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Ikard on Hatchett

On the Oklahoma Breakdown podcast, Gabe Ikard said "Geirean Hatchett... this is what I'll say: on the sideline, he kind of just looked like a guy who was soaking everything in. So... I'll just kind of leave it at that -- which -- I'll just leave it at that."

What does this mean exactly? Is Hatchett not bought in and planning to transfer? I couldn't quite read the tea leaves here.

Appreciate some advice: Coming to Tennessee Game

It has been about 10 years since I have had the pleasure to attend an OU game at Memorial Stadium. Have a few questions if you don’t mind. Thank you for any advice\suggestions!

1. Parking: Any good recommendations on where to park? I don’t need to be super close. Looking for something a little more formal than the dude turning his yard into a parking lot for the day :). Ideally within at least .5 miles or so. I don’t want to have to rely on a shuttle. I hear those can take FOREVER.

2. How early to arrive? I’m not really a tail gating guy. But thought about getting there about 2 hours ahead of the game. Give me plenty of time to park and get to my seat. Curious if you guys would suggest more time because of potential traffic.

3. Any other tips to help enjoy the game or have a good experience?

Excited to be able to attend the game. Win or lose, it just feels like a historic game with so many story lines. Here is to the Sooners pulling out some Sooner Magic.

Softball Quick Softball recruiting notes

In case y'all didn't see it, OU received a commitment from Malaya Majam-Finch on Monday night. She is the niece of Jennie Finch, who won two medals with the US Olympic team as a pitcher. I wrote a story here: https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/ou-softball-sooners-land-commitment-from-malaya-majam-finch

Malaya had been on OU's radar for awhile, and she was heavily recruited by UCLA and Florida, too. She's the 10th-best pitcher in the class. Huge get.

Another note — Ayla Tuua is the next player to monitor for the 2026 class. She's rated as the No. 6 pitcher by Perfect Softball and the No. 9 player in the class by Softball America.

She was on campus for the Patty Gasso statue unveiling last week, and her and OU have been circling each other for awhile. It's definitely not a done deal yet. She's had interest from Texas A&M, Texas, Florida and UCLA, among others. But there's definitely buzz on the OU side of things about where things stand with her.

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Pretty clear that Patty is trying to load up on pitchers in the next recruiting class.

Football Vols' tempo is the 'stiffest' challenge OU's defense will face this season

I dove into the numbers behind Tennessee's tempo. They, uh, operate very fast.

Improvements to Gaylord Stadium ?

With the new entertainment district could we see any improvement to the football stadium ? I think wrapping the north end with upper level seats like east and west side would look good. Also, putting a new massive big screen in the same spot on the north end and overall improvement of stadium sound system. Maybe even add a way to improve the concessions with more or add poles to develop a better system for lines so the walkways aren’t so congested
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