5-22: AD Rick Dickson Discusses TU Hall of Fame Weekend & Answers Listener Questions

TU Athletic Director Rick Dickson is back on the podcast for an offseason special! We discuss all kinds of things, including: TU Hall of Fame Weekend The Golden Hurricane Champions Fund Media access for football Contracts for assistant coaches Facilities upgrades NIL The new mascot How close TU was to dropping football Plenty more You can also watch this podcast on YouTube! https://youtu.be/i75UE3uOjZQ Submit questions for the podcast on our website: https://www.thegoldenhurricast.com/ Links: TU Hall of Fame Weekend details: https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/2023/2/17/2023-tu-athletic-hall-of-fame-weekend Buy tickets for TU Hall of Fame Weekend: https://t.co/XwOfGq2pyw Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - Rick Dickson Interview 4:24 - New Women's VB Coach Lauren Ramatowski 8:52 - The Process of Hiring Kevin Wilson 14:51 - TU Hall of Fame Weekend 31:38 - The Golden Hurricane Champions Fund 38:09 - Change in Media Access for Football 44:22 - No Contracts for Assistant Coaches? 51:27 - Facilities Upgrades 56:36 - How Important is the Game Day Experience to TU? 1:00:25 - New Mascot Teaser 1:04:22 - NIL 1:23:52 - How Close Was TU To Dropping Football? 1:32:52 - If You Could Change Anything About Athletics at TU, What Would It Be?