Kevin Wilson is out, speculation is in. Who will be Tulsa's next head football coach?

After giving some initial thoughts on the Kevin Wilson firing, we go through the biggest names floated as TU's next coach, discuss what we're hearing, predict who it could realistically be and give our favorite options, answer a bunch of listener questions, and plenty more.

We also briefly recap the recent struggles in men's & women's basketball and round up the rest of TU sports from the past week.

Huge week for TU athletics! Thanks for tuning in.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Kevin Wilson Fired

20:09 - New Era for TU

24:20 - Brennan Marion

33:07 - GJ Kinne

38:10 - Kinne vs Marion - Who Do You Take?

44:34 - Matt Wells

50:50 - Some Texas Guy Like Kevin Sumlin

52:43 - Press Taylor

53:31 - Collin Klein

55:38 - Kasey Dunn

57:29 - Others

1:00:36 - All-Star Staff

1:05:06 - Did We Wait Too Long to Fire Kevin Wilson?

1:08:44 - Opinion of Switzer as Interim?

1:10:34 - Recruiting Implications & Dream Staff

1:14:21 - Comparing NIL at TU vs Others

1:19:40 - Indoor Practice Facility?

1:21:24 - Is Kinne a 0% Chance?

1:22:38 - Keep Switzer, Throw the Bag at Joseph Williams

1:23:57 - Should TU Adopt the Triple?

1:27:37 - Men's & Women's Basketball

1:34:47 - Around the American

1:40:43 - Other Sports Roundup

1:43:32 - Senior Night vs FAU

1:45:14 - Closing

Tulsa lost their 7th game of the season and will miss bowl season for the 3rd consecutive year in a row. We talk about the close game against ECU that led to that result before talking about the chaos that was AAC coaching news and speculate on our own.

After the depressing football discussion we talk about the mixed week for men's basketball and bad start to the season for the women's team. Also Matt predicted the men's team to go 2-0 this week, whoops.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro and Football Recap

11:44 - Hopes

14:55 - Concerns

18:20 - Players of the Game

24:00 - Around the AAC Coaching Dumpster Fire Edition

44:18 - Men's Basketball Recap

1:02:51 - Men's Basketball Preview

1:06:30 - Women's Basketball Recap + Preview

1:16:40 - Around TU [Volleyball, Cross Country]

1:26:43 - We Still Have a Football Game aka USF Preview

1:32:47 - Find us On Bluesky

Week 1 of basketball season is in the books! We discuss how it all went down on the men's and women's sides before previewing this week's games.

After that, we take a look around the conference and give some updates on other TU sports ranging from volleyball to tennis.

And finally, Tulsa Football welcomes ECU back to Chapman Stadium for the first time since 2020. To help preview the Pirates, we welcome in ⁠Jared Shafit⁠ from ⁠The Boneyard Podcast⁠ to talk all things ECU in their now post-Mike-Houston era.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Men's Basketball Recap

21:17 - Men's Basketball ORU Preview

25:52 - Men's Basketball Missouri State Preview

29:57 - Women's Basketball Recap

39:34 - Women's Basketball ORU Preview

41:43 - Around the American

52:45 - Volleyball Clinches AAC Tournament Spot

55:16 - Cross Country Regionals & National Championships

58:46 - Soccer is Over

1:00:36 - Tennis Recaps

1:05:37 - ECU Preview with Jared from The Boneyard Podcast

1:40:25 - Final Thoughts & Closing

Head Volleyball Coach ⁠⁠Lauren Ramatowski⁠⁠ joins the show to shine a spotlight on Tulsa Volleyball, the success they've had since she took over the program, and what's next.

Before talking volleyball, we discuss the UAB blowout loss and take a look around the conference before getting into the success a whole bunch of other TU sports are having right now.

Timestamps:

0:00 - UAB Recap

24:27 - Hope

28:33 - Concerns

31:00 - Players of the Game

36:13 - Around the American

44:11 - Other Sports + Cross Country

50:27 - Men's & Women's Soccer

53:35 - Brief Basketball Talk

1:00:14 - Volleyball Spotlight with Coach Lauren Ramatowski

1:43:53 - Closing Thoughts & Outro

Tulsa Head Women's Basketball Coach Angie Nelp joins the show to preview the 2024-25 season! First game is coming up November 6.

Also:

- Facilities

- What football apathy??

- Kevin Wilson on Twitter

- Rice fires Mike Bloomgren

- Huge weekend for other TU sports

- UAB preview

Timestamps:

0:00 - Facilities Listener Question

3:55 - Football Excitement & UTSA Recap

24:56 - Hope

29:12 - Kevin Wilson on Twitter

40:49 - Matt's Concerns

47:25 - Players of the Game

58:08 - Around the American

1:02:51 - Huge Weekend for Other TU Sports

1:07:59 - UAB Preview

1:16:33 - Angie Nelp Interview

1:17:10 - Program Turnaround

1:21:29 - Momentum & Turnover

1:25:58 - Delanie Crawford & Returning Players

1:31:24 - Newcomers

1:37:09 - Vocal Leaders

1:38:56 - Scheme

1:45:38 - Success in Year 4

1:48:12 - NET Rankings & At-Large Bids

1:53:10 - Predictive Metrics

1:55:17 - NIL

2:02:56 - Chalk Talks

2:05:07 - AAC vs. C-USA

2:07:08 - Coach Nelp Closing Comments

2:08:21 - Post-Angie Thoughts

2:10:48 - Closing

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

Tulsa Head Men's Basketball Coach Eric Konkol joins the show to preview the 2024-25 Tulsa Basketball season!

With football on a bye last week and TU being a 2-point underdog to 1-5 Temple (!) this week, we decided to kick football to the curb for a change and go all-in on basketball.

Eric Konkol joins us to break down the 2024-25 season including his recent contract extension, building off a team that lost its two leading scorers, schematic changes, NIL strategies, scheduling philosophies, Slappin' Glass, and a ton more.

We had a blast talking with coach and hope you all get as much out of it as we did.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:27 - Eric Konkol Intro

2:56 - AAC Media Days

5:10 - Year 3 Vibes

6:46 - AD Justin Moore

8:53 - Losing Cobe Williams & PJ Haggerty

12:22 - Preseason Predictive Metrics

16:11 - Returning Players

19:40 - Freshmen & Transfers

24:06 - Schematic Changes

28:19 - Starting Lineups & Trilly Donovan

31:05 - Northeastern State & Coach Ken Hayes

33:37 - Tulsa Basketball Newsletter

34:49 - NIL Strategy

42:24 - Scheduling Philosophy

50:14 - Recruiting Philosophy

52:13 - Halftime Speeches

53:55 - Managers Know Ball

56:14 - Slappin' Glass & Basketball Immersion

57:47 - Eric Konkol Outro

58:17 - Post-Konkol Thoughts

1:03:34 - Closing

Tulsa football is coming off a brutal two-week stretch where we got blown out by North Texas and Army to open AAC play. We talk about those games *briefly* (mostly Army) before discussing the elephant in the room: will Kevin Wilson still be Tulsa's Head Coach next season?

Then, since it's our bye week, we welcome in friend and cohost(?) J.J. Cody for the 4th time to bring back J.J.'s No Sports Zone! We talk bees, dogs, scandals, hobbies, podcasts, books, and more.

Timestamps:

Army Recap - 0:00

What Gives Us Hope - 16:00

What Concerns Us - 18:18

Players of the Game - 20:18

Kevin Wilson Speculation - 25:22

Around the AAC - 45:14

J.J.'s No Sports Zone - 53:07

Outro - 1:40:46

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