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Toby Rowland is the voice of the Sooners, doing play-by-play for football, men's basketball, and baseball. He anchors all sorts of OU coaches shows, and he also hosts a daily Sports Talk radio show. 
Needless to say, he's a busy guy. 
But apparently, he's not too busy to write his second children's book, “Put the Ponies in the Barn: Boomer and Sooner Pull Their Schooner to the SEC.”
We'll talk about that and much more with Toby on The Jenni Carlson Show. 
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Episode highlights
1:00: What was SEC football media days like?
1:40: Why did Toby decide to write a new children’s book, his second?
4:45: Why children’s books? Why not something about OU sports history that Toby has witnessed?
6:50: How did the process of writing this book work?
12:30: How does the artwork play into the story?
13:50: How does Toby balance the work of writing a book with his play-by-play job?
16:00: How does Toby feel like the move to the SEC is sitting with OU fans right now?
19:20: What SEC football stadium is Toby most excited about calling a game?
22:55: What’s up with the Sooners being picked eighth in the SEC preseason football poll?
25:00: Where can people buy the new book?
Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael Lane

OU had its big welcome to the SEC a couple of weeks ago, but now, the Sooners are set for their first event as members of their new conference: SEC football media days. 
What will it be like seeing the Sooners with the Vols and Bulldogs, not the Cowboys and Jayhawks? Will OU and sidekick Texas be the biggest draws? 
So much to talk about, so Tulsa World columnist Berry Tramel and I will do just that on The Jenni Carlson Show.
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Episode highlights
2:25: What do you expect SEC media days to be like?
4:25: Will OU and Texas be the headliners at SEC media days?
6:05: Who are you most interested to hear from?
9:55: Any players you’re wanting to talk with at SEC media days?
12:45: Question you most want asked and answered?
17:55: What do you need to hear from Brent Venables and the Sooners at SEC media days?
19:25: Lasting impression from Big 12 media days?
21:15: Any surprises from Big 12 media days?
Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

Hear the All-American pitcher in her own words talk about her decision to enter the transfer portal, her visit to Oklahoma State and her call to Cowgirl coach Kenny Gajewski to commit. 
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Episode highlights:(1:05): When did Meylan decide to enter the transfer portal?(3:05): What stood out about her official visit to Oklahoma State?(4:15): Was being on a visit during OSU's super regional a revealing opportunity?(5:35): How did you decide to commit to the Cowgirls?(6:45): What was the phone call to OSU to commit like?(7:15): Any previous interaction with OSU or Cowgirl coach Kenny Gajewski?(9:45): What are your impressions of OSU pitching coach Carrie Eberle?(10:55): What do you hope to bring to OSU softball?(12:00): For OSU fans who haven't seen much of you, describe what kind of player they'll see in you.
Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael Lane

It is time for Big 12 football media days. Wait, what? 
Oh, you thought football season was still a long ways away? Not true, my friends. Big 12 media days are July 9 and 10 in Las Vegas, and it's the unofficial kickoff to the football season. 
There's no better time to talk about the newly expanded Big 12 and what we might expect from the conference. Tulsa World columnist Berry Tramel and I will do just that now on The Jenni Carlson Show. 
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Episode highlights
1:25: Big 12 media days in Las Vegas? And Is Berry planning on cleaning out the casinos?
2:35: What is the likely punishment for OSU running back Ollie Gordon after his arrest?
4:40: What impact does Gordon’s arrest have on his Heisman hopes?
7:15: Among the new Big 12 programs, are two contenders and two duds?
10:55: The new members aren’t unknowns, but is there anything unexpected about them?
13:30: Who are you looking forward to talking to at Big 12 media days?
16:03: What players are you most interested to see in Vegas?
19:00: Question you’re most wanting to get asked AND answered at Big 12 media days?
Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

Sports fans in Oklahoma know how Sooner fans feel about OU’s move to the SEC. But what about Longhorn fans? Texas is moving to the SEC, too, so what’s the view in Austin? No one better to ask about all that than Cedric Golden, sports columnist at the Austin American-Statesman. He talks about why the Horns are better prepared for the SEC than they were three seasons ago. Plus, will the revival of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry take any shine off the Red River Rivalry?
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Episode highlights
1:27: What was the view on the ground in Austin as Texas’ move to the SEC became official?
3:10: How are Longhorn fans feeling about the move?
4:35: How is Texas football entering the SEC: confident or concerned?
7:05: How did Texas’ pending move to the SEC impact Steve Sarkisian’s overhaul of football?
9:47: Going into a quarterback-driven league, how do the Horns feel about their quarterback? And by the way, who is their quarterback?
11:57: Could the Horns win an SEC football crown in Year 1?
14:15: What impact does the renewal of the Texas A&M rivalry have on Texas’ rivalry with OU?
19:25: How is Texas’ move to the SEC reverberating through other sports in Austin?
22:40: What changes the most at Texas with SEC membership?
Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael Lane

Life in the SEC has begun for OU. It’s a new day for the Sooners. But what about new rivalries? OU is joining the SEC with longtime rival Texas, of course, but could the change in conference spark new rivalries? It starts with football, but what about softball? Men’s basketball? Women’s basketball? (Hello, Kim Mulkey!) Even women’s gymnastics and baseball have some intriguing options. I’ll break it all down with Tulsa World columnist Berry Tramel on The Jenni Carlson Show.
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Episode highlights1:25: Even though Texas is joining OU in the SEC, is there another SEC school primed to become a Sooner rival?
4:52: What about football specifically? Any teams likely to be an OU rival?
9:55: Sooner softball will still have Mike White. What about other SEC rivals in softball?
12:30: Does OU men’s basketball have any likely new rivalries in the SEC?
15:45: Jennie Baranczyk vs. Kim Mulkey, anyone?
17:30: Will Skip Johnson and OU baseball even have time for rivalries while just trying to compete in the SEC?
Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael Lane