Your friendly neighborhood podcast and blog covering Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics. Hosted by alums Matt Rechtien & @ryantoken.com. Not affiliated with TU. Website: https://thegoldenhurricast.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mu5qshl33s2j🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 We're back for Season 9 with new University of Tulsa President Stacy Leeds!! We discuss: - The big @utulsa.bsky.social tuition cut news - Enrollment goals - The future of TU football - Much more Enjoyed it immensely. Hope you do too! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-hurricast/id1435008302?i=100078635932828 Aug 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5qshl33s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mksygtajvk2p🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 It's the Hurricast Season 8 finale! Going out with a big one: - Men's & women's hoops season reviews - Season awards - Favorite moments - Various transfer portals - Golf & tennis championships - More Links in the thread. Talk to you all in the fall! 🫡 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-27-season-finales/id1435008302?i=100076563846401 May 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksygtajvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mksxzij7722pCoach is clearly tired of people saying he can only recruit guards So far this cycle: - Derelle Desiré: 6'11" / 226 - Chris Loofe: 6'11" / 240 - Aleksa Dimitrijevic: 7'0" / 22001 May 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksxzij7722phttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mjpxordvpk2wPSA: we have not died We're waiting to do our final episode of the season until we have a better idea of transfer portal movement for TU men's hoops Once that's in a good place, we'll do a grand finale combining a season recap & a look at next year's roster.17 Apr 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpxordvpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3miwkslwi3k2sWith Tylen Riley in the portal: Jaylen Lawal... this could be you my man 🙏07 Apr 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwkslwi3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3miwcilc3ns2sProbably not a coincidence that TU Giving Day is the same day that the transfer portal opens 😬 GO DONATE! TU set a record last year. Let's beat it this year. We just gave to the Loyal Always True fund ✅ https://givingday.utulsa.edu/pages/home-252507 Apr 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwcilc3ns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3miscqmknjk2sWell, an all-time season ends with an all-time mistake. Simply cannot understand it. Still, love everything about this team. Will remember these guys for a long time. They put Tulsa back on the map and were incredibly fun to watch all season.06 Apr 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miscqmknjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mirf4ljhkc2zICYMI: we’ve got a brand new episode out previewing tonight’s NIT Championship game vs Auburn with @zblackerby.bsky.social from @lockedonauburn.bsky.social! Game tips at 7:00 central! Check it out 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirf4ljhkc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mipgp5wo6c26🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 It's Tulsa vs Auburn for the 2026 NIT Championship on Sunday night in Indianapolis To preview the Auburn Tigers, we welcome in @zblackerby.bsky.social from the @lockedonauburn.bsky.social podcast! Let's rock 👑🌀 Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-26-nit-championship-preview-ft-zac-blackerby-from/id1435008302?i=1000759310699 All listen links 👇04 Apr 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipgp5wo6c26https://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mifenupims2n🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 April hoops! It's NIT Final Four time. Standing in Tulsa's way are the New Mexico Lobos, and the winner will take on Auburn or Illinois State for the title. We preview New Mexico, then preview Tulsa for New Mexico fans. Let's go! Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-25-near-the-pinnacle/id1435008302?i=100075853323431 Mar 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifenupims2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mifebpkrd22nJust completed our monthly donation to the @tulsahurricane.bsky.social Loyal Always True fund ✅ We're donating 10% of our Patreon revenue each month to support Tulsa's NIL efforts. Join our Patreon to increase our monthly contribution and unlock a ton of bonus content! https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast31 Mar 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifebpkrd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhtwapin6k2aTULSA WINS. 83-79 W OVER THE SHOCKERS 👑🌀 TU advances to the NIT Final Four in Indianapolis. Will play the winner of New Mexico and Saint Joseph's (which is on right now)25 Mar 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtwapin6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhtpe6gve22gTURN ME UP MILES24 Mar 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtpe6gve22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhekuawyks2wRound 2 of the NIT vs UNLV is on SUNDAY! Get your tickets tomorrow morning 👀18 Mar 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhekuawyks2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhckbjzals2nTHAT’S A POSTSEASON OVERTIME W TULSA WINS 89-84 IN OT18 Mar 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhckbjzals2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhcjhndde22oWhen they say foul up 3, THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY MEAN Tulsa’s headed to OT against SFA in the first round of the NIT18 Mar 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcjhndde22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mhbgj6sidc2t🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 Tulsa earned a 1-seed in the men's NIT for the first time in school history, and the first round is TONIGHT! Matt's out, so I cover: - Conf tourneys for the men & women - An NIT preview - The unfortunate end for the women Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-24-tulsa-is-a-1-seed-in-the-nit/id1435008302?i=100075575936217 Mar 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbgj6sidc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh7nghd3ak2cICYMI: We've got a brand new blog post out! It's all about savoring the season that we just witnessed, while acknowledging the disappointment of not making the big dance. There were some extremely high highs this year, and it was fun going down memory lane. Check it out! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7nghd3ak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh553fakyk2kMaybe the American modeling its entire scheduling philosophy after the Mountain West wasn’t the right move after all 🤔15 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh553fakyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh4prlovks2d🚨🌀 NEW BLOG POST 🌀🚨 Tulsa's March Madness dreams ended in disappointment on Saturday, but this was the most fun Golden Hurricane team in a long time. I wrote about savoring this season while acknowledging questions about the defense & the coach https://www.patreon.com/posts/savor-it-153116361?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link15 Mar 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4prlovks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh2oen7fik26Love this team man. Some of the most fun games we've seen in a long time. Just got worn down in this one - David Green injured & out in the first half - Behrend fouls out with 11 minutes left - Giles goes supernova Too much to overcome. Story's not over for this team yet though15 Mar 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2oen7fik26https://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh2mq3nw6c2xTulsa falls to Wichita State 68-81 in the American Conference semis Turns out losing your 1st-team all conf leading scorer in the first half, plus your leading rebounder fouls out with 11 minutes to go, is not a good combo Heck of a season. Looking forward to the postseason14 Mar 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2mq3nw6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh2kcaq5bs2gUnfortunately for the boys, Kenyon Giles has gone super saiyan14 Mar 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2kcaq5bs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mh2et7fwck2gTulsa. Wichita State. American Conference Tournament semifinals. Right now. TU has played WSU 146 (!) times and has won 3 of the last 4 matchups. Wichita has the all-time series edge 79-67 Big time rivalry game. Winner gets USF in the championship. LET'S GO!14 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2et7fwck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mgzwtq7lvs2gWith all those new resources maybe they can afford to not duck Tulsa next season [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzwtq7lvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mgxz2piydk2nIt took triple OT, but Tulsa survives against UNT (and it *was* a survival) Final score: Tulsa 90, UNT 84 in 3OT Survived Miles' worst game of the season, 18 turnovers, and some of the ugliest ball I've ever seen. But a WIN is a WIN. Survive and advance!13 Mar 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxz2piydk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mgx57otft225IT’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GAME DAY Get ready to roll with our latest ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgx57otft225https://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mgv5xg6cyk2nThe Tulsa women fall to UNT 73-76 in the American Conference quarterfinals. Brutal. Almost came back from down 20 We saw two HUGE threes late from Cartwright, and 20+ second-half points from Riddick, but it wasn't enough. Barring a postseason invite, TU will finish the year 19-1212 Mar 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv5xg6cyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mguvafj6qs2u🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 It's conference tournament time! We get into all kinds of stuff in this one, including: * Senior day games * The historic regular season for the men * All-Conference awards * Conf Tourney previews * A fun listener question * More Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-23-best-regular-season-since-bill-self-its-tournament-time/id1435008302?i=100075484330412 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguvafj6qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegoldenhurricast.com/post/3mgdnyit5ts2y🚨🌀 NEW #HURRICAST 🌀🚨 It's the last week of the regular season, and both the men's & women's 🏀 teams are fighting for seeding this week We discuss: - Legends' Day last week - Hoops of all kinds - 🏈 schedule - Mascot trivia - All other sports Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-22-waiting-room/id1435008302?i=100075306184605 Mar 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:4qi4phnvbkjsf2tm6r2b2vsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdnyit5ts2y