The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber

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 realist...

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?

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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&r...

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?

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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&r...

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...

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?

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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?

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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 las...

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?

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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 F...

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 F...

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...

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 expec...

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...

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 Assoc...