The Golden Hurricast

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 crowning 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. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - SMU Recap 5:11 - Braylon Braxton's Bad Day1 3:34 - Confidence in Kevin Wilson 39:01 - Anti-Players of the Game 43:14 - Charlotte Preview 55:23 - Around the American 1:02:13 - Basketball is Here! 1:17:59 - Outro and Merch Sale --- 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support