A weekly podcast covering Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics by Ryan Token and Matt Rechtien. We’re two TU alums, friends, and die-hard fans who love talking Tulsa football, basketball, and all other University of Tulsa sports. Not affiliated with The University of Tulsa. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support
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7-1: 2024 Tulsa Football Mega Preview (ft. Cayden McFarland)
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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 preseaso…
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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 th…
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6-18: It's Been a Pleasure (ft. Rick Dickson)
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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
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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…
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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…
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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://pod…
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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…
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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…
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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 a…
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6-11: Football Finale (Season Recap, Players of the Year, & Basketball)
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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, Bre…
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6-10: Gridiron Gloom and Basketball Boom (ft. Kelly Comarda from FTW Collective)
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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 #BattleOfTheColorBasedWaterPh…
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6-9: Not a Nice Weekend (SMU Recap, Charlotte Preview, Basketball Season!)
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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…
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6-8: Basketball is Almost Here (Rice Recap, SMU Preview, Basketball Preview ft. Head Coach Eric Konkol)
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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…
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6-7: Flawless Victory (Temple Recap & FAU Preview)
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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…
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6-6: Season Restart (Oklahoma Recap and NIU Preview ft. Eddie Carifio)
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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 (@DDCEddieCarifi…
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6-5: Magic Can Happen (Washington Recap & OU Preview ft. Kegan Reneau)
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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…
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6-4: Zero Weakness (UAPB Recap & Washington Preview ft. Dub'd Up)
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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…
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6-3: Putting Our Season Predictions in Audio
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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 episod…
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6-2: Channel TU News (Football Season Preview ft. Cayden McFarland)
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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…
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6-1: TU As We Define It (Conference Realignment with Tulsa AD Rick Dickson)
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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:…
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5-22: AD Rick Dickson Discusses TU Hall of Fame Weekend & Answers Listener Questions
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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 watc…
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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…
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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 ou…
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5-19: Curtain Call for TU v UH (ft. The Scott and Holman Pawdcast)
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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 a…
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5-18: Basketball Struggles and Football Optimism
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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. O…
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5-17: Conference Openers and Coaching Hires
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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 co…
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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 …
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5-15: All Quiet On the Football Front, But Lots of BBall
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After the whirlwind of football news last week with the hiring on Kevin Wilson, things have mostly returned to normal. We haven't heard too much news out of the program other than some transfer news and notes in the last week. But basketball season is starting to ramp up for both the men and women's team who went 1-1 and 2-0 this week respectively.…
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5-14: The Kevin Wilson Era Begins (ft. Joey Kaufman from the Columbus Dispatch)
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Tulsa has found their new coach in Ohio State Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wilson. We have our initial reactions on the hire as well as on his introductory press conference. We then talk with Joey Kaufman (@joeyrkaufman) from the Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) about his thoughts on the Wilson. Afterwards Ryan talks AAC Championship Game notes, …
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5-13: Our #MontyWatch is Ended (ft. John Tranchina & Cayden McFarland)
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The Philip Montgomery era at The University of Tulsa has come to a close, as the university parted ways with him on Sunday afternoon. To discuss the fallout of that decision, we bring on not one, but TWO, guests. First, we welcome the Tulsa World's TU Beat Writer John Tranchina to the show for the first time to discuss whether Coach Montgomery shou…
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5-12: The #MontyWatch Returns (ft. Rob Steeg from The Daily Stampede)
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HOO BOY have we got a packed episode for you this week. After Tulsa football's loss to Memphis last week, we are officially bowl-ineligible and the #MontyWatch discussion is reignited. We dig into Coach Montgomery's status, potential names in the college football coaching world to watch for, and more. After that, we bring in Rob Steeg from The Dail…
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5-11: Sports are Rough – Tulane Recap / Memphis Preview / BBall Recap
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Tulsa had a rough sports week, with the women's basketball team's domination of Alcorn State being the lone bright spot. Football dropped a somewhat boring game to Tulane, basketball was unable to closeout Oregon State in the second half, and men's soccer dropped their AAC tournament opener to Memphis at home in OT. Here's hoping this upcoming week…
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5-10: The Megasode Returns — Homecoming Recap, Tulane Preview (ft. JP Gooderham of Fear the Wave), & Basketball Season Previews
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After a week away due to traveling and enjoying Tulsa's Homecoming festivities (and issues with Apple Podcasts), we're back with a PACKED episode for you. We've got a football recap, we've got a football preview with JP Gooderham from Fear the Wave, we've got BASKETBALL SEASON on deck with Men's & Women's basketball season previews. It's a busy one…
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5-9: Goodbye Bye Week — Temple Preview and Tulsa Sports Roundup
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The bye week is over and football is back as The Golden Hurricane hit the road to take on Temple on Friday. This game offers Tulsa a much needed chance to get back on track, and hopefully showcase a healthier team. We break down this TU-TU matchup in depth before diving in to all the other sports happening around campus. Timestamps: 0:00 - Bye week…
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5-8: Vibe Shift — Navy Recap & J.J.'s No Sports Zone (ft. J.J. Cody Fox)
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Y'all, Tulsa at Navy in 2022 will go down as one of the worst college football games I have ever watched as a Tulsa fan. Almost nothing good happened for TU as Navy boat-raced the Hurricane 53-21 in Annapolis. We discuss what went wrong, Monty's adjustments (or lack thereof), Brin & Braxton, special teams nightmares, and plenty more. The lone (very…
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5-7: An Ugly Game — Cincy Recap and Navy Preview (ft. Mike James from The Mid Report)
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The Tulsa v. Cincy rivalry has gotten uglier with each passing year and this last one was no different. We talk about all the ugliness that took place on the field, but also all the great stuff that TU is doing off the field - tailgates, food, gamely atmosphere, etc. We then bring Mike James (@navybirddog) from @TheMidReport to once again help us p…
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5-6: Tulsa's Time is Now — Ole Miss Recap, the Future of TU Athletics (ft. Tulsa AD Rick Dickson), & Cincinnati Preview (ft. Brandon from GoBeercats)
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The first multi-guest episode in Hurricast history! We recap the Ole Miss game and crown our Players of the Week before bringing in TWO different guests this episode. First, we welcome Tulsa Athletic Director Rick Dickson back onto the show. We talk about Ole Miss, the soon-to-be 12-team College Football Playoff and what that means for Tulsa, new u…
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5-5: Taking Care of Business — JSU Recap and Ole Miss Preview (ft. Ruby Draayer from Red Cup Rebellion)
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Ryan and Matt may have been at a wedding, but they're still going to talk about Tulsa's dominant win over Jacksonville State last weekend. We then bring on @RubyDraay from @RedCupRebellion to talk about this weekends matchup against Ole Miss in Oxford. The episode wraps up with some live reaction to a TU win and recaps for soccer and volleyball. JS…
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5-4: A Win's A Win — NIU Recap & Jacksonville State Preview
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TU got out to one of the fastest starts we've seen from them in recent memory against Northern Illinois, going up 17-0 early and 24-7 at halftime; but it (almost) all came tumbling down in the 2nd half as the Hurricane pulled off a dramatic 38-35 victory over the NIU Huskies. We dig in to the Northern Illinois game and the gameday experience improv…
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5-3: Why Oh Wyoming — Recap + NIU Preview (ft. Eddie Carifio from the Daily Chronicle)
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Tulsa suffered a frustrating loss in Laramie 37–40 to start off the season. We talk about some of the flukey plays and mistakes that cost Tulsa a very winnable game. But we also discuss some of the highlights and positive takeaways that we saw and how those will impact the season going forward. We then bring on Eddie Carifio (@DDCEddieCarifio) from…
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5-2: Season Predictions & Wyoming Preview (ft. Cody Tucker from 7220 Sports in Wyoming)
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GAME WEEK. IT IS HERE. We are extremely psyched for the season opener at Wyoming this coming Saturday. Catch it on FS1 at 2:30pm central time. This episode, before previewing Wyoming, we round out our season preview with a focus on predictions and personnel. We discuss the major losses and additions to the roster, new faces on the coaching staff, a…
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5-1: THE GOLDEN HURRICA5T (Season Preview ft. Jerry Ostroski)
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Summer is almost over and The Golden Hurricast is back baby! To help us start our fifth season off with a bang we brought on TU legend Jerry Ostroski to help us talk football, football, and more football (and a little bit about cats).We asked Jerry about his general thoughts on the team, did a deep dive looking at TU's 2022 schedule game by game, a…
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4-31: Good Juju & The Future of TU Athletics (ft. Rick Dickson)
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Tulsa Athletic Director Rick Dickson joins the show! We discuss Rick's return to Tulsa, his biggest moments as an AD, TU's forthcoming new mascot, conference realignment, adding sports, NIL, an indoor practice facility, and so much more. It was a jam-packed two hours. You'll want to tune in to the full thing. We had a blast with Rick and TU athleti…
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What a year it's been! Ryan and Matt take a look back at some of the best and worst games across all sports, discuss other memorable moments in athletics and hand out our first ever athletics report cards. Additionally we talk about the NFL draft and other big things happening in Tulsa's future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.…
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4-29: Hurricane Party (ft. Eric Konkol)
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Eric Konkol, the new Head Men's Basketball Coach at The University of Tulsa, joins the show! In what has got to be the best 1-2 episode punch in the history of this podcast, we bring on Coach Konkol after interviewing TU President Brad Carson last show. We talk National Signing Day, recruiting, what drew him to Tulsa, getting involved in the commun…
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4-28: Renaissance (ft. Brad Carson)
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A lot has happened in Tulsa sports in the last two weeks. The biggest news is, of course, Eric Konkol being named the new head coach of the men's basketball team. To discuss that huge hire and so much more around the world of TU, we brought in Brad Carson, the President of The University of Tulsa, to get his thoughts and to get some insight on athl…
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Tulsa beat North Texas in the first round of the WNIT and takes on Wyoming, Sunday in the second round! Matt breaks down what happened in game one, and breaks down the matchup with the Cowgirls. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegoldenhurricast/support
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The Haith era at Tulsa is over. Welcome to our longest episode ever. Listen in as we recap the end of the men's basketball season, dig in to Frank Haith's resignation and what led to it, discuss a LOT of potential coaching candidates (the Mike Anderson dream is now dead 😢), get mad about the All-AAC teams, and break down Tulsa's matchup in the WNIT…
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What a wild finish to the regular season for men's basketball. We talk about the incredible Senior Day win over UCF, recap and preview Wichita State and discuss the men's chances in the conference tournament. Afterwards we break down the final two games of the women's season and give some *very* early thoughts about next years squad. --- Support th…
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4-25: Are We The Fighting School Now?
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We discuss fighting, men's and women's basketball as their regular seasons wind down, senior days, break down a bit of the women's AAC tournament, and take a look around the league. We also talk some USFL, Spring football, and a fresh transfer out of TU. Timestamps: 0:00 - 4:40: Follow-up on last week's episode on attendance and apathy at TU 4:40 -…
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