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

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 Tran...

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,...

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 hope...

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 o...

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.  Ha...

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 comp...

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’ se...

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...

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...

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 summar...

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 so...

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 bo...

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 s...

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, hig...

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 tran...

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...

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 th...

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...

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 ga...

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...

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...

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, &amp...

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), th...

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/ Xavi...

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...