Best Coogs Podcasts (2025)

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11.08: Oregon St Preview, MBB Big 12 Schedule Reveal, Soccer's Statement Dub 1:10:34

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The boys have survived the lack of Houston Cougar football during the past week, with the following UH sports topics to discuss: Previewing the Oregon St Beavers, with help from Anchie Machado of BeaverBlitz.com Week 4/5 Down w/the Pickness updates Quickly discussing the newly-released men's hoops Big 12 schedule Soccer opens Big 12 play with a sta…

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11.07: Big 12 Opener Dub Over Buffs, Bye Week Thoughts & Soccer Goes Into Big 12 Play 1:16:04

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We don't have football this coming week, but we have an exciting Houston Cougar football win to chew on and numerous other topics from the world of Cougar sports, which we discussed in this order: The 1st ever Cougar football win in the Big 12 opener! Discussing everything from a 36-20 win over Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes, certainly th…

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11.06: A Triumphant Bayou Bucket Finale & Buffs Showdown 1:40:25

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The boys are back (the boys are back) and its our meatiest pawd of the young season with an episode positively overflowing with Houston Cougar sports happenings to chew on, including the following topics: Recapping another dominant defensive performance from Cougar football's final scheduled Bayou Bucket game against the Rice Owls and thoughts on t…

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FREEMIUM Teaser: Rice Game Instant React 12:45

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A little 12+ minute taste of what Bobby and Sam talked about on the Patreon-exclusive Bayou Bucket react episode, which you can get access to by going to patreon.com/shpawdcast and supporting the work the guys do talking about the Cougars.

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11.05: Hit the Road, Jacks & the Last Bayou Bucket? 1:34:12

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Bobby and Sam, in certainly the meatiest episode of the new season, FINALLY have a real life Cougar football game to talk about in what is absolutely a jampacked week of Cougar sports and these were our topics for the week's pawd: Recapping Cougar football's 27-0 win over SFA, a defensive masterclass and an offensive performance with signs of promi…

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11.04: SFA GAME WEEK & Soccer Demolishes Horns/Volleyball SZN Preview! 1:23:27

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FOOTBALL IS BACK and we're excited to talk about that, along with multiple other very exciting Houston Cougar sports topics in roughly this order: Soccer absolutely demolishes UT-Austin 4-1 in a match that was nothing short of a statement of intent by this team and 1st year HC Ben Williams Previewing the SFA Lumberjacks w/help from SFA alum/D1 FCS …

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11.03: '25 Offense Preview, Big 12 Football Hot Takes & Coog Fútbol Begins! 1:23:32

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The return of Houston Cougar football is SO CLOSE we can taste it, with single digit days left until the season starts the boys returned to discuss plenty of future pigskin among the following UH sports topics: An in-depth preview of a '25 Cougar football offense with an exciting new QB in Conner Weigman, lots of new faces with some key returnees b…

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11.02: '25 Defense/Special Teams Preview + Cougar Futbol Enters a New Era 1:17:30

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We've reached a truly wonderful time of the year, as Bobby and Sam return in the halcyon preseason days of August with seasons to look forward to and talk about, talking about the following topics tonight: Previewing the 2025 Houston Cougar football defense (by position) and special teams, players to watch in the coming season & thoughts on 1st yea…

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11.01: 25-26 Season Bold Predictions 1:41:12

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There's no special occasion quite like the beginning of a new season as we begin the 11th season of this pawd with all co-hosts (emeritus and regular) returning as Bobby, Dustin, and Sam stake their pre-season bold predictions w/at least 1 for every UH intercollegiate sport & revisit 24-25 bold predictions & find out who was the master prognosticat…

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10.53: Pawdcast Feud! 44:16

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The boys are doing something a bit different for this one tonight here in the waning days of July, as co-host emeritus Dustin plays some combination of Richard Dawson, Steve Harvey, and Louie Anderson hosting "Pawdcast Feud" and testing the knowledge of the regular co-hosts on various UH and UH sports-related questions…

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10.52: Big 12 Football Media Days & a Space-Themed Rivalry??? 58:41

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FILL OUT OUR PAWDCAST FEUD SURVEY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mU8iLHqyb7N9DuGmXV1CTHJJzXSDjkoTh5iPYnCrhAQ/ The boys are back (the boys are back) with a new pawd full of some new and familiar topics when it comes to Houston Cougar sports topics around these parts, including the following: Bobby was out at Big 12 football media days, talki…

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10.51: Coog News Bits & Diving Into the House v. NCAA Settlement 1:11:15

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Please consider supporting the TEGNA Texas Flood Relief Fund for those affecting by the flooding in Kerr County, Texas: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Tegna-Texas-Flood-Relief-Fund After a week off, the boys returned to kick around the following Houston Cougar sports topics: Men's hoops finds out their first 2 games at the Players…

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10.50: The 8th Annual Pawscar Awards! 55:42

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Its one of our absolute favorite traditions, the 8th annual Pawscar awards as Bobby, Dustin, and Sam honor the best University of Houston athletes, teams, coaches, and moments from the 2024-25 athletics year that was!

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10.49: 2024-25 Pawscar Nominees + Football Recruiting/NCAA Outdoors Talk 1:01:36

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VOTE FOR THE 2024-25 PAWSCARS AT THIS LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aXcVuk8L7--Fc-Pnk9exdgqNMhlF84TOsccHBGQW7U0/edit Oh hey its a throwback pawd, as the gang of 3 current and emeritus Pawdcast hosts convene to discuss the following Houston Cougar sports topics: Revealing our categories/nominees for the 9th edition of our season-ending Paws…

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10.48: Schoon(mak)er or Later 47:53

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It may be mid June and by any definition, the dog days of summer, but the boys are still back to talk everything current in the world of Houston Cougar sports, including the following topics: Reacting to UH's newest head coach: Chrissy Schoonmaker, previously of George Washington. What we like (the pitching track record & not being Kristin Vesely) …

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10.47: Summer Q&A + Last Scraps of Spring Sports 1:09:57

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The boys are back (echoing) the boys are back, and on this pawd where the month turns to June on the calendar, there are still Cougar sports topics to kick around and the regular co-hosts talked the following topics: UH's unsurprising, but not wildly encouraging decision to bring back baseball HC Todd Whitting for a 16th season in 2026 What the lac…

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10.46: UZAN IS BACK! 1:09:25

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The boys are back and its that, the most welcome of Houston Cougar offseason topics, an episode with a ton of good men's hoops offseason news which is included in a number of different Cougar sports topics covered in this episode, as follows: Milos Uzan officially returns to the men's basketball program! What Uzan's return means for the 2025-26 sea…

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10:45: Clinging to the End of the 24-25 Cougar Season (+ Vibe Check Pt 2 Teaser) 1:16:55

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Just because the boys have reached the end of Houston Cougar regular season sports for the 2024-25 season doesn't mean there isn't a ton to talk about from sports in and out of their respective seasons, as Bobby & Sam kick around the following topics: A really encouraging 'ahead of schedule' performance from Track & Field (primarily, but not exclus…

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10.44: Electric Daisy COOGival (+ Vibe Check Pt 1 Premium Preview) 1:12:56

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We're partying like its an early season Pawd episode, because both co-hosts are in person in Vegas with the following Houston Cougar topics on offer: Bobby gets the chance to weigh in on UH moving on from Kristin Vesely, bigger picture thoughts on everything uncovered in the past 12 months, and talking specific candidates for UH's newest vacancy Ba…

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10.43: EMERGENCY PAWD- Kristin Vesely OUT as UH Softball Head Coach 44:23

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The original co-hosting duo returns to discuss UH letting go of longtime softball head coach Kristin Vesely, including returning to reporting last summer of a toxic environment in the Cougar softball program, things the co-hosts have learned in the time since, and what UH did right (very little) and didn't do right (lots) institutionally in reachin…

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10.42: Baseballs Livin' the Sweep Life, NCAA Regional Golf Corner & Rank Five (UH Songs Edition) 1:09:44

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The boys are back, as the lazy days of May certainly don't equate to the lazy Pawdcast co-hosts of May as there are a number of Houston Cougar sports topics to discuss on this show: Baseball finally earns their way to lead the show, with a 4-0 week that puts the team in prime position for the Big 12 postseason & looks ahead to a big road series in …

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10.41: Spring Football Transfer Activity & A Good Golf Week 1:04:51

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For the last time in the month of April 2025, the boys have returned to discuss a mixture of Houston Cougar sports topics, both of the in season and offseason news variety, including the following: A triumphant Golf Corner following an impressive 4th place finish by the men's team at the Big 12 championships & the women's team learned their postsea…

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10.40: Feelin' Sharp About Spring Football 1:10:46

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You better believe the boys are back for a late April Pawdstravaganza of Houston Cougar sports content... sports in their offseason (or spring season), sports in the business end of their seasons, sports right in the middle of their season. What we're saying is we're talking Cougar sports, including the following topics: JoJo Tugler, Emanuel Sharp,…

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10.39: Hoops Offseason '25 Moves & Country Club Sports' Corners 1:12:29

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The boys are back here at the beginning of the hot part of the year with a variety of interesting Houston Cougar sports topics, including the following: Looking at the 2 newest men's hoopers: Pop Isaacs of Creighton and Kalifa Sakho of Sam Houston, what they've done in their careers prior to arriving at UH and how they could fit onthe 2025-26 team.…

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10.38: Arrivederci, 2024-25 Cougar Men's Hoops 58:27

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The boys return to discuss a tough loss from an absolute classic of a national championship game against Florida and the unbridaled joy of the semifinal come from behind win against Duke and its crew of uber talented freshmen.

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10.37: Final Four Preview, Matthew Mitchell Arrives & Tennis Triumphs 1:11:23

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The boys are back in town again in classic pawdcast fashion to talk about an absolutely jam packed week of Houston Cougar sports and news, including the following topics: A titanic men's basketball Final Four showdown with Duke, previewing everything about the Blue Devils and their various uber talented freshmen Matthew Mitchell takes over as UH wo…

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10.36: WE'RE GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR!!!! 52:32

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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.

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10.35: A PurDOOZY of a Sweet 16 50:25

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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 …

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10.34: The Sweetest of 16s 47:47

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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 Thursda…

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10.33: An 'All Cougars' NCAA Tournament Opener 41:54

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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 fu…

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10.32: 2025 March Madness Bracket Reveal Instant React 41:47

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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.

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FREEMIUM TEASER: '25 Big 12 NCAA Tournament Mega Preview Patron Episode 15:01

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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 getti…

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10.31: Waco Mayor LJ Cryer + Big 12 MBB Tournament Preview 1:00:58

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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 gu…

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10.30: Unshared Big 12 MBB Champs & Winter Sport Conference Championships Abound 1:30:22

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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…

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10.29: Another Hoops Big 12 Title! 1:33:25

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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. Rec…

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10.28: Raising UZANizona 1:36:06

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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 nigh…

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10.27: Goodbye Baylor, Hello Arizona & Baseball Season 1:25:32

8M ago1:25:32

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Another week, another opportunity to dive into a heaping helping of Houston Cougar sports happenings: Men's Hoops trudges through a road win at lowly Colorado, but leaves no doubt in Baylor's first Big 12 MBB trip to the Fertitta Center Previewing a massive Saturday game at a top 25 Arizona team w/1st place in the Big 12 stakes & a slightly less ma…

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10.26: JT Toppin's Errant Knee & '25 Football Schedule Thoughts 1:33:14

8M ago1:33:14

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The boys are back in town (even though Bobby is recording from out of town) with a MEATY, 90+ minute episode filled with Houston Cougar sports happenings to talk about: Cougar men's basketball's jam packed 3-game week, with a super close OT loss to Texas Tech sandwiched in between workmanlike wins over WVU and OK State. Previewing Colorado and Bayl…

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10.25: The Mylik-iracle In Kansas & Lydia Lasprilla Joins the Pawd! 1:40:22

8M ago1:40:22

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The regular co-hosting duo is back, with Bobby back on terra firma in Texas, with the boys discussing the following Houston Cougar topics: An unbelievable win at Kansas by Cougar men's basketball, with big performances from Mylik Wilson and J'Wan Roberts, among others Previewing 2 challenging upcoming MBB conference games, at WVU and hosting Texas …

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FREEMIUM TEASER: Cougar MBB Wins at the Phog! 16:50

8M ago16:50

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For all listeners of the Scott & Holman Pawdcast, a free-mium 15-16ish minutes clipped from our regular Patreon feed instant react episode to Cougar men's basketball winning a 92-86 double OT classic at Phog Allen Fieldhouse.

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10.24: M.I.L.F. (Man I Love Francis) 1:12:21

8M ago1:12:21

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With Bobby off at the PGA Show in Florida, it was a return of the OG co-host lineup as Dustin tagged in to discuss the following Houston Cougar sports topics: A busy 3-0 week for Cougar men's hoops with wins that ranged from the the extremely dramatic (UCF) to the somewhat dramatic (WVU) to laughably uncompetitive (Utah), with a big roadie to Kansa…

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10.23: Basketball Rock Fights & UH Tennis HC Kat Adamovic Joins the Pawd 1:12:47

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The boys are back in tooooooooown, the boys are back (whispers the boys are back), and with a heaping helping of Houston Cougar sports stuff to discuss: Cougar men's hoops thrashes K State 87-57 on the road & looks ahead to challenging Big 12 opponents West Virginia and UCF The portal stops for no program and UH adds a couple of transfer defensive …

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10.22: Hot & Heavy Big 12 Hoops Season Arrives 1:08:51

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Back to the regular 2 co-hosts, this humble University of Houston sports-focused podcast returns to discuss the following UH sports topics of note: Recapping men's hoops' dominant 2-0 mini homestand w/victories over BYU and TCU, with a road trip to Kansas State on the horizon Women's hoops trudges through an 0-3 start to conference play and the boy…

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10.21: Historic 21st Episode of the 10th Season 1:19:56

9M ago1:19:56

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The co-hosts (wonder if that includes a special guest one) return for the first time in 2025 to discuss the following Houston Cougar and tangentially related topics: Recapping smothering defense & questionable offense from Cougar men's hoops' Big 12 opening win over Oklahoma State Special guest co-host Dustin talks about what he's seen from the par…

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10.20: Conner Weigman's Big Decision & Other Things We're Grateful For 1:20:28

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In the last episode before the Christmas holiday and 2nd to last of the calendar year, Bobby and Sam kick around the following Houston Cougar sports topics: Getting to know new Cougar football defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong Talking the official add of former A&M QB Conner Weigman & a number of other notable transfer pickups for Cougar footb…

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10.19: The Cry(er)ing Game & Portal/Football Staff Updates 1:14:03

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Bobby and Sam return to discuss the following topics from the last week or two in the world of Houston Cougar sports: Men's Hoops showing a lot of really encouraging stuff, including a record setting defensive half, in wins over Butler and Troy Chris Cenac Jr becoming the latest blue chip recruit to join the men's hoops 2025 class Shiel Wood depart…

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10.18: Soak Close And Yet, So Far 1:33:01

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Is it already December?! Bobby and Sam return off of Thanksgiving week to discuss the following Houston Cougar sports topics: The dismissal of former UH football OC Kevin Barbay, why it happened and where Willie Fritz may be looking next for the replacement An encouraging, but still flawed performance to end the 2024 football season at BYU Men's Ho…

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EMERGENCY PAWD: Kevin Barbay Out As Offensive Coordinator 19:24

10M ago19:24

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A little early release, pre-Thanksgiving breaking news as Bobby discusses UH dismissing football offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay and possible replacements for the position.

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10.17: Yet Another Touchdown Free Saturday & Hoops' Sin City Trip 1:24:05

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Bobby and Sam have both the unenviable and enviable task of discussing the following topics on this week's pawdcast (w/time stamps included): 1:49- Thanksgiving food talk 6:33- Recapping football vs. Baylor 44:28- Previewing football @ BYU 57:08- Recapping MBB vs. Hofstra 1:06:44- Previewing MBB @ the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas 1:14:28- Voll…

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10.16: Arrival of the King(ston) & Touchdown-less In Tucson 1:18:16

10M ago1:18:16

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The boys are back with not all bad news in the world of Houston Cougar sports on the menu for discussion, but it certainly isn't all good news either here in mid-November. See below for the time stamped breakdown of this week pawd: 3:30- Blue chip 2025 point guard Kingston Flemings commits to men's hoops 9:34- UL-Lafeyette recap/Hofstra preview 25:…