Best Matt Slavin Podcasts (2025)

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8-10: The Five H's (Basketball Preview ft. Head Coach Eric Konkol) 2:15:28

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Tulsa Head Men's Basketball Coach Eric Konkol joins the podcast to preview the 2025-26 basketball season! We break down the roster including all 12 new players, talk the schedule and why it is the way it is, ask what success means for this team, and get into some fun listener questions. Plus a lightning round! Always love having coach on the show a…

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8-9: Second Season (ECU Preview ft. The Boneyard Podcast) 1:25:13

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Second verse, hopefully much better than the first. Tulsa just wrapped bye #1 on the year and, with that, is past all of the hardest teams on their schedule. ECU is no joke though, checking in at #68 in ESPN's SP+ rankings this week. To help us preview Thursday night's road game against the Pirates, we welcome in Jared Shafit from The Boneyard Podc…

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8-8: Out of the Gauntlet (Memphis Recap) 1:06:43

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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-2025-140596354 On to football. Tulsa…

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8-7: Back to Reality (Tulane Recap & Memphis Preview) 1:21:45

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After the historic win over Oklahoma State, Tulsa came back down to earth with Saturday’s loss to Tulane in the Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomena. We do our best to break down the game (having not been able to watch it in its entirety) and talk what’s next for the football team this season. After that, we talk about some breaking news in th…

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8-6: Party Like It's ‘51 (OSU Recap ft. Phillip Slavin & Tulane Preview ft. Jack Chasanoff) 2:22:36

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For the first time since November 3, 1951, Tulsa went into Stillwater and came away with a road win against Oklahoma State. That's the kind of program-changing, culture-building win head coach Tre Lamb has been looking for in his first season. "New Tulsa" might be just be here after all. For the first time ever on the show, we bring in a guest to h…

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8-5: Deep Shot Syndrome (Navy Recap & OSU Preview ft. Calvin Alexander) 2:00:34

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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 conti…

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8-4: The First Loss (NMSU Recap & Navy Preview ft. Mike James) 2:06:09

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Tulsa Football followed a hot game 1 against Abilene Christian with a disappointing road performance at New Mexico State. However, as we discuss, you can definitely still find plenty of reasons for optimism going forward. Can the team get their swagger back in their American Conference opener at home vs Navy this Saturday? We will see. To learn mor…

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8-3: A5 Wagyu (ACU Recap & New Mexico State Preview ft. Nick Coppola) 1:52:19

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The Tre Lamb era kicked off at home with a resounding 35-7 victory over the #16 FCS team in the country in Abilene Christian. Can TU keep the momentum going and go get a road win at New Mexico State? To help us preview the Aggies, we welcome in Nick Coppola from the Las Cruces Sun-News. In this one, we: * Recap the Abilene Christian win, especially…

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8-2: Tre Lamb Era Begins! Abilene Christian Preview (ft. Zach McKinnell) 1:31:53

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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 m…

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8-1: Tulsa Football Mega Preview 2025 (ft. Jeremie Poplin) 2:40:17

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The Hurricast returns! To kick off our 8th season and to preview the 2025 Tulsa Football team, we welcome Jeremie Poplin back to the show! Jeremie is the new Statewide Sports Director for News on 6 in Tulsa/News 9 in OKC in addition to being a sideline reporter for TU football, frequently appearing on the Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, and more. Wit…

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FAN TAKEOVER: Chris Rathbone (@ReignCaneTulsa) Talks TU Fandom, Why Tulsa Belongs at the Top, Tre Lamb, the 2025 Football Season, and More 37:53

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The 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 …

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7-25: Optimism vs Enthusiasm 1:22:18

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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.…

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7-24: To Konkol or Not to Konkol 1:20:13

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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 mov…

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7-23: Hot Shooting & Still Losing :( 1:20:12

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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, …

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7-22: One Season is Over and One is Not 41:38

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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…

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7-21: The Season is NOT Over 1:15:25

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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…

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7-20: Is the Season Over? 1:15:23

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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…

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7-19: Havoc in the Heartland 47:09

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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 clo…

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7-18: Tulsa Collapses Against USF, the Women Roll FAU, Temple Beats Memphis, and Tennis Is Off to a Great Start 40:13

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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 w…

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7-17: Jared Garcia Returns, Hadley Periman Double-Doubles, and Tennis Begins 1:00:42

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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 …

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7-16: TU Head Football Coach Tre Lamb Joins the Podcast! (ft. Tre Lamb) 1:55:46

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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 tra…

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7-15: Tre Lamb's Staff Takes Shape, Big Gets Out of the Portal, and Basketball Shows Life 46:11

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New 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 listen…

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7-14: Tulsa Hires Tre Lamb, the Portal is Open, and We're on Patreon 1:23:02

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Tre Lamb is officially TU's 35th head football coach! We give our initial thoughts on the search & the hire before discussing the transfer portal, early signing day, and answering some listener questions. Also, we've started a paid membership program on Patreon! Joining our Patreon unlocks access to a ton of new stuff we're doing, including: Automa…

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7-13: Tulsa Fires Kevin Wilson. Who's Next? 1:46:33

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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 pl…

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7-12: 3x No Bowl Champs 1:37:12

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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 b…

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7-11: Basketball Begins, Olympic Sport Updates, and an ECU Preview (ft. Jared Shafit) 1:45:01

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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 t…

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7-10: The UAB Blowout, Olympic Sport Success, and a Volleyball Spotlight (ft. Head Coach Lauren Ramatowski) 1:48:23

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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 ri…

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7-9: Win the Day (ft. Angie Nelp) 2:12:45

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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…

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7-8: Football Apathy, Kevin Wilson, and a Homecoming UTSA Preview (ft. Alamo Audible) 1:47:44

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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 - Te…

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7-7: 2024-25 Tulsa Basketball Preview (ft. Eric Konkol) 1:05:12

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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 h…

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7-6: The Kevin Wilson Discussion & J.J.'s No Sports Zone (ft. J.J. Cody) 1:42:01

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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 f…

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7-5: Go Time (ft. Miles from The North Texas Eagle) 1:29:05

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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. T…

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7-4: Be Aggressive (OSU Recap & LA Tech Preview ft. Matt Belinson) 1:58:35

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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. …

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7-3: The Week 2 Blues & an OSU Preview (ft. Phillip Slavin) 1:26:10

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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…

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7-2: Mission, Vision and Values (ft. AD Justin Moore) 1:28:25

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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…

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7-1: 2024 Tulsa Football Mega Preview (ft. Cayden McFarland) 1:05:15

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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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6-19: 2024 Tulsa Football Micro Preview 7:15

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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) 1:31:48

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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.

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6-17: MARCH MARCH MARCH 1:18:05

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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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6-16: Basketball CHAOS 1:31:56

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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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6-15: So Much Basketball 1:04:29

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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.…

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6-14: Good Signs for the Future 1:09:22

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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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6-13: Growing Pains and Gains 54:39

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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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6-12: KenPomprovement 35:31

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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) 1:39:31

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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) 1:47:44

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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!) 1:21:04

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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) 2:06:29

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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) 1:04:40

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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) 2:00:57

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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…