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

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

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Welcome to Episode 22 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 30-4, the #2 1 Seed of the NCAA Tourney, & the #1 Seed in the South Region where we'll get to play the 2nd weekend within the state of Texas!  And though we lost a meaningless Big 12 Championship game to ISU by a large margin, the key for us was getting out without any further injuries & providing our bench players more meaningful minutes.  

This is our inaugural March Madness episode, so we'll begin this one with a few thoughts on the Big 12 Championship.  Then spend the bulk of the time discussing the NCAA Draw, zeroing in on the South Region & what we think of Houston's chances.  But also provide an overall view of each region, how we think things will shake out, & then each predict our Final 4 participants and winners.

- 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 Episode 21 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 28-3,  15-3 in the Big 12, undisputed Champions of the Big 12, & end the regular season as the #1 team in the Nation!!!  And to end this magical 1st season in the Big 12 with a demolition of KU by 30 points at home, just made it all that much sweeter for fans.  We begin this episode with a summary of the KU win, spend some time reflecting on what this Big 12 championship in year 1 meant to us, and then wrap-up by weighing in on the Big 12 Tournament & potentially what's in store in the NCAA Tourney ahead of Selection Sunday.

- 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 20 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 27-3,  14-3 in the Big 12, guaranteed at least  a co-Championship in the Big 12, & still #1 in the Nation 1st week into March!!!  All this was achieved after overcoming the devastating season-ending loss of JoJo Tugler.  We begin this episode with a summary of the OU & UCF wins, spend some time discussing the impact of Tugler's loss to our post-season outlook, and then wrap-up by previewing the upcoming KU season finale.

- 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 a "Special Edition" Episode of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men had the incredible opportunity to sit down w/ Chris Pezman (VP of Athletics at the University of Houston), to talk all things Houston Cougars Athletics.  Questions submitted from fans went far and wide, including those related our recent move to the Big 12 & what it means to be part of a "big boy" conference now for our programs.

- 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 Episode 18 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 25-3,  12-3 in the Big 12, still alone atop the Big 12 conference standings, & #1 in the Nation once again!!!  All this was achieved after punching Baylor in the mouth to win in OT in Waco & then battling fatigue to survive a physical battle with Cincy at home.  We begin this episode with a summary of the Baylor & Cincy games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the upcoming OU & UCF games this week, and wrap up with a new set of Big 12 games to watch out for.

- 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 17 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 23-3,  10-3 in the Big 12, & sitting alone atop the Big 12 conference standings after demolishing Texas & smothering Iowa St ball handlers.  And Jamal Shead shined, showing the nation why he is the best PG in the country.  We begin this episode with a summary of the Texas & ISU games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing another set of BIG upcoming conference games this week vs both Baylor & Cincinnati, and wrap up with a new set of Big 12 games to watch out for.

- 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 16 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 21-3,  8-3 in the Big 12 & still  atop the conference standings tied with Iowa St, after a "Culture" win at Cincinnati where it was Mylik Wilson's coming out party.  We begin this episode with a summary of the Cincy game, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the HUGE upcoming conference games this week with both Texas & Iowa St coming to town, and wrap up with a new set of Big 12 games of interest.

- 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 15 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 20-3,  7-3 in the Big 12 & still a 1/2 game ahead atop the conference standings, after a reality check pummeling at Kansas along with a quick turnaround smashing of Oklahoma St at home to get the bad taste of losing out of our mouths.  We begin this episode with a summary of the Kansas & OK State games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the Cougars'  upcoming conference game this week vs Cincinnati, and wrap up with a new set of Big 12 games of interest.

- 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 14 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The Cougars are now 19-2,  6-2 in the Big 12 Conference & now a 1/2 game ahead in 1st place, after another defensive smothering effort against Kansas St & then some disciplined play to close out a charged up Texas team on the road.  We begin this episode with a summary of the Kansas St & Texas games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the Cougars' epic upcoming conference game this week vs Kansas (& Okie St as well), and wrap up with a new set of other Big 12 games of interest.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com website

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

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