Oklahoma has to pick up the pieces from last week's loss to Kansas State and travel to Ft. Worth, Texas in search of its first conference win of the season. The pressure for succeeding in a bounce-back game here for the Sooners is on the defense as they face an even more potent offense than what Kansas State brought to Norman last week. Episode Talking Points Pressure is on the defense Problems that TCU's offense will present Defensive players to watch Keys to success Offense has to go blow-for-...
Sep 30, 2022•58 min
Things went poorly for the Sooners on Owen Field Saturday night and the blame game spilled over from the weekend. I'll breakdown how the Sooners lost and how some of the "individual" blaming is probably inaccurate. Episode Talking Points Discussing two bad "hot takes" Not Dillon Gabriel's fault Not the PA announcer's fault Six plays that show the loss was a group effort and not on an individual There is some good news True or False? The Big 12 Rundown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Bedlam snuck in and became a talking point this week despite the fact that Oklahoma's opponent is Kansas State. I'll tell you why that's a bad look for the Cowboys and then we'll jump into a preview of the Sooners and Wildcats with a score prediction and a rundown of this weekend's Big 12 action. Episode Talking Points Bedlam is dead and Oklahoma doesn't care...Oklahoma State clearly does though What is working for the Kansas State defense Players to watch for Oklahoma's offense What's not worki...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Oklahoma improved to 3-0 on the season with a 49-14 thumping of Nebraska, in Lincoln, last Saturday. Here's my offensive and defensive breakdowns plus some post game thoughts. Episode Talking Points Offensive Recap Wanya Morris Dillon Gabriel Eric Gray Jalil Farooq Defensive Recap Better than we thought they were Have we seen Pandora's Box opened with Jaren Kanak? Players of the Game Three Thoughts Big 12 Rundown Resetting my preseason Big 12 Power Rankings Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Sep 20, 2022•53 min
As Oklahoma heads to Lincoln to a date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the firing of Scott Frost takes center stage as one of the larger question marks in terms of impact on the game. Does Nebraska become a more difficult opponent without Frost at the helm? The answer to that question is more than likely found in the amount of fight that Nebraska has left. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma's offense vs. Nebraska's defense Keys to success Players to watch Oklahoma's defense vs. Nebraska's offense Ke...
Sep 16, 2022•56 min
The Sooners moved to 2-0 last Saturday with a 33-3 win over Kent State. As they prepare to take the road for the first time this season, and move up to Power 5 competition, I've got three questions that I would like to know the answers to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 13, 2022•44 min
This will be a shorter episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast as I'm already a day late in getting it posted. It's still a good breakdown of Oklahoma's game against Kent State with some players to watch and some expectations for the offense and defense. Apologies for not having a True or False? segment this go around. Episode Talking Points OU Defense vs. Kent State Offense Players To Watch OU Offense vs. Kent State Defense Players To Watch Big 12 Rundown Oklahoma/Kent State Score Prediction Learn...
Sep 09, 2022•35 min
Oklahoma opened up the 2022 college football season with a 45-13 win over UTEP in the debut of new head coach Brent Venables. Here are some opinions on the performances of the offense and defense plus listener True or False statements, and the Big 12 rundown. Episode Talking Points Opinions on the offense Opinions on the defense Players of the Game True or False? Big 12 Rundown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min
It's time!! We're nearly to the game day that will kickoff the 2022 college football season for the Sooners. In this edition of the podcast we'll completely breakdown Oklahoma's Week 1 matchup against UTEP. Episode Talking Points Recruiting Update Sooners making significant progress with the nation's top defensive lineman. More than anything this game is about the debut of Brent Venables Oklahoma's offense vs. UTEP's defense Keys Players to Watch Oklahoma's defense vs. UTEP's offense Keys Player...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr
Next week is game week but today we're still talking preseason things. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma could be adding to the 2023 class this weekend. NIL money can't buy team chemistry Where does Justin Harrington fit in the defense? True or False? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25, 2022•42 min
We're just weeks away from the start of the 2022 college football season and that brings us a ton of topics to discuss. Among them are two transfer players who have been mentioned by coaches as well as your true or false statements and much more. Episode Talking Points Sooners land 4-star athlete Jacobe Johnson for the 2023 recruiting class. Who could be next and when? Is there going to be any fallout from Cale Gundy's resignation? Two transfer players who are drawing attention and competing for...
Aug 15, 2022•42 min
As the college football season looms just over a month away we're back with some listener provided True/False statements and much more. Thanks for listening! Episode Talking Points Sooners nab a huge 2023 commitment from the Longhorns' back yard True or False? Why Oklahoma will rely on defense to lead the way in 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 02, 2022•43 min
We're marching towards August which means we're just over a month away from the start of the college football season. That means the Sooner Nation Podcast is back to weekly episodes and there's going to be a ton of information to breakdown as the season approaches. Episode Talking Points Update - Brent Venables can recruit! Who will have the best defense in the Big 12? Eight Oklahoma players who could be First Team All-Big 12 by season's end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Jul 23, 2022•44 min
The Women's College World Series has come to a conclusion and while we can debate things like the Big 12 deserving more teams in the tournament and where the 2022 Sooners fit as one of the all-time greats, one thing that we cannot debate is the fact that Jocelyn Alo is the greatest hitter in the history of the sport. In this episode we discuss the things that made this team great and what it'll take for them to achieve greatness again in 2023. Hint: Patty Gasso isn't finished in the transfer por...
Jun 16, 2022•34 min
Here we go! It's Sooners and Longhorns on the biggest of stages. These are just a few thoughts on the Red River Rivalry softball national championship. Boomer!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 07, 2022•32 min
This episode of The Sooner Nation Podcast is brought to you by...you, our listeners. The entire episode is dedicated to your True/False statements/questions and we run the gauntlet from men's basketball competing to be a Top 3 program in the Big 12, to transfer portal quarterbacks, to Patty Gasso getting a statue placed outside the new stadium. It was a fun episode to record and we have you guys to thank for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2022•50 min
The NFL draft has come and gone with seven former Sooners finding a home to begin their professional careers. That said, OU fans are now in a bit of a conundrum in regards to one particular NFL franchise. Episode Talking Points Bedlam softball set to determine the Big 12 regular season champ NFL Draft recap 5 things we learned from Oklahoma's spring football game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 02, 2022•45 min
Oklahoma's spring football game is just days away now. In this episode I'll break down Oklahoma's offensive and defensive position battles based on priority ahead of Saturday's Red/White Game. Episode Talking Points Softball's loss at Texas doesn't really change anything in the Big 12 Was Spencer Rattler correct about his toxic situation comment? Prioritizing Oklahoma's offensive position battles ahead of the spring game Prioritizing Oklahoma's defensive position battles ahead of the spring game...
Apr 19, 2022•46 min
We're back again with another episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast and this time around I'm throwing the questions your way. Spring football is nearing the midway point, softball is still hammering the competition, and basketball really only has one major question heading into the offseason. Let's go!!!! Episode Talking Points Mo Gibson has to decide what's best for him What is redeemable for OU Football from 2021? Which is more impressive for Oklahoma Softball, hitting or pitching? The expectat...
Apr 04, 2022•50 min
Spring is finally here which means March Madness is about to ramp up, spring sports are in full swing, and spring football is just around the corner. We have a little bit of all of that included in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast, including my Top 5 storylines for the Sooners as spring ball approaches. Episode Talking Points Opponents still aren't pitching to Joselyn Alo but she deserves it in Hawaii If the Sooners beat Baylor on Thursday in Kansas City then it'll punch their NCAA Tour...
Mar 09, 2022•41 min
Back with another episode! The NFL Draft Combine gets started this week and Oklahoma has 11 former players participating. Who has the most to gain and the most to lose? That's just one of the topics that we discuss this time around on the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Who has the most to gain/lost at the NFL Combine? Is Oklahoma Softball Unstoppable? Oklahoma Basketball is still alive for an NCAA Tournament berth but there's no room for error. True or False? With you guys asking ...
Feb 28, 2022•46 min
With spring sports getting started it seems like all of the football writers are suddenly coming out with incredibly insane hot takes they tend be shots at OU. Yup, everyone feels it and there's a reason why this is happening. We'll discuss that in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Basketball Update (No more room for moral victories) Softball Update (They're better than expected) Why are so many people coming out with hot takes that are shots at OU? True or False?...
Feb 18, 2022•54 min
Oklahoma has closed out the 2022 recruiting class since we last recorded so instead of giving you the same rehash that you've already heard for a week now we thought it would be fun to look at it from a different angle. Which member of this class was the biggest surprise? Who immediately makes you think they're a future NFL All-Pro? Who is the leader of the class? We'd love to know your thoughts on this as well. Episode Talking Points Basketball (Moving from bad to worse) As crazy as it sounds, ...
Feb 07, 2022•44 min
We've got Rich back in this episode which opens the door for probably the most basketball talk that we've done this season. Of course we've got some football tidbits as well as we breakdown the 2022 recruiting class and discuss how many more players the Sooners might add to the class. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma’s big win in Morgantown Player Of The Game What concerns do you have moving forward? Football Recruiting Closing out the 2022 recruiting class (latest crystal ball predictions) True ...
Jan 28, 2022•55 min
Things got ugly for Oklahoma on the basketball count over the weekend but at the end of the day the Sooners only had themselves to blame for the loss to Baylor. We've got some basketball talk, some football recruiting, and true or false questions lined up for you in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma's basketball loss to Baylor Caleb Williams appears to have packed up and left Georgia is moving in on 2023 running back Treyaun Webb True or False (Rich provi...
Jan 24, 2022•32 min
As the world awaits news from the college football transfer portal, the Sooners are making one more final push for the 2022 recruiting class by hosting several recruits this weekend. Episode Talking Points Basketball is in a bad spot No news from the transfer portal yet Three names to keep an eye on from Oklahoma's final 2022 recruiting push True or False? (Listeners asking the questions) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2022•44 min
After a short break we're back with a new episode of the Sooner Nation podcast and we've got a burning question - Can Dillon Gabriel lead OU to the Promise Land? Of course there's more that we discuss here but that's probably the most important topic right now. Episode Talking Points Basketball's tough stretch Nothing has changed with the 2022 recruiting class The transfer portal is buzzing True or False? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 2022•41 min
One quarterback jumped into the transfer portal on Monday and another jumped out. Welcome to the new era of college football. Clearly the Caleb Williams situation is the biggest story happening for the Sooners right now and while we do have plenty to say about that, we also have a few other things to address as well. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma Basketball still not ranked and Baylor is coming up next on the schedule Jovante Barnes commits for the 2022 class Caleb Williams out and Dillon Gabr...
Jan 04, 2022•55 min
The Alamo Bowl is just days away so in this episode to the Sooner Nation Podcast we're discussing the ins and outs of Oklahoma's matchup with Oregon. Episode Talking Points Worst Christmas presents ever Woodi Washington confirms that he'll be back next season Offensive keys to success Key players on the Sooner offense Bold prediction for the offense True of False? (Rich asking the questions) Defensive keys to success Key players on the Sooner defense Bold prediction for the defense Big 12 bowl r...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 28 min
We've officially made it to Bowl Week as the Sooners get ready to play Oregon and while we'll be developing our entire next episode to previewing the Alamo Bowl we have a few things we need to address before hand. Episode Talking Points Basketball finishes 10-2 in the non-conference portion of its schedule 2022 Football Recruiting Updates Sooners grab Daniel Parker out of the transfer portal Bowl Opt-Outs // Argument for and Against? Biggest Surprise in Oklahoma's 2-Deep for the Bowl Game Coachi...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 18 min
