The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber

Jim Traber discusses the NFL Trade Deadline today with the breaking news of Kirk Cousins being traded to the Minnesota Vikings. Are you surprised he didn't go for more than a third round pick? Are you impressed with the NFL Network Sunday Morning broadcast team? What is OU Basketball's biggest issue at the moment and how do they fix it? Would it help OU this weekend if fans were supportive and didn't boo John Mateer? All of the NFL Deadline Moves up to the end of the cut off. What in the world are the Colts thinking keeping one of the highest paid running backs in the league as a seller?

Jim Traber discusses the NFL Trade Deadline today with the breaking news of Kirk Cousins being traded to the Minnesota Vikings. Are you surprised he didn't go for more than a third round pick? Are you impressed with the NFL Network Sunday Morning broadcast team? What is OU Basketball's biggest issue at the moment and how do they fix it? Would it help OU this weekend if fans were supportive and didn't boo John Mateer? All of the NFL Deadline Moves up to the end of the cut off.

Jim Traber discusses his weekend in Durant at his first big poker tournament of the year. How impressive was John Mateer’s toughness in their win against Florida? Do you want to see Jason Witten string a few games together before you make a decision on his future as a coach? What did you make of the catch/not a catch call in the Notre Dame & Miami game? What did you think of the officiating crew in the Texas-Missouri game? Drew Mestemaker's future. Was one of the keys to Jason Witten’s success in his first game as playcaller the simplicity of the scheme? What can winning the rest of their games do for Oklahoma Football and the momentum of the program heading into next season?

Jim Traber takes your calls and discusses a variety of topics including Drew Mestemaker’s future and how to cope as an OSU fan. Was one of the keys to Jason Witten’s success in his first game as playcaller the simplicity of the scheme? What can winning the rest of their games do for Oklahoma Football and the momentum of the program heading into next season?

Jim Traber discusses his weekend in Durant at his first big poker tournament of the year. How impressive was John Mateer’s toughness in their win against Florida? Do you want to see Jason Witten string a few games together before you make a decision on his future as a coach? What did you make of the catch/not a catch call in the Notre Dame & Miami game? What did you think of the officiating crew in the Texas-Missouri game?

Jim Traber discusses the Week 10 slate in college football. Is this the best weekend of college football matchups all season? Which teams are taking the most money this weekend out in Vegas? Does Eric Morris need to start thinking about how much time he leaves on the clock after scoring because of how bad the defense has been? What do you anticipate from OU and OSU basketball tonight in their second games of the year? The Fat Jack joins to go through some of the marquee games in college football and the NFL this weekend, as well as make his T&W Tire Lock of the Week. To get all of Jack’s picks, including the NBA, college basketball, soccer, and much more, sign up at FatJackSports.com and enter his promo code. Do you have more respect now for the NBA Cup as a indicator of who might win the championship after the Knicks run last season?

Jim Traber is joined by The Fat Jack to go through some of the marquee games in college football and the NFL this weekend, as well as make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week. To get all of Jack’s picks, including the NBA, college basketball, soccer, and much more, sign up at FatJackSports.com and enter his promo code. Do you have more respect now for the NBA Cup as a indicator of who might win the championship after the Knicks run last season?

Jim Traber discusses the Week 10 slate in college football. Is this the best weekend of college football matchups all season? Which teams are taking the most money this weekend out in Vegas? Does Eric Morris need to start thinking about how much time he leaves on the clock after scoring because of how bad the defense has been? What do you anticipate from OU and OSU basketball tonight in their second games of the year?

Jim discusses Skip Bayless' appearance on First Take this morning and what he had to say about the Cowboys. Does most of the blame for the Cowboys ineptitude this season have to fall on the head coach and the owner? Does anybody else deserve blame? Is November 5th too early to have your Christmas Lights up? Rick Haynes from Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler makes his weekly Rick's Pick.

Jim Traber discusses the first College Football Playoff ranking of the year and what the committee should have done differently. Is it clear that the committee has an SEC bias throughout the entire top 25? Is Jerry Jones “gaslighting” fans by saying there’s no correlation between coach salary and winning? What is Lane Kiffin thinking saying LSU is better against Alabama at night? Can OU compete in the coaching carousel against other historically powerful programs? Is Cason Wallace’s injury a result of his size taking more screens and punishment than he did last year, a la Lu Dort? Is there any world in which OU can raise the money necessary to fire Brent Venables? Will the Thunder owners look to sell the team to new investors in the coming years? Has Porter Moser been making the same mistakes with his team since he got the job at OU?

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as all of the injuries accrued by the Thunder so far this season. Is Cason Wallace’s injury a result of his size taking more screens and punishment than he did last year, a la Lu Dort? Is there any world in which OU can raise the money necessary to fire Brent Venables? Will the Thunder owners look to sell the team to new investors in the coming years? Has Porter Moser been making the same mistakes with his team since he got the job at OU?

Jim Traber discusses the first College Football Playoff ranking of the year and what the committee should have done differently. Is it clear that the committee has an SEC bias throughout the entire top 25? Is Jerry Jones “gaslighting” fans by saying there’s no correlation between coach salary and winning? What is Lane Kiffin thinking saying LSU is better against Alabama at night? Can OU compete in the coaching carousel against other historically powerful programs?

Jim Traber opens the show today discussing the firing of Ben Arbuckle. Do you agree the Arbuckle will have success with complete autonomy of an offense somewhere else in the future? Do you agree with the decision to elevate Jason Witten to offensive play caller? Do Oklahoma State fans need to calm down about team accomplishments as long as the defense is giving up 40 points in a game? Do you think Kevin Wilson deserved an opportunity to call plays for this team? Is there enough blame to go around for the entire OU football program and University, or do you have to look at Brent Venables? Is OU’s issue a program issue or an offensive issue? Did Brent Venables deserve the contract extension he got before the season, setting aside the results of this year’s games?

Jim Traber continues to take your calls about the state of Oklahoma football. Is there enough blame to go around for the entire OU football program and University, or do you have to look at Brent Venables? Is OU’s issue a program issue or an offensive issue? Did Brent Venables deserve the contract extension he got before the season, setting aside the results of this year’s games?

Jim Traber opens the show today discussing the firing of Ben Arbuckle. Do you agree the Arbuckle will have success with complete autonomy of an offense somewhere else in the future? Do you agree with the decision to elevate Jason Witten to offensive play caller? Do Oklahoma State fans need to calm down about team accomplishments as long as the defense is giving up 40 points in a game? Do you think Kevin Wilson deserved an opportunity to call plays for this team?

Jim Traber discusses the Thunder’s new addition, Ochai Agbaji, and how he might contribute to the roster this season. Would you like to see the Thunder make big moves to be more competitive, or stay the course and let the chips fall where they may? Jim discusses the College Football and NFL slates over this weekend and which games catch his eye. T&W Tire Lock of the Week with The Fat Jack, as well as the rest of their best plays for the weekend. To get all of Jack’s picks, including his hot start to the NBA season, visit FatJackSports.com to get all of his best plays across the sports landscape. Is there a world where the Indianapolis Colts do not try to trade Jonathan Taylor before the deadline? What did we see from Arbuckle at Washington State that he has not brought with him to this OU offense?

Jim Traber makes his T&W Tire Lock of the Week with The Fat Jack, as well as the rest of their best plays for the weekend. To get all of Jack’s picks, including his hot start to the NBA season, visit FatJackSports.com to get all of his best plays across the sports landscape. Is there a world where the Indianapolis Colts do not try to trade Jonathan Taylor before the deadline? What did we see from Arbuckle at Washington State that he has not brought with him to this OU offense?

Jim Traber discusses the Thunder’s new addition, Ochai Agbaji, and how he might contribute to the roster this season. Would you like to see the Thunder make big moves to be more competitive, or stay the course and let the chips fall where they may? Jim discusses the College Football and NFL slates over this weekend and which games catch his eye.

Jim Traber is live from Earlywine Golf Course today getting plunked by golf balls on the driving range. What did you think of the Thunder loss to the Mavericks last night? Does the Thunder’s reliance on Jared McCain concern you? What do you make of Milwaukee’s world series victory? Did you like their shot at the Yankees? Was Chandler Simpson the most impressive Ray in the World Series? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s makes his weekly pick. Who do you think Brian Windhorst is hinting at the Thunder picking up in a trade?

Jim Traber is live from Earlywine Golf Course today getting plunked by golf balls on the driving range. What did you think of the Thunder loss to the Mavericks last night? Does the Thunder’s reliance on Jared McCain concern you? What do you make of Milwaukee’s world series victory? Did you like their shot at the Yankees? Was Chandler Simpson the most impressive Ray in the World Series? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s makes his weekly pick.

Jim Traber opens the show discussing Oklahoma State playing men’s and women’s golf at the East Lake Cup in Atlanta. Do these moves by the Colts indicate that they have given up on the season? What do you make of the Pat McAfee controversy in Utah over the weekend? Do you prefer the style of baseball being played in the World Series right now? Should the Brewers still feel good about the series even if it goes back to Milwaukee at 3-2? Does history not remember injury details when you get labelled injury prone? Are you having issues watching Thunder games this season? Does the University of Oklahoma need better offensive players recruited into their program, or can they start to make strides with simply an offensive head coach?

Jim Traber takes your calls and discusses injury prone players in the NBA. Does history not remember injury details when you get labelled injury prone? Are you having issues watching Thunder games this season? Does the University of Oklahoma need better offensive players recruited into their program, or can they start to make strides with simply an offensive head coach?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing Oklahoma State playing men’s and women’s golf at the East Lake Cup in Atlanta. Do these moves by the Colts indicate that they have given up on the season? What do you make of the Pat McAfee controversy in Utah over the weekend? Do you prefer the style of baseball being played in the World Series right now? Should the Brewers still feel good about the series even if it goes back to Milwaukee at 3-2?

Jim Traber takes your calls and continues to discuss some of our listeners having difficulty watching Thunder games so far this season. Who is another running back from the past that Cam Skattebo reminds you of? Could Jason Eck from New Mexico be the next big name hire in college football? Did you know that the Pac 12 was flexing games at the end of the year?

**Due to technical difficulties, the first 20 minutes of the show were not recorded. We apologize for the inconvenience. Enjoy the Show!** Jim Traber discusses last night’s Thunder win and the way the rotation has changed amidst all of these injuries. What can we expect from the bench backcourt moving forward with some notable names out? Are you having any trouble watching the Thunder games so far this season? Will the Brewers overwhelming dominance in the World Series lead to copycats around Major League Baseball and teams playing the game the right way?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the disappointing J-Dub injury last night and what this means for the rest of the Thunder season. What can they do to try to replace his contributions? Do you expect OU to carry over any of their positive momentum, especially running the football, into the South Carolina game? Do you love Oklahoma State’s offense with Drew Mestemkaer and under Eric Morris. If Bedlam was played today, who would you bet to win? After the J-Dub injury last night, what type of player do you want to see the Thunder go after? Why is Arch Manning up and down? What is the issue with OU’s field goal kicking? What did you make of Cam Skattebo’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty?

Jim Traber takes your calls on topics such as if Bedlam was played today, who would you bet to win? After the J-Dub injury last night, what type of player do you want to see the Thunder go after? Why is Arch Manning up and down? What is the issue with OU’s field goal kicking? What did you make of Cam Skattebo’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the disappointing J-Dub injury last night and what this means for the rest of the Thunder season. What can they do to try to replace his contributions? Do you expect OU to carry over any of their positive momentum, especially running the football, into the South Carolina game? Do you love Oklahoma State’s offense with Drew Mestemkaer and under Eric Morris.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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?

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?

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?

Al Eschbach in for the second hour of Jim's show. What upset on Saturday surprised you the most? Are OU fans looking at Michael Hawkins success at West Virginia wishing he was their quarterback again? Should OU make a change at quarterback just for the sake of change? What do you make of Cason Wallace's extension with the Thunder?

Mark Rodgers in for the first hour of Jim’s show today. Mark begins the show discussing the weekend in college football. Which of Saturday’s upsets were the most surprising to you? Did this weekend cement the fact that the SEC is not all that it’s cracked up to be, or does the league simply have more parity than it has in the past? What do you make of Cason Wallace’s extension announced this morning?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers and heading to the World Series. Is the Brewers pitching staff and the depth of their bats too much for whoever wins the American League? Do you have more confidence in Aday Mara after watching the preseason than you did after the Summer League? Do you have confidence in either of the Broncos or the Seahawks after their performances last night on Thursday Night Football? Later, Jim is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss the weekend’s games and make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week. Visit FatJackSports.com to get all of Jack’s picks, especially with Soccer in full swing and the NBA starting next week! Who is the most surprising bad team in the NFL this season?

Jim Traber is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss the weekend’s games and make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week. Visit FatJackSports.com to get all of Jack’s picks, especially with Soccer in full swing and the NBA starting next week! Who is the most surprising bad team in the NFL this season?

Jim Traber opens the show discussing the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers and heading to the World Series. Is the Brewers pitching staff and the depth of their bats too much for whoever wins the American League? Do you have more confidence in Aday Mara after watching the preseason than you did after the Summer League? Do you have confidence in either of the Broncos or the Seahawks after their performances last night on Thursday Night Football?

Jim Traber discusses the NLCS with the Brewers taking a 3-0 advantage over the Dodgers last night and trying to close it out tonight. Will these teams in both Championship Series have a trickle down effect where other teams start playing more old school baseball? What are the Eagles thinking going into October without a formidable backup quarterback? Is a 24 team college football playoff too many teams, or do you like the expansion? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s joins to make Rick’s Pick! Regardless of speed, are major league hitters always able to mash a flat fastball? In professional sports, are you generally more competitive against your teammates than you would be in college or high school? As a program, is OSU closer to OU than OU is to Georgia and the best teams in the country? How do you expect the Thunder to manage their rotation this year with a lot of faces from the championship team no longer on the roster?

Jim Traber takes your calls on a variety of topics including the modern day hitter approach in Major League Baseball. Regardless of speed, are major league hitters always able to mash a flat fastball? In professional sports, are you generally more competitive against your teammates than you would be in college or high school? As a program, is OSU closer to OU than OU is to Georgia and the best teams in the country? How do you expect the Thunder to manage their rotation this year with a lot of faces from the championship team no longer on the roster?

Jim Traber discusses the NLCS with the Brewers taking a 3-0 advantage over the Dodgers last night and trying to close it out tonight. Will these teams in both Championship Series have a trickle down effect where other teams start playing more old school baseball? What are the Eagles thinking going into October without a formidable backup quarterback? Is a 24 team college football playoff too many teams, or do you like the expansion? Rick Haynes from Johnnie’s joins to make Rick’s Pick!

Jim Traber discusses last night’s preseason Thunder win in overtime over the Pacers, in Tyrese Haliburton’s first trip back to OKC since the Finals in 2025. Can Aday Mara be a significant contributor for the team this season? Is he the backup center? Is Micah Parsons in the wrong for discussing Jayden Daniels contract on his podcast? Should he be talking another player’s money while a part of the NFL Players Association? What have you made of the NLCS and ALCS now both through 2 games in the series? Why were people so much more euphoric around town when OSU beat Oregon than they are this week after OU beat Texas? If the Thunder let Cason Wallace walk, what is the plan for the Thunder defensively? Is OU still really far off from winning a National Championship in football, despite winning against Texas? Would Bo Jackson have been a hall of famer if he only played baseball?

Jim Traber takes your calls on a variety of topics including OU’s win over Texas. Why were people so much more euphoric around town when OSU beat Oregon than they are this week after OU beat Texas? If the Thunder let Cason Wallace walk, what is the plan for the Thunder defensively? Is OU still really far off from winning a National Championship in football, despite winning against Texas? Would Bo Jackson have been a hall of famer if he only played baseball?

Jim Traber discusses last night’s preseason Thunder win in overtime over the Pacers, in Tyrese Haliburton’s first trip back to OKC since the Finals in 2025. Can Aday Mara be a significant contributor for the team this season? Is he the backup center? Is Micah Parsons in the wrong for discussing Jayden Daniels contract on his podcast? Should he be talking another player’s money while a part of the NFL Players Association? What have you made of the NLCS and ALCS now both through 2 games in the series?