What better way to end the weekend and begin the new week than a Cougar football post-victory react show? Hopefully you answered that question with "nothing".

We dived into everything we liked from a comprehensive, Friday night 45-10 victory by UH football over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and takeaways as 7 more regular season games loom. 

PLUS, your Four Word Reviews and taking in a chaotic week 5 in the AAC, Big 12 and college football world at large.

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You may have noticed we didn't have time for a Cougar football instant react episode this past weekend, so it's time to cram everything into one MEGA EPISODE!

A full breakdown of Houston's underwhelming comeback victory over Navy? Check. In-depth preview of this Friday's game against Tulsa, complete with guest expert Ryan from the Golden Hurricast? Check and check.

We've also got Cougar volleyball opening conference play, UH soccer facing two huge road tests this week, women's Cross Country picking up a W, plus golf and tennis!

Oh, and at the very end of this week's episode, we use some foul language to convey our disgust with the AAC over their decision to pull 2021-22 conference championship hosting privileges from UH Track & Field and Swimming & Diving.

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We're back! And where else would we be but talking all things Houston Cougars on the Pawdcast!?

Cougar football gets an expected win over Grambling and we fold our usual Sunday recap into this week's Navy preview and look at the week 3 and 4 AAC/CFB action around the country.

PLUS, Cougar soccer upsets top 25 UCF, men's hoops gets the commitment of 4-star, national top 30 recruit Terrance Arceneaux for the class of 2022 and Volleyball starts conference play!

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Houston Cougar football is playing Grambling State on Saturday, a game from the bygone era in which Houston knew how to schedule sure-thing FCS patsies. We broke down exactly why we feel confident saying Houston has this one in the bag, and the one area where the Tigers have actually shown the ability to contend with FBS competition.

PLUS, Cougar volleyball and soccer both took their first losses of the year, but we're here to dissuade any alarm-ringing. We've also got weekly previews, including Cougar soccer hosting ranked UCF to open conference play.

Finally, both Cougar men's and women's golf have had similarly underwhelming starts to their fall season, and Cougar cross country is showing signs of life.

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The University of Houston was officially extended membership to the Big 12 conference on Friday morning. Woah! We talk about what it means in the big and little picture, some of how we got here and things we're most excited about with this conference switch.

And, we had a football game: specifically an emphatic and comprehensive 44-7 win over the Rice Owls in the 2021 edition of the Bayou Bucket game. We go through the highlights, what the win means and read your 4 Word Reviews of another victory vs the Owls.

PLUS, a crazy week 2 in college foootball

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The boooooooys are back in toooooown again, with a conference realignment development that finally breaks in a positive direction for the Coogs, as the programs look to be on an imminent collision course with long time geographic neighbor and subject of ire: the Big 12.

Plus, recapping a very frustrating and not unfamiliar collapse as Cougar football loses their opener 38-21 to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, AND a busy week 1 slate in the AAC and College Football.

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Football season is finally upon us, and we're got everything you need ahead of the first full weekend of college football, and Houston's showdown with Texas Tech. We're breaking down the Red Raiders, with the help from our friends at the Tortillas and Takes Podcast, as well as the recent Houston roster news, and a big upcoming week for the AAC as a whole.

Plus, we're talking volleyball's 3-0 start to the season, soccer staying undefeated through some high drama, and we're previewing the men's golf season, which tees off on Sunday!

Oh, and Grant Stuard is officially a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, and Master P's kid commits to Kelvin Sampson and the Coogs!

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At a recording pace that can only be compared to the 2019 UH football season opening slate, the guys are back for a FIFTH time in the month of August with some Cougar goings on to discuss and seasons to preview, including:

• An overview and position group specific breakdown of the Houston Cougar football team's offense and what it could look like in 2021
• Previewing the 2021 Cougar volleyball team, looking like they have as good of a chance as ever to break a 20+ year postseason drought
• Soccer starting 2-0 on their season with a dramatic road win
• DEJON JARREAU GOT AN NBA DEAL AND WE ARE LOVING IT!

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Well, if this one game sample size is any indication, which it definitely is, the Houston Cougars are going to go undefeated in all athletic competitions in 2021-22. Which is to say that Cougar soccer opened the season with an impressive 3-1 victory over Oklahoma!

And with college football now just a week away, it's time to preview the Houston Cougar defense and special teams! We're taking an in-depth look at what appears to be the deepest and most talented defense since 2016.

Plus Coog alums closed out NBA summer league with a bang! And softball added a former top-60 recruit!

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We're suddenly only hours away from the kickoff to the 2021-22 Houston Cougar athletics year, which means it's time for a season preview of the annual curtain-raisers, UH soccer! We're talking reasons for optimism for a potentially historic season for a Cougar program that hasn't known much success.

Plus we're talking to Pro Football Network's Joe Broback, one of the leading experts on the AAC, about both the Houston Cougars, and their conference competition. Plus Sam and Dustin will give their full team-by-team AAC breakdown, from Cincinnati to Temple!

Not to mention there's a new Houston Cross Country Head Coach in town, and Jarace Walker to Houston may be looking more likely?

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