We're opening 2022 on a high note, as the Cougar men's and women's basketball programs combined to open AAC play with a trio of road wins, despite some serious shorthandedness. We've got heroics from Josh Carlton, Ramon Walker Jr, Fatou Diagne, and others.

Plus, we revisit our mid-season Cougar football position grades, and reevaluate each group with all 14 games in the book.

Not to mention Karen Fredgaard is going pro, and Swimming & Diving has senior day coming up!

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The guys returned to talk, in particular order:

• Cougar football dispatching Auburn in a dramatic 17-13 win at the Birmingham Bowl, how it happened and organizing our thoughts at the end of a really good and fun 2021 season
• For the 2nd week in a row, talking about a season ending injury to one of Cougar men's basketball's top players, and previewing what we hope to be a week with 2 conference opponents.
• And Cougar women's basketball looks ahead to its 2 first conference games after COVID issues knock out the non-conference finale vs SE LA.

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The 2021 Cougar football campaign is coming to its end, and we're excited to be back and talking about a matchup with Auburn. We're talking who's opting out, who (we think) is actually playing, and why this figures to be a compelling matchup of two teams with something to prove.

Plus, both Cougar men's and women's hoops picked up key wins over P5 non-conference foes! We're talking that, as well as the final games of the 2021 calendar year for both teams, as well as our take on the state of AAC men's hoops as UH enters conference play.

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We also squeezed in some UH talk: 

• Men's Basketball's eventful trip on the road to Alabama and a gutsy shorthanded win vs Louisiana
• Women's Basketball has an enjoyable 2-0 week back at the Fertitta Center & looks ahead to a big non-conference roadie
• Football opens up early signing day for the class of 2022 by inking 10 players, including 2 4-stars and a number of well-rated Cougars-to-be

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Solo episode! The guys returns to talk about the big Houston Cougar sports stories of the past week or so:

• Cougar football trying their luck against a 'as good as advertised' Cincinnati Bearcat football team in the AAC championship game (+ Cougar bowl thoughts & 
• Cougar men's basketball dismantling 2 outmatched opponents & looking ahead to their toughest non-conference opponent of the season in the form of the Alabama Crimson Tide
• And of course Cougar women's basketball had their own showdown with Alabama & a welcome return in their immediate future to the friendly confines of the Fertitta Center

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We decided, looking ahead to the Coogs' appearance in the 2021 American Athletic Conference to keep things short and sweet, or we did over 90 minutes about Cougar football, including but not limited to last Saturday's regular season ending win vs UConn and previewing the Cincy Bearcats and how they match up with the Coogs... Yeah, we did the over 90 minutes one.

Oh, and we also talked Cougar men's/women's HOOPS, an end to an encouraging Volleyball season and all the latest AAC/Big 12 action (and some bonus rivalry week thoughts from around CFB).

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We're back on turkey day, thankful first and foremost that Donavan Mutin appears to be okay with nothing more than a concussion from his frightening injury on Friday. And as a nice added bonus, the Cougars won comfortably against a Memphis Tiger team that, as usual, was acting childishly.

We've also got more breakdown than is genuinely necessary (which is to say, any amount of breakdown) of Houston's upcoming regular season-ending matchup with UConn. And of course, we're covering the week that was, and the week that is to come, from the AAC, the Big 12, and the wider world of college football.

And of course, men's hoops had a strong week, taking its first loss of the season in a failed comeback bid against Wisconsin, sandwiched between absolute demolitions of Butler and Oregon. We're discussing the good, the areas of needed improvement, and the Coogs' upcoming game against Northwestern State.

Plus, women's hoops got a much-needed big win over a strong New Mexico squad to get themselves headed back in the right direction. We also discussed Houston's challenging coming week in Cancun.

And last but not least, Cougar women's volleyball is coming down the home stretch, with its regular season finale on Friday. We're talking the last 3 matches, and what Houston's odds are of extending their season past Friday.

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Oh hey, we returned in our usual midweek spot to talk about the following Houston Cougar sports topics:

• Cougar men's basketball dismantling Virginia 67-47 in a Tuesday night ESPN primetime game, plus an appetizer blowout of Rice and an interesting week ahead in Vegas
• Football looking ahead to a Friday night showdown with Memphis that'll give the team a chance to potentially host the AAC title game
• Volleyball increases their win streak to 6 and looks ahead to the last 2 roadies of the fall 2021 regular season
• Women's basketball struggles on the road with 2 in state foes

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In the most satisfying way possible, Houston Cougar football methodically took apart the Temple Owls to stretch a 9-game win streak and clinch an appearance in the AAC football championship next month.

We talk about everything we can think of from last Saturday's Cougar victory, plus an AAC/Big 12 week with at least one delightful result involving a certain orange shaded school in the Texas capital city.

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It was a 6ish month break that felt like years, but Cougar basketball finally returned on Tuesday night, as the Cougar men (fresh off hanging a Final Four banner) had to claw and scrap their way to beating Hofstra & half man/half-heat check Zack Cooks. The Cougar women scored a decisive, but very encouraging win over Howard.

And Cougar football can cement their place in the AAC title game with a road win on Saturday, with only a struggling Temple Owls team standing between UH and a return to the AAC championship game.

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