This is an episode where we can dispense with the usual preamble as HOUSTON COUGAR MEN'S BASKETBALL IS GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR... thanks to wins over Purdue and Tennessee, which Bobby and Sam talked about in this here pawdcast.

Bobby and Sam are back to discuss what is certainly the highest profile Houston Cougar news of the week that was, plus everything else current in the world of UH sports, including the following topics:

• Previewing the Coogs' Sweet 16 men's basketball opponent, the Purdue Boilermakers, what they're good and areas where the Coogs can take advantage
• A historic performance at the NCAA Swim & Dive championships
• Baseball has us feeling sort of optimistic (?) again
• Track & Field opens Outdoor season at home
• A mostly positive Cougar Golf Corner, featuring both the men's and women's teams

The boys are back (the boys are back) approximately 18 hours after the Houston Cougars punched their 6th straight ticket to at least the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Talking takeaways and best moments from Saturday night's win over Gonzaga and finding time to recap a comprehensive thrashing of SIUE in the round of 64 on Thursday.

The boys are back... with some slightly more marinated thoughts about the Houston Cougars' opening round NCAA men's basketball tournament opponent, included among the following topics:

• Preview the SIUE Cougars with help from beat writer Matthew Kamp and additional thoughts from the guys
• Looking at a future, potential round of 32 match up in UH's future
• Recapping the Cougar performances from the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
• A triumphant Cougar golf corner with our best men's result from the current season
• A much less triumphant return to talking Cougar baseball after getting decisively swept at home by Texas Tech on opening weekend

The boys are back on the joyous occasion of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, with the Cougars getting a 1 seed for the 3rd straight season and thoughts about the remaining teams in the Coogs' part of the bracket, including a possible heartburn inducing 8-seed lurking.

A little taste of what the wonderful people who financially support the work that Bobby and Sam do on a weekly basis get for their support and in this case that's a meaty full Big 12 men's basketball preview, featuring the guys' thoughts and 7 different school-specific experts to talk about the teams in and around the NCAA Tournament, without getting bogged down in the usual bracket minutiae.

Bobby and Sam return for a hoops-heavy, but not hoops-exclusive episode here in mid-March with the following Houston Cougar sports topics on offer:

• Recapping a men's hoops regular season finale win over Baylor, LJ Cryer's phenomenal performance, and Bobby's in person experience in Waco
• Thoughts before the Big 12 men's hoops tournament & what the guys would like to see from the Coogs in KC
• UH and former WBB head coach Ron Hughey part ways, where UH should look next and bigger picture program questions
• A quick look at the UH athletes representing at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field and Swimming & Diving championships
• Bonus baseball & women's golf thoughts

In what may be the most jam-packed episode of the 10th season of this pawd, Bobby and Sam move as efficiently as possible through a mostly very positive week that was:

• Men's Hoops grabs a 2nd straight un-shared Big 12 championship via wins over Cincy and Kansas, plus previewing a late Saturday night regular season finale at Baylor
• Swimming & Diving's 3rd place finish @ Big 12 championships in Washington. Talking standout performances and big picture thoughts, as this program's ridiculous consistency continues
• Talking Big 12 Indoor Track & Field championships, featuring a 5th place men's finish, several individual titles and numerous standout performances (plus a surprise appearance from Shaun Maswanganyi)
• Women's Hoops mercifully sees the 2024-25 season end, with a program coaching change looking imminent
• Baseball still has us actually feeling mostly positive, plus Bobby talks about his in person experience at the weekend series in Arlington
• Somewhat humbling Tennis and Golf Corner results to discuss

The regular hosting duo of Bobby and Sam return to discuss the following Houston Cougar sports topics from the week that was and will be, in the following order:

• Men's hoops gets a pair of top 10 Big 12 wins: defeating Iowa St and avenging the earlier loss to Texas Tech in Lubbock, clinching at least a share of the Big 12 title in the 2nd game. Recapping those games and giving big picture thoughts after yet another conference title in the Kelvin Sampson era
• Previewing the men's hoops opponents for the coming week: home games against Cincy and Kansas, which will wrap the season slate at the Fertitta Center
• Quick preview of the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field championships
• Baseball wins its 2nd weekend series in a row, this time at Cal, and the hosts are feeling optimistic?!?!
• Tennis corner returns! Recapping a nailbiter loss at UTSA to close non-conference and previewing the opening Big 12 weekend's roadies at OK State and K State
• Golf corner returns! Both the women's and men's golf teams returned to action at different Lone Star state events

The boys are back, Bobby and Sam have the enviable task of discussing a delightful week that will be from the world of Houston Cougar sports:

• Men's Hoops notches another road top 25 Big 12 win, knocking off the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson with a season defining performance from Milos Uzan and the boys do some time travel to talk about a Tuesday night, drama free win over Arizona State
• Previewing the top 10 Men's Hoops matchups to come w/Iowa St and Texas Tech
• Learning about new soccer head coach Ben Williams
• Previewing swimming & diving's Big 12 championship meet next week
• Thoughts after baseball's positive, but not decisive opening series win over Minnesota & road trip to the Bay Area