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The Golden Hurricast8-18: Glad We Didn’t PanicMatt is back from vacation so it is time to talk some hoops! The men have played a dominant four-game stretch with wins over Charlotte, UAB, Memphis and Rice, showing there was no need to start panicking after dropping two in a row to UNT and USF. We talk most about the Memphis and Rice wins, Memphis tears, and the big stretch the team has coming up (UNT, WSU x2 and USF).The women are back to trading off wins and losses, dropping a game against Rice at home before grinding out a tough...
2026-01-2745 minThe Golden Hurricast8-17: IS IT TIME TO PANIC?Tulsa men's hoops had the best start to a season since the Bill Self era. However, after losing two (2) more games, many are once again asking if Eric Konkol is the guy for the job. We discuss.Also: * Women's basketball has won 5 straight and is 3-0 in The American with Mady Cartwright coming off the game of her life* The Tulsa Portal House is in full swing* What's the deal with Ryan Switzer and Kevin Barbay?
2026-01-1353 minThe Golden Hurricast8-13: Bring on the Buckeyes (Oregon State recap, hoops in full swing, conference tournament szn)Tulsa football has swept the OSUs thus far. Only one remains in D1 football: Ohio State. Bring on the Buckeyes.Ryan is back from pheasant hunting + a week long trip to Berlin, and we catch up on what was a big week in Tulsa sports. Football dominated Oregon State, men's hoops is 3-1 and just lost a road nail-biter to Kansas State, and women's hoops is undefeated.We talk about all of that, then wrap with a roundup of (almost) all the other active sports at TU.
2025-11-201h 39The Golden Hurricast8-12: The Final StretchThere are only four games left in the football season and every game is a must win. Hosting solo this week Matt breaks down some of the stats behind the FAU matchup and why he thinks Tulsa can come out of the bye with a win.Additionally he looks at the basketball season opener and the other sports on campus.
2025-11-0639 minThe Golden Hurricast8-8: Out of the Gauntlet (Memphis Recap)First things first: We have a Patreon! It's by far the best way to support this podcast. Ryan just published a new post breaking down how things are going across all 7 active TU fall sports now that we're at the midpoint of the season for most of them. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fall-sports-2025-140596354On to football. Tulsa had a tough first-half of the season and capped that off with a 45-7 shellacking at the hands of the Memphis Tigers. We discuss what's worth taking away from that game...
2025-10-081h 06The Golden Hurricast8-5: Deep Shot Syndrome (Navy Recap & OSU Preview ft. Calvin Alexander)Tulsa forced 3 turnovers in Navy's first 3 possessions to go up 14-0, but TU couldn't keep up the momentum and the Navy train rolled right over us for the rest of the game.We discuss the awesome start from the defense, Baylor Hayes, the lack of a deep ball so far, and more before awarding our players of the game and taking a look around what continues to be an incredible start for The American.After that, we welcome in Calvin Alexander from The CGA Tour to help us preview this Friday's game at Oklahoma State...
2025-09-162h 00The Golden Hurricast8-2: Tre Lamb Era Begins! Abilene Christian Preview (ft. Zach McKinnell)Football is so close to being back, just days away at this point! And we are so pumped to see the first game with Tre Lamb at the helm. To help us break down FCS #16 Abilene Christian we are joined by Zach McKinnell from FCS Football Central on Sports Illustrated, Hero Sports FCS and Opta Analyst FCS (and plenty more). While we did talk about the matchup it was way more than that including the overall state of FCS, Tulsa's transfers, and Tre Lamb.Additionally we talked American's opening weekend, Tulsa beer, captains, why Matt...
2025-08-271h 31The Golden HurricastFAN TAKEOVER: Chris Rathbone (@ReignCaneTulsa) Talks TU Fandom, Why Tulsa Belongs at the Top, Tre Lamb, the 2025 Football Season, and MoreThe Hurricast is back! Kind of! We're getting back into the swing of things by letting fans host an episode or two of the show before Matt and I get back to our regular weekly cadence here in a couple of weeks.We begin with Chris Rathbone (a.k.a @ReignCaneTulsa), who starts off with his TU fandom origin story before getting into why Tulsa belongs at the top, why Tre Lamb can get us there, and his thoughts on the upcoming football season before ending with his hopes for TU's future and some...
2025-08-0737 minThe Golden Hurricast7-23: Hot Shooting & Still Losing :(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....
2025-03-041h 20The Golden Hurricast7-22: One Season is Over and One is NotRyan 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 weekSoftball’s slow startRecaps for Track, Tennis & Golf
2025-02-2841 minThe Golden Hurricast7-21: The Season is NOT OverJust 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 streakA look around campus sportsPatreon updates
2025-02-191h 15The Golden Hurricast7-20: Is the Season Over?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!
2025-02-051h 15The Golden Hurricast7-19: Havoc in the HeartlandThe 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...
2025-01-2947 minThe Golden Hurricast7-18: Tulsa Collapses Against USF, the Women Roll FAU, Temple Beats Memphis, and Tennis Is Off to a Great StartRyan 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...
2025-01-2140 minThe Golden Hurricast7-15: Tre Lamb's Staff Takes Shape, Big Gets Out of the Portal, and Basketball Shows LifeNew 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...
2024-12-1746 minThe Golden Hurricast7-13: Tulsa Fires Kevin Wilson. Who's Next?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...
2024-11-271h 46The Golden Hurricast7-12: 3x No Bowl ChampsTulsa 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...
2024-11-211h 37The Golden Hurricast7-9: Win the Day (ft. Angie Nelp)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
2024-11-012h 12The Golden Hurricast7-8: Football Apathy, Kevin Wilson, and a Homecoming UTSA Preview (ft. Alamo Audible)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
2024-10-231h 47The Golden Hurricast7-4: Be Aggressive (OSU Recap & LA Tech Preview ft. Matt Belinson)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...
2024-09-181h 58The Golden Hurricast7-2: Mission, Vision and Values (ft. AD Justin Moore)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
2024-08-281h 28The Golden Hurricast6-16: Basketball CHAOSFor 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...
2024-01-261h 31The Golden Hurricast6-15: So Much BasketballWe 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.
2024-01-121h 04The Golden Hurricast6-12: KenPomprovementDespite 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...
2023-12-0935 minThe Golden Hurricast6-5: Magic Can Happen (Washington Recap & OU Preview ft. Kegan Reneau)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...
2023-09-132h 24The Golden Hurricast5-14: The Kevin Wilson Era Begins (ft. Joey Kaufman from the Columbus Dispatch)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, men and women's basketball, some AAC basketball, and his thoughts on TU's decision to move on from Coach Ryan Wills.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Kevin Wilson Reaction and Thoughts
43:21 - Interview with Joey...
2022-12-071h 42The Golden Hurricast5-11: Sports are Rough – Tulane Recap / Memphis Preview / BBall RecapTulsa 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 plays out better.
Timestamps
0:00 - Tulane Recap
18:00 - Players of the Game
32:30 - Around the American
45:47 - Memphis Preview
58:08 - Men's Basketball Recap + Preview
1:19:54 - Women's Basketball...
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The Golden Hurricast5-5: Taking Care of Business — JSU Recap and Ole Miss Preview (ft. Ruby Draayer from Red Cup Rebellion)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.
JSU Recap: Start
Players of the Week: 17:17
Around the American: 32:24
Interview with Ruby: 44:08
Interview Thoughts: 1:09:30
Women's Soccer: 1:18:50
Volleyball: 1:21:55
Men's Soccer: 1:24:13
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The Golden Hurricast4-30: Year in ReviewWhat 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.
2022-05-172h 55The Golden Hurricast4-27.5: Special WNIT Mini-Sode!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.
2022-03-1917 minThe Golden Hurricast4-22: ExtremesThis week was like something out of a Charles Dickens' novel: the men's team suffered the worst loss in almost 20 years to Tulane, and followed it up with a 31-point route of South Florida. And the women's team beat Memphis on the strength of their speed and guard play, but faltered on the road against Cincy because of the inside game. We break down their weeks, talk a little football, Matt had to do some quick math live, and we wrap it all up with an exciting merch announcement.
2022-02-011h 03The Golden Hurricast4-17: Just Beachy (ft. Harry Minium)It's Myrtle Beach Bowl preview time! To help us break down the big game against the Monarchs on December 20th, we bring in Old Dominion Athletics senior writer Harry Minium. We talk with Harry about Old Dominion's 1-6 start, the many talented young guns on this team, the rebuild Ricky Rahne has undertaken, how he thinks this game will go, and much more.
No Matt in this one, so I take the rest of it solo style. I recap last week's basketball games against Loyola Marymount and Southern Illinois, preview this week's games vs...
2021-12-141h 24The Golden Hurricast4-16: Lots to Talk AboutTulsa basketball had two games last week (spoiler: they lost both), but there is way more Tulsa news to talk about this week! Join us as we discuss the ORU / Boise State games, football playoffs and bowls, coaching news, transfer status, and Grey Cup action.
*This episode was recorded before the big Defensive Coordinator news came out, so Matt for sure jinxed us.
2021-12-071h 24The Golden Hurricast4-12: GameDay (ft. Brandon from GoBeercats)Tulsa travels to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats in their first ever appearance on College GameDay. We bring back Brandon from GoBeercats to talk about the matchup and all things Cincy. Be sure to listen to his podcast as well this week to hear Ryan and Matt talk the Tulsa side of the matchup. Additionally, we break down the disappointing Navy loss and talk briefly about Montywatch.
2021-11-021h 19The Golden Hurricast3-21: The Best Year?The Golden Hurricast is now never longer than 30 minutes and 59 seconds. This week Matt and Ryan talk lots of basketball - USF recap, Wichita State / Memphis previews, and general happenings on the team. Plus we discuss whether this could be the best season from both football and basketball we've seen in the same year.
2021-01-1230 minThe Golden Hurricast3-19: Conference Runner-UpTulsa lost a heartbreaker to Cincinnati in the AAC title game last weekend, but proved they are going to be a force in the American going forward. Ryan and Matt break down the game, look ahead to the bowl matchup with Mississippi State. and catch up on basketball.
2020-12-221h 13The Golden Hurricast3-16: Uncharted TerritoryAfter knocking off the Midshipmen for the first time since joining the AAC, Tulsa clinched their first berth in the AAC title game against. Cincinnati on December 19th. But first, the Golden Hurricane will play Cincinnati on December 12th. We discuss the Navy win, and tackle a lot of listener questions about our chances in both of these next two games. Finally, Ryan breaks down the early goings in the world of basketball.
2020-12-081h 08The Golden Hurricast3-15: Cardiac CaneWhat a finish! Ryan and Matt break down the improbable, impossible, heart-racing comeback Tulsa pulled off against Tulane last Thursday in Primetime! We talk Davis Brin, Zaven Collins, JC Santana and all the incredible performances. Afterwards we take on some more listener questions and look at the conference basketball slate.
2020-11-241h 29The Golden Hurricast3-10: Welcome Home (ft. Jared Shafit)Tulsa dominated USF 42-13 on Friday in Tampa to spoil their very colorful #SoFlo uniform debut.
We recap that game before bringing in Jared Shafit from The Boneyard Podcast to preview the Pirates of East Carolina. We talk with Jared about the Pirates' progression under second-year coach Mike Houston, why they're faltering on offense so far this year, the strong young core they're building, and more.
We finish things off with a quick look around the conference, and Ryan thanks Matt for doing the podcast even during his vacation in Colorado. That's dedication. Good boy...
2020-10-281h 14The Golden Hurricast3-5: Philip MontpenaltyFootball is back! Tulsa traveled to Stillwater to open up the season and took a lead into halftime against the #11 Cowboys, but misfires and miscues kept them from pulling off the upset. We break down the game that could've been, talk about the new interim Athletic Director, and bring back a guest for a new recurring segment.
2020-09-221h 06The Golden Hurricast3-4: J.J.'s No Sports Zone (ft. J.J. Cody)Having already released the OSU preview episode, and with the actual game postponed until the 19th, there wasn't as much #sports related content to get to this week. We talk some more about TU-OSU, take a look at how other American teams performed in weeks 1 and 2, and discuss Tulsa's home attendance policy as it relates to COVID-19.
However, after that, we bring in J.J. Cody for her own segment: J.J.'s No Sports Zone. J.J. is former co-host Pat Fox's fiancée. We've talked about doing this segment with her for a...
2020-09-1559 minThe Golden Hurricast3-3: OSU Preview (ft. Phillip Slavin)The Tulsa – OSU season opener was pushed back to September 19th, and that news broke live while we were recording this episode on Monday night.
HOWEVER, we cannot be stopped. We bring in Phillip Slavin from the Ten 12 Podcast (also writes for Cowboys Ride for Free and the LandGrant Gauntlet) to give us his take on OSU this year, how COVID has affected the team, the "triplets", the surprise team out of the Big 12, and even a healthy amount of TU recruiting talk.
We had a great chat with Phillip and hope you enjoy it as...
2020-09-1054 minThe Golden Hurricast3-2: The Season Preview Must Go OnJust because the start of Tulsa's football season was delayed (again), does not mean that our football preview will be delayed! Ryan and Matt go in depth on offense, defense and more. Our interview with Phillip Slavin previewing the Oklahoma State game will be released later this week.
2020-09-081h 14The Golden Hurricast3-1: Return of the Hurricast (ft. Bruce Howard)We're back for Season 3 and are honored to kick things off by bringing in Bruce Howard! The 27-year Voice of the Golden Hurricane joins the show to talk about everything from the season that most surprised him to his "bible".
Also: we bought a bunch of new recording equipment over the summer, and thus inevitably had some audio issues for this first episode. We found the cause after recording, but some of it we just couldn't edit out. Future episodes will be crystal clear, though, so look forward to that 👍
2020-09-0149 minThe Golden Hurricast2-28: Not the End We WantedIn what unfortunately is our final episode of the (regular) season, we face the reality of the end of not only Tulsa's basketball season, but sports across the country as well. We reminisce about the basketball season and hand out our highly sought after awards. Then we dive into some listener questions including an Earley preview of next season, a recap for our Houston friends, and a what could have been scenario for Tulsa had they made March Madness this season.
2020-03-181h 11The Golden Hurricast2-27: Conference Champs & Postseason PredictionsTulsa's 2020 bid to become the outright American Athletic Conference Champion was spoiled by Sunday's beatdown at the hands of Wichita State. The fact that the Hurricane still tied for 1st place and a share of the conference title, however, should not be overshadowed by that last game.
We discuss Tulsa's disappointing showing at Wichita State, give our thoughts on Frank Haith, and predict the conference tournament and how Tulsa will have to fare there in order to have any kind of shot at an at-large bid.
Fair warning: we recorded this one...
2020-03-1054 minThe Golden Hurricast2-26: Have Yourself a Week LawsonTulsa took care of business in their last two home games of the season notching wins against both Tulane (on Mardi Gras) and UCF thanks in large part to Lawson Korita's career week. After tying his three-point career high against the Green Wave, he set a career high with 20 points on his Senior Day. Pat and Matt break down his and the rest of Tulsa's performance and look ahead at the last week of the regular season against Temple and Wichita State. Plus some AAC tourney preview action!
2020-03-0342 minThe Golden Hurricast2-25: Legends (ft. Trevis Gipson)Tulsa star Trevis Gipson joins the Hurricast to talk about his time at TU, the Senior Bowl, the upcoming NFL Combine and Draft, and his relationship with his brother. We really appreciated catching up with him during his busy schedule, and we hope you all enjoy it too. You can follow Trevis on twitter and instagram @trevisgipson, and you can follow along with both him and his brother on Twitter @GipsonBrothers.
After talking with Trevis, we recap last week's loss at Houston and the Legends Day celebration that included Bingo Smith's #32 jersey being retired...
2020-02-241h 01The Golden Hurricast2-24: Race 4 the AACAfter going 0-2 two weeks ago, Tulsa basketball got back on track and won two straight over ECU and USF to stake their claim again as one of 4 legitimate contenders for the AAC title.
We recap last week's wins over ECU and South Florida, preview this week's monster matchups at Houston and at home vs SMU, lament Hawaii football's coaching additions, and debate the meaning of the number 4 in the universe.
2020-02-1857 minThe Golden Hurricast2-23: TU and the No Good, Very Bad Three Point Defense WeekTo add on to the tragedy of last week's lost episode, Matt and Ryan recap the back-to-back losses at the hands of UConn and UCF – which saw Tulsa's three point defense regress in a big way. Then we take a look at the suddenly more important ECU and USF matchups for this week, and discuss how the recent "slump" affects Tulsa's NCAA bid chances.
2020-02-1057 minThe Golden Hurricast2-22: We Can't Be StoppedWhat a week it was in the land of Tulsa basketball. I'm still in slight disbelief while typing this, but Tulsa beat #20 Memphis by 40 POINTS on Wednesday, 80-40. Literally doubled them up. They then followed that by beating everyone's favorite team to hate (UConn) on the road in overtime.
We get to recap one of the most fun weeks for Tulsa basketball in recent memory, and we get you ready for our sole game this week - Havoc in the Heartland. We take on 17-3 Wichita State at home on Saturday at 5:00pm central.
2020-01-2859 minThe Golden Hurricast2-21: #1 in the AACDue to our win over Houston on the 11th, Tulsa is currently in sole possession of first place in the AAC. We're also currently at #95 in KenPom, the highest we've been all year.
With a 2-0 week on the road behind us and a huge week ahead, there is plenty to be excited about in the world of TU basketball.
In this episode, we:
Recap the road wins at ECU and Tulane
Hear Pat's latest Faith in Haith update
Preview a crucial week with a home game vs Memphis and an away game at...
2020-01-211h 01The Golden Hurricast2-20: Threes are the Bees Knees (ft. The Sports Objective Podcast)This week Matt and Pat cover the split week that the basketball team experienced. At the heart of both the lopsided loss to Cincinnati and the thrilling victory over Houston were important storylines about three pointers. Plus Ryan sat down and talked with the Sports Objective Podcast about the matchup with ECU on Wednesday night.
2020-01-1453 minThe Golden Hurricast2-19: Conference ChaosAfter a nice break for Christmas and the New Year, we're back with our first episode of 2020!
Matt and Ryan sit down to recap the crazy previous three games against Colorado State, Kansas State, and Temple, and we also get you ready for a big week this week against Cincinnati and Houston.
Additionally, we talk some big news in football recruiting, take a look around the conference in football and basketball, and promote our newest blog post.
2020-01-0659 minThe Golden Hurricast2-18: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyIt's our first basketball-centric episode of the season! We cover something good (Boise State win), something bad (Arkansas loss), and realize something ugly (this doesn't look like a tournament-bound team). We preview the BOK Invitational, take a look around the conference, and wrap up the episode with a look at volleyball's awesome season.
2019-12-171h 03The Golden Hurricast2-17: And Now Our #MontyWatch is EndedPhilip Montgomery will officially still be Tulsa's head football coach when TU opens the 2020 season against Toledo on September 5th.
In this, the last joint football/basketball episode of the year, we had a lot to talk about:
On the football side of things, we discuss the fallout around retaining Monty, debate Chad Morris vs Brennan Marion for Offensive Coordinator, recognize Tulsa's AAC first and second-team selections, and hand out our post-season awards.
For basketball, things were looking up until this past Saturday's performance against Arkansas State. We recap the last week or so of games, and also look ahead...
2019-12-091h 27The Golden Hurricast2-16: The Ugly Week (ft. The Sports Objective Podcast)It was an ugly week. Tulsa basketball went 1-0 in an ugly one vs Southeastern Louisiana, but football couldn't do the same in an ugly game against Houston on Senior night. In the opener, Ryan said he was going to break down some stats on the football seniors who just played their last home game, but that ended up being a long monologue that would be better in blog form - so keep an eye out for a blog post about those seniors and what they've accomplished in their time here at TU.
Since those games were...
2019-11-2754 minThe Golden Hurricast2-15: Crude Control (ft. The Scott & Holman Pawdcast)Still riding the high of the win over UCF, Matt and Ryan sit down to recap a bit of basketball and to get you ready for Tulsa's final home game of the year.
The Houston Cougars come to H. A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday night for Tulsa's senior night game in what we have dubbed the 'Crude Control' rivalry. The Coogs are 3-7 as well and have had a bizarre season. To help us break it down, we bring in Sam and Dustin from the Scott & Holman Pawdcast to discuss redshirting, Dana Holgorsen, what Houston fans think...
2019-11-201h 05The Golden Hurricast2-14: Ok, Boomer! (ft. Ron Clements)Tulsa pulled off the upset of the season last Friday with a huge win over UCF after Seth Boomer took over for an injured Zach Smith in the second half. We break down the best win of the season, look sadly at the disappointing first week of the basketball season, and finish with an interview with author and ECU grad Ron Clements about his recent trip to Tulsa, AAC football, and a couple of his books!
2019-11-121h 30The Golden Hurricast2-13 Part 2: The Happy Basketball OneThe second half of our extra long episode is all about basketball! Ryan previews all the new pieces on Tulsa's roster, we breakdown what our expectations for this season, and try to pick some potential upsets that Tulsa could pull off this season. For the football section see 2-13:Part One.
2019-11-0544 minThe Golden Hurricast2-13 Part 1: The Sad Football OneThe first half of our extra long episode. This half features the recap of the Tulane game (including the infamous punt), our preview of our upcoming matchup with UCF, and results from around the conference. This is a sad episode because for the third season in a row Tulsa will not be bowling. See part two for our basketball preview.
2019-11-0546 minThe Golden Hurricast2-12: The Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomenons (ft. Fear the Wave)It's time for the world's favorite rivalry game: The Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomenons. That's right, it's time for Tulsa vs Tulane, the Golden Hurricane vs the Green Wave, Herc vs the Angry Wave.
To celebrate, we're joined by JP Gooderham from Fear the Wave (@FearTheWaveBlog) to talk about Tulane's continued improvement under Willie Fritz and new OC Will Hall, what a seven-win season would mean for Tulane after starting 5-1, why Tulsa is a must-win game for them on Homecoming, why they're called the Green Wave, and plenty more. We had an absolute blast chatting...
2019-10-311h 15The Golden Hurricast2-11: LLLosing StreakTulsa couldn't capitalize on what may have been their best defensive game of the 2019 season, and Cincinnati escaped a potential upset with a 24-13 win last Saturday. We talk about TU's many, many turnovers, the refs blowing a call for the third straight game, and prepare for the Homecoming matchup against Memphis next week. Finally, to celebrate the KenPom 2020 preseason ranking release, we talk a little basketball preview.
2019-10-2259 minThe Golden Hurricast2-10: CollapseTulsa badly needed a bounce-back game after blowing a 30-9 fourth quarter lead against now #19 SMU in triple overtime.
It didn't happen.
TU came out with energy in the first quarter against Navy, but couldn't capitalize - missing a 30 yard field goal after Navy fumbled the opening kickoff, and having a 98-yard touchdown pass called back after Sam Crawford "stepped out of bounds" and was declared ineligible. He did not step out of bounds. The Hurricane looked flat on all sides of the ball for the rest of the game after that, and ended up...
2019-10-1548 minThe Golden Hurricast2-9: Everything is Not AwesomeTU hadn't won a game against a ranked opponent since 2010, and hadn't won a game on the road against a ranked team since 1976.
On Saturday, at #24 SMU, we were up 30-9 in the 4th quarter. We still haven't won a ranked game since 2010/1976. We are sad.
We spend most of the episode talking about the triple overtime game that destroyed our lives, but we also preview Navy coming to our house on Saturday, how the conference did this week, and our new blog (www.hercscorner.home.blog). Finally - although none of us were Alabama...
2019-10-081h 03The Golden Hurricast2-8: Eye of the HurricaneWe've reached the first bye week of the season, a brief period of calm in the storm that is college football. We start off this episode with a preview of Tulsa's matchup against #24 SMU in Dallas, and then review how some of the predictions we made at the start of the season are panning out so far. Note we erroneously claimed USF was #25 last season when TU nearly upset them, they were actually #23 at that point.
2019-10-011h 06The Golden Hurricast2-7: Sack SmithZach Smith was sacked SEVEN times in our game against Wyoming. Despite blowing a 17-7 lead, Tulsa somehow came away with a win against the undefeated Cowboys in what was an absolutely crazy finish to the game.
With Pat out, and with a bye week this coming weekend, Matt and Ryan dive deep into the Wyoming game, recount the very abnormal game plans both teams used in this game, gush over Keenen Johnson and Cooper Edmiston (a.k.a. Mr. Primetime), and even get a word or two in about Tulsa's mayor - G.T. Bynum. We...
2019-09-2458 minThe Golden Hurricast2-6: WhatomingPeople are always asking Wyoming, nobody ever asks Howoming. This week the Golden Hurricast crew look in-depth at the loss to Oklahoma State (hint: run defense) and break down what the Golden Hurricane need to do to get the win over the next set of Cowboys. Plus we look up some fun facts about the state of Wyoming!
2019-09-1700 minThe Golden Hurricast2-5: No PokesTU knocked off San Jose State 34-16 for their first true road win since 2016. We break down the victory (especially Denzel Carter's contriubtion) and look towards next week's home opener against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. #NoPokes
2019-09-101h 02The Golden Hurricast2-4: Meet the Spartans (again)It's been a week since our last episode, and once again Tulsa is gearing up to play the Spartans. In much better news for TU, though, these are not the Spartans from Michigan State; rather they are the Spartans from San Jose State - a preseason bottom 10 team and an opponent that Tulsa should (hopefully) blow out.
In this episode, we dissect a lot from last week's struggle against the Spartans, preview this week's battle against the Spartans, and we even watch '300' live during the episode (not really). We also talk about the recent news...
2019-09-0354 minThe Golden Hurricast2-3: Meet the SpartansThe second half of our two episode week focuses on our matchup with Michigan State this weekend at 6:00 (even though we mistakenly said 6:30 about 10 times in the episode) as well as our overall season preview. We discuss who will be our best player, the best position groups on offense/defense, breakout player of the year, and wrap up the episode with our game by game predictions for the season. Hint: It's what you eat cereal out of.
P.S. Stay tuned to the very end for a special guest.
2019-08-281h 01The Golden Hurricast2-2: Game Week (ft. Dekota Gregory)The boys sit down with Dekota Gregory from the Tulsa World as TU gets ready to kick off the 2019-20 season against Michigan State on Friday night. We get the latest on the quarterback competition (and learn that Mason Fine absolutely should have been TU's quarterback), find out who has improved most since last season, talk about the strengths, weaknesses, and attitude of the team right now, and predict how TU will end up at the end of the year. Thank you so much to Dekota Gregory for agreeing to come on the show and for chatting with us about...
2019-08-2645 minThe Golden HurricastSeason 2 Episode 1: 2 Golden 2 HurricastHelloooo world! The hurricast is back for another season of Tulsa sports. We rested up over the summer and have some fresh ideas for the pod this year, including some very exciting guests.
Spoiler: Dekota Gregory from the Tulsa World will be on our show the week of the 26th!
This episode is more of an offseason catchup, so we talk a lot about what has happened since Tulsa's spring football game back in April. We'll start our cadence of weekly episodes with Dekota Gregory the week of the 26th. We'll actually have two episodes...
2019-08-151h 00The Golden HurricastOffseason Special: Dunks and ZaveWe're back with a special off-season episode! Pat and Matt dive into the Spring Game and what that means for Tulsa's football future, offer some updates on basketball moves a news, and celebrate DaQuan Jeffries' phenomenal performance in the National Slam Dunk Contest. We wrap it up with some NBA comps for Jeffries.
2019-04-1147 minThe Golden Hurricast26: Do or DieWe recap the regular season finale at Memphis, discuss who wins the conference tournament and how far Tulsa will go, coaching possibilities, NCAA bids from the AAC, becoming proxy Big 12 champions, and plenty more.
2019-03-1254 minThe Golden Hurricast25: Hot for ScottMatt and Ryan recap our two wins last week to close out the home schedule, investigate Big Basketball vs Curran Scott, discuss Memphis becoming a conference power again, talk TU playing Rocket League, and plenty more.
2019-03-0651 minThe Golden Hurricast24: Pray for the PostseasonThis week, we spend a lot of time talking two things:
Our current and future lineup rotations
Our chances at a postseason berth
We also discuss our 2-0 record on the road last week, our relatively tough week coming up with Havoc in the Heartland at home and Temple on the road, and a very odd statement made by a ref during the East Carolina game.
Want to join the Discord group to chat with us and other TU fans in real time during the next game? Use this link: https://discord...
2019-02-201h 15The Golden Hurricast23: Down with the Thicc-nessWe talk Discord, boxing out, Darien Jackson, color-based water phenomenons, Joe Dooley, Curran Scott's height, Tulsa's 2019 football schedule, thicc kangs, and a lot more.
2019-02-121h 06The Golden Hurricast22: Coaching ConsternationMostly, we spend a lot of time discussing Tulsa's coaching options with Haith's contract expiring next year. We also recap last week's games against Memphis and Wichita State, preview our game on Saturday at home against Temple, talk National Signing Day results, discuss why we never wear blue or gold jerseys, and more.
Side note: we got a second microphone! Sound quality should be noticeably better.
2019-02-081h 07The Golden Hurricast21: How to Become a HaitheistAfter an 0-2 week and with Pat gone, Matt and Ryan discuss converting to Haitheism. On the other hand, we are finally out of the heretofore mentioned conference gauntlet and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Will Tulsa go undefeated from here on out and be a bubble team come NCAA tournament time, or will the decline continue? We also give a well-deserved shoutout to Redford Jones for signing with the Bears, preview this week's games against Memphis and Wichita State, and pontificate on why Curran Scott was benched. All that and more in this...
2019-01-2945 minThe Golden Hurricast20: Whip ItPat and Ryan talk Tulsa's solid win over UConn, our close loss at preseason favorite UCF, Haith and Hurley getting ejected, Tulsa's shot at making the NCAA tournament, next week's games against Cincinnati and #17 Houston, whether Haith has started looking for more sparks in the lineup, and more.
2019-01-2251 minThe Golden Hurricast19: Pain CaneThe gauntlet of conference play threw its first real punch at Tulsa this week, and we did not respond well. We recap our heartbreaking overtime loss to Cincinnati and question why we responded so poorly in our loss to SMU in Dallas; we also take a look forward at this week's home game against UConn and away game at pre-season favorite UCF. Pat then tells us why his faith in Haith has turned a complete 180 from two weeks ago, and women's basketball is doing surprisingly well so far this year. Enjoy!
2019-01-1552 minThe Golden Hurricast18: Into the GauntletMatt and Ryan recap Tulsa's tough loss to #17 Houston, our unnecessarily crazy win against South Florida, why Zeke Moore is transferring, the incredibly difficult gauntlet of games we have coming up, UCF, why bowl games kind of suck, and a lot more.
2019-01-091h 17The Golden Hurricast17: Pat, Matt and a Stack of StatsHappy New Year! In this weeks episode Pat and Matt look back at the 2018 out of conference results and look forward to preview the 2019 conference schedule. Matt's also really excited because he bought himself a subscription to KenPom for Christmas and we take a look at the stats that we think will define Tulsa's season.
2019-01-021h 04The Golden Hurricast16: WWWWinning StreakWe talk Tulsa's continued strong play, recap this week's wins over New Orleans and Dayton, discuss the potential of an emerging Zeke Moore, preview the Mayor's Cup against ORU, recognize the AAC's consistently impressive non-conference play, and pontificate on why Pat's faith in Haith is consistently growing.
2018-12-1858 minThe Golden Hurricast15: Your 2018 Big 12 Champions - The Tulsa Golden HurricaneWith football season officially wrapped up, this was the perfect week to focus wholly on basketball. Tulsa beat TWO Big 12 teams this week: in-state rival Oklahoma State and a Kansas State team that went to the Elite 8 last year. We recap those huge games, discuss our players and plays of the game, preview our two games this coming week, check in with what's happening around the conference, and more.
2018-12-111h 01The Golden Hurricast14: Football is Dead. Long Live FootballAfter a week off, the Hurricast is back with an action-packed episode. We talk a lot of football as we recap Tulsa's season-ending win over SMU in the Boomtown Showdown, debate why there aren't more conference rivalries in the American, award our players of the year for the season, talk about who we're most excited about having back next year, and revisit our predictions from our first episode (spoiler: they were not accurate).
For basketball, we try to figure out why we're 1-3 for these past four games, what's going on with our rotation, Pat gives an update on his...
2018-12-041h 15The Golden Hurricast13: The Nook SpecialWith Ryan out of town this week, we bring you a special episode from Pat and Matt's nook. Another close loss in football and a scary close basketball win are on the agenda for this episode. We also touch on Monty's future, bright spots for next season, and a preview to the #BoomtownShowdown. On the basketball side we talk about the close game against Cal Baptist, our prerecorded reaction to the win over Little Rock, and a preview for the big Nevada game on Turkey Day. Featuring Mox as a special guest.
2018-11-2054 minThe Golden Hurricast12: Back to RealityIt's back to reality after we were far too optimistic following last week's win against UConn. For football, we quickly recap Tulsa's ugly loss to Memphis, look ahead to this week's winnable game vs Navy, and hit Matt's depressing stat of the week. For basketball, we discuss our strong start to the regular season, our two wins against Alcorn State and South Carolina State, talk about how great Sterling Taplin and DaQuan Jeffries are looking already, potential rotations going forward, and a lot more. We end it with some shoutouts for Tulsa women's volleyball and men's cross country.
2018-11-131h 00The Golden Hurricast11: Tulsa is Better than UConnTulsa won! A football game! By a lot! It was wonderful. For football, we talk about beating UConn on Homecoming and how well we played in every facet, the Five Factors make a comeback, and we preview Memphis coming up this week. For basketball, we dissect the exhibition win over Northeastern State and look ahead to our season/home opener against Alcorn State. We close it out with segments, shoutouts, and some righteous dabbing.
2018-11-0656 minThe Golden Hurricast10: It's Basketball Season!We have a basketball game this week!
Before we get into it, the guys recap losing the first edition of The Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomenons. We then debut a new segment, talk basketball and predict our stat leaders for the 2018 basketball season, and end it by prophesying our second win of the year against UConn for Homecoming.
Feedback for the show? We want to hear it! We're @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; or you can send an email to thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com.
2018-10-3052 minThe Golden Hurricast9: Faith, Haith, and Color-Based Water PhenomenonsWe quickly relive the sadness that was our game against Arkansas and knock out some segments before getting into the main event: our 2018 TU men's basketball preview!
We talk AAC media days, break down the season, run through our roster this year, and finish it off with some predictions for the year.
We end the episode with what we've been looking forward to all football season: The Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomenons. The Golden Hurricane takes on the Green Wave on Saturday in what will decide the superior color-based water phenomenon, as well as the better TU.
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2018-10-251h 03The Golden Hurricast8: The Hamilton Tiger-Cast (ft. Dane Evans)The 🐐, the Slinger from Sanger, QB9, a TU legend — Dane Evans joins the show this week! We talk with him about his time in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats so far, his thoughts on Coach Montgomery, early comparisons between Dane and Seth Boomer, how to revitalize a team that’s down, and more. After the interview, we recap the heartbreaking loss against #23 South Florida, award our players of the game, debut a new segment, and analyze our big upcoming game against Arkansas. Feedback? We’re @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; or send us an email at thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com.
2018-10-161h 06The Golden Hurricast7: Signs of LifeWe finally had a legitimately entertaining game! We recap the game against Houston, debate whether Boomer's first start was actually good or not, discuss the QB competition that will definitely happen again in 2019, answer a listener's question, and more. Feedback? We're @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; or you can send an email to thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com.
2018-10-101h 08The Golden Hurricast6: The Boomerang ComethTo end our bye week, we discuss who wins the re-opened quarterback competition, reflect on the season so far, talk winnable games in the future, revisit our preseason predictions from episode 1, and analyze the upcoming game vs Houston. Feedback? We’re @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; or you can send us an email at thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com
2018-10-0443 minThe Golden Hurricast5: TUrnoversThe boys talk Skipper’s turnovers, whether there will be a QB change after the bye week, winnable games going forward, Golden Hurricast bingo, a very funny tweet of the week, and more. Also, we hit 250 total plays last week! Thank you for supporting the show. Feedback? We’re @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; or you can shoot us an email at thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com
2018-09-2754 minThe Golden Hurricast4: Blown OpporTUnities (ft. Hunter Hart)In episode four, we bring in our first ever guest to the show! Hunter Hart, creator and writer at Reign Cane Sports, joins us to talk about his thoughts on the team, the conference as a whole and how we stack up, the future of Reign Cane Sports, and more. Outside the interview, we discuss Tulsa’s disappointing showing against Arkansas State, award our players of the game, and debut some fun new segments to the show. Feedback? We’re @GoldenHurricast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; or you can email us at thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com.
2018-09-191h 16The Golden Hurricast3: A Tale of TU HalvesWe discuss Tulsa's hard-fought game against the Texas Longhorns, our players of the game, why Longhorn Network is the worst, next week's crucial matchup against Arkansas State, and a lot more. Feedback for the show? Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @goldenhurricast, or send an email to thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com
2018-09-1158 minThe Golden Hurricast2: The Real TUIn the second episode of The Golden Hurricast, we discuss our home opening win against Central Arkansas, players who stood out, our 18th ranked defense, Saturday’s game against Texas, and much more. Feedback for the show? We’re @goldenhurricast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or you can email us at thegoldenhurricast@gmail.com
2018-09-061h 01The Golden Hurricast1: Stay GoldenThe first ever episode of The Golden Hurricast!
To kick off the podcast, we discuss last year’s football season, AAC media days, notable players, the upcoming home opener against Central Arkansas, and give our predictions for the 2018 season.
Note: at the time of recording, the starting quarterback had not been announced. We discuss who we think it will be and why.
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