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We're back for another episode as the Thunder euphoria has died down. You're welcome Mavs fans who also listen. It's July so we're hanging on and hoping for a quick return of football. Today we caught up with George on his visit with John Mateer as he's ready to run an extensive series on OU's QB after talking to Mateer, family members, former coaches, analysts, everybody. We're not giving away anything, but we have seen the nearly hour long transcript and George has previewed some of the quotes for us. And we have one big takeaway about John Mateer. We also hit the recruiting trail and give our thoughts on some of the OSU wins over OU on the recruiting trail. And we also ask Josh to look back on his biggest impression about summer camps and offers. Are the Sooners being too aggressive? Or not aggressive enough?

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Happy 4th of July!

14:00 - George spent time with John Mateer at the Manning Passing Academy 

33:00 - Are people sleeping on Jaydn Ott? 

42:20 - In-state recruiting discussion

58:00 - Wrap-up CFB discussion


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A big takeaway from George's upcoming John Mateer series

It may not have been something that was aesthetically pleasing to us, but the Jaden O' Neal/Bowe Bentley worked out as we believe Ben Arbuckle wanted. We are left to wonder, how much did John Mateer play a role in swinging Bentley to OU over LSU? A Fong Bomb that caught everyone's attention. We finally make Eddie happy and get into the Thunder parade discussion as Carey, Eddie and George all were in OKC for the big event. We're also looking at the wide receiver position in 2026 and how it could all play out. And a little more conversation about how things are going in the front office with Jim Nagy & Co.



THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 


0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder won the World Championship. Big deal. I guess Carey doesn’t care as he doesn’t even mention it. 

2:10 - Jake Kreul Fong Bomb 

7:00 - Bowe Bentley joins the Sooners 2026 class

20:00 - FINALLY! Thunder talk 

40:27 - Beau Jandreau & Daniel Norman also committed to Oklahoma 

45:00 - Looking ahead to commitment announcement dates 

52:00 - WR will be really interesting in 2026

58:00 - Is Jim Nagy college football’s Billy Beane? 
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Did a red hot John Mateer help land Bowe Bentley?

Carey is trying to jinx the Thunder right from the start this week. But we quickly get into the news of the day for recruiting. And that is the decommitment of Will Conroy who flips to North Carolina. We also talk some Elite 11 and what performing well at the Elite 11 has meant over the years. Spoiler, it sometimes means nothing, sometimes it does.  Josh talks about the upcoming BBQ recruiting weekend and we're trying to let you know we're not the ones pumping out all the John Mateer hype. We've barely reached peak offseason so that means time to talk OU's schedule. Also some baseball, some hoops and some softball. 

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder playing for a world championship; 2026 IOL Will Conroy flips to UNC 

19:00 - Bowe Bentley @ Elite 11

44:30 - 2026 RB DeZephen Walker commits

47:00 - BBQ Recruiting Weekend

59:00 - John Mateer hype continues to build

1:10:00 - Oklahoma schedule talk
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Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit

The crew is back as we have some offseason news to talk about. OU continues building better infrastructure to operate in the modern era of college football. Jim Nagy officially announces his staff and OU adds to their sports medicine staff. We also give you the latest we're hearing on Bowe Bentley as the Celina, Texas, QB could make his decision between OU and LSU any day now. We're also getting set for another round of Brent Venables football camps on Thursday and Friday. Josh talks about the guys who could be coming in to workout for the staff. A little offseason football talk with the SEC schedule coming out today and OU knows where and when they are headed. Also no one believes Carey's car is clean when he proclaims it so during the pod. Eddie rushes out to check the parking lot to catch him in a lie?

FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 

0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!

5:00 - Bowe Bentley post-official visit 

23:00 - OU FB kickoff windows announced

45:00 - BV Camp Day 3 on Thursday

57:00 - OU new hires: FB Trainer + Front office 


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