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The Alley-Oop with Ryan BlackburnJoel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are dominating in PhillyBryan Toporek of Forbes Sports, Liberty Ballers, and the NBA Podcast joins Ryan Blackburn for the second Philadelphia 76ers Check-In of the 2023-24 NBA Season. They discuss Joel Embiid becoming the best version of himself, Tyrese Maxey replacing James Harden, and what the Sixers still need to win a championship.Subscribe to The Alley-Oop on YouTubeFollow The Alley-Oop on Twitter/XFollow The Alley-Oop on Instagram2023-12-2927 min
The Impactful Engineer Project - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring EngineersEpisode 15 - The One About Financial Planning For Architects & Engineers w/ Ryan SullivanOur guest for this episode is Ryan Sullivan, a registered professional engineer and financial advisor for Architects & Engineers!Ryan wants to continue to grow in every area of his life, and while reading a well-known book titled Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, he had the epiphany that he could bring to realization anything he set his mind to.Through Ryan’s experiences, we share some insights into the mindset behind financial planning and how you can be doing more to ensure your future success (pe...2023-10-2359 min
The Oklahoma DrillOU’s season was bad, but it’s fine, probablyAlex, Nathan, and Ryan do their best to explain what just happened and why they're kinda ok with it.
2022-12-031h 10The Oklahoma DrillOU 2022 Summer football check-inAlex, Ryan, and Nathan talk about how OU football's summer has been going.
2022-07-221h 25The Oklahoma DrillEMERGENCY POD: CHET IS GOODAlex and Ryan overreact to Chet Holmgren's astonishing summer league debut.
2022-07-061h 14The Oklahoma DrillPost Draft ReactionsAlex and Ryan talk about how the draft went for the Thunder (and some other teams, too).
2022-06-301h 37The Oklahoma Drill2022 Pre Draft discussion + Mock LotteryAlex, Ryan, and Sam talk about Thursday's NBA draft, reflect on how their basketball opinions have changed since last year's draft, and run through a mock draft for the lottery spots.
2022-06-201h 32The Oklahoma DrillThe Thunder Got The Number Two Pick and We’re Pretty Happy About ItAlex and Ryan are overjoyed at the Thunder's lottery luck and talk through their hopes and dreams for the 2022 NBA draft.
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The Juicy PauseDr. Ryan Simmons Part One: Pelvic Health, Post Partum, Parenting and Our Crazy Makers called HormonesDr. Ryan holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from University of Southern California. She spent over ten years working in orthopedics, yet kept broadening her horizon in the studies of Integrative Health Care, including internal pelvic assessment and treatment, post partum care, visceral mobilisation, nutrition and gut health. This Part One conversation is for the bearing fruit age of womanhood. We discuss all the phases of pregnancy being a new mother, parent, partner during the early years of family. BIG NOTE: There is so much information for women in all phases of life, I highly reccommend a listen. Mothers a...2022-04-1354 minThe Oklahoma DrillVenables Rumination, Bowl SpeculationAlex and Ryan are joined by Nathan as we talk more about the Venables hire, the Alamo bowl, the assembled staff, and also we dump on Lincoln some more (as a treat).
2021-12-281h 30The Oklahoma DrillWell, That Didn‘t Go Like We Thought it WouldAlex and Ryan reflect on the OU football season, Lincoln Riley's Departure, Brent Venables' arrival, and the nature of trying to predict sports outcomes.
2021-12-091h 20The Oklahoma DrillSeason 7, Episode 1: The OU Football PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Nathan bring you our preview episode for the seventh proper season of this podcast. What are the stories this OU football team is bringing you this year? Listen and find out.
2021-08-191h 35The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: SUMMER LEAGUE MEDIUM-HEAT TAKESMuch more reasonable discussion this time around with Alex, Ryan, and Sam looking back at the Thunder's draft, summer league, and free agency.
2021-08-101h 04The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: INSTANT DRAFT REACTIONSAlex and Ryan discuss the Thunder's draft, which Alex hated and Ryan thought was really funny.
Notes: Audio is gonna be worse than usual at points in this one, so be warned.
Also, this was recorded before the Derrick Favors news, so no reactions from us on that.
2021-07-301h 22The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS:THE FINAL PRE DRAFT PODAlex, Ryan, and Sam share their final takes heading into Thursday's NBA draft.
2021-07-271h 29The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: SPECIAL REPORT: SEC NEWSThe full house of Alex, Sam, Nathan, and Ryan talk through the week's breaking news regarding OU and Texas's move to the SEC, which seems both imminent and inevitable (it's good actually)
2021-07-261h 05The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: NBA DRAFT AND FINALSAlex and Ryan talk the finals and then dive into dream, realistic, and nightmare scenarios for the Thunder in this year's draft.
2021-07-141h 10The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: why are the draft gods so cruel?everything is terrible and we want to die! join Alex, Ryan, and Sam as they break down the ramifications of the Thunder hitting on essentially the worst-case draft night scenario.
2021-06-231h 17The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: First Round RetrospectiveAlex and Ryan talk about what meaningful takeaways existed in the wake of the first round of the NBA playoffs.
2021-06-081h 58The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: TANK REVIEWAlex, Ryan, and Sam analyze the fruits of the Thunder's first losing season since 2009 to decide if tanking was good (spoiler it: yes, obviously).
2021-05-201h 44The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: FINALE PART 3Alex, Nathan, and Ryan look back on a very stupid OU football season.
2020-12-271h 38The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: A Requiem for the Lebron James of Khris MiddletonsActually, during the podcast we decided that calling Paul George "the Lebron James of Khris Middletons" was unfair to Khris Middleton.
2020-09-181h 07The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PLAYER LABOR MOVEMENTS AND BUBBLE MAGICTwo topics covered today: The recent union of the player-led #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay movements and why this ultimately doesn't affect what happens to the college football season, and a lengthy check-in regarding the status of each NBA bubble team.
2020-08-112h 01The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: BUBBLE PREVIEWThese are the days of miracle and wonder (Alex, Ryan and Sam preview the NBA Bubble)
This is the long distance call (The return of basketball is the only thing keeping us sane)
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo (We talk about the players making the best of their accomodations)
he way we look to us all (And the teams that could benefit from the bubble setting)
The way we look to a distant constellation (we try to trade Chris Paul again)
That's dying in a corner of the sky (To the Sixers, again)
...2020-07-201h 18The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: YOU SHOULD HAVE WORN A MASKAlex, Ryan, and Nathan become the bearers of bad news for those who were still hoping for a fall season for college football.
2020-07-111h 16The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PROTEST AND BASKETBALL DISNEYWORLDAlex and Ryan reflect on the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, among others, at the hands of police, how they intersect with sports, what we think of the OU coaching staff's response, and how white dudes like us should be behaving in this moment.
After that, we talk through the NBA's plan to reopen its season in Orlando and the implications it has for the Thunder before launching into a discussion about the Thunder's long-term strategy.
2020-06-061h 43The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: TOP 20 NBA PLAYERSAlex, Ryan, and Sam take on a two-hour odyssey examining the top-20 players in the NBA.
2020-05-202h 09The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: GOAT DEBATE SIMULATOR 2020Alex, Nathan, and Ryan talk about the only sports thing happening right now: the 1992 Olympics, and how to approach the question of who can be called the Greatest of All Time.
2020-05-131h 09The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: DRAFTPODAlex, Nathan, and Sam talk through the NFL draft, a sports thing. They are precious and few.
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The Great ResetEpisode 11: With Ryan Maxey - A stock market day trader and Oakland, California residentIn this episode Shawndra and Tommy talk to Ryan Maxey who lives in Oakland, CA. He is a former restauranteur who has transitioned to a stock market day trader in the last two years. He has been under a stay at home order for over a month and he brings his perspective on how California has handled things and how the bigger implications of Covid-19 will affect all of us.
2020-04-0938 minThe Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE TWOALL HANDS ON DECK for a podcast about nothing. Time has lost all meaning. We call Bob Stoops overrated in this one.
2020-04-071h 22The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE ONEThere are no sports, on account of a pandemic for which our society was woefully unprepared. Alex and Ryan discuss:
2020-03-251h 04The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: 2020 Signing day Review and Spring Pre-PreviewAlex, Nathan, and Ryan talk (At some length) about the final 2020 OU football class and what little was gleaned from Lincoln's Monday presser.
2020-03-111h 54The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Demarco, Ruffin, and KobeAlex and Ryan go through the OU coaching news of the week before tackling the death and legacy of Kobe Bryant.
2020-01-301h 09The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: The Thunder Are Good!The Thunder are good! Somehow we're here. Alex and Ryan talk through the Thunder's improbable (but also pretty inevitable?) success this season.
2020-01-211h 12The Oklahoma DrillS5 E16- That Went About as Bad as it Could Possibly GoAlex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam are sad. Wallow with us in disappointment..
2019-12-311h 06The Oklahoma DrillS5 E15- Peach Bowl Preview/ESD RecapAlex, Ryan, and Nathan come bearing bad news: We do not think the Sooners have this one, y'all. But the good news is that ESD wasn't as bad as last week's sadpod might have made it seem.
2019-12-241h 23The Oklahoma DrillAn early signing day sadpodRecorded on the eve of ESD, Alex, Nathan, and Sam discuss the rocky straits OU football has come across in the past few days.
2019-12-1950 minThe Oklahoma DrillS5 E14- Big XII Championship and Playoff Selection ReviewAlex, Ryan, and Sam bask in the glory of a back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back Big XII championship run, and talk through what to expect going into the playoffs.
2019-12-101h 08The Oklahoma Drills5 E13- Big XII Title PreviewRyan and Nathan deliver a tight under-an-hour overview of the lay of the college football land going into conference championship weekend.
2019-12-0754 minThe Oklahoma DrillS5 E12- TCU behind, Bedlam aheadAlex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through the too-close TCU game, the upcoming Bedlam game, and what to make of Oklahoma's playoff odds.
2019-11-2752 minThe Oklahoma DrillA Basketball InterludeAlex, Ryan, and Sam decided it was about the right time in the NBA calendar to talk through some potential trades, so we did that.
2019-11-211h 14The Oklahoma DrillS5 E11- Baylor review + Pokemon primerAlex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam talk through the triumphant return of an OU football team we can believe in. Plus, true to our word, we spend thirty minutes explaining Pokemon to Alex.
2019-11-181h 43The Oklahoma DrillS5 E10- Alex and Nathan on ISUEveryone take a deep breath and let Alex and Nathan remind you where this team is coming from.
2019-11-1157 minThe Oklahoma DrillS5 E9- We don't even care, we're talking about BasketballSo OU lost. Who cares? Basketball time.
2019-10-301h 11The Oklahoma DrillS5 E8- West Virginia review and the ennui of successAlex and Ryan recount OU's expected dominance of WVU, as well as preview OU's expected dominance of KSU, and talk a little bit about what that feels like and what it might mean for college football moving forward. Also, we laugh at Texas. A lot.
2019-10-211h 25The Oklahoma DrillS5 E7- Texas Review and West Virginia previewAlex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam are delirious with the power of a Texas victory.
2019-10-161h 14The Oklahoma DrillS5 E7- Texas PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Sam search for new angles on the inescapable conclusion that Texas sucks.
2019-10-0955 minThe Oklahoma DrillS5 E5- a halfhearted Kansas PreviewRyan, Sam, and Nathan preview Kansas as best they can, but it's hard to be too interested in this game. Also features a smorgasbord of national college football tidbits.
2019-10-0255 minThe Oklahoma DrillS5 E5-- Tech + Ten lightning roundsAlex, Ryan, and Sam have nothing substantial to say about a Texas Tech game that promises to be thoroughly uninteresting, so they instead go lightning round on topics across the world of college football. See us tackle questions like "Is Kansas State good or just weird?" and "Why won't Georgia just play football like the rest of us?"
2019-09-261h 24The Oklahoma DrillS5 E4- UCLA ReviewAlex, Ryan, and Nathan take a moment before the relaxation of the bye week to go over OU's trouncing of UCLA in Los Angeles.
2019-09-181h 15The Oklahoma DrillS5 E3- @ UCLA PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Sam preview the UCLA game and walk through the state of the college football landscape.
2019-09-121h 39The Oklahoma DrillS5 E2- OU/Houston review and South Dakota "preview"Alex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through the Sooner's opener: what went right, what went wrong, and what to expect moving forward. They then spend like two minutes, max, talking about the upcoming South Dakota game.
2019-09-021h 30The Oklahoma DrillS5 E1- Week 1 PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Sam guide you to the first steps of your college football odyssey this season as Oklahoma prepares to take on Houston.
2019-08-291h 09The Oklahoma DrillDefensive Back 7 PreviewA full house of Alex, Ryan, Nathan, and Sam put together a preview of the linebackers and the defensive secondary, plus a bit of news.
2019-08-211h 36The Oklahoma DrillDefensive Line PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Nathan begin the defensive preview series at the point of attack.
2019-08-161h 14The Oklahoma DrillOL Preview and the start of fall campAlex, Ryan, and Sam preview the offensive line and go over notes on the start of fall camp.
2019-08-061h 00The Oklahoma DrillReceiver and Fullback position previewsAlex, Ryan, and Nathan round out the offensive skill position previews by focusing on the outside and inside receivers alongside the blocking backs.
2019-07-291h 54The Oklahoma DrillBig 12 Media Days and QB/RB position previewFootball! Alex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through Big 12 Media Days, preview the quarterback and running back positions, and give a preseason power ranking of the conference.
2019-07-172h 03The Oklahoma DrillRUSS TRADE RUSS TRADEIt has happened. The Thunder have traded Russ for Chris Paul. Alex, Ryan, and Sam take you through what this means.
2019-07-1259 minThe Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Russ Trade Scenarios.It's DEFCON 1, folks. In all likelihood the Thunder are going to trade Russell Westbrook within the next 72 hours or so. Alex, Ryan, and Sam are here to explain what to expect.
2019-07-101h 32The Oklahoma DrillPAUL GEORGE TRADE PAUL GEORGE TRADEAlex and Ryan go over the Thunder's era-defining trade with the Clippers and explain to Thunder fans everywhere why they should be excited for the future.
2019-07-061h 07The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Free Agency day 2In this episode, Ryan and Sam get mad at Alex for saying Russell Westbrook should make 18 million a year, but not as mad as Alex gets when Sam says Tobias Harris is better than Khris Middleton. Enjoy!
2019-07-032h 08The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: The first of many free agency discussionsNBA free agency has started! here's a conversation from before that happened. More to come in the next few days.
2019-07-0155 minThe Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: A post-draft reaction pod/audio scavenger huntLotta audio Snafus in this one. I was supposed to edit them, but that was time-consuming and we gotta stay on track, so I'm releasing it as-is. Enjoy!
2019-06-291h 19The Oklahoma DrillDarius Bazley: Immediate ReactionRyan and Alex talk over how they feel about the Darius Bazley pick.
2019-06-2121 minThe Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Draft 2: The Power of DraftAlex, Ryan, and Sam talk through recent NBA news (but not really? like, we completely forget to talk about the Finals) and then go in depth on what the Thunder should do with the 21st pick (spoiler: they're gonna trade it).
2019-06-131h 44The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: NBA Draft PreviewAlex and Sam discuss some prospects and happenings in the world of the NBA draft.
2019-05-191h 42The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: The Thunder lost. What now?Alex and Ryan grapple with a world that does not want their preferred basketball team in the second round.
2019-05-011h 35The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Spring Game ReviewAlex and Nathan walk everyone through their experiences and impressions of the OU Spring game.
2019-04-231h 24The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Professor Wizenard's Magical Guide to the NBA Playoffs.Alex, Ryan, and Sam talk about the Magic of the NBA this week: Both Earvin Johnson's sudden departure from the LA Laker's front office, and the series of unlikely events that determined the Western conference's playoff seeding, . Then we talk about the playoffs in significant depth.
2019-04-121h 40The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Why Do The Thunder Want Us To Suffer?Alex and Ryan indulge in the angst of being a fan of an under-performing NBA team.
2019-03-201h 19The Oklahoma DrillS4 Finale- Sugar Bowl ReviewAlex and Ryan break the pod's unintentional hiatus to talk through all of the program's recent goings-on: The loss to Alabama, the hiring of Alex Grinch, Roy Manning, and Brian Odom, and the transfer of Jalen Hurts in and Austin Kendall out.
2019-01-231h 11The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Early Signing DayRyan here. Wasn't on this one (been traveling), so have fun with like two hours of Nathan and Alex talking through the ins and outs of ESD.
2018-12-242h 01The Oklahoma DrillS4 E19- Post Championship week roundupAlex, Ryan, Sam, and Nathan bring you all of their thoughts on the Sooners' fourth consecutive Big 12 title and everything that followed.
2018-12-081h 41The Oklahoma DrillS4 E18- Big 12 Championship PreviewAlex and Ryan talk through what the playoff rankings mean and what to expect in the Texas rematch.
2018-11-3056 minThe Oklahoma DrillS4 E17- West Virginia reviewAlex and Ryan talk about the OU-WVU game and the rest of Rivalry Weekend in all its bizarre glory.
2018-11-281h 13The Oklahoma DrillS4 E16- West VirginiaAlex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through what to expect when Oklahoma comes to Morgantown.
2018-11-221h 12The Oklahoma DrillS4 E14- Meh whatever boomer soonerAlex and Ryan talk through the challenges of rooting for a team that can score 48 points in a rivalry game victory and still leave you feeling like garbage when it's over.
2018-11-131h 06The Oklahoma DrillS4 E12- Texas Tech PreviewAlex, Ryan, and Nathan preview the Texas Tech game, among other things.
2018-11-021h 27The Oklahoma DrillS4 E11- KSU ReviewRyan and Alex talk through the myriad positives of the Kansas State win and dive into the first CFP rankings.
2018-11-011h 15The Oklahoma DrillS4 E10- TCU PostgameAlex, Ryan, and Sam discuss what we learned from the win against TCU, and talk through another defensive coordinator hire.
2018-10-251h 14The Oklahoma DrillS4 E9- TCU PreviewRyan sits this one out as Alex and Sam discuss how every good team is actually bad, then preview the TCU game and talk possible coordinator hires.
2018-10-181h 20The Oklahoma DrillS4 E8- Mike's GoneAlex and Ryan reflect on the loss to Texas, and the end of the Mike Stoops era.
2018-10-081h 13The Oklahoma DrillS4 E7- Baylor previewAlex and Ryan complain about defense some more, then talk through the Baylor game.
2018-09-2846 minThe Oklahoma DrillS4 E6- The Army GameAlex and Ryan discuss the challenges of being fans of a team whose defense is coached by Mike Stoops.
2018-09-241h 04The Oklahoma DrillS4 E5- Iowa State PreviewAlex and Ryan talk through what to expect out of the Sooners' trip to Ames and take a glance at the rest of the week.
2018-09-1458 minThe Oklahoma DrillS4 E4- UCLA/Week 2 ReviewAlex and Ryan break down the results of the UCLA game and share the bad news about Rodney Anderson's knee.
2018-09-101h 18The Oklahoma DrillS4 E3- UCLA PreviewAlex and Ryan break down what to expect in the game against UCLA.
2018-09-0733 minThe Oklahoma DrillS4 E2- FAU and Week 1 ReviewAlex, Ryan, and Nathan talk through the FAU game and the general happenings of week 1.
2018-09-031h 52The Oklahoma DrillS4 E1- FAU PreviewAlex, Ryan, Sam, and Nathan break down everything you could possibly want to know about Oklahoma's season opener versus FAU.
2018-08-281h 29The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Big 12 Power RankingsAlex and Ryan go over some brief recruiting news and then hop right in to a ranking of the Big 12.
2018-08-201h 20The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: LB and DB previewAlex and Ryan are joined by Nathan as they round out their previews with the defensive back 7.
2018-08-141h 36The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: O and D Line PreviewRyan and Alex break down the Lines on this offseason episode of the Oklahoma Drill.
2018-08-061h 07The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: skill position previewNathan Hill joins Alex and Ryan for a breakdown of the Sooner's 2018 skill positions.
2018-07-221h 34The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Spring Game 2018 PreviewRyan and Alex stop in to the "studio" to talk through what's happened in the offseason lead-up to the Spring game. Includes a thirty-minute opening debate on the state of the defense.
2018-04-1357 minThe Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: Signing day recap Featuring Nathan HillAlex and Ryan are joined by special guest Nathan Hill as they discuss the 2018 recruiting class in full detail.
2018-02-102h 09The Oklahoma DrillS3 E24- Season RecapAlex, Ryan, and Sports Betting Correspondent Sam Davis recap the OU season, both highs and lows. Also, The Vikings beat the Saints on an incredible last-second play.
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The Oklahoma DrillTHE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: The Quidditch EpisodeAlex and Ryan don't want to talk about the national championship game because it'll make them angry and sad. Instead, they decide to complain about the leading Wizard sport, Quidditch, and how it makes no sense.
2018-01-0959 minThe Oklahoma DrillS3 E23: Rose Bowl recapAlex and Ryan take you down the dark path towards understanding OU's 54-48 loss in the Rose Bowl.
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