DESCRIPTION:

Time to dust off the pod feed and start getting ready for the '26-'27 OU Hoops season!

On this episode, Tyler starts to inch closer to that by pulling the audio from an 'Afternoon Show' interview he and his radio cohost Matt Burton did on 107.7 The Franchise on Wednesday 8/26/26 with Moser.

Porter discusses:

• where college athletics are at right now as far as the offseason goes
• the value of retaining players for this upcoming season
• the hiring of Lucas McCay as GM and the value he's brought to this point
• how he sees Derrion Reid taking a step this year
• his expectations for his PG, Xzayvier Brown
• how the new '5 in 5' rule in college sports changes running a basketball program as a head coach
• OU's upcoming non-conference schedule
• Pete Crow-Armstrong

Enjoy!

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• daily in the OKC Metro: 107.7 FM “The Franchise” - Mon-Fri, 3-6pm

• with WBB doing color commentary throughout the season (all road games): Sooner Radio Network

On this episode, Tyler briefly empties his notebook from MBB’s quarterfinal victory over Colorado Wednesday night in the Crown Tournament before sharing 4 early offseason thoughts for WBB after the Sweet 16 defeat to South Carolina.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

03:15 - MBB beats Colorado in the Crown QFs

14:44 - WBB Early Offseason Thoughts

26:28 - Close

EXTRAS:

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On this episode, it's Jennie B!

Tyler pulls audio clips from an 'Afternoon Show' interview he and his radio cohost Matt Burton did on 107.7 The Franchise on Wednesday 3/17/26 with Baranczyk. 

Jennie discusses

• her main takeaways from the Sooners' SEC Tourney experience in Greenville
• the value of upperclassmen this time of year
• Aaliyah Chavez's prospects the rest of this postseason
• the value of a home crowd's support in Tournament games
• a preview of the Idaho team Oklahoma drew in the first round of the Tourney Friday night.

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Catch Tyler on air:

• daily in the OKC Metro: 107.7 FM “The Franchise” - Mon-Fri, 3-6pm

• with WBB doing color commentary throughout the season (all road games): Sooner Radio Network

On this episode, Tyler reacts to 1) WBB making the NCAA Tourney as a 4-seed and hosting rounds 1 and 2, 2) MBB missing the NCAA Tourney (and accepting an invite to the College Basketball Crown Tournament in Las Vegas starting 4/1), and 3) Roger Denny’s decision to retain Porter Moser.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

05:46 - Reaction to WBB making the NCAA Tourney and hosting

16:47 - Reaction to MBB’s successful run to end the season and missing the NCAA Tourney

26:41 - Reaction to Roger Denny retaining Porter Moser for 202-27

38:01 - Close

EXTRAS:

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On this episode, Tyler takes a trip down Buddy Hield Memory Lane.  He shares audio from this week’s 107.7 The Franchise interviews with both Toby Rowland and his radio broadcast partner Kevin Henry with their most notable Buddy memories.  After that, some thoughts after the Auburn win at the LNC on Tuesday night, before wrapping with juxtaposing the building of CBB rosters in 2016 vs. now.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

05:23 - Buddy Memories

21:41 - A Word on Mo Wague

25:50 - Some Dayton Forsythe Thoughts

30:40 - Roster Building Then (2016) and Now

35:00 - Close

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DESCRIPTION:

On this episode, Tyler checks in on OUWBB after 2 more wins, extending the streak to 4, putting them at 9-5 in conference play.  He starts by pulling some audio from a Monday segment of the Franchise Afternoon Show with he and Matt Burton, before sharing a few extra thoughts coming out of the home win against Tennessee.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

05:00 - Matt & Tyler breaking down OUWBB on 107.7 The Franchise (Monday)

13:23 - OU in wins v. in losses

16:33 - Getting better as a TEAM

19:00 - SENIOR NIGHT Thursday!

20:58 - A Few More Tourney Seeding Thoughts

23:34 - Close

EXTRAS:

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DESCRIPTION:

On this episode, Tyler reviews MBB’s 2nd straight victory - 94-78 over Georgia at home on Saturday - by discussing some of his favorite things about the win, before revisiting some early conference play thoughts from a previous episode.  He then finishes up by previewing the next 2 games – Tennessee (A) on Wednesday & A&M (H) on Saturday.  Interspersed throughout the episode are a few clips from Tyler’s 107.7 The Franchise interview with Voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland that happened on Monday.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

03:49 - Main Takeaways from the Win Over Georgia

11:45 - Revisiting Some Early Conf. Play Thoughts

23:15 - Previewing Tennessee (A)

26:04 - Previewing Texas A&M (H)

27:34 - Close

EXTRAS:

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DESCRIPTION:

On this episode, Tyler checks in on OUWBB after a 2-game win streak puts them at 7-5 in conference play.  He starts by taking a look at the conference standings and what they mean for conference tournament seed posturing, before sharing 4 thoughts about the team right now and then briefly previewing the upcoming week, starting with #24 Georgia on the road Thursday.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

03:04 - Conference Standings Update + Tournament Seed Posturing

07:46 - 4 Thoughts

08:03 - Verhulst Health

10:02 - Chavez’s Late-Game Chops

12:20 - Beers’ Inside Dominance

15:10 - Rotation Tightening

18:39 - #24 Georgia (A) Preview

20:11 - Close

EXTRAS:

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On this episode, we have a men’s ROAD WIN to discuss!!  Tyler starts by reacting to some audio from his 107.7 The Franchise interview on 2/10 with Voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland, who was in Nashville on Saturday on the call.  Then in listener mailbag fashion, he discusses some other positives coming out of the winning performance in Nashville.  He wraps things up by briefly discussing the lone downside of the win (not being able to close things up in tidy fashion after having a big lead with under 3 mins remaining).

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

03:25 - Toby Rowland’s MBB Thoughts on 107.7 The Franchise’s ‘The Sooner Review’

14:21 - Positivity Listener Mailbag

23:14 - Let’s Talk About That Ending….

29:58 - Close

EXTRAS:

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DESCRIPTION:

On this episode, Tyler reacts to the BIG news of the new arena project in Norman getting the go-ahead!  He starts with the news, before touching on some public pushback and getting into a few thoughts of his own. 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Open

02:50 - The News

05:26 - Project Reminders

07:24 - Addressing Pushback(s)

14:37 - Some Further Thoughts

17:52 - Close

EXTRAS:

Remember to ‘subscribe’ or ‘follow’ wherever you’re listening so you don’t miss an episode, tell a friend about the show, and please feel free to leave a 5-star review!

Follow Tyler on Twitter/X: @T_Neal

Catch Tyler on air daily in the OKC Metro: 107.7 FM “The Franchise” (Mon-Fri, 3-6pm) as well as with WBB doing color commentary throughout the season (all road games) on the Sooner Radio Network.