West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

In the opening take, Grant explains what he's thankful for this time of the year and wishes all the listeners happy holidays. Then Lee joins to talk a little about Early Signing Day. The guys offer thoughts on UGA-Notre Dame and UGA-Mississippi State, plus Grant has an astonishing stat about the Georgia defensive line. Also, "Film Time w/Lee" breaks down an OU play that could present UGA's defense with problems in the Rose Bowl.

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5:15 Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will be bummed they can’t call the Rose Bowl

6:20 Lee has a follow up tidbit regarding the podcast stats from last week’s episode

8:30 Rodney Anderson’s status for the Rose Bowl is looking better and better

13:35 Wednesday is Early Signing Day (but we record on Tuesday night so we don’t have news on specifics)

14:40 Grant has some thoughts on Early Signing Day

23:10 we shift to OU-Georgia discussion and Grant compares a current SEC QB to a former Big 12 QB

25:00 Grant provides his thoughts on the UGA-Notre Dame game and he begins with a correction

26:55 UGA’s linebackers were incredibly aggressive against Notre Dame. Could OU exploit this tendency in the Rose Bowl?

29:00 UGA’s offense still scares Grant

31:00 Jake Fromm didn’t play great against ND, but it was his very first career start so maybe cut the guy some slack

33:10 Grant is convinced that OU has the advantage over UGA in the trenches and he’s got the numbers to back it up

34:50 based on film so far it’s difficult to imagine UGA getting to Baker Mayfield in this game

39:00 Lee transitions into UGA-Mississippi State discussion

40:20 UGA looked like the best team in the nation in the 1st quarter against MSU

42:40 Lee saw UGA’s offense run a play that he hadn’t previously seen in film study

45:00 Fromm looks to be a one read passer. Could that be useful info for the OU DBs?

47:10 UGA’s “Wild Dawg” is terrifying and Lee breaks down an easy TD run by Nick Chubb

49:45 taking a look at UGA’s defense against Mississippi State. UGA did not respect the idea of MSU throwing the ball down the field

51:05 UGA CB Deandre Baker looked really good against MSU

52:15 Lee brings up a play ran by Mississippi State’s offense that has him worried because UGA’s defense played it so well

54:20 No offense can compare to OU’s offense this season.

57:40 how do you quantify the long layoff between games? Does it matter that OU has been in the playoff previously and UGA has not?

59:30 “Film Time w/Lee” breaks down Mayfield to Brown 84-yard TD from Bedlam. It’s a play that could have success against UGA’s defense.

1:01:25 Lee messes up Roquan Smith’s name and Grant is not happy about it

1:06:10 it’s funny how watching UGA film results in uneasiness, but then popping in OU alleviates that feeling because of the reminder of how good the Sooners’ offense has been

1:08:50 Bowl Picks

La Tech-SMU

Temple-FIU

UAB-Ohio

Central Michigan-Wyoming

Texas Tech-USF

SDSU-Army

App State-Toledo

Fresno State-Houston

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Baker Mayfield before reminding us all what truly matters this time of the year -- a National Championship. Then Grant joins to argue with Lee about Georgia's offensive effectiveness, Lee breaks down what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from October, the guys answer a "Listener Question" and then pick some of the early bowl games.

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4:50 What is the most listened to episode of “West of Everest?”

7:15 which cities listen to the podcast the most? Only one city in the Top 5 is outside of Oklahoma

9:30 outside of the USA, what countries listen to “West of Everest?”

12:20 Grant’s thoughts on Mayfield finally winning the Heisman

13:45 Grant cares about the All-American teams and Lee does not

15:00 Lee’s thoughts on Mayfield winning the Heisman and his speech

17:10 nobody watched the Heisman presentation (except for Sooners fans most likely)

19:20 the speech made it abundantly clear that Mayfield loves OU and it’s been great to get a chance to watch him play

19:45 Rodney Anderson passed a polygraph test last week

21:05 shifting to OU-Georgia, Grant provides his latest thoughts on the matchup

23:10 Grant thinks UGA’s offense is very good and is the 2nd best offense in the Playoff

24:15 Lee explains what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from earlier this year starting with Jake Fromm’s great performance

26:40 Missouri’s offense was probably the closest to OU’s scheme-wise that Georgia’s defense faces all season

27:30 three other teams held Missouri’s offense to fewer yards per play in a game than Georgia

28:40 Grant points out that UGA hasn’t really faced any high powered throwing offenses so far this season

29:35 Missouri and OU have similar defenses per S&P rankings

30:30 Grant cautions us to take Georgia’s full body of work into account before making any decisions on how the Rose Bowl will play out

31:45 Lee points out that OU has played well in all of its big games this season. As for UGA, the Dogs got blown out in one of their big games

32:55 Lee counteracts his earlier yards per play argument in the UGA-Missouri

33:40 Grant questions Lee wanting to take the emotion out of his feelings for this game right now

34:20 Lee thinks there is a better chance of OU’s defense slowing UGA’s offense as opposed to UGA’s defense slowing OU’s offense

35:00 Grant reminds us that OU’s defense is not good

36:45 Jake Fromm is the second best QB OU will face this year

37:20 the guys argue over the effectiveness of UGA’s offense

41:00 Grant has already talked himself into feeling bad about this game

42:00 back to the UGA-Missouri game and Lee breaks down two failed 3rd down plays by the Tiger’s offense that shows Mizz was truly not very good on that side of the ball in that game

45:35 Grant thought UGA looked vulnerable over the field against Missouri

46:40 Georgia looks like a defense that does not make a lot of mistakes

47:40 Lee was surprised by UGA’s defensive scheme against Missouri

49:40 Lee’s final takeaways from that UGA-Missouri game

51:30 “Film Time with Lee” breaks down a play from the OU-Ohio State game that shows Lincoln Riley’s ability to create big plays against tight, man-to-man coverage

59:30 “Listener Question” segment tackles Lee’s rant last week against the 4-team Playoff

1:06:40 the guys pick six of the 39 bowl games

North Texas-Troy

Western Kentucky-Georgia State

Boise State-Oregon

Marshall-Colorado State

Middle Tennessee-Arkansas State

Akron-Florida Atlantic

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Baker Mayfield before reminding us all what truly matters this time of the year -- a National Championship. Then Grant joins to argue with Lee about Georgia's offensive effectiveness, Lee breaks down what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from October, the guys answer a "Listener Question" and then pick some of the early bowl games.

Email the show: [email protected]

4:50 What is the most listened to episode of “West of Everest?”

7:15 which cities listen to the podcast the most? Only one city in the Top 5 is outside of Oklahoma

9:30 outside of the USA, what countries listen to “West of Everest?”

12:20 Grant’s thoughts on Mayfield finally winning the Heisman

13:45 Grant cares about the All-American teams and Lee does not

15:00 Lee’s thoughts on Mayfield winning the Heisman and his speech

17:10 nobody watched the Heisman presentation (except for Sooners fans most likely)

19:20 the speech made it abundantly clear that Mayfield loves OU and it’s been great to get a chance to watch him play

19:45 Rodney Anderson passed a polygraph test last week

21:05 shifting to OU-Georgia, Grant provides his latest thoughts on the matchup

23:10 Grant thinks UGA’s offense is very good and is the 2nd best offense in the Playoff

24:15 Lee explains what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from earlier this year starting with Jake Fromm’s great performance

26:40 Missouri’s offense was probably the closest to OU’s scheme-wise that Georgia’s defense faces all season

27:30 three other teams held Missouri’s offense to fewer yards per play in a game than Georgia

28:40 Grant points out that UGA hasn’t really faced any high powered throwing offenses so far this season

29:35 Missouri and OU have similar defenses per S&P rankings

30:30 Grant cautions us to take Georgia’s full body of work into account before making any decisions on how the Rose Bowl will play out

31:45 Lee points out that OU has played well in all of its big games this season. As for UGA, the Dogs got blown out in one of their big games

32:55 Lee counteracts his earlier yards per play argument in the UGA-Missouri

33:40 Grant questions Lee wanting to take the emotion out of his feelings for this game right now

34:20 Lee thinks there is a better chance of OU’s defense slowing UGA’s offense as opposed to UGA’s defense slowing OU’s offense

35:00 Grant reminds us that OU’s defense is not good

36:45 Jake Fromm is the second best QB OU will face this year

37:20 the guys argue over the effectiveness of UGA’s offense

41:00 Grant has already talked himself into feeling bad about this game

42:00 back to the UGA-Missouri game and Lee breaks down two failed 3rd down plays by the Tiger’s offense that shows Mizz was truly not very good on that side of the ball in that game

45:35 Grant thought UGA looked vulnerable over the field against Missouri

46:40 Georgia looks like a defense that does not make a lot of mistakes

47:40 Lee was surprised by UGA’s defensive scheme against Missouri

49:40 Lee’s final takeaways from that UGA-Missouri game

51:30 “Film Time with Lee” breaks down a play from the OU-Ohio State game that shows Lincoln Riley’s ability to create big plays against tight, man-to-man coverage

59:30 “Listener Question” segment tackles Lee’s rant last week against the 4-team Playoff

1:06:40 the guys pick six of the 39 bowl games

North Texas-Troy

Western Kentucky-Georgia State

Boise State-Oregon

Marshall-Colorado State

Middle Tennessee-Arkansas State

Akron-Florida Atlantic

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Baker Mayfield before reminding us all what truly matters this time of the year -- a National Championship. Then Grant joins to argue with Lee about Georgia's offensive effectiveness, Lee breaks down what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from October, the guys answer a "Listener Question" and then pick some of the early bowl games.

Email the show: [email protected]

4:50 What is the most listened to episode of “West of Everest?”

7:15 which cities listen to the podcast the most? Only one city in the Top 5 is outside of Oklahoma

9:30 outside of the USA, what countries listen to “West of Everest?”

12:20 Grant’s thoughts on Mayfield finally winning the Heisman

13:45 Grant cares about the All-American teams and Lee does not

15:00 Lee’s thoughts on Mayfield winning the Heisman and his speech

17:10 nobody watched the Heisman presentation (except for Sooners fans most likely)

19:20 the speech made it abundantly clear that Mayfield loves OU and it’s been great to get a chance to watch him play

19:45 Rodney Anderson passed a polygraph test last week

21:05 shifting to OU-Georgia, Grant provides his latest thoughts on the matchup

23:10 Grant thinks UGA’s offense is very good and is the 2nd best offense in the Playoff

24:15 Lee explains what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from earlier this year starting with Jake Fromm’s great performance

26:40 Missouri’s offense was probably the closest to OU’s scheme-wise that Georgia’s defense faces all season

27:30 three other teams held Missouri’s offense to fewer yards per play in a game than Georgia

28:40 Grant points out that UGA hasn’t really faced any high powered throwing offenses so far this season

29:35 Missouri and OU have similar defenses per S&P rankings

30:30 Grant cautions us to take Georgia’s full body of work into account before making any decisions on how the Rose Bowl will play out

31:45 Lee points out that OU has played well in all of its big games this season. As for UGA, the Dogs got blown out in one of their big games

32:55 Lee counteracts his earlier yards per play argument in the UGA-Missouri

33:40 Grant questions Lee wanting to take the emotion out of his feelings for this game right now

34:20 Lee thinks there is a better chance of OU’s defense slowing UGA’s offense as opposed to UGA’s defense slowing OU’s offense

35:00 Grant reminds us that OU’s defense is not good

36:45 Jake Fromm is the second best QB OU will face this year

37:20 the guys argue over the effectiveness of UGA’s offense

41:00 Grant has already talked himself into feeling bad about this game

42:00 back to the UGA-Missouri game and Lee breaks down two failed 3rd down plays by the Tiger’s offense that shows Mizz was truly not very good on that side of the ball in that game

45:35 Grant thought UGA looked vulnerable over the field against Missouri

46:40 Georgia looks like a defense that does not make a lot of mistakes

47:40 Lee was surprised by UGA’s defensive scheme against Missouri

49:40 Lee’s final takeaways from that UGA-Missouri game

51:30 “Film Time with Lee” breaks down a play from the OU-Ohio State game that shows Lincoln Riley’s ability to create big plays against tight, man-to-man coverage

59:30 “Listener Question” segment tackles Lee’s rant last week against the 4-team Playoff

1:06:40 the guys pick six of the 39 bowl games

North Texas-Troy

Western Kentucky-Georgia State

Boise State-Oregon

Marshall-Colorado State

Middle Tennessee-Arkansas State

Akron-Florida Atlantic

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Baker Mayfield before reminding us all what truly matters this time of the year -- a National Championship. Then Grant joins to argue with Lee about Georgia's offensive effectiveness, Lee breaks down what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from October, the guys answer a "Listener Question" and then pick some of the early bowl games.

Email the show: [email protected]

4:50 What is the most listened to episode of “West of Everest?”

7:15 which cities listen to the podcast the most? Only one city in the Top 5 is outside of Oklahoma

9:30 outside of the USA, what countries listen to “West of Everest?”

12:20 Grant’s thoughts on Mayfield finally winning the Heisman

13:45 Grant cares about the All-American teams and Lee does not

15:00 Lee’s thoughts on Mayfield winning the Heisman and his speech

17:10 nobody watched the Heisman presentation (except for Sooners fans most likely)

19:20 the speech made it abundantly clear that Mayfield loves OU and it’s been great to get a chance to watch him play

19:45 Rodney Anderson passed a polygraph test last week

21:05 shifting to OU-Georgia, Grant provides his latest thoughts on the matchup

23:10 Grant thinks UGA’s offense is very good and is the 2nd best offense in the Playoff

24:15 Lee explains what he saw in the UGA-Missouri game from earlier this year starting with Jake Fromm’s great performance

26:40 Missouri’s offense was probably the closest to OU’s scheme-wise that Georgia’s defense faces all season

27:30 three other teams held Missouri’s offense to fewer yards per play in a game than Georgia

28:40 Grant points out that UGA hasn’t really faced any high powered throwing offenses so far this season

29:35 Missouri and OU have similar defenses per S&P rankings

30:30 Grant cautions us to take Georgia’s full body of work into account before making any decisions on how the Rose Bowl will play out

31:45 Lee points out that OU has played well in all of its big games this season. As for UGA, the Dogs got blown out in one of their big games

32:55 Lee counteracts his earlier yards per play argument in the UGA-Missouri

33:40 Grant questions Lee wanting to take the emotion out of his feelings for this game right now

34:20 Lee thinks there is a better chance of OU’s defense slowing UGA’s offense as opposed to UGA’s defense slowing OU’s offense

35:00 Grant reminds us that OU’s defense is not good

36:45 Jake Fromm is the second best QB OU will face this year

37:20 the guys argue over the effectiveness of UGA’s offense

41:00 Grant has already talked himself into feeling bad about this game

42:00 back to the UGA-Missouri game and Lee breaks down two failed 3rd down plays by the Tiger’s offense that shows Mizz was truly not very good on that side of the ball in that game

45:35 Grant thought UGA looked vulnerable over the field against Missouri

46:40 Georgia looks like a defense that does not make a lot of mistakes

47:40 Lee was surprised by UGA’s defensive scheme against Missouri

49:40 Lee’s final takeaways from that UGA-Missouri game

51:30 “Film Time with Lee” breaks down a play from the OU-Ohio State game that shows Lincoln Riley’s ability to create big plays against tight, man-to-man coverage

59:30 “Listener Question” segment tackles Lee’s rant last week against the 4-team Playoff

1:06:40 the guys pick six of the 39 bowl games

North Texas-Troy

Western Kentucky-Georgia State

Boise State-Oregon

Marshall-Colorado State

Middle Tennessee-Arkansas State

Akron-Florida Atlantic

In the opening take, Grant touches on the long layoff between the Big 12 Championship and the Rose Bowl. Then Lee joins to discuss the Rodney Anderson situation, awards season, and updated early thoughts on the matchup with Georgia. Plus, Grant calls Lee a homer.

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1:00 Rodney Anderson has been accused of rape, and Anderson has publicly defended himself.

7:00 Baker Mayfield is going to win the Heisman this Saturday

13:25 Lee isn’t an awards guy, he’s more interested in winning the National Championship

15:50 Mark Andrews is the first OU player to ever win the Mackie Award (we get off topic for a bit, but then jump back on the Andrews train)

18:45 Bill Bedenbaugh not winning the Broyles Award will just add more chips to the Sooners’ offensive line’s shoulders

21:30 Grant has thought about the Rose Bowl non stop since Sunday. He’s even watched some UGA film and the Sooners may have success running the ball against the Bulldogs.

22:45 Grant is going to the Rose Bowl and ticket prices seem reasonable

23:50 Lee likes that Lincoln Riley acknowledges he doesn’t enjoy the long break between games.

25:50 Grant accuses Lee of being a huge homer

27:40 Lee once again provides his initial thoughts on the Rose Bowl and explains that the Sooners should be able to beat UGA rather convincingly

29:10 Grant is nowhere near as confident in OU’s chances

30:30 Lee thinks OU holds a strong advantage in the head coaching matchup

31:55 discussing the show schedule for the next 3 weeks

In the opening take, Grant touches on the long layoff between the Big 12 Championship and the Rose Bowl. Then Lee joins to discuss the Rodney Anderson situation, awards season, and updated early thoughts on the matchup with Georgia. Plus, Grant calls Lee a homer.

Email the show: [email protected]

1:00 Rodney Anderson has been accused of rape, and Anderson has publicly defended himself.

7:00 Baker Mayfield is going to win the Heisman this Saturday

13:25 Lee isn’t an awards guy, he’s more interested in winning the National Championship

15:50 Mark Andrews is the first OU player to ever win the Mackie Award (we get off topic for a bit, but then jump back on the Andrews train)

18:45 Bill Bedenbaugh not winning the Broyles Award will just add more chips to the Sooners’ offensive line’s shoulders

21:30 Grant has thought about the Rose Bowl non stop since Sunday. He’s even watched some UGA film and the Sooners may have success running the ball against the Bulldogs.

22:45 Grant is going to the Rose Bowl and ticket prices seem reasonable

23:50 Lee likes that Lincoln Riley acknowledges he doesn’t enjoy the long break between games.

25:50 Grant accuses Lee of being a huge homer

27:40 Lee once again provides his initial thoughts on the Rose Bowl and explains that the Sooners should be able to beat UGA rather convincingly

29:10 Grant is nowhere near as confident in OU’s chances

30:30 Lee thinks OU holds a strong advantage in the head coaching matchup

31:55 discussing the show schedule for the next 3 weeks

In the opening take, Grant touches on the long layoff between the Big 12 Championship and the Rose Bowl. Then Lee joins to discuss the Rodney Anderson situation, awards season, and updated early thoughts on the matchup with Georgia. Plus, Grant calls Lee a homer.

Email the show: [email protected]

1:00 Rodney Anderson has been accused of rape, and Anderson has publicly defended himself.

7:00 Baker Mayfield is going to win the Heisman this Saturday

13:25 Lee isn’t an awards guy, he’s more interested in winning the National Championship

15:50 Mark Andrews is the first OU player to ever win the Mackie Award (we get off topic for a bit, but then jump back on the Andrews train)

18:45 Bill Bedenbaugh not winning the Broyles Award will just add more chips to the Sooners’ offensive line’s shoulders

21:30 Grant has thought about the Rose Bowl non stop since Sunday. He’s even watched some UGA film and the Sooners may have success running the ball against the Bulldogs.

22:45 Grant is going to the Rose Bowl and ticket prices seem reasonable

23:50 Lee likes that Lincoln Riley acknowledges he doesn’t enjoy the long break between games.

25:50 Grant accuses Lee of being a huge homer

27:40 Lee once again provides his initial thoughts on the Rose Bowl and explains that the Sooners should be able to beat UGA rather convincingly

29:10 Grant is nowhere near as confident in OU’s chances

30:30 Lee thinks OU holds a strong advantage in the head coaching matchup

31:55 discussing the show schedule for the next 3 weeks

In the opening take, Grant touches on the long layoff between the Big 12 Championship and the Rose Bowl. Then Lee joins to discuss the Rodney Anderson situation, awards season, and updated early thoughts on the matchup with Georgia. Plus, Grant calls Lee a homer.

Email the show: [email protected]

1:00 Rodney Anderson has been accused of rape, and Anderson has publicly defended himself.

7:00 Baker Mayfield is going to win the Heisman this Saturday

13:25 Lee isn’t an awards guy, he’s more interested in winning the National Championship

15:50 Mark Andrews is the first OU player to ever win the Mackie Award (we get off topic for a bit, but then jump back on the Andrews train)

18:45 Bill Bedenbaugh not winning the Broyles Award will just add more chips to the Sooners’ offensive line’s shoulders

21:30 Grant has thought about the Rose Bowl non stop since Sunday. He’s even watched some UGA film and the Sooners may have success running the ball against the Bulldogs.

22:45 Grant is going to the Rose Bowl and ticket prices seem reasonable

23:50 Lee likes that Lincoln Riley acknowledges he doesn’t enjoy the long break between games.

25:50 Grant accuses Lee of being a huge homer

27:40 Lee once again provides his initial thoughts on the Rose Bowl and explains that the Sooners should be able to beat UGA rather convincingly

29:10 Grant is nowhere near as confident in OU’s chances

30:30 Lee thinks OU holds a strong advantage in the head coaching matchup

31:55 discussing the show schedule for the next 3 weeks

In the opening take, Lee hones in on the Sooners' defensive efforts in their biggest games of the season -- and why that's useful now. Then Grant joins to talk about OU's dominating Big 12 Championship win. After that Grant disagrees with the Playoff Committee, Lee yells at everybody who's in charge of the Playoff in general, and we answer a listener question.

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2:00 Grant’s Big 12 Championship prediction was pretty much spot on

4:15 Caleb Kelly and the Sooners “D” set the tone from the very beginning

6:10 Lee liked what Mike Stoops said after the win over TCU

9:20 OU’s defense pitched a shut out in the 2nd half even after TCU took a lot of momentum into the locker room

10:45 we are starting to see the Sooners defense string together some stops

13:10 Grant was impressed with OU’s ability to step on TCU’s throat after the Frogs had gotten back in the game

14:40 why didn’t TCU run any Wildcat?

17:00 Lee thought it was a weird offensive game for the Sooners

21:40 a defense can scheme the Sooners perfectly - and still it still might not matter.

22:40 Lincoln Riley is an amazing play caller

25:30 OU and Georgia have some bizarre recent history together

27:30 TCU rushed 3 and dropped 8 once in the game — and it didn’t work.

29:50 Saturday was further proof that OU’s offense can beat you in so many different ways

***32:20 the Playoff is set and Grant doesn’t think the committee got it right.

35:25 do you put more weight in quality wins, or number of losses?

37:15 Lee thinks Ohio State would have gotten into the Playoff if the Buckeyes would have smoked Wisconsin

43:00 Lee is super annoyed by “the Playoff is perfect at 4 teams” guy

47:00 the FCS Playoffs is off and running and we’ve already seen multiple upsets

48:20 Lee is pissed with those who are in charge of the Playoff because they’re more interested in keeping things the same as opposed to making college football better

52:15 the guys answer a listener question about a hypothetical Playoff scenario involving OU and Alabama

55:30 the guys provide their initial thoughts on the OU-UGA Rose Bowl

1:00 Grant thinks Clemson is the worst team in the Playoff