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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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01:41:38

Ep. 126 - Rejoice! The 2019 Big Season Preview is Here

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/08/26

In the opening take, Grant essentially crosses off two teams from the list of 2019 contenders. Then Lee joins and makes the mistake of asking Grant about the Miami-Florida game (3:45). We begin with predicting who will be the 3rd running back behind Kennedy Brooks and Trey Sermon -- even though Grant didn't understand the question (7:15). We both think CeeDee Lamb is going to be the top WR, so we predict which true freshman pass catcher will have the most impact (10:55)? Grant takes a flyer on who's

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01:22:52

Ep. 125 - Hurts is QB1, But The Defense is More...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/08/21

In the opening take, Lee believes Baker Mayfield is one of the most authentic athletes in the world right now and Mayfield was just staying on brand in the recent GQ article. Those that are new to the show will enjoy this announcement (7:10). Then Grant joins to talk about one year of being married and that time he recorded a podcast from Greece (7:45). Jalen Hurts is your starting QB for Week 1 and we make quick predictions on how many touchdowns he'll account for in 2019 (9:00). Tanner Mordecai is

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01:14:41

Ep. 124 - The Sooners' Starters are Beginning to...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/08/14

In the opening take, Grant is begging for some interesting news to come out of fall practice. Then Lee joins to talk about seeing Jalen Redmond on the practice field in shells Monday night. What position is he going to play, and is even on track to be a contributor early in the season (3:30)? Switching over to the secondary where it looks like Brendan Radley-Hiles is now the next man up at Nickel and the starting 5 back there is looking more clear (13:30). Alex Grinch wants more competition at the

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01:06:47

Ep. 123 - Every Play in Practice is a Turnover Drill

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/08/08

In the opening take, recent comments from Grant Calcaterra and CeeDee Lamb has Lee excited about the OU defense. Then Grant joins to talk briefly about the Sooners practicing at night (5:50) before bringing up all the things we know about Tre Norwood (7:25). Grant gets a chance to comment on the earlier soundbites from Calcaterra and Lamb, plus is it a good thing that this new scheme is so simple (17:00)? Guess what? DaShaun White claims the OU defense will never go back to how it was a season ago

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01:20:18

Ep. 122 - Fall Camp Storylines and Quite the Take by...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/07/31

In the opening take, Grant provides a preview of what he's looking for as fall practice arrives for the Sooners. Then Lee joins to answer some questions about OU's fall camp beginning with the Sooners' storyline that is most interesting (5:00). When's Lincoln Riley going to name Jalen Hurts the starting quarterback (14:30)? The guys talk about potential breakout candidates from the youngest members of the team (19:30). We know the defense could be bad again this season, but aside from that what else

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01:24:31

Ep. 121 - Uh... Yeah... Lincoln Riley is Definitely a...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/07/24

Lee brings the "Hot Take of the Week" segment to his opening take. Then Grant joins to give his thoughts on Mac Engel's recent column that asks us all to pump the brakes anointing Lincoln Riley as a genius (9:00). A recruit said Alex Grinch told him the Sooners' defense doesn't have one person who could go to the NFL right now. Lincoln Riley addressed that quote at Media Days. We discuss (19:25). What is a realistic improvement that we could actually see from OU's defense in 2019 (30:30)? Some smart

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00:55:20

Ep. 120 - Let's Make the Best of a Boring Big 12...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/07/17

In the opening take, Grant gives you the most important news out of Big 12 Football Media Days... just kidding. Nothing really happened in Arlington. Then Lee joins Grant from Jerry's World to talk about the most useful things we learned at media days (4:00). The Big 12 and national media didn't seem to know Jalen Hurts still has to win the OU quarterback job (7:20). Lee thought a player update was the most useful piece of info from the two days in Arlington (12:30). Sam Ehlinger and Tom Herman

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01:26:49

Ep. 119 - The Media Votes for Kenneth Murray...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/07/10

In the opening take, Lee is annoyed that only 2 quarterbacks will be in attendance at Big 12 Football Media Days next week. Then Grant joins to discuss the media's preseason All-Big 12 team selections, beginning with the media's decision to name Kenneth Murray the preseason Defensive Player of the Year (6:00). The guys go over their picks for the preseason All-Big 12 Defensive team beginning with the defensive line (27:00). The media left perhaps the best linebacker in the Big 12 off the preseason

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01:13:07

Ep. 118 - Preseason All-Big 12 Offense Picks +...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/07/03

In the opening take, Grant doesn't want to see college football free agency in the near future, but he's not sure what to do about the NCAA transfer rules. Then Lee joins to propose some ideas that would make the transfer rules more simple (8:00). **We apologize for Lee's audio quality starting at the 18:40 mark. His microphone malfunctioned without him realizing** Lee vents about the NCAA's "5-year clock" rule (23:10). The guys go over their Preseason All-Big 12 Offensive team beginning with a

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01:11:57

Ep. 117 - A Doctor's Perspective of Jalen Redmond &...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/06/26

It takes Lee just a couple of weeks to talk about Brock Vandagriff again in the opening take. Then Grant joins to talk a little about the upcoming Big 12 Football Media Days (5:30). Sports Illustrated still hasn't come out with a Top 100 player list, so Grant found a different list of rankings to discuss (8:15). Grant gives his thoughtful take on Vandagriff committing to OU, followed by his emotional take. It's kinda weird because the guys talk about a recruit and recruiting for like 15 minutes

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00:59:15

Ep. 116 - Let's Rank the Top Quarterbacks in College...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/06/19

No opening take today, so the guys begin the show by talking about last summer's "Sports Illustrated" Top 100 players list that looks even more ridiculous in hindsight (2:40). Transitioning to a more recent list as "Athlon Sports" ranked all 130 quarterback in college football. The guys give their top 10 QBs and tell you who is overrated, underrated, and just right (7:15). Les Miles and Pooka Williams are the two most interesting aspects of KU to Lee, while Grant is still disgusted by the Jayhawks'

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01:09:12

Ep. 115 - Are We Sure Jalen Hurts Will Be Good in 2019?

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/06/12

In the opening take, Lee kind of talks about recruiting. Kind of. Then Grant joins to talk about the first OU football game the guys ever went to (4:30). A message from a listener makes Lee change his mind about Jalen Redmond's future at OU (9:30). Are we sure Jalen Hurts is going to be good this season (19:00)? Are we sure Jalen Redmond's position is going to be Rush LB (32:00)? Are we sure the Big 12 won't be terrible in 2019 (40:20)? We look ahead to OU's Week 5 opponent Texas Tech. Grant doesn't

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01:16:43

Ep. 114 - A Shocking Point Spread and Ranking Head...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/06/06

In the opening take, Grant takes a stroll down memory lane and revisits a game from 2017. Then Lee joins to describe his night covering OU softball as the Sooners fell in the WCWS (5:30). The Golden Nugget in Vegas has released a crazy spread for the OU-Houston game (9:25). Grant was scared for Jalen Redmond after reading a recent story from the Norman Transcript (17:50). The guys respond to a listener email asking about the true freshmen who recently arrived in Norman. Grant's got thoughts on a

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01:19:24

Ep. 113 - A Jalen Redmond Prediction We Hope is Wrong

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/05/29

In the opening take, Lee explains why he's not confident Jalen Redmond will play again for OU. Then Grant joins to talk about one of Baker Mayfield's best TD passes and also the ineptitude of Hue Jackson (6:40). The guys get back into Jalen Redmond's blood clots. Grant tends to be more optimistic about Redmond's outlook (12:45). We take a little time to address a comment from Facebook in regards to recruiting (18:20). Lincoln Riley says he's not going to name a starting QB before fall camp (27:55)

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01:54:51

Ep. 112 - It's Late May, So Let's Predict the Week 1...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/05/22

In the opening take, Grant waxes poetic about the old school NCAA Football video game and the potential of the franchise making a return. Then Lee joins to predict the the 2019 Oklahoma 2-deep beginning with the easy positions on the offense (9:30). Moving to the offensive line where we predict the starters and reserves from right to left (15:30). Where does Michael Thompson fit in on the offensive line? And could he switch back to defense (26:00)? There's a ton of talent at wide receiver, but who's

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01:35:01

Ep. 111 - Is Kyler in a Better Spot Than Baker?

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/05/01

In the opening take, Lee chastises anybody who thought the Cardinals were actually going to pass on Kyler Murray with the No. 1 pick. Then Grant joins to talk about the erroneous report which stated the Arizona was not going to select Murray with the No. 1 pick (4:40). Grant thinks Murray's situation in Arizona is much better than Baker Mayfield's situation in Cleveland at this time last year (9:15). Lee thinks more than half of the Sooners who were drafted over the weekend could be starting by Week

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01:28:20

Ep. 110 - Hurts Excels in Primetime Spring Game

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/04/21

In the opening take, Lee saw some good things and some not so good things during OU's Spring Game. Then Grant joins to talk about the atmosphere of the primetime Spring Game (4:30). The guys each have a list of Spring Game observations, beginning with the strong play of Jalen Hurts and the rest of the OU offense (10:15). Moving over to the defense where Lee has some cautionary thoughts, Grant is a little more optimistic, and Alex Grinch updates us on the defense's progress now that spring is over

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00:58:26

Ep. 109 - OU's DBs Have Been Jamming WRs. Oh, and...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/04/12

In the opening take, Grant says OU may be on to something here with playing the Spring Game under the lights. Then Lee joins to talk about the fallout from Caleb Kelly's serious injury and what Lincoln Riley is saying about what's next (6:00). DaShaun White is the next man up, plus Grant thinks Brian Odom is hinting that only a few ILBs have a legitimate shot to play now (8:50). We learned this week that Kenneth Murray is having a great spring, but does that mean anything given his history (14:35)

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01:30:16

Ep. 108 - A No Good, Very Bad Week For OU's Defense

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/04/06

In the opening take, Lee explains his current mindset when assessing OU's defense. Then the guys briefly touch on what's been a pretty negative week (5:00) before jumping back to maybe the most overrated "iconic play" in football history (6:20). The Sooners scrimmaged for the first time this week, and Grant thinks the defense may be in trouble (8:00). Caleb Kelly has reportedly torn his ACL and Grant is bummed out (12:15). Does this injury make it easy to predict who'll play the inside LB roles this

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01:14:39

Ep. 107 - OU's New Defense is Ahead of Schedule

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/03/28

In the opening take, Grant shares a special OU football moment that he'll never forget. Then Lee joins to provide some more details from OU-Texas 2001. Jalen Hurts talked to the media for the first time as a Sooner and he's grown quite a bit over his time at Alabama and now OU (9:00). Hurts said something that might make him the perfect candidate to replace back-to-back Heisman winners (13:15). Hurts wants to do everything he can to lead this team (20:30). Remember that video of Hurts squatting a

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