The gruesome twosome, the bad boys of millennial sports podcasting, founders and co-hosts of the internet's longest running Houston Cougar pawdcast are back! And it was a surprisingly busy last 2 weeks or so as Dustin & Sam talked the following topics:  Its real, UH is a Big 12 school now An incredible 2023 NBA Draft for Jarace Walker and Marcus Sasser. Briefly assessing those guys' fits on their new respective NBA teams Maurice Williams Jr's enormous Cougar football commitment Bat & Ball sports updates AND our main topic: going back to our full review last summer of all 13 UH programs' readiness for the Big 12 and how our feelings have changed after the 2022-23 season.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8.57: Hello Big 12, Walker & Sasser NBA Dreams Realized; Assessing UH Program Readiness

Dustin, Bobby, and Sam talk all things Houston Cougars sports, with a smattering of Big 12/general college sports talk and bad puns.

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The boys are back (the boys are back), with Cougar sports questions to answer and a healthy offering of current sports happenings on Cullen Boulevard to kick around:  A change in leadership for the Tennis program, with a chance for UH's leadership to revitalize a program that has historically struggled to get much momentum Patrick Paul goes in the 2nd round of last week's NFL Draft, plus you know we have some portal movement The bat & ball sports certainly could have had worse weeks Track & Field splits a really nice weekend performance between the Penn Relays and Texas Invitational Q&A;!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

9.43: Pawd Q&A! Bonus Coaching Change, Spring Sport & NFL Draft Talk

After a brief mid April hiatus, the Pawd is back to talk about a mixture of offseason and in season Houston Cougar sports talk, including the following topics:  Cougar men's basketball adds Milos Uzan (formerly of Oklahoma) to the 2024-25 roster and we kick around who the newest Cougar is and what a successful 1st season for Uzan could look like Numerous football players enter the portal after spring practice, so we take a look at who is leaving and what it means for 1st year head coach Willie Frirz Solid showings at the 1st Big 12 championships for women's and men's golf, though showings tantalizingly close to something even more Baseball and Softball both continue to struggle in conference play Tennis season ends a very difficult, winless 1st year in the Big 12. We try and think creatively about how this program can improve its lot in (sports) life 

9.42: The Portal Giveth (Uzan) & the Portal Taketh

The full group of co-hosts are back to talk about the 2 of the most positive things in Cougar athletics right now:  Men's basketball gets the official returns of LJ Cryer and J'Wan Roberts, plus taking a deep dive on the 2023-24 season and what the roster could look like going forward Vibe checking the '24 spring football practice period under Willie Fritz and Saturday's on campus spring game 

9.41: Good Basketball News & Spring Football Vibe Check

The OG co-hosts, Dustin and Sam, are back to discuss the end of a big and incredibly memorable season among the following Cougar topics:  It ended in a way none of the Cougar faithful thought was just desserts, but we look back at the Sweet 16 loss and the downright cruel way Jamal Shead's season was ended early in this one. PLUS, the first portal entrant from the 2023-24 team. The women's hoopers have several players enter the portal and early thoughts on what the 2024-25 team could look like. Checking back in on baseball and softball Track & Field's downright excellent and for 1 athlete, a record setting weekend at the Texas Relays 

9.40: Arrivederci 2023-24 Cougar Basketball

Don't forget to download AUTOGRAPH: https://link.ag.fan/shpawd. The gang is all here! Bobby, Dustin, and Sam are back in the saddle and somehow survived the roller coaster of emotions from Sunday night's Round of 32 win over Texas A&M; to talk about the following Houston Cougar sports topics:  Men's basketball's heart in mouth, absurdly stressful win over the Aggies in the Round of 32. We also find time to talk about a drastically less stressful opening round win over an outmatched Longwood Previewing the despicable Duke Blue Devils and the possible Elite 8 matchups of Marquette and NC State Quick updates on: Swim & Dive, Track, and Men's Golf 

8.57: Hello Big 12, Walker & Sasser NBA Dreams Realized; Assessing UH Program Readiness

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