Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

There has been a lot of news floating around lately, so forgive some of us if we forgot it (used to be) is the biggest day of the year. National Signing Day! Actually no one remembered because most everyone signs in the early period and then you have the portal. But the Sooners do have a notable addition in LeBron Bauer to celebrate on national signing day. The Sooners are looking for a new cornerbacks coach after Jay Valai is headed to the NFL. What insight do we have on the hire? The Oklahoma Supreme Court also paves the way for the city of Norman to build OU's next arena off campus. We've got some hoops talk as well. We highlight Jennie Baranczyk's squad more than we get depressed about Porter's squad.

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! 

14:00 - National Signing Day … is today … huh? 2026 class Allen (Texas) CB LeBron Bauer 

30:00 - Jay Valai headed to the National Football League; Sooners looking for a CB coach 

46:00 - Is this the best roster (today) Brent Venables has had going into a season? 

57:00 - Hoops talk 

1:20:00 - Recapping the McCuistion family trip to Disney World
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There has been a massive change at the top of OU athletics as we were introduced to Roger Denny yesterday alongside President Joe Harroz and Chair of Athletics, Randall Stephenson. How will this affect fundraising? NIL? Budgets? Facilities? We have a lot of questions. And are we ready to say that Joe Castiglione was pushed out as this new era of players making money begins? We've also got a show packed with OU hoops talk as Bob Przybylo joins the Unofficial 40 for the first time in a long time. He breaks down the situation with Porter Moser right now and what the hiring of Denny could mean for his future.

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THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! We met The Rog

22:00 - The MBB hoops dilemma 

40:00 - Roger Denny the fundraiser 

47:00 - Bob Przybyło arrives! A hoops summit with Bob, George and Eddie

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College football season is officially over now that Indiana has defeated Miami to win the National Championship. This is a good thing for everyone in college football right? So how did we get here? What did Indiana do that we can apply to the Sooners' roster? Indiana proved it's not just about who is spending the most money on players. It's about a whole lot more than just that. We dive into our thoughts on how they built this thing. And we ask ourselves how close OU is to mirroring some of their approach to being the best in the country. We take a look at the construction of OU's roster heading into the 2026 season and players from the portal who will make the biggest impact next season as we wait on spring football to get started. And what is going on with Porter Moser's squad? They look lifeless and lost. Have we made the decision already? Time to move on from the Moser era? George is on vacation this week. Josh is headed to vacation next week. But you'll always have Carey and Eddie. Especially since Eddie wasn't caught up in the PC North fraud going on in OKC. And Josh is so ready to visit the happiest place on earth next week. Orlando, Florida, and Disney's Magick Kingdom!

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! 

10:45 - Indiana is the National Champion of College Football. I repeat. Indiana is the National Champion of College Football. 

21:00 - How did the Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers do it? 

29:00 - Is Oklahoma in a good position heading into 2026?

53:00 - Way-too-early guys to keep an eye on this spring? 

57:00 - Men’s hoops … it feels like its over for Porter Moser
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Carey and Eddie start off the pod by relaying their experience at OU basketball last night. IT WAS AWFUL! Now we're on to portal talk and evaluating OU's haul. Could OU have done better? Yes. But they don't have a $40 million roster to work with like some others. Nagy was in quick and now is out looking for a few needs at the right price. Also putting a wrap on all the talent the Sooners lost in the portal. With what the Sooners have now, what does the 2026 team look like. And when players get paid, there are consequences to be paid. Basically, if you aren't performing and if you aren't healthy, you aren't guaranteed anything in this climate. It's dog eat dog. We discuss. Jason Witten is the tight ends coach and George is going skiing for the first time. He has married into a skiing family. Don't get goaded into going down the black slopes George!

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Hot seat: Porter Moser & OU basketball

16:00 - OU in the Portal & Jason Witten is the tight ends coach at Oklahoma 

42:00 - How the Portal commits fit into the 2026 plans

46:00 - What’s left int he Portal? 

1:04:00 - George is going skiing
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Josh was out at Navy All-American practices during today's show so Carey, Eddie and George took over the show. We're talking portal, portal, portal and giving some context on how some of OU's biggest grabs in the portal went down. What happened between OU and Indiana before Parker Livingstone chose the Sooners? And how big was Brent's dogged determination in flying out to meet with Cole Sullivan and his family in the middle of portal visits? We also talk about what's left in the portal as well as how this sets the Sooners up for next season. Men's and women's hoops are set to embark on some interesting tests as conference play has started.

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Oklahoma football is having a very good trip to the Transfer Portal 

17:00 - Oklahoma lands Michigan LB Cole Sullivan on Wednesday 

34:00 - How Oklahoma landed Texas WR Parker Livingstone

40:00 - What’s left in the Portal? 

45:00 - Is Oklahoma a preseason top 10 team? 

50:00 - Hoops - Big weeks ahead for both men/women
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