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

Welcome to Episode #51 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast."It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" as our Houston Cougars ended the season 35-5. After an epic comeback win to beat Duke 70-67 in the semis (inflicting a bit of revenge for last season), it all came crashing down in a last minute 65-63 loss to Florida in the championship game where our Cougars had led by 12 early in the 2nd half. We were all hoping for a deserving "storybook" ending that would result in our 1st National Championship, but this is the beauty & cruelty of sport. It cannot be scripted like a movie. So the 3 old men provide summaries of the 2 final games in what was a historic season for our Cougars. And then look forward to what could be another Championship run next season, with 3 5 star freshmen joining the team to pair with Emmanuel Sharp & Jojo Tugler.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men summarize the wonderful season & look forward to next year.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #50 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 34-4 & back in the Final 4 for a 7th time (tied for 10th all-time across all programs)! It took an exquisitely executed, last second BLOB play against Purdue, followed by a blasting of Tennessee by 19 points in the Elite 8 to get there. But now it's on to the Final 4, where we reap the benefits of being able to make this final push in our backyard of San Antonio TX! The 3 Old Men provide a recap of the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games, and break down the upcoming Duke game (as well as the potential looming Auburn/Florida game for the National Championship).Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the March Madness results, as well as welcome the huge new hire for Houston WBB in Coach Matthew Mitchell.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #49 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 32-4 & back in the Sweet 16 yet gain, after destroying SIUE & outlasting Gonzaga in a game that should've been in the Elite 8 round! Now it's into the Sweet 16 in Indianapolis, against #4 Seed Purdue who has the ridiculous "good fortune" to play 70 miles from campus as the lower seed. But bring it on! As the 3 Old Men provide a recap of the Tourney games & break down the upcoming Purdue game (as well as the potential looming Tennessee/Kentucky game in the Elite 8). Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the March Madness results, as well as weigh in on how poorly their brackets are performing.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #48 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 30-4 & XII Tourney Champs, after 3 stellar efforts in beating CO, BYU, & AZ in succession! Now it's March Madness time, with the brackets out and Houston as the 3rd #1 Seed assigned to the Midwest Region. The 3 Old Men provide a recap of the XII Tourney games & break down our respective March Madness brackets in this episode. The 3 old men are also sponsoring a Bracket Challenge on CoogFans.com for a chance for fans to beat the old men, with the overall winner joining us on a post-season pod episode!Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the March Madness brackets, as well as provide our respective picks for the Final 4 & Champion.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #47 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 27-4 & 19-1 in conference, after a workman-like win over Baylor in Waco to sweep this series as well to end the regular season! Next up is the somewhat meaningless XII Tournament, where the main objective needs to be avoiding injury ahead of the NCAA's (since the Cougars have basically locked up a #1 Seed). The 3 Old Men provide a recap & preview the XII Tournament as the special topic this week. And then we prep for the Big March Madness Bracket Episode that will drop next week!Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #46 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 26-4 & 18-1 in conference, after grinding out a win over Cincinnati & sweeping the Kansas series with a Big Monday physical pounding of KU where the Cougars pounded the boards & turned the Jayhawks over repeatedly! Next up is Baylor for our final game of this season. The 3 Old Men provide recaps & preview the games this week, & then look forward into March to weigh in on "UH X-Factors for a Deep March Run?" .Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #45 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now Big 12 Champs 2 years in a row, after methodically taking down both Iowa St with ESPN GameDay on site & then coming back with a Big Monday payback win over Texas Tech in Lubbock! Next up is yet another Sat / Big Mon set of games hosting both Cincy & Kansas for our final games this season at the Fertitta Center. The 3 Old Men provide recaps & preview the games this week, & then look forward into March to weigh in on "What matchups do we want & which ones do we want to avoid?" come Tourney time.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #44 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 22-4 & 14-1 in the XII after a grind it out slugfest win on the road vs Arizona & then coming back 3 days later to completely dismantle Arizona St to now be 2 games up in sole possession of 1st in the XII. Houston showcased their patience & maturity with AZ, while just shooting lights out vs ASU. Next up is the toughest week of the season, hosting Iowa St for an ESPN Gameday event & then a quick turnaround for a Big Mon showdown at Texas Tech. The 3 Old Men preview the games & then provide their "Instant Reaction" to the Selection Committee's Early Reveal seeding of UH as the #2 Seed out West with Florida.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #43 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 20-4 & 12-1 in the XII after a workman-like win on the road vs Colorado & then a carving up of Baylor to now be back in sole possession of 1st in the XII. Houston continued to build upon their balanced offense by further incorporating X-Factor Terrance Arceneaux into the offensive sets. Next up is a tricky West Coast swing through Arizona vs AZ & ASU. The 3 Old Men preview the games & then provide their thoughts on the other side of the ball to determine "How Good is This Season's UH Offense"?Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #42 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 18-4 & 10-1 in the XII, but still tied for 1st in the conference, after a tough OT loss at home to Texas Tech in a strange game where there was a double ejection less than 5 minutes into the game. But turned around with a "just win & move on" triumph in beating a motivated Oklahoma St team without key players in Sharp & Francis. There is no rest for the weary as Houston will continue to be tested this week with a visit to Colorado followed by another Big Monday showdown with heated rival Baylor at home. The 3 Old Men review the 2 games played & preview the upcoming games this week, and respond to the many Cougar fans that are "freaking out" after the loss at home to Tech.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #41 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 17-3 & 9-0 in the XII, after beating Kansas at the Phog in what many college hoops pundits have called "the best game of the season" regardless of what any future game brings us. Oh and Houston also turned around with a workman-like effort in beating a pesky WVU team 4 days later as well. Houston will continue to be tested this week with a visit from #22 Texas Tech on Sat & Oklahoma State Tue. 2 of the 3 Old Men review the 2 games played & preview the upcoming games this week, with special attention paid to the epic win in Lawrence. - 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #40 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 15-3, 7-0 in the XII, & now in sole possession of 1st in the conference standings after squeaking by UCF & then turning around to completely dismantle Utah. Houston will be stepping up in competition this week with visits to both Kansas & WVU. The 3 Old Men review the 2 games played & preview the upcoming games this week + an added discussion on the "State of the Big 12" 7 conference games in. Are the 3 old guys surprised Houston's alone atop the conference standings? And what about fans stating it isn't that impressive this year given the perceived weakness of the Big 12 this season?- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #39 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. Apologies for the original recording file having issues, a new version has been uploaded on Jan 18th.Our Houston Cougars are now 13-3 & 5-0 in the XII after smothering both KSU & WVU. Houston's been rolling over the last 9 games since Vegas, with both offense & defense humming along at this point. Next up are UCF & Utah this next week. The 3 Old Men review the 2 games played & preview the upcoming games this week with no topic for debate given the quick turnaround to publish after a Wed game.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #38 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are now 11-3 & 3-0 in the XII after blitzing both BYU & TCU. Houston's standard suffocating defense & newfound balanced offense were both on full display in the destruction of both teams. Next up are Kansas St & a tricky West Virginia. The 3 Old Men preview the games & then provide their thoughts on "How Good is This Season's UH Defense"?Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in & discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews. And as the Old Men evolve this podcast, this is our very 1st AI-edited episode! A little choppy compared to manual edited, but saved hours in editing time.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #37 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Apologies up front, with the slight technical challenges faced by one of the old men that impacted part of the game preview segment (we'll let you guess who that was). But our Houston Cougars are now 9-3 after smothering Oklahoma St in their XII opener. Now we hit our 1st Sat/Big Mon pair of games in week 2 of Conference play, facing BYU Sat & TCU on Mon. These almost back-to-back games in the Big 12 are a particular grind for all teams involved. So the Old Men preview the games, but will then pivot to tackle the question of the week: "Conference Record Needed for UH to Win the Big 12"? Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in and discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #36 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are 8-3 after 2 thorough beat downs of Toledo & Texas A&M-CC. Now with pre-conference games completed, we have a much better sense of every team's identity heading into Big 12 Conference play. And Oklahoma St is 1st up on the schedule for the Cougars. So the Old Men will preview the game, but will also tackle the question of the week: "Is the Big 12 still the #1 Conference in the Land"? Lots of chatter on Twitter around this topic, & the Old Men try to separate fact from potential media bias.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in and discuss the topic of the week, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #35 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Houston Cougars are 6-3 after a tough week of practice post-Vegas trip, with 2 thorough destructions of Butler in the XII/Big East Challenge and Troy. A Toledo team is up next, but the question of the week is "Is this iteration of the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball team still a legitimate National Title Contender 6 weeks into the season"? The reason this question was posed was because of the slew of social media postings this week stating that every National Champion since 2004 has been in the top 12 of the week 6 AP Poll.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men weigh in and discuss the merits of this stat, as well as provide some quick-hit game summaries and previews.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #34 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Cougars are 4-3 after a tough Vegas trip, with a win over Notre Dame sandwiched between 2 tough losses to Alabama & San Diego State. But after a critical week of practice to adjust things, Butler is up next in the Big XII / Big East Challenge along with a game vs Troy.Please have a listen as we take a different approach in this episode, with a more abbreviated summary of the games & previews and add on a 3rd segment where the 3 Old Men weigh in and discuss/debate the current state of this Cougars team.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to Episode #33 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Cougars are 2-1 after smashing ULL to get the bad taste of the Auburn loss out of their mouths. But a big week lies ahead as 3 games are on tap, with the big one against Alabama looming in between games vs. Hofstra & Notre Dame.Please have a listen as we continue to provide a detailed breakdown the ULL win and project what to look out for in these next 3 games.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to a quick-hit Episode #32 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Our Cougars are 1-1 after a tough loss to Auburn at the Toyota Center, where both teams came out slugging in a March-like affair. Unfortunately, Auburn was just a little bit better in handing the Coogs a 74-69 defeat. But a quick turnaround awaits to right the ship vs Louisiana-Lafayette back home in the Fertitta Center.Please have a listen as we continue to provide a detailed breakdown of UH's next game and track the team's progress throughout this season.- 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 gocoogs.com/old-men/

Welcome to our jam-packed Episode #31 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.Please have a listen as the 3 Old Men review Houston's season opening win over Jackson St, preview the Big Week 2 game vs Auburn (a match-up of the current top 2 teams on KenPom), & then jump into our preseason previews of the Big 12 & what we're calling our "National Top 8+1 List" of national championship contenders for the season.We'll continue to provide detailed breakdowns of UH's games throughout the season, so fans can join in on the team's journey towards March Madness by listening in each week.- 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 our Season 2 kick-off & Episode #30 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The 3 Old Men had the opportunity to sit down w/ fellow GoCoogs.com contributor, Jayme Hollingsworth, to preview the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball team heading into the '24-'25 season. Our Cougars are "running it back" with 4 returning starters, their 2 top starter-quality reserves, & key Transfer Portal addition Milos Uzan to make what could be a historic run for the program's 1st National Championship in San Antonio!Please have a listen as we provide detailed breakdowns of the team in advance of the season opener this coming Monday. The team is LOADED & fans can be prepared for a fun & exciting journey towards March Madness!- 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 another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#29) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The 3 Old Men had the wonderful opportunity to sit down w/ UH Director of Men's Basketball Sports Performance, Alan Bishop, to talk about the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program. We go into what his role is within the program, his career journey in getting to the University of Houston, and his philosophies around sports performance to reinforce Coach Sampson's culture of toughness in the program. Have a listen, Coach Bishop provides some insights into the UH Hoops program you won't find anywhere else!- 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 another offseason Episode (#28) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.We're at the peak of official visits & potential commitments for the 2025 mens basketball recruiting season, and 2 of the 3 Old Men had the chance to weigh in on the primary targets for UH Mens Basketball. We go into our assessments of the kids in play, and provide insights into who each of us hopes will sign with the Cougars. Should everything break the right way with visits, we could be in for the #1 recruiting class of the Kelvin Sampson era!We then follow with a bit of an instant reaction to the hiring of Eddie Nunez as the new AD at Houston, and close the episode off with a bit on conference realignment. Providing our respective takes on the Big 12 flirting yet again with UConn.- 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 another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#27) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The 3 Old Men had the wonderful opportunity to sit down w/ UH Men's Basketball Director of Operations, Lauren Sampson, to talk about the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program. We go into what her role is within the program, what it's like to work for her father, and get a sneak preview of what's in store for the program as the team prepares to "run it back" with 4 starters & 2 key reserves back in the fold for a run at a national title. Have a listen, Lauren provides some behind the scenes insight into the program you won't find anywhere else!- 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 a "Special Edition" offseason Episode of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The 3 Old Men had the incredible opportunity to sit down w/ all-time Houston Cougar Great Reid Gettys, to talk all things Houston Cougars Basketball. We cover his playing days, as well as his transition into coaching & broadcasting, & then get his perspective on the Kelvin Sampson era. Have a listen, Reid covers some stories that you likely have never heard before anywhere else!- 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/

This is our 1st offseason Ad Hoc episode, as promised, where we'll be discussing the big roster decisions made shortly after the Portal season opened up. The coaching staff & the LinkingCoogs NIL Collective stepped up big-time w/ their creative "Run it Back" campaign to facilitate 4 of our 5 starters returning next season to make a run at that elusive National Championship! To complete the puzzle, Coach Sampson was able to hand select his desired top PG from the Portal (Milos Uzan) to run the show for what could be a historic run next year.So we'll begin this Portal episode by making a few comments on the success of the "Run it Back" campaign, provide different perspectives on Milos Uzan's game & how we each believe it will fit in with this Cougars program, and then provide a "way too early" forecast of how we see the line-ups & rotations breaking down going into next season.- 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/

The Cougars finish the season 32-5, after a heartbreaker in terms of how things ended. We started fast in the Sweet 16 game, Duke had a "deer in the headlights" look to them, and the refs were letting the teams play. But a devastating game-ending ankle injury to Shead at the 6:50 mark of the 1st half (when we led 16-10), proved pivotal in allowing Duke to eek out a 54-51 win to end the Cougars' season.So we'll begin this final in-season episode summarizing the Duke game & the impact of Shead's injury, forecast how the team looks heading into next season & what we should look for in the Transfer Portal as the gates are already open, and then provide a brief forecast of how we believe the Final 4 will play out.- 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 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- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/

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

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

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

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/

Welcome to Episode 13 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The Cougars are now 17-2, 4-2 in the Big 12 Conference & 1/2 game out of 1st place, after a Defensive Masterpiece against UCF & some disciplined play to close out BYU on the road. We begin this episode with a summary of the UCF & BYU games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the Cougars' upcoming conference games this week vs KSU & Texas, 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/

Welcome to Episode 12 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.The Cougars are now 15-2, 2-2 in the Big 12 Conference after a demolition of Texas Tech, & ranked #5 in the AP Poll. We begin this episode with a summary of the TCU & Texas Tech games, highlight the other Big 12 games each of us identified last week, then transition to previewing the Cougars' upcoming conference games this week vs UCF & BYU, 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/

Welcome to Episode 11 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. The only year-round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.The Cougars are now 14-1, ranked #2 for now in the AP Poll, have played 2 Big 12 games, & have now experienced life on the road in the Big 12. Truly No Conference for Old Men! We begin this episode with a summary of Houston's 1st 2 conference games, highlight a few other Big 12 games we watched, then transition to previewing the Cougars' upcoming conference games this week vs TCU & Texas Tech, and wrap up with a few other conference games of interest.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud.- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/category/podcast/no-conference-for-old-men/

Welcome to Episode 10 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. The only year-round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.The Cougars are now 13-0, still ranked #3 in the AP Poll, & are now ready to enter their very 1st Big 12 slate of games! We begin this episode with a summary of Houston's last 2 non-con games, then transition to some thoughts on what to expect heading into Big 12 play, and wrap up with a preview of the West Virginia conference opener.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud.- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/category/podcast/no-conference-for-old-men/

Welcome to Episode 9 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. The only year-round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference. We're ecstatic to announce that we are now part of the GoCoogs.com network, the deepest & broadest coverage of Houston Cougars athletics coverage around!The Houston Cougars are now 11-0, ranked #3 in the AP Poll, & just completed a grinding win over the hated Aggies in the Toyota Center! We start with a detailed analysis of the games played (focusing on the Texas A&M win), then move on to a quick preview the Cougar's upcoming game vs Texas St, & finally we wrap up by providing some thoughts on the Big 12's dominant 7-4 beatdown of the Big East in the 2023 Big 12/Big East Challenge.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / SoundCloud.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/category/podcast/no-conference-for-old-men/

Welcome to Episode 8 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! The only year-round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.The Houston Cougars are now 8-0, ranked #3 in the AP Poll, & just completed a statement win at Xavier in the Big 12 / Big East Challenge! We start with a detailed analysis of the games played (focusing on the Xavier win), then move on to preview the Cougar's upcoming games as they prep for a big showdown vs Texas A&M, & finally we wrap up by highlighting some key Big 12 games to look out.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Pandora.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Ep 7 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! The only all-year round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.It's Feast Week & the Houston Cougars are now 6-0! We start with a detailed analysis of the games at the Charleston Classic, then move on to the Cougar's upcoming games (including our Big 12/Big East Challenge matchup w/ Xavier), & finally we wrap up by highlighting some key Big 12 games to look out for vs the Big East.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Pandora.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Ep 6 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! The only all-year round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.Week 1 of the season is now behind us, and the Houston Cougars are 3-0! We start with a detailed analysis of last week's game(s), then move on to the Cougar's upcoming games for the week, & finally we wrap up by highlighting some key Big 12 games to look out for during this same time.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Pandora.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Ep 5 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! The only all-year round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.Real games that count have finally arrived, no more overreactions to "secret scrimmage" & exhibition game results! We'll also be entering our more normal cadence & podcast structure as we prepare to enter the 2023-24 season. We'll start with a summary of the preceding game(s) played by the Houston Cougars, then move on to their upcoming games for the week, highlight the key Big 12 games to look out for during this same time, & then finally zero in on a national game of interest.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Pandora.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Ep 4 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! The only all-year round college basketball podcast focused on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 Conference.We're finally beyond practice & playing someone other than ourselves, what should we be looking for before the games that count begin? Also, we have 2 guests: Houston Cougars fan Bill Walker joins to chat as we prepare to enter the 2023-24 season, & then we hear from Arizona fan Hayden Adkins to gain some insight into what to expect from our future conference mate ahead of next season.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Pandora.- Intro/Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Episode 3 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! We're a college basketball-focused podcast, with an emphasis on the Houston Cougars & Big 12 conference.Ep 3 is dedicated to providing a national preview of who we believe will be the Top 25 teams in the nation. Included in our Top 25, we'll do a deep dive on 3 programs outside of the Big 12: North Carolina, Arizona, & Florida Atlantic. We'll also look to see how we compare with the AP and Coaches Polls that were just released.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Pandora.- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Ep 2 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. Paying homage to the elite program Coach Kelvin Sampson has built at Houston, the monstrous Big 12 conference that is #1 & growing even stronger through realignment, as well as the great sport of college basketball.Ep 2 is focused on providing a preview of the 2023 Big 12 Conference season as 4 new teams enter (Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, & BYU). We take a deep dive from a coach's strategy / style of play perspective, as well as an advanced analytics view to break down the teams & predict standings for the upcoming season.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Please Follow/Subscribe/Download.- You can follow us on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen

Welcome to Episode 1 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast! Paying homage to the elite program Coach Kelvin Sampson has built at Houston, the monstrous Big 12 conference that is #1 & growing even stronger through realignment, as well as the great sport of college basketball. Fittingly, Ep 1 will be dedicated to providing a preview of the 2023 Houston Cougars as they enter their inaugural season in the Big 12. We take a deep dive from a coach's strategy / style of play perspective, as well as through an advanced analytics view to set the stage for an exciting season for the Cougars.- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Apple Podcasts & Spotify.- Please follow us on Twitter/X @NoConfForOldMen https://twitter.com/NoConfForOldMen