The Golden Hurricast

It was ugly and took a hell of a finish, but Tulsa got the road W against Sonny Cumbie and Louisiana Tech to close out the non-conference schedule at 2-2.

We recap the LA Tech win and talk conference realignment (long live the AAC) before welcoming in Miles from The North Texas Eagle to preview this Saturday's road matchup against the Mean Green.

Timestamps:

0:00 - LA Tech Recap

16:43 - Hope

22:45 - Concerns

29:18 - Players of the Game

36:56 - Around the American

45:00 - The AAC Survives

56:07 - North Texas Preview with Miles from The North Texas Eagle

1:26:17 - KJ Martin Jr Commits to TU

1:27:58 - Outro

Tulsa was outgunned in every phase of the game against Oklahoma State, but they draw a much more favorable matchup this week against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

We recap the OSU game before welcoming in Matt Belinson to preview LA Tech! Matt is the sports editor for the Ruston Daily Leader newspaper in Ruston, LA. We had a blast talking with him.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Oklahoma State Recap

26:16 - Hope

32:23 - Concerns

38:59 - Coaching Consternation?

49:20 - Players of the Game

53:31 - Around the American

1:00:40 - Conference Realignment (again)

1:12:44 - LA Tech Preview ft. Matt Belinson

1:52:14: Closing Thoughts & Outro

Tulsa dropped a game they absolutely should have won against Arkansas State. We recap that game before discussing what gave us hope, what concerned us most, and what happened this week around the American.

To finish it off, we welcome in Phillip Slavin from the Ten12 Podcast Network to help us preview this weekend's home matchup vs the #13 Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Arkansas State recap

24:38 - Hope

28:32 - Concerns

37:31 - Around the American

45:22 - Oklahoma State preview with Phillip Slavin

1:23:40 - New 5-star review and outro (thanks @Mathbone)

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

All the names you need to know at every position for the 2024 Tulsa Football season.

Who will start at QB? Why is Malachai Jones playing safety now? Will Braylin Presley finally break out? Is the defensive line the most underrated group on the team? Are the vibes around the team as good as they seem from the outside, or is it just standard preseason hype?

We answer all these questions and more to kick off the SEVENTH (!) season of The Golden Hurricast. To help us figure it all out, we welcome Cayden McFarland onto the show for the fourth time. Cayden is the sports director for 2 News Oklahoma (KJRH) in Tulsa, and is one of the best folks out there covering TU sports these days. He's also just an awesome guy to talk to.

We get an initial vibe check on the team before talking about every position group and the names you should know at each spot. We close things down with a listener question and some record predictions.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:43 - Cayden McFarland Intro

7:12 - Preseason Expectations

10:22 - Team Vibes

16:08 - Kevin Wilson & Team Leadership

17:29 - Quarterbacks

25:21 - Offensive Line

30:36 - Running Backs

34:40 - Wide Receivers

38:16 - Tight Ends

40:14 - Malachai Jones & The Safeties

42:46 - Cornerbacks

45:35 - Linebackers

50:07 - Defensive Line

54:18 - Areas of Improvement / Regression

57:21 - Record Predictions

1:03:08 - Outro

Hello from the offseason! We're back with a quick 2024 Tulsa Football preview breaking down the upcoming season in under five minutes.

A Tulane podcast called The Uptown Update is putting together an offseason special with quick football previews from every AAC school. This is ours! Keep an eye on their podcast feed for the full preview with all the other AAC schools here in the coming weeks. I'm really looking forward to that.

Did we miss something in our preview? Do you have a breakout player in mind that we didn't mention here? Let us know what you think on X @GoldenHurricast

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.

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.

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

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.