GAME THREAD: Texas (16-9) @ #3 Houston (21-3) 2/17 12PM CBS (W 82-61)

Texas will have its fans at the game, but I think the UH fans will overwhelm them. Fanwise, this game means more to UH fans than UT fans. Having fans root for both teams jacks up the energy level of both teams, making for a great game atmosphere. NCAA Tournamentish.

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This. I don’t think we’re going to have any trouble creating a loud atmosphere for our Coogs. Not sure if we’ll “Elvin” them, but I think we win this one by double digits.

I couldn’t believe my eyes at first but then saw later comments that you were messing around. No way in hell would that be a complete season for me. Screw the Shorthorns. This fanbase needs to have expectations of a national championship now


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It probably wasn’t evident that I wasn’t being serious haha so I don’t blame you for the initial reaction!

Hope the same for you!

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It’s the older Coog fans that went through the SWC that have the constant obsession with UT.

Younger fans like me can care less about the horns or aggies.

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I am not obsessed. I just want Texas to lose every game they play and Deloss Dodds to die a very slow excruciating death covered in his own excrement.

Passionate? Yes Obsessed? I don’t know, I don’t think so. Yeah definitely not, I think.

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There’s a 100% chance that Sampson wants to crush UT, and that winning like that would make his week complete. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I just hope we leave enough in the tank to beat Iowa St. I hate how close these games are to each other.

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That’s a legitimate concern, but they have what could be a tough one with Texas Tech on Saturday, and they’ll have to travel.

Both teams will be a little tired - we’ll see who’s tougher.

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If UT was an honest partner that wanted the best for all schools in order to grow college sports, there would be no haterade. UT is all about UT. UT has never advocated for UH, unless it benefited UT. I’ve had more than one person explain to me that UT’s support of UH to the SWC was more about controlling UH than what was good for the conference.

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”
Uncle Vito Don Corlene

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As a younger UH fan my animosity towards UT primarily centered around them taking Herman as well as the perception that they had at least some hand in us not being in the Big 12. Now that we’re in the Big 12 and Herman flames out I honestly don’t feel much towards them. They’re basically just the Austin-Tech. Lol

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Who do you think kept UH out of the SWC all those yrs??

F the Whorns.

I wouldn’t expect our younger alums to understand the hatred us older alums have for UT because they didn’t have to experience all the B.S. we went through.

Wasn’t just UH saying F the Whorns.
MIZZU left. Why?
Colorado?
Nebraska?
Arkansas?

There isn’t a school in the country that does less with the resources they have but their fans beat their chest like they’re the top dog with countless National titles.

Before this past season in FB they lost SEVENTY-TWO games in 13 yrs. That’s 5.5 per season.

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Yep. I’d venture to say Iowa State’s got a tougher matchup on Saturday than we do, and we definitely have the advantage in not having to turn around and travel the next day.

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while playing someone like iowa state isn’t ideal for a second leg of a saturday/monday stretch it certainly helps that both of those 2 games will be at home and we have no weekday game to play beforehand this time compared to the one in january

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A perfectly understandable, reasonable, well thought out post. I can :100: agree with.

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The two day turn around playing Texas and Iowas state will be a lot like the Sweet 16 weekend of the tournament.

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We lead the all times series by one now according to our media guide.

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48 hours before game time and “game thread” already has 80 posts!

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Oh dang. For some reason that baseball game was showing up on my calendar as a 6:30 pm game. I might take my son over there after the basketball game now. Thanks!

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