U40: Ben Arbuckle is the new OC, and he kept the whole staff?
It's a massive podcast with so much to cover over the last few days. Ben Arbuckle was hired as Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator and then Brent Venables announced that all of Seth Littrell's assistant coaches would be retained. Are we really buying that? Or is this just a united front for signing day? And who will be OU's quarterback in 2025? Is it better to sign Washington State's John Mateer in the portal for instant chemistry? Or should the Sooners try and stick behind Jackson Arnold, mend those fences and rely on his ceiling and potential to lead the offense into 2025? Much more on Arbuckle but we take a look at signing day as well and portal season which comes next. Will the Sooners lose Michael Fasusi or Cortez Mills on signing day? Texas and Nebraska are pulling at them. We also talk some hoops after OU wins the Battle 4 Atlantis and Joe Castiglione declares his vision for the future of the football program in the age of revenue sharing. It's a packed episode on this week's SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40.
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THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40!
4:52 - Oklahoma hires Wazzu’s Ben Arbuckle but that wasn’t the headline on Monday
17:45 - Sooners QB in 2025
26:30 - Insight into the Ben Arbuckle hire
50:45 - Portal Opens Tuesday, Dec. 9/NFL decisions ahead
58:10 - National Signing Day on Wednesday is a bit different; sign of the times
1:10:00 - What’s the latest on 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi
1:13:00 - 4-star WR Cortez Mills in or out?
1:20:00 - Joe Castiglione announces OU’s plan for rev share
1:30:00- Hoops
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2:02:11
U40: Signing day, coaching search, transfer portal all colliding
It's the Schwab's Meat Unofficial 40! It's a crazy time of the year as the Sooners are trying to finish off a 7-5 season as they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU at Death Valley. The offensive line is showing promise and Xavier Robinson is becoming a force out of the backfield. But with all of that going on, the Sooners still have to make an offensive coordinator hire. We talk about the latest in the search for the new offensive coordinator and how that will affect everything in the OU football program. Jackson Arnold's future, Bill Bedenbaugh's recruiting class, including Michael Fasusi. And how will that affect other players that may be needed to be replaced in the portal? So many moving parts depending on this one hire. And what staff members will be retained? We keep going and going and going on how things could shake out in the next 7 days. We also talk recruiting with Josh and Bob Przybylo makes a return to the U40 to talk about hoops. As the Battle 4 Atlantis gets started, we preview the matchups. And the OU women keep winning and climbing the rankings. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! And welcome back to the Unofficial 40!
THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Oklahoma is the hottest team in college football (over the last week)
10:33 - Latest on OC search
34:05 - Positive news on the 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi front
46:23 - Who & what position should/would Oklahoma target in the portal?
51:30 - What’s the latest on QB in 2025?
1:00:11 - Can OU flip 2025 LB Kaleb Burns?
1:04:00 - Mens & Womens Hoops
1:25:00 - Bob P gives his thought on the status of OU football
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1:39:47
U40: Narrowing down OU's offensive coordinator search
The gang is back to talk about the biggest issues surrounding OU football. Where is Brent Venables on his offensive coordinator hire? What are the names to still keep on the board and who can we take off? We breakdown why it was or wasn't the right fit for some candidates while others are coming more into focus as being potential hires. What is the latest with 5-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi? Has Josh been ghosted? Have the coaches been ghosted? Is there still a good chance Fasusi ends up signing with the Sooners? We breakdown that situation as well. Oh yeah, the Sooners are playing Alabama. George doesn't care. We also have an injury report coming out tonight. Is OU getting back some offensive linemen? And we talk about Brent Venables visit policy as it concerns Fasusi. What does the policy mean and how are people overreacting to what it really means. Welcome. Come take a load off and listen to everything you want to know about what's happening with the OU football program.
THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Hello, Alabama. Latest on the OC happenings
19:40 - What’s the latest on 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi
27:00 - Dan Mullen discussion; Eddie won’t have to delete tweets
42:00 - Brent’s visit policy
60:00 - Predicting OU-Alabama injury report
1:00:00 - Miscellaneous CFB talk
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1:26:57
U40: Examining the vote of confidence for Brent Venables
It's the middle of the week on a bye week. But yesterday's Board of Regents meeting gave us some answers as to where Brent Venables sits and his future. President Joe Harroz and AD Joe Castiglione both went on record lending support to Venables. We talk about the road forward. What happens to the quarterback room? Where we see Oklahoma looking for an offensive coordinator. What would it mean to buy out Venables now? Both financially and program stability. There are a lot of numbers thrown around. But the true cost is much, much higher. We still haven't seen in cracks in the recruiting front and signing day is just a few weeks away. And what does signing day even look like now? Lots to go over in this week's edition of the Unofficial 40.
THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Do not. And I mean DO NOT let this team get hot.
11:00 - Okay, but was Saturday night in Columbia ROCK BOTTOM?
14:00 - The Joe’s give a vote of confidence to Brent Venables
35:00 - Concern at Quarterback not just this year but the future
52:00 - Can’t blame the defense (again)
56:00 - RECRUITING; surprised it hasn’t fallen apart?
1:10:00 - CFB Roundtable
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1:34:09
U40: Missouri is biggest game of Brent Venables era
The gang is back and we're all pretty jacked for Oklahoma versus Missouri this weekend in Columbia. The Sooners have become the betting favorite. They have more momentum than they've had all season on offense. The defense is still playing well in a lot of areas and Brent Venables is poised to become bowl eligible. That's not something a lot of people had hope in after South Carolina. Has Jackson Arnold become a new quarterback and come out of his benching with a renewed sense of confidence? Is the OU run game getting to a point where it can help the offense produce explosive plays in the passing game? Is the offensive line any better? Or will we quickly find out not much has changed? And is there help on the way at receiver with Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks? What would a win at Missouri do for recruiting momentum with Alabama coming to town for the final home game of the 2024 season. It's a lot to get through as this roller coaster of a season reaches the top of its biggest peak.
THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Can Oklahoma get bowl eligible? Help on the way at WR?
15:00 - Biggest game of Brent Venables career?
27:00 - OL injury updates;
47:00 - Jackson Arnold reborn?
55:00 - Recruiting
1:06:00 - 2025 Jenks DL Cash Jacobsen offered
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