Tough Vegas Trip, Butler on Deck, + Old Men Debate State of the Team

<strong>Welcome to Episode #34 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</strong></p><strong>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.</strong></p><strong>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.</strong></p><strong>- 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</strong></p><strong>- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</strong></p><strong>- Please follow us on gocoogs.com/old-men/</strong></p>

01:01:36

Big Bama Game Next! Oh there's Hofstra & Notre Dame too...

<strong>Welcome to Episode #33 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</strong></p><strong>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.</strong></p><strong>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.</strong></p><strong>- 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 </strong></p><strong>- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io </strong></p><strong>- Please follow us on gocoogs.com/old-men/</strong></p>

00:35:53

A tight loss vs. Auburn, but Louisiana up Wed Night

Welcome to a quick-hit Episode <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tags/32">#32</a> of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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.</p>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.</p>- 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<br />- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io<br />- Please follow us on <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgocoogs.com%2Fold-men%2F&token=cf74e-1-1731487620709">gocoogs.com/old-men/</a></p>

00:28:22

Houston 1-0, Auburn on Deck, + Our XII & National Top 8+1 Previews

Welcome to our jam-packed Episode #31 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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.</p>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.</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:58:25

Houston Cougars '24-'25 Preview - the Road to San Antonio

Welcome to our Season 2 kick-off & Episode #30 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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!</p>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!</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:51:36

"Special Edition" Episode - a chat with Alan Bishop, Director of Mens Basketball Sports Performance

Welcome to another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#29) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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!</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:45:35

Big Game Hunting in UH Hoops recruiting + a bit on New AD & UConn/Big 12 talks

Welcome to another offseason Episode (#28) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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!</p>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.</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:38:21

"Special Edition" Episode - a chat with Lauren Sampson, Director of Operations UH Men's Basketball

Welcome to another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#27) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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!</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:38:37

"Special Edition" Episode - A Chat w/ Cougar Great Reid Gettys on all things UH Basketball!

Welcome to a "Special Edition" offseason Episode of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.</p>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!</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:52:54

4 Houston Starters Decide to "Run it Back" + Uzan Joins from the Portal!

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.</p>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.</p>- 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</p>- Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io</p>- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/</p>

00:33:08