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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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01:30:03

Ep. 106 - Thank God Bill Bedenbaugh is in Charge of...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/03/20

In the opening take, Lee takes a look at the Sooners' 2019 win total. Then Grant joins to talk about why the experts are so high on OU's chances in 2019 (6:30). The offensive line is all over the place right now and we've found out who's playing Center in Creed Humprhey's absence (9:40). What's the first team offensive line look like right now, and also what could it look like this fall (15:40)? Brayden Willis vs. Jeremiah Hall will be a fun H-Back competition (24:35). James Hale has some insight on

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01:18:13

Ep. 105 - Grinch's "Speed D" Hits the Practice Field

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/03/13

In the opening take, Grant tackles yet another OU Spring Game concert controversy. Then Lee joins to discuss the latest Sooners' quarterback competition -- much to Grant's chagrin. Will Lincoln Riley name Jalen Hurts the starter by the end of the spring (7:00)? Lee was at Thursday's practice and he thought Hurts looked a lot like Kyler Murray in his uniform, plus we go over some more offensive news and notes (11:30). We've got a lot of defensive soundbites to play and we start with Alex Grinch's

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01:14:28

Ep. 104 - And Just Like That, Spring Practice is Here

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/03/07

In the opening take, Lee provides his first impressions of Spencer Rattler. Then Grant joins to talk about the running back featured in today's intro highlight (4:45). Lincoln Riley broke some injury news in his first press conference of the spring (8:15). A couple of players have switched positions -- one excites Grant and Lincoln Riley comments on the other guy who's switched from defense to offense (15:00). AD Miller was in the transfer portal, but now he's returned to OU (22:15). Riley wants to

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01:25:27

Ep. 103 - Top 5 Players to Watch in Grinch's Defense

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/02/27

In the opening take, Grant explains why he was intrigued by a recent tweet thread by former Sooner Orlando Brown. Then Lee joins to reminisce about OU being double-digit underdogs to FSU in the 2001 Orange Bowl which leads to a brief talk about past spreads in national championship games (6:30). The guys countdown their top 5 defensive players they're most looking forward to seeing play in the new Alex Grinch scheme, beginning with a linebacker (15:20). Grant has a pair of DBs listed at No. 4 and

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01:21:52

Ep. 102 - Grinch's Biggest Task: Fix the OU Secondary

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/02/13

In the opening take, Lee's thrilled that we're not done watching Kyler Murray play quarterback. Then Grant joins to discuss the best OU recruiting class since 2005 (7:20). The guys touch on some of the 2019 recruits who they're most interested in, while Lee disrespects Wichita football (12:20). Ron Tatum is planning to transfer from OU (22:25). It's pretty clear Bookie is the main secondary player we hope benefits the most from Alex Grinch and the coaching changes (27:40). Is there a world where Tre

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01:33:35

Ep. 101 - Caleb Kelly's Perfect Fit in Grinch's...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/02/06

In the opening take, Grant is all over the place because he's so distraught that there's no football for a very long time. Then Lee joins to remind the listeners that this podcast will not touch on traditional National Signing Day, although Grant provides predictions on who he thinks will sign with the Sooners (8:40). Is Kenneth Murray the linebacker who will benefit most from the defensive coaching changes? Or is it Caleb Kelly (11:00)? Judging by Alex Grinch's history at Wazzu, there may be an

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01:30:42

Ep. 100 - Neville Gallimore Could Be Unleashed in...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/01/30

In the opening take, Lee has some thoughts on new OU Cornerbacks Coach Roy Manning. Then Grant joins to talk about how he may freeze to death in Minnesota before acknowledging that this is our 100th episode of the show (6:45). Jalen Hurts is the top transfer QB of the offseason -- no surprise. But who's the 2nd best transfer? The guys definitely don't think it's Kelly Bryant (9:15). The guys transition into a Drew Lock discussion and rip on NFL talent evaluators (16:00). Are Kyler Murray and Dwayne

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01:41:26

Ep. 99 - Kendall Transfers and Grant's Mad at the...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/01/21

In the opening take, Grant explains the Sooners are fortunate to get Jalen Hurts for the 2019 season. Then Lee joins and triggers Grant right off the bat with OU's 2007 loss to Texas Tech (6:00). We move on to more pressing topics like Austin Kendall's transfer from OU. Lee establishes a timeline of events. Lincoln Riley told Kendall to enter the portal, so what does that mean (9:00)? Lincoln Riley tells his side of the story in regards to blocking Kendall's immediate eligibility at WVU (21:50)

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01:29:29

Ep. 98 - Kyler's Going Pro & Looking Back at...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/01/16

**NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Brian Odom and Roy Manning news broke Tuesday night.** In the opening take, Lee really thought there was a chance Kyler Murray could come back to OU for one more season. Then Grant joins to explain why the past week's talk about Kyler Murray frustrated him (7:00). Murray's not going to play baseball right now because he's going to end up being a first round pick in the NFL Draft (11:45). Murray would make so much more money in the NFL right now compared

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01:34:09

Ep. 97 - Welcome to Norman, Mr. Grinch

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2019/01/05

No opening take today, but we've got all the thoughts on OU's new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Grant called this back in October (1:30). Let's go over all the PROS of Alex Grinch beginning with his defensive philosophy which includes a mindset to take the ball away (7:45). Grant is excited about what Grinch can do for OU's defensive line (15:30). Grinch's base defense seems to be the hybrid 3-4, which we've trashed at OU recently (22:00). It's nice that Grinch has experience coaching secondary

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01:25:51

Ep. 96 - Slow Start Sinks the Sooners in South Beach

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/30

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Alabama on a job well done (sort of). Then Grant joins to discuss his feelings after OU's Orange Bowl loss (5:30). OU's slow start was certainly not expected (7:20). Lee thinks you're an idiot if you second guessed Lincoln Riley's decsion to defer and he's annoyed by other Twitter takes (10:00). Marquise Brown had a horrible night and we feel terrible for him (13:00). Alabama's offense was able to do whatever it wanted (14:35) and Tua Tagovailoa was perfectly

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01:52:32

Ep. 95 - It's OU and Bama For All the Oranges (Mega...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/28

In the opening take, Grant looks back at the awesome 2003 OU football team that didn't win it all. Then Lee joins to talk "feel" for this upcoming Orange Bowl (6:20) before discussing Marquise Brown's health (8:10), Kyler Murray's random illness (13:00), and whether or not Albabama suspending three players will have any impact on the game (16:45)? The guys finally closely rewatched the SEC Title game and Lee was encouraged by what he saw, while Grant was the complete opposite (23:15). Will OU be

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01:04:44

Ep. 94 - Let's Fantasize About Orange Bowl Scenarios

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/24

In the opening take, Lee saw a game recently that made him slightly less worried about Alabama's elite defensive front. Then Grant joins to talk about a listener who called him out on Twitter over the weekend (5:40). We get to a Facebook question regarding Alabama's speedy WRs and OU's limited secondary (9:00). For the first time ever we play "Wouldn't it be cool..." which is a segment where we spitball about things that would be cool to see this Saturday in the Orange Bowl (17:00). Grant finishes

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01:24:29

Ep. 93 - It's Confirmed: OU Has its Hands Full With...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/21

In the opening take, Grant's in awe of Lincoln Riley's ability to improve OU's recruiting over the past few seasons. Then Lee joins to talk about whether or not Alabama has seen an offense like OU so far this season (7:20)? The discussion includes a lot of thoughts from Bama's game vs Missouri this year and a few rips on Drew Lock. Could the OU offensive line vs. the Alabama front 7 be the most important matchup of this Orange Bowl (18:10)? The Sooners have not seen a defensive line as good as

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01:53:59

Ep. 92 - Lincoln Riley is Here to Win a National...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/16

In the opening take, Lee's fired up about something Lincoln Riley said this past week. Then Grant joins to give his thoughts on Riley's comments (5:30) before the guys jump into the injury status of Marquise Brown (10:30) and Tua Tagovailoa (13:15). Who would you rather Alabama play at QB: Jalen Hurts, or a less than 100 percent Tua (15:50)? So, Chanse Sylvie could apparently help the Sooners in the Orange Bowl (23:20)? Who are the most important players on OU's defense for this upcoming game

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01:32:11

Ep. 91 - Kyler is Officially the Best Player in...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/10

In the opening take Grant tries to put into words what Kyler Murray has accomplished this season at Oklahoma. Then Lee joins to provide his thoughts on Murray winning the Heisman (5:10). This was the closest Heisman race since 2015 and the numbers suggest Championship Saturday actually determined the winner (9:10). Murray has played in multiple high leverage situations this year while Tua did not (12:50). We're tired of hearing somewhat lazy arguments for why Tua should have won, so we blow those

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01:44:43

Ep. 90 - After a Perfect Saturday, the Sooners Are...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/12/02

In the opening take, Lee tries to figure out if the College Football Playoff committee got this whole thing right. Then a fired up Grant joins to briefly talk about the final CFP rankings and the show that led up to the rankings reveal (5:30). The guys jump into OU's win over Texas beginning with Tre Norwood's start at safety and Bookie's relegation to the bench (14:00). Texas seems to have perfected the "draw pass interference" offense (23:00). Great complementary football was played in the 2nd

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01:34:57

Ep. 89 - It's OU-Texas For the Big 12 Title. Ok,...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/11/29

In the opening take, Grant basically tells OU to *not* be like Michigan. Then Lee joins to bring up the fact Kyler Murray has had loads of success playing at AT&T Stadium (4:20) and this is the first time these teams have played twice in the same season for more than 100 years (6:00). Lee's got a rough blueprint for how the Sooners' defense can "limit" the Texas offense this Saturday beginning with something OU did not do the first time around against the Horns (7:45). OU's got a decision to make

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01:28:22

Ep. 88 - Everybody Pitches In As OU Outscores West...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/11/25

In the opening take, Lee explains there was never a doubt that OU was going to beat West Virginia Friday night. Then Grant joins to randomly get excited about Minnesota Golden Gopher football and also deflect from the fact he picked against OU to win (4:05). For the first time in weeks we begin the show with the OU offense after the Sooners performed at an elite level once again (6:35). Lincoln Riley put the ball in Kyler's hands on 4th down and the game on the line deep in the 4th quarter, and the

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01:40:07

Ep. 87 - Are the Sooners Walking Into a Black Friday...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/11/21

In the opening take, Grant decides he's tired of being negative regarding this upcoming OU game against West Virginia. Then Lee joins as the guys condense this matchup down into something simple (4:15) before diving into OU's defense vs. WVU's offense and if there's any chance the Sooners can limit the Mountaineers' passing game (8:05)? Can Iowa State and OSU's success against WVU's offense help OU at all (14:00)? What are the odds OU tries to shadow David Sills with a cornerback all game (20:40)

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