Undeniable – this Thunder team is the real deal

In this week’s Bill Haisten Podcast, there is a little talk about OU’s need for better and more physical blocking as it prepares for its move to the SEC. There is a brief look at this weekend’s start of the Big 12 basketball schedule. The star of this podcast, however, is the Oklahoma City Thunder.…

For the Big 12 title, OSU contends with a better version of Texas

In advance of Saturday’s Oklahoma State-Texas clash in the Big 12 Championship game, Bill Haisten talks with longtime media associate/friend Shawn Clynch. Before returning to his hometown of Austin for a television job and coverage of Texas football, Clynch covered several of Mike Gundy’s OSU teams…

With Jerry Ostroski, topics range from Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift to TU's Kirk Francis

This week's Bill Haisten Podcast guest is former University of Tulsa All-American Jerry Ostroski, who spent nine seasons on the Buffalo Bills' offensive line and now is the father of TU defensive end Owen Ostroski. Jerry and Bill discuss their picks on Person of the Year in the NFL and in college f…

Another Bixby-Jenks showdown and a Bedlam prediction – OU, 38-34

This week’s Bill Haisten Podcast centers on two huge football games – Bixby-Jenks and Bedlam in Stillwater. Haisten explains why he’s predicting a 38-34 OU victory. Related Bill Haisten: OU has an undeniable edge on luck, and the pick is 38-34 Sooners Bill Haisten: Bedlam defined by heroes like …

Reflecting on OU’s first statement win since the flag-plant victory at Ohio State

Tulsa World columnist Bill Haisten discusses last week’s OU-Texas classic and contends that it was the Sooner program’s first real statement win since the 2017 flag-plant victory at Ohio State. Related Oklahoma 34, Texas 30: See our complete coverage OU football midseason report card: Dillon Gab…

As a powerhouse event, OU-Texas never fails to deliver

On Saturday, Tulsa World sports columnist Bill Haisten is at the Cotton Bowl for his 20th OU-Texas football game. Haisten reflects on his personal history of having covered or attended 19 chapters of one of college football's classic rivalries. Related Bill Haisten: OU-Texas never fails to delive…

OSU seems doomed for a poor season. What does that mean for Mike Gundy?

It's been a difficult season so far for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. But Mike Gundy's future is secure. Bill Haisten explains why in this week's episode. Even if things get worse this season, Gundy will be back for a 20th season at OSU in 2024, if he wants to return, Bill says. Interesting fact: At …

Retired Tulsa cop Dave Walker reflects on his ‘First 48’ experience and talks Cardinal baseball

After 36 years in the Tulsa Police Department, and after having become a central figure in A&E’s “First 48” series on real-life homicide investigations, Dave Walker retired in 2018. A St. Louis native and former three-sport high school athlete who loves baseball and the Cardinals, Walker reflects o…

An unsettling opening night at Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington football coach Jonathan Brown reflects on an unsettling opening-night experience and his time at Tennessee with Peyton Manning. Also, Brown looks ahead at OU’s switch to the Southeastern Conference.  Related Bill Haisten: How Hudson Ball, a soon-to-be hot football recruit, wo…

A conversation with Bill Blankenship, who launches his 40th season of coaching

When high school teams are matched in a college stadium, it’s a big-event game or a championship game. During Thursday's Battle of the 'Burbs, in a rematch of the 2022 Class 6AI title contest, Bill Blankenship’s third-ranked Owasso Rams clash with the top-ranked, defending champion Bixby Spartans. …