The Houston Cougar men's basketball program has found itself in the Sweet 16 for the 2nd time in a row, thanks to no shortage of dramatics in a come from behind Round of 32 win vs Rutgers and a less dramatic opening round win over Cleveland State.

The guys react to ALL of that and look at the challenge presented by the Syracuse Orange in the Sweet 16.

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Oh hey Carl Lewis joined the Pawdcast and talked about Cougar track & field- past, present and future, what its like working in Cougar athletics at the moment and much, much more!

PLUS! We talked:

- Women's Basketball postseason snub + lookahead to the WNIT 

- Baseball's 3-1 week in Central Texas

- Volleyball's big week against 2 in-state foes

- Softball grabs a top 10 win away from home, and much, much more!

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Credit to CBS Sports for the audio during this week's introduction.

The guys managed to find time to talk about Tramon Mark's memorable half court runner to end the Memphis game, and the following topics:

• A cage match of a men's basketball game w/Memphis that felt more than a little bit like an NCAA Tournament game, PLUS looking ahead at the 2021 AAC MBB tournament in Ft. Worth
• Women's basketball's path to the postseason with a big week at the AAC WBB Tournament looming, starting out with ECU.
• Baseball sees some great pitching performances, but not much offense in a 1-3 week.
• Softball has a tough week against Texas State and texas-austin with an even tougher weekend ahead.
• Volleyball remains undefeated in conference play with another 2-0 roadie
• Swim & Dive and Track championship lookaheads
• Women's and men's golf both return to action this week

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After an unprecedented winter storm hit Houston and the state of Texas, interrupting numerous athletic events and this humble podcast, the guys both returned to talk about the following topics from a busy, compressed Cougar week that was:

• Men's basketball redeeming themselves after a tough loss at Wichita St with home shellacking of Cincy and gets a surprise add in the form of the WKU Hilltoppers
• Women's basketball plays their biggest game in 10 years hosting #12 USF as conference play winds down and the big tournament in March beckons
• Baseball opens their season and gets several wins with no shortage of style points
• Volleyball continues their dominant start to the 2021 spring season and AAC play & looks ahead to a Big 12 foe
• Softball tests their mettle against blue blood Oklahoma 
• Much, much more!

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One of the shocking results of the college basketball season hit the Cougars this week in the form of hot-shooting East Carolina, who gave the Coogs a humbling loss. We're discussing what went wrong (everything!) but also why the sky isn't falling.

We've also got a Cougar softball season preview! With first pitch this weekend, we discussed a ridiculously loaded UH lineup, plus the prognosis for progress from the pitching staff, and a competitive conference race.

Plus women's hoops got a much-needed road win, with a big week coming up, football hired its final position coach (again), track and swimming & diving are coming down the home stretch, soccer and volleyball are already getting into conference play this week, and we've got the latest golf and tennis updates!

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We had, you guessed it, another absolutely jam-packed week in the world of Houston Cougar athletics here in early 2021 as no fewer than 9 sports came up for discussion in this episode, including but not limited to:

• Cougar men's basketball going 2-0, with a pair of 20+ point wins over Tulane and SMU. Cam Tyson's 31 points vs Tulane and a smothering team defensive performance against SMU  were the stars of the show.
• Women's basketball gets a potential season-defining road win over Tulane.
• Football staff comings & goings, plus a pair of intriguing roster additions.
• Track has a big weekend at the 2nd part of the HTownSpeedCity Series.
• Volleyball goes 2-0 against a tough opponent
• Even more besides all of the other bullet points!

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Kelvin Sampson's team continued to tear through AAC play, with the Coogs seemingly having found another level offensively. We're discussing the team's unlimited potential when they're getting the types of looks they got in wins over Tulsa and Temple this week.

Oh, and Dana Holgorsen made a surprise change at Defensive Coordinator! We've got the "why" and the "what now", plus the skinny on a major impact transfer on defense.

In women's hoops, the Cougars split their conference games this week, with a much-needed potential resume-booster coming up this week. Volleyball had a dramatic opening weekend to their season, Track and Field flexed it's throwing muscles, men's and women's golf are getting underway, and soccer is just around the corner!

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All may not be right in the world, but the guys found it a week worth getting excited for, thanks to the following topics:

• Cougar men's hoops blowing the doors off of UCF en route to a 75-58 victory and regular season sweep of the Knights
• Straight off a 3 game losing streak Cougar women's hoops responded with dominant wins over solid AAC foes Tulsa and ECU, with a re-match against UCF looming this coming week.
• PREVIEWING THE RETURN OF H-TOWN SPEED CITY!
• Cougar Swim & Dive and Tennis deal with challenging opponents and learn a bit about themselves
• AND last but not least- Cougar Volleyball releases its 2021 spring schedule and starts its season this weekend!

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We've got a classic Scott & Holman smorgasbord, discussing Caleb Mills' decision to transfer, Houston's strong wins this week despite that news, and preview of the Florida schools. Plus women's hoops struggled, and has a critical week coming up.

The Cougar football season is over, but the staff has been busy, adding a pair of high school recruits and P5 transfers, as well as securing its first verbal commitment for 2022. We've got your near- and long-term impact analysis for all 5 additions.

Plus Cougar swimming & diving is still beating up on the AAC, tennis is just starting its season, and track & field finally gave us a schedule and roster to pore over.

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Intro/Mills xfer: 0-7:02

Beating Wichita: 7:02-17:59

Beating Tulane: 17:59-26:50

USF preview: 26:50-36:54

UCF preview: 36:54-40:05

Women's hoops tough week: 40:05-48:33

Women's hoops week to come: 48:33-55:45

Football roster additions/Zac Etheridge departure: 55:45-1:11:54

Swimming & Diving domination: 1:11:54-1:15:09

Tennis gets started: 1:15:09-1:16:28

Track geek out session/outro: 1:16:28-1:23:31

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In the world of Houston Cougar sports this past one was a week of arrival (KeSean Carter), a week of departure (Keith Corbin), a week of stepping away (Caleb Mills), a week of learning from mistakes (MBB vs Tulsa/WBB vs UCF), a week of triumph (Eryka Sidney torching WSU) and most importantly a week of Justin Gorham rebounding every dang thing in sight!

We hope you start your 2021 by joining us to recap the week that was and preview the week that will be of Houston Cougar sports.

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