Jim Traber opens the show discussing the teams in college football this weekend that have taken the most money at this point. Is there always a week every year where the brain dead plays win? What did you make of the Thunder winning their home opener despite a disappointing shooting performance? Is SGA the ultimate teammate? Do you expect Kamario Taylor to play this weekend against OU? The Fat Jack joins to discuss this weekend’s slate of games in college football and the NFL and make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week. To get all of Jack’s picks, visit FatJackSports.com and you can get the entire season, the NBA, World Series, and UFC included. Why can’t OU seem to recruit an entire roster of offensive talent under Brent Venables? Do you think the Giants still have a realistic chance to win the NFC East this season?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the teams in college football this weekend that have taken the most money at this point. Is there always a week every year where the brain dead plays win? What did you make of the Thunder winning their home opener despite a disappointing shooting performance? Is SGA the ultimate teammate? Do you expect Kamario Taylor to play this weekend against OU?&nbsp;The Fat Jack joins to discuss this weekend&rsquo;s slate of games in college football and the NFL and make their T&amp;W Tire Locks of the Week. To get all of Jack&rsquo;s picks, visit FatJackSports.com and you can get the entire season, the NBA, World Series, and UFC included. Why can&rsquo;t OU seem to recruit an entire roster of offensive talent under Brent Venables? Do you think the Giants still have a realistic chance to win the NFC East this season?

Full Show: Thunder & The Fat Jack

Jim Traber is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss this weekend’s slate of games in college football and the NFL and make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week. To get all of Jack’s picks, visit FatJackSports.com and you can get the entire season, the NBA, World Series, and UFC included. Why can’t OU seem to recruit an entire roster of offensive talent under Brent Venables? Do you think the Giants still have a realistic chance to win the NFC East this season?

Jim Traber is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss this weekend&rsquo;s slate of games in college football and the NFL and make their T&amp;W Tire Locks of the Week. To get all of Jack&rsquo;s picks, visit FatJackSports.com and you can get the entire season, the NBA, World Series, and UFC included. Why can&rsquo;t OU seem to recruit an entire roster of offensive talent under Brent Venables? Do you think the Giants still have a realistic chance to win the NFC East this season?

Hour 2: The Fat Jack

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the teams in college football this weekend that have taken the most money at this point. Is there always a week every year where the brain dead plays win? What did you make of the Thunder winning their home opener despite a disappointing shooting performance? Is SGA the ultimate teammate? Do you expect Kamario Taylor to play this weekend against OU?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the teams in college football this weekend that have taken the most money at this point. Is there always a week every year where the brain dead plays win? What did you make of the Thunder winning their home opener despite a disappointing shooting performance? Is SGA the ultimate teammate? Do you expect Kamario Taylor to play this weekend against OU?

Hour 1: Thunder Win Home Opener

Jim Traber opens the show discussing some of his sleep issues. Have you had issues getting a CPAP machine? Have you found a solution to sleep apnea? What was the most notable NBA game from last night’s slate? What were your thoughts on Yaxel Lendeborg after his altercation and comments about Luka Doncic last night? Did the Trail Blazers make a huge mistake with this year’s roster construction? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler makes his pick for the week. Why is it that Nebraska Football can’t seem to find themselves back to their former glory? What is going on with the Eagles, even beyond the health issues of Jalen Hurts? Do you find it concerning that OU can’t trust any of the backup quarterbacks? How do you see the Chiefs game this weekend with the Seahawks off a mini-bye from Thursday Night Football?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing some of his sleep issues. Have you had issues getting a CPAP machine? Have you found a solution to sleep apnea? What was the most notable NBA game from last night&rsquo;s slate? What were your thoughts on Yaxel Lendeborg after his altercation and comments about Luka Doncic last night? Did the Trail Blazers make a huge mistake with this year&rsquo;s roster construction? Rick Haynes from Johnnie&rsquo;s Charcoal Broiler makes his pick for the week. Why is it that Nebraska Football can&rsquo;t seem to find themselves back to their former glory? What is going on with the Eagles, even beyond the health issues of Jalen Hurts? Do you find it concerning that OU can&rsquo;t trust any of the backup quarterbacks? How do you see the Chiefs game this weekend with the Seahawks off a mini-bye from Thursday Night Football?

Full Show: Well... That Escalated At the End

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as why is it that Nebraska Football can’t seem to find themselves back to their former glory? What is going on with the Eagles, even beyond the health issues of Jalen Hurts? Do you find it concerning that OU can’t trust any of the backup quarterbacks? How do you see the Chiefs game this weekend with the Seahawks off a mini-bye from Thursday Night Football?

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as why is it that Nebraska Football can&rsquo;t seem to find themselves back to their former glory? What is going on with the Eagles, even beyond the health issues of Jalen Hurts? Do you find it concerning that OU can&rsquo;t trust any of the backup quarterbacks? How do you see the Chiefs game this weekend with the Seahawks off a mini-bye from Thursday Night Football?

Hour 2: “Wahhh Wahhh”

Jim Traber opens the show discussing some of his sleep issues. Have you had issues getting a CPAP machine? Have you found a solution to sleep apnea? What was the most notable NBA game from last night’s slate? What were your thoughts on Yaxel Lendeborg after his altercation and comments about Luka Doncic last night? Did the Trail Blazers make a huge mistake with this year’s roster construction? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler makes his pick for the week.

Jim Traber opens the show discussing some of his sleep issues. Have you had issues getting a CPAP machine? Have you found a solution to sleep apnea? What was the most notable NBA game from last night&rsquo;s slate? What were your thoughts on Yaxel Lendeborg after his altercation and comments about Luka Doncic last night? Did the Trail Blazers make a huge mistake with this year&rsquo;s roster construction? Rick Haynes from Johnnie&rsquo;s Charcoal Broiler makes his pick for the week.

Hour 1: The NBA Returns

Jim Traber recaps the Oklahoma City Thunder’s opening night win against the San Antionio Spurs. Did Chet show you enough to make you believe he will be consistently aggressive, or do you want to see him string a few of those games together? Should the Spurs be concerned with Wemby’s inefficiency, or is it just one game? Are you surprised the Eagles could be that careless with the health of Jalen Hurts? What did you make of Paul George’s performance in his first game for the Celtics? Are the Sixers a legitimate Eastern Conference contender this season? Should De’Aaron Fox have been ejected for his slamming of Chet Holmgren last night? Is it unserious to consider Victor Wembanyama the best player in basketball?

Jim Traber recaps the Oklahoma City Thunder&rsquo;s opening night win against the San Antionio Spurs. Did Chet show you enough to make you believe he will be consistently aggressive, or do you want to see him string a few of those games together? Should the Spurs be concerned with Wemby&rsquo;s inefficiency, or is it just one game? Are you surprised the Eagles could be that careless with the health of Jalen Hurts? What did you make of Paul George&rsquo;s performance in his first game for the Celtics? Are the Sixers a legitimate Eastern Conference contender this season? Should De&rsquo;Aaron Fox have been ejected for his slamming of Chet Holmgren last night? Is it unserious to consider Victor Wembanyama the best player in basketball?

Full Show: Unserious Thunder Opinions

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as NBA Opening Day. What did you make of Paul George’s performance in his first game for the Celtics? Are the Sixers a legitimate Eastern Conference contender this season? Should De’Aaron Fox have been ejected for his slamming of Chet Holmgren last night? Is it unserious to consider Victor Wembanyama the best player in basketball?

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as NBA Opening Day. What did you make of Paul George&rsquo;s performance in his first game for the Celtics? Are the Sixers a legitimate Eastern Conference contender this season? Should De&rsquo;Aaron Fox have been ejected for his slamming of Chet Holmgren last night? Is it unserious to consider Victor Wembanyama the best player in basketball?

Hour 2: Unserious Opinions

Jim Traber recaps the Oklahoma City Thunder’s opening night win against the San Antionio Spurs. Did Chet show you enough to make you believe he will be consistently aggressive, or do you want to see him string a few of those games together? Should the Spurs be concerned with Wemby’s inefficiency, or is it just one game? Are you surprised the Eagles could be that careless with the health of Jalen Hurts?

Jim Traber recaps the Oklahoma City Thunder&rsquo;s opening night win against the San Antionio Spurs. Did Chet show you enough to make you believe he will be consistently aggressive, or do you want to see him string a few of those games together? Should the Spurs be concerned with Wemby&rsquo;s inefficiency, or is it just one game? Are you surprised the Eagles could be that careless with the health of Jalen Hurts?

Hour 1: Thunder Win Opener

APOLOGIES. Technical difficulties caused this podcast post to be a day late. My sincerest apologies to all of the listeners. Thank you so much for your patience!

Jim Traber is back! Jim discusses this weekend’s OU loss to Kentucky. Does a change need to be made at quarterback, or do you believe that the coaches have seen all they need to in practice from the backups? What do you make Oklahoma State’s loss to Houston last weekend? Do questions need to be answered about the Pokes defense? Who would you pick to win the Big 12?

APOLOGIES. Technical difficulties caused this podcast post to be a day late. My sincerest apologies to all of the listeners. Thank you so much for your patience!
Jim Traber is back! Jim discusses this weekend&rsquo;s OU loss to Kentucky. Does a change need to be made at quarterback, or do you believe that the coaches have seen all they need to in practice from the backups? What do you make Oklahoma State&rsquo;s loss to Houston last weekend? Do questions need to be answered about the Pokes defense? Who would you pick to win the Big 12?

Full Show: October 20, 2026

The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber

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