Ep. 225 - Welp, Riley Totally Duped Us. Time For OU to Find a New Coach

In the opening take, Lee looks back at the last time a head coach left OU for a different college job. Then Grant joins as the guys give their initial thoughts on Riley's decision to leave OU (4:20). Bob Stoops is the Sooners' Interim Head coach. Lee also shares a story about Bob Stoops that he recently heard that will make you smile (11:45). Who's going to be OU's next head coach? We go over the potential candidates who've been mentioned and rumored beginning with Brent Venables. What about Matt Rhule? (26:00). The OU men's basketball team beats Florida as we are recording the podcast (47:30). What about Shane Beamer? Would he leave South Carolina to come to OU? We also discuss Luke Fickell, Dan Lanning, Mike Leach, and Lane Kiffin (49:15). Okay, we go all in on Lincoln Riley taking the USC job beginning by talking about what we were doing when we found out the news Sunday (1:02:05). Lee wants to break down the "Pros" and "Cons" for OU now that Riley is gone. Lee begins with his "Cons" list (1:07:40). Now over to the "Pros" of Riley leaving. Plus Lee tells the story about his final interaction with Lincoln Riley as OU's head coach. Alex Grinch is out the door, and Lee rants about what his lasting memory of Lincoln Riley's final weeks at OU will be (1:15:35). Grant wants to rant more about Riley's ability to seemingly stretch the truth at the end and also since USC has hired him. Grant wishes Riley would have just left OU in the middle of the season instead of the way he chose to leave (1:42:30). OU's not naming a coach today. Grant points out that there is a chance this could go south for OU (1:50:00). We give our thoughts on the bizarre Roy Manning story that came out Tuesday night. Grant once again just tells Lincoln Riley to go away (1:55:20). Grant has more hate for Riley. Which leads to some small CFP talk about Oklahoma State, Michigan, and Cincinnati to end this incredibly long podcast (2:04:10). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9