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PODCAST: Jason Kersey joins the pod as an OU beat writer for the last time

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One of our favorite recurring guests on the podcast and a good friend to all of us, Jason Kersey, joins the U40 to talk about leaving journalism and starting a new journey. Jason has been a close friend to all of us at SoonerScoop over the years from his time at the Oklahoman and the Athletic and a point or two in-between. We talk about his next chapter and reminisce about his years on the OU beat. We try and get Kersey to dish out some dirt on his true feelings about covering OU football, Lincoln Riley and other beat writers. It's also a massive junior day coming up this weekend and Josh is here to give us the full rundown. We also talk some combine and spring practices are underway as we are set for a full slate of assistant coaching interviews later today. Also combine and pro days are right on top of us.

The full rundown follows below:

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00:00 -
Welcome back Jason Kersey to the program
1:00:00 - Big hoops win; season winding down
1:11:00 - Sooners hosting massive Junior Day
1:30:00 - NFL Combine this week

OT: BBQ - What does it mean to you?

So, first off, I’ve lived in many places and was curious what comes to mind when you hear the word “BBQ”?

The definition of BBQ in the Oklahoma/Texas area is usually chopped beef brisket mixed with red sauce.

When I lived in South Carolina, BBQ was pulled pork and was served with Brunswick stew(leftover BBQ in a bean stew with vegetables) and also the sauce was all strong vinegar based mostly mustard.

Here, it’s an event where everything is thrown on the grill, a massive amount of everything is cooked and served with grilled vegetables and raw green onion.

Thad Turnipseed Getting $hit Done

A buddy of mine is on staff and we had dinner this weekend. I asked him about TT and he laughed and said that they call him "the guy with the keys to the bulldozer". He said he's been in multiple meetings with Turnipseep with ADs, senior admin folks, compliance, etc. and it's the same story every time. Thad walks in, lays out his vision for a certain project or his issues with current policies or procedures, etc. politely listens to any concerns that are expressed, and then just says "I appreciate that but this is what Brent wants, so we will be moving ahead, thanks". Meeting adjourned. #micdrop

Game Thread: OU baseball vs. Michigan (first pitch 7p) ...

Starting about 30 minutes late in Arlington. 7p.

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Starting line up:

SS Peyton Graham (.333)
DH Blake Robertson (.375)
CF Tanner Tredaway (.000)
C Jimmy Crooks (.500)
3B Cade Horton (.000)
2B Diego Muniz (.250)
RF Trent Brown (.500)
1B Max McGwire (.000)
LF Kendall Pettis (.143)

Chazz Martinez making his first career start on the bump.

Could NIL be a FAD?

What happens when players don't live up to expectations or get injured after a large NIL deal? If enough people feel they're not getting a good return on their investments, could NILs eventually waver? Also, we don't know how this will affect players mentally. How will they feel if their team is really struggling or they're underperforming? After all, these are teenagers we're talking about.
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