The guys discuss the Cougar football offense, from how much improvement we'll see from the offensive line, to what Kyle Allen brings to the Coogs, to what to expect from new OC Brian Johnson. We also take questions from our listeners and discuss Cougar soccer opening the (exhibition) season.
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The guys return to discuss an underappreciated figure in the pantheon of Houston Cougar athletics: former UH baseball coach (and alum) Rayner Noble. In addition to bringing their own research and perspective, the guys talked to former Cougar players under Noble: Duncan McAdoo, Jarrod Bitter, Hyung Cho and Taylor White.
Also, the guys discuss the additions of an intriguing pair of transfers to the Men's Basketball program!
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Dustin and Sam return for their 52nd episode and 1st ever stab at their own custom Houston Cougar sports trivia game: Jeo-PAW-rdee. Our 2 esteemed guests: Jacob and Kyle, battle it out for supremacy and a free meal with the guys. Listen and play at home!
Finally, the guys have a few baseball tidbits to close the episode.
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The guys return for their 3rd and final installment of the Pawdcast's: A Brief History of College Football. They pick up in the 1960s where an upstart college in Southeast Texas broke social barriers and defied college football convention for the next several decades. Other topics include; Amateurism vs College Athletes, How We Got the BCS, Influential College Football Offensive Schemes and a Ketric Sanford related pun among many others!
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The guys return for part two of their CFB History series, where they pick up in the early 20th century and work their way through that era, including an upstart southeast Texas University joining the college football world.
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In part 1 of a series, Dustin and Sam dive into the history of college football, trying to figure out how a mob of people playing proto-soccer in 1869 turned into the game we love today.
And then of course, they'll also talk about the week in UH athletics, including Damyean Dotson getting drafted, a new pitching coach, & more!
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Sam and Dustin are back to hand out the first annual Paw-scar Awards for the best in UH athletics over the 2016-17 year, plus they assign a letter grade to each and every UH athletics program for the year that was.
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With a little bit of sports sadness, Dustin and Sam return to discuss the Cougars' regional extended weekend that was. The guys talk about the high highs and some heart breaking moments that can only be delivered by the game of baseball: the most wonderful and cruel of all games. The guys also take a brief look ahead at the 2018 team.
Of course, the guys answer your #AskSamOrI listener questions as well!
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Dustin and Sam return to break down and celebrate the Houston Cougars baseball team's 2nd American Athletic Conference championship in the last 2 weeks! In addition to the celebration, the fellas look ahead at the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Coogs are hosting a regional and thus the dudes break down the opening opponent: the Iowa Hawkeyes w/Jordy Hansen of BlackHeartGoldPants.com. Begrudgingly the guys talk about Texas A&M and Baylor too, as they are the other regional teams.
Finally, the guys take and answer YOUR #AskSamOrI questions!
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And of course we asked about the 2014 Baton Rouge regional, and a certain promise that was made by an opposing player.
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Finally, the guys answer some outstanding #AskSamOrI questions from their listeners about UH football and life in general.
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Cougar baseball rallies to pick up a series win vs Tulane, and moves into a tie for 1st place in the AAC. We preview a big series at USF with Will Kennedy of BullsDaily.com. And we talk football picking up a transfer and making a coaching change, plus basketball scheduling news.
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The guys return with great sports sadness to discuss a heartbreaking 4-3 walk-off loss at Rice which saw the Owls win the Silver Glove Series for the first time over the Coogs since 2013. But this episode is not without happy Cougar baseball talk as the guys also cover a slugfest of a road series win at Memphis. To close out the Cougar baseball talk, the guys preview Sam Houston State and bring on frequent Pawdcast guest J.P. Gooderham of FearTheWave.com to preview Tulane baseball.
Also, the Red/White Spring Football game was this past Saturday and the guys were there to take in the culmination of Major Applewhite's first spring practice as Cougar head coach. Sam gets a little "blue" about the iffy state of the passing game and everyone is very effusive about Isaiah Johnson's new position.
FINALLY, the guys take listener questions about Cougar Athletics in the debut #AskSamOrI segment!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A busy week in Cougar-dom saw baseball get roughed up by Rice before scoring 34 runs in a sweep of ECU. Kelvin Sampson picked up commitments from 3 new players and a new assistant coach. The AAC suffered a mass exodus of hoopsters. Football held its 2nd Spring scrimmage and lost a QB to transfer. And softball set an AAC record by dropping 22 runs in a game on UConn.
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The guys cover UH baseball's disappointing open to AAC play, as well as preview this weekend's series with ECU with Clip from Pirate Radio. PLUS Kelvin Sampson picks up a commit from the top remaining Houstonian in the 2017 class!
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The Cougar baseball program is red hot, having won 10 in a row and catapulting up to #5 in the RPI. PLUS, Cougar football holds its first scrimmage of the Spring, AND Brandon Wilson turns heads at UH Pro Day.
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Dustin and Sam return to bemoan a tough 78-75 loss to the Akron Zips in the NIT to end the 2016-17 Houston Cougar's mens baseball season. The guys discuss the prospects of the Cougar hoopsters going forward, with a look at incoming signees/recruits. Also the guys laugh in the general direction of SMU Mustangs basketball. On a happier note also the guys talk a dominant 4-0 week of Cougar baseball, including Jake Scheiner's unbelievable week. The guys also take a look ahead at a challenging week that includes road trips to UL-Lafayette and UC-Irvine.
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Dustin and Sam return again to commiserate on the heartbreak of another early AAC Tournament exit, this time via a 74-65 loss to UConn. There's postseason hoops to be discussed as the Coogs take on the MAC Regular Season champs: the Akron Zips. The guys talked to Daniel Cernak of ZTV to preview the Zips. Also the guys return from the cultural tundra of Waco to discuss a challenging, but not fruitless, series versus Baylor. FINALLY, the guys work in some Cougar Track discussion (NCAA Indoor Championships) and Golf discussion (Border Olympics).
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Cougar basketball ends its regular season and closes out Hofheinz (plus an AAC tourney preview), Baseball splits two games with top-10 Fullerton, Softball knocks off #5 Texas A&M, the AAC looks at adding Wichita State, AND former Coogs head to the NFL combine!
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