Re: UH Playing UT Again

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Good Duarte story about UH playing UT again. (paywall)

Includes photo I’d never seen before of the few UT fans at Hofheinz during Bleachergate game.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Why-doesn-t-Texas-play-UH-And-will-that-change-17148409.php

“I hope it works out,” said Chris Pezman, UH’s vice president for athletics. “I’ll believe it when I see it…” Not getting the Longhorns on the schedule has not been for a lack of trying. Texas rejected an offer by UH to play home-and-home football and basketball series for reducing the buyout owed former Cougars coach Tom Herman after he bolted for the Longhorns. UT instead wrote a check for $2.5 million.

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Duarte always coming thru.

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It sounds like Pezman is not fully convinced that the a big 12 will take place.

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Huh??

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Paywall.

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“A year ago, we weren’t doing NIL (name, image, likeness),” he said this week as a UH contingent for the first time participated in Big 12 meetings at the swanky Hyatt Resort at Gainey Ranch. “Two years ago, we weren’t doing transfer portal. I use those just as examples because of how fast this can change. Who would have ever thought we would even have a chance to be in a league with some of these teams? Now it’s looking like a possibility. “Today it could be there; tomorrow it may not.”

He is cautiously optimistic but knows that the college landscape changes a lot.

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Nvm. No paywall for me. I read every JD story he writes on UH. My Huh was to something else mrCoog. But again nvm

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Ive heard our basketball coach didnt showed up. People like Scott Drew thought that was odd.

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I think he’s referring to playing UT

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Which would require UH being included in the Big 12. Duarte even writes “you can excuse Pezman’s pessimism on the subject ( playing it) until the contracts are signed. Unless perhaps he is is cautious about ut going to the sec, which when I think about it now seems more likely.

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Coogs are going to the BIG12 UHCOOG, You can book that part :100:. What happens in the future yrs is for another day. Well some might want to discuss the 5, 10, 15 year out landscape now. :roll_eyes::man_shrugging:

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No…Not talking about Big 12, but UT…Pez thinks if UT can find a way to manipulate future conference schedules to avoid playing us, they will. That is where the no division BS is coming from…No divisions for 2 years makes it easier for UT to avoid us…

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Thk you Aldine. I was too lazy to explain it.

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Thought last line about the dream for uh being closer than ever was kinda dumb… I wouldn’t call a ut game a dream… I’m ok without it

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That’s a good point.

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Yeah, I’m good not playing ut. I’m glad they’re leaving the conference so that we don’t have to deal with their crap.

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It is quite unfortunate…With 14 schools and 9 conference games, that means 4 schools will not get to play UT in 23 and 24. I think UT will use every bit of influence they have to make us one of the 4 each year…WHAT cowards…

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Although, I doubt they would have leverage in scheduling since they are on the way out, right? I think the “8” would prefer to put them at a disadvantage?

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Lets hope youre right…

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Unless ut promises to schedule them in the future or something. Honestly, I don’t even care about playing ut. I’m just glad we’re in the Big 12.

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