Soonernation: Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners are looking to improve to 7-0 on the season when they host West Virginia this weekend for Homecoming. We've got plenty of discussion on that game plus why you shouldn't worry about Lincoln Riley to the NFL rumors and which conference has the best opportunity to place two teams in the College Football Playoff. Discussion Points For This Episode Lincoln Riley to the NFL rumors. Reasons why it is going to happen and reasons not to worry about it. Oklahoma's defense vs. the Mountaineer offense. Oklahoma's offense vs. the Mountaineer defense. Key players on both sides of the ball for the Sooners. Breaking down college football's undefeated teams. Why the S.E.C. won't get two teams in and which conference actually could do so. Big 12 rundown and predictions. Oklahoma/West Virginia score prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Saturday's 34-27 win over the Texas Longhorns the Sooners not only captured the Golden Hat Trophy once again but they also moved to 6-0 on the season. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast we'll discuss those ramifications, ask the question of if the Longhorns go with live contact in practice and much, much, more.  Podcast Talking Points Ramifications of the win - Inside track to Big 12 Champ  - Moving up in the rankings  - Still haven't seen this team at their full potential    Defense Led The Charge  - Pressure from the middle  - 9 Sacks/15 Tackles For Loss  - Does Texas go live in practice  - Sam Ehlinger has no pocket presence  - Stop Ehlinger, stop the Longhorns  - Defensive Player of The Game   Slow start for the offense  - Hurts has to make better decisions  - Run to pass (Where was Trey Sermon?)  - CeeDee Lamb!!!  Big 12 Rundown  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest game of the regular season is upon us as Oklahoma and Texas are set to meet in Dallas for the annual Red River Rivalry.  Podcast topics for this episode of Sooner Nation.  - Why the horns down saga is the Big 12's biggest embarrassment.  - OU/TX Memories  - Texas Trash Talk  - Oklahoma's Offense vs. Texas Defense  - Offensive player of the game  - Oklahoma's Defense vs. Texas Offense  - Big 12 Rundown  - OU/TX Score Predictions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the end result is to win a ballgame then Oklahoma's trip to Lawrence, Kansas was a success. The Sooners may have gotten off to a slow, and sloppy, start against the Jayhawks but that doesn't necessarily mean it was bad. In this episode we've got the complete breakdown of Oklahoma's win over the Jayhawks, hitting up the following discussion topics.  - Offensive review - Concerns about the offensive line - Is it time to have the Rhamondre Stevenson conversation? - Defensive review  - Why giving up the first score of the game wasn't that big of a deal - Concerns on the defense - Big 12 rundown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who would have thought that we could come up with just a little more than an hour of content the week before the Kansas game. I mean, if we're talking Texas or Bedlam I completely understand but Kansas?  We've got a complete preview of the game and then some as we discuss the following topics in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Reasons not to worry about players going into the transfer portal  - Is Trejan Bridges on offense or defense?  - Is the Big 12 better on defense or are the offenses young?  Sooner offense vs. Jayhawk defense  - Players to keep an eye on  Sooner defense vs. Jayhawk offense  - Players to keep an eye on  Big 12 Rundown  Oklahoma/Kansas score prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 4-0 on the season with a 55-16 thrashing of Texas Tech to open Big 12 play. Here's a breakdown of our post game discussion topics.  - Kennedy Brooks injury update.  - The dominance of Oklahoma's defensive line - Scheming to stop the pass - The Trejan Bridges experiment  - Progression of Jalen Hurts  - CeeDee Lamb's big game - Where was Grant Calcaterra? - Will Gabe Brkic be Oklahoma's full-time kicker now? - Initial thoughts on the Kansas Jayhawks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Oklahoma opens up conference play on Saturday here are some of the topics we discuss in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Players Hitting The Transfer Portal  - Bridges moving to defense? - Oklahoma offense vs. Tech defense (Keys To Success & Players To Watch) - Oklahoma defense vs. Tech offense (Keys To Success & Players To Watch)  - Big 12 rundown  - OU/Texas Tech Score prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Oklahoma football this weekend gives us a pause to look at some of the things that have surprised us through the first three weeks of the season. We'll also address a few things we're concerned about still as conference play looms.  In addition to Oklahoma football we also breakdown the Big 12 slate for the weekend and talk about the impact of the two conference games.  We've also got the comparisons of the Power Five conferences and some thoughts on the Bob Stoops to Auburn rumors.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma dismantled UCLA on Saturday night to improve to 3-0 on the season. Up next is conference play and the Sooners look to be ready to defend their Big 12 titles. Here's what's up for discussion in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Jalen Hurts is going to pace this offense as the leading rusher but is showing more patience in the pocket - The offensive line finally found its nasty groove - Charleston Rambo will be Oklahoma's leading receiver  - Confidence is restored in the kicking game - The defense dominated at the line of scrimmage - There are still some fundamental things for the defense to work on  - Ranting on Michigan State's Mark Dantonio's postgame comments - Recapping the Big 12 (Who is the third best team in the conference?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners are at the Bruins Saturday night for a Big 12/Pac-12 showdown. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast Matt and Rich breakdown the game by discussing the following topics.  - Is Chip Kelly overrated?  - Oklahoma's offense vs. UCLA defense  - Key offensive players  - Why Jalen Hurts is unstoppable   - Oklahoma's defense vs. UCLA offense  - How is the Big 12 shaking out  - Big 12 rundown  - Score predictions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners are off to a very much expected 2-0 start to the season and now have a road trip to Los Angeles coming up next. What wasn't expected was for the left side of Oklahoma's offensive line to have the struggles they are experiencing.  We've got some thoughts on Oklahoma's 10-touchdown offensive performance and some obvious signs of improvement from the defense.  – Offensive Recap – Defensive Recap – What We Still Don't Know – The Youth Movement And Future Of The Offense – Big 12 Thoughts  - Texas Is Without Excuse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma has a tune up game before heading out west to take on the UCLA Bruins next week. In this episode we'll discuss... - Big 12 thoughts from the opening weekend of the college football season. - Big 12 power rankings. - What to expect from the Sooners on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.  - Key players to watch. - Big 12 Week 2 preview. - Score predictions for the South Dakota game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jalen Hurts era is officially underway at Oklahoma and his debut was a smashing success. The Sooners offense accounted for nearly 700 yards, and 7 touchdowns, on Sunday night but not everything was perfect.  The Sooners looked more aggressive on defense and while they showed some of the same areas of struggle from a year ago, there were two specific areas of improvement.  In this post game episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast we completely breakdown Oklahoma's performance and we're never shy of sharing our opinions.  - Defensive Recap - Offensive Recap - Special Teams Struggles  - Players of the Game  - Big 12 Thoughts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football season is finally upon us and we're at our first game preview of the 2019 season. In this episode we'll talk about the following.  - Oklahoma's Week 1 depth chart - Why preparing for defensive disappointment is the safe play here - Defensive keys to the game and players to watch  - Offensive keys to the game and players to watch - The Big 12 rundown  - OU/Houston score predictions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The worst kept secret in college football was revealed this week when Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley announced Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback. It wasn't his announcement that caught our attention, everyone saw that coming, it was what he said about the competition itself.  Speaking of competitions...the most important competition for the offense has always been along the offensive line. We'll share some thoughts on that.  We've also got the most important player for the success of the offense and defense.  You'd better believe that we've got some thoughts on Baker Mayfield's insincere apology to Ohio State. Finally, we're making our Big 12 predictions. We'll tell you who'll be in Dallas for the conference championship game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A day after Alex Grinch said the Sooners were set at safety a new grad transfer appears on the roster.  Spencer Rattler is turning heads but he's still looking at 2020.  With Trey Norwood out for 2019 Brendan Radley-Hiles is the guy at nickleback. It is almost the perfect position for him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beginning fall camp, the Oklahoma Sooners experience a setback specifically in the secondary. What does it mean for the defense and how with the program adjust to life with the likes of Tre Norwood on the field.  Also, Lincoln Riley refuses to name a starting quarterback. However, there is still an argument playing out for QB2 on the depth chart. Let's make a case for Tanner Mordecai as well as Spencer Rattler to assume the role. Speaking of quarterbacks, Kyler Murray made his debut for the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. Matt weighs in at the very end of the podcast to share his thoughts on the reigning Heisman winner's performance.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The initial Coaches Poll is out. We'll share some thoughts about Oklahoma's #4 ranking and then tell you which Big 12 teams currently not ranked will be by the end of the season.  Also, can Alex Grinch turn around the defense as quickly as Lincoln Riley did Oklahoma's offense? We'll discuss why that is a bigger chore than what Riley inherited when he arrived to Norman.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the release of the first preseason AP poll approaches we'll discuss whether the College Football Rankings have cheapened the polls a little or not.  Speaking of polls. Is Texas actually worth a preseason Top 25 ranking this season? We think yes, but will discuss where they should be ranked.  There are four Oklahoma football players (2 offensively and 2 defensively) that we think people may be overlooking for 2019. We'll give you our players flying under the radar.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with another off-season episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Here are this week's discussion topics.  - Is there a chance that Jalen Hurts is flying under the national radar a bit? - Nothing is guaranteed for the defense right now. Guys must earn a spot on the field. Is that good or bad? - Marcus Major is super talented but will he be able to find time on the field this season? - Who will be the next unquestioned leader of the defense and why that answer maybe more difficult than you would expect. - Texas complaining about the horns down sign proves the program has gone soft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices