U40: More interesting? Bowl games or tight ends?

U40: More interesting? Bowl games or tight ends?

Author: SoonerScoop.com December 24, 2024 Duration: 1:30:23
Merry Christmas everyone from the SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40 podcast! A very early podcast this week as we get set for Christmas and then on to Ft. Worth for the Armed Forces Bowl. We're talking about expectations for the Sooners in the bowl game with a depleted roster and how the roster could be reshaped in the portal. We also talk about the latest portal news as the Sooners have landed their first tight end. And why does it seem like OU is not competing for bigger names in the portal? Why are they evaluating guys and paying less? Are we back to a money issue? Where does Josh see the high school recruits fitting in best with this portal class getting more and more full? And back to the bowl game, we'll all get a good look at Michael Hawkins, Jr. again as he will be the guy at QB. Ben Arbuckle was in studio this week talking about how impressed he was watching him in bowl practices. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! George got a fiancé for Christmas!  16:00 - Sooners get a TE commit from the Portal - Kennessaw State’s Carson Kent 21:00 - What does OU get out of the bowl game?  29:00 - Ben Arbuckle really likes Michael Hawkins Jr  40:00 - Josh highlights Portal commits vs. 2025 signees 47:00 - Sooners got a 2026 OL commit Will Conroy  52:00 - OU’s NIL efforts 1:10:00 - CFB Playoff Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: Looking at NFL Draft futures for OU football's roster [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:06
George's X account has been hacked and it was probably his fault. But the gang is here and we're talking about the NFL Draft and where we could see OU's best getting drafted. We also take a look at future draft picks on…
U40: Getting you ready for what to watch in the Red & White Scrimmage [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:42
Tons of activity this week with the spring game coming up on Saturday. We breakdown our expectations for what we'll see along with some predictions of who could step up and open some eyes this Saturday. We also heard fro…
U40: Stand outs for Scoop crew after two weeks of spring practice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:44:48
We've had three viewings and several rounds of interviews two weeks into spring football practices. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together to talk about the things that are standing out to them most through the secon…
U40: Our impressions after watching an hour of spring practice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:16
Oh man, Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together to talk about everything they saw during OU's first spring football practice and they break down everything they saw. Tight ends, receivers, defensive line, offensive li…
U40: A look ahead to spring football, March Madness is here [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:45
It's the start of the NCAA Tournament and time to give our official takes on how we feel about Porter Moser returning to Oklahoma and Roger Denny's decision to keep him. The women are dancing and they will be dancing lat…
U40: It's been a cool week of getting back to football stuff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:52
We've been busy around the Scoop offices and that's the way we like it. OU spring football media day was on Monday and Carey is here with some of his impressions since Eddie and George have been burning up the YouTube ch…
U40: NFL Combine begins, men's hoops therapy for Eddie. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:10
The on-field drills start today at the NFL Combine and Owen Heinecke is a part of things. Who could be the biggest draft surprise of this OU class? And who do we think won't get drafted? George has some interesting numbe…