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PODCAST

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

Lee and Grant Benson

Opinion and analysis of Oklahoma Sooners football from the viewpoints of a former local media member and an OU fan living outside The Sooner State. Two new episodes per week during football season previewing and recapping each game.

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01:44:19

Ep. 180 - Yes, the Sooners Have a Lot to Play For vs....

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/30

In the opening take, Lee lays out all the reasons why Oklahoma has no business treating Florida lightly in the Cotton Bowl. Then, Lee welcomes special guest Brady Trantham on the show to fill in for Grant who's driving around the USA (6:10). Is this a "lose-lose" situation for OU now that Florida is down its four best pass catchers (9:40)? What the heck is Kyle Trask and Florida's offense going to do without all those talented weapons (35:20)? Over to the Sooners' offense as they go up agains the

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01:36:40

Ep. 179 - OU Holds Motivation Edge in Intriguing...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/27

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

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00:54:29

Ep. 178 - Sooners Survive Cyclones. Big 12 Champs Yet...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/20

No opening take today as the guys dive right into OU winning its 6th straight Big 12 Championship. Another up and down day for the offense (2:00). Once again the defense carried the Sooners. We spend a lot of time praising the secondary and we hit on everything else that stood out to us from the game (22:00). We'll save the "3 word reviews" for hopefully later this week(42:05). We react live to the reveal of the CFP top 4 (43:20). Lee was happy to see the Playoff game at the Rose Bowl will be moved

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01:58:58

Ep. 177 - Cautious Optimism As OU Looks for Another...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/17

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

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02:12:29

Ep. 176 - Finding the Beauty in an Ugly Sooners Win

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/10

In the opening take, Grant explains why OU's worst offensive performance in the Lincoln Riley era is not necessarily a bad thing. Then Lee joins to admit that we need to be better on this fine podcast and we find out Grant's never left an iTunes review for anything (03:50). So do you all care about an in depth discussion of how OU can make the College Football Playoff (06:30)? So what the heck happened to OU's offense against Baylor? Lee says it was a lot more about what Baylor did than anything

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01:43:15

Ep. 175 - Sooners Navigate Through an Outbreak With...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/12/04

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

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01:55:52

Ep. 174 - Sooners Continue Dominant Play in Bedlam...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/11/25

In the opening take, Grant explains why Bedlam was over before it even kicked off. Then Lee joins to briefly talk a little bit about OU men's basketball (4:10), before reacting to the very first College Football Playoff rankings (6:00). Would OU look to schedule an extra non-conference game (10:30)? Lincoln Riley really pushed the "eye test" when it comes to picking playoff teams (15:20). We turn our attention to Bedlam and your "3-word reviews" which touch on WWE, OU's complete game, OU still being

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01:32:10

Ep. 173 - This Bedlam Matchup is Quite Intriguing

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/11/19

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

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01:11:15

Ep. 172 - Riley, Rattler, and OU's Possible Playoff...

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2020/11/12

In the opening take, Grant can't figure out what Lincoln Riley was thinking in that Kansas game. Then Lee joins to go through all the ins and outs of leaving Spencer Rattler in the KU game long past after it was clear that he was injured (3:30). Is Lincoln Riley making sure OU is in the best position possible to make the CFP? -- plus more on Rattler and the KU game decisions (7:00). Lee was a lot more concerned with Rhamondre Stevenson potentially getting hurt compared to Rattler (15:55). We go

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02:00:04

Ep. 171 - Hey Look Spencer Rattler Has a Run Game Now

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2020/11/05

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

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01:35:05

Ep. 170 - The Sooners Are Set Up To Run the Table

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2020/10/29

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

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01:37:06

Ep. 169 - All the Ingredients For a Breakout Game vs....

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/10/22

No opening take today, but the guys jump right into asking the question: will Rhamondre Stevenson, Trejan Bridges, and Ronnie Perkins play vs. TCU (2:35)? If all three of those players are available to play, which would have the biggest impact in the game (8:10)? How often will Chris Murray play? And it sounds like Lincoln Riley's starting to get more of a full roster at practice (13:15). Grant's really excited about the defensive line and that's the thing he likes the most about OU through four

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02:34:08

Ep. 168 - Sooners Finally Beat Texas After Blowing...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/10/15

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

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02:09:56

Ep. 167 - Are the Sooners a Bad Football Team?

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/10/08

In the opening take, Grant tries to put into perspective this 1-2 start to the season for the OU football team. Then Lee joins to explain why his thoughts on this team hasn't changed at all from this time last week (6:15). Grant doesn't have a doom and gloom outlook right now and he references a few other down OU seasons that may be similar to 2020 (9:05). What should the expectations be for this OU team (12:00)? The guys really don't think the offensive line is playing that bad, and we don't think

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01:56:56

Ep. 166 - How Much Do You Care About That K-State...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/10/01

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

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01:47:56

Ep. 165 - K-State Doesn't Look Good... But That...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/09/24

In the opening take, Lee laments everything that Houston's football team has had to go through since the beginning of September. Then Lee talks a little bit about the possibility of Saturday's game against K-State getting postponed before bringing Grant in for his thoughts (4:30). Just how short-handed was K-State in its season opener against Arkansas State (12:05)? We may have gotten a little ahead of ourselves last episode inferring that other programs may not take contact tracing as seriously as

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02:21:44

Ep. 164 - Missouri State Wrap, Contact Tracing...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/09/17

In the opening take, Grant has some advice for us as we look ahead to the remainder of the 2020 college football season. Then Lee joins to ask Grant for his hot takes, and we start with Spencer Rattler talk (4:40). Lee comes in with a hot take about Marvin Mims, which leads Grant to go into his full fledged defense of Charleston Rambo (17:20). Okay now let's talk about Mims (24:05). Rattler sounds like he's matured quite a bit since he arrived in Norman (28:20). If you're going to criticize any part

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02:14:37

Ep. 163 - We're Back For a Mega Pod. Let's Talk OU...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/09/10

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

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01:01:44

Ep. 162 - Let's Watch the 2013 OU-Notre Dame Game...

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2020/04/10

We continue our viewing of the 2013 OU-Notre Dame game beginning with the Irish starting the 3rd quarter with a bang and Grant talking about weddings during game days. Grant saw Kerry Cooks on the Notre Dame sidelines and Brady details his experience watching the OU-Georgia Rose Bowl. Also discussed are the squib kick and Jake Fromme (4:30). For some reason we talk about Dak Prescott and then Sam Bradford. Yep, we're all over the place (13:15). Blake Bell has to leave the game with a minor injury,

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01:10:20

Ep. 162 - Let's Watch the 2013 OU-Notre Dame Game...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/04/09

In the opening take, Lee gives some advice to a prominent ESPN personality. Then, Grant joins the show along with Brady Trantham of "The Franchise" and many OU and OKC Thunder podcasts to talk about how we are ripping him off with this podcast (6:10). Landry Jones comes up, so does the 2012 OU-Notre Dame game, which leads to James Harden being mentioned (10:00). We begin watching the 2013 OU-Notre Dame, which includes some early big plays by the defense (13:45). OU's offense comes out on the field

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