The Golden Hurricast

The 2024-25 Tulsa men's hoops season is officially in the books, and Head Coach Eric Konkol will return for a fourth season.We give our thoughts on that decision before discussing women's hoops' shocking AAC Tournament loss and surprising WNIT berth, softball's upswing, other TU sports, and our favorite NCAA Tournament bracket picks.

The season(s) are over or ending. The men finished out the regular season with a big win on the road over Wichita State, but have an uphill battle in the conference tournament. Meanwhile the women's season comes to a close with an upset loss to Charlotte. Now is the time to talk about the question that everyone has been wondering - should Tulsa move on from Eric Konkol? Besides giving our thoughts on that question we talk on conference tourney preview, softball, track, tennis, golf, and more!

The TU men shot 50% from 3 in the first half and 44% from deep overall against Tulane at home and still couldn't pull out the W in another heartbreaker.We recap the Tulane loss before previewing Tuesday's Senior Night vs Temple and Sunday's regular season finale on the road against a surging Wichita State team.The Tulsa women, on the other hand, are one fire. They've won 4 straight and are riding high heading into the AAC Tournament in Ft. Worth. We talk about that momentum and do a brief preview of the upcoming conference tournament.Finally, we take a look around the conference and discuss TBAL rankings before going pretty deep on all other active TU sports including men's tennis's tough schedule, women's tennis's hot start, softball's up and down season so far, women's golf's recent & upcoming tournaments, and how the men & women fared at the recent AAC Track & Field Championships.Fun one! Also, keep an eye out for Matt's upcoming Patreon post digging into some softball stats

Ryan is out this week so Matt solos this episode. The men's team keeps having weeks that go in the opposite direction of how we talk about them on the podcast. We get into their very bad week and a more, including:​The women's record setting week​Softball's slow start​Recaps for Track, Tennis & Golf

Just when we thought the season was lost and over the men's team string off two of their more impressive wins of the season just to spite Matt for our last episode's title. We talk those big wins, outlook for the rest of the year plus more:​Women's basketball ending their 1-1 streak​A look around campus sports​Patreon updates

Matt is finally back from the worst two week stretch he's ever had! Now that he's back the crew talks about the current state of the men and women's basketball teams including:-Recaps of the bad (M) / average (W) week.-Previews for the upcoming stretch-Are these lost seasons?Additionally we look around campus at all the other sports that are in-season now!

The TU men bounced back in a big way in a dominant win over Wichita State and look like a team reaching their final form. Can they bring it against UAB and Tulane? Also: Delanie Crawford sets TU Women's Basketball's all-time record for three-pointers made, players beyond Crawford continue to step up, and I take a look around the American before closing with a quick update on other sports across TU athletics. Also also: Matt broke his leg like a dork (it looks awful ask him for the pic), so I am back to solo this one. Timestamps: 0:00 - Matt Broke His Leg 1:27 - Upcoming Patreon Post on Tre Lamb 3:28 - Football Transfer Portal & Coaching Staff 7:08 - Men's Basketball 28:24 - Women's Basketball 36:45 - Around the American 40:57 - Other TU Sports 43:35 - Patreon Reminder + Closing

Ryan solos this one to talk basketball, the AAC, and some thoughts on beard growth while Matt is out taking care of house-selling business and some mail nightmares. Tulsa let USF close the game on a 19-2 run to give up a 10-point road lead with five minutes to go. What happened there? And can the Hurricane recover from it going forward? Also: The women crushed FAU despite Delanie Crawford scoring in single digits A look around the AAC including Temple beating Memphis in Philly Men's and Women's Tennis are both off to great starts Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro + Beard Growth 2:20 - Transfer Portal Update 6:13 - Tulsa Collapses Against USF 16:03 - Men's Upcoming Home Stand 21:32 - TU Women Roll FAU 24:16 - Women's Upcoming Week 26:57 - Around the American 32:17 - Hot Starts for Men's & Women's Tennis 35:08 - Softball & Women's Golf 36:25 - Patreon 38:08 - Closing

Does Jared Garcia's return change the trajectory of the men's basketball team? What do the women need to do to find more consistent success? Also: The Konkol Conundrum is out now on our Patreon, some great new football transfer portal additions, a look around the American, and the tennis season is officially underway. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Patreon Update 5:15 - Transfer Portal News 10:47 - Men's Basketball 26:29 - Women's Basketball 38:58 - Around the American 47:38 - Tennis! 54:17 - Too-Late Listener Question 55:42 - Softball 58:25 - Outro

New Tulsa Head Football Coach Tre Lamb joins the podcast! We get into all kinds of great stuff with coach, including what motivates him, the new staff structure including the new General Manager and Chief of Staff roles, plus his thoughts on scheme, culture, vision, recruiting, and plenty more. After talking with coach, we give an update on the transfer portal and the coaching staff additions, why we think the men's basketball team is struggling so much this year, talk some women's basketball, and answer a listener question. We have a bunch of new content coming out soon on our Patreon, including a deep dive into why Konkol's success at LA Tech hasn't yet translated to Tulsa. Join our Patreon here to get access to that plus all the content we've already released: https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:48 - Patreon Update 9:14 - Tre Lamb Interview 1:00:26 - Post-Interview Thoughts 1:05:52 - FB Transfer Portal Update 1:13:01 - FB Coaching Staff Update 1:21:20 - Men's Basketball 1:37:54 - Women's Basketball 1:47:02 - Listener Questions 1:53:28 - New Patreon Content 1:54:11 - Outro

New Tulsa Head Football Coach Tre Lamb is wasting no time putting his staff together, and it's turning out great. Matt is busy moving/unpacking, so Ryan goes solo on this one to talk through Tre Lamb's hires so far and a couple massive TU commits out of the transfer portal before discussing basketball, looking around the AAC, and answering a listener question. In case you missed it, we have a new paid membership plan through Patreon! By subscribing, you unlock access to: Our newsletter (The Tre Lamb Deep Dive is out now) Advanced stat breakdowns (Tre Lamb by the Numbers is out now) Automatic NIL contributions A private Discord channel Video versions of the podcast (released before the audio) Much more Join our Patreon at https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast We're also running a free Discord to talk all things TU sports with all of you. Join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/xkPegtBjVD --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tre Lamb is officially TU's 35th head football coach! We give our initial thoughts on the search & the hire before discussing the transfer portal, early signing day, and answering some listener questions. Also, we've started a paid membership program on Patreon! Joining our Patreon unlocks access to a ton of new stuff we're doing, including: Automatic NIL contributions Our newsletter Advanced stat breakdowns Private Discord access (95% of it is free) Bonus content Video podcasts More Our first newsletter and advanced stat breakdown are already out! Join and check them out at https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - We're on Patreon! 16:27 - Tulsa Hires Tre Lamb 33:35 - Transfer Portal Movement 43:13 - Early Signing Day 50:58 - #ConspiraciesProvideHope 51:49 - TU's NIL "Scandal" 59:00 - Losing Players With No Coach 1:00:15 - Tre Lamb's Recruiting Ties 1:01:11 - Men's Basketball's Rebounding Issues 1:07:29 - Quick Basketball Recaps 1:13:37 - Around the American 1:20:30 - Outro - Join our Patreon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Kevin Wilson is out, speculation is in. Who will be Tulsa's next head football coach? After giving some initial thoughts on the Kevin Wilson firing, we go through the biggest names floated as TU's next coach, discuss what we're hearing, predict who it could realistically be and give our favorite options, answer a bunch of listener questions, and plenty more. We also briefly recap the recent struggles in men's & women's basketball and round up the rest of TU sports from the past week. Huge week for TU athletics! Thanks for tuning in. Timestamps: 0:00 - Kevin Wilson Fired 20:09 - New Era for TU 24:20 - Brennan Marion 33:07 - GJ Kinne 38:10 - Kinne vs Marion - Who Do You Take? 44:34 - Matt Wells 50:50 - Some Texas Guy Like Kevin Sumlin 52:43 - Press Taylor 53:31 - Collin Klein 55:38 - Kasey Dunn 57:29 - Others 1:00:36 - All-Star Staff 1:05:06 - Did We Wait Too Long to Fire Kevin Wilson? 1:08:44 - Opinion of Switzer as Interim? 1:10:34 - Recruiting Implications & Dream Staff 1:14:21 - Comparing NIL at TU vs Others 1:19:40 - Indoor Practice Facility? 1:21:24 - Is Kinne a 0% Chance? 1:22:38 - Keep Switzer, Throw the Bag at Joseph Williams 1:23:57 - Should TU Adopt the Triple? 1:27:37 - Men's & Women's Basketball 1:34:47 - Around the American 1:40:43 - Other Sports Roundup 1:43:32 - Senior Night vs FAU 1:45:14 - Closing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa lost their 7th game of the season and will miss bowl season for the 3rd consecutive year in a row. We talk about the close game against ECU that led to that result before talking about the chaos that was AAC coaching news and speculate on our own. After the depressing football discussion we talk about the mixed week for men's basketball and bad start to the season for the women's team. Also Matt predicted the men's team to go 2-0 this week, whoops. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro and Football Recap 11:44 - Hopes 14:55 - Concerns 18:20 - Players of the Game 24:00 - Around the AAC Coaching Dumpster Fire Edition 44:18 - Men's Basketball Recap 1:02:51 - Men's Basketball Preview 1:06:30 - Women's Basketball Recap + Preview 1:16:40 - Around TU [Volleyball, Cross Country] 1:26:43 - We Still Have a Football Game aka USF Preview 1:32:47 - Find us On Bluesky --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Week 1 of basketball season is in the books! We discuss how it all went down on the men's and women's sides before previewing this week's games. After that, we take a look around the conference and give some updates on other TU sports ranging from volleyball to tennis. And finally, Tulsa Football welcomes ECU back to Chapman Stadium for the first time since 2020. To help preview the Pirates, we welcome in ⁠Jared Shafit⁠ from ⁠The Boneyard Podcast⁠ to talk all things ECU in their now post-Mike-Houston era. Timestamps: 0:00 - Men's Basketball Recap 21:17 - Men's Basketball ORU Preview 25:52 - Men's Basketball Missouri State Preview 29:57 - Women's Basketball Recap 39:34 - Women's Basketball ORU Preview 41:43 - Around the American 52:45 - Volleyball Clinches AAC Tournament Spot 55:16 - Cross Country Regionals & National Championships 58:46 - Soccer is Over 1:00:36 - Tennis Recaps 1:05:37 - ECU Preview with Jared from The Boneyard Podcast 1:40:25 - Final Thoughts & Closing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Head Volleyball Coach ⁠⁠Lauren Ramatowski⁠⁠ joins the show to shine a spotlight on Tulsa Volleyball, the success they've had since she took over the program, and what's next. Before talking volleyball, we discuss the UAB blowout loss and take a look around the conference before getting into the success a whole bunch of other TU sports are having right now. Timestamps: 0:00 - UAB Recap 24:27 - Hope 28:33 - Concerns 31:00 - Players of the Game 36:13 - Around the American 44:11 - Other Sports + Cross Country 50:27 - Men's & Women's Soccer 53:35 - Brief Basketball Talk 1:00:14 - Volleyball Spotlight with Coach Lauren Ramatowski 1:43:53 - Closing Thoughts & Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa Head Women's Basketball Coach Angie Nelp joins the show to preview the 2024-25 season! First game is coming up November 6. Also: - Facilities - What football apathy?? - Kevin Wilson on Twitter - Rice fires Mike Bloomgren - Huge weekend for other TU sports - UAB preview Timestamps: 0:00 - Facilities Listener Question 3:55 - Football Excitement & UTSA Recap 24:56 - Hope 29:12 - Kevin Wilson on Twitter 40:49 - Matt's Concerns 47:25 - Players of the Game 58:08 - Around the American 1:02:51 - Huge Weekend for Other TU Sports 1:07:59 - UAB Preview 1:16:33 - Angie Nelp Interview 1:17:10 - Program Turnaround 1:21:29 - Momentum & Turnover 1:25:58 - Delanie Crawford & Returning Players 1:31:24 - Newcomers 1:37:09 - Vocal Leaders 1:38:56 - Scheme 1:45:38 - Success in Year 4 1:48:12 - NET Rankings & At-Large Bids 1:53:10 - Predictive Metrics 1:55:17 - NIL 2:02:56 - Chalk Talks 2:05:07 - AAC vs. C-USA 2:07:08 - Coach Nelp Closing Comments 2:08:21 - Post-Angie Thoughts 2:10:48 - Closing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Matt and Ryan are feeling apathetic about the football program. Why? Also, the Kevin Wilson discussion continues, we discuss team talent level, and we preview this weekend's Homecoming game against the UTSA Roadrunners with ⁠Jared⁠ & ⁠Adrian⁠ from ⁠Alamo Audible⁠. Timestamps: 0:00 - Football Apathy 9:12 - Kevin Wilson & Team Talent Level 38:17 - Temple Recap 44:58 - Hope? 47:12 - Concerns 54:31 - Around the AAC 1:03:30 - UTSA Preview ft. ⁠Alamo Audible⁠ 1:41:25 - Closing Thoughts 1:45:53 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa Head Men's Basketball Coach Eric Konkol joins the show to preview the 2024-25 Tulsa Basketball season! With football on a bye last week and TU being a 2-point underdog to 1-5 Temple (!) this week, we decided to kick football to the curb for a change and go all-in on basketball. Eric Konkol joins us to break down the 2024-25 season including his recent contract extension, building off a team that lost its two leading scorers, schematic changes, NIL strategies, scheduling philosophies, Slappin' Glass, and a ton more. We had a blast talking with coach and hope you all get as much out of it as we did. Sign up for the Tulsa Basketball Newsletter here: https://tulsahurricane.com/form/117 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - Eric Konkol Intro 2:56 - AAC Media Days 5:10 - Year 3 Vibes 6:46 - AD Justin Moore 8:53 - Losing Cobe Williams & PJ Haggerty 12:22 - Preseason Predictive Metrics 16:11 - Returning Players 19:40 - Freshmen & Transfers 24:06 - Schematic Changes 28:19 - Starting Lineups & Trilly Donovan 31:05 - Northeastern State & Coach Ken Hayes 33:37 - Tulsa Basketball Newsletter 34:49 - NIL Strategy 42:24 - Scheduling Philosophy 50:14 - Recruiting Philosophy 52:13 - Halftime Speeches 53:55 - Managers Know Ball 56:14 - Slappin' Glass & Basketball Immersion 57:47 - Eric Konkol Outro 58:17 - Post-Konkol Thoughts 1:03:34 - Closing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa football is coming off a brutal two-week stretch where we got blown out by North Texas and Army to open AAC play. We talk about those games *briefly* (mostly Army) before discussing the elephant in the room: will Kevin Wilson still be Tulsa's Head Coach next season? Then, since it's our bye week, we welcome in friend and cohost(?) J.J. Cody for the 4th time to bring back J.J.'s No Sports Zone! We talk bees, dogs, scandals, hobbies, podcasts, books, and more. Timestamps: Army Recap - 0:00 What Gives Us Hope - 16:00 What Concerns Us - 18:18 Players of the Game - 20:18 Kevin Wilson Speculation - 25:22 Around the AAC - 45:14 J.J.'s No Sports Zone - 53:07 Outro - 1:40:46 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

It was ugly and took a hell of a finish, but Tulsa got the road W against Sonny Cumbie and Louisiana Tech to close out the non-conference schedule at 2-2. We recap the LA Tech win and talk conference realignment (long live the AAC) before welcoming in Miles from The North Texas Eagle to preview this Saturday's road matchup against the Mean Green. Timestamps: 0:00 - LA Tech Recap 16:43 - Hope 22:45 - Concerns 29:18 - Players of the Game 36:56 - Around the American 45:00 - The AAC Survives 56:07 - North Texas Preview with Miles from The North Texas Eagle 1:26:17 - KJ Martin Jr Commits to TU 1:27:58 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa was outgunned in every phase of the game against Oklahoma State, but they draw a much more favorable matchup this week against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. We recap the OSU game before welcoming in Matt Belinson to preview LA Tech! Matt is the sports editor for the Ruston Daily Leader newspaper in Ruston, LA. We had a blast talking with him. Timestamps: 0:00 - Oklahoma State Recap 26:16 - Hope 32:23 - Concerns 38:59 - Coaching Consternation? 49:20 - Players of the Game 53:31 - Around the American 1:00:40 - Conference Realignment (again) 1:12:44 - LA Tech Preview ft. Matt Belinson 1:52:14: Closing Thoughts & Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa dropped a game they absolutely should have won against Arkansas State. We recap that game before discussing what gave us hope, what concerned us most, and what happened this week around the American. To finish it off, we welcome in Phillip Slavin from the Ten12 Podcast Network to help us preview this weekend's home matchup vs the #13 Oklahoma State Cowboys. Timestamps: 0:00 - Arkansas State recap 24:38 - Hope 28:32 - Concerns 37:31 - Around the American 45:22 - Oklahoma State preview with Phillip Slavin 1:23:40 - New 5-star review and outro (thanks @Mathbone) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

New AD Justin Moore joins the show for the (hopefully) first time to talk about his philosophy in running an athletic program, what drew him to Tulsa in the first place, NIL, how he views coaching performance, and more! But, before that - football is back baby! Matt and Ryan talk through the schedule, make their overall record predictions, and pick offensive / defensive / breakout players of the year. Timestamps: 00:00-Intro 02:12-Schedule and Record Prediction 22:10-Offensive / Defensive / Breakout PoY 35:35-NWSU Preview 42:03-Interview with Justin Moore --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

All the names you need to know at every position for the 2024 Tulsa Football season. Who will start at QB? Why is Malachai Jones playing safety now? Will Braylin Presley finally break out? Is the defensive line the most underrated group on the team? Are the vibes around the team as good as they seem from the outside, or is it just standard preseason hype? We answer all these questions and more to kick off the SEVENTH (!) season of The Golden Hurricast. To help us figure it all out, we welcome Cayden McFarland onto the show for the fourth time. Cayden is the sports director for 2 News Oklahoma (KJRH) in Tulsa, and is one of the best folks out there covering TU sports these days. He's also just an awesome guy to talk to. We get an initial vibe check on the team before talking about every position group and the names you should know at each spot. We close things down with a listener question and some record predictions. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:43 - Cayden McFarland Intro 7:12 - Preseason Expectations 10:22 - Team Vibes 16:08 - Kevin Wilson & Team Leadership 17:29 - Quarterbacks 25:21 - Offensive Line 30:36 - Running Backs 34:40 - Wide Receivers 38:16 - Tight Ends 40:14 - Malachai Jones & The Safeties 42:46 - Cornerbacks 45:35 - Linebackers 50:07 - Defensive Line 54:18 - Areas of Improvement / Regression 57:21 - Record Predictions 1:03:08 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Hello from the offseason! We're back with a quick 2024 Tulsa Football preview breaking down the upcoming season in under five minutes. A Tulane podcast called The Uptown Update is putting together an offseason special with quick football previews from every AAC school. This is ours! Keep an eye on their podcast feed for the full preview with all the other AAC schools here in the coming weeks. I'm really looking forward to that. Did we miss something in our preview? Do you have a breakout player in mind that we didn't mention here? Let us know what you think on X @GoldenHurricast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Rick Dickson joins the podcast for a record 5th and final time... as Tulsa's AD. We talk about his retirement, reminisce on his time at TU, the Blue & Gold weekend, and answer some listener questions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

We're officially in the best sports time of the year in this podcast host's humble opinion. And despite the women bowing out early in the AAC tournament to East Carolina, we're still fired up for March. We discuss: - The men's and women's AAC awards - The women losing to ECU in the AAC quarterfinals and heading to the WBIT - The men beating #24 USF to close the regular season - Preview the men's game against ECU with Jared Shafit from The Boneyard Podcast - Discuss the AAC tournament more broadly Fun episode! Hope you enjoy it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

For the first time in a month, we've got an episode with both Ryan AND Matt - and we are pumped to be back. Before we get into the actual games that happened over the last week of actual basketball, we talk about Kelly Hines writing another new article for TU athletics, as well as a new Tulsa student fan group called The CHAOS. We then get into the games, which included a wild swing on the men's side where TU scored over 100 points in a blowout win, then followed that up by allowing over 100 points in a blowout loss. The women had a more sane week with two nice wins but get ready for a much more difficult week coming up. We also take a look around the league and debate who the most important player on the women's team is: Temira Poindexter or Delanie Crawford. Kelly Hines' article on Isaiah Barnes: https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2024/1/23/mens-basketball-isaiah-barnes-looking-to-be-the-best-version-of-me-every-day Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Kelly Hines Returns 4:30 - The CHAOS 10:52 - Men's Basketball Overview 20:13 - Tulane OT Loss Recap 31:51 - UTSA Win Recap 43:13 - SMU Blowout Loss Recap 51:53 - Rice Road Preview 56:23 - Wichita State Home Preview 1:04:21 - Around the AAC 1:12:15 - Women's Basketball Overview 1:20:55 - Women's Basketball Previews 1:30:03 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

We are back! Well, almost. With Ryan out this week, Matt talks on all the football and basketball news from the last four weeks. And there is a-lot to talk about including: updates from the transfer portal (both good and bad), the appearance of a mustachio-ed mascot, and 9(!) games worth of basketball thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

What a week for Tulsa Athletics! Kevin Wilson brought in Tulsa's highest ranked signing class since 2009 which has them sitting second in the AAC and second in the Group of Five. On top of that both basketball teams had perfect weeks with their best wins of the season - the men over Missouri State and the women over Texas Tech. We talk about all of that and do some quick previews for the next two(!) weeks while we take a holiday break. P.S. We recorded before the women's game was over on Wednesday, but did talk about it as it was happening live! Timestamps: 0:00 - Signing Day and Portal News 26:08 - MO State and MS Valley State Recaps (M) 49:15 - NM State & SWOSU Previews (M) 54:46 - Texas Southern & Texas Tech Previews (W) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

The men's team played an ugly game against Oklahoma State last weekend, but the women's team had a massive win for the program by beating a top 100 Florida team on the same day. We talk break down both games before previewing matchups against MO State (M), Mississippi Valley State (M), Texas Southern (W) and Texas Tech (W). We also talk portal news, NIL, and the retirement of a titan in the Tulsa football world. Timestamps: 0:00 - Portal Updates 10:31 - OSU Recap (M) 26:33 - MO State and MI Valley State Previews (M) 36:42 - Florida Recap (W) 46:22 - Texas Southern and Texas Tech Previews (W) 49:03 - Bill Blankenship Retires --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Despite a tough loss to ORU, Tulsa men's basketball has now increased almost 100 spots in KenPom's rankings since the start of the season and nearly 30 spots since last week. Beating #108 Loyola Chicago just a few days ago was a huge part of that. With Matt out this week, Ryan covers the transfer portal, the AAC, men's and women's basketball, and answers a listener question. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Transfer Portal Updates 5:30 - Around the American 12:33 - Men's Basketball Recap 24:02 - Oklahoma State Preview 29:06 - Women's Basketball 30:35 - Kevin Wilson's Impact on the Program 34:00 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

The 2023 Tulsa Football season has come to close as your Golden Hurricane closed out the year with a road win at ECU to finish the year 4-8 (2-6 AAC). We recap that game while also discussing Kirk Francis' efficiency, Braylon Presley, and more. After that, we break down the 2023 football season as a whole while crowing our Offensive, Defensive, Breakout, and Special Teams Players of the Year. We then get into the offseason and which players are likely coming back, which have already announced they're leaving, and which position groups we need to target in the portal. We round out football talk with a look around the American as we get ready for championship weekend as Tulane hosts SMU in the AAC championship game. Finally, we turn our attention toward basketball as we discuss both the men's and women's seasons so far and what we're looking at on both sides heading into this weekend. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - ECU Recap 5:00 - Kirk Francis' Future 14:16 - Braylin Presley 16:51 - Turnovers 17:36 - Chase Meyer 20:15 - Players of the Year 44:59 - Portal Szn 1:04:02 - Around the American 1:12:12 - Men's Basketball 1:31:16 - Women's Basketball 1:37:54 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

It was Homecoming weekend for the Golden Hurricane which made the loss to a 2-6 Charlotte team all the more painful. We talk about the specifics of that game, but also on what that loss means for the rest of Tulsa's season. After that we bring on Kelly Comarda from @FTWCollective to talk about the 2023 iteration of the #BattleOfTheColorBasedWaterPhenomena. But it's not all bad for Golden Hurricane sports as the men and women's basketball teams both started off their seasons with wins! We break down those games and talk about what we liked (and a little on what we didn't like so much). Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro and Charlotte Recap 29:16 - Football Players of the Game 37:19 - Interview with Kelly Comarda from @FTWCollective⁠ 1:14:42 - Around the American 1:22:21 - Basketball Opening Thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa lost to SMU by 59 points on Saturday, and that's about all there is to say about that one. Jk, we spent 40+ minutes breaking down that game. Everything from the historic beatdown, to Braylon Braxton's very bad day, to our confidence levels in Kevin Wilson going forward. It was a sad, but actually pretty interesting, discussion in our opinions. Aside from that, we also preview this week's Homecoming game against Biff Poggi and the Charlotte 49ers, take a look around the league, and take one more chance to get you ready for basketball season! The exhibition game is on Wednesday the 1st, and the regular season opener is at home on Monday the 6th. Finally, we will have a merch sale live on the site this week for homecoming! Keep an eye on the website at thegoldenhurricast.com for some pretty steep discounts on all of our merchandise. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

We are back and in a big way! To talk about team #113 for Tulsa basketball we brought on Head Coach Eric Konkol to talk about roster construction, how the team looks so far, goals for this season and so much more. But, unfortunately its not all good this episode as we start off breaking down the rough 42-10 loss to Rice and look ahead to a good and surprisingly balanced SMU team coming up this weekend. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Rice Recap 30:55 - Players of the Week 38:01 - SMU Preview 52:52 - American News 1:02:39 - Interview with Eric Konkol --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa routed Temple to establish themselves as AT LEAST the second-best TU in the league. It was the most complete game we've seen from the Golden Hurricane in a long time and hopefully a good look into the future. We recap that game before previewing the upcoming road trip against the FAU Owls, who draws Tulsa as their first-ever AAC game. We also touch on the men's basketball non-conference schedule, the passing of George "Doc" Mauerman, and more. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule 05:50 - George "Doc" Mauerman 07:05 - Temple Recap 08:54 - Who Starts at QB Going Forward? 21:20 - Defense Looking Good 28:53 - End-of-Half Strategy 34:50 - Players of the Game 43:15 - Penalties & Injuries 44:30 - FAU Preview 58:06 - Around the American 1:03:25 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa got handed a tough loss at home from the #19 Oklahoma Sooners to move to 1-2 this season. But the the rest of the season looks much more manageable. To recap the game we talk about the QB situation (again), whether or not the defense is bad (again), and some key pieces missing in action. Afterwards we bring back Eddie Carifio (@DDCEddieCarifio), Sports Editor from the DeKalb Daily Chronicle (@Daily_Chronicle) to break down the matchup with the Huskies. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Tailgate Thoughts 7:30 - Gus T Revisited 13:31 - Oklahoma Recap Pt. 1 - QBs 31:19 - Oklahoma Recap Pt. 2 - Defense 42:04 - Oklahoma Recap Pt. 3 - Key Pieces Missing 50:28 - Players of the Game 1:02:40 - Interview with Eddie Carifio (⁠@DDCEddieCarifio⁠) 1:44:36 - Final Thoughts on NIU Matchup 1:46:48 - Around the AAC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Tulsa fell hard to #8 Washington 48-10 despite a solid effort from 3rd string QB Roman Fuller. To recap that game, we discuss the current QB situation, whether or not the defense is actually bad, and the returns of Keuan Parker and Braylin Presley before awarding our players of the game. Following that, we turn our attention toward the #19 Oklahoma Sooners. OU comes to (sold out) Chapman Stadium for the first time since 2014 in a huge game for TU. To help us break down the Sooners, we welcome Kegan Reneau from The Franchise and RPM Data. We get into some great stuff with Kegan, including his thoughts on Washington's receivers vs OU's receivers, the Sooners' vastly improved defense, Dillon Gabriel, the Jeff Lebby/Art Briles situation, and his thoughts on how this game goes. After wrapping up the OU preview, we take a quick look around the conference in what was a pretty terrible week 2 for the AAC and close things down with a request for feedback. If you have audio quality issues, specifically on Spotify, Matt's recommendation is to go into Spotify's settings and disable the "Audio Normalization" setting in Settings -> Playback. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Wear Blue against OU 2:10 - Washington Recap 4:38 - QB Situation 26:21 - The Defense... Might Be Bed 34:09 - The Returns of Keuan Parker and Braylin Presley 35:47 - Update on the Running Backs 37:50 - Players of the Game 48:46 - Oklahoma Preview ft. Kegan Reneau 1:02:21 - OU's Offense 1:25:43 - OU's (much improved) Defense 1:39:37 - The Jeff Lebby Situation 1:48:42 - Brent Venables Temperature Check 1:51:15 - Venables and Wilson Relationship 1:55:59 - Dillon Gabriel 1:58:15 - Potential Mismatches 2:00:51 - Score Predictions 2:09:41 - Post-Kegan Thoughts 2:13:26 - Around the American 2:22:24 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Despite a shaky start and an injured Braylon Braxton, Tulsa routed Arkansas - Pine Bluff to go 1-0 and kick the Kevin Wilson era off right. We talk the biggest news of the week (SMU –> ACC) before getting into the game day experience and recapping the UAPB game. After that, we welcome in some new friends from Washington! Noah and Izzo from Dub'd Up join the show to help us break down the #8 Washington Huskies and get us ready for Saturday's game. Finally, we answer some listener questions, take a look at what happened in the AAC during week 1, and give some props to GJ Kinne and the Texas State Bobcats. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - SMU –> ACC 8:04 - Replacing SMU 14:21 - End of the P6 Moniker 17:34 - The Return of Kelly Hines 18:48 - Game Day Experience 23:32 - Gus T 30:37 - UAPB Recap 1:00:25 - Players of the Game 1:10:45 - Washington Preview ft. Dub'd Up 1:55:35 - Post-Dub'd Up Thoughts 2:02:11 - "You Got Me, I Got You" 2:05:52 - Which Week 1 Game Troubled You the Most? 2:11:20 - Around the American 2:16:07 - GJ Kinne and Texas State 2:18:42 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

The first game of the Kevin Wilson era at Tulsa begins this week when Arkansas Pine-Bluff come to town. Before getting to our preview of that game we provide our early (and optimistic?) predictions for this season, hand out our annual preseason awards, and take a look at where TU finishes in the first year of the new American. We wrap up the episode with our thoughts on why Herc >> any of the other mascot options. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Record Predictions 4:28 - Schedule Breakdown 23:00 - Conference Standings? 27:30 - Offensive Player(s) of the Year 37:20 - Defensive Player(s) of the Year 44:55 - Breakout Player(s) of the Year 52:25 - Special Team Roster Makeup 56:52 - Arkansas Pine-Bluff Preview 1:04:59 Mascot Predictions plz not Gale --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Opening kickoff is fast approaching for the Golden Hurricane! We brought back Cayden McFarland (@caydenmc) to talk about what's he's seen from camp thus far, his thoughts of starting personnel and way more. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:17 - Start of Interview with Cayden 4:38 - Kevin Wilson and the Coaching Staff 19:51 - Initial Personnel Thoughts from Camp 29:12 - Talking Offensive Side 40:38 - Switching to Defense 51:30 - Listener Questions 1:08:48 - Final Thoughts + Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

We are BACK for the 6th (!) season of the Hurricast! To kick things off, we welcome Tulsa Athletic Director Rick Dickson back onto the show to discuss the chaos that is conference realignment. Apologies in advance for the tinny audio in the opening and closing of the pod. Still knocking off some rust from the summer. Chapters: 0:00 - 3:24: Intro 3:24 - 5:26: Rick Dickson joins the podcast 5:26 - 13:04: New Tulsa mascot 13:04 - 22:26: Football stadium improvements 22:26 - 29:53: The death of the Pac-12 29:53 - 33:56: How well is the AAC positioned? 33:56 - 36:10: Linear TV vs streaming 36:10 - 39:21: Where do you think this will end up for the remaining Pac-4 schools? 39:21 - 44:12: Will the Pac-12 pull the best of the AAC and MWC? 44:12 - 46:23: What is the best-case scenario for Tulsa? 46:23 - 51:35: What happens to the 12-team playoff? 51:35 - 56:52: What is Tulsa's pitch when it comes to realignment? 56:52 - 58:45: Do academics and olympic sports matter as much as they used to in realignment talks? 58:45 - 1:00:40: Have Tulsa's academics slipped enough to matter? 1:00:40 - 1:07:44: More linear TV vs streaming for media deals 1:07:44 - 1:12:06: Not getting left behind & sticking with peers 1:12:06 - 1:13:14: Indoor practice facility 1:13:14 - 1:14:42: Is Rick sailgating? 1:14:42 - 1:23:25: Post-Rick thoughts 1:23:25 - end: Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

TU Athletic Director Rick Dickson is back on the podcast for an offseason special! We discuss all kinds of things, including: TU Hall of Fame Weekend The Golden Hurricane Champions Fund Media access for football Contracts for assistant coaches Facilities upgrades NIL The new mascot How close TU was to dropping football Plenty more You can also watch this podcast on YouTube! https://youtu.be/i75UE3uOjZQ Submit questions for the podcast on our website: https://www.thegoldenhurricast.com/ Links: TU Hall of Fame Weekend details: https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/2023/2/17/2023-tu-athletic-hall-of-fame-weekend Buy tickets for TU Hall of Fame Weekend: https://t.co/XwOfGq2pyw Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - Rick Dickson Interview 4:24 - New Women's VB Coach Lauren Ramatowski 8:52 - The Process of Hiring Kevin Wilson 14:51 - TU Hall of Fame Weekend 31:38 - The Golden Hurricane Champions Fund 38:09 - Change in Media Access for Football 44:22 - No Contracts for Assistant Coaches? 51:27 - Facilities Upgrades 56:36 - How Important is the Game Day Experience to TU? 1:00:25 - New Mascot Teaser 1:04:22 - NIL 1:23:52 - How Close Was TU To Dropping Football? 1:32:52 - If You Could Change Anything About Athletics at TU, What Would It Be? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support

Its conference tournament season and its not looking hot for Tulsa. The women's team was knocked out in their first round rematch with UCF on Monday, and the men's team opened up as 13-point underdogs against Wichita State on Thursday. We did a recap and preview for both before talking about some Tulsa football news - combine, draft trivia and more. Timestamps: 0:01 - Women's Basketball Recaps 25:08 - Men's Basketball Preview 48:59 - Prince at the Combine 56:16 - Tulsa Draft Trivia 1:00:45 - Special Teams Coach 1:04:08 - Realignment Revisited 1:14:36 - Listener Questions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support

After some time off primarily spent crying over the current status of Tulsa basketball, we are back on our #Hurricast grind. Update: things are still not good! In this one, we ask: Is this the worst season in Tulsa men's basketball history? Would Frank Haith have a better record than Eric Konkol does right now? Why is half the men's team sitting out? What's going on with the women's team? Why is the football coaching staff in such turmoil? So many questions! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Worst Season in Tulsa History? 08:00 - Would Frank Haith Be Doing Better? 11:11 - Why is Half the Team Sitting Out? 13:57 - Men's Basketball Recap 26:26 - Men's Basketball Previews 34:33 - What's Happening with the Women? 51:02 - Women's AAC Tourney Preview 57:01 - Around the American 1:00:48 - Football Coaching Staff Turmoil 1:13:19 - 2023 Football Schedule 1:18:54 - Dane Evans –> BC Lions 1:25:00 - Outro --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support

We've got our final* matchup against Houston and to celebrate we've brought on Sam from The Scott and Holman Pawdcast (@SHPawdcast) to help us preview the Wednesday night matchup. After the interview we dive into the Wichita State loss and preview the men and women's schedules for the next week. (M vs UCF, W vs SMU & Tulane). Finally a quick look at TU's eSports team. *could actually meet in conference tournament Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 01:19 - Interview with The Scott and Holman Pawdcast (@SHPawdcast) 42:12 - WSU Recap 53:50 - UCF Preview 58:30 - Women's Basketball Previews (SMU & Tulane) 1:05:45 - Around the AAC 1:09:03 - TU eSports Team --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support

If you didn't already know, Tim Dalger is your father. The man has been playing harder than ever before. However, it's been a down couple of weeks for both the men's and women's teams. The men have lost three straight by double digits, and the women went on their first losing streak of the year before bouncing back with a big win over Cincinnati. On the flip side, there is a ton of optimism around football. Kevin Wilson's staff has been completed and his first signing day has come and gone. We discuss whether stats are actually for losers, break down his finalized staff, walk through all the new players, and debate who has the best name of the group. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00: Men's Basketball Recaps 26:57: Men's Basketball Previews 34:29: Women's Basketball Recaps 42:54: Women's Basketball Previews 48:57: Around the AAC 53:31: Stats are for Losers 58:47: Kevin Wilson's Staff 1:05:37: Football Signing Day and Transfers 1:21:51: Outro --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support

We are back from the holiday break with a jam-packed episode looking at basketball and football news and notes. Starting off with a deep dive into the opening weeks of the men and women's basketball teams which has been great for the women, and not so great for the men. We then recap the flurry of hires that Kevin Wilson has made to fill out the coaching staff and offer our thoughts. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Men's Basketball Recap 31:41 - Temple + WSU Previews 44:52 - Men's Player(s) of the Week 48:01 - Women's Basketball Recap 1:06:20 - Women's Player(s) of the Week 1:10:00 - Houston Preview 1:15:36 - Around the AAC 1:19:23 - Football Coaching News and Updates 1:47:37 - Tulane Cotton Bowl Thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support

After a flurry of local commits (Braylin Presley, Grayson Tempest, Devin Robinson) and the return of Braylon Braxton and Malachai Jones, Kevin Wilson is off to the hottest possible start as Tulsa's Head Football Coach. We discuss the latest football commitments before getting into men's and women's basketball, taking a look at what was another big week for the AAC, debriefing on Lauren Ramatowski - the new Tulsa Women's Volleyball head coach, and recapping the first tranche of AAC bowl games. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegoldenhurricast/support