to be? And happy Superbowl weekend everybody! Whether the Chiefs or Eagles win, there will be Sooners on one side taking home a NFL Championship. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Things are going great for the OKC Thunder. National Signing Day is dead 10:00 - Some Nate Dreiling background info 15:00 - Talking hoops. Will OU make the NCAA Tournament?  50:30 - Will spring games be canceled in the future?  1:05:00 - REPORT: Framework for house settlement structure 1:15:00 - Super Bowl Sunday with the Sooners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: Coaches luncheon, offensive hopium and NIL changes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:58
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 Futu…
U40: Breaking down what we learned from SEC Media Days [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49:57
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…
U40: Things are changing inside the OU athletics department [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:49
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…
A big takeaway from George's upcoming John Mateer series [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:24
We're back for another episode as the Thunder euphoria has died down. You're welcome Mavs fans who also listen. It's July so we're hanging on and hoping for a quick return of football. Today we caught up with George on h…
U40: Did a red hot John Mateer help land Bowe Bentley? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:37
It may not have been something that was aesthetically pleasing to us, but the Jaden O' Neal/Bowe Bentley worked out as we believe Ben Arbuckle wanted. We are left to wonder, how much did John Mateer play a role in swingi…
U40: Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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 E…
U40: Today's Bowe Bentley thoughts. SEC schedule announced [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:54
The crew is back as we have some offseason news to talk about. OU continues building better infrastructure to operate in the modern era of college football. Jim Nagy officially announces his staff and OU adds to their sp…
U40: Stickball is somehow over. Time for summer camp season [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:40
It's almost impossible to believe. The OU softball season and baseball season have come to an end. Really within hours of each other. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a productive year for the softball team and this team…
U40: Brent Venables and George Stoia are now best friends in Florida [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:50
It's the upside down world on the Unofficial 40 as Josh McCuistion is here in studio during his Oklahoma spring football tour and George Stoia is in Florida at the SEC Meetings. We catch up with George on everything that…
U40: Making it through May and getting ready for high school tour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:35
It's May and we're struggling. Welcome to probably the most random podcast we've done in a while. George is back from wedding vacation, baseball and softball are in full swing and recruiting is getting ready to take the…