Welcome to Episode #52 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. This is our 1st offseason episode of season 2, and just like last season we'll be discussing the big roster decisions made after the Portal season opened & the pre-NBA Draft workouts completed. The coaching staff & the LinkingCoogs NIL Collective stepped up yet again, w/ their creative "#WideAwake" campaign facilitating 3 of our 5 starters returning next season to make yet another run at that elusive National Championship! ...
Jun 10, 2025•50 min•Season 2Ep. 52
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 N...
Apr 11, 2025•54 min•Season 2Ep. 51
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 t...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 50
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 ...
Mar 25, 2025•56 min•Season 2Ep. 49
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.c...
Mar 19, 2025•54 min•Season 2Ep. 48
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....
Mar 13, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 47
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...
Mar 07, 2025•58 min•Season 2Ep. 46
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 forwar...
Feb 28, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 45
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 ...
Feb 21, 2025•58 min•Season 2Ep. 44
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 & the...
Feb 13, 2025•57 min•Season 2Ep. 43
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 te...
Feb 07, 2025•53 min
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 ...
Jan 31, 2025•46 min•Season 2Ep. 41
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 game...
Jan 24, 2025•53 min•Season 2Ep. 40
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 we...
Jan 17, 2025•36 min•Season 2Ep. 39
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 & d...
Jan 10, 2025•50 min•Season 2Ep. 38
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 ...
Jan 04, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 37
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 o...
Dec 23, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 36
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...
Dec 13, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 35
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 wh...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 34
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 ...
Nov 22, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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 ...
Nov 13, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 32
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 se...
Nov 08, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 31
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 Champi...
Nov 01, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 30
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 p...
Sep 27, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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 recru...
Aug 30, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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 reserv...
Jun 24, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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...
May 20, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 th...
Apr 17, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 Shea...
Apr 03, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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 o...
Mar 26, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 23
