West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

After seeing Baker Mayfield's last home game in person, Lee provides his biggest takeaway from OU's win in the opening take. Then Grant joins in to discuss the best offensive performance in Sooners history. OU's defense still isn't great, plus the guys talk a little about what happened around college football this past weekend.

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3:00 OU’s offense was magnificent against West Virginia

4:00 Kyler Murray’s long opening run

6:10 The Sooners scored on their first 9 offensive possessions

6:40 a patented Baker Mayfield performance that led WVU’s defensive coordinator to say he should be fired

9:10 OU’s offensive line really stood out on film

10:40 Rodney Anderson has another huge game

13:10 CeeDee Lamb has some veteran awareness

14:30 Grant is hoping that OU makes the playoff so the national stage can see how good the Sooners’ running game is and Lee lays out his OU dream scenario

18:40 Dru Samia was not a happy man in the 2nd quarter of that game. Was the ejection warranted?

24:00 Austin Seibert kicks a long FG and the Sooners bench acted like the game was just won

27:00 OU’s defense still needs to improve. Not breaking any news here.

30:00 it sure looked a lot like WVU tried to mimic what K-State did to OU’s defense earlier in the year

33:40 “Film Study w/Lee” as he breaks down OU’s glaring mistakes on a 3rd and 11 play in the 1st half

40:45 it’s bizarre that sometimes on 3rd and long the Sooners drop Obo into coverage as opposed to rushing the passer

43:00 will OU fans outnumber TCU fans at the Big 12 Championship?

44:00 does OU look like a team poised to win a National Championship?

47:40 it was crazy week in college football

49:10 Pitt beats Miami and it wasn’t all that surprising

50:45 is Alabama a lock for the Playoff? If so, shouldn’t OU be a lock because each team has the same record the only difference is that Bama doesn’t have a chance to lose a second game this weekend.

55:30 this upcoming weekend would be just as exciting and meaningful if more teams could make the playoff. Don’t let anybody tell you something different

59:10 Grant predicts the committee’s upcoming Tuesday playoff rankings

Where do you fall in the "Baker Mayfield punishment" discussion? Grant breaks down all the different angles in the opening take. Then Lee joins to try and figure out why stripping someone of captain status is a huge punishment? Plus is Will Grier's replacement any good? And Lee totally amends his Top 10, while Grant stays pretty much the same.

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5:00 Baker Mayfield gets punished

7:20 Is being stripped of captain status more of a punishment than not starting?

9:15 Lee doesn’t think Mayfield losing captain status should change much of anything this week because everybody knows Mayfield is still a captain

13:30 is it surprising that Mayfield’s antics haven’t cost the Sooners more in the past?

15:35 Mayfield’s pregame toss at a TCU player

20:00 Grant thinks the Johnny Manziel comparisons are unfair

23:00 How long will Mayfield sit out against West Virginia?

23:55 Lee is ready for Kyler Murray’s first start at OU

28:40 West Virginia’s defense does not play as aggressive as usual and expect the Mountaineers to scheme a lot like Iowa State and/or TCU

34:00 is West Virginia backup quarterback Chris Chugunov good?

39:20 the Mountaineers have one of the best wide receiver groups in the country

41:00 How should OU attack this West Virginia offense?

44:00 OU is coming off it’s best defensive performance of the year and it would be great if the Sooners started taking the ball away against a backup QB

45:35 Predicting what will happen Saturday

Big 12 Games

48:00 Baylor-TCU, Iowa State-Kansas State

48:50 Kansas and the Jayhawks’ loser mentality

50:20 Top 10

1:08:50 Week 13 Picks

Ohio State-Michigan

Notre Dame-Stanford

Washington State-Washington

Clemson-South Carolina

Alabama-Auburn

Where do you fall in the "Baker Mayfield punishment" discussion? Grant breaks down all the different angles in the opening take. Then Lee joins to try and figure out why stripping someone of captain status is a huge punishment? Plus is Will Grier's replacement any good? And Lee totally amends his Top 10, while Grant stays pretty much the same.

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5:00 Baker Mayfield gets punished

7:20 Is being stripped of captain status more of a punishment than not starting?

9:15 Lee doesn’t think Mayfield losing captain status should change much of anything this week because everybody knows Mayfield is still a captain

13:30 is it surprising that Mayfield’s antics haven’t cost the Sooners more in the past?

15:35 Mayfield’s pregame toss at a TCU player

20:00 Grant thinks the Johnny Manziel comparisons are unfair

23:00 How long will Mayfield sit out against West Virginia?

23:55 Lee is ready for Kyler Murray’s first start at OU

28:40 West Virginia’s defense does not play as aggressive as usual and expect the Mountaineers to scheme a lot like Iowa State and/or TCU

34:00 is West Virginia backup quarterback Chris Chugunov good?

39:20 the Mountaineers have one of the best wide receiver groups in the country

41:00 How should OU attack this West Virginia offense?

44:00 OU is coming off it’s best defensive performance of the year and it would be great if the Sooners started taking the ball away against a backup QB

45:35 Predicting what will happen Saturday

Big 12 Games

48:00 Baylor-TCU, Iowa State-Kansas State

48:50 Kansas and the Jayhawks’ loser mentality

50:20 Top 10

1:08:50 Week 13 Picks

Ohio State-Michigan

Notre Dame-Stanford

Washington State-Washington

Clemson-South Carolina

Alabama-Auburn

Where do you fall in the "Baker Mayfield punishment" discussion? Grant breaks down all the different angles in the opening take. Then Lee joins to try and figure out why stripping someone of captain status is a huge punishment? Plus is Will Grier's replacement any good? And Lee totally amends his Top 10, while Grant stays pretty much the same.

Email the show: [email protected]

5:00 Baker Mayfield gets punished

7:20 Is being stripped of captain status more of a punishment than not starting?

9:15 Lee doesn’t think Mayfield losing captain status should change much of anything this week because everybody knows Mayfield is still a captain

13:30 is it surprising that Mayfield’s antics haven’t cost the Sooners more in the past?

15:35 Mayfield’s pregame toss at a TCU player

20:00 Grant thinks the Johnny Manziel comparisons are unfair

23:00 How long will Mayfield sit out against West Virginia?

23:55 Lee is ready for Kyler Murray’s first start at OU

28:40 West Virginia’s defense does not play as aggressive as usual and expect the Mountaineers to scheme a lot like Iowa State and/or TCU

34:00 is West Virginia backup quarterback Chris Chugunov good?

39:20 the Mountaineers have one of the best wide receiver groups in the country

41:00 How should OU attack this West Virginia offense?

44:00 OU is coming off it’s best defensive performance of the year and it would be great if the Sooners started taking the ball away against a backup QB

45:35 Predicting what will happen Saturday

Big 12 Games

48:00 Baylor-TCU, Iowa State-Kansas State

48:50 Kansas and the Jayhawks’ loser mentality

50:20 Top 10

1:08:50 Week 13 Picks

Ohio State-Michigan

Notre Dame-Stanford

Washington State-Washington

Clemson-South Carolina

Alabama-Auburn

Where do you fall in the "Baker Mayfield punishment" discussion? Grant breaks down all the different angles in the opening take. Then Lee joins to try and figure out why stripping someone of captain status is a huge punishment? Plus is Will Grier's replacement any good? And Lee totally amends his Top 10, while Grant stays pretty much the same.

Email the show: [email protected]

5:00 Baker Mayfield gets punished

7:20 Is being stripped of captain status more of a punishment than not starting?

9:15 Lee doesn’t think Mayfield losing captain status should change much of anything this week because everybody knows Mayfield is still a captain

13:30 is it surprising that Mayfield’s antics haven’t cost the Sooners more in the past?

15:35 Mayfield’s pregame toss at a TCU player

20:00 Grant thinks the Johnny Manziel comparisons are unfair

23:00 How long will Mayfield sit out against West Virginia?

23:55 Lee is ready for Kyler Murray’s first start at OU

28:40 West Virginia’s defense does not play as aggressive as usual and expect the Mountaineers to scheme a lot like Iowa State and/or TCU

34:00 is West Virginia backup quarterback Chris Chugunov good?

39:20 the Mountaineers have one of the best wide receiver groups in the country

41:00 How should OU attack this West Virginia offense?

44:00 OU is coming off it’s best defensive performance of the year and it would be great if the Sooners started taking the ball away against a backup QB

45:35 Predicting what will happen Saturday

Big 12 Games

48:00 Baylor-TCU, Iowa State-Kansas State

48:50 Kansas and the Jayhawks’ loser mentality

50:20 Top 10

1:08:50 Week 13 Picks

Ohio State-Michigan

Notre Dame-Stanford

Washington State-Washington

Clemson-South Carolina

Alabama-Auburn

In the opening take, Lee explains why Baker Mayfield's sideline antics against Kansas were not that big of a deal. Then Grant joins in for a deep dive talk on intellectual honesty, sports figures as role models, and how this latest Mayfield situation could actually be good for OU moving forward. Oh, and we talk about the Sooners blow out win over Kansas.

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4:20 Baker Mayfield may have angered some people on Saturday.

5:15 Baker Mayfield’s postgame statement

6:10 Grant explains his conflicted thoughts in regards to Baker Mayfield and the way he carries himself

10:00 It’s important to be intellectually honest when discussing this Mayfield situation.

11:30 does Kansas bear some responsibility? I mean the Jayhawks’ football program seems to have a loser mentality.

13:30 two things can be true at once: 1) Mayfield’s actions were dumb 2) KU should be embarrassed by the way they handled themselves

14:45 Lee is a pregame handshake truther

16:35 KU was obviously trying to make a statement before the game

17:20 will Heisman voters change their votes based on this?

19:40 why does our society tend to look to athletes to be role models?

22:50 Baker Mayfield single handedly made the Kansas game interesting

24:00 Lee doesn’t like that Mayfield feels the need to apologize to parents and kids

26:10 it’s fair to point to Mayfield and say “that is how you should play the game.”

27:10 Grant provides his final thoughts on Mayfield and he brings up another elite OU quarterback to make his point

29:10 Baker Mayfield has that “killer instinct” that only the best QBs possess

30:45 Lee thinks this situation can actually be a good thing for Mayfield and the Sooners moving forward

33:00 hey Baker when you leave the football field, maybe keep it PG

35:00 should we have seen OU’s poor offensive performance coming?

36:55 Mayfield’s accuracy was an issue at times against KU. Maybe just the wind’s fault?

42:00 any cause for concern in regard to the OU offense?

42:45 Mayfield finishes his career 14-0 in true road games

43:10 statistically OU’s defense had its best game of the year

45:40 OU’s defense did what it needed to do against a bad team like Kansas and the Sooners exceeded Lee’s expectations.

46:20 Parnell Motley started over Tre Brown. Discussing the improved Sooners secondary.

53:15 Wisconsin-Michigan provided not a whole lot of fireworks.

55:20 Wisconsin has faced maybe two competent offensive teams all season long

58:50 that awful Michigan offense is the best offense Wisconsin has seen this year in the Big Ten

59:30 Miami is really weird team and it seems like the Canes are relying too much on forcing turnovers

1:02:50 we did not see OSU losing to K-State coming. Lee sees that as evidence that the Cowboys culture is not up to par.

1:07:50 OSU fans will look back at this year as a huge missed opportunity

In the opening take, Lee explains why Baker Mayfield's sideline antics against Kansas were not that big of a deal. Then Grant joins in for a deep dive talk on intellectual honesty, sports figures as role models, and how this latest Mayfield situation could actually be good for OU moving forward. Oh, and we talk about the Sooners blow out win over Kansas.

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4:20 Baker Mayfield may have angered some people on Saturday.

5:15 Baker Mayfield’s postgame statement

6:10 Grant explains his conflicted thoughts in regards to Baker Mayfield and the way he carries himself

10:00 It’s important to be intellectually honest when discussing this Mayfield situation.

11:30 does Kansas bear some responsibility? I mean the Jayhawks’ football program seems to have a loser mentality.

13:30 two things can be true at once: 1) Mayfield’s actions were dumb 2) KU should be embarrassed by the way they handled themselves

14:45 Lee is a pregame handshake truther

16:35 KU was obviously trying to make a statement before the game

17:20 will Heisman voters change their votes based on this?

19:40 why does our society tend to look to athletes to be role models?

22:50 Baker Mayfield single handedly made the Kansas game interesting

24:00 Lee doesn’t like that Mayfield feels the need to apologize to parents and kids

26:10 it’s fair to point to Mayfield and say “that is how you should play the game.”

27:10 Grant provides his final thoughts on Mayfield and he brings up another elite OU quarterback to make his point

29:10 Baker Mayfield has that “killer instinct” that only the best QBs possess

30:45 Lee thinks this situation can actually be a good thing for Mayfield and the Sooners moving forward

33:00 hey Baker when you leave the football field, maybe keep it PG

35:00 should we have seen OU’s poor offensive performance coming?

36:55 Mayfield’s accuracy was an issue at times against KU. Maybe just the wind’s fault?

42:00 any cause for concern in regard to the OU offense?

42:45 Mayfield finishes his career 14-0 in true road games

43:10 statistically OU’s defense had its best game of the year

45:40 OU’s defense did what it needed to do against a bad team like Kansas and the Sooners exceeded Lee’s expectations.

46:20 Parnell Motley started over Tre Brown. Discussing the improved Sooners secondary.

53:15 Wisconsin-Michigan provided not a whole lot of fireworks.

55:20 Wisconsin has faced maybe two competent offensive teams all season long

58:50 that awful Michigan offense is the best offense Wisconsin has seen this year in the Big Ten

59:30 Miami is really weird team and it seems like the Canes are relying too much on forcing turnovers

1:02:50 we did not see OSU losing to K-State coming. Lee sees that as evidence that the Cowboys culture is not up to par.

1:07:50 OSU fans will look back at this year as a huge missed opportunity

In the opening take, Lee explains why Baker Mayfield's sideline antics against Kansas were not that big of a deal. Then Grant joins in for a deep dive talk on intellectual honesty, sports figures as role models, and how this latest Mayfield situation could actually be good for OU moving forward. Oh, and we talk about the Sooners blow out win over Kansas.

Email the show: [email protected]

4:20 Baker Mayfield may have angered some people on Saturday.

5:15 Baker Mayfield’s postgame statement

6:10 Grant explains his conflicted thoughts in regards to Baker Mayfield and the way he carries himself

10:00 It’s important to be intellectually honest when discussing this Mayfield situation.

11:30 does Kansas bear some responsibility? I mean the Jayhawks’ football program seems to have a loser mentality.

13:30 two things can be true at once: 1) Mayfield’s actions were dumb 2) KU should be embarrassed by the way they handled themselves

14:45 Lee is a pregame handshake truther

16:35 KU was obviously trying to make a statement before the game

17:20 will Heisman voters change their votes based on this?

19:40 why does our society tend to look to athletes to be role models?

22:50 Baker Mayfield single handedly made the Kansas game interesting

24:00 Lee doesn’t like that Mayfield feels the need to apologize to parents and kids

26:10 it’s fair to point to Mayfield and say “that is how you should play the game.”

27:10 Grant provides his final thoughts on Mayfield and he brings up another elite OU quarterback to make his point

29:10 Baker Mayfield has that “killer instinct” that only the best QBs possess

30:45 Lee thinks this situation can actually be a good thing for Mayfield and the Sooners moving forward

33:00 hey Baker when you leave the football field, maybe keep it PG

35:00 should we have seen OU’s poor offensive performance coming?

36:55 Mayfield’s accuracy was an issue at times against KU. Maybe just the wind’s fault?

42:00 any cause for concern in regard to the OU offense?

42:45 Mayfield finishes his career 14-0 in true road games

43:10 statistically OU’s defense had its best game of the year

45:40 OU’s defense did what it needed to do against a bad team like Kansas and the Sooners exceeded Lee’s expectations.

46:20 Parnell Motley started over Tre Brown. Discussing the improved Sooners secondary.

53:15 Wisconsin-Michigan provided not a whole lot of fireworks.

55:20 Wisconsin has faced maybe two competent offensive teams all season long

58:50 that awful Michigan offense is the best offense Wisconsin has seen this year in the Big Ten

59:30 Miami is really weird team and it seems like the Canes are relying too much on forcing turnovers

1:02:50 we did not see OSU losing to K-State coming. Lee sees that as evidence that the Cowboys culture is not up to par.

1:07:50 OSU fans will look back at this year as a huge missed opportunity

In the opening take, Lee explains why Baker Mayfield's sideline antics against Kansas were not that big of a deal. Then Grant joins in for a deep dive talk on intellectual honesty, sports figures as role models, and how this latest Mayfield situation could actually be good for OU moving forward. Oh, and we talk about the Sooners blow out win over Kansas.

Email the show: [email protected]

4:20 Baker Mayfield may have angered some people on Saturday.

5:15 Baker Mayfield’s postgame statement

6:10 Grant explains his conflicted thoughts in regards to Baker Mayfield and the way he carries himself

10:00 It’s important to be intellectually honest when discussing this Mayfield situation.

11:30 does Kansas bear some responsibility? I mean the Jayhawks’ football program seems to have a loser mentality.

13:30 two things can be true at once: 1) Mayfield’s actions were dumb 2) KU should be embarrassed by the way they handled themselves

14:45 Lee is a pregame handshake truther

16:35 KU was obviously trying to make a statement before the game

17:20 will Heisman voters change their votes based on this?

19:40 why does our society tend to look to athletes to be role models?

22:50 Baker Mayfield single handedly made the Kansas game interesting

24:00 Lee doesn’t like that Mayfield feels the need to apologize to parents and kids

26:10 it’s fair to point to Mayfield and say “that is how you should play the game.”

27:10 Grant provides his final thoughts on Mayfield and he brings up another elite OU quarterback to make his point

29:10 Baker Mayfield has that “killer instinct” that only the best QBs possess

30:45 Lee thinks this situation can actually be a good thing for Mayfield and the Sooners moving forward

33:00 hey Baker when you leave the football field, maybe keep it PG

35:00 should we have seen OU’s poor offensive performance coming?

36:55 Mayfield’s accuracy was an issue at times against KU. Maybe just the wind’s fault?

42:00 any cause for concern in regard to the OU offense?

42:45 Mayfield finishes his career 14-0 in true road games

43:10 statistically OU’s defense had its best game of the year

45:40 OU’s defense did what it needed to do against a bad team like Kansas and the Sooners exceeded Lee’s expectations.

46:20 Parnell Motley started over Tre Brown. Discussing the improved Sooners secondary.

53:15 Wisconsin-Michigan provided not a whole lot of fireworks.

55:20 Wisconsin has faced maybe two competent offensive teams all season long

58:50 that awful Michigan offense is the best offense Wisconsin has seen this year in the Big Ten

59:30 Miami is really weird team and it seems like the Canes are relying too much on forcing turnovers

1:02:50 we did not see OSU losing to K-State coming. Lee sees that as evidence that the Cowboys culture is not up to par.

1:07:50 OSU fans will look back at this year as a huge missed opportunity

In the opening take, Grant explains that a lot of the top teams in college football are flawed -- which could benefit the Sooners. Then Lee joins in to talk about what we want to see in the OU-KU game. Plus the guys seriously question the latest CFP rankings (Grant is not happy).

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4:20 for some reason Grant remembers a lot about the 2009 OU-Kansas games

6:50 KU’s defensive line is actually pretty good — which is weird because the Jayhawks defense is terrible overall

9:05 KU has some defensive players with insane numbers this season — yet the Jayhawks allow 40+ points per game

10:05 KU’s defense is bad in the S&P rankings — but the Jayhawks are ranked higher than OU’s D

12:20 where could KU provide some resistance against OU’s offense?

15:00 here’s what we want to see out of the Sooners’ offense in this KU game

18:25 concerned about OU’s motivation level for this game?

19:45 OU defense injury update

20:10 discussing the bizarre situation surrounding Jordan Thomas not being on the sidelines for the TCU game

22:30 Lee thought the OU defense looked like a National Championship defense at times against TCU

23:20 Tre Norwood played very well against TCU. That’s two good games in a row for him

23:55 film study leads Lee to think that Tre Brown could become a liability

25:00 it looks like Robert Barnes is struggling right now.

25:45 kudos to the defensive line for their performance against TCU

27:45 taking a closer look at KU’s offense

29:40 Grant tries to warn us it’s likely KU’s poor offense will probably move the ball and score against OU

31:50 KU’s scoring against OU will probably come on the big play — because the Sooners give them up and KU tends to hit some

34:10 if we are ever going to see OU’s defense dominate this season it would have to be this week

35:35 based on the numbers this is basically like playing UTEP again

36:10 Grant gives his OU-KU prediction

38:30 Lee gives his OU-KU prediction

40:10 Grant thinks Austin Seibert has all of a sudden turned into one of the best kickers in the country

41:45 Briefly going over the Big 12 slate this weekend

44:00 time to talk about the latest CFP rankings

44:45 Kirby Hocutt started talking and logic went out the window

45:35 Clemson ahead of OU right now is a joke

46:15 Grant thinks the committee will be looking for a reason to jump Wisconsin over OU this week

48:50 Joel Klatt gets it

49:40 Grant continues to blast the committee

51:45 it’s somewhat troubling the committee doesn’t seem to be respecting OU’s resume at this time

53:25 The guys reveal their Top 10

1:08:20 thank you to one of the listeners who is an Alabama fan. We talk about your team here for a bit.

1:10:20 Week 12 Picks

TCU-Texas Tech

UCF-Temple

Kentucky-Georgia

Navy-Notre Dame

Michigan-Wisconsin