Ryan Token & Matt Rechtien
The Golden Hurricast
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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May 1, 2026
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Episodes
4-3: UC Davis Brin Time 30.08.2021 1:12:01
** Very sorry for the distorted audio in this one. Not sure what happened to my microphone to cause this. ** ANYWAY, it's home opener time baby. We've got UC Davis from the FCS coming to town to kick off the 2021 TU Football season. We break down UC Davis and answer listener questions. A sincere thank you to all of you who sent in the questions, we really enjoyed discussing them. And we promise th...
4-2: Football Predictions (2021 Edition) 24.08.2021 1:27:43
We continue our yearly tradition and make predictions for the football season. From offensive player of the year, to game-by-game predictions, we've got it all plus more. Let us know on Twitter what your predictions are for this season!
4-1: The Golden Hurricats (Season Preview ft. Kelly Hines) 17.08.2021 53:27
HELLO TU FAMILY, we are back for our fourth season and feeling better than ever. Thank you to all the listeners who have stuck with us over the years. We're kicking things off in a big way this season by bringing in Tulsa World sportswriter Kelly Hines. Kelly joins the show to break down the 2021 TU football team, talk conference realignment, and answer some rapid-fire questions; all while cats on...
4-0: Kind of Emergency Episode Offseason Special 02.08.2021 42:21
The Hurricast is back earlier than expected to discuss how some piping hot conference realignment shenanigans might impact TU/The American/college football in general. We'll formally kick off season 4 with our football season preview episode on August 16/17.
3-28: Page 6 Heroes 09.03.2021 43:04
Frank Haith once coached a girls' junior-high team to an 0-10 record! An impromptu Faith in Haith update from former co-host Pat Fox! We're no longer the worst three-point shooting team in the conference! (thank you NSU) AAC tournament preview! Tulsa men's soccer, men's & women's cross country, and women's golf updates! All of this and more on this week's Hurricast. You don't want to miss it.
3-27: Second Half Blues 02.03.2021 41:42
This week we look back at the last ten games of the season which have been almost a perfect reversal from the first ten games of the season. We try to explain what we we think led to swift decline this season. We then breakdown the Cincy loss, look ahead to the final week of the regular season, and talk news around TU sports.
3-26: Coaching Crisis 23.02.2021 53:49
We didn't have an episode last week, so we allowed ourselves to go closer to an hour this week. We recap the Temple win and preview this week's games vs Cincy and ECU, but we spend way more time talking about all of the drama currently surrounding the TU athletics department. Interim AD Rick Dickson no longer has interim in his title. Why? Coaching crisis. Frank Haith's current contract is up in e...
3-25: A Sinking Feeling 09.02.2021 38:27
Another rough week of basketball looks to sink all hope of an NCAA Tourney bid as the Golden Hurricane drop two at home to SMU and UCF. We break down the losses, some weird conspiracy(?) involving Darien Jackson's stats and recap some other big news around TU athletics.
3-24: The Danger Zone 02.02.2021 44:36
Tulsa men's basketball dropped one they couldn't afford to in an ugly road loss to Temple last week. They rebounded with a road win over ECU, but TU may have to win out in order to make the NCAA tournament. We recap last week's games while noticing changes in playing time, discussing NCAA tournament hopes, and debating the status of Haith's contract. We then award our player of the week, preview t...
3-23: Hey Would You Score Some Points? 26.01.2021 33:11
Big oof. Tulsa once again got throttled on the road at Houston, 86–59. With the postponement of the Tulane game we focus almost entirely on the offensive struggles that Tulsa has shown as of late (hint - it involves the number three, and r*bounding). Starting this week the schedule gets easier as we preview the road matchups against Temple (1/26) and ECU (1/30) CFB Recruiting Map: app · Streamlit...
3-22: Generally Not More Than 30-ish Minutes 19.01.2021 32:11
Tulsa men's basketball dropped their 6-game win streak this past week in a 19-point loss on the road against Wichita State. The Hurricane followed that up with a season sweep of their own against the Memphis Tigers though, beating them by 1 on Sunday afternoon. We talk a lot about 3 pointers, 3-point shooters, and senior leadership. Here's what's on the agenda for this 'sode: * Wichita State and M...
3-21 (Bonus): The Jeremie Poplin Show 14.01.2021 1:00:23
We bring on Tulsa sideline reporter and radio personality Jeremie Poplin to officially wrap up the end of the football season! From the bowl game brawl to the impact Zaven's national awards have on TU and everything in between.
3-21: The Best Year? 12.01.2021 30:58
The Golden Hurricast is now never longer than 30 minutes and 59 seconds. This week Matt and Ryan talk lots of basketball - USF recap, Wichita State / Memphis previews, and general happenings on the team. Plus we discuss whether this could be the best season from both football and basketball we've seen in the same year.
3-20: Transition Time 05.01.2021 1:27:33
Hooo boy, what a past couple of weeks. Tulsa football got into a massive brawl with Mississippi State after a bowl loss, Tulsa basketball beat a top-five team for the first time since the 90s and beat Cincinnati on the road for the first time since the 60s, and the American continued its storied tradition of being awful in bowl season. We talk about all of that, crown our players of the year and d...
3-19: Conference Runner-Up 22.12.2020 1:13:14
Tulsa lost a heartbreaker to Cincinnati in the AAC title game last weekend, but proved they are going to be a force in the American going forward. Ryan and Matt break down the game, look ahead to the bowl matchup with Mississippi State. and catch up on basketball.
3-18: AAC Championship Preview (ft. Joe Broback) 14.12.2020 1:18:08
Your #20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane will (hopefully) (please dear god) play the #6 Cincinnati Bearcats in the American Athletic Conference championship game this Saturday, December 19th, at 7:00pm CST. Because we already previewed the Bearcats in October with Clayton Trutor and then again just last week with GoBeercats , we're not doing a third Cincinnati preview. Instead, we bring in Joe Broback...
3-16: Uncharted Territory 08.12.2020 1:08:33
After knocking off the Midshipmen for the first time since joining the AAC, Tulsa clinched their first berth in the AAC title game against. Cincinnati on December 19th. But first, the Golden Hurricane will play Cincinnati on December 12th. We discuss the Navy win, and tackle a lot of listener questions about our chances in both of these next two games. Finally, Ryan breaks down the early goings in...
3-17: Interview with Go Beercats 08.12.2020 38:38
Breaking out our interview with Brandon from Go Beercats into it's own episode to preview the next two weeks and talk Cincy sports and beer. We dive into more listener questions and talk about implications these games have for Cincinnati and the conference at large.
3-15: Cardiac Cane 24.11.2020 1:29:05
What a finish! Ryan and Matt break down the improbable, impossible, heart-racing comeback Tulsa pulled off against Tulane last Thursday in Primetime! We talk Davis Brin, Zaven Collins, JC Santana and all the incredible performances. Afterwards we take on some more listener questions and look at the conference basketball slate.
3-14: Puff the Magic Hurricane (Tulane Preview ft. JP Gooderham) 17.11.2020 55:46
* The second of two episodes this week! * Your newly minted #25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane welcomes in old rival Tulane for a Thursday night showdown on ESPN. That's right, it's Battle of the Color-Based Water Phenomena week. To raise the stakes even further: Tulane is coming off an emotional win of their own, taking down #25 (Coaches' Poll) Army for their first win over a ranked team in any poll sinc...
3-13: Jekyll & Hyde (SMU Recap and Listener Questions) 17.11.2020 1:17:16
* The first of two episodes this week! * Your Tulsa Golden Hurricane beat the #19 SMU Mustangs this past weekend. That's the second ranked win of the season (#11 UCF), and the first time in the history of Tulsa's football program that the Golden Hurricane has beaten two ranked teams in the same season. It was a historic win for several more reasons as well. Tulsa is now #25 in the AP Poll and is r...
3-12: The Boomtown Showdown 10.11.2020 1:02:25
YET ANOTHER TULSA FOOTBALL GAME WAS CANCELED ("postponed") I HATE IT HERE. With the extra time due to no game recap, we dive deep into the SMU game - a rivalry game with massive implications. A win on Saturday gets Tulsa ranked for the first time in a decade. We go in on the Mustangs' coaching staff, key players, notable injures, our thoughts on the matchup, and more. After the SMU preview, we tak...
3-11: The Monkey's Paw 03.11.2020 1:19:19
Tulsa got away with a win against East Carolina last week thanks to some not great officiating. We break down the eventful final drive in excruciating detail before moving on to the good, the bad and the players of the game. We talk some TU basketball and football recruiting to wrap the 'sode. This episode was made extra long so you have something to listen to while waiting in line to vote.
3-10: Welcome Home (ft. Jared Shafit) 28.10.2020 1:14:24
Tulsa dominated USF 42-13 on Friday in Tampa to spoil their very colorful #SoFlo uniform debut. We recap that game before bringing in Jared Shafit from The Boneyard Podcast to preview the Pirates of East Carolina. We talk with Jared about the Pirates' progression under second-year coach Mike Houston, why they're faltering on offense so far this year, the strong young core they're building, and mor...
3-9: Bulls on Parade (ft. Robert Steeg) 20.10.2020 1:13:55
Another week, another Tulsa football game postponed. With no Cincinnati game to recap we brought on Robert Steeg from The Daily Stampede to talk all things Tulsa vs. USF. Topics ranged from the hiring of Jeff Scott, what a successful season look like for the Bulls, and how anything can happen during a Friday night football game.
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