Soonernation: Oklahoma Sooners

There are plenty of OU Football offseason topics to discuss so let's jump into it.  It looks like there really is going to be a spring quarterback competition with Tanner Mordecai announcing that he's not only not transferring but that he wants to win the starting job. I'll tell you why the position is Spencer Rattler's to lose. I've also got some thoughts on Theo Howard transferring in, OU Basketball playing on house money, and why we shouldn't be concerned about Alex Grinch possibly going to Washington State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Offseason stories take center stage now for Oklahoma and that always means recruiting. Through the first two days of the new year the Sooners have lost and gained a quarterback on the recruiting front. We'll discuss that and a whole lot more in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Closing thoughts on the Peach Bowl Oklahoma quarterback recruiting  OU Basketball  Thunder Basketball  Big 12 Bowl Performances  Next Man UP: Who Takes Over For CeeDee Lamb & Kenneth Murray Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As much as we may not want to, we need to discuss the Peach Bowl. Oklahoma's 63-28 loss to LSU brought the 2019 season to a screeching halt, so what's next for the Sooners? Here's the talking points for this episode. Prior to the Peach Bowl, What was the worst loss you remembered? Oklahoma's defensive woes had more to do with depth than it did suspensions. Immaturity reared its ugly head. What is the priority for Alex Grinch heading into the spring? Reasoning for Oklahoma's offensive struggles. Is the 2020 quarterback competition already over? Was the Jalen Hurts project a success? Underclassmen and the NFL Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game week for the Peach Bowl has arrived and we've got the preview to prove it! This episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast is dedicated solely to breaking down Oklahoma and LSU in the College Football semifinal. Here are the talking points for this episode. Previewing the LSU offense Oklahoma's plan to defend the Tigers Previewing the LSU defense How the Sooners will attack Offensive and defensive players that must have big games Big 12 bowl rundown Peach Bowl score predictions (We're sorry) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The opening of college football's early signing period was overshadowed by the confirmation that the Sooners would, in fact, be looking at suspensions as the Peach Bowl looms. Of course the Sooners did sign 21 new players to open the early signing period so we've got that to discuss as well. Here are the talking points for this episode. Impact of Peach Bowl Suspensions Who steps up in the absence of the suspended players? Recruiting Class Overview  Loss of Jase McClellan Who Is Still To Come? Basketball Update LSU Facing The Possible Loss of a Key Player Big 12 Recruiting Rankings Basketball Update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A twelfth Big 12 championship has Oklahoma back in the College Football Playoff for the third-consecutive year, and fourth time in five years. Obviously we've got a ton of thoughts on all of that so here we go. Talking points for this episode. Big 12 Championship Review  Offense | CeeDee Lamb, Kennedy Brooks injury, Jalen Hurts Offensive Player of the Game Defense | The big plays (good and bad), the play that saved the game,  Defensive Player of the Game Putting the false narratives to bed. Initial thoughts on LSU Big 12 bowl schedule  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Oklahoma preps to play for a fifth-consecutive Big 12 championship we've got lots of questions. How much difference will having CeeDee Lamb make this time around? Where will Jalen Hurts finish in the Heisman voting? Does Caleb Kelly sit this one out? What are we most confident in? What are we most worried about? Which Power 5 favorite has the best chance of getting upset on Championship Weekend? Of course we throw a lot of analysis and score predictions in there as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners dominated the Cowboys in a game that could have been much worse if not for a few mishaps and a controversial replay. Nonetheless, Oklahoma is off to Arlington, Texas to compete for a fifth consecutive conference title and another shot at the College Football Playoff. Here are the discussion points for this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Offensive recap - Absolutely loving the way Oklahoma has morphed into a physical running team but have the Sooners solved the turnover issue? Defensive recap - Alex Grinch is getting it done and the absence of Jalen Redmond paved the way for an unexpected Bedlam hero. Big 12 rundown - There was only one other conference game on Saturday that could have helped, or hurt, the Sooners. Texas is cleaning house, what does that mean for Tom Herman. The Sooners still have a path to the playoff. The Big 12's officiating issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are going to meet on the football field for the 114th time on Saturday and we're here to preview it. Zack Low joins us to help preview Oklahoma State with Matt and Rich giving their breakdown analysis as well. Here are the talking points for this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Oklahoma Basketball Update Oklahoma's path to the College Football Playoff Zack Low interview Oklahoma's defense vs. Oklahoma State's offense Oklahoma's offense vs. Oklahoma State's defense Big 12 weekend preview Bedlam score predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma punched its ticket to the Big 12 championship game by way of Saturday's 28-24 but based on many reactions across Sooner Nation you'd think they had lost and were teetering on the verge of bowl eligibility. Needless to say we've got a lot to discuss in this episode. Below are the talking points. The Jalen Hurts conversation What could have been without turnovers OU offensive review (morphing into a power running team) OU defensive review (clutch turnovers) Big 12 championship set Big 12 rundown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma can secure a spot in the Big 12 championship game with a win over TCU on Saturday night. Here are the talking points of this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast as we breakdown the Horned Frogs and the Sooners. Grant Calcaterra announces his retirement Oklahoma Basketball moves to 5-0 Are you worried about playing Baylor again in the Big 12 championship? OU Offense vs. TCU Defense OU Defense vs. TCU Offense Big 12 weekend preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sooner Magic was alive and well in Waco, Texas on Saturday night as Oklahoma's 25-point comeback win was the largest ever in school history. We've got tons to talk about from this game. Offensive Breakdown Creative genius of Lincoln Riley Do we just need to get used to turnovers? Offensive Player of the Game Defensive Breakdown The momentum swing of turnovers Defensive Player of the Game Big plays that swung the momentum Big 12 rundown Conference games that can help Oklahoma next week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma heads to Waco for a crucial game against Baylor. Let's also address the state of the Big 12 and how if affects Oklahoma's chances for the College Football Playoff. Talking Points For This Episode Oklahoma Basketball moves to 3-0 on the season. Are they knocking on the door of the Top 25. The flawed argument against the Big 12. Oklahoma's offense vs. the Baylor defense. Oklahoma's defense vs. the Baylor offense. The best case scenario for Oklahoma (outside of just winning). Big 12 rundown. Oklahoma Baylor score prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma Football problems have some issues that they 100% need to address but then again so do the fans. We've got to face some harsh realities when it comes to this team. It wasn't all bad on Saturday night. Oklahoma's offense did a lot of good...and so did the defense. We'll break it all down and tell you why this just may be Lincoln Riley's best coaching job yet at Oklahoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were three big stories with Oklahoma this week and we've got them all covered. 1) Basketball starts with an 85-67 win over UTSA. 2) The Sooners are #9 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. 3) Oklahoma returns to the gridiron to play Iowa State Saturday night. Here's the talking points for this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Was Austin Reaves the most overlooked player on Oklahoma's basketball roster? Why a slow start should have been expected on Tuesday night. No reason to complain about the initial CFP rankings. Oklahoma defense vs. the Iowa State offense Oklahoma offense vs. the Iowa State defense Big 12 rundown OU/ISU score prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma's final football bye week is officially behind them now. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast we look at three things that we hope the Sooners addressed during the time off. Here are the discussion topics for this episode. Which type of fan are you (optimist, pessimist, or in the middle)? Perception is everything! National perception of Oklahoma Football. Our own perception of the Big 12 Conference. Three things we hope Oklahoma addressed during the bye week. Big 12 Week 10 recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma's loss to Kansas State will have ramifications in the conference race, the College Football Playoff contention, as well as the Heisman Trophy race. Where does Oklahoma stand in each of those situations? We'll dive into that in this episode of the Sooner Nation podcast. In addition, we'll unfortunately have to breakdown how and why Oklahoma lost this game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma looks to continue the nation's longest road winning streak on Saturday when they travel to Manhattan to take Kansas State. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast breakdown the Sooners vs. the Wildcats and much more. Episode Talking Points - Big 12 race - Who is still in and who is out? - Why don't people realize OU blocked three punts last season? - Players lost in the offense - Oklahoma offense vs. K-State defense - Offensive players to watch - Oklahoma defense vs. K-State offense - Defensive players to watch - Big 12 rundown - OU/KSU score predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the things we learned from Oklahoma's thrashing of West Virginia on Saturday was the hierarchy of the running backs. There's a reason we've seen a significant drop in Trey Sermon's touches and now we may know what it is. We'll go through a complete review of both the offensive and defensive performances and how some of the key players fared. Why did the Sooners fail to record a sack a week after bagging Sam Ehlinger nine times? We'll discuss that. I did make a mistake on Thursday's podcast so I'll give you a correction. We've also got the Big 12 rundown with some thoughts on all five games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices