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West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

Lee and Grant Benson

West of Everest is for the OU Football sickos, of which there are many.The show was launched in August 2017 by Lee & Grant Benson. The brothers strive to bring you authentic, thoughtful, and nuanced opinions on OU Football & the world of college football. Lee Benson is a former sports anchor/reporter who covered the Sooners for six years from 2016-2022. Grant Benson is a massive OU fan who"s passion for the Sooners knows no bounds.

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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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01:09:51

Ep. 161 - Grading Preseason Predictions and Terrible...

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2020/03/27

No opening take for this episode because we are continuing on from the last episode. Back in August we made a bunch of preseason predictions after Florida played Miami. This leads Grant to making a very early hot take (1:35). We jump into all of our preseason OU predictions beginning with the running backs and then realizing we both whiffed on a freshman WR (4:05). Grant went outside the box for OU's leading tackler, and he was pretty close (6:55). Lee is obsessed with the theory that OU "goosed"

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01:11:57

Ep. 160 - "Spring Football", Caleb Williams, and Some TV

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2020/03/25

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

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01:38:06

Ep. 159 - New Coaches, Recruiting Rants, & Biggest...

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2020/02/26

In the opening take, Grant's feeling much better after taking a lot of time off from the podcast and he's ready to figure out how OU can finally win the national championship yet again. Then Lee joins to talk briefly about OU's spring practice schedule and the possibility of another night spring game (6:00). Ruffin McNeill is no longer with the program and that's probably for the best (8:20). Jay Boulware is off to Texas and the guys have somewhat differing views of what happened (11:20). DeMarco

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01:15:11

Ep. 158 - Rattler vs. Mordecai & the Disastrous 2017...

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2020/01/17

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

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01:03:58

Ep. 157 - Peach Bowl "What Ifs" and Reflecting on...

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2020/01/15

In the opening take, Grant is glad we took an extended "cool down period" before recording the latest episode and he's finally figured out LSU's Joe Burrow. Then Lee joins in time for Grant to call the Peach Bowl his least favorite OU game of all time and we try to pinpoint why we just really hate the LSU football program right now (6:00). Lee re-watched the Peach Bowl up until the game wasn't competitive anymore and took a lot of notes (16:00). There was one play very early in the game that showed

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01:20:41

Ep. 156 - Here's How The Sooners Beat LSU

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2019/12/27

In the opening take, Lee admits he was wrong about Clyde Edwards-Helaire's impact on the LSU offense. Then the guys jump in to the massive Peach Bowl preview with Grant's thoughts on losing DTY (6:50) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire's injury (11:20). Everything you could want to know about LSU's offense taking on OU's defense (15:00). OU's offense vs. LSU's defense beginning with Patrick Queen's comments from Thursday (36:00). The guys tell you what they *want* to see happen in the Peach Bowl (54:10)

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01:07:27

Ep. 155 - The Sooners' Slim Chances Are Somehow Even...

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2019/12/21

In the opening take, Lee knew OU didn't have a great chance to beat LSU at the start -- and somehow now the Sooners' chances are even worse. Then Lee jumps into the news of LSU's starting running back getting hurt this week (5:50). Next, we toss it to Grant who gives his thoughts on the news that three players will be suspended for the Peach Bowl. Grant also thinks losing Clyde Edwards-Helaire would be a massive blow for LSU (7:35). Lee responds to Grant's comments. Touching on Kenneth Murray's role

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01:39:53

Ep. 154 - Can We Take Anything From That Early...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/12/18

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

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01:51:59

Ep. 153 - OU's Back in the Playoff After Another...

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2019/12/08

No opening take today because the guys spent all their time late Saturday and early Sunday rewatching OU's second win over Baylor this season. Lee takes a bow for his thoughts on the Playoff Rankings over the past 4-5 weeks. And the guys briefly talk about how this is already a successful season for the Sooners (3:15). Punch up the OU-Baylor game and follow along as we go through the whole game in detail (9:25). Our first mention of Kenneth Murray, who played the best game of his OU career (14:00)

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01:01:06

Ep. 152 - One Final Chance to Impress the Playoff...

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2019/12/05

In the opening take, Grant lays the case OU vs Utah. Then Lee jumps in to explain that he's not too concerned about CeeDee Lamb's body language (7:15). Riley talked a little bit about the GT Counter play that we all love (9:35). Lee plays audio from Alex Grinch as he explains what he's seen from his defense over the last few weeks (10:50). The All-Big 12 Awards came out Wednesday, and Grant thinks there were a bunch of questionable selections (15:55). The guys separately give their thoughts on the

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01:38:56

Ep. 151 - OU Wins Bedlam With True Complementary...

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2019/12/03

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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