U40: Why we brought Parker Thune onboard, some football, some diamond talk

It's the first Unofficial 40 podcast since we hired Parker Thune. Carey and the guys talk a little bit about how things happened behind the scenes and whether or not it was a unanimous decision to make the hire. And why it is we ultimately believed it was the best thing for SoonerScoop and our subscribers. We're headed to the re-imagined Sooner Caravan tonight in Oklahoma City where we'll hear from OU administrators and coaches. What do we think we will hear? Some votes from the coaches on what they would like to see the regular and postseason look like moving forward. What do the guys think about eliminating conference championship games and shortening the season? OU softball is about to have their first game in the SEC tournament. How do we feel about OU's chances of making a run to another title? And is the baseball team in trouble? Josh gives us an update on what the latest is with OU football recruiting. Another edition is here! * For a limited time, our listeners can get the Harry's Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.harrys.com/soonerscoop. #ad #harrys * CHEERS: Same night out - way better mornign with Cheers. For a limited time our listeners are getting 20% off their entire order by using code SOONERSCOOPON3 at https://www.cheershealth.com #cheers #ad THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! The SoonerScoop family grew by one — Welcome to Parker Thune  27:00 - Sooner Caravan kicks off in OKC Wednesday night 38:00 - George presents some stories he’s writing; Interesting numbers on John Mateer  49:00 - Diamond sport check-in  1:00:00 - Recruiting updates with Josh  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices