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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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00:55:44

Ep. 67 - Boat Racing the Bruins Feels Bittersweet

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/09/10

In the opening take, Lee has high praise for OU's wide receiving duo -- and disdain for Sports Illustrated. Then, Grant joins to discuss the ramifications of the Rodney Anderson injury (4:55). Despite scoring 49 points on Saturday, didn't the OU offense look a little off against UCLA (15:00)? Lee thinks you could really sense the absence of Baker Mayfield on Saturday and Kyler Murray was off at times (18:00). At the same time, Kyler made some plays that only a high level QB could make (22:30). Grant

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01:17:26

Ep. 66 - It's Tough to Find Nice Stuff About UCLA

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/09/06

In the opening take, Grant provides his full mea culpa in regards to his OU-FAU prediction. Then Lee joins to briefly discuss the transfer of Addison Gumbs (4:45). The guys hold off on OU talk for about 10 minutes while they discuss the most surprising/least surprising things they saw in Week 1 of the college football season (6:50). We watched UCLA-Cincinnati from last Saturday, and Chip Kelly's UCLA offense looked nothing like Chip Kelly's Oregon offenses from years ago. Plus, the Bruins' offensive

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01:23:29

Ep. 65 - FAU Did Not Belong on the Same Field as OU....

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/09/03

In the opening take, Lee explains how Kyler Murray showed him exactly what he was hoping to see on Saturday. Then Grant joins to talk about what it's like to catch flack for being so worried about FAU and what he saw from Kyler Murray (6:20). OU's offense was pretty awesome on Saturday (13:25). Grant was impressed with the offensive line, and the guys are not on the same page about a random Kyler Murray rushing play (20:30). Lee loved the play design on Anderson's second TD run and he explains why

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01:34:49

Ep. 64 - Beware of the Owls

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/30

In the opening take, Grant has an important message for Sooners fans who are taking FAU lightly. Then Lee joins to get an update on Grant's European honeymoon (5:30). We're recording Tuesday, so at this time there still isn't an OU depth chart. Will the Sooners even release one (9:20)? Covering the rest of the news and notes from Lincoln Riley's Monday presser including Justin Broiles being a student of the game and one depth chart question has already been answered (13:30). Is FAU really a top

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01:29:11

Ep. 63 - It's Finally Game Week. Let's Make Some...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/27

**BIG SEASON PREVIEW PODCAST** In the opening take, Lee provides a primer on what to expect from this episode. Then Grant joins to reminisce about some of last year's predictions (3:00) before jumping into the individual player predictions beginning with OU's leading receiver in 2018 (5:30). The guys play it safe with their prediction for OU's leading tackler (9:30). It's difficult to predict OU's sacks leader (11:35). Predicting OU's most important offensive player (16:30). Kenneth Murray is

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00:56:56

Ep. 62 - Austin Kendall Could Really Win This Thing

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/22

In the opening take, Lee runs through the history of QB competitions in Lincoln Riley's career. Then Lee explains how this episode is different from previous editions of the show. After that, Lee jumps into his QB competition theory (8:00). Did Riley hint at when he's going to make a decision on the starting QB (16:00)? Is Lee Morris going to play some tight end this season (19:50)? Riley is really excited and interested in the starting center competition (22:40). Drake Stoops is getting run with

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01:14:55

Ep. 61 - The Starting Defense is Beginning to Take Shape

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/15

In the opening take, Lee provides an update on what to expect from the show in the coming weeks. Then, Grant joins to explain why he would never get married during football season (5:25). Grant thinks this has been a very secretive OU Fall Camp (7:20). A "West of Everest" source has info from the Sooners first scrimmage which leads into a discussion about Austin Kendall's legitimate chances of starting Week 1 (10:15). Moving to the linebackers where Caleb Kelly and Kenneth don't have starting spots

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00:50:28

Ep. 60 - We've Got Theories on Kyler Murray and Trey...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/08

In the opening take, Grant outlines the main position battles you need to pay attention to at Sooners fall camp. Then Lee joins to talk about Nate Hybl and the 2002 Big 12 Champoinship game (8:55). Kyler Murray and Lincoln Riley don't seem to be on the same page as Murray's agent (11:55). Lee has a possibly crazy theory as to why OU is not publicly saying this is Murray's final year playing football (19:15). Starrland Baldwin will miss the season (23:00). Rodney Anderson and a couple other notable

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01:28:30

Ep. 59 - Early Position Battles and Playoff Predictions

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/08/01

In the opening take, Lee has an update on the OU secondary position battles heading into fall camp and brings up one question that hasn't fully been answered yet. Then, Grant joins to talk briefly about Baker Mayfield's positive training camp so far with the Browns (6:10). Grant describes an unfortunate story that dominated OU's "ChampU BBQ" over the weekend (9:50). Shifting back to the Sooners' secondary as Lee explains why he's not thrilled about the idea of a base Nickel defense. Grant tells us

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01:19:19

Ep. 58 - Is This Quarterback Competition Actually a...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/07/25

In the opening take, Grant believes he's detected an ongoing theme surrounding OU football as the Sooners prepare for the beginning of fall camp. Then Lee joins to talk about the overall theme of the Sooners during 2017's fall camp (6:30). The topic shifts to the best game OU played during the 2017 season (8:15). After the small talk, the guys shift to an injury update covering Jalen Redmond, Chanse Sylvie, Nick Basquine, and others (10:20). The discussion shifts to the QB competition as a few of

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01:44:16

Ep. 57 - There's Something About Kenneth Murray

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/07/20

In the opening take, Lee talks about the most interesting thing he heard while attending Big 12 Football Media Days at the Star in Frisco. Then Grant joins to explain why we didn't use a DeMarco Murray play in the intro (5:00). Shifting to the OU QB competition. Lee has a theory that Austin Kendall may actually be the best person to start for the Sooners (8:15). Grant buys Lee some time while he pulls up Riley's soundbite about offensive leadership (21:10). Grant is worried that Jonathan Alvarez is

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01:32:18

Ep. 56 - Mayfield vs Cowherd Makes Great TV

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/06/27

In the opening take, Grant dissects a recent quote by Lincoln Riley that may partly explain the deficiencies in the OU defense last season. Then Lee joins to explore what the OU offense will look like this fall with Kyler Murray at QB (7:30). A lot of NFL coaches are picking Lincoln Riley's brain this summer, and where does Riley stand on coaching in the NFL (31:40)? Turning our attention to SI's egregious list of the top 100 players in college football (47:30). Finally, the guys go over their

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01:31:09

Ep. 55 - Roll the Dice on Rodney

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/06/20

In the opening take, Lee tries to make everybody a little money by pointing out an underrated fact about Rodney Anderson. Then Grant joins to chat briefly about the best running backs in college football (6:30). Lincoln Riley has a new contract and Kyler Murray took BP with the Athletics last week (9:10). Picking up where we left off last week, the guys turn their attention to OU's October 20th matchup against TCU (12:15). Next up the Sooners are back home to face Kansas State on October 27th

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01:33:40

Ep. 54 - Kyler's Quest to be "The Guy" at OU

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/06/13

In the opening take, Grant wraps his arms around the Kyler Murray era and welcomes us to the beginning of the 2018 football season. Then Lee joins for a random discussion about former Sooners WR Cameron Kenney before jumping into all of the details surrounding Kyler Murray getting drafted by the A's (8:40). Lincoln Riley hints that Murray's football future may go on longer than we think (12:50). Lee uses his past experiences covering Kyler Murray to explain why he's not concerned about Murray's

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01:21:01

Ep. 53 - Who's Gonna Start in 2018? Updated.

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/05/09

In the opening take, Lee explains that Dimitri Flowers is already getting some publicity in New York. Then Grant joins to rant about the OU-Florida 2009 BCS National Championship Game (6:20). Lincoln Riley had some interesting things to say on Adam Schefter's podcast this week including thoughts on Baker Mayfield, Orlando Brown, and the NFL (16:30). Hue Jackson reiterated over the weekend that Tyrod Taylor is the Browns starting quarterback (30:30). The Broncos were never going to draft Mayfield and

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01:17:03

Ep. 52 - Mayfield's Moment: The Browns Get it Right...

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/05/02

In the opening take, Grant explains why the Browns got it right with Baker Mayfield. Then Lee joins to add on to the Mayfield talk beginning with his initial thoughts on Mayfield going No. 1 (8:00). In the "Hot Take of the Week" Colin Cowherd is not fond of the Browns decision with the No. 1 pick (10:30). We found out earlier this week the Patriots were willing to trade up as far as No. 2 to get Mayfield (15:40). Grant takes Cowherd to task for being a hypocrite when it comes to this

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01:24:10

Ep. 51 - Baker Mayfield vs. The Field

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/04/25

In the opening take, Lee explains why he's cooled on Baker Mayfield in the last week. Then Grant joins to help us critique a couple of head scratching takes from NFL expert Greg Cosell's pre-draft assessment of Mayfield (12:45). Grant looks up what people were saying about Peyton Manning before he was drafted and shockingly a decent amount of the same things are being said about Baker Mayfield (20:50). Then the guys provide their own pre-draft assessment of Mayfield including his strengths,

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01:20:08

Ep. 50 - Betting Big on "Bookie"

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/04/18

In the opening take, Grant explains why Sooners fans may want to begin getting used to the number "1". Then Lee joins to talk all things Spring Game beginning with just how many people were at the game? (8:45) It was a huge weekend for big time commitments including a pair of 5-star WRs. (12:00) The guys disagree on the history of tall OU WRs. (18:25) Recapping the rest of the guys who committed to OU over the weekend. (23:40) A lot of former players were hanging around Norman Saturday on what

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01:06:07

Ep. 49 - Sifting Through Spring Game Storylines

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/04/11

In the opening take, Lee tackles all the praise and hype surrounding "Bookie" Radley-Hiles. Then Grant joins to take a quick look back at some of the best wide receivers in OU history (4:50). New details have emerged on the Spring Game including honoray captains and a true game format! (8:30) Going over both rosters and deciding which team is better -- it's incredibly difficult. (17:30) Which team should be favored to win? (26:00) What's the most interesting storyline surrounding this entire event

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01:01:40

Ep. 48 - Should Trace Adkins Be Such a Polarizing Topic?

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast ·

2018/04/04

In the opening take, Grant voices his displeasure with the events surrounding the Sooners upcoming spring game. Then Lee joins to talk about the latest happenings around spring practice. After a week of reflection, is the Trace Adkins concert a bad idea? Plus do you care about the Wonderlic test? (episode details still to come) | Email the show: westofeverest@gmail.com | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

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