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Episode 155
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Opening & Banter (0:00–~5:00)
- Hosts introduce themselves as the "Sooner Smiths" (Tierani and Chad).
- Tech glitches with mics/outlines; light-hearted chaos.
- Welcome to viewers (e.g., Boomer129, Stacey); encourage chat, likes, subs, retweets, merch (Zeno Zone dog merch).
- Sponsor: Candle (quick plug).
- Personal asides: Chad's type-A quirks, pet peeves (undecisive drivers), pregnancy updates (Tierani at ~34 weeks).
- Former OU golfer Anthony Kim wins LIV Golf Adelaide (his first pro win in ~16 years after struggles with sobriety/hiatus).
- Signed with 4Aces GC (via Dustin Johnson); massive purse (~$6M personal estimate).
- Emotional comeback story; plays often in Oklahoma City.
- OU (picked low in SEC, e.g., 14th) dominates Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington.
- Wins over strong teams (TCU, Oklahoma State, others); run-rule victories; look like one of the nation's best early.
- Extra game Monday; Josh (channel's baseball guy) to cover more later.
- Men's: Wins vs. Georgia and Vanderbilt (back-to-back as underdogs on FanDuel); bubble team but finishing strong.
- Women's: Mixed—big loss to Vanderbilt, but wins over Florida and Texas A&M; ranked ~16, likely host NCAA tourney.
- Tierani critiques inconsistency (fast play, turnovers, underusing post players like Reagan Beers); defends fair criticism of women's athletes (parallel to men's).
- Historic road win at Florida (first ever in Gainesville); 198.075–197.575.
- Bars scoring debated (OU undervalued?); flawless beam; Addison Feda's first collegiate 10.0 on vault (viral reactions/memes shown).
- Upcoming: #1 OU vs. #2 LSU Friday in Norman (tickets as low as $7; push to fill Lloyd Noble Center; on SEC Network/ESPN2?).
- Dominant weekend: 5-0, outscoring opponents 91–9.
- Scores: 17-0, 18-6, 12-2, 10-1, and viral 34-0 run-rule over UTEP (tied program record margin; 6 HRs, grand slams in same inning by Gabbie Garcia & Tia Milloy).
- Tierani passionately defends Patty Gasso: Played backups, no steals after early lead, no intentional outs; teams invite OU for revenue/exposure; criticism seen as hating OU/women's sports double standard (vs. men's blowouts).
- Philosophy: Play to standard, not opponent; mercy ≠ treating teams like kids.
- DeMarco Murray leaves OU RB coach role for Chiefs (mixed fan reactions; loved by players, but development questions—e.g., no 1,000-yard rusher recently besides Eric Gray).
- Coaching style: Demanding but ada