Transcript 0:00 [upbeat music] Welcome to another edition of Bedlam Buds. My name is Ryan. I got my buddy Jeremy here, and we have some, uh, breaking news. 0:16 Boomer Sooner from me, Go Pokes from Jeremy. And look, it is, it is transfer season, it is portal season, and on this first day of the new year, 2026, we get word that Hoss Haney is out the door. 0:31 So Zane Flores, out the door. Mm-hmm. Hoss Haney, out the door. Hoss Haney, w- we barely knew ye. Um, and, and, and so the quarterbacks are gone. 0:40 Jeremy, what are you hearing in Stillwater, and does this mean a certain mean green QB is headed to Pokesville? I think that it does. I, there's a lot of reports coming out that are, that are saying that. 0:56 Uh, Z- Zach Lancaster from Pokes Report, a good buddy of mine who I absolutely trust, has coming out saying that, uh, Oklahoma State and Drew Mestemaker have agreed to a two-year contract. 1:11 Um, the numbers being thrown about are ridiculous, and if true, means Oklahoma State is playing big boy NIL, uh, at least with the quarterback position. 1:23 And that's unfortunate for Zane Flores, who went into the portal earlier. Uh, he, though, however, is graduating. Uh, again, doing all of the things that you want a student athlete to do. He's never been a problem. 1:36 Uh, been a terrific, you know, model citizen, all that. Hoss Haney, uh, you're right, Hoss Haney came in with a little bit of a claim, you know? He's a run pass guy. 1:46 Uh, and he proved to be that, and he proved to win the spot. A lot of people thought that Zane Flores was gonna win the, win the quarterback spot, and it turned out to not be the case, that Hoss Haney won the spot. 1:59 And in the half game that he got to play, uh, you know, he scored multiple touchdowns, and there was a difference in the offense with him under center. 2:10 And as we've discussed in a earlier pod, and, and people can go back and listen to it, you know, you could talk about the Hoss Haney effect and having effect on whether Mike Gundy has a job right now or not. Okay? 2:22 Um, so Hoss Haney is a quality quarterback. I mean, he could have meant the difference in, in possibly five more wins for Oklahoma State this year. 2:32 I mean, there's easy numbers out there you could do, and go back and listen to the pod and, you know, and hear us break it down. But, uh, you know, so 2:41 the only thing that that could possibly mean when, when, when Haney came out and announced his, uh, desire to transfer, uh, he has never said a, a bad word about Oklahoma State. 2:53 He, you know, in, in his letter that he posted on social media, he was very complimentary and talked about how much the time would mean to him, you know, time at, at Oklahoma State would mean to him, and I honestly believe that. 3:05 Uh, w- seeing the kid interact, uh, with other people on campus and at the athletic department, and just his, the way he carried himself on the sideline even after the injury, just an absolute leader, uh, a kid that you want on your team and on your program. 3:21 So this is not ideal for Oklahoma State unless, again, the one thing that could trigger that is happening, and that's Drew Mestemaker coming in. And so, uh, I, I'm in the camp. I absolutely think it's coming in. 3:37 I think that they're gonna make it official in the next day or two. Uh, my guess is probably Saturday. Um, and so we'll see, we'll see about that. 3:48 But, um, I mean, it, it's as official as it can get without the actual announcement. And clearly Oklahoma State can't say anything, uh, until, until, you know, all the contracts are signed. Gotta follow the rules. 4:01 And- Yeah... I have seen... Well, I haven't seen a lot of official reports, but there's been a lot of conjecture that, it, you know, a, a lot of times the Cowboys say was, "And we're bringing hell..." 4:13 What, what is the saying? "We're bringing hell with us", or something like that from Tombstone. But I'm just getting to the point that Drew Mestemaker may be bringing some buddies with him. 4:23 Yeah, "And hell's coming with me." "And hell's coming with me." Uh. Yeah. Yeah. Um, yeah, th- I mean, they play that, you know, before the kickoff, and it's awesome. 4:31 You know, it's on the jumbotron or whatever and it's, yeah, yeah, it's terrific. Good- you know, goose- goosebumps. Uh, but you know what? I- it's possible. They got the, uh, the running back. 4:41 You know, North Texas had the, uh, the freshman All-American running back, uh, Hawkins, who I believe is from Shawnee, Oklahoma. Um, and then, uh, the wide receiver, um... Gosh. White- Just blanked on his name again... 4:55 White, White Young? White Young, I think that's right, who was, uh, one of the leading receivers in the nation this year. And so, uh, h- you know, he's, uh, entered into the portal as well. 5:07 All of this becomes official Friday, I believe. Um, and so, you know, now it's just the, the, the announcements. 5:14 Uh, so, you know, if those guys come up, I mean, that's a heck of a, heck of a coup, just those guys themselves. Now, there is always the question of can they do it at the actual P5 level? 5:30 Can they do it against a defense like Texas Tech or Arizona State? 5:35 Or, you know, some of those who have those higher quality defenses, can they do that, uh, consistently week in and week out like you're going to have to in the Big 12? So, you know, you gotta hope that the answer is yes. 5:51 And there is some crossing over of levels. Um, and there's been a lot of, of those lower, lower division guys that have jumped up to the P4 level who have been absolutely inc- incredible and done, done terrifically. 6:06 So, um, I think that, uh, you, again, you hire these coaches to coach at-this level at the, at the big time, big boy level. And if the, if they think that these cats can do that, then let's bring them on. 6:20 Let, let's get them signed up and let's go. The dream scenario, bringing triplets. I remember when the Dallas Cowboys had- Yeah... Aikman, Emmitt, and Irvin. They, they called them the triplets. 6:31 But to ha- basically have a ready-made offense ready to go. Curt Sigetti famously brought some players from James Madison onto Indiana, and they were awfully good. And, um, North Texas scored 49 on San Diego State. 6:46 They're, you know, they're... It's, it's, it's not like they're UCLA or UC- USC or Oregon or Oregon. You know, it's not a... But it's still good, man. You're putting up almost 50 points. 6:59 That in Oak, at O- in an Oklahoma State offense that this Eric Morris leads. He played at Texas Tech. Wouldn't you think he would know? 7:08 Yeah, I would think he would be well familiar in how he's worked his way up and how he's coached at this level. You know, done some GA coaching, done some other coaching. Uh, and talent is talent. 7:20 And, and you're right, you know, bringing in triplets because those guys already know each other. They already know what to expect. 7:26 You know, the receiver and the quarterback, if that happens, you know, they are already on the same page, which is just a, a two steps ahead of where, of a lot of other people are gonna be. 7:38 So yeah, absolutely you have to hope that that triplet situation happens. You can never have enough good running backs, and Oklahoma State has a couple of, of really good running backs right now. 7:48 Uh, but my goodness, if you could get that Hawkins kid in as well, I mean, uh, you know, we like having a up-tempo high-scoring offense at Oklahoma State, and that's the way you get back to it. 8:00 If those three were to come in tandem to Stillwater, wouldn't they also be the de facto day one leaders of the team? Like they're gonna... If Eric Morris brings them on, it's a statement 8:14 e- that's even more than their athletic ability. It's that these guys are going to be the leaders in the clubhouse, the leaders in the weight room. They are, they are the leaders of this team. 8:27 I, you know, I hadn't, uh, hadn't thought about it like that. I hadn't put those things together. But, uh, I agree with that. 8:32 That, that makes absolute sense as you're bringing in this package deal, and these are the guys that I trust right off the bat that I have coached with, that I've worked with to take a team to 10, 11, 12 wins. 8:45 They're gonna do that here, and the way they do that here is by setting those examples, by showing how we win. Absolutely taking those leadership roles. Uh, and you, and you have to hope that they do that. 8:56 You know, Mestemaker is now listed as a five-star transfer quarterback, like the number two overall, you know, in the transfer class type of situation, which is a huge deal for Oklahoma State to get. 9:07 Yeah, he's coming with his coaches, but all the big names are after him. You don't think Indiana is giving him a call and some other places like that? You know, absolutely. 9:16 So, you know, to be able to get that ready-made package, you know, that might have been some of the allure for Mestemaker himself is I got a couple of my guys coming up that we can step into those leadership roles. 9:29 We can show Oklahoma State how you win again and, and, and become those guys. I, I, I would be totally okay with that. And use that as a recruiting tool going into late January and February. 9:42 Well, folks, this is just, uh, from the speculation desk, some of this. We do have confirmation. Hosni put out a note today. He's headed to the transfer portal. We already knew that Zane Flores is. 9:53 And the speculation, the reports out there, as Jeremy noted, uh, is that Drew Mestemaker, at least Drew Mestemaker, is headed to Stillwater. If we hear more, we will definitely let you know. 10:04 If you're watching this on YouTube, be sure you like, subscribe, and comment right here. These videos are included in Oklahoma Memo. 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