West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

**NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Brian Odom and Roy Manning news broke Tuesday night.** In the opening take, Lee really thought there was a chance Kyler Murray could come back to OU for one more season. Then Grant joins to explain why the past week's talk about Kyler Murray frustrated him (7:00). Murray's not going to play baseball right now because he's going to end up being a first round pick in the NFL Draft (11:45). Murray would make so much more money in the NFL right now compared to his A's signing bonus (16:30). Tim Kish and Kerry Cooks are out. We talk Brian Odom -- although we recorded this before his hiring was made official (19:05). We recorded before the news broke that Roy Manning was hired as cornerbacks coach (26:15). Grant is incredibly intrigued by the Sooners QB situation with Austin Kendall entering the transfer portal and Jalen Hurts rumored to come to OU (28:10). Lee doesn't think Lincoln Riley would make a decision that puts OU's QB situation in a mess (30:30). Is Tanner Mordecai better than Austin Kendall (33:10)? Grant lays out why it makes a bunch of sense for Jalen Hurts to join OU's program (35:40). Are we sure Hurts is a good quarterback (38:10)? Lee's got a good feeling about Hurts' chances of coming to OU (43:50). Both guys were dead wrong about the National Championship game, but let's be honest the way that game played out was a fluke, right (47:10)? Clemson's kill shot TD was incredibly lucky and Grant's super annoyed nobody has pointed that out (53:35). We look back at our 2018 season predictions and find out what we got right, and what we got wrong sprinkling in soundbites from some of our best and worst takes (55:15). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

**NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Brian Odom and Roy Manning news broke Tuesday night.** In the opening take, Lee really thought there was a chance Kyler Murray could come back to OU for one more season. Then Grant joins to explain why the past week's talk about Kyler Murray frustrated him (7:00). Murray's not going to play baseball right now because he's going to end up being a first round pick in the NFL Draft (11:45). Murray would make so much more money in the NFL right now compared to his A's signing bonus (16:30). Tim Kish and Kerry Cooks are out. We talk Brian Odom -- although we recorded this before his hiring was made official (19:05). We recorded before the news broke that Roy Manning was hired as cornerbacks coach (26:15). Grant is incredibly intrigued by the Sooners QB situation with Austin Kendall entering the transfer portal and Jalen Hurts rumored to come to OU (28:10). Lee doesn't think Lincoln Riley would make a decision that puts OU's QB situation in a mess (30:30). Is Tanner Mordecai better than Austin Kendall (33:10)? Grant lays out why it makes a bunch of sense for Jalen Hurts to join OU's program (35:40). Are we sure Hurts is a good quarterback (38:10)? Lee's got a good feeling about Hurts' chances of coming to OU (43:50). Both guys were dead wrong about the National Championship game, but let's be honest the way that game played out was a fluke, right (47:10)? Clemson's kill shot TD was incredibly lucky and Grant's super annoyed nobody has pointed that out (53:35). We look back at our 2018 season predictions and find out what we got right, and what we got wrong sprinkling in soundbites from some of our best and worst takes (55:15). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

No opening take today, but we've got all the thoughts on OU's new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Grant called this back in October (1:30). Let's go over all the PROS of Alex Grinch beginning with his defensive philosophy which includes a mindset to take the ball away (7:45). Grant is excited about what Grinch can do for OU's defensive line (15:30). Grinch's base defense seems to be the hybrid 3-4, which we've trashed at OU recently (22:00). It's nice that Grinch has experience coaching secondary players (26:00) and it's good that Grinch should be comfortable running a defense on a team that scores quickly (27:15). More excitement on Grinch's philosophy of taking the ball away (32:40). Grinch must be good if Urban Meyer wanted him, plus Mike Leach has figured some things out in Pullman (35:50). It sounds like Grinch is big on recruiting and he's also acknowledged that he believes his defense goes perfectly with Lincoln Riley's offense (38:30). Lee wants everybody to realize that nobody is perfect, so there are some potential concerns with Alex Grinch. Grant is not having any of it (41:15). Just for fun, we look back at what were some concerns about Lincoln Riley's hire at OU(58:00). Spring practice should be pretty darn interesting (1:03:00). Before we go, we both explain why we like Alabama to beat Clemson in the National Title (1:05:50). Grant's not done yet. He wants to talk about Texas beating UGA in the Sugar Bowl (1:16:45). Cody Ford made himself a lot of money this season (1:23:25). And Gil Brandt wouldn't be shocked if Kyler Murray comes back to OU in 2019 (1:26:00). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

No opening take today, but we've got all the thoughts on OU's new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Grant called this back in October (1:30). Let's go over all the PROS of Alex Grinch beginning with his defensive philosophy which includes a mindset to take the ball away (7:45). Grant is excited about what Grinch can do for OU's defensive line (15:30). Grinch's base defense seems to be the hybrid 3-4, which we've trashed at OU recently (22:00). It's nice that Grinch has experience coaching secondary players (26:00) and it's good that Grinch should be comfortable running a defense on a team that scores quickly (27:15). More excitement on Grinch's philosophy of taking the ball away (32:40). Grinch must be good if Urban Meyer wanted him, plus Mike Leach has figured some things out in Pullman (35:50). It sounds like Grinch is big on recruiting and he's also acknowledged that he believes his defense goes perfectly with Lincoln Riley's offense (38:30). Lee wants everybody to realize that nobody is perfect, so there are some potential concerns with Alex Grinch. Grant is not having any of it (41:15). Just for fun, we look back at what were some concerns about Lincoln Riley's hire at OU(58:00). Spring practice should be pretty darn interesting (1:03:00). Before we go, we both explain why we like Alabama to beat Clemson in the National Title (1:05:50). Grant's not done yet. He wants to talk about Texas beating UGA in the Sugar Bowl (1:16:45). Cody Ford made himself a lot of money this season (1:23:25). And Gil Brandt wouldn't be shocked if Kyler Murray comes back to OU in 2019 (1:26:00). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

No opening take today, but we've got all the thoughts on OU's new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Grant called this back in October (1:30). Let's go over all the PROS of Alex Grinch beginning with his defensive philosophy which includes a mindset to take the ball away (7:45). Grant is excited about what Grinch can do for OU's defensive line (15:30). Grinch's base defense seems to be the hybrid 3-4, which we've trashed at OU recently (22:00). It's nice that Grinch has experience coaching secondary players (26:00) and it's good that Grinch should be comfortable running a defense on a team that scores quickly (27:15). More excitement on Grinch's philosophy of taking the ball away (32:40). Grinch must be good if Urban Meyer wanted him, plus Mike Leach has figured some things out in Pullman (35:50). It sounds like Grinch is big on recruiting and he's also acknowledged that he believes his defense goes perfectly with Lincoln Riley's offense (38:30). Lee wants everybody to realize that nobody is perfect, so there are some potential concerns with Alex Grinch. Grant is not having any of it (41:15). Just for fun, we look back at what were some concerns about Lincoln Riley's hire at OU(58:00). Spring practice should be pretty darn interesting (1:03:00). Before we go, we both explain why we like Alabama to beat Clemson in the National Title (1:05:50). Grant's not done yet. He wants to talk about Texas beating UGA in the Sugar Bowl (1:16:45). Cody Ford made himself a lot of money this season (1:23:25). And Gil Brandt wouldn't be shocked if Kyler Murray comes back to OU in 2019 (1:26:00). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

No opening take today, but we've got all the thoughts on OU's new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Grant called this back in October (1:30). Let's go over all the PROS of Alex Grinch beginning with his defensive philosophy which includes a mindset to take the ball away (7:45). Grant is excited about what Grinch can do for OU's defensive line (15:30). Grinch's base defense seems to be the hybrid 3-4, which we've trashed at OU recently (22:00). It's nice that Grinch has experience coaching secondary players (26:00) and it's good that Grinch should be comfortable running a defense on a team that scores quickly (27:15). More excitement on Grinch's philosophy of taking the ball away (32:40). Grinch must be good if Urban Meyer wanted him, plus Mike Leach has figured some things out in Pullman (35:50). It sounds like Grinch is big on recruiting and he's also acknowledged that he believes his defense goes perfectly with Lincoln Riley's offense (38:30). Lee wants everybody to realize that nobody is perfect, so there are some potential concerns with Alex Grinch. Grant is not having any of it (41:15). Just for fun, we look back at what were some concerns about Lincoln Riley's hire at OU(58:00). Spring practice should be pretty darn interesting (1:03:00). Before we go, we both explain why we like Alabama to beat Clemson in the National Title (1:05:50). Grant's not done yet. He wants to talk about Texas beating UGA in the Sugar Bowl (1:16:45). Cody Ford made himself a lot of money this season (1:23:25). And Gil Brandt wouldn't be shocked if Kyler Murray comes back to OU in 2019 (1:26:00). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Alabama on a job well done (sort of). Then Grant joins to discuss his feelings after OU's Orange Bowl loss (5:30). OU's slow start was certainly not expected (7:20). Lee thinks you're an idiot if you second guessed Lincoln Riley's decsion to defer and he's annoyed by other Twitter takes (10:00). Marquise Brown had a horrible night and we feel terrible for him (13:00). Alabama's offense was able to do whatever it wanted (14:35) and Tua Tagovailoa was perfectly fine and played awesome (16:15). The guys argue over what a catch is and it's probably boring podcasting (18:25). As soon as we saw Tua was 100 percent was the game over (21:00)? OU's defense got one stop all night when it absolutely needed to and that led to Charleston Rambo's great TD (23:30). Kyler Murray willed this team back, but his shaky start ultimately cost him (26:40). CeeDee Lamb was fantastic, and we talk more about Marquise Brown (27:50). Grant says this game will allow him to enjoy college football more in the future, plus more on OU's defensive woes (33:10). Lincoln Riley talked about a time table on a defensive coordinator (37:25). Lee's not a fan of the "we didn't give up" and the "great season guys!" mentality by the fan base, but comments from Grant and Kyler Murray softened his stance on this (39:55). Did OU's Big 12 experience this year actually help them come back and make the Orange Bowl a game (45:20)? This is the best Alabama team Grant has seen (46:50). It sure would have been nice to recover one of those onside kicks (47:50) but it probably didn't matter because Bama's offense was too good (49:45). Let's give it up for Kennedy Brooks because he's a great RB (52:10). For the final time this season we do "3 Word Reviews" and the final review is the best of the year (55:00). Lee rants about "SEC! SEC! SEC!" guy, much to Grant's chagrin (1:10:15). We both don't have much interest in watching anymore college football this year (1:21:45). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Alabama on a job well done (sort of). Then Grant joins to discuss his feelings after OU's Orange Bowl loss (5:30). OU's slow start was certainly not expected (7:20). Lee thinks you're an idiot if you second guessed Lincoln Riley's decsion to defer and he's annoyed by other Twitter takes (10:00). Marquise Brown had a horrible night and we feel terrible for him (13:00). Alabama's offense was able to do whatever it wanted (14:35) and Tua Tagovailoa was perfectly fine and played awesome (16:15). The guys argue over what a catch is and it's probably boring podcasting (18:25). As soon as we saw Tua was 100 percent was the game over (21:00)? OU's defense got one stop all night when it absolutely needed to and that led to Charleston Rambo's great TD (23:30). Kyler Murray willed this team back, but his shaky start ultimately cost him (26:40). CeeDee Lamb was fantastic, and we talk more about Marquise Brown (27:50). Grant says this game will allow him to enjoy college football more in the future, plus more on OU's defensive woes (33:10). Lincoln Riley talked about a time table on a defensive coordinator (37:25). Lee's not a fan of the "we didn't give up" and the "great season guys!" mentality by the fan base, but comments from Grant and Kyler Murray softened his stance on this (39:55). Did OU's Big 12 experience this year actually help them come back and make the Orange Bowl a game (45:20)? This is the best Alabama team Grant has seen (46:50). It sure would have been nice to recover one of those onside kicks (47:50) but it probably didn't matter because Bama's offense was too good (49:45). Let's give it up for Kennedy Brooks because he's a great RB (52:10). For the final time this season we do "3 Word Reviews" and the final review is the best of the year (55:00). Lee rants about "SEC! SEC! SEC!" guy, much to Grant's chagrin (1:10:15). We both don't have much interest in watching anymore college football this year (1:21:45). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Alabama on a job well done (sort of). Then Grant joins to discuss his feelings after OU's Orange Bowl loss (5:30). OU's slow start was certainly not expected (7:20). Lee thinks you're an idiot if you second guessed Lincoln Riley's decsion to defer and he's annoyed by other Twitter takes (10:00). Marquise Brown had a horrible night and we feel terrible for him (13:00). Alabama's offense was able to do whatever it wanted (14:35) and Tua Tagovailoa was perfectly fine and played awesome (16:15). The guys argue over what a catch is and it's probably boring podcasting (18:25). As soon as we saw Tua was 100 percent was the game over (21:00)? OU's defense got one stop all night when it absolutely needed to and that led to Charleston Rambo's great TD (23:30). Kyler Murray willed this team back, but his shaky start ultimately cost him (26:40). CeeDee Lamb was fantastic, and we talk more about Marquise Brown (27:50). Grant says this game will allow him to enjoy college football more in the future, plus more on OU's defensive woes (33:10). Lincoln Riley talked about a time table on a defensive coordinator (37:25). Lee's not a fan of the "we didn't give up" and the "great season guys!" mentality by the fan base, but comments from Grant and Kyler Murray softened his stance on this (39:55). Did OU's Big 12 experience this year actually help them come back and make the Orange Bowl a game (45:20)? This is the best Alabama team Grant has seen (46:50). It sure would have been nice to recover one of those onside kicks (47:50) but it probably didn't matter because Bama's offense was too good (49:45). Let's give it up for Kennedy Brooks because he's a great RB (52:10). For the final time this season we do "3 Word Reviews" and the final review is the best of the year (55:00). Lee rants about "SEC! SEC! SEC!" guy, much to Grant's chagrin (1:10:15). We both don't have much interest in watching anymore college football this year (1:21:45). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee congratulates Alabama on a job well done (sort of). Then Grant joins to discuss his feelings after OU's Orange Bowl loss (5:30). OU's slow start was certainly not expected (7:20). Lee thinks you're an idiot if you second guessed Lincoln Riley's decsion to defer and he's annoyed by other Twitter takes (10:00). Marquise Brown had a horrible night and we feel terrible for him (13:00). Alabama's offense was able to do whatever it wanted (14:35) and Tua Tagovailoa was perfectly fine and played awesome (16:15). The guys argue over what a catch is and it's probably boring podcasting (18:25). As soon as we saw Tua was 100 percent was the game over (21:00)? OU's defense got one stop all night when it absolutely needed to and that led to Charleston Rambo's great TD (23:30). Kyler Murray willed this team back, but his shaky start ultimately cost him (26:40). CeeDee Lamb was fantastic, and we talk more about Marquise Brown (27:50). Grant says this game will allow him to enjoy college football more in the future, plus more on OU's defensive woes (33:10). Lincoln Riley talked about a time table on a defensive coordinator (37:25). Lee's not a fan of the "we didn't give up" and the "great season guys!" mentality by the fan base, but comments from Grant and Kyler Murray softened his stance on this (39:55). Did OU's Big 12 experience this year actually help them come back and make the Orange Bowl a game (45:20)? This is the best Alabama team Grant has seen (46:50). It sure would have been nice to recover one of those onside kicks (47:50) but it probably didn't matter because Bama's offense was too good (49:45). Let's give it up for Kennedy Brooks because he's a great RB (52:10). For the final time this season we do "3 Word Reviews" and the final review is the best of the year (55:00). Lee rants about "SEC! SEC! SEC!" guy, much to Grant's chagrin (1:10:15). We both don't have much interest in watching anymore college football this year (1:21:45). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9