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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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01:13:23

Ep. 150 - Is Limiting Chuba the Key to a Bedlam Blowout?

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/28

In the opening take, Lee thinks the Playoff committee sent a message to OU with their latest rankings. Then Lee dives into the matchup between OU's offense vs OSU's defense (5:20). Is Mike Gundy right that OU's offense is a triple option team disguised as a spread team (21:10)? Grant has some thoughts on Grant Calcaterra retiring from football (24:50). What can you expect to see from Dru Brown (30:05)? Everybody knows Chuba Hubbard is awesome, so OU's probably going to need to limit him (32:05)

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01:09:28

Ep. 149 - Sooners Barely Beat TCU... And That's Okay

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/25

In the opening take, Lee talks about his own "24 hour rule" when it comes to Oklahoma football. Grant's not in today, but he left some audio clips for Lee to play, so we begin with Grant's general thoughts on OU's close win over TCU and Lee reacts to Grant's audio (5:20). Lee looks to a particular series in the 1st half that provided evidence that Hurts is still limited in this offense (16:10). Grant was disappointed to see the passing game largely shut down and (22:45). Meanwhile, the Sooners ran

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01:34:35

Ep. 148 - Sooners Search For Statement Win Over TCU

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/20

In the opening take, Grant tells you why we're going to find out a lot about this OU team this Saturday against TCU. Then Lee joins to go over the news and notes of the week including CeeDee Lamb's status, the offensive line, and how the Patriots' 25-point come from behind Super Bowl victory is relevant (4:20). Lee was a bit irked by something Alex Grinch said Monday, plus Grinch all but confirms something that happened from the game (10:15). Lee asked Grinch if they practice playing with a "backs

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01:26:58

Ep. 147 - The Greatest Comeback in School History

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/17

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)

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00:48:46

Ep. 146 - Which Version of the Sooners Will Show in...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/14

(Part 2 of 2) Along with CeeDee Lamb, Chuba Hubbard is a prime candidate for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. And Mel Kiper doesn't seem too high on Hubbard (00:00). Let's make some picks beginning with Penn State-Indiana (3:20). Michigan and Michigan State face off in the battle of teams we picked to make the Playoff this year (5:45). Clemson is nearly a 5 touchdown favorite over Wake Forest (8:25). Aside from OU-Baylor, Georiga at Auburn is the biggest game of the week (11:25). Grant has some

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01:20:59

Ep. 146 - Which Version of the Sooners Will Show in...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/13

(Part 1 of 2) In the opening take, Grant puts his happy face on and gives you reasons why you shouldn't be worried about OU losing to Baylor this Saturday. Then, Grant joins to talk about losing Trey Sermon and Kenneth Mann for the rest of the season (6:05). Lincoln Riley didn't provide a clear update on Adrian Ealy's status for the Baylor game, although Grant thinks Riley may have given us some good news (11:40). Before we continue, Grant's annoyed with the narrative this week surrounding that

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01:01:51

Ep. 145 - Flaws Abound as OU Limps Away With a Win

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/11

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

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01:16:38

Ep. 144 - Final K-State Thoughts And What to Make of...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/07

(Part 2 of 2) We're back ready to talk Iowa State as we begin with ISU's offense vs. OU's defense. We both really like Brock Purdy (0:00). The Cyclones found a running back in Breece Hall very recently (5:40). ISU's offense looks good on paper (7:35). What are we going to see from OU's defensive line after we saw K-State control the line of scrimmage more often than not? Plus more K-State talk because we bring up spying quarterbacks (10:20). After re-watching the K-State game, Lee is concerned

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00:49:18

Ep. 144 - Final K-State Thoughts And What to Make of...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/11/06

(Part 1 of 2) In the opening take, Grant is still trying to figure out what OU's loss to K-State means for the rest of the season. Then Lee joins to talk about how we have no idea what's going to happen when the Sooners play Iowa State this Saturday (4:30). Does Jalen Hurts carry the ball too much? Lincoln Riley and Hurts certainly sounded annoyed with those questions this week (8:00). After another re-watch of the game, we explain why it's not a big deal that Kennedy Brooks and Trey Sermon combined

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01:14:47

Ep. 143 - K-State Slaps Sooners Back to Reality

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/28

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

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01:41:40

Ep. 142 - OU's Unique Challenge Against Kansas State

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/23

In the opening take, Grant tells you what kind of opportunity this OU team has this weekend when they play at Kansas State. Then Lee joins to go over the news and notes of the week beginning with the loss of Jon-Michael Terry (5:30). Remember Caleb Kelly? What if he gets healthy and comes back to play at some point down the stretch (11:50)? Lee's giddy over the offensive line and its potential (17:50). Alex Grinch as a head coach? That was a thing this week and Lee goes over why he doesn't think

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01:10:37

Ep. 141 - "Starting to Believe", This Sooners Team is...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/20

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

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01:22:20

Ep. 140 - OU's Defense Should Really Shut Down West...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/18

In the opening take, Grant explains that like it or not -- OU's defense now has expectations. Then Lee joins immediately as we discuss the news that Austin Kendall is going to start Saturday against the Sooners before discussing the eery similarities between this game and the 2017 home game vs. Iowa State (2:00). We go through some offensive news and notes of the week including Grant Calcaterra's status, Adrian Ealy and Erik Swenson looking good, Trey Sermon's role vs. Texas (7:00). Defensive news

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01:20:09

Ep. 139 - The Most Dominant 7-Point Win You'll Ever See

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/14

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

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01:37:06

Ep. 138 - While Texas Talks, Jalen Hurts Isn't Saying...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/11

In the opening take (of part 2), Grant lays out how OU has fallen short of expectations way too many times in the Red River Rivalry. Then Lee joins to go over the injury situation in this game, beginning with Texas who's expected to have a decent amount of guys go Saturday (7:10). Grant gets a chance to comment on Adrian Ealy and Erik Swenson's health before Lee has some good news/bad news when it comes to this scenario (10:15). Texas has a good, efficient offense and it's all because Sam Ehlinger

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00:43:11

Ep. 138 - While Texas Talks, Jalen Hurts Isn't Saying...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/10

In Part 1 of 2, Lee brings you the news and notes of the week leading up to Saturday's OU-Texas game. After Jalen Hurts opens the show, Lee gives his take on why Jalen Hurts gave that opening statement (4:45). Lee tried to figure out why Hurts acts this way before every single game and Lee also enjoyed a piece of life advice that Hurts references (7:40). Adrian Ealy and Erik Swenson are both "highly questionable" for OU-Texas. Bill Bedenbaugh explains what it's like to deal with all the shake ups on

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01:12:49

Ep. 137 - After KU Win, 2 Questions You've Got To Ask...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/06

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

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01:20:25

Ep. 136 - Stuff Alex Grinch Says That Makes Us All...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/10/03

In the opening take, Grant takes a look at the last decade of defensive performances against Kansas. Then Lee joins to thank the listeners for some recent ratings/reviews before explaining why this OU-KU game is more interesting than others in this series (4:00). Jalen Hurts is under the weather and Adrian Ealy's status is up in the air, which leads Grant to consider going full conspiracy theory (8:00). Grant has some news about Miguel Edwards and Lee got some more information on backup center Ian

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00:58:47

Ep. 135 - OU Trounces Tech to Open Big 12 Play

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/09/30

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

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01:29:49

Ep. 134 - We Love This Trejan Bridges Defense Story

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/09/26

In the opening take, Grant explains why the Sooners shouldn't be all that concerned with Texas Tech. Then Lee joins to make a pitch to grow the show (3:35) before the guys jump right into the news that Trejan Bridges has been working out with the secondary. We hear from Alex Grinch and Patrick Fields, plus share an updated quote from Lincoln Riley (6:30). Kenneth Mann will be back this Saturday(24:45). Lee wasn't impressed with what he saw from Alan Bowman against Arizona. Will whoever plays QB for

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