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

Welcome to a quick-hit Episode #32 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

Our Cougars are 1-1 after a tough loss to Auburn at the Toyota Center, where both teams came out slugging in a March-like affair. Unfortunately, Auburn was just a little bit better in handing the Coogs a 74-69 defeat. But a quick turnaround awaits to right the ship vs Louisiana-Lafayette back home in the Fertitta Center.

Please have a listen as we continue to provide a detailed breakdown of UH's next game and track the team's progress throughout this season.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com website; we're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's Texas Football as their only basketball-centric offering
- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io
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Welcome to our jam-packed Episode #31 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men review Houston's season opening win over Jackson St, preview the Big Week 2 game vs Auburn (a match-up of the current top 2 teams on KenPom), & then jump into our preseason previews of the Big 12 & what we're calling our "National Top 8+1 List" of national championship contenders for the season.

We'll continue to provide detailed breakdowns of UH's games throughout the season, so fans can join in on the team's journey towards March Madness by listening in each week.

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

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

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

Welcome to our Season 2 kick-off & Episode #30 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men had the opportunity to sit down w/ fellow GoCoogs.com contributor, Jayme Hollingsworth, to preview the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball team heading into the '24-'25 season.  Our Cougars are "running it back" with 4 returning starters, their 2 top starter-quality reserves, & key Transfer Portal addition Milos Uzan to make what could be a historic run for the program's 1st National Championship in San Antonio!

Please have a listen as we provide detailed breakdowns of the team in advance of the season opener this coming Monday.  The team is LOADED & fans can be prepared for a fun & exciting journey towards March Madness!

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

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

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

Welcome to another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#29) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men had the wonderful opportunity to sit down w/ UH Director of Men's Basketball Sports Performance, Alan Bishop, to talk about the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program.  We go into what his role is within the program, his career journey in getting to the University of Houston, and his philosophies around sports performance to reinforce Coach Sampson's culture of toughness in the program.  Have a listen, Coach Bishop provides some insights into the UH Hoops program you won't find anywhere else!

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

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

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

Welcome to another offseason Episode (#28) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

We're at the peak of official visits & potential commitments for the 2025 mens basketball recruiting season, and 2 of the 3 Old Men had the chance to weigh in on the primary targets for  UH Mens Basketball.  We go into our assessments of the kids in play, and provide insights into who each of us hopes will sign with the Cougars.  Should everything break the right way with visits, we could be in for the #1 recruiting class of the Kelvin Sampson era!

We then follow with a bit of an instant reaction to the hiring of Eddie Nunez as the new AD at Houston, and close the episode off with a bit on conference realignment.  Providing our respective takes on the Big 12 flirting yet again with UConn.

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

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

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

Welcome to another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#27) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men had the wonderful opportunity to sit down w/ UH Men's Basketball Director of Operations, Lauren Sampson, to talk about the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program.  We go into what her role is within the program, what it's like to work for her father, and get a sneak preview of what's in store for the program as the team prepares to "run it back" with 4 starters & 2 key reserves back in the fold for a run at a national title.  Have a listen, Lauren provides some behind the scenes insight into the program you won't find anywhere else!

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

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

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

Welcome to a "Special Edition" offseason Episode of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men had the incredible opportunity to sit down w/ all-time Houston Cougar Great Reid Gettys, to talk all things Houston Cougars Basketball.  We cover his playing days, as well as his transition into coaching & broadcasting, & then get his perspective on the Kelvin Sampson era.  Have a listen, Reid covers some stories that you likely have never heard before anywhere else!

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

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

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

This is our 1st offseason Ad Hoc episode, as promised, where we'll be discussing the big roster decisions made shortly after the Portal season opened up.  The coaching staff & the LinkingCoogs NIL Collective stepped up big-time w/ their creative "Run it Back" campaign to facilitate 4 of our 5 starters returning next season to make a run at that elusive National Championship!  To complete the puzzle, Coach Sampson was able to hand select his desired top PG from the Portal (Milos Uzan) to run the show for what could be a historic run next year.

So we'll begin this Portal episode by making a few comments on the success of the "Run it Back" campaign, provide different perspectives on Milos Uzan's game & how we each believe it will fit in with this Cougars program, and then provide a "way too early" forecast of how we see the line-ups & rotations breaking down going into next season.

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

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

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

The Cougars finish the season 32-5, after a heartbreaker in terms of how things ended. We started fast in the Sweet 16 game, Duke had a "deer in the headlights" look to them, and the refs were letting the teams play. But a devastating game-ending ankle injury to Shead at the 6:50 mark of the 1st half (when we led 16-10), proved pivotal in allowing Duke to eek out a 54-51 win to end the Cougars’ season.

So we'll begin this final in-season episode summarizing the Duke game & the impact of Shead’s injury, forecast how the team looks heading into next season & what we should look for in the Transfer Portal as the gates are already open, and then provide a brief forecast of how we believe the Final 4 will play out.

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

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

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

Welcome to Episode 23 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 32-4, after overcoming some one-sided officiating & 4 starters fouling out to beat Texas A&M 100-95 in OT!  This was a complete team effort, where the entire roster had to dig in & contribute to pull out the win.  That included key contributions by Ramon Walker (who we all thought was lost for the season) & walk-on Ryan Elvin.  It was truly just "survive and advance", and that now allows us to play our 2nd weekend games within the state of Texas in Dallas!   

So we'll begin this Sweet 16 episode with some thoughts on the 1st 2 games of the tourney, focusing primarily on the A&M one.  Then provide a preview of the Duke Sweet 16 matchup, while keeping an eye on potential opponents in a possible Elite 8 battle.  And we'll wrap up with a re-projection of our brackets w/ the Final 16 teams left.

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

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

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