West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

By Lee & Grant Benson

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Opinion and analysis of Oklahoma Sooners football from the viewpoints of a local media member and an OU fan living outside The Sooner State. New episodes every Thursday during football season.

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Ep. 284 - OU's Defense Step...

09.24.2023

The guys discuss OU's 20-6 win at Historic Nippert Stadium. Lee says you can't complain about a win to get to 4-0, especially after last season. The defense looks to be much improved, and is Danny Stutsman a serious contender ...

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09.24.2023 Ep. 284 - OU's Defense Steps Up in Road Win Over Bearcats The guys discuss OU's 20-6 win at Historic Nippert Stadium. Lee says you can't complain about a win to get to 4-0, especially after last season. The defense looks to be much improved, and is Danny Stutsman a serious contender ...
09.21.2023 Ep. 283 - Will History Repeat Itself for the Sooners in Cincinnati? No opening take as the guy's jump right into Cincinnati week. This is the time of the year where we can start to form real opinions about this OU team. We got some good news, and possible bad news, for ...
09.17.2023 Ep. 282 - OU Posts Dominant Win at Tulsa. Are These Sooners For Real? The guys gather Sunday morning to talk about OU's dominant 66-17 win over Tulsa. Dillon Gabriel was terrific yet again. OU's wide receivers look excellent, meanwhile the running game leaves a lot to be desired. Peyton Bowen got the start ...
09.15.2023 Ep. 281 - Who's Going to Play Cheetah? & Will We Finally Get Some Sawchuk at TU? In the opening take, Lee goes to the WoE Facebook page and highlights a listener who's happy about what he's seen from the Sooners' defense so far. Then Grant joins the show as we give our thoughts on the Art ...
09.10.2023 Ep. 280 - OU Improves to 2-0 Despite Uneven Performance vs. SMU The guys recap what was an uneven performance by the Sooners in their 28-11 Week 2 win over SMU. Was the offense bad vs. SMU? What's going on with the running backs situation? The explosive passing game was non-existent. We ...
09.07.2023 Ep. 279 - OU Gets a Real Early Season Test Against SMU In the opening take, Lee tells you what he'll be watching for Saturday night when OU hosts SMU. Then Grant joins to talk more about how good the Sooners looked against Ark State (4:00). We go over the injury updates ...
09.03.2023 Ep. 278 - OU Posts Near Flawless Victory to Open 2023 Season OU opened the season with an impressive 73-0 win over Arkansas State. Lee says he's incredibly pleased with the way the Sooners played. Dillon Gabriel played the best game of his career, and it was nice to see an extended ...
08.31.2023 Ep. 277 - 2023 Big Season Preview \| Part 2 No opening take as the "Big Season Preview" continues. We start by taking some national negative narratives surrounding OU, but argue the positive side of why that narrative isn't correct. The first topic includes Ted Roof and his history of ...
08.30.2023 Ep. 276 - It's Time for the 2023 Big Season Preview \| Part 1 In the opening take, Grant is fully pumped for football season. Then Lee joins to try and remember the last time they watched an OU game together. We're not buying that Marcus Major and Justin Harrington will be atop the ...
08.20.2023 Ep. 275 - A Wait and See Approach to OU Football in 2023 In the opening take, Lee explains why he's skeptical about OU's chances of having a successful season in 2023. Then Grant joins to provide his thoughts on the current makeup of the team. As of now, the guys both anticipate ...
02.02.2023 Ep. 274 - Something's Off About the 2023 Schedule + Grab Bag Topics In the opening take, Lee says something seemed off about OU's 2023 schedule release. Then Grant joins as the guys try to decide if there's something shady happening with the schedule behind the scenes? OU's home slate is not very ...
01.01.2023 Ep. 273 - Sawchuk Shines as OU Ends 2022 With Another Close Loss The guys are back at the mics to discuss OU's close Cheez-It Bowl loss to Florida State. They open the show by briefly discussing the road-like atmosphere for the Sooners in Orlando, while praising the bowl game for making a ...
12.26.2022 Ep. 272 - OU Secures Elite Class Ahead of Cheez-It Bowl vs. FSU The guys are back at the mics after a Merry Christmas gathering in Oklahoma City. While we are days away from OU playing FSU in the Cheez-It Bowl, Lee & Grant open the show by congratulating Brent Venbales on securing ...
12.09.2022 Ep. 271 - Early Cheez-It Bowl Thoughts & Transfer Portal Madness Oklahoma will play Florida State in the Cheez-It Bowl. Grant thought OU would play Iowa. Lee wanted the Sooners to play Wisconsin. Are the Sooners walking into a buzz saw (:45)? A lot of players have entered the transfer portal. ...
11.27.2022 Ep. 270 - Everything is Up For Review After OU Finishes Reg Season 6-6 OU was terrific for the first quarter and a half as the Sooners built up a 24-6 lead. From there it was all downhill as Oklahoma left Lubbock with an OT loss and a mediocre 6-6 record. Where do we ...
11.24.2022 Ep. 269 - Will the Good Version of OU's Offense Show Up in Lubbock? Lee opens the show by sharing some news about his evening plans that nobody will surely care about. But then we jump into our takeaways from Jeff Lebby's Monday press conference. What did we want to hear from OU's offensive ...
11.21.2022 Ep. 268 - Winning Bedlam is Great, But the Offensive Ineptitude is the Story It was Lee's first OU game as a "fan" since 2012 -- and boy was that a weird Bedlam. An incredible 1st Qtr gave way to a puzzling and frustrating final 3 Qtrs for the offense. The Sooners' defense was ...
11.17.2022 Ep. 267 - Is Bedlam a "Must-Win" For Oklahoma? Lee was shocked Bedlam got a 6:30 pm kickoff as the guys open the show talking briefly about why that probably happened. Then Lee decides to point out some positive things going for OU right now (3:20). OU's a healthy ...
11.13.2022 Ep. 266 - Sooners Suffer Baffling Loss at West Virginia For the first time in the podcast's history, Lee & Grant sat down to record the show about 90 minutes after OU lost to WVU 23-20. Grant says the Mountaineers were begging to lose that game, but OU failed time ...
11.10.2022 Ep. 265 - Venables Makes Bizarre Claim and OU Preps for WVU Lee starts the show with some news that hopefully does not change the show too much. The guys then talk about a big time recruit decommiting. After that, Lee & Grant are perplexed by Brent Venables making an excuse about ...
11.06.2022 Ep. 264 - First Half Mistakes Doom OU in Loss to Baylor Four first half turnovers (3 INT, 1 TO on downs) effectively was the difference in OU's 38-35 loss to Baylor Saturday. The guys jump around to what bothered them, what they liked, and as always we read your "3-Word Reviews" ...
11.03.2022 Ep. 263 - OU Tries to Keep Good Vibes Going Against Baylor Lee opens the show by taking an unwarranted shot at Grant to cover up for his lack of show prep. They then dive into Billy Bowman's health and the amount of snaps he played vs. Iowa State. Lee thinks he'll ...
10.30.2022 Ep. 262 - OU's Most Complete Game Since mid-September Oklahoma returned from the off week with a nice 27-13 road win at Iowa State. Despite uninspiring stats, Dillon Gabriel played really well. Eric Gray continued his terrific season. What was with Marvin Mims? Jalil Farooq continues to shine. The ...
10.27.2022 Ep. 261 - Sooners Head to Ames for Toss Up Game vs. Iowa State In the opening take, Lee addresses Brent Venables talking about OU's extended "self-scout" over the bye week. Then Grant joins to remind everybody we're taking this thing one game at a time, and what a "self-scout" means to him (3:35). ...
10.17.2022 Ep. 260 - Kansas Win Brings Much Needed Joy to Sooner Nation The Sooners got a much needed win Saturday over Kansas. Grant had a lot of fun watching OU play and the guys open the show talking about the return of Dillon Gabriel, and how the win over KU felt all ...
10.13.2022 Ep. 259 - OU is Favored to Beat Kansas. By More Than a Touchdown. No opening take. Brent Venables hints that he's changed the weekly schedule up a bit this week to freshen up his team. Lee clarifies where he's at with this OU team after rewatching the defense against TCU and Texas -- ...
10.09.2022 Ep. 258 - OU Gets Blown Out Again. This Time at The Cotton Bowl It's back-to-back blowout losses for the Sooners as we are now forced to talk all about it. It's perfectly reasonable to be way down on this team (like Grant), but Lee is not quite there because of one specific reason. ...
10.06.2022 Ep. 257 - A Not So Cheery Outlook For OU-Texas Week In the opening take, Lee talks about how it's been many years since those who follow OU football have exercised a specific muscle. Then, Lee talks about how he's surprised OU-Texas has a betting line with Dillon Gabriel's status in ...
10.02.2022 Ep. 256 - One of the Worst OU Saturdays in Years It was one of the worst OU football games in years as the Sooners were smoked 55-24 by TCU in Fort Worth. The defense was even worse than a week ago. What's up with the outrageous busts in the secondary? ...
09.29.2022 Ep. 255 - It's Once Again Impossible to Predict Which OU Team Will Show Up In the opening take, Lee explains how it took just 4 games for him to completely change his mind about a particular aspect of this OU football team. Then Grant joins to talk more about that stupid loss to Kansas ...
09.25.2022 Ep. 254 - What the Heck Was That? OU's Defense Bad in Loss to K-State Well, we didn't see that coming Saturday night. OU's defense was really bad against an offense that played its best game of the season. We complain about a lot of stuff, read your "3 Word Reviews", and get a lot ...
09.22.2022 Ep. 253 - OU Looks to Avoid Letdown Game Against K-State No opening take. The guys immediately address whether they think Brent Venables will have OU ready to play by kickoff Saturday night (1:30)? Brent Venables said the Nebraska game wasn't bigger to him than other games, which leads to Lee ...
09.18.2022 Ep. 252 - Sooners Look Awesome in Drubbing of Nebraska OU dominated Nebraska on the road and there's not many things we can complain about. Dillon Gabriel certainly answered the call, the defense was fantastic (after the first series), Eric Gray made us look really stupid, and yay Jaren Kanek! ...
09.16.2022 Ep. 251 - Will Dillon Gabriel Handle the Biggest Stage of His Career? In the opening take, Lee takes a look at some interesting developments in the movement of the OU-Nebraska betting line. Then Grant joins to go over some of the latest news surrounding the Sooners including the upcoming return of Wanya ...
09.11.2022 Ep. 250 - Defense Shines on Jekyll & Hyde Night for OU Offense After a bizarre first half, the Sooners righted the ship after halftime and took down Kent State 33-3 Saturday night in Norman. The guys talk about the last time OU allowed 3 or fewer points to a FBS school, before ...
09.08.2022 Ep. 249 - Happy for CFP Expansion & Kent State Poses an Interesting Test In the opening take, Lee's happy the CFP will expand relatively soon, but the new system could be even better. Then Grant joins to provide his thoughts on the Playoff expanding to 12 teams. Lee is trying to be open ...
09.04.2022 Ep. 248 - A Successful Start for OU, But There's Plenty of Room to Grow In an effort to get the podcast uploaded as quick as possible, we are not including timecode details for this episode. We take the "grab bag" approach to OU's 45-13 win over UTEP by pointing out what we liked and ...
09.01.2022 Ep. 247 - Depth Chart Release, UTEP Preview, & Week 1 Picks No opening take as the guys open the show by celebrating Game Week, before jumping into what caught their eye on the depth chart release. Will Marcus Major take advantage of his opportunity? We're super happy for Jaden Davis. Could ...
08.25.2022 Ep. 246 - Time to Shake Up the Big Season Preview No opening take, so we get straight to talking about the latest on Anton Harrison and the OU offensive line (0:50). Brynden Walker retires from football (5:20). The "Big Season Preview" is different this year. We take the opposite side ...
08.18.2022 Ep. 245 - How Much Should We Read Into Venables' Comments on the O-Line? In the opening take, Lee reminds everybody that OU's in need of a new kicker in 2022. Then Grant joins to lambast Lee's decision to talk about kickers in the opening take (5:05). What's going on with the offensive line? ...
08.11.2022 Ep. 244 - Cale Gundy Resigns. What Now? No opening take today. We're the last people to comment on Cale Gundy's resignation (1:25). How fast can OU move on from this situation? Lee talks about what he saw at practice this week (19:25). Have we seen evidence that ...
08.04.2022 Ep. 243 - OU Media Day & Critiquing Those Skeptical of the Sooners In the opening take, Lee's ready to see if all the good work Brent Venables and Oklahoma has done over the last 8 months will lead to a special 2022 season. Then Grant joins as Lee asks for an apology ...
07.27.2022 Ep. 242 - Jackson Arnold Deep Dive & NIL Promise Problems? In the opening take, Grant wonders if an aspect of NIL will ultimately benefit the schools who have taken more of a "wait & see" approach. Then Lee joins in what turns out to be a show filled with a ...
07.20.2022 Ep. 241 - We're Back! Is OU Going to be Good at Football This Season? There's no opening take, but we do catch you up on what you may have missed on our last episode. We jump into the show by asking the simple question: Is OU going to be good at football this season ...
04.26.2022 Ep. 240 - That's How You Do A Spring Game In the opening take, Lee congratulates the OU fans for doing their part at Saturday's spring game. Then Grant joins to discuss everything surrounding Baker Mayfield's Heisman statue dedication (4:05). All the elements of the spring game involving the former ...
04.26.2022 Ep. 240 - That's How You Do A Spring Game In the opening take, Lee congratulates the OU fans for doing their part at Saturday's spring game. Then Grant joins to discuss everything surrounding Baker Mayfield's Heisman statue dedication (4:05). All the elements of the spring game involving the former ...
04.22.2022 Ep. 239 - Spring Game Preview, Mayfield's Return, & Riley's Letter No opening take. We begin the show by hearing from Bill Bedenbaugh and Lee tells you why he doesn't buy into PFF College very much anymore (1:30). It sounds like Andrew Raym will not be playing in the spring game. ...
04.22.2022 Ep. 239 - Spring Game Preview, Mayfield's Return, & Riley's Letter No opening take. We begin the show by hearing from Bill Bedenbaugh and Lee tells you why he doesn't buy into PFF College very much anymore (1:30). It sounds like Andrew Raym will not be playing in the spring game. ...
04.13.2022 Ep. 238 - The Hot New Game Show "Can't Miss or Can't Play" In the opening take, Lee takes a look back at some recent OU spring game attendance stats that may surprise you. Then Grant joins to provide a controversial food take (3:30). We stop wasting your time with food talk and ...
04.13.2022 Ep. 238 - The Hot New Game Show "Can't Miss or Can't Play" In the opening take, Lee takes a look back at some recent OU spring game attendance stats that may surprise you. Then Grant joins to provide a controversial food take (3:30). We stop wasting your time with food talk and ...

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