Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40 SoonerScoop.com

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 basketball games along with gymnastics events. Carey and George were tuned in to the debate/meeting last night and have the latest on why it wasn't good for OU's plans of building a new arena in a massive new project spearheaded by the city of Norman. Josh is headed back to Oklahoma for another day of Brent Venables' Football camps and we preview some of the names coming in. The quarterback position will be one to watch. The SEC has released kickoff times for every conference team in 2024.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Makari Vickers was arrested early Wednesday morning
7:00 - Norman City Council meeting on new arena was … interesting
34:00 - Brent Venables Football Camp rolls into Day 3 on Thursday
44:00 - 2026 QB Jaden O’Neal camping on Thursday
1:03:00 - 2024 kickoff times revealed
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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 sitting in on a presentation about the potential entertainment district in Norman. How impressed was the crew with the new renderings released today? And how much is the school kicking in for the construction costs? The baseball season is over. Eddie Radosevich takes a look back on a good season but more importantly on the momentum growing in the OU baseball program. And plenty of stories from camps over the years, some of our favorite memories from camps.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Josh is back in studio (again!). We can’t keep him away 
8:00 - Update on new hoops/gymnastics facility 
16:00 - Brent Venables Summer Camp starts Thursday
27:00 - Josh put in a new 2026 QB prediction
42:00 - Josh’s best offer story from an OU camp 
1:00:00 - Baseball ends season/facility upgrades?
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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 because he's touring the state of Oklahoma checking out the top prospects. This week he's out at team camps looking in on some of OU's biggest commitments and targets. The WCWS is about to start and Eddie is here to talk about baseball as long as Carey doesn't ruin it for him. We've also got the big recruiting updates from Josh McCuistion on Jonah Williams and Ty Haywood. And summer workouts have begun at the Switzer Center.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Josh is back in studio and George is in Destin at SEC Coaches Meetings
7:30 - George reports from Destin 
17:51 - Brent Venables is happy about Branson Hickman and Damonic Williams
30:00 - Josh M is in Oklahoma hitting HS team camps
42:00 - NIL Elite Series in Nashville .. where does OU stand with Jonah Williams? 
50:00 - Update on 2025 5-star OT Ty Haywood
60:00 - Summer workouts began in Norman 
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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 in Owasso, Wagoner and Choctaw Wednesday to get a look at some of the top talent in the state. We also talk about a recent OU loss on the recruiting trail in Antoni Ogumoro. George wants to setup an EASports NCAA Football streaming room and Josh says he'd be all for it. We're also talking about changes coming to college football broadcasts next season and specifically the college football playoff. Some portal news to finish things off.
The full rundown is below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! OU baseball opens with a win in Arlington
23:00 - Video game memories 
27:50 - Josh M is in studio and on his OKPreps Tour
40:22 - What happened with 2025 OL Antoni Ogumoro 
59:00 - TNT getting into the CFB broadcast game
1:03:00 - OU hosted Jacksonville State DL Chris Hardie on Wednesday
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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. Vegas does not have the Sooners favored in a ton of contests in 2024. We're all pretty excited about the Thunder right now as Eddie and George are trying to scheme their way into the arena tonight. Josh has been out on the recruiting trail and the portal is still a thing for Oklahoma who is looking to add more muscle on the interior defensively. Which leads to a discussion about how well the Sooners have been doing and how hungry Brent Venables is for defensive linemen in his program.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Thunder hoops
14:00 - You can start listening HERE. OU over/unders in 2024
36:00 - What’s happening on the recruiting front? Josh went and saw a pair of RB commits 
41:41 - DeMarco Murray's recent raise brings stability in RB recruiting
50:40 - General Booty finds a new home and he'll play against Texas next year
1:01:50 - Brent Venables can't sign enough defensive linemen.
1:18:00 - OU Men's Golf gets some love
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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 changed? What caused that change? And is OU is a good spot to compete in the transfer portal in the future? Josh updates us on recruiting after Trystan Haynes committed to the Sooners yesterday. He's getting set to embark on a massive recruiting tour across Texas and Oklahoma as well. And OU's summer camps should be full of prospects we can't wait to see in action. You know who isn't doing well in the portal? LSU and Brian Kelly. Yikes! Eddie chimes in with some timely baseball talk as the Sooners are in great position to take home a Big 12 Championship with two weekends to go.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! 
3:00 - Start listening now … for Thunder basketball talk
12:00 - Okay really start listening now … 2025 Trystan Haynes commits to Sooners … fifth #OkPreps in the class
37:00 - Is Brian Kelly an idiot? Maybe. Transfer Portal talk where OU is all of the sudden in a comfortable place 
1:00:08 - Baseball talk 
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