The Middle of the Day Show Podcast - WWLS-FM

Mark Rodgers discusses the first day of the NBA season for a majority of the league last night. Are you surprised the Warriors were so supportive of Yaxel Lendeborg after his altercation with Luka Doncic? Are the Lakers better this season even without LeBron James? Do you think Lamelo Ball travelled last night in the Timberwolves and Heat game? Can the Eagles win a Monday Night Football game without Jalen Hurts against the abysmal Cowboys defense? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers opens the show discussing the NFL slate this weekend, including a little international flavor with a game in Paris. Is this the perfect spot for the Seahawks against the Chiefs? College Basketball exhibitions are in full swing and there’s a lot of reporting inside the walls of these programs. Todd Fuhrman, from the Bet the Board podcast, joins the show to discuss the weekend’s slate in college football and the NFL. Noble McIntyre joins to discuss OU’s game this weekend in Starkville and the current state of NIL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy talk to Mark Johnson, the voice of the Colorado Buffaloes, about their game this weekend in Stillwater against Oklahoma State. What is the situation with Colorado’s quarterback, Julian Lewis, and how has NIL played a factor in his lackluster play? Neil Price, the play by play voice of the Mississippi State Bulldogs, joins the show to discuss the Bulldogs’ game this weekend against OU. What is the latest on the availability of Kamario Taylor? Tim McMahon, NBA reporter for ESPN, joins to discuss the Thunder’s opening night road win against San Antionio and what to expect from the rest of the league this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss OU football and specifically the quarterback position. How do you know if it’s a good idea to replace the quarterback, even if you believe the starter is the most skilled at the position on your roster? What did you take away from last night’s Thunder win against the Spurs? Do the healthy Thunder pose a serious problem for other teams in the west? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss the National Football League after 6 weeks of play. Who is the most disappointing team in the NFL to this point? Who is the most intriguing team going into this NBA season, especially a team with a new look? Are you concerned about Giannis in Miami without his brother there to help reign him in? Does OU run the risk of completely demoralizing Mateer by benching him? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss the OU loss against Kentucky and how the Sooners move forward after a 3-3 start. Do you trust the coaching staff to make personnel decisions regarding the quarterback? Is the Liberty Bowl a historically relevant bowl game? Does the Liberty Bowl still get you juiced up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy open the hour recapping the Oklahoma State loss last weekend in Houston. Does Drew Mestemaker need to do more to win those types of games, or does the defense need to show up a bit more for the Pokes to win those games? Did OU go into the SEC expecting to dominate the conference in football? What is the latest on Chet Holmgren’s status for opening night against the Spurs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss the disappointing OU loss at the hands of Kentucky in Norman. Is John Mateer capable of playing quarterback on this team, or does the offensive line deserve more of the blame? Is this it for Arbuckle after the season? Now at 3-3, what do you think will be OU’s record at the end of the season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers takes your calls on topics such as the new Thunder stadium. Have you gone through the process of picking your new seats yet? What do you make of OU’s emphasis on playing home non-conference games and the potential of moving OU-Texas to on campus stadiums? Can OU win out the rest of the season? Is Jordon Love good enough to win a Super Bowl someday? Is Drew Mestemaker a shoe-in to be on every voter’s top 5 Heisman ballot? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers opens the show discussing the Thunder preseason now that it has concluded. Are you more optimistic about Aday Mara following the preseason than you were going into it? Which teams can win the Eastern Conference? Are you confident either team is very good after the Seahawks and Broncos game on Thursday Night Football last night? Is BYU legitimately good, or are they the beneficiaries of a weak schedule? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers makes this week’s T&W Tire Locks of the Week in College Football and the NFL. Is this a letdown spot for the Oklahoma Sooners after a huge rivalry win? Can the Cowboys finally figure it out on the road on Sunday Night Football? Are the Dodgers done after going down 3-0 in the NLCS against the Brewers? Mark previews tonight’s throwback Thursday Night Football matchup between the Broncos and the Seahawks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers opens the show discussing the Oklahoma City Thunder wrapping up preseason tonight. Is Aday Mara a legitimate replacement for Isaiah Hartenstein long term? Todd Fuhrman joins the show to discuss the college football and NFL lines for the weekend and how he sees some of these games. Check out Todd weekly with Payne Insider on the Bet The Board podcast! Noble McIntyre from McIntyre Law joins to discuss the OU win over Texas last weekend and preview this weekend’s game against Kentucky in Norman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy are joined by Dale Day from Remington Park to discuss this weekend’s racing in Oklahoma featuring Oklahoma-bred horses all going off on Friday night. How important was beating Texas for OU’s recruiting moving forward into next season? Could Mestemaker go to the NFL even though he signed a 2 year NIL deal at OSU? What is the problem with the offensive line and who on the coaching staff, if anyone, deserves the lion share of the blame? What do you predict will be OU’s record the rest of the way? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy are joined by Tom Leetch, voice of the Kentucky Wildcats, to discuss their season to this point and preview the matchup this weekend in Norman against OU. Later, Kevin Eschenfelder, voice of the Houston Cougars, joins to discuss the Top 25 matchup this weekend in the Big 12 between Oklahoma State and the Cougars. Which teams in college football would you say have a legitimate chance to win a National Championship? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Middle of the Day show on this Gundy Monday as Mark and Cale breakdown OU's win over Texas, OSU's win over UCF, the weekend of football and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd Furman, Noble Macntyre, T&W Tire Locks of the Week, and More! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy are joined by Marc Daniels, voice of the UCF Knights, to discuss their game this weekend in Stillwater against Oklahoma State. What are the challenges that UCF are facing now in the Big 12 during Scott Frost’s second tenure at the school? Despite OU’s performance, Cale gives reasons as to why he believes Texas is absolutely beatable this weekend. Two Game 3’s and two Game 4’s tonight in Major League Baseball. Will anyone be eliminated? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss the number of OU transfers on the offensive side of the ball that are making significant impact at other Power 4 schools across the country. Who is responsible for poor evaluation on the offensive side of the football? Craig Way, the voice of the Texas Longhorns, joins to preview the Red River Rivalry game this weekend. Can Texas win a National Championship? Mike Leach gives marriage advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss who is better off at this point after the bitter divorce – the OU football program or Lincoln Riley at USC? What would be the national reaction to a parting of ways with Brent Venables? Is it difficult to criticize assistant coaches on the OU staff because we don’t know the nature of the relationship that they have with the head coach? The NBA is testing smart basketball and wrist monitors during preseason games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss last night’s Monday Night Football beatdown of the Saints at the hands of Bijan Robinson and the Atlanta Falcons. Are the Falcons for real, or do the Saints stink? Did you know CBS was called the Tiffany Network? What do you make of one AP voter moving Mississippi State up 8 spots after a loss to Alabama last weekend? Who is to blame at OU for the turnover and inadequacy of the offensive line? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers takes your calls on OU – Texas. Do you think there is a legitimate path for OU to beat Texas this weekend because of how much Tennessee got to the quarterback against the Longhorns? The NFL was incredible this weekend. Why can’t the Ravens score in the second half of any of these games? Is Justin Herbert overrated? Is the NFC South underrated? Who do you like on Monday Night Football tonight between the Falcons and the Saints? Looking ahead to the College Football slate for Week 6 this weekend. Recap of the Major League Baseball Playoffs weekend with a walk off for the Brewers to take a 2-0 series lead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers opens the show excited about OU – Texas Week! Do you have to feel better about OU’s chances this week after watching Tennessee struggle with Auburn? Do you find it exasperating how much talk there is about the point spread to preview a game, or do you think it’s a good indicator for what to expect based on the unbiased metrics? What quarterbacks are performing the best in the SEC? Who are the most surprising teams in high school football in Oklahoma to this point in the season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland continue a discussion from yesterday about whether or not expanding to a 24 Team Playoff is ruining college football. Would the addition of more teams into the College Football Playoff mean those teams have a legitimate chance to win a championship? Should the conference championship games be valued more? Jake Trotter joins the show to continue the discussion about the landscape of college football, the distribution of wealth, and the expansion of the College Football Playoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss high school football across Oklahoma, after Mark’s broadcast of Thursday Night Football Class B Division II last night. Will Carl Albert hold the consecutive wins record after this weekend? What is the best show of the 1980’s? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week for the weekend of football in the NFL and college. Can Mark & Brad put together a 2nd straight 5-0 weekend? Are the Raiders for real? Are the Yankees the best bet to come out of the American League in the playoffs? If Lincoln Riley were to get fired at USC, would he come back to OU in any capacity and would the fanbase welcome him? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss John Calipari’s comments about college players making more money than the assistant coaches on staff. Later, Todd Fuhrman joins the show to preview all of the football from Thursday through Sunday including Tulsa’s game tonight against a revamped North Texas team. Are the Raiders for real? Noble Mcintyre of Mcintyre Law joins to discuss his trip to Athens last weekend as well as the protect college sports act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy continue to discuss the upcoming college football weekend. What did Cale see in the Texas and Tennessee game that stands out for the upcoming OU-Texas game? What needs to change for OU moving forward and which aspects of the outside noise are nonsense? Can a quarterback get the yips and forget how to move, throw, or see the field? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss the college football weekend in Week 5. What are some of the marquee games you will be paying attention to this weekend? How impressive was Texas’ defense last weekend against Tennessee and what is Will Muschamp doing to get those guys flying around? Coach Eric Morris joins the show to discuss the 19th ranked Oklahoma State football team and how he has gotten this team firing on all cylinders after their disappointing week 1 loss to Tulsa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland take your calls and discuss what needs to happen to fix OU Football. With NHL starting tonight, we have a (roughly) 3 minute hockey preview so you can keep up with all the action this season. Do you think there is any chance that Brent Venables is fired after the season? Is everybody laughing at OU football in the SEC? Do all of the coaches on the OU staff deserve equal blame for the results of the season to this point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss the weekend in Oklahoma football and the disappointing performance in Athens. Is Trevor Lawrence gambling when he takes a knee on the one yard line in the middle of the fourth quarter against the Patriots? Cale Gundy joins the show to discuss the weekend in OSU and OU football. What has to happen to fix the OU offensive line? Does the surprise of Oklahoma State’s defense make them a serious candidate to be in the Big 12 Championship game? How much better is Arch Manning than John Mateer, if at all? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers is with Matt Ravis and Gideon Hamilton live at Thunder Media Days. What did you make of Sam Presti’s 90+ minute press conference last week previewing the NBA season? Jaylin Williams stops by to discuss the upcoming season and what changes with him now being a veteran player. Bennett Stirtz joins to preview his first season in the NBA and with the Oklahoma City Thunder as they approach the first practice of the year. Mark Daignault sits down to discuss the upcoming season with a brand new roster of roles to define. Jared McCain joins the show ahead of his first full season with the Thunder, and what that stability means to him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week, and also pick both OSU and OU games this weekend. Does line movement off of 14 make you change your mind on the pick on OU and Georgia? The Athletic has reranked every college football team in the country. Do you agree with where they have OU and OSU? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss last night’s Thursday Night Football game where the Falcons surprisingly took down the Packers on the road. Are you excited for Falcons football the next two weeks in primetime, standalone games? What is the recipe to fixing college football? Does any solution to the college football problem need to continue to pay the players? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy take your calls and discuss area high school football going off tomorrow night. Can Tulsa go into Arkansas and pick up a win, despite no longer sneaking up on opponents? Has Oklahoma State’s defense surprised you to this point? Down the homestretch of the Major League Baseball season, who are the teams to watch as we march towards the playoffs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss some of the marquee games in college football this weekend, including four ranked matchups in the SEC. Todd Fuhrman joins the show to discuss some of the marquee games this weekend from a gambling perspective. What does the soccer field in Rio mean for the Cowboys and Ravens game this weekend. Noble McIntyre previews the OU game in Athens this weekend against Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy open up by previewing Oklahoma State against West Virginia this weekend. Tony Caridi, voice of the Mountaineers, joins the show to discuss the matchup from the West Virginia perspective. Will Rich Rod let the Mountaineers drink their own Kool-Aid after their incredible road win at Virginia last weekend? What are some of the marquee games in College Football this weekend? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy preview this weekend’s game for OU game against Georgia in Athens. Is this defense for OU good enough to win them any game on the schedule? Jeff Dantzler, play by play voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, joins the show to preview the game from a Georgia perspective. How does this Georgia team compare to some of their championship caliber teams? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland continue to discuss the weekend in college football. What can we take away, if anything, from Oklahoma State’s huge win over Murray State? Did you have any faith in Jameis Winston last night after Jaxson Dart got hurt? Did Tom Brady forget that he was on tv? An update on the Jaxson Dart injury appears to be very negative for the Giants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss Brent Venables Tuesday press conference and what the outlook is for OU after a disappointing performance against New Mexico. What do you think about the David Stone injury. Is Brent Venables right to discuss the fans booing him and the team last Saturday? Who are the best game show hosts of all time? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy continue to take your calls on the disappointing OU performance against New Mexico on Saturday. With all of this NIL money, who doesn’t OU have a quarterback like some of these other guys around the country? Who should be the scapegoat of the OU season to this point? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy discuss the underwhelming Oklahoma performance against New Mexico this weekend. Is it time now to replace John Mateer at quarterback, or is there not a better option on the roster? Do they need to allow Arbuckle to coach the offense he was hired to run? Are there too many cooks in the kitchen? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland continue to take your calls on the OU coaching staff. Is Lincoln Riley micromanaging Ben Arbuckle, is John Mateer holding Arbuckle back, or is Arbuckle too inexperienced. Would you do your “business” without the proper facilities? Have you heard the story of Rick Majerus? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss last night’s disappointing performance by the Lions against the Bills. Did that game say more about the Bills offense or the Lions defense? What area high school football games is Mark most looking forward to tonight? If you don’t see the results from the offensive line this week, do changes have to be made? Mark’s outlook for 2A football in Oklahoma for the rest of the season. Is OU’s NIL budget at the bottom half of the SEC? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland make their T&W Tire Locks of the Week for Week 3 in College Football and Week 2 in the NFL. What do you make of this ruling from the FBS Oversight Committee regarding the end of the Michigan & Western Michigan game? Should the playoff committee take that into account if it comes down to Michigan making the playoff at the end of the season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Brad Copeland discuss the upcoming MLB Playoffs with the season coming to an end. Will the AL Central and AL West only end up with one team in the playoffs? Todd Fuhrman joins the show to discuss this weekend in College Football and the NFL and which spreads and totals are standing out to him. Noble McIntyre joins the show to discuss his trip to Ann Arbor and what concerns him about the Oklahoma Football team right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy take your phone calls on the state of OU and OSU headed into their Week 3 matchups this weekend. Is the fanbase overreacting to the Sooners deficiencies after only two games this season? Doug Gottlieb joins the show to discuss the remarkable Oklahoma State win against Oregon last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy talk to Dave Winder, voice of the Murray State Racers football team, to preview their game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater this weekend. What can we expect from Murray State and how does the outlook of their league look for the Racers going forward. Will the OU game against New Mexico this weekend look like their game against UTEP? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a test of the emergency alert system during segment one about the 10:30/11:00 mark – please excuse the skip in the audio. Brad Copeland takes your calls on whether or not there was a tip prior to John Mateer’s interception against Michigan. Brad knew Sam Kinison! Who is a player or team from Week 1 in the NFL that really impressed you? The professional sports leagues in America have partnered with their players to spread awareness about hate mail from disgruntled gamblers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Copeland discusses the weekend in college football from Oklahoma. Did the Sooners’ game against Michigan make you lose faith in any coach, player or position group? If Bedlam was played this weekend, would you pick OU or OSU to win? Do we know any more about Tulsa after Week 2? Recapping the NFL Weekend after Week 1. Do you expect the Broncos to take a step back after last year See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Rodgers and Cale Gundy take your calls and continue to discuss the disappointing OU loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Should there be any personnel changes or changes in play calling after that performance? Who were the 3 teams in college football that you were most impressed with over the weekend? Was Oklahoma State’s victory a product of the loss to Tulsa the week before? Do the emotions week to week sometimes control the outcomes of games? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.