West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

In the opening take, Grant has an important message for Sooners fans who are taking FAU lightly. Then Lee joins to get an update on Grant's European honeymoon (5:30). We're recording Tuesday, so at this time there still isn't an OU depth chart. Will the Sooners even release one (9:20)? Covering the rest of the news and notes from Lincoln Riley's Monday presser including Justin Broiles being a student of the game and one depth chart question has already been answered (13:30). Is FAU really a top 20-25 team in the nation (20:35)? FAU has a new offensive coordinator and some key pieces returning on offense including one of the best RBs in the nation (22:35). FAU needs to replace three starting offensive linemen, plus the Owls still have an ongoing QB competition (28:40). FAU's 2017 offense reminds the guys of what Chip Kelly used to do with Oregon (34:40). Lee goes over what he's seen on film from FAU's offense (35:55). Grant thinks FAU's offense will try and attack Kenneth Murray plus Grant busts out all the offensive S&P numbers (39:05). A listener wants to know if FAU's big offensive numbers are mostly a result of playing bad competition in 2017 (43:25)? Grant thinks the Sooners need to run blitz against FAU, while Lee provides other ways to attack this Owls offense (47:10). FAU has a new defensive coordinator, so we're not sure if the 2017 film is very useful. Plus Grant dives into FAU's S&P defensive numbers (53:45). Can a Southern Miss game from 2017 give us any clues on what to expect from FAU's defense Saturday (57:20)? Grant found some stats that may support the theory OU's going to be able to run the ball at will (59:55). Lee didn't see much on tape from FAU's best defensive player (1:03:40). The guys explain what they *want* to see from OU in this game against FAU (1:07:30). The guys tell us what *will* happen on Saturday and they each give us a score prediction (1:16:10). Quickly going through some of the Big 12 games worth watching this week (1:21:10). Josh Heupel makes his debut at UCF on Thursday, Lee is already dogging Penn State, and the guys discuss some other interesting Week 1 matchups (1:24:15). Finally, we make our Week 1 picks against the spread (1:27:55). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Grant has an important message for Sooners fans who are taking FAU lightly. Then Lee joins to get an update on Grant's European honeymoon (5:30). We're recording Tuesday, so at this time there still isn't an OU depth chart. Will the Sooners even release one (9:20)? Covering the rest of the news and notes from Lincoln Riley's Monday presser including Justin Broiles being a student of the game and one depth chart question has already been answered (13:30). Is FAU really a top 20-25 team in the nation (20:35)? FAU has a new offensive coordinator and some key pieces returning on offense including one of the best RBs in the nation (22:35). FAU needs to replace three starting offensive linemen, plus the Owls still have an ongoing QB competition (28:40). FAU's 2017 offense reminds the guys of what Chip Kelly used to do with Oregon (34:40). Lee goes over what he's seen on film from FAU's offense (35:55). Grant thinks FAU's offense will try and attack Kenneth Murray plus Grant busts out all the offensive S&P numbers (39:05). A listener wants to know if FAU's big offensive numbers are mostly a result of playing bad competition in 2017 (43:25)? Grant thinks the Sooners need to run blitz against FAU, while Lee provides other ways to attack this Owls offense (47:10). FAU has a new defensive coordinator, so we're not sure if the 2017 film is very useful. Plus Grant dives into FAU's S&P defensive numbers (53:45). Can a Southern Miss game from 2017 give us any clues on what to expect from FAU's defense Saturday (57:20)? Grant found some stats that may support the theory OU's going to be able to run the ball at will (59:55). Lee didn't see much on tape from FAU's best defensive player (1:03:40). The guys explain what they *want* to see from OU in this game against FAU (1:07:30). The guys tell us what *will* happen on Saturday and they each give us a score prediction (1:16:10). Quickly going through some of the Big 12 games worth watching this week (1:21:10). Josh Heupel makes his debut at UCF on Thursday, Lee is already dogging Penn State, and the guys discuss some other interesting Week 1 matchups (1:24:15). Finally, we make our Week 1 picks against the spread (1:27:55). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

**BIG SEASON PREVIEW PODCAST** In the opening take, Lee provides a primer on what to expect from this episode. Then Grant joins to reminisce about some of last year's predictions (3:00) before jumping into the individual player predictions beginning with OU's leading receiver in 2018 (5:30). The guys play it safe with their prediction for OU's leading tackler (9:30). It's difficult to predict OU's sacks leader (11:35). Predicting OU's most important offensive player (16:30). Kenneth Murray is discussed quite a bit as the guys predict the most important defensive player (20:40). Lee picks a RS-Freshman and Grant takes an unusual route when talking about OU's sleeper offensive player (28:05). Grant backs his main man for the sleeper defensive player, while Lee cheats on his pick (31:45). Time to talk impact freshmen on offense (37:00) and then on defense (41:45). Let's talk about the Sooners' schedule beginning with the trap game (or games) for 2018 (43:00). Finishing up schedule talk by predicting OU's final regular season record (48:50). Time to talk Big 12 teams beginning with an underrated team (53:00), and a huge disagreement on the overrated team (55:30). Predicting the teams who will play in the Big 12 Championship Game (58:45). Grant is way down on a perennial powerhouse as the guys begin to discuss national overrated teams (1:00:00). Lee realizes he's not ready to predict an underrated national team, while Grant picks up the slack and eventually complains about Alabama's easy schedule (1:04:25). Lee still doesn't care much about the Heisman Trophy, yet the guys still make a prediction on who will win the award (1:12:00). The guys have changed their Final 4 predictions, but their National Champion has not (1:14:30). Finally, discussing some college football storylines that we just don't get (1:21:25). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

**BIG SEASON PREVIEW PODCAST** In the opening take, Lee provides a primer on what to expect from this episode. Then Grant joins to reminisce about some of last year's predictions (3:00) before jumping into the individual player predictions beginning with OU's leading receiver in 2018 (5:30). The guys play it safe with their prediction for OU's leading tackler (9:30). It's difficult to predict OU's sacks leader (11:35). Predicting OU's most important offensive player (16:30). Kenneth Murray is discussed quite a bit as the guys predict the most important defensive player (20:40). Lee picks a RS-Freshman and Grant takes an unusual route when talking about OU's sleeper offensive player (28:05). Grant backs his main man for the sleeper defensive player, while Lee cheats on his pick (31:45). Time to talk impact freshmen on offense (37:00) and then on defense (41:45). Let's talk about the Sooners' schedule beginning with the trap game (or games) for 2018 (43:00). Finishing up schedule talk by predicting OU's final regular season record (48:50). Time to talk Big 12 teams beginning with an underrated team (53:00), and a huge disagreement on the overrated team (55:30). Predicting the teams who will play in the Big 12 Championship Game (58:45). Grant is way down on a perennial powerhouse as the guys begin to discuss national overrated teams (1:00:00). Lee realizes he's not ready to predict an underrated national team, while Grant picks up the slack and eventually complains about Alabama's easy schedule (1:04:25). Lee still doesn't care much about the Heisman Trophy, yet the guys still make a prediction on who will win the award (1:12:00). The guys have changed their Final 4 predictions, but their National Champion has not (1:14:30). Finally, discussing some college football storylines that we just don't get (1:21:25). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

**BIG SEASON PREVIEW PODCAST** In the opening take, Lee provides a primer on what to expect from this episode. Then Grant joins to reminisce about some of last year's predictions (3:00) before jumping into the individual player predictions beginning with OU's leading receiver in 2018 (5:30). The guys play it safe with their prediction for OU's leading tackler (9:30). It's difficult to predict OU's sacks leader (11:35). Predicting OU's most important offensive player (16:30). Kenneth Murray is discussed quite a bit as the guys predict the most important defensive player (20:40). Lee picks a RS-Freshman and Grant takes an unusual route when talking about OU's sleeper offensive player (28:05). Grant backs his main man for the sleeper defensive player, while Lee cheats on his pick (31:45). Time to talk impact freshmen on offense (37:00) and then on defense (41:45). Let's talk about the Sooners' schedule beginning with the trap game (or games) for 2018 (43:00). Finishing up schedule talk by predicting OU's final regular season record (48:50). Time to talk Big 12 teams beginning with an underrated team (53:00), and a huge disagreement on the overrated team (55:30). Predicting the teams who will play in the Big 12 Championship Game (58:45). Grant is way down on a perennial powerhouse as the guys begin to discuss national overrated teams (1:00:00). Lee realizes he's not ready to predict an underrated national team, while Grant picks up the slack and eventually complains about Alabama's easy schedule (1:04:25). Lee still doesn't care much about the Heisman Trophy, yet the guys still make a prediction on who will win the award (1:12:00). The guys have changed their Final 4 predictions, but their National Champion has not (1:14:30). Finally, discussing some college football storylines that we just don't get (1:21:25). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

**BIG SEASON PREVIEW PODCAST** In the opening take, Lee provides a primer on what to expect from this episode. Then Grant joins to reminisce about some of last year's predictions (3:00) before jumping into the individual player predictions beginning with OU's leading receiver in 2018 (5:30). The guys play it safe with their prediction for OU's leading tackler (9:30). It's difficult to predict OU's sacks leader (11:35). Predicting OU's most important offensive player (16:30). Kenneth Murray is discussed quite a bit as the guys predict the most important defensive player (20:40). Lee picks a RS-Freshman and Grant takes an unusual route when talking about OU's sleeper offensive player (28:05). Grant backs his main man for the sleeper defensive player, while Lee cheats on his pick (31:45). Time to talk impact freshmen on offense (37:00) and then on defense (41:45). Let's talk about the Sooners' schedule beginning with the trap game (or games) for 2018 (43:00). Finishing up schedule talk by predicting OU's final regular season record (48:50). Time to talk Big 12 teams beginning with an underrated team (53:00), and a huge disagreement on the overrated team (55:30). Predicting the teams who will play in the Big 12 Championship Game (58:45). Grant is way down on a perennial powerhouse as the guys begin to discuss national overrated teams (1:00:00). Lee realizes he's not ready to predict an underrated national team, while Grant picks up the slack and eventually complains about Alabama's easy schedule (1:04:25). Lee still doesn't care much about the Heisman Trophy, yet the guys still make a prediction on who will win the award (1:12:00). The guys have changed their Final 4 predictions, but their National Champion has not (1:14:30). Finally, discussing some college football storylines that we just don't get (1:21:25). | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee runs through the history of QB competitions in Lincoln Riley's career. Then Lee explains how this episode is different from previous editions of the show. After that, Lee jumps into his QB competition theory (8:00). Did Riley hint at when he's going to make a decision on the starting QB (16:00)? Is Lee Morris going to play some tight end this season (19:50)? Riley is really excited and interested in the starting center competition (22:40). Drake Stoops is getting run with the first team offense and it sounds like he's having a great fall camp (27:05). Lee's not sure he would be a very good college football recruiter (35:20). Marcelias Sutton has emerged as the No. 3 running back (38:15). The OU defense played well in the scrimmage Saturday and Riley has thoughts on a lot of the players on that side of the ball (39:40). Lee answers some listener questions about Justin Broiles and Robert Barnes (42:20) and the young potential impact players on defense (45:20). Lee's got some quick takes on some of the over and underrated teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (48:05). Finally, does it really matter that zero OU players are on the preseason AP All-American team (54:45)? | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee runs through the history of QB competitions in Lincoln Riley's career. Then Lee explains how this episode is different from previous editions of the show. After that, Lee jumps into his QB competition theory (8:00). Did Riley hint at when he's going to make a decision on the starting QB (16:00)? Is Lee Morris going to play some tight end this season (19:50)? Riley is really excited and interested in the starting center competition (22:40). Drake Stoops is getting run with the first team offense and it sounds like he's having a great fall camp (27:05). Lee's not sure he would be a very good college football recruiter (35:20). Marcelias Sutton has emerged as the No. 3 running back (38:15). The OU defense played well in the scrimmage Saturday and Riley has thoughts on a lot of the players on that side of the ball (39:40). Lee answers some listener questions about Justin Broiles and Robert Barnes (42:20) and the young potential impact players on defense (45:20). Lee's got some quick takes on some of the over and underrated teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (48:05). Finally, does it really matter that zero OU players are on the preseason AP All-American team (54:45)? | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee runs through the history of QB competitions in Lincoln Riley's career. Then Lee explains how this episode is different from previous editions of the show. After that, Lee jumps into his QB competition theory (8:00). Did Riley hint at when he's going to make a decision on the starting QB (16:00)? Is Lee Morris going to play some tight end this season (19:50)? Riley is really excited and interested in the starting center competition (22:40). Drake Stoops is getting run with the first team offense and it sounds like he's having a great fall camp (27:05). Lee's not sure he would be a very good college football recruiter (35:20). Marcelias Sutton has emerged as the No. 3 running back (38:15). The OU defense played well in the scrimmage Saturday and Riley has thoughts on a lot of the players on that side of the ball (39:40). Lee answers some listener questions about Justin Broiles and Robert Barnes (42:20) and the young potential impact players on defense (45:20). Lee's got some quick takes on some of the over and underrated teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (48:05). Finally, does it really matter that zero OU players are on the preseason AP All-American team (54:45)? | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

In the opening take, Lee runs through the history of QB competitions in Lincoln Riley's career. Then Lee explains how this episode is different from previous editions of the show. After that, Lee jumps into his QB competition theory (8:00). Did Riley hint at when he's going to make a decision on the starting QB (16:00)? Is Lee Morris going to play some tight end this season (19:50)? Riley is really excited and interested in the starting center competition (22:40). Drake Stoops is getting run with the first team offense and it sounds like he's having a great fall camp (27:05). Lee's not sure he would be a very good college football recruiter (35:20). Marcelias Sutton has emerged as the No. 3 running back (38:15). The OU defense played well in the scrimmage Saturday and Riley has thoughts on a lot of the players on that side of the ball (39:40). Lee answers some listener questions about Justin Broiles and Robert Barnes (42:20) and the young potential impact players on defense (45:20). Lee's got some quick takes on some of the over and underrated teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (48:05). Finally, does it really matter that zero OU players are on the preseason AP All-American team (54:45)? | Email the show: [email protected] | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9