Second time this year refs try take the game away from the players. That was a touchdown.

Great ending. Defense played great. I needed that.

No matter how bad things look , I just can’t help but cheer and not give up for the Golden Hurricane .
TU bounces back
TU 27
La Tech 20

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast-Post Game Radio Remix as TU FB beat LaTech

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

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, Post Game Radio Remix after TU's 23-20 OT win over LaTech

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

As Tulsa travels to face Louisiana Tech, the Hurricane will continue to rely on young talent at several positions.

Texas has moved up to #1

6 of the Top 10 teams are from the SEC

!0 of the Top 20 teams are from the SEC

Are these rankings merited or is ESPN taking care of their own?

Yeah, these are starting to not be funny even to me... 🤣

From Ruston Lousianna, where it is much easier to understand these folks than southern Lousianna… Golden !!!

Tulsa hosted a few prospects for official visits over the past two weekends.

Weekend of August 31:

2025 Dallas (TX) iSchool guard Jaylen Lawal. TU offered in July.

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Weekend of September 7:

2025 Weatherford (OK) big guard Tate Sage. TU offered in June.

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2025 Allen (TX) forward DeAndre Thomas. TU offered in June. After visits to North Texas and Tulsa, Thomas committed to UNT this past weekend.

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Top 5 special teams players to watch out for in Week 4 of college football​

#1. Lloyd Avant​

Lloyd Avant has had a big season returning kickoffs for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The three-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting class has returned six kickoffs for 197 yards and a touchdown. He has shown big-play ability, which should continue when the Golden Hurricane visits the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in Week 4.

As Tulsa travels to face Louisiana Tech, the Hurricane will continue to rely on young talent at several positions.

A preview of TU FB's matchup at Louisiana Tech Saturday by the radio crew on Eye of the Hurricane Podcast

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

Just wondered if anyone has ventured to the men’s basketball practice since Labor Day. If so, how do they look? Any conclusions about how this team compares to last year’s team?

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, radio crew breaks down TU FB's matchup at Louisiana Tech Saturday:

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

Thank you all the information you provide us on InsideTulsaSports.com. One of the reasons I come to Tulsa is to see our family there. A member of that family is Weston Brookhart who plays football for Holland Hall. That was a nice article you wrote about the football win over Rejoice Christian. He had a great game for sure which will probably be his career highlight. The grandson is talented and athletic for sure, but don't think he will take it beyond high school.

This was written before I was aware that apparently the hiring of Pochettino is not even finalized… I’m leaving it bc I know the hope in this accurately represents that USMNT fans who follow players’ club form throughout the season. It seems the conditions that created the Berhalter failure of culture still persists in US Soccer. From 30,000 feet you can easily blame the woke women’s side of it, but that is enabled from the men’s side. All this can be described as is an epic failure, one more clumsy fumble of a unique opportunity.

It’ll be quite interesting to see how players respond to Pochettino. I must say, I didn’t expect we’d have a chance at him when I suggested Fer Torres shortly after Berhalter was (friggin finally ffs) sacked.

Ironically enough, what I do remember of Pochettino should’ve led me to consider his candidacy - his attitude toward the end of a season that he, against all odds, seemed to have salvaged. Not only did he salvage it, after it appeared midseason he would be fired, by the end of their penultimate match it was a foregone conclusion he’d be returning for a second season.

He won them over this time, crazy for an unreasonable chelsea fan base for whom expectations endlessly evade. Post match, in front of EPL reporters who are so fake, a week earlier an American would’ve mistaken them for mockingbird press, perhaps long lost half-sibling lovechilds of the fathers of Dana Bash, Jim Acosta & Joy Reid, he was praised.

He wasn’t just praised, these people were giddy for a gratuitous response akin to grovelling from him. Though they were trying to sound polite, it was obvious these people expected a man who so unsure of his abilities that he could only thank them & ask them if there’s anything he could do for their alphabet mafia charities over the summer.

He served the swooners with one of the most epic smack downs in history, reminding them that at the end of the season it is not just sporting directors & owners who decide the future of the club, the manager (& assistant coaches) all have a say, too. What a guy!

I’m confident he will get us competitive, even with the first dramatic setback: a crying media calling for a crying Tyler Adams to not remained scratched from Poch’s 11. I might soon set the clock on that.

As for this week, with Weah out (another likely to be scratched emotional diva) I’m finally hopeful we might see an 11 that accurately reflects what I’ve been calling for months to see: Tillman on the left, Pulisic on the right, Wright & Sargent in the middle, Cardoso & McKennie behind them. Backline of 4 that is Antonee, Trusty, Richard’s, Scally or if 5/3 Trusty, McKenzie(or Robinson/Vickers) & Richards w/ Antonee LWB & Scally(or Musah) RWB

This group can run the 4-2-3-1 if Poch still prefers or other similar forms 4-4-2, 4-1-4-1, 4-4-1-1, or, what I’d really like to see just for fun a 4-1-3-2 with Cardoso behind Pulisic, Tillman, McKennie & Wright & Sargent up front.

I’m hoping we see someone unexpected get called up, too. Tessman, Busio, Cowell, de la Fuente, Luna, maybe Downs or Maloney come to mind.

General Manager…….. With the transfer portal and NIL becoming a determining factor in a school’s athletic survival, several schools are adding this new title. Did we kinda do this by slipping Joe Fields in behind Justin Moore? Might we just call Justin Moore our GM?

We need to pay our players 10s of millions. Amazing times. Big Red Sports and Reggie Bush controversies seem so quaint now. How is Penny Hardaway in trouble?

Despite a surprisingly even fan distribution where it was about 50-50 TU and OSU fans, the game was anything but even. No. 13 OSU, without doing anything memorable, thoroughly dominated Tulsa 45-10 in front of a sellout crowd of 30,915 at H.A. Chapman Stadium Saturday afternoon.

I'll be out of the country for a week, starting tomorrow, so maybe some football or basketball commitments will happen during that time, per usual.

I have Larry's excellent TU-OSU game preview loaded to hit the front page around 7 am on Friday. Not sure yet how my wifi/cell access will be.

I suspect that some of our differing reactions to our football results comes from differing views on what our performance goals should be for the football program.

I am a big proponent of specific goals. They should be achievable, but challenging. So I would not throw out "win a national championship in the next five years" because that's not even a good stretch goal. But I think we need them, that they should be exciting for both the fan base and the team, and that plans should build around acheivement of the top level goals. I will put in three categories, including the athletic department, football, and men's basketball. I am going to focus on the on field performance goals here and associated outcomes. I realize that's not the whole story, but if I were putting together goal plans for the AD, football coach, and basketball coach, this would certainly be a key category of performance. It's my main interest as a fan too.

Athletic Department
Find or maintain a conference home with attractive opponents such as Memphis, Tulane, SMU, Colorado State. Accordingly, avoid getting stuck in a conference with directional state schools and low performing athletic departments.
Increase our conference payout.
Schedule autonomy conference opponents that provide Tulsa with a good opportunity to win across athletic programs.

Football
Win a conference title within five years.
Play in a bowl game against an autonomy conference opponent within three years; this implies winning or near the top of the conference.
Improve our on the field record each year.
Beat an autonomy conference team in the next five years.

Basketball
NCAA tournament appearance within the next three years.
NCAA tournament win within the next five years.
Conference championship (regular season or tournament) in the next five years.
Autonomy conference win within the next two years.

These goals will naturally lead to other objectives to facilitate them, such as lobbying, NIL, facility improvements. etc. They focus energy in the right areas. They can also energize fans and donors. If I were solicited to be part of a program to acheive these kinds of goals, I would be much more willing to donate, even though a big donation for me would be a thousand dollars rather than a million. You can also readily see if you are on track.

You would of course tie staff compensation to these kinds of goals. It could be incentive plans rather than punitive measures. We certainly have incentive plans tied to business growth in my organization.

Are we approaching athletics this way? I would certainly hope so, but I have need seen any evidence of it publicly. Again, I am not saying other goals are unimportant. Just that these goals are essential along with the others.

If we want to have a shot at going to a bowl … you have to win this one . Going to be tough , but ole Tulsa Rising will be there cheering them on !

On ESPN
Could stabilize our league

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, the Tulsa Football Press Conference today, featuring Head Coach Kevin Wilson and players Walter Young Bear and Chris Thompson (interesting stuff on Walter being a food critic):

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

On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, the press conference for Head Coach Kevin Wilson and players Chris Thompson & Walter Young Bear. Interesting stuff on Waler being a "foodie", a food critic:

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