The Scott & Holman Pawdcast

With a weekend of Cougar men's and women's shooty hoops showdowns happening and (unfortunately) yet another football cancellation, the guys return for a bite size Pawdcast to talk all current Cougar events. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kelvin Sampson's squad may still be climbing the mountain, but they comfortably passed Texas Tech during the ascent this weekend, scoring a comfortable (at times dominant) win over the Red Raiders. We're discussing what Houston is doing well, and where there is still room for improvement (?!) after a 3-0 start, including recent wins over Boise and Tech. Plus the women's team wasn't so fortunate, d...

HOUSTON COUGAR MENS AND WOMENS BASKETBALL MIGHT NEVER LOSE AGAIN! Okay, maybe I should turn the optimism down a little bit. But we return to talk a pair of impressive openers from Cougar men's and women's basketball and what we think are the big picture takeaways from those games. Additionally, we look ahead at a weekend of games for both teams. We also take a look at all recent Cougar news, PLUS...

The guys are back to go in depth on Dr. Naismith's great game: basketball! Cougar men's basketball comes into the year in the preseason top 25 for the first time in almost 40 years, with a squad coming off back to back league titles and an abundance of experience and talent! AND we talk Cougar women's basketball who bring in an exciting and talented crop of new players after a tough end to a short...

There's no better recipe for a bounceback game than to play a team without an FBS win, and that did the trick for the Cougars on Saturday, as they dismantled the Bulls of South Florida. We're sifting through the remains of a blowout to decide what we liked best, with an eye towards the final third of the schedule. Plus we read your #FourWordReviews, something we've certainly never failed to do in...

We're back... except its the *royal* we this time instead of the proper plural, as Sam is riding solo this week. We (I) recap another tough afternoon at the proverbial offense as Houston Cougar football struggled to get anything done in a 38-10 loss to the #6 Cincy Bearcats. Some relief comes in the form of the 1-6 USF Bulls who are looking at a long-term rebuild with a fresh face in 1st year HC J...

Rest in Peace Ka'Darian Smith. We returned after a longer than usual absence to breakdown a rough afternoon at the office for Houston Cougar football as they were beaten soundly by the visiting UCF Knights. In a true 'no rest for the weary' situation, the Coogs return to the field to take on by far the AAC's best team, the #6 ranked Cincinnati Bearcats and we take an in depth look at what's made t...

Whether you want to call it the Space Race, or the Star War, or just a matchup of two of the AAC's most prominent football programs, UH will be taking on UCF on Saturday. As usual, we turned to UCF expert Jeff Sharon of Black & Gold Banneret to get the lowdown on all things Knights. Suffice it to say, points will be scored. Plus some hoops news! All those multi-team events in Orlando (including Ho...

Hitting the road didn't prove much of a challenge for the Cougars, as they cruised to a 37-21 victory at the Naval Academy. We're singing the praises of a dominant defensive front 7, and some offensive fireworks, and opining on where the Cougars can still improve on their 2-0 start to conference play. Plus Cincy clobbers SMU! Rice loses on a quadruple-doink! Indiana beats Penn State by a milimeter...

3 previews for 3 games in a row... is this real life?! The Houston Cougar football team goes on the road for the first time in 2020 and faced the Navy Midshipmen- a team that has seen its drastic ups and downs, but also enters this showdown 3-0 in AAC play. We take a look at the Midshipmen in 2020, both their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how the Coogs match up in this one. We also take a l...

The Houston Cougars have their first loss of the 2020 season, and they have plenty of mental errors to blame it on. We're sifting through what we liked, what needs improvement heading into conference play, and where you have to tip your cap to the "other" Cougars. Plus an educational week of AAC features a shootout for the ages. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

We almost can't believe it, in just over a week's time Houston Cougar football is back and we have YET ANOTHER gridiron opponent to preview this week. The BYU Cougars have mostly steamrolled through 4 opponents so far, en route to a top 15 ranking. We dive deep into the Cougs, what's made them so good thus far and how they match up with UH in key areas and what you can expect Friday night's nation...

HOUSTON COUGAR FOOTBALL IS BACK! HOUSTON COUGAR FOOTBALL IS BACK! HOUSTON COUGAR FOOTBALL IS BACK! The guys return to discuss the Houston Cougars' absurdly long-awaited debut to this, the strangest of modern college football seasons, in a dominant 49-31 win over the Tulane Green Wave. All aspects of the game are discussed, beyond what looks like an exciting offense and a hard-hitting, stingy defen...

Washington State, Rice, Memphis, Baylor, and North Texas all fell by the wayside. Finally, Tulane looks poised to answer the question: Does anybody want to play the Houston Cougars? Based on the hypothetical possibility that a football game will happen, we went ahead and brought back JP from Fear The Wave to break down what to expect from the Greenies. Plus we got deservedly excited about UH men's...

We spent the weekend getting all of the cussing and hurling about of things out of our systems, so we're ready to calmly discuss Houston Cougar football getting yet another potential season-opener canceled, this time after Baylor was forced to back out at the last second. We also previewed North Texas, breaking down what to expect after the Mean Green's first two games of the season. Plus a wild c...

How did we get here?! Houston Cougar football went from finding itself potentially without an opponent for the 3rd week in a row, to scheduling a Southwest Conference foe that hadn't faced the Coogs in 25 years. We still aren't exactly sure how, but we talk ourselves through it. We also brought on Shehan Jeyarajah, the college football insider and editor (as well as a Baylor alumnus) to preview Ba...

Hey hey hey! The boys are back to discuss that thing we all love so much: passing yards, touchdowns, great offensive line play and everything else an offense can do in football. The UH football program had an uncharacteristic and bizarre 2019 and Dustin/Sam break down what they believe the 2020 group will look like, both in terms of overarching storylines and each offensive unit. In addition, ther...

Football kind of snuck up on all of us, didn't it? The Houston Cougar defense looks to rebound from a rough couple year stretch with an enviable amount of experience and a number of new faces joining expected to make an immediate impact. We break down the defense by position group and look at the 'bigger picture' outlook for this group, as well as previewing Cougar special teams. There's also a 20...

We weren't sure we'd even get to this point and sure don't have a clear idea where it'll finish, but in the last week of August we figured the time was right to preview the 2020 American Athletic Conference football season in all of its future, potential glory! In addition we touch on other topics of import, such as: - Cougar football getting a potential Friday night season opener - Cougar Volleyb...

The college sports big wigs may be still trying to figure out exactly what college sports are going to look like this year, but that didn't stop your Pawdcast hosts from making some bold predictions for every Cougar sport for the coming year. Will Cougar football play .500 ball in conference play? Will men's track return to being a top 5 program? Can baseball make it back to a regional? We've got...

Sadly this past week saw the passing of Houston Cougar football coach Bill Yeoman, at the age of 92. We join those around Texas and around the world in both expressing sadness at Coach Yeoman's passing, and also sharing fond memories of the positive impact he made on the world around him. We were also stunned this week to hear of current Cougar football player Sedrick Williams' heart complications...

For better or for worse, it sure looks like college sports are going to happen this fall. For the final episode of our 5th season, we take a look at what is currently known about the upcoming season, and what's still up in the air. We're talking scheduling for football and other fall sports, a possible breakdown in the economic food chain of college sports, and even giving the AAC some credit for...

It's Pawdcast time again, and we've got mostly good news to talk about! Good news on the men's hoops and football recruiting standpoint, Cougar softball adding a legend to the coaching staff, and just for fun your hosts debating the most desirable possible football games in the Lone Star State. We only squeezed a little bit of COVID-related stuff in right in the middle. Most of this episode is fun...

We are BACK, talking about a number of UH storylines from the (extended) college sports offseason: Deeky Jarreau officially returns to Cougar men's basketball UH athletics makes some across the board cuts to deal with our crazy and uncertain Covid-19 world Cougar baseball adds DBU grad transfer MacGregor Hines Cougar football adds an offensive lineman from a familiar locale The Houston Astros gush...

Cue up your Thin Lizzy records because the boys are back in town again. To stave off the extended off season mania, Dustin and Sam discussed the evolving response of UH athletics and college athletics as a whole to Covid-19, UH basketball bringing on Arkansas big man Reggie Chaney and Clay Aguilar signing a professional contract with the New York Yankees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...