Ep. 438 - What Would it Take For OU to Shock Georgia?

Ep. 438 - What Would it Take For OU to Shock Georgia?

Lee and Grant open the show by discussing the latest David Stone injury news, the conflicting reports surrounding how he was injured, and what his availability could mean for an already banged-up Oklahoma defense. Then the conversation turns back to OU’s offensive problems, including missed assignments, poor execution and questions about how well Ben Arbuckle, Bill Bedenbaugh, Kevin Wilson and the rest of the offensive staff are fitting together.

Then the guys break down OU’s path to victory as a 14-point dog at Georgia.

Finally, Grant answers a listener question about who Oklahoma should consider if it eventually moved on from Brent Venables? The show closes with OU-Georgia score predictions and the weekly college football picks against the spread.

Chapters/Timecodes

00:00 — Another OU injury and a trip to No. 2 Georgia
02:02 — David Stone injury news and conflicting reports
08:14 — John Hoover’s report and clarification
12:49 — What is Oklahoma’s path to upsetting Georgia?
13:29 — West of Everest launches the Everest Club on YouTube
16:22 — OU-Georgia preview begins
17:06 — What Georgia has done well through three games
18:36 — Can Oklahoma stop Georgia’s run game?
19:28 — The upset formula: turnovers, defense and shortening the game
20:31 — OU desperately needs takeaways
24:52 — Could OU’s offense somehow match up better with Georgia?
25:32 — Venables points out busted tight end blocks against New Mexico
27:58 — Does Oklahoma’s offensive staff have too many cooks?
30:53 — What exactly is Kevin Wilson’s role?
31:33 — Remember when OU had “no chance” against Alabama?
33:19 — John Mateer vs. Arch Manning comparisons
34:55 — What Lee wants to see from OU’s defense
36:27 — Grant’s defensive key: make Gunner Stockton uncomfortable
38:51 — Oklahoma is a rare two-touchdown underdog
43:44 — What does Oklahoma need from the offense?
46:35 — Grant wants to see 2024 John Mateer again
48:38 — OU-Georgia score predictions
50:09 — Listener question: if Venables is out, who replaces him?
51:58 — The dream-candidate tier
54:34 — Coordinator candidates for Oklahoma
57:56 — Grant’s head-coaching candidate list begins
01:03:24 — Grant’s top four candidates
01:09:25 — Weekly college football picks begin
01:09:43 — Texas at Tennessee
01:11:16 — Ole Miss at Florida
01:12:10 — Michigan at Iowa
01:13:38 — Oregon at USC
01:14:11 — Missouri at Mississippi State
01:15:48 — Picks recap

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