The Golden Hurricast

Mar 20 2025 186 ep. 77 mins 4
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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.

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7-25: Optimism vs Enthusiasm

Mar 20 2025 82 mins  
The 2024-25 Tulsa men's hoops season is officially in the books, and Head Coach Eric Konkol will return for a fourth season.We give our thoughts on that decision before discussing women's hoops' shocking AAC Tournament loss and surprising WNIT berth, softball's upswing, other TU sports, and our favorite NCAA Tournament bracket picks.

7-24: To Konkol or Not to Konkol

Mar 12 2025 80 mins  
The season(s) are over or ending. The men finished out the regular season with a big win on the road over Wichita State, but have an uphill battle in the conference tournament. Meanwhile the women’s season comes to a close with an upset loss to Charlotte. Now is the time to talk about the question that everyone has been wondering - should Tulsa move on from Eric Konkol? Besides g

7-23: Hot Shooting & Still Losing :(

Mar 04 2025 80 mins  
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'v

7-22: One Season is Over and One is Not

Feb 28 2025 41 mins  
Ryan 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 week​Softball’s slow start​Recaps for Track, Tennis & Golf

7-21: The Season is NOT Over

Feb 19 2025 75 mins  
Just 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 streak​A look around campus sports​Patreon updates

7-20: Is the Season Over?

Feb 05 2025 75 mins  
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!

7-19: Havoc in the Heartland

Jan 29 2025 47 mins  
The 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 o

7-18: Tulsa Collapses Against USF, the Women Roll FAU, Temple Beats Memphis, and Tennis Is Off to a Great Start

Jan 21 2025 40 mins  
Ryan 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 Delan

7-17: Jared Garcia Returns, Hadley Periman Double-Doubles, and Tennis Begins

Jan 15 2025 60 mins  
Does Jared Garcia's return change the trajectory of the men's basketball team? What do the women need to do to find more consistent success? Also: The Konkol Conundrum is out now on our Patreon, some great new football transfer portal additions, a look around the American, and the tennis season is officially underway. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Patreon Update 5:15 - Transfer

7-16: TU Head Football Coach Tre Lamb Joins the Podcast! (ft. Tre Lamb)

Jan 09 2025 115 mins  
New Tulsa Head Football Coach Tre Lamb joins the podcast! We get into all kinds of great stuff with coach, including what motivates him, the new staff structure including the new General Manager and Chief of Staff roles, plus his thoughts on scheme, culture, vision, recruiting, and plenty more. After talking with coach, we give an update on the transfer portal and the coaching sta