No Conference for Old Men: Houston & Big 12 College Hoops

Welcome to another offseason Interview episode (#84) of Season 3 on the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men are proud to bring back friend of the pod, and UH WBB Head Coach, Matthew Mitchell.  This is year 2 of the program, with a complete reboot and upgrade of the roster for a 2nd go round through the Big 12.  And we go even deeper in this interview, in talking about how learnings from this past season weighed in to how this upcoming season's roster was constructed.  Please note that this interview was taped before the devastating season-ending injury occurred to Justice Carlton.

We bring a depth and insight into Coach Mitchell's perspective that you won't find anywhere else!

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network  feed as their only basketball-centric offering.

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Welcome to another offseason Interview episode (#83) of Season 3 on the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men are proud to bring back friend of the pod, and UH Head Coach-in-Waiting, Kellen Sampson (UH MBB Assistant Coach).  We go even deeper this second time around, and get his perspective on the changing landscape of college basketball and how learnings from this past season weighed in to how this upcoming season's team was constructed.

We bring a depth and insight into Kellen's perspective that you won't find anywhere else!

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network  feed as their only basketball-centric offering.

- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

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Welcome to another offseason Interview episode (#82) of Season 3 on the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men are proud to bring back friend of the pod, and the engine behind the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Machine, Lauren Sampson (UH MBB Chief of Staff).  We go even deeper this second time around, and get her perspective on the changing landscape of college basketball and how that has changed her role as well as the staff's approach to further building out the program.

We bring a depth and insight into Lauren's perspective that you won't find anywhere else!

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network  feed as their only basketball-centric offering.

- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

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After a 2 month break, welcome to our 1st offseason Interview episode (#81) of Season 3 on the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men return with a bang, as we sit down and chat with Ryan Elvin (UH MBB Player Development Assistant).  We cover things far & wide as we dive into Ryan's background, his journey as a former Walk-on, becoming a cult hero at UH after icing the NCAA tourney win over A&M 2 seasons ago, to now becoming a part of the UH coaching staff.  We bring a depth and insight into Ryan's background & perspective that you won't find anywhere else!

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network  feed as their only basketball-centric offering.

- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

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Welcome to Episode #80 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

This is our 1st offseason episode of season 3.  And just like with the previous 2 years, the 3 old men  discuss the major Portal commitments and roster decisions made after Week 1 of the Portal season.  The Houston coaching staff clearly had a plan and executed it flawlessly.  As they quickly retained  all 3 of our top 7 players from this past season that hadn't graduated or declared for the NBA Draft, and then quickly pivoted to identifying & then locking down our targeted 4 Portal additions that will be key to the rotation next season.  The Coaching staff had clearly taken learnings from previous seasons to construct a roster than will be rich in offensive firepower & size, deep in D1 experience, & back to that "Dawg Mentality" that was missing this past season.  Add  2 elite freshmen into the mix, and we have the potential recipe for another run for the Final 4 & a National Championship next year.

So we’ll kick things off with our thoughts around the 4 key Transfer Portal adds in Thomas, Gillespie, Hadnot, & East.  Then take a look at how we each respectively see rotations playing out going into next season.  And then we'll close things off by taking a quick look at how some of our counterparts in the XII fared so far in the Portal ahead of next season.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube page; we're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

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Welcome to Episode #79 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

Our Houston Cougars end their season at 30-7 after a 10 point loss to Illinois in the Sweet 16.  We knew this matchup was going to be a tough one for this year's team, and Illinois made things extremely uncomfortable for the Coogs on the offensive end.  But we turn the page to next season, as Coach Kelvin Sampson reaffirmed his commitment to return for another run at that National Championship.  And now the roster reloading begins.

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men summarize the Sweet 16 game & weigh in on what we believe needs to occur with the roster building during the upcoming Portal Season.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

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Welcome to Episode #78 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

Our Houston Cougars are now 30-6 after a pair of 31-point demolitions over Idaho & Texas A&M in the 1st 2 rounds of the NCAA Tournament.  And it's back to the Sweet 16 again, with Cougar Fans completely spoiled at this point with our 7th straight advancement into the 2nd week.  And the beauty this year?  The Cougars get to play the Sweet 16, & potentially the Elite 8 round should they advance, in the city of Houston!  The 3 Old Men & special guest Jayme Hollingsworth provide a quick recap of the 1st 2 rounds of March Madness, then go deep in breaking down Sweet 16 opponent Illinois, and then close out with some thoughts on a potential Elite 8 game vs Iowa/Nebraska in this episode. 

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the Coogs' March Madness journey so far, as well as break down their next game(s) vs Illinois & potentially the Iowa/Nebraska winner.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

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Welcome to Episode #77 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

Our Houston Cougars are now 28-6 after beating BYU & KU in the XII Tourney, but come up just short in the Finals vs AZ to ready themselves for the real Tournament.  Now it's March Madness time, with the brackets out and Houston as the top #2 Seed assigned to the South Region.  And most importantly, the Cougars have the chance to play in Houston for the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 rounds should they advance that far!  The 3 Old Men provide a recap of the XII Tourney games & break down our respective March Madness brackets in this episode.  The pod is again sponsoring a Bracket Challenge for The Veer & CoogFans.com members for a chance to beat the 3 old men, with the overall winner joining us on a post-season episode!

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the March Madness brackets, as well as provide our respective picks for the Final 4 & Champion.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

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Welcome to Episode #76 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

That’s now 3 consecutive wins to end the regular season to gain a bit of momentum.  With a season sweep of Baylor 77-64 at home coupled with a workman-like 82-75 win at Oklahoma St this past week.  But more importantly, the team's solidified the bench heading into the post-season w/ McCarty & Miller establishing themselves along w/ Sakho for our 8-man rotation. Now it’s post-season play in the XII tourney as a warm-up for March Madness.  But the stakes are high, where locking in a #2 Seed in Houston is within sight.  The team is now 26-5, 14-4 and #2 in the XII, & 5 in the AP poll.

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men break down the 2 games vs Baylor & Oklahoma St, preview the Big 12 Tournament, and provide their thoughts on preparations for March Madness.  The team is peaking at the right time before post-season play begins.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

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Welcome to Episode #75 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

After our 3rd consecutive loss at Kansas 69-56, the Coogs got some rest, made a few offensive adjustments, & righted the ship with a 40 point shellacking of Colorado 102-62 at home.  Now there's a final 2 regular season games left vs Baylor &  Oklahoma St to build momentum going into post-season play.  The team is now 24-5 & 12-4 in XII play, and 7th in the AP poll.

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men break down the 2 games vs KU & CO, discuss the offensive adjustments made as we prepare for March, and then preview the upcoming games vs Baylor & Oklahoma St.  The team continues add to their toolkit & solidify a reliable bench before post-season play begins.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com YouTube Page; we're also available via Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network as their only basketball-centric offering

- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

- Please follow us on gocoogs.com/old-men/