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Alex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam talk about the goings-on of the NBA and College Football, with special focus on the OU Sooners and Oklahoma City Thunder.

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    • Dec 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 175 EPISODES

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    OU's season was bad, but it's fine, probably

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 70:21


    Alex, Nathan, and Ryan do their best to explain what just happened and why they're kinda ok with it.

    OU 2022 Summer football check-in

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 85:23


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan talk about how OU football's summer has been going.

    EMERGENCY POD: CHET IS GOOD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 74:09


    Alex and Ryan overreact to Chet Holmgren's astonishing summer league debut.

    Post Draft Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 97:10


    Alex and Ryan talk about how the draft went for the Thunder (and some other teams, too).

    2022 Pre Draft discussion + Mock Lottery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 92:28


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam talk about Thursday's NBA draft, reflect on how their basketball opinions have changed since last year's draft, and run through a mock draft for the lottery spots.

    The Thunder Got The Number Two Pick and We're Pretty Happy About It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 86:01


    Alex and Ryan are overjoyed at the Thunder's lottery luck and talk through their hopes and dreams for the 2022 NBA draft.

    Venables Rumination, Bowl Speculation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 90:46


    Alex and Ryan are joined by Nathan as we talk more about the Venables hire, the Alamo bowl, the assembled staff, and also we dump on Lincoln some more (as a treat).

    Well, That Didn‘t Go Like We Thought it Would

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 80:15


    Alex and Ryan reflect on the OU football season, Lincoln Riley's Departure, Brent Venables' arrival, and the nature of trying to predict sports outcomes.

    Season 7, Episode 1: The OU Football Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 95:07


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan bring you our preview episode for the seventh proper season of this podcast. What are the stories this OU football team is bringing you this year? Listen and find out.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: SUMMER LEAGUE MEDIUM-HEAT TAKES

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 64:01


    Much more reasonable discussion this time around with Alex, Ryan, and Sam looking back at the Thunder's draft, summer league, and free agency.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: INSTANT DRAFT REACTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 82:50


    Alex and Ryan discuss the Thunder's draft, which Alex hated and Ryan thought was really funny.   Notes: Audio is gonna be worse than usual at points in this one, so be warned. Also, this was recorded before the Derrick Favors news, so no reactions from us on that.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS:THE FINAL PRE DRAFT POD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 89:33


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam share their final takes heading into Thursday's NBA draft.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: SPECIAL REPORT: SEC NEWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 65:22


    The full house of Alex, Sam, Nathan, and Ryan talk through the week's breaking news regarding OU and Texas's move to the SEC, which seems both imminent and inevitable (it's good actually)

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: NBA DRAFT AND FINALS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 70:36


    Alex and Ryan talk the finals and then dive into dream, realistic, and nightmare scenarios for the Thunder in this year's draft.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: why are the draft gods so cruel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 77:51


    everything is terrible and we want to die! join Alex, Ryan, and Sam as they break down the ramifications of the Thunder hitting on essentially the worst-case draft night scenario.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: First Round Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 118:30


    Alex and Ryan talk about what meaningful takeaways existed in the wake of the first round of the NBA playoffs.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: TANK REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 104:32


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam analyze the fruits of the Thunder's first losing season since 2009 to decide if tanking was good (spoiler it: yes, obviously).

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: FINALE PART 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 98:13


    Alex, Nathan, and Ryan look back on a very stupid OU football season.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: FINALE PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 57:37


    Alex and Nathan finish up signing day talk.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: FINALE PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 70:08


    Wow, we really did have a football season after all. That was kinda dumb! Here's part one of our year-end special, focusing on offensive recruits for 2021.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: A Requiem for the Lebron James of Khris Middletons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 67:55


    Actually, during the podcast we decided that calling Paul George "the Lebron James of Khris Middletons" was unfair to Khris Middleton.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PLAYER LABOR MOVEMENTS AND BUBBLE MAGIC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 121:24


    Two topics covered today: The recent union of the player-led #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay movements and why this ultimately doesn't affect what happens to the college football season, and a lengthy check-in regarding the status of each NBA bubble team.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: BUBBLE PREVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 78:26


    These are the days of miracle and wonder (Alex, Ryan and Sam preview the NBA Bubble) This is the long distance call (The return of basketball is the only thing keeping us sane) The way the camera follows us in slo-mo (We talk about the players making the best of their accomodations) he way we look to us all (And the teams that could benefit from the bubble setting) The way we look to a distant constellation (we try to trade Chris Paul again) That's dying in a corner of the sky (To the Sixers, again) These are the days of miracle and wonder (there is also a cheap throwaway reference to this Paul Simon song) And don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: YOU SHOULD HAVE WORN A MASK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 76:17


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan become the bearers of bad news for those who were still hoping for a fall season for college football.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PROTEST AND BASKETBALL DISNEYWORLD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 103:44


    Alex and Ryan reflect on the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, among others, at the hands of police, how they intersect with sports, what we think of the OU coaching staff's response, and how white dudes like us should be behaving in this moment. After that, we talk through the NBA's plan to reopen its season in Orlando and the implications it has for the Thunder before launching into a discussion about the Thunder's long-term strategy.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: TOP 20 NBA PLAYERS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 129:49


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam take on a two-hour odyssey examining the top-20 players in the NBA.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: GOAT DEBATE SIMULATOR 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 69:59


    Alex, Nathan, and Ryan talk about the only sports thing happening right now: the 1992 Olympics, and how to approach the question of who can be called the Greatest of All Time.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: DRAFTPOD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 81:31


    Alex, Nathan, and Sam talk through the NFL draft, a sports thing. They are precious and few.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 82:16


    ALL HANDS ON DECK for a podcast about nothing. Time has lost all meaning. We call Bob Stoops overrated in this one.

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    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 64:14


    There are no sports, on account of a pandemic for which our society was woefully unprepared. Alex and Ryan discuss:

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    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: 2020 Signing day Review and Spring Pre-Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 114:37


    Alex, Nathan, and Ryan talk (At some length) about the final 2020 OU football class and what little was gleaned from Lincoln's Monday presser.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Demarco, Ruffin, and Kobe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 69:26


    Alex and Ryan go through the OU coaching news of the week before tackling the death and legacy of Kobe Bryant.

    THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: The Thunder Are Good!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 72:41


    The Thunder are good! Somehow we're here. Alex and Ryan talk through the Thunder's improbable (but also pretty inevitable?) success this season.

    S5 E16- That Went About as Bad as it Could Possibly Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 66:53


    Alex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam are sad. Wallow with us in disappointment..

    S5 E15- Peach Bowl Preview/ESD Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 83:53


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan come bearing bad news: We do not think the Sooners have this one, y'all. But the good news is that ESD wasn't as bad as last week's sadpod might have made it seem.

    An early signing day sadpod

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 50:36


    Recorded on the eve of ESD, Alex, Nathan, and Sam discuss the rocky straits OU football has come across in the past few days.

    S5 E14- Big XII Championship and Playoff Selection Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 68:49


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam bask in the glory of a back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back Big XII championship run, and talk through what to expect going into the playoffs.

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    s5 E13- Big XII Title Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 54:38


    Ryan and Nathan deliver a tight under-an-hour overview of the lay of the college football land going into conference championship weekend.

    S5 E12- TCU behind, Bedlam ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 52:16


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through the too-close TCU game, the upcoming Bedlam game, and what to make of Oklahoma's playoff odds.

    A Basketball Interlude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 74:18


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam decided it was about the right time in the NBA calendar to talk through some potential trades, so we did that.

    S5 E11- Baylor review + Pokemon primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 103:47


    Alex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam talk through the triumphant return of an OU football team we can believe in. Plus, true to our word, we spend thirty minutes explaining Pokemon to Alex.

    S5 E10- Alex and Nathan on ISU

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 57:55


    Everyone take a deep breath and let Alex and Nathan remind you where this team is coming from.

    S5 E9- We don't even care, we're talking about Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 71:05


    So OU lost. Who cares? Basketball time.

    S5 E8- West Virginia review and the ennui of success

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 85:53


    Alex and Ryan recount OU's expected dominance of WVU, as well as preview OU's expected dominance of KSU, and talk a little bit about what that feels like and what it might mean for college football moving forward. Also, we laugh at Texas. A lot.

    S5 E7- Texas Review and West Virginia preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 74:36


    Alex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam are delirious with the power of a Texas victory.

    S5 E7- Texas Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 55:45


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam search for new angles on the inescapable conclusion that Texas sucks.

    S5 E5- a halfhearted Kansas Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 55:28


    Ryan, Sam, and Nathan preview Kansas as best they can, but it's hard to be too interested in this game. Also features a smorgasbord of national college football tidbits.

    S5 E5-- Tech + Ten lightning rounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 84:44


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam have nothing substantial to say about a Texas Tech game that promises to be thoroughly uninteresting, so they instead go lightning round on topics across the world of college football. See us tackle questions like "Is Kansas State good or just weird?" and "Why won't Georgia just play football like the rest of us?"

    S5 E4- UCLA Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 75:32


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan take a moment before the relaxation of the bye week to go over OU's trouncing of UCLA in Los Angeles.

    S5 E3- @ UCLA Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 99:39


    Alex, Ryan, and Sam preview the UCLA game and walk through the state of the college football landscape.

    S5 E2- OU/Houston review and South Dakota "preview"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 90:25


    Alex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through the Sooner's opener: what went right, what went wrong, and what to expect moving forward. They then spend like two minutes, max, talking about the upcoming South Dakota game.

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