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In the opening take, Lee thinks the national media will give OU the benefit of the doubt right now -- but that's not going to last long. Then Grant joins to talk about how he's way more excited for football than he was last season. Also Lee talks about going to OU practice Tuesday morning, and is it just us or has OU's social media been putting out way more videos than usual (4:05)? It looks like some guys are much bigger and the Sooners decided to put a very large person in No. 44 this year (13:15). Bill Bedenbaugh talks Andrew Raym -- and he might be really, really good. Plus, Bedenbaugh couldn't be more pleased with where is O-Line group is through 4 days of fall camp (16:35). Grant has a story about the 2008 OU football team being a National Championship contender that makes him think of the current team (25:50). More news and notes from the offensive line. Who's playing where (34:30)? Theo Wease, Jadon Haselwood, and Austin Stogner are all healthy and good to go (36:20). Grant liked what Marvin Mims had to say on Media Day about the depth of pass catchers on OU. Grant says the ceiling of this offense is absurd (40:15). Mike Woods is expected to be an immediate impact player (43:30). Alex Grinch's Media Day press conference was kind of boring, but he did say one thing that caught our attention. Get ready for a long talk about the "unique depth" on the Sooners' D-Line (45:40). Grant predicted when OU/Texas would officially announce they were heading to the SEC. And we begin with a listener question about OU's first opponent Tulane, and when the Sooners will "change the narrative" that they're not good enough for the SEC (53:55)? Another listener wants to know if OU fans will ever chant "SEC!" (1:01:10)? Another listener wants to know if the SEC will do Divisions or "Pods" when OU and Texas join? Grant wants A&M to be in the same pod as OU and Texas, but Lee understands why they may mix those teams up (1:05:55). At the end Lee mentions a recent story about "pausing" CFP expansion and Grant gets on his soap box about games being scheduled 20 years in the future (1:15:30). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant and Chris have their instant reaction to the USMNT's 1-0 win over Mexico in the Gold Cup final. Then Grant interviews Mark McKenzie of the USMNT and Belgium's Genk (30:04) about a wide range of topics, including his rise with the USMNT, his experience at Genk, his podcast Orange Slices with Heath Pearce and much, much more. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

In the opening take, Lee says whenever Oklahoma joins the SEC the Sooners will be entering a new conference feeling like underdogs. Then Grant joins to briefly talk about our recent trip out West, before getting into what you all care about and that's the OU/Texas to the SEC news. Were we shocked? How did we find out? What are our initial thoughts on this news (7:30)? Grant is confident that OU and Texas will be playing in the SEC in 2022 (19:20). Grant says this has been one of the most entertainig sports stories of his lifetime and he's fired up that OU can potentially maximize its program in the SEC. We explain why this move is great for OU and we look back a little bit to when Texas A&M and Missouri jumped to the SEC (23:20). Sure, OU is gonna make more money in the SEC, but where does that money go? Grant has some ideas (34:40). More players from the SEC get drafted than any other conference. Lee looks back at how OU stacks up to the rest of the SEC in drafted players over the last 4 years. You think OU will recruit better and get more players drafted playing in the SEC (38:00)? Does Grant agree with Lee's opening take about OU entering the SEC feeling like underdogs? What is the national media saying about OU and Texas joining the SEC? Can OU continue offensive success in the SEC, and can they figure out defense in the SEC (44:00)? More on the national media's thoughts on this story. Grant says he's heard a lot of lazy takes (52:20). Jimbo Fisher and Eli Drinkwitz had comments about OU and Texas last week at SEC Media Days (59:35). Let's all pile on Dennis Dodd for his stupid comments at SEC Media Days, and Grant briefly mentions a puzzling Stew Mandel column. Plus if OU/Texas move to the SEC by 2022, does that signal that the Playoff will be expanded sooner than we think (1:03:00)? Grant goes over some potential downsides to OU/Texas moving to the SEC. Lee doesn't really see any downsides and he's excited to see OU finally play new teams (1:13:15). Going to the Facebook page for a listener comment/question about OU to the SEC. Is OU/Texas to the SEC a good move for college football overall? What's the next step for the Big 12 (1:26:00)? | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant and Chris provide their instant reactions to USMNT 1, Canada 0, which gave the U.S. first place in their Gold Cup group. Then Grant interviews Flavio Zveiter and Ricardo Fort (27:18) about their proposal—with up to $1 billion backing—to form an equivalent of the English Premier League with the top clubs of the Brazilian game.

In the opening take, Lee gives his thoughts on Mikey Henderson's dismissal and how that impacts the Sooners moving forward. Then Grant joins to provide his take on Henderson -- which is quite different from Lee (6:45). Will OU go into the season with only 4 scholarship running backs on the roster (17:00)? The guys take a look at the preseason Big 12 Media Poll. Lee's pretty much in agreement with the media, but Grant's way higher on TCU than anybody else and much lower on Iowa State and Texas (24:30). Switching over to what we liked and didn't like about the preseason All-Big 12 Team (43:00). Hey let's talk about all the NIL stuff, since it officially began after our last episode (54:50). Finally, CBS Sports ranked the Big 12 Football coaches and for some reason KU's new coach is in the Top 5 (1:05:30). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant breaks down a huge soccer weekend with Chris Wittyngham, including the USMNT's 1-0 win over Haiti in the Gold Cup, Italy's penalty-kick triumph over England in the Euro final and Argentina's surprising win over Brazil in the Copa América final. Then Grant interviews Esmeralda Negrón and Susie Petrucelli about ATA Football (31:47), their venture to make global women's club soccer available to more TV viewers. Plus Petrucelli discusses her terrific book Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit and Leveling the Playing Field. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

Grant and Chris Wittyngham catch up and break down all the quarterfinals from the Euros and Copa América, as well as the USMNT roster for the Gold Cup and Toronto's firing of Chris Armas. Then Grant talks to Andy Harper (39:42), the longtime Australian soccer commentator, about the impact of Australian Ange Postecoglou as the new Celtic manager, comparing and contrasting Australian and U.S. soccer and how he's viewing the news in the U.S. game these days. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

In the opening take, Lee says Josh Heupel and Roy Williams should already be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Then Grant joins to give his thoughts on the careers of Heupel, Williams, and Vince Young (6:10). An interesting report from Yahoo Sports says that a 12-team playoff model is gaining some traction. We're both surprised that 12 is the most likely number at this time (13:20). Why we think the idea of an 8 team playoff is not good enough. Also for those arguing against playoff expansion, are they actually arguing against more college football (23:45)? Brief talk on college football before the BCS era. Then Grant presents the main reason why he believes people like college football, whether they realize this is the reason or not (38:10). Grant wants to remind everybody what a 24-team playoff would have looked like a couple of years ago and the matchups we could have seen. (50:20). Grant mentions a story from Dennis Dodd, which then leads to Lee going off on one of Dodd's columns from 2020 (55:15). Lee goes over what a 12-team playoff would have looked like in 2020 (57:50). We've recently found out two of the first three OU games of the season will kickoff at 11 am. Lee tells you exactly how many 11 am kickoffs the Sooners have had in the Playoff era compared to other big time Playoff teams. Also do 11 am kickoffs really impact recruiting all that much (1:02:50)? Lee shares his final results from the "Bookie Re-Watch". We answer the question finally: will Bookie transferring help, hurt, or be indfferent for OU (1:19:20)? At the very end Grant says he's enjoying the Women's College World Series and everything Porter Moser has done since being hired at OU -- plus we totally forgot to pick an old OU game to re-watch for the podcast. Our bad (1:42:40). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant has two entertaining interviews in this episode. Matthew Hoppe checks in from Germany (30:33) and shares how he experienced his big-break season with Schalke, which he ended up leading with six league goals. Hoppe, 20, also discusses what he's looking forward to in his first camp with the USMNT this week ahead of the Switzerland friendly. Then Grant speaks to Chris Ivy (55:05), the co-founder and director of sports for Heritage Auctions, about the skyrocketing market in sports collectibles, including soccer cards. A 1979 Diego Maradona Panini sticker sold for a soccer record of almost $560,000 last month, and this month Ivy's house auctioned a 1958 Pelé Alifabolaget "rookie" card for $372,000, a 182% increase over the exact same card and grade sold just five months earlier. To kick off the pod, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down a wild final weekend of the European domestic leagues, including Chelsea and Liverpool beating out Leicester for Champions League berths, Luis Suárez giving Atlético Madrid the La Liga title, Juventus and Milan beating out Napoli for the top four in Italy, and Lille staving off PSG in Ligue 1. The guys also look ahead to this weekend's men's UEFA Champions League final between Man City and Chelsea and discuss the news on Sunday that U.S. Soccer and Soccer United Marketing will end their 20-year business partnership at the end of 2022. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. La Liga has the best title race in Europe, and it's heading down to the final day. On Fanatiz, you can watch all the action in La Liga, Ligue 1 and other international leagues and tournaments live and on-demand from your mobile phone, tablet or directly on your TV with the Fanatiz app. Fanatiz features channels you know, like BeIN Sports in English and Spanish, GolTV and many more. And it costs only $7.99 a month.  If you'd like to try Fanatiz for yourself, you can get a free week-long trial by going to fntz.co/Grant-FZ. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

In a bonus episode, Grant has two revealing interviews. Alejandro Irarragorri is the chair of Orlegi Sports, which owns Santos Laguna and Atlas of Liga MX. He discusses his successful strategies for his Mexican clubs and shares his thoughts on a potential MLS-Liga MX competition, his near-miss (so far) on buying Newcastle United and much more. Then Grant speaks to Jeff Barger (33:28), the communications director for the Columbus Crew's Nordecke supporters group, about the drama in recent weeks over the club's controversial rebrand and ownership's decision this week to restore "Crew" to the team's name forever. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. La Liga has the best title race in Europe, and it's heading down to the final day. On Fanatiz, you can watch all the action in La Liga, Ligue 1 and other international leagues and tournaments live and on-demand from your mobile phone, tablet or directly on your TV with the Fanatiz app. Fanatiz features channels you know, like BeIN Sports in English and Spanish, GolTV and many more. And it costs only $7.99 a month.  If you'd like to try Fanatiz for yourself, you can get a free week-long trial by going to fntz.co/Grant-FZ. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

In the opening take, Lee tells you why Caleb Williams was impressive during OU's spring game. Then Grant joins to talk about going to the spring game and seeing the stadium for the first time since 2012 (2:55). Then Grant gives his take on Caleb Williams, plus Spencer Rattler was not sharp (7:10). Lee names the offensive players who stood out to him Saturday beginning with Eric Gray's first appearance in an OU uniform (17:00). Mario Williams got a lot of targets Saturday and Jadon Haselwood made the catch of the day (21:45). It would seem Andrew Raym is the top center for the Sooners heading into the summer (27:00). Switching over to the defense as Lee talks about being down on the field seeing some of the new players in person, including Billy Bowman (35:00). Grant loves DJ Graham and he's got a super hot take about Graham's future (38:30). Clayton Smith looked awesome close up and Lee's incredibly excited to see how the Sooners use him this fall (41:45). Let's talk about Caleb Kelly. He looks to be in great shape and it would be super cool if he stays healthy in 2021 (46:20). Grant wants to talk more in depth about the secondary group touching on Josh Eaton, Key Lawrence, Justin Harrington, and more (50:00). We talk about all the players who did not play. Lee was most disappointed to not see Jalen Redmond out there (58:00). There's always random players who stand out in the spring game who never do anything ever again (1:01:45). Wanya Morris started at LT for the first team offense Kennedy Brooks didn't do a lot, and OU gets Arkansas transfer Mike Woods. Good to see Austin Stogner active, plus can any of these 2019 5-star WRs catch a break (1:02:55)? Wrapping up the spring game and looking ahead to the summer and the fall, plus the NFL Draft is this week, and Orlando Brown gets traded to the Chiefs (1:11:10). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee hits on Trejan Bridges and Seth McGowan being suspended and how we'll handle that situation moving forward. Then Grant joins to discuss a potential Justin Broiles resurgence (4:00)? The last OU DB to be drafted in the First Round was Andre Woolfolk in 2003. Has Brent Venables produced a lot of First Round DBs at Clemson (13:30)? Grant gives his thoughts on the Bridges/McGowan situation. Lee also looks back at the Will Sunderland situation from 2017 to get an idea of a possible timeline for this current matter (19:05). We move on to more unserious issues as Lee goes over the things that have stood out to him in the last week, beginning with Lincoln Riley and Spencer Rattler (33:20). Moving on, Marvin Mims is playing in the slot, Mikey Henderson is looking good, Rattler said an interesting thing about Eric Gray, and Lee thinks it's weird that Caleb Williams and Billy Bowman are still taking high school courses (44:30). Defensively, Calvin Thibodeaux told us that Josh Ellison has been running with the 1's this spring, Isaiah Coe sounds like he's super strong, and is D-Line depth going to be insane this year (56:05)? When you watch football on TV, what are you watching specifically on each snap? And we talk about Quentin Griffin (1:06:00). We move on to Saturday's spring game. The guys go over each position group/players they're most interested to watch this Saturday (1:09:10). Which position group/player would you be most disappointed in, if they don't play very well this weekend (1:20:35)? Bold prediction time: Which random player or position group is going to surprise us this Saturday (1:24:15)? This is stupid, so we make the dumb joke about what's actually going to happen on Saturday (1:29:00). Stick around for some random NFL Draft talk. Is all the pre-Draft talk boring this year? Also we revisit the QBs from the 2018 class (1:32:00). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee showcases a major difference he's noticed between Spring 2019 and Spring 2021. Then Grant joins as Lee goes into more detail about how dire everything was for OU's defense back in the Spring of 2019 (7:10). The hype train for Jeremiah Criddell has left the station (10:10). A listener wants to know if OU's defensive depth is up to par -- or if the Sooners still need 1-2 more classes to get where Alex Grinch would like to be (12:20)? We go through all the defensive players at every level that could start and/or contribute significantly in 2021. It's a lot (19:45). We get to Lee's list of defensive players who interest and/or intrigue him as spring practice continues, beginning with a young defensive back (25:40). Lee's No. 4 player is someone who's not playing a position right now that we expected (42:20). Lee's No. 3 player is a newcomer that is a total unknown right now -- but in theory has a chance to play a lot of snaps in 2021 (47:00). After watching high school tape of No. 2, Lee completely shifted his rankings. This is a player Alex Grinch will want to get on the field as soon as possible (51:35). Lee cheats a little bit with No. 1 by choosing two separate players (58:45). Lee's got some "Honorable Mention" players that just missed out on the list (1:05:40). The guys differ quite a bit on how they see the linebackers (1:10:45). Perrion Winfrey told a great story from when he blocked that kick against Texas last year (1:18:10). We saw some more evidence from David Ugwoegbu that OU's mindset is in the right place heading into spring (1:22:05). Lee asked Jamar Cain if he concurs with Alex Grinch that the incoming freshmen class is ahead of schedule (1:27:25)? We get back to some more listener questions. Travis wants to talk trenches and who will be OU's WR1 (1:32:05)? Grant wants to talk some OU basketball and the future of the program, Lee reflects on Lon Kruger's retirement press conference, plus some hot Kelvin Sampson talk (1:40:05). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee says he's noticed a cultural shift surrounding fans in the stands. Then Grant joins to apologize for jinxing the OU men's basketball team on our last show (5:35). More hot fans in the stands talk as Grant weighs in on OU planning to allow max capacity at Owen Field this fall (10:40). OU's spring game is scheduled for April 24th, which will be at 25 percent capacity (21:25). Grant's got five offensive players who he thinks needs to have a big spring. Lee chimes in with his thoughts on each player and a whole bunch of other offensive spring related topics (26:15). Lee has a brief update on his Bookie rewatch (1:21:55). Finally we give our takes on ESPN's list of the top QBs from the 2000s. Who's ranked too high? Who's too low? Who should be on the list that isn't? Plus Lee gets tired of talking about old college football stuff(1:24:45). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant has an in-depth interview about everything going on at FC Barcelona (at 26:57) with Kevin Williams, who by day is the music and visual arts editor at the Chicago Tribune but who has also become an expert over the years on Barça on his Twitter feed. Williams, a Barça member, explains why he thinks Lionel Messi will leave after the season, how Barça got itself in massive debt, how the March 7 club elections will impact the institution, why he loves watching Barcelona's women's team, and whether he thinks Xavi will come back to lead the men's team as its manager. Before that, Grant has a column on U.S. Soccer's Athlete Council voting to remove member Seth Jahn after his remarks at Saturday's AGM minimizing Black American slavery and dismissing police brutality of Black Americans. Then Grant breaks down the soccer news with Chris Wittyngham, including Tyler Adams' big central midfield performance in Leipzig's win over Gladbach, which team (Man City or Bayern Munich) they think should be the favorite to win Champions League, which team is most likely to completely a Champions League Round of 16 upset (Porto, Chelsea or Atalanta) and why on earth Zlatan Ibrahimovic decided to go after LeBron James for not sticking to sports. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. Frustrated that you can't get games from Spain's La Liga on your cable or satellite system? Sign up to stream Fanatiz. On Fanatiz, you can watch all the action in La Liga and other international leagues and tournaments live and on-demand from your mobile phone, tablet or directly on your TV with the Fanatiz app. Fanatiz features channels you know, like BeIN Sports in English and Spanish, GolTV and many more. And it costs only $7.99 a month.  If you'd like to try Fanatiz for yourself, you can get a free week-long trial by going to fntz.co/Grant-FZ. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

The Athletic's Ben Standig dives deep into the offseason with Senior Bowl executive director/ESPN analyst Jim Nagy and 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen. Ben and Jim begin with the NFL Draft, including insight into Alabama's Mac Jones and the quarterback prospects, lessons learned from Washington finding Terry McLaurin and Antonio Gibson at the Senior Bowl, and options at 19 (3:15). Then Grant joins the conversation with Ben as the fellas each offer their moves to make for Washington this offseason including players to sign, extend or draft, plus where they stand on the QB front (34:20).

In the opening take, Lee talks about a project he's working on that involves Bookie and reminds us all about how bad the 2018 OU defense was. Then Grant joins to talk more about the terrible 2018 Sooners' defense (5:30). We move on to specifically talk about Bookie entering the transfer portal. We go back to the beginning when the hype was as high as ever -- and even some of the OU coaches were saying that he was really good before he ever took a snap (16:15). Did OU's coaching staff fail Bookie by not playing him at corner? When Alex Grinch came in, did Bookie ever get a look at corner? If Bookie transfers to a team that lets him play corner and he does well, that will be an indictment on Mike Stoops and Alex Grinch (22:20). Lee says it's perfectly okay to criticize college kids as long as you're being fair and have the evidence to back it up. We talk about Bookie being a great teammate, plus Lee has found an interesting stat regarding Bookie's 2018 season so far. Also, Bookie didn't really play nickel right away at OU, he was playing free safety (31:40). Lee noticed so far through his rewatch that Bookie missed out on a lot of chances at potential big plays in 2018 (38:45). Caleb Kelly is a 5-star player who didn't live up to potential. Why does he not get as much criticism as Bookie (52:40)? Eric Gray is officially with the Sooners and he could be OU's best running back this fall (56:35). OU is very high in the 2021 preseason SP+ rankings, which Grant loves (1:02:25). The defensive line should be fantastic in 2021, plus a listener wants us to provide an update on what we should be able to expect from Jalen Redmond(1:12:30)? Grant wants to clarify some NFL comments he made a couple of weeks ago that relate to Sunday's Super Bowl. Plus Grant does what every single sports show has done this week and praises Tom Brady. Lee tries to take another angle on Brady because he's bored by all the Brady GOAT talk (1:17:30). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant and Hillary were life-long Mormons, regular temple attenders, living the LDS dream with their two adopted children. Then Grant's lapsed LDS brother asked him to research the Book of Abraham. What started as a quest to bring his brother back to the fold turned his world upside down. Fearing the worst for his marriage, Grant quietly continued his quest for truth, till a question from his wife brought the whole thing to light. Grant and Hillary share candidly the crazy ways God was pursuing both of them, chasing them into the arms of a Jesus they wanted, but could never find as Mormons.     

Grant and Hilary were life-long Mormons, regular temple attenders, living the LDS dream with their two adopted children. Then Grant's lapsed LDS brother asked him to research the Book of Abraham. What started as a quest to bring his brother back to the fold turned his world upside down. Fearing the worst for his marriage, Grant quietly continued his quest for truth, till a question from his wife brought the whole thing to light. Grant and Hilary share candidly the crazy ways God was pursuing both of them, chasing them into the arms of a Jesus they wanted, but could never find as Mormons.     

In the opening take, Lee tells you why it's unlikely that Lincoln Riley has any interest in jumping to the NFL right now. Then Grant joins to give his thoughts on the latest Lincoln Riley/NFL rumors (5:15). Ronnie Perkins and Rhamondre Stevenson are off to the NFL. Is Rhamondre one of the top running backs in the 2021 class (7:15)? Taking a look at the current OU running back room (15:20). Adrian Ealy is off to the NFL -- but what's more shocking is that Tre Norwood declared for the draft (18:10). Grant says losing Adrian Ealy isn't that big of a deal (31:20). Will Chandler Morris be starting a game against OU down the line (35:00)? Charleston Rambo is off to Miami (38:10). Jon-Michael Terry and Robert Barnes are also out the door (40:40). As of now, what percent chance would you give OU to win the 2021 National Championship (45:40). OU's starting guards are back in 2021. What's the offensive line going to look like (53:20)? With Perkins departing, how is the defensive line shaping up? Is it fair to expect Jalen Redmond to quickly get back to playing at a high level (57:30)? What's going on with Jadon Haselwood? Plus Lee says OU's receivers must be MUCH better in 2021 if the Sooners are serious about a Championship run (1:03:30). Grant Calcaterra is back on the market (1:15:15). Bob Stoops was an easy pick for the College Football Hall of Fame (1:17:00). Lee usually doesn't enjoy talking Texas because they've been irrelevant. However, he's intrigued by Steve Sarkisian coming to Austin. Then we rip Ohio State's defensive game plan against Alabama in the Title Game (1:26:20). Things are going off the rails because for some reason we talk about Jim Harbaugh staying at Michigan and Lee dusts off an old classic rant about the one really important thing Harbaugh can't figure out (1:36:20). Finally, we've got to talk about Baker Mayfield and the Browns winning a playoff game. But we weirdly talk probably too much about Ben Roethlisberger (1:41:15). The lack of fans in Pittsburgh diminished the feel of that Browns win. Can Cleveland beat the Chiefs (1:47:05)? We're in full NFL mode. Josh Allen got to be awesome and we are still surprised by his development (1:51:20). Lee is still annoyed with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense? Plus some random comparison to Tom Brady that may be absurd (1:58:50). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee's encouraged that a prominent member of college football media has come around on playoff expansion. Plus Lee lays out what a 24 team playoff would look like this season. Then Grant joins to give a brief update on the upcoming schedule before the Cotton Bowl before jumping into our thoughts on the very short break between the Big 12 Championship and the bowl game (10:30). Grant thinks the playoff has devalued all the other bowl games and he doesn't like it. Lee has some push back and for some reason we talk about the OU-Boise State game from back in the day (19:15). Grant sees a possibility that a 24 team playoff could happen at some point (29:40). We look at the matchup between OU's offense and Florida's defense. Is the Gators' defense as bad as the numbers suggest (35:00)? Lee has been getting into PFF grades and he's got the numbers for some of the Florida players compared to OU's defensive players (44:35). Lee's intrigued by Florida's defensive scheme compared to Iowa State and Baylor (47:30). A Florida linebacker says OU is not on Florida's level (50:25). OU's defense against Kyle Trask and the Florida offense is probably the matchup of the game. Grant says Trask is by far the best QB OU will see this year (53:55). Trask isn't known for his legs, which Lee thinks is an advantage for OU's front (59:40). Tre Brown won't play... and we don't think it's that big of a deal (1:04:30). The guys give their gut feelings on who's gonna win the game (1:07:30). We run through some "3-word reviews" from the Big 12 Championship win over Iowa State (1:18:40). Camar Wheaton picks Alabama, so we're assuming OU will hit the transfer portal pretty hard for some running backs. Also some OU players hit the portal this week as well (1:31:40). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee pays tribute to a "West of Everest" listener, and more importantly a friend. Then Grant joins as we get to the bottom of two separate defensive holding penalties that went against OU this year (5:25). So, OU and Iowa State are very different from when they last played. Is there anything we can take away from that early October meeting (10:00)? Looking at the matchup between OU's defense and Iowa State's offense (19:55). Let's flip it over to OU's offense against Iowa State's defense (45:00). If Austin Stogner can't play, is it possible the Sooners use Mikey Henderson in more of a TE role(1:09:35)? The guys provide their final thoughts on the game and what they're thinking the result may be Saturday in the Big 12 Championship (1:16:15). This isn't the podcast for in depth National Signing Day content, but you better believe we give you a little bit of that content at this point (1:28:40). Okay, Grant has some scenario that would allow OU to actually make the College Football Playoff (1:35:00). Grant tells us which realistic OU Bowl matchup he wants to see (1:38:15). Lee brings up how the College Football Playoff is trying to get the Rose Bowl to at least allow family members in to watch the game (1:45:00). Hey to end the show let's talk about Baker Mayfield because we used to talk about Baker a bunch (1:50:40). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee laments the fact that no fans will be at the Rose Bowl this year. Then Grant joins to lamely discuss weather before giving his thoughts on the Rose Bowl/covid and all that fun stuff (4:20). We delayed the show for a day to get more info about Saturday's game and is Bob Stoops helping out with coaching really that big of a deal (16:10)? OU's dealing with a covid outbreak and Lee goes over a little bit about what he heard last week, plus the CDC has changed contact tracing guidelines (21:20). Who the heck is going to miss this Baylor game (26:10)? Lee doesn't think it sounds good for Austin Stogner this week (28:00). Is this going to be Rhamondre Stevenson's final home game (33:10)? We can't believe OU actually lost to K-State and first impressions of Baylor (36:15). Baylor's probably not as bad as its record indicates and we talk a little about Charlie Brewer (40:05). Baylor's offense is playing its best football of the season right now, but overall the Bears aren't explosive and they struggle to run the football (43:50). Is Isaiah Thomas an All-American (49:20)? Lee explains how Baylor's offense moves the ball against OU (50:10). Baylor's defense is fine this year, not as good as 2019, but the Bears have some talent in the secondary (54:20). Baylor struggles to create negative plays, but the Bears lead the Big 12 in takeaways. We also debate offensive lines in the Big 12 (1:03:15). We give our gut feelings for what will happen Saturday (1:08:05). Hot College Football Playoff Rankings talk which leads to criticizing the Big Ten for putting us all in this weird situation. Also could that lead to OU getting in (1:14:50)? Lee thinks OU is playing better football than Ohio State right now and what is the committee going to do with SEC? What about possible CFP rematches (1:21:00)? That K-State loss is probably going to disqualify OU, right (1:26:40)? We probably do a bad job of breaking down the Big 12 tiebreaker scenarios (1:29:55). If OU doesn't play in the Big 12 Title game, will the Sooners try to schedule a non-conf game (1:33:20)? Grant wants to see OU play Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl (1:36:00). More ripping on the Big Ten and their ridiculous covid policies that are forcing more games to be canceled (1:37:25). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee asks if what we've seen from OU in its last three games is real, or more about who the Sooners have been playing? Then Grant joins to talk a little bit about Lee's opening take and we decide if OSU's defense is actually really good (5:00)? The guys agree that Rhamondre Stevenson is OU's biggest advantage when the Sooners have the football in this game (14:40). Grant says this game will come down to Lincoln Riley not getting cute with his playcalling (18:50). Grant says Jim Knowles may probably need to change up his philosophy in order to have success against Spencer Rattler (19:45). Lee says OSU's confidence and tackling ability is their advantage on defense. Grant explains more about what he thinks OSU's defense should do to slow OU (22:05). If OSU takes away OU's run game, can Spencer Rattler beat OSU with a one dimensional offense (31:00)? What's our biggest concerns when OU has the ball (35:15)? We haven't heard much about player health heading into Saturday. Plus is Trejan Bridges as good as Tylan Wallace (40:15)? OU's defensive line vs. OSU's offensive line is the game's biggest mismatch (43:30). Grant seems to think Spencer Sanders is still not at 100 percent health (49:40). Lee doesn't think Chuba Hubbard looks anything like he did last year. Lacking explosion (53:10). What the heck is OU going to do to stop Tylan Wallace (56:40)? Hopefully OU's DBs don't revert back to committing stupid penalties like they did early in the year. The guys go over other concerns with OSU's offense (1:01:00). Is Spencer Sanders a smaller version of Jalen Hurts (1:04:45)? Who do you want on OU's defense spying Spencer Sanders (1:05:50)? The guys tell you what they want to see happen Saturday night (1:09:40). We tell you what the game film tells us will happen when OU takes on OSU (1:15:10). Grant says Saturday could be a game that sets the tone for what OU can do in 2021 (1:24:00). Grant says OU has more pressure on them to win. Lee disagrees and says OSU has more pressure on them to win (1:26:55). We finish up with brief thoughts on Iowa State-Kansas State (1:29:10). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee shares the moment against Texas Tech when he fully realized the value of Rhamondre Stevenson. Then Grant joins to talk about how the OU-Tech game seems like it happened three weeks ago and had a weird vibe, which included some questionable officiating (5:30). We open with "3 word reviews" which leads us to a lengthy discussion revolving around Rhamondre Stevenson's 2020 debut (9:00). How much does Stevenson's presence "unlock" OU's offense (17:20)? Some brief thoughts on Mikey Henderson (23:00). Let's discuss Ronnie Perkins making his season debut -- which means we also talk a lot about OU's defensive line (24:30). Hey OU's defense got a stop on 4th & 1 -- which hasn't happened a lot of late (32:20). It's not often that the Sooners force 3 takeaways in a game (34:55). What was the deal with Marvin Mims and Theo Wease dropping all those passes (37:45)? Okay let's talk about Spencer Rattler and how good he was Saturday. Didn't we tell you all that this dude was really darn good (39:00)? When are we going to see Jadon Haselwood, and what's the deal with Trejan Bridges (46:30)? Lee has no problem with Rattler saying that he and OU wanted to go embarrass Texas Tech (48:40). Could OU have kept the Peach Bowl competitive with this version of Spencer Rattler playing quarterback (51:25)? Does it seem like this is a brand new season for the Sooners (54:30)? Is it a hot take to think that Rhamondre Stevenson will be a better NFL player than Chuba Hubbard (1:01:05)? A listener wants to make it clear that the "suspended 3" probably shouldn't have broke the rules in the first place (1:04:30). A listener points out a really interesting aspect of the Tech game that we didn't realize and we wonder what the line would be if OU played OSU this week? And it wouldn't be this show if we didn't talk about K-State's Deuce Vaughn (1:07:35). Okay so do we want to see more Mikey Henderson (1:13:45)? Let's talk more about OU's defensive performance (1:14:55). Is Joe Mixon the second best running back we've seen play at OU in our life time (1:17:40)? OU's defensive backs played really well and Alex Grinch continues to play a bunch of guys (1:21:25). OU's defensive line created a lot of havoc and even more on the DBs + random OSU/Texas talk (1:24:00). Lincoln Riley kept pouring it on plus there was a funny moment Lee noticed in the first half (1:29:05). Would have been great if Theo Wease would have been a little faster (1:33:20). Please don't make us do a massive preview of this terrible OU-Kansas game (1:36:30). The Big 12 is really down this year (1:42:10). If you enjoy when we rant about the Big Ten, you'll probably like this part of the show. Why is the Big Ten hating on Nebraska so much for wanting to play football (1:44:15)? Oh hey the Pac 12 starts this weekend (1:57:40). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee tells you why OU could run the table and finish the regular season 8-2. Then Grant joins to provide a minor correction from last week's show, which leads to Grant thinking about recanting his earlier season thoughts on K-State's Deuce Vaughn (3:40). Everybody is tired of the story about the three suspended players and of course we're not sure if they're gonna be back this week (7:55). We get to the "3-word reviews" from the TCU win, which leads to us complimenting Perrion Winfrey and the defensive line (10:10). What was with OU allowing TCU to gain yards late in the 2nd quarter, which gave TCU a FG attempt (15:00)? Are we sure Woodi Washington should have been called for PI (18:00)? What was with Gary Patterson calling timeouts late in the 4th quarter after the game was basically over (19:45)? Gabe Brkic bounced back quite nicely after his horrible miss vs. Texas (23:15). Spencer Rattler made some questionable decisions in the run game (25:15). Time for us to gush over Marvin Mims (27:20). Grant liked OU's offensive game plan when it came to Spencer Rattler's willingness to take shots down the field (35:15). We get to our regularly scheduled discussion about Bookie. Plus Grant is annoyed that a former OU player criticized Bookie on social media (39:05). OU's defense prevented Max Duggan from beating them with his legs, and Grant loved Winfrey's "scream & flex" moment (49:20). Unfortunately, OU's running game continued to underwhelm in what should have been a game in which they excelled (54:00). Charleston Rambo continues to struggle and Grant is disappointed (1:01:15). The rest of the show we preview the Texas Tech game, beginning with Henry Colombi -- Tech's brand new starting quarterback (1:07:00). Tech's offense is different than in the past and it looks like they'll force OU's DBs and LBs to tackle in space (1:11:30). Tech has the worst defense in the Big 12, so OU's offense will have zero excuses if it doesn't put up a lot of points (1:21:05). If Rhamondre Stevenson plays and gets a lot of carries that should lead to a lot of rushing yards for the Sooners (1:24:30). Lee's running late so he wants to know if OU's gonna win (1:28:25)? | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee tells you what he was thinking throughout Saturday's crazy win over Texas. Then Grant joins to briefly talk about his appearance on another OU football podcast (5:50). Lee thought re-watching that game was exhausting. Grant defends re-watching old OU games (7:00). We get into the game. Horrible start for OU, but then out of nowhere the Sooners got a takeaway. OU really shut down the Texas run game (10:25). The OL and the running backs played their best game, particularly T.J. Pledger (14:05). The offense struggled punching it in from short yardage early in the game (18:25). Tre Brown got an interception wiped off the board. Was it really a bad call? Lee's worried that OU's coaches could be reinforcing bad habits (21:10). Marcus Major had his best run as a Sooner and was aided by some nice blocking on the perimeter (25:00). Lee breaks down the x's and o's of Spencer Rattler's touchdown pass to Marvin Mims (28:20). Grant wants to talk a little about Linconl Riley's play calling philosophy (33:15). Spencer Rattler's interception was absolutely horrible (36:45). OU's defense holds Texas to a field goal, but Lee saw another example of Alex Grinch's high risk/high reward scheme that burned the Sooners (38:35). Rattler's turns it over again (42:00). If OU was 3-0, would Riley have put Mordecai into the game? And Pledger fumbles on his best run of the year (46:40). Nik Bonitto made a great 3rd down play on Ehlinger, which led to David Ugwoegbu blocking the punt. Grant would like OU to stop getting celebration penalties (50:20). Lee's glad that Mordecai got his shot, but unfortunately two plays really stood out showing that Mordecai is not ready for primetime (59:45). Isaiah Thomas was fantastic and he's been a bright spot for OU (1:10:15). Marvin Mims needs to touch the ball more. He sets OU up for its first touchdown of the 3rd quarter, followed by that super long 8+ minute TD drive (1:12:10). Defense gets a 3 & out, offense takes over with a 14 point lead, and that's when the play calling gets indefensible (1:17:00). OU's defense kept getting Texas off the field, but the offense couldn't put the game away (1:25:00). Woodi Washington picks off Ehlinger, which should have finally been the nail in Texas' coffin. It wasn't (1:31:50). Rattler almost gives the ball back to Texas, and we both didn't have a problem with OU passing the ball on 3rd & 9 (1:38:40). Grant was really frustrated with Lincoln Riley in the 4th quarter (1:43:35). Of course Texas goese down and ties the game, aided by a couple of penalties by Pat Fields (1:45:30). Rattler to Stogner in OT was beautiful(1:49:20). It wouldn't be an OU-Texas game if Texas didn't get away with a blatant penalty that led to a touchdown (1:55:05). How cool was it to see OU block a field goal (1:57:00)? Never trust college kickers unless you absolutely have to. And Grant makes a really good argument for why you don't kick Brkic when they did (1:59:30). Drake Stoops scored a touchdown and Tre Brown ended that horribly long game (2:07:10). Lee has some startling stats about penalties by secondary players (2:08:35). We play a soundbite from Alex Grinch and say some nice things about the OU defense (2:15:00). We find out live on the show that Nick Saban has Covid (2:29:50). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee presents his mea culpa for his horrible predictions last week and also wonders about the general interest of college football across the nation. Then Grant joins to take his licks about his Deuce Vaughn takes from last week (7:00). It doesn't take much time into getting into how stupid and dumb that K-State game was (8:10). Lee wants Grant to react a little bit about opening take (11:00). OU's lost a lot of these types of games since 2009 (14:55). What's the deal with OU's offense late in close home games? Also, has OU just been really lucky in recent years (20:15)? What's the deal with OU's defense giving up explosive plays to Kansas State (25:00)? Lee tries to explain in detail what happened schematically on a few of those K-State explosive plays, which leads to a bunch of ranting about the defense (31:15). OU's defense dominated nearly every single snap of the game -- but 5-6 snaps did enough to help K-State win the game (37:30). A little bit of Skylar Thompson talk, which leads to Grant making up a meaning for a word that already exists. Also, it would be great if OU's defensive players just did their jobs individually and should the defense make some changes (40:50)? Okay, so we have to at least touch on Bryan Mead (45:25). OU's defensive line is really missing Ronnie Perkins and Jalen Redmond, plus should OU move DTY to linebacker? Yeah, we're throwing it all against the wall (47:40). Is OU still lacking talent on defense? Lee just wants them to be better with communication (51:30). What should be our expectations for this OU football team (56:30)? Lee didn't think the offensive line played as bad as everybody says they did. Grant sort of agrees, plus he's not sure why OU threw bubble screens to Charleston Rambo (1:01:30). This offense really misses Stevenson, Brooks, and Sermon at RB (1:05:00). Did OU get all of its bad luck out of the way (1:11:00)? Outside of a few plays, Spencer Rattler was really good against K-State (1:15:00). Lee thinks the team will have less pressure now that they've already lost a game (1:20:05). We read your "3 word reviews" from Facebook and Twitter (1:26:20). DaShaun White played really well (1:32:00). K-State was missing a lot of players and a bunch of unexpected people killed OU (1:33:40). OU plays Iowa State this Saturday and we have no clue what to expect (1:38:05). Lee has a very important question regarding OU's defense when it comes to playing against Iowa State (1:44:40). Grant shifts to the NFL as he admits he's changed his mind about Buffalo QB Josh Allen (1:47:10). Should Grant go to the Iowa State game (1:55:25)? | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee feels bad for all the college football players who won't be playing this fall. Then Grant joins to discuss our excitement level for the upcoming college football season (7:10). We go over what will be different about the show moving forward (12:40). OU released its first depth chart earlier today and begin at the top with Spencer Rattler (15:10). Our discussion shifts from Rattler to the H-Back position where we believe the Sooners are loaded (32:45). Charleston Rambo and Marvin Mims are at the Z receiver spot (38:30). Random Dak Prescott and Baker Mayfield digression (45:55). We go over the guys who are taking over CeeDee Lamb's old receiver spot (47:10). Will we know anything new about the appeals on the suspensions? So we complain about the NCAA for a while (54:35). We finish up with Obi Obialo at the Y spot(1:01:00). Are the running backs interesting to talk about? Well of course. Kennedy Brooks is gone, but the rest of the guys should be fine behind this offensive line (1:03:20). OU's gonna have a true freshman starting at LT (1:06:50). Over to the defense as we talk about this intriguing defensive line with Ronnie Perkins' availability in question and Jalen Redmond gone (1:14:10). More on Redmond's opt out plus more angst about the other conferences not playing this fall (1:19:00). We go to the linebackers (1:24:40). The OU secondary is in really good shape and we begin with Bookie talking about the aftermath of that LSU game plus Grant defends Bookie's play from 2019 (1:31:20). Tre Brown is the most experienced guy in the secondary and it sounds like Alex Grinch has seen a lot of improvement (1:39:20). It's the OU defense so of course we have to talk about takeaways (1:43:00). Grant asks Lee to give his opinion on Barry Switzer (1:47:50). Lincoln Riley tells us the standard hasn't changed at OU -- then the guys go over their expectations for the Sooners and the college football season (1:51:30). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

The Premier League is back on Wednesday, and Grant has a blockbuster interview with Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp (at 0:45) as the Reds get closer and closer to their first English title in 30 years. Klopp discusses a range of topics, including his thoughts on the coronavirus response and Black Lives Matter; the little things he loves about football that he missed the last three months; how many more seasons his front three of Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino (all 28 years old) can stay at the top together; and how the most prolific-hugging coach in world sports will handle being told he can't hug people due to social distancing. Then Grant speaks to Taylor Rockwell of our partner the Total Soccer Show about the weekend in soccer (at 20:20) and finishes the show with an interview of Common Goal's Nathen McVittie and Zack Goldman (at 40:25), multitalented guys who designed the branding and identity of this podcast. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4  

USMNT legend and San Diego Loyal manager Landon Donovan joins the show, first to ask 10 minutes of good questions about the coronavirus to Dr. Celine Gounder, Grant's wife and co-host of the Epidemic Podcast (at 18:53). Then Grant interviews Donovan about soccer stuff (at 31:10), including his thoughts on the German Bundesliga and the culture around soccer in Germany compared to his experience on loans at Everton. They also discuss Donovan's emotional reaction to Matt Pentz's recent oral history in The Athletic about Donovan's famous World Cup 2010 goal against Algeria—and why Grant was in the stadium that day but didn't see the goal. Donovan also discusses his feelings about sharing the all-time USMNT goals record with Clint Dempsey, what made Dempsey special and why he thinks it's no coincidence that he and Dempsey came from lower-middle-class backgrounds. This podcast is a co-production with our friends at the Total Soccer Show, and to open the show Grant is joined by TSS's Daryl Grove to look ahead to Tuesday's Bundesliga game of the year, Borussia Dortmund-Bayern Munich. They also give their thoughts on the new manufactured crowd noise on the Bundesliga broadcasts, the rise of Bayern's Canadian left back Alphonso Davies and the breakout star turn of Lutz Pfannensteil, who analyzes Bundesliga games on TV, works as Fortuna Düsseldorf's sporting director, is the only pro to have played on six continents and has an insane memoir, The Unstoppable Keeper. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and more. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

Grant has a short interview on the coronavirus latest with his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, a CNN medical analyst and co-host of the EPIDEMIC podcast. Then he speaks to Garth Lagerwey, the president of soccer for the reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders. Lagerwey details how challenging the past few weeks have been at his job in Seattle, one of the virus's U.S. hotspots. Then Grant and Garth have some fun talking about wild MLS stories from his playing days during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the opening take, Lee admits he's found a new appreciation for the sports world. Then Grant joins to briefly discuss this weird, new world we are living in (4:15). Robert Barnes and Jamal Morris have moved to linebacker. We talk mostly about Barnes, and then hear from Alex Grinch (8:40). Lincoln Riley says Theo Howard could be available for the 2020 season (15:00). At least Riley won't have to pretend all spring that OU has a real QB competition, which leads us to talk more in depth about Spencer Rattler's high level attributes (16:25). Alex Grinch continues to be horrified by OU's lack of takeaways in 2019 (22:00). Grinch provided an update on what the defensive line looks like (25:20). With Parnell Motley gone, did Grinch give us a hint on who will take over for him in 2020 (28:10)? Grant describes what it was like for him on March 11 when everything seemed to change (32:35). OU has a great shot at 2021 top QB Caleb Williams, so the guys talk about what they've seen from his tape so far (34:20). Trey Sermon is gone and we both think he should make a big impact at Ohio State (43:00). Grant wants some feedback over something that could be a future segment on the show (50:40). A listener wants us to talk about OU basketball. Lee laments the loss of March Madness, while Grant provides more detailed thought about Lon Kruger's team (54:00). Unfortunately we have not seen "Tiger King" on NetFlix, so instead we talk about other TV shows we really love including "Parks & Rec", "Breaking Bad", and "Better Call Saul" (1:04:15). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant and Luis Miguel break down the stunning Champions League exit of defending champ Liverpool at the hands of Atlético Madrid along with the other UCL results. Then Grant interviews his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious-disease expert, about the rapidly expanding coronavirus situation and the sports world—including what should be done with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grant and Luis Miguel break down the four UEFA Champions League games, including Man City's huge 2-1 win at Real Madrid and Bayern Munich's 3-0 victory at Chelsea (henceforth known as The Alphonso Davies Game). Then Grant has an interview with Carolyn Kindle Betz, who leads the ownership group of the St. Louis MLS expansion team set to start in 2022. They talk about why she wanted to own an MLS team, her team's plans for one of America's greatest soccer cities and the impact of St. Louis being the league's first club to be majority owned by women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the opening take, Lee thinks LSU's time at the top will be short. Plus he talks about another year of Lincoln Riley NFL rumors. Then Grant joins to give some his thoughts on Lee's opening take and Dak Prescott. For some reason we talk about Prescott for longer than we should (8:00). Time to talk about Spencer Rattler vs. Tanner Mordecai from many different angles (13:00). Some brief thoughts on Brock Vandagriff decommitting (28:00). Some more defensive players are in the transfer portal so Grant wants to look back at what's turned out to be a disastrous 2017 defensive recruiting class (31:00). Where does OU need to improve in order to compete with the elite teams in college football (37:15)? Our initial thoughts on 2020 include Lee not feeling too positive, while Grant believes the ceiling will be extremely high on offense (45:40). More thoughts on Joe Brady leaving LSU and what that could mean for the Panthers (54:20). Dave Aranda to Baylor (59:30). Grant says the image of OBJ giving cash to Justin Jefferson is one of the funniest images he's ever seen in sports. Plus there's some random talk about cheating and paying players in college sports (1:01:20). Grant's not very high on OU's basketball team, plus we explain our plans for future shows (1:10:25). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee wants to make sure everybody is on the same page before we begin this episode of "West of Everest". Then Grant joins to give his thoughts on some of the rumors and gossip that have gone around message boards and OU websites of the past 48 hours (4:55). Grant didn't pay attention to any of the Heisman stuff this weekend because the show is just boring at this point and there wasn't much of a reason to watch if you like OU football (14:35). Should we care that some people didn't vote Joe Burrow for the Heisman? And one guy actually gave Tua a First Place vote (18:30). Chase Young got the second most 1st place votes and Lee can't in good conscious think he's the best player in college football (21:00). The guys start breaking down September's LSU-Texas game, beginning with asking the question: how much can we really take from this game since it was so long ago (23:50)? LSU's defense is playing much better now, but what did the Tigers do against Texas back then (26:40)? It looks like LSU's defensive strength is its secondary (29:45). Lee discovered some spots in LSU's defense that OU could attack. Grant also has some ideas (32:00). What concerns you the most about OU's offense going up against LSU's defense -- based on what we've seen from the LSU-Texas tape (39:45). Grant told us last time that LSU doesn't motion and move a lot pre-snap. Is that what we saw against Texas (44:40)? Joe Burrow was fantastic against Texas. Grant gets super angry because he thinks it's crazy that Burrow has gotten so much better compared to 2018 (48:15). LSU's offense never huddles, a lot of tempo, and LSU is almost exclusively in 11 personnel (57:40). LSU loved 3x1 sets against Texas. Lee was searching for tendencies, but LSU does a great job of making different plays all look the same based on formation (1:02:20). It looks like Burrow will try to attack perceived weaknesses in coverage. Will OU be able to disguise its looks (1:07:20)? We're all done with LSU talk, so Grant wants to talk about Baker Mayfield's 2019 season. If you want to hear us talk about Mayfield and the Browns for a while, this part is for you (1:16:15). Naturally the discussion shifts to Lamar Jackson. Will we be wrong about him in the long run (1:32:30)? Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee thinks Lincoln Riley's done a remarkable job over the past 10 quarters of OU football. Then Grant joins to briefly talk about his trip to Las Vegas (5:35). The guys jump right into their Bedlam reactions beginning in chronological order with the Sooners' opening drive of the game (7:10). OU converted a 3rd & 12 by completing a pass to a split out wide Rhamondre Stevenson (14:30). Parnell Motley straight up took the ball away from Dillon Stoner, and he was assisted by Brendan Radley-Hiles (16:45). OU's offense takes advantage of the Motley INT and goes down and makes it a 10 point game (21:25). It looked like Motley had another interception, but it was overturned after replay review. Grant was super mad (24:20). More good play from Bookie and will karma help OU's defense in the turnover department down the stretch (29:55)? Grant wanted OU to run the football pretty much on every single play in that game (34:35). RJ Proctor stood out Saturday night (36:25). Kenneth Murray made an underrated great play late in the 2nd quarter, followed up by a nice play by Ronnie Perkins (37:20). The 2nd half discussion begins and leads to another instance of OU's defense holding OSU to a FG in the red zone (40:00). After the Cowboys cut it to 4, the Sooners went on a long, time consuming drive that included a big 3rd down conversion by Jalen Hurts and was capped off by a Kennedy Brook TD run (44:30). Pat Fields, David Ugwoegbu, Kenneth Murray, and company were fantastic on a 4th & 3 stop (48:10). Tre Sterling is ejected for targeting. Lee thought it was tough, Grant thought it was an easy call (49:55). Grant really wanted OU to run the football more (53:05). OU displayed some phenomenal short yardage rush defense on two consecutive plays in the 4th quarter (56:10). Motley caps the game with another takeaway (58:20). It's annoying that OU wasn't able to punch in one final TD (59:15). Grant thinks OU's offense looks like something Wisconsin would run (1:01:10). Lincoln Riley talked about Mike Gundy's "wishbone" comments after the game (1:07:10). Let's recap who we all thought had good games in Bedlam (1:08:10). A listener may have predicted Jalen Hurts' TD rush/catch/throw game (1:09:35). We start on Facebook for your "3-word reviews" (1:12:00), and then move over to Twitter (1:15:15). Jalen Redmond wasn't availalbe for Bedlam and he's "questionable" for the Big 12 Championship (1:29:50). We finish up the show with Lee's surprising "Black Friday" story and Grant's experience at "ESPN's College Gameday" in Minneapolis (1:32:00). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee tells you why Saturday's win over Baylor played out perfectly for OU. Then Grant joins to talk generally about that crazy game (3:30). Lincoln Riley talked about the locker room at halftime (6:05). Does Grant agree with Lee's opening take (10:10)? CeeDee Lamb didn't play. What's up with that (14:50)? Does Baylor have one of the best defenses in college football (18:20)? We're going to go in chronological order as we try to figure out what happened in the first half (21:15)? Let's get Jalen Hurts' postgame thoughts (33:35). We take a deep dive into the events of the 2nd half going over all the most important plays that led up to OU's biggest comeback in school history (35:55). We finish up with your "3-word reviews" (1:16:25). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee points out what we all already know about this OU football team... but at least there's a bright side to take into account. Then Grant joins to talk about that final 2-point conversion attempt that went in the Sooners' favor (3:20). OU's defense has regressed the past two games and it's our job to figure out why (8:05)? We're done making excuses for the lack of takeaways(10:50). Grant does have some good things to say about the defense, before getting back to the bad (15:40). That was easily the worst tackling of the season (17:00). The run defense was problematic again. Was it more Iowa State's game plan, or mostly on OU (20:05)? Yeah, OU's performance was not great. But man, Iowa State has a lot of weapons on offense (22:20). Grant hates all the penalties and Lee has a rant about the awareness of some of the guys on defense (28:35). Over to the offense where Grant's campaign to get CeeDee Lamb the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year is heating up (33:05). Kennedy Brooks was featured in the game and Lee asked Brooks about a funny moment during that long TD run he had (37:20). We both don't have good feelings about Trey Sermon, and is Rhamondre Stevenson okay (39:55)? Let's talk Jalen Hurts. Lee was impressed with his postgame press conference (44:30). We finish up the show with your "3-word reviews" (51:20). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee talks takeaways (the lackthereof) and what it all means for the Sooners' future. Then Grant joins to begin the vent session as we both admit how wrong we were about this game (4:30). OU was not prepared and got outplayed, K-State's OC called a beautiful game, and most annoyingly Skylar Thompson played the game of his life (8:10). Lee decides to bring the game up on YouTube and watch back a big 3rd-and-13 play late in the 3rd quarter. What was the deal with all the cushion (11:50)? Wow, K-State ran the ball down OU's throat and also held the ball basically all game (16:30). We all got horrible flashbacks to previous OU defenses, plus was this game more surprising than the 2017 Iowa State loss (19:30)? Do we just throw this game away because it was a perfect storm and the defense played so poorly (21:50)? Lee's confused by what OU's 4th down defense was doing in the 2nd quarter (23:35). Would OU's old defensive scheme/philosophy actually have had more success than what we saw Saturday (28:20)? K-State got a gift interception, meanwhile OU's defense can't force a turnover to save their life (29:20). Remember when we started thinking this was a *really good football team*? Well, so much for that. Plus we discuss OU's playoff chances (33:10). OU's offense kicked a lot of field goals Saturday, which angers Grant. Lee comes to Lincoln Riley's defense (37:25). OU couldn't establish a run game and credit is due to K-State's front four, plus those 3-and-outs in the 3rd quarter were killers (40:55). Let's talk some positives. Awesome trick plays that involved Nick Basquine -- one worked, one didn't (47:55). It's finally time to talk about the onside kick. All of the evidence out there suggests that the refs blew this one (49:00). Finally, we go through some "3-word reviews" (1:04:50). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee saw something Saturday from OU's defense that is clear evidence of the secondaries improvement from 2018 to now. Then Grant joins to talk about how close the guys were to correctly predicting the final score of OU-WVU (5:35). We hear from Kenneth Murray on why OU did not have a "Texas hangover", Murray has become a much better soundbite this season, and remember when the defense kept saying it was "close" in 2018 (8:00)? Grant continues to be really impressed with the development of OU's safeties (16:55). Grant hopes this coaching staff can stay together for a little while because WVU didn't do much offensively and it was because OU's defense (21:40). No sacks vs WVU, but OU keeps creating a lot of havoc (23:20). The Sooners now have a top 30 defense (25:20). No takeaways for the third straight game. Let's hear what Alex Grinch has to say about that (27:00). A couple of young guys played well at the Rush LB spot (30:25). WVU couldn't do anything on the ground (32:30). Jalen Hurts was great, despite dealing with a finger/hand injury all week (33:35). Is Hurts still a one read, then run player? Lincoln Riley has a good explanation of what he's seen from Hurts so far (37:30). Hurts says nobody knows what the offense's ceiling is yet (44:05). Do we need to clarify what Grant means when he talks about Adrian Ealy's injury conspiracy theory (45:05)? What is Trey Sermon's role now (46:55)? Grant wants to quickly compare Spencer Sanders to Trevor Knight (52:40). We don't really care to talk about the Sooner Schooner falling, so let's just get into all of your "3-word reviews" (53:50). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee compares and contrasts the past two editions of the "Red River Showdown". Then Grant joins to talk about how impressed he was with OU's defense (5:25). OU's defense was incredibly prepared and it showed, plus Brendan Radley-Hiles played one of his better games as a Sooner (10:30). Instead of using a SAM backer rotating with a Nickel, Alex Grinch decided to use a lot of Dime with Jaden Davis (14:30). We hoped the safeties would play well -- and they did (16:35). Switching over to the linebackers, which means we're going to praise Kenneth Murray for a while (21:00). Did you know it's been 18 years since a Texas kicker missed a FG in this game? And Grant says Texas got every single break in that game (25:35). We finish up Kenneth Murray talk with one more amazing play (30:45). How good was the defensive line? Six sacks from that group and it sucks to be Samuel Cosmi today (32:00). Is that what best case scenario "Speed D" defense looks like? And then we point out some other individual plays on defense (36:40). Lee noticed something on special teams that we hope is something that continues (40:10) and we give our final thoughts on the defense (41:50). Over to the offense where we can't say enough positive things about CeeDee Lamb (42:40). So... that was a weird game for the offense, right? It looked like Lincoln Riley was protecting Jalen Hurts with the play calls (48:55). Trey Sermon didn't get a carry. It was all Kennedy Brooks with a little Stevenson and Pledger (54:30). Grant thinks OU should have ran the ball more (57:15). Adrian Ealy and Erik Swenson both started and played the entire game (1:00:45). Grant Calcaterra was in street clothes, and so was Robert Barnes (1:04:15). So, Georgia lost to South Carolina. Plus some other interesting results from the weekend (1:05:55). Finally, we read through your "3-word reviews" (1:13:05). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee presents two different questions you've got to ask yourself about this Sooners' defense. Then Grant joins to provide his rebuttal to Lee's opening take (8:35). Parnell Motley didn't play as well Saturday as he's played previously this season and Lee's concerned about his inability to catch the football (19:55). Did the OU safeties play their best game of the year? And Brian Asamoah flashed Saturday (24:10). Lee highlights what he thought was the best defensive moment vs Kansas (29:15). Trejan Bridges looks like he's back at wide receiver, and the guys were shocked to see Robert Barnes playing cornerback** but Lee is wrong and he'll have to admit his failure on the next episode** (32:20). No Adrian Ealy, no Erik Swenson... Grant's worried about the health of the OU offensive line (34:45). Lincoln Riley expects Kennedy Brooks to play against Texas and we talk about Rhamondre Stevenson's great game vs KU. Plus, these OU running backs have not been gettting a lot of work so far this year (39:55). Dissecting Jalen Hurts' performance vs Kansas plus KU's ability to make things difficult at times on OU's run game (44:25). CeeDee Lamb is an elite player and we want to praise him yet again before we try to figure out if there's anything OU can do about all these penalties (48:00)? TJ Pledger returned and he looked pretty good in limited action (54:50). Lee loved how Riley took a lot of the blame for the offensive problems (55:40). It looks like three wide receivers have been established as "go to" guys and we briefly touch on the H-Backs (57:50). We finish up with all of your "3-Word Reviews", talk about that toilet flushing during Riley's postgame press conference, and Grant's got some early thoughts on Texas (1:00:40). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee tries to figure out what kind of Texas Tech team OU just beat. Then Grant joins to talk briefly about being the bad guy of the show according to some of the iTunes reviews we've gotten (2:30). Grant says the ceiling of this OU team is quite high (4:55) while Lee continues to be impressed with OU's offensive explosiveness and is happy with the way the Sooners' defense finished off Texas Tech (6:20). Two straight games without a garbage touchdown and OU's holding teams to FGs in the red zone as opposed to TDs (8:50). Kenneth Murray had some bold words about OU's defense after the win (11:00). So, why did Jackson Tyner start that game for Tech (14:50)? Lincoln Riley's best soundbite after the game revolved around playing fast defense (17:30). Jaden Davis continues to impress, while the pass defense in general is still sharp (23:30). Let's talk Trejan Bridges playing Nickel (25:45). Neville Gallimore's effort led to a forced fumble and a takeaway. Which led Alex Grinch to say something awesome about his defense's effort (29:40). Sure, there were some negatives defensively. Brendan Radley-Hiles still has a problem with tackling and OU sometimes has troubles holding the edge (32:20). CeeDee Lamb broke out in a big way. Have fun in the NFL big guy (36:05). Adrian Ealy missed the game, Bray Walker got his first start and Ian McIver continues to get a bunch of snaps at center (38:15). Pretty lucky that Kennedy Brooks isn't severely injured after taking a cheap shot (42:15). Rhamondre Stevenson is fun to watch and legitimately looks like Jamaal Charles (44:30). Spencer Rattler vs Tanner Mordecai doesn't seem to be very much of a competition right now (46:40). Gabe Brkic handled the kicking duties quite nicely (49:00) and we finish up with 3-word reviews (50:00). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee provides some shocking numbers that may make you rethink what you've seen so far from OU's defense. Then Grant joins to debate whether or not what we've seen from the Sooners' defense has been a mirage (4:45). Lee got a chance to ask Alex Grinch about OU's cornerbacks playing almost every single play up near the line of scrimmage so far this season (12:30). As for the safety position, Lee talked with Patrick Fields a bit Monday. You could tell Fields was disappointed with some plays vs UCLA and he'll use the film to get better (18:25). Depth at the safety positions needs to continue to develop. We also wonder what's happened to Robert Barnes (22:50)? Alex Grinch is a "TFL freak" (29:20). We've got a TJ Pledger injury update and Grant thinks it's pretty clear Marcus Major is a player they're looking to redshirt (30:35). Lee asked Lincoln Riley about what he's seen from the H-Back position (32:55). Upon review, yes the offensive line did well against UCLA (35:15). OU hasn't really played anybody yet this year -- at least according to a couple of strength of schedule rankings that are out there. Is this a concern (37:55)? The guys play a haphazard game where Lee gives his take on a team, and Grant tells him if he's right or wrong. We're not sure if it's good or not (43:30). Finally we make picks on Utah-USC, Michigan-Wisconsin, Auburn-A&M, OSU-Texas, and Notre Dame-Georgia (59:40). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee looks back at the past in order to set the stage for Saturday's contest at UCLA. Then Grant joins as we both become concerned that football season is already coming to an end (4:00). We've got some Kenneth Mann and Marquis Hayes injury updates and what they mean for this week (5:45). Lee was in Norman Tuesday to see Bill Bedenbaugh say some harsh words about the state of the Sooners' offensive line (10:00). We begin previewing UCLA by highlighting the Bruins' ineptitude on offense. I mean, they're really bad (17:30). There's an awkward transition because of technical difficulties, but we get back to talking about UCLA's horrible offense beginning with what's up with Chip Kelly (20:10)? Here's what to expect from UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (31:15). Is South Dakota's offensive line better than UCLA (36:10)? UCLA has its starting RB in the lineup again, plus the Bruins have one random guy that scares Grant (38:30). Alex Grinch and Chip Kelly have a history (42:00). We try to go quick on OU's offense against UCLA's defense (43:25). We finish up the UCLA talk by saying what we *want* to see happen Saturday (49:00) followed by what *will happen* (53:25). Time to talk about Texas-LSU as Grant provides his Joe Burrow mea culpa and we try to figure out if Texas' defense is any good (58:00)? TCU at Purdue this week is somewhat intriguing (1:06:20). Grant tries to give away free money in the West Virginia-NC State game (1:08:30). We finish the show by picking Houston-Washington State, KSU-Miss State, Alabama-South Carolina, Iowa-Iowa State, and Stanford-UCF (1:09:15). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, upon watching back the OU-Houston game a couple more times Lee came across a promising development in the Sooners' secondary. Then Grant joins to provide our initial thoughts on the fact that OU plays a FCS school this week (5:30). Dillon Faamatau and Kenneth Mann are close to returning as Lincoln Riley gives us an injury update. What happens with Marcus Stripling when Mann comes back (15:45)? We found out that RJ Proctor and Erik Swenson are still battling for the full time starting LT job (18:30). Jalen Hurts says OU "left some money on the table" against Houston and Grant goes in on college kickers yet again (21:40). In a game where OU will likely run away and hide, we're both looking forward to seeing Spencer Rattler play this week (26:40). Grant presents a scenario that may lead to the entire state of Oklahoma exploding out of excitement (29:00). Lincoln Riley said some interesting stuff about penalties this week which leads to a discussion over which position group has had the most stupid penalties of late (33:05). Alex Grinch gives us a defensive update, Grant still hates garbage time points, and Lee goes into more details about what he saw from the OU secondary against Houston (38:30). Lee breaks down two plays late in the game that showcased OU's ability to rush the passer, and the DB's ability to play press man(45:40). The guys say what they *want* to see happen Saturday (49:45) and then what *will* happen against South Dakota (54:35). A quick overview of what's going on in the Big 12 this week (58:10) followed by some quick Week 2 picks of Cincinnati-Ohio State, Army-Michigan, Texas A&M-Clemson, Stanford-USC, and Texas-LSU (1:01:00). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Grant and Laken discuss the U.S.'s difficult 2-1 win over Spain in the World Cup Round of 16, including the soft penalty call that decided it. They also look ahead to the monster quarterfinal showdown on Friday between the U.S. and France in Paris, and they break down Marta's emotional message after perhaps her final World Cup game with Brazil. Then Grant interviews Donald Wine of the American Outlaws supporters group about his fan experience in France and some of his favorite and hairiest trips over the years as an Indiana Jones of American sports fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grant and Laken break down the U.S.'s 2-0 group finale victory over Sweden and discuss other aspects of the women's World Cup, including the spate of VAR-influenced penalty retakes, their look at the Round of 16 matchups and who they think will win the Golden Boot. Then Grant interviews Alex Curry, who's the embedded reporter with the USWNT for Fox Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices