Radio crew breaks down TU FB matchup at UAB on Eye of the Hurricane Podcast "On the Road with the 'Cane":

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

If we don’t significantly do better than this projection, I won’t be watching Ching many of our games. However, I’m posting because there is some good info on each team.

Was it an aberration for Tulsa football, or the sign of things to come? One way to find out is to tune into TU’s game at UAB on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at Protective Stadium (47,000) in Birmingham.

On the latest Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, an interview with Delanie Crawford, Senior guard who has been a great ambassador for Angie Nelp's program:

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

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Tyshawn Archie showed some buzzer beating magic that could be a preview of things to come for TU basketball. Although only an exhibition game, Archie’s 30-foot three-pointer at the end of regulation sent the game into overtime, and catapulted TU to a 75-70 victory over Missouri S&T on Tuesday night in front of an announced crowd of 2,715 at the Reynolds Center.

Game Recap:


Scott Bennett's post-game column:

This will be the one that has fans of any quarterback not listed yelling at me on social media, but I don't care. Their ignorance is not my problem. Cooper Legas finished with 379 total yards and five touchdowns as he led Tulsa back from a halftime 35-7 deficit to beat UTSA 46-45. That included two touchdown passes in the final 150 seconds of the game. It was legendary stuff and more than deserving of a spot here. (NR)

I believe professional athletes have to pay state income tax in the states where they play away games (a % of the salary relative to the number of games). If that is accurate would college players that receive NIL money also have to pay tax in other states since it is a name image and likeness fee? One could argue that playing in a game is what creates the value. Just curious.

The recruiting process began early for Putnam City (OK) linebacker and edge rusher Brayden Knox. His first scholarship offer came from Indiana in January of 2023, followed by offers from Tulsa, North Texas, Nevada, Kent State, Arkansas State, Army, Dartmouth and others.

With his senior season approaching, the 6-foot-3 and 230-pounder took official visits to Kent State on June 7 and Tulsa on June 21, ultimately deciding to become a Golden Hurricane.

IMO, NIL is absolutely killing college sports and teams like Tulsa don’t stand a chance to compete against big money schools.​

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Kansas head coach Bill Self has a straightforward reason for passing up on AJ Dybantsa​

ANDREW HUGHES
October 28, 2024•7:41 pm CDT


On SI’s Eli Henderson relayed Bill Self’s reasoning for passing up on the next big thing wing, AJ Dybantsa: Kansas needs to spread the NIL wealth around the entire lineup. One-man shows don’t tend to win titles at the collegiate level.
“Traditional Powerhouses like the Kansas Jayhawks, which initially pursued Dybantsa, appear to be opting out of this bidding war, instead focusing on other top players with a lower NIL price tag,” Henderson prefaced before saying, “This isn’t about Kansas being cheap; it’s about long-term strategy. With the average NIL compensation for top-tier players in the transfer portal estimated at around $750,000, allocating $4 million to one high school recruit could have major repercussions on a program’s ability to build a complete,competitive roster.”

Dybantsa told Paul George and the “Podcast P” panel that he was looking for a family-oriented approach that will fast-track him to the NBA.
“Everybody’s gonna think you should have the four or five blue-bloods in there, but I mean me and my family have pillars,” Dybantsa said. “We need a family-oriented school, I need a coach that’s not gonna sugarcoat, I need the best and fastest development plan — I’m trying to be a one-and-done, I need a winning organization and I just picked the best seven schools that I think fit that … I’m just trying to choose the school that’s best for me.”

AJ Dybantsa on why he reclassified from 2026 to 2025 recruiting class​

Dybantsa explained how his frame filling out was the only thing that kept him from reclassifying from 2026 to the Class of 2025 during that interview with George – a player he is hoping to emulate from an earnings standpoint but is hoping to have a shorter college career than.
“This is my original class, I just wasn’t ready to play with these guys yet, and then once I grew into my body and once I got a strength coach, I was like ‘I’m ready to go back up,'” Dybantsa said.
Dybantsa has no crystal ball predictions yet. Where he’s looking to attend for a one-year transformation into an NBA-ready prospect is unclear.

Off to a typical start under our offensive wizard.

UNC defeated Memphis 84-76 in an exhibition game in Memphis. Memphis got out to a big 1st half lead and led at the half. But UNC came back strong in the 2nd half.

Haggerty looked good—getting to the FT line a bunch and led Memphis with 24 points. Memphis has some nice players and should be a top AAC team. But Penny is still Penny.

Please be good
Signed-
A desperate TU fan looking for something to be proud of TU about

Tuesday night 7:00 p.m. Exhibition game but it is one to see several new players and see if returnees have improved. Not sure the starting 5 tomorrow will mean much as all will get a lot of time to see how they play under the lights. Garcia still rehabbing his knees and doubtful to play. May be a couple of surprises for our fans who haven't seen practices. Should be a lot of fun.

First TU offer in the 2025 class...

Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall athlete Caleb Chester

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First offer in the 2027 class goes to Pflugerville Weiss WR Tre Moore, who already has offers from UTEP and Oregon

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On Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, the TU FB press conference with coach Wilson and players Vontroy Malone and Luke McGary

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

On the latest Eye of the Hurricane Podcast, coach Kevin Wilson and players Vontroy Malone and Luke McGary addressed the media in the weekly press conference

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

Cooper Legas and his teammates turned possible humiliation to pure exhilaration. The result was an incredible 46-45 comeback win for TU over UTSA that absolutely nobody saw coming.

Coming back from a 35-7 halftime deficit where the Golden Hurricane looked lifeless in its throwback red uniforms, Legas and company led a slow comeback, at first, that turned into a frenzy in front of a Homecoming crowd of 17,439 fans Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Cooper Legas and his teammates turned possible humiliation to pure exhilaration. The result was an incredible 46-45 comeback win for TU over UTSA that absolutely nobody saw coming.

Coming back from a 35-7 halftime deficit where the Golden Hurricane looked lifeless in its throwback red uniforms, Legas and company led a slow comeback, at first, that turned into a frenzy in front of a Homecoming crowd of 17,439 fans Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

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Do we return games with NMSU and Missouri State? I know ORU comes here to finally lose......

I'm not smart enough to remember individual drives but the final drive in the UTSA game has to be one of the greatest in TU history, right? 92 yards in 1:01 for a 1 point win to cap a 28 point comeback. Actually 95 yards after the first sack. Overall Legas made good use of rolling out to make up for the line breaking down.