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April 1, 2010
Game Time: Cheer Up Coogs Fan, There's Still A Chance Mack Rhoades Just Has A Killer Sense Of Humor
Today is the first day of the Shell Houston Open. If you remember, last year the first day had to be postponed because of some nasty winds that had blown into the Houston area. Suffice it to say that if there is a strong breeze in the Houston area on this first day of the Shell Houston Open, it's ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Coogs Stumble As Rice Begins To Find Its Footing
It's a good day to be a baseball fan in Houston. The Astros are hosting the Giants at Minute Maid Park, the University of Houston is hosting Sam Houston State at Cougar Field, and the Rice Owls are hosting Dallas Baptist at Reckling Park.It's tempting to recommend the major league baseball. B ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Another Weekend, Another Team Sweeps The Coogs
Photo courtesy UHIt was not a good weekend, again, for Houston Cougars baseball. Just as they were swept by the Rice Owls over Easter weekend, this past weekend the Cougars were swept by the TCU Horned Frogs, one of the top-ranked teams in the country. And unlike the Rice games, where the Coug ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Coogs Use Power of Dance to Clinch Memphis Series
The Houston Cougars and Memphis Tigers were about an hour into a two hour 19 minute rain delay yesterday when Cougar infielder Jake Runte stepped out of the dugout, into the rain, and started dancing. Teammate David Murphy jumped out and slid around on the tarp, and the preteen batboys and th ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
Alvin Brooks Gets A Second Chance With UH Hoops
It may look like a mausoleum, but it's home for the CoogsThe story of the University of Houston men's basketball team can be seen as one of rebirths, second chances, starting over.Head coach James Dickey hasn't been a head coach since losing his job at Texas Tech in 2001. His associate head ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
Coogs Will Host C-USA Tournament, But Probably Won't Play In It
Photo courtesy UHUH's pitching continues to struggleThe University of Houston will be hosting the Conference-USA Baseball Tournament come the last week of May. But while it may be hosting the event, it's becoming ever more possible that it won't actually be playing in the tournament.Only six team ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Richard Justice Hates (Hated?) The Coogs In A Disappearing Blog Item
Justice's post was here one day, gone the nextLet me get my bias out in the open. I'm a UH graduate. Class of 1988. Graduated with membership in the Honors College -- only then it was just the Honors Program. I've attended various UH sporting events from before I started at the school, to the pre ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Rice, UH Battle Weather And C-USA Rivals As Tournament Looms
Photo courtesy UHCoogs are hoping for a miracleThe weather caused some major havoc to the Houston-area college baseball season this past weekend as both the Houston Cougars and Rice Owls, playing big series with important post-season implications, waited out rain-outs, delays, and bizarre game ti ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Rice Tops UH, But Both Teams Have Concerns For The Tournament
Photo courtesy UHRice takes the crosstown series as Coogs keep stumblingIn the ultimate scheme of things, Rice's 15-5 over Houston last night means absolutely nothing. Rice had already clinched the Silver Glove Series, again, which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two team ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
C-USA's Post-Season Tournament: Kind Of Pointless
Meaningless exhibition games in the post-season? Great ideaConference USA has been making a big deal out of the fact that all six teams advancing to its postseason baseball tournament, starting today at Cougar Field, are guaranteed of playing three games. What conference officials fail to point o ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
UH And Rice Improve Their Outlooks In C-USA's Confusing Tournament (We Think)
Photo courtesy UHGoodnight had all the support a pitcher needsAfter yesterday's opening Conference USA tournament baseball games, only one thing is clear: if Southern Miss and Houston win today, then they're playing for the C-USA title on Saturday game and none of Friday's games will matter.But t ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
UH Makes Matters Clear In The Confusing C-USA Tournament: They Suck
Photo courtesy UHYou had a bad day......The scoreboard at Cougar Field appeared to suffer a malfunction last night. There was "one" run showing for Rice in the first-inning column, yet under the total runs column, the number was "11."The problem was that the top of the first inning had just ende ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
UH Ends Dismal Season Dismally: Can Coach Rayner Noble Survive?
Rayner Noble, looking desperately for bullpen helpThe Houston Cougars finished their baseball season last Friday, losing 10-6 to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles team that won the C-USA Tournament championship on Saturday night. It was a game that didn't need to be played. The Cougars had l ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Tom Franklin Cements Ties With Cougars
Franklin will be repping the CoogsHouston Cougar fans worried last year when Michael Berry dumped Tom Franklin from the then Sports Animal 790. Franklin was the voice of the Cougars, and 790 was the home station of the Cougars.So fans were worried that someone else would be brought in as the sc ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Rayner Noble Gone After 16 Years As UH Baseball Coach; Who's Next?
UH is in the market for a baseball coachWhen I wrote my wrap-up of the Houston Cougars baseball season last week, I had a change of heart and didn't write something that I actually believed. Instead I went with the conventional wisdom that coach Rayner Noble would return for another season ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
What? Tom Penders' UH Team Had Trouble With Academics?
Go to class!! If you canHere's a surprise -- the University of Houston men's basketball program has been warned by the NCAA about poor academic performance, the Houston Chronicle reported. It's not surprising because of the absolute jaw-dropping notion that UH athletes might not be racking up GP ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Mack Rhoades Wants UH Fans To Show Up, Darnit
No, this is not DURING a Coog gameI got the chance to visit with Houston Cougars athletic director Mack Rhoades last Friday to discuss the school's new stadium plans -- I was just one of the several media members there. And while Rhoades was trying to get out his vision for the future, there was ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Todd Buchanan: Jumping At The Bit to Coach UH Women's Hoops
He just cannot waitMeet new Houston Cougars' women's basketball coach Todd Buchanan. He's an excitable guy. He talks fast, in run-on sentences. He goes off on tangents, but always returns to the point of the question. He's got a tight handshake, and he calls you by your first name.He's the kid in ... More >>
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July 5, 2010
Todd Whitting Takes The Reins As UH Baseball Coach
Whitting on the basepathsThe University of Houston baseball squad wasn't very good last season.There was some talent on the roster, but too often the team appeared dispirited and just didn't seem to be putting forth a full effort.Though Rayner Noble had been a successful coach, and had won ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Saturday: The Marching Owl Band At Rice Stadium
Photos by Marco Torres For more photos from Saturday's game, see our slideshow here. Saturday was a difficult day for Aftermath on a number of levels. Not only did we have to watch our soon-to-be alma mater get its tail kicked by our crosstown rival, we were also forced to sit through what ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Cougar Basketball: Stressing The Fundamentals
I said dunk it, not DunkinHouston Cougar basketball fans might be in for a bit of a shock when basketball season gets underway next month. That's because they'll be seeing something that they haven't seen in a few years: An offense running plays. The Cougars started practice on Friday afte ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
UH Basketball Tries Once Again To Resurrect Phi Slama Jama (And Our List Of The Five Best Basketball Coogs)
While the University of Houston tries to resurrect its basketball program, we reflect on the glory days. Bryan Williams, who was a part of the University of Houston's Phi Slama Jama teams, took pictures for this week's cover story in the Houston Press about the incredible decline of the universit ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Believe It Or Not, It's Time For College Basketball
John Royal Cougars prepare to play basketballThey were just exhibition games, and they tell us that exhibition games are meaningless. They don't count in the standings. They're a chance to test game conditioning. To see how well everyone understands the offense. To see what improvements ne ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
Phi Slama Dickey Kicks Off The Season
It's basketball time at the University of HoustonThe Houston Cougars officially opened up the basketball season this weekend, and though it wasn't always pretty, especially on Friday night, the team came away with two victories. And while head coach James Dickey and his players weren't alwa ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Roadrunners Speed Past Cougars
The Coogs were missing the Slama and the Jama against UTSAThat the Houston Cougars (6-4) played a basketball game on Saturday night was not too surprising. That none of the so-called Cougar fans could be bothered to come by Hofheinz Pavilion for the game was not too surprising either. In ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Cougar Beats Bearkat, Thus UH Beats Sam Houston State
The Cougars head into Christmas with the winThe Houston Cougars (7-5) don't play very good basketball in the first half. At 12 games into the season, that can be established as a fact. The players know it and admit it. The coaches know it and it admit it. It's something they say they're wor ... More >>
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December 31, 2010
Cougar Basketball: Thanks for Playing Hillcats, Now Bring On Conference USA
No. I said Hillcats, not Top CatRogers State University is located just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They've only been playing basketball for four years. They're part of the NAIA, not the NCAA. They've yet to defeat a Division I NCAA program in their history, and coming into last night's gam ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Cougar Basketball: Happy Birthday, Mr. Nixon
John Royal Maurice McNeil goes strong to the bucketHave you ever had one of those moments? A flash that this is your day, your time, and that nothing can change that? Houston Cougar point guard Zamal Nixon had one of those moments on Saturday. And when he had that flash, he just knew that ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Houston Cougars Blow Away the Golden Hurricane
John RoyalKirk Van Slyke tips off against Tulsa to start the gameJames Dickey preaches the importance of defense to his players. If the Houston Cougars can't score, the thinking goes, they can still win the game by shutting down the offense of the other team. So when the Tulsa Golden Hurric ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Cougar Basketball: Miners De-Claw the Cougars
John RoyalAdam Brown prepares to make his moveThe largest crowd of the season showed up at Hofheinz Pavilion Saturday night for Houston's game against the UTEP Miners. And what they witnessed was perhaps the most physical game played by the Cougars in several seasons. But the largest crowd ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Owls Basketball: Given the Second Chance, Owls Soar Over the Cougars
John RoyalRice guard Connor Frizzelle awaits a pass in the first halfThe Houston Cougars were 11-6 and tied for first place in Conference USA this time last week. The Rice Owls were 8-10 and floundering in last place in C-USA. What a difference a week makes. Now it's the Cougars who are fl ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
It's a Brand-New Day for Cougar Baseball
John RoyalCodey Morehouse throws a pitch during Friday's practiceThe sun was bright and high Friday afternoon. The temperature warm. The breeze slight. It was one of those absolutely beautiful days that make one happy to be alive. It was, quite fittingly, the first practice under a new co ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Cougars Come Close, But Close Isn't Good Enough
John RoyalZamal Nixon looks for the open guy in the first halfBasketball teams don't win games they let the opponent shoot 50 percent from the floor. They also don't win basketball games when they miss 12 of 31 free throw shots. Or take ill-advised three-point shots when hanging on to a one ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
James Dickey Ignores His Gut, Cougars Get the Win
John RoyalZamal Nixon works the offense in the second half against TulaneHouston Cougars head coach James Dickey tends to coach by his gut. And when point guard Zamal Nixon tried to hit forward Maurice McNeil for the alley-oop late in the second half on Saturday afternoon, Dickey's gut told ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
James Dickey Offers Up an Apology As SMU Smacks Down the Coogs
John RoyalThe Cougar Dolls were about the only things worth cheering at Hofheinz Pavilion last nightJames Dickey was not a happy man last night. He prowled the Houston Cougars sidelines like a caged animal, scowling, barking commands, pleading to his players. Shouting out at them to play de ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Cougars and Owls: Hey, What Do You Know? At Least Some Houston Teams Can Win Baseball Games
John RoyalHouston's Caleb Ramsey knocks a first-inning two-run triple on Friday nightThe expectations for the Houston Cougars baseball team are almost nonexistent. Hustle. Stay competitive. Aim toward being better next season. The expectations for the Rice Owls are high. Win Conference U ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
UH and Rice Attempt to Salvage Their Seasons This Weekend
John RoyalMaurice McNeil hopes to lead the Cougars out to three more winsThe Houston Cougars and Rice Owls looked to be moving in different directions as the men's basketball season got underway. The Cougars had a new head coach, James Dickey, who hadn't been a head coach since the 1990s. T ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
College Basketball: Owls Lose a Heartbreaker While Coogs Appear to Give Up
John RoyalRice's Arsalan Kazemi battles for position under the Rice basketNo coach wants to have to draw up a play with 2.3 seconds left that, if it works, merely ties the score and sends the game to overtime. But such was the position Rice Owls coach Ben Braun was in last night, his Owls do ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
College Baseball: Rice Sweeps the Trojans While UH Struggles Against the Rebs
John RoyalRice's Michael Ratterree tags out USC's Matt Foat trying to advance on a sac flyIn the first weekend of the college baseball season, it was the Houston Cougars pulling off the home sweep of UT-Arlington while the Rice Owls were losing two of three to visiting Stanford. The competit ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Owls Soar and Coogs Plunge As the Regular Season Ends
John RoyalThe Cougars and Owls tip off to begin Saturday's gameMaurice McNeil made a lay-up 34 seconds into Houston's Saturday game against the Rice Owls. This shot put the Cougars up 2-0. The Cougars never again led in the game, and except for one brief shining moment when they tied the ga ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Houston and Rice Pray for a Miracle As C-USA Tournament Starts Today
John RoyalHouston Cougars coach James DickeyThe Houston Cougars and Rice Owls men's basketball teams take to the court again today. Possibly for the last time. Possibly for the start of a miracle run. And while the Owls eagerly look for such a run to happen, using the Cougars of last year ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Mark Taylor, UH Swimming Coach (1961-2011)
Mark TaylorMark Taylor, who helmed University of Houston's swimming program for nearly a decade, died Friday evening of an apparent heart attack in Austin, according to the University of Houston Athletics Department. He was 50 years old. "This is a sad and difficult day. We lost a family me ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Owls Soar Over The Cougars And Continue To Dominate Cross-Town Series
John RoyalHouston Cougar Ryan Still leaps high for an overthrown ball on a first inning Rice sacrifice buntThe Houston Cougars (11-11) grabbed the 1-0 lead from the Rice Owls (15-9) in the top of the first inning last night. The Owls scored two runs in the bottom of the first, and the game w ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Comment of the Day: Oh, SNAP
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
UH Baseball: Cougars Engulfed By The Blazers
John RoyalCodey Morehouse trots home after hitting a home run on FridayThe Houston Cougar baseball team has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride this season. They weren't supposed to be very good, not with the new coach, roster turnover, and a near non-existent pitching staff devastated by ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
UH Football Announces Two More Start Times for 2011 Season
Today, the University of Houston announced two more start times for the football team's highly anticipated run at a Conference USA championship. The September 24 match-up against the Bill Curry-led Georgia State Panthers, which is entering just its second season of competitive football, will ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Owls and Coogs Disappointing Basketball Fans, Dammit
These guys are turrible!The Rice Owls (11-8, 2-2) lost a basketball game they should have won on Wednesday night. The Houston Cougars (9-9, 1-4) were blown out yet again. It's turning into another disappointing men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. It's not supposed to have been this ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
The Cougars Would Like You to Meet Jimmie Jones
Jimmie Jones doesn't yet have his name on the back of his jersey. He's just a walk-on. His stat sheet doesn't look that impressive, and he's played in less than half of the Houston Cougars' basketball games this season. But if Saturday night was any indication, then Jimmie Jones could well ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Deontay Greenberry: UH Sticks It to Notre Dame By Stealing Top Recruit
Deontay Greenberry: UH beats the Irish.We know we said National Signing Day is an overhyped mess, but don't tell that to the keening and wailing Notre Dame fans who are screaming pogue mahone to the UH Cougars. UH swooped in at the last second and stole the coveted wide receiver from the Iri ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Owls Stage The Comeback And Stun The Coogs In Game That Epitomized Both Teams
The Owls pulled off quite the comeback in defeating UH on Wednesday nightThe Houston Cougars dashed off to a 13-0 lead against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night. The offense worked to perfection. There was some decent defense being played. But as the teams went into a timeout only 7:45 into th ... More >>
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