It now looks like we will be throwing tens (maybe hundreds) of billions into Ukraine. What is the plan here? Simply out spend and out last Russia? Give Putin those eastern areas and rebuild the rest of the country? Haven’t seen any sort of strategy outlined.

No thoughts tonight. Just emotions to get out.

I am really tired of not having something to look forward to with TU basketball. As someone who has high expectations from my intro to TU basketball in 1980 through 2003, the last two decades have been mostly waiting around and disappointment. Over and over and over. Basically it is two decades running of very little fun or enjoyment. I can't really enjoy mediocrity and that's all we have over and over and over.

It has really worn me out. I have no solutions nor any specific criticism of a player or a coach. Too beaten down to do that. The only good thing I can say is that my 84 year old mom seems to be enjoying going to games with me since my dad passed, so I probably won't give up my tickets for that one and only reason. Her expectations are not too high. She just likes getting out with her son. So I am going to try to lean into that while I can.

Wilson went on a Twitter tirade late last night… fighting with media, fans, and others. I’m glad we got a win yesterday, but this dude isn’t a good representation of TU.

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There are plenty of others but man… what tiny bit of good will he earned yesterday went down the drain.

What happens to the economy when you take a tight labor market and remove a bunch of the lowest paid labor responsible for agricultural production as well as construction and menial labor?

When combined with Tariff driven price increases are we staring at a nuke being dropped on the US GDP the likes of which we haven't seen since 1930?

It's about time. They can have my signature yesterday.

This should be an interesting game! Let’s go, TU!

Oops, wrong year and wrong forum

ITS GAMEDAY!!!! Today Tulsa Men host the condoms from Yooler at the Reynolds Center after a disappointing loss at Missouri State. Time to get back on the winning side of the court. Small Slate of games today.

Today’s games

Little Rock at Tulsa

Full Schedule is below

GO TU!!!

Today’s games

AAC Games



Other Games of Interest (TU Women)

First one is local...

Broken Arrow RB Kaydin Jones

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TU is 15th in the Nation in scoring offense. Haven't seen that since the Nolan years. Of course three OT's help. Also # 7 in nation in FT attempts.

Justin Amadi is 16th in the nation in FG% at 71%. He ended at # 39 in the nation two years ago at James Madison at 61.3%.

Dwon Odom is # 1 in the AAC in steals per game. Has a 3.0 A/TO ratio and was # 39 in nation last year at 2.68.

Carrington is currently # 44 in nation with A/T ratio of 4.67

These three fine additions have easily suppressed the Haggerty loss concern to this point. I haven't seen this quality of ball handling and passing at TU in years. Outside shooting and inside defense still major concerns but this is a fun team to watch. I just hope Garcia can blend back in and even get us to the next level.

Doesn't look like he's played yet. He has great size and strength; teams are bound to take a flyer on him. Hope he does well there. Just not tonight.

There is zero reason for this guy to continue on for another game. I know there’s a significant buyout, but they can’t afford to keep him.

We win
Big
Then anyone who knows the AD or Konkol should insist demand we never play them home and home ever again

So as promised, the US is playing a frenetic high pressure vs Panama tonight. Already I like the renewed energy and focus the US seems to be playing with. Aidan Morris and Busio with starts in the MF along with Musah and Jedi (US is playing a 3-4-2-1 with Jedi playing more of an outside wing. So far everyone, with the exception of Morris, seems up to the task. Morris just hasn't been crisp in his passing. US has created some dynamic attack. Panama hasn't done much. Any time they seem to make a run or build an attack the US defense has been there.

I expect McKennie to come on in the 2nd half. Hopefully he does so for Morris.

Let’s sweep the T̶i̶t̶a̶n̶s̶ Turkeys.

With the early signing period approaching, a couple names to keep an eye on include Deer Creek OL Evan Odom, Jenks LB Sam Stone and Shiloh Christian (formerly Jenks) LB Hudson Ball. TU has a great chance with all three. There are a handful of others in the mix...I'll have a more formal recruiting update coming out soon.

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Thought it was high time to have a counter thread to Aston’s . Will start with this gem

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ITS GAMEDAY!!! Tulsa makes its first road appearance traveling to take on Missouri St. Tulsa will need to win this game as Missouri State has a Lower KenPom and would probably have a lower NET. The Bears only loss is to Butler on the road by 7 points. That Butler team did lose to Austin Peay but beat Western Michigan by 20 and SMU by 11 so this is not a bad butler team. So we should get some stiff competition out of Missouri St. Tulsa Women play tomorrow.

A game to watch today as well starts after the TU game finishes and that is Yooler traveling to San Antonio to take on UTSA. Yooler is out next opponent at the Reynolds Center and UTSA is in Conference.

Today’s games

Northwestern St. at Rice
Little Rock at UTSA
George Mason at East Carolina
Liberty at FAU

Full Schedule is below

GO TU!!!

Today’s games

AAC Games


Other Games of Interest (TU Women)

ECU, Rice, Temple, Charlotte & FAU have now fired their head football coach during this season! I don’t recall seeing that many coaches in one conference being fired before the season ended.

For comparison, Tulsa is the lowest rated team in the AAC per the latest Sagarin ratings. This means that all 5 of the schools that fired their coaches would be favored to beat Tulsa on a neutral field.

ESPN+

Eye of the Hurricane Podcast features the TU FB press conference from Monday, with Head Coach Kevin Wilson and players Jehlen Cannady & Rey Burnett:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/2019/8/26/eye-of-the-hurricane-podcast

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, the FB press conference with Head Coach Kevin Wilson and players Jehlen Cannady and Rey Burnett:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/2019/8/26/eye-of-the-hurricane-podcast

The 2024 election is now a month away and this board is dead. Let’s get some predictions and discussions going. Here’s what I see on 10-7-24

Harris got a nice post convention bump and jumped out to a 4-5 point lead nationally. Trump has had a nice 2 week stretch and looks to have cut that lead to 1-3 points. Trump has also gained in the battlegrounds. Looks like a tossup as of today imo. Harris needs to win by 3 points nationally to win the electoral college due to her huge margins on the coasts. Watch the polls carefully these next two weeks. Does the Harris slide continue, stall or reverse. Will any candidate make a significant blunder?

Race comes down to Ga, NC, PA, MI, Wis, Zona and Nevada. These states will once again be very close. Which is why a 1-2 point swing nationally in these final four weeks will be the deciding factor. Watch the national numbers as well as reliable state polling.

Tulsa Mayoral Race….haven’t seen any polling here but my sense is that it’s Keith’s race to lose. Strange dynamics at play here with two Dems running. Keith is running to attract independents and Pubs while Nichols has embraced the local Dem party. Have to think in a presidential election cycle the correct strategy here is Keith’s.

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Missed the start we are down 11-6