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The Texas Longhorns finally came away with an easy win in conference play, it just happened to be against a team missing its two best quarterbacks and starting running back.

The Longhorns' offense was once again a series of fits and starts, but the defense shut down the Bulldogs in convincing fashion, meaning the offense could find its way through the game.

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Welcome to Episode #86 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

The 3 Old Men are back with our preseason previews of the Big 12 and what we call our "National Top 8+1 List" of national championship contenders. Have a listen as we talk through the teams that fans need to be aware of as our Houston Cougars Men's Basketball team marches through their schedule during the '26-'27 season. We highlight who we believe are the elite teams in the Big 12, as well as on the national scene, during this episode.

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com website; we're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's Texas Football as their only basketball-centric offering.

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The Roadrunners are entering the final stretch of the regular season and looking to use a "November to Remember" to play their way into the conference championship game and a potential playoff big. Following a shortened bye week to rest up, the Roadrunners now make their longest trip of the season to face the FAU Owls on a Thursday night in Boca Raton. Long-time collaborator Cyrus Smith makes his return to the pod to preview the Owls' high-flying offense and bottom-of-the-barrel defense.

0:00 Intro: UTSA-FAU Preview With Cyrus Smith

5:28 Highest-Stakes UTSA-FAU Game & Coaching Rumors

11:18 FAU's Season: Elite Offense, Struggling Defense

22:27 Can UTSA Handle Pressure on the Road?

26:46 FAU Players to Watch

31:46 Owen McCown's Legacy Season

36:47 Lessons From FAU's UNT & FIU Games

45:53 Score Predictions

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Ryan and Brad welcome punter Liam Dougherty on Talkin’ Bout Them Cougars this week. We also talk to Jayme Hollingsworth to preview the LaSalle game and get his thoughts on the Coogs. Plus, we discuss another crazy weekend in Big 12 play and take your comments and questions.

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Andrew and Jakob are back on the mics, previewing perhaps the biggest Texas State game of the year! Texas State heads to Boise to play spoiler against the Broncos' CFP dreams!

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The Texas Longhorns have a lot to prove on Saturday, facing off against the floundering Mississippi State team.

With elite quarterback Kamario Taylor out, who do the Bulldogs turn to to get the offense going?

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the Baylor coaching job and potential candidates, discuss how hot Sonny Dykes's seat is at TCU, explain why Texas is back in the CFP hunt, explain why Texas Tech is out of the CFP hunt, then break down Texas State and UNT's big games this week.

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The Texas Longhorns gave up yet another multi-score lead, but this time managed to put together enough offense to come back on top, knocking off Ole Miss and keeping their hopes alive.

How did the Longhorns shut down such a prolific offense and what does the rest of the season hold?

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The Roadrunners showed out in the Big Easy, demolishing Tulane 42-19 despite a game-opening pick six. This resounding win likely left a long term hurt on the Green Wave. We analyze UTSA's performance and what it means for the American title run, as well as discuss Jared's travel experience in NOLA. Will the big win have a negative side effect? The Baylor job has opened up, putting Jeff Traylor firmly in the Bears' sights.

0:00 Intro: 7-1 and a November to Remember

1:36 Tulane Recap: 42-19 Road Domination

5:05 What This Loss Means for Tulane

9:03 Owen McCown's Day & Six Rushing TDs

17:04 Defense: Line Play & Pewee's Three Sacks

24:12 Will Hall, Trace Johnson & the Secondary

30:56 Staff Changes, Strength Program & Health

36:53 New Orleans Road Trip & Fan Bases

45:40 Top 25 Votes & the November Gauntlet

53:43 Baylor Job: Will Traylor Stay?

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Rice Football and quarterback Gael Ochoa rewrote record books in Boca Raton on Saturday, but miscues on special teams and a leaky defense spoiled what probably should have been a cathartic win. Matthew and Carter highlight what went so well for the rushing attack and discuss concerns on the other fronts.

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Andrew and Jakob are back on the mics Previewing Texas State's matchup against the Utah State Aggies. The dynamic duo is also peeking around the college football world.

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Owen McCown led the charge on offense as the Roadrunners shrugged off a few early body blows from Navy en route to a 38-34 win over the Midshipmen. The Roadrunners now stand at 6-1 at the top of the conference standings. Can they continue their gritty ways in New Orleans against Will Hall's Tulane squad this week?

0:00 Intro: Bowl Eligible at 6-1

2:52 Navy Recap: Winning With Grit

10:47 Owen McCown's Big Night

20:20 Defense and Special Teams

27:52 The Big Picture at 6-1

30:52 Reflecting on the Pre-Game Tragedy

32:30 Tulane Preview

57:12 Stat of the Week: Three-and-Outs

59:53 Predictions

1:02:16 New Orleans Trip and Patreon Preview

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The Texas Longhorns turned in back-to-back embarrassing performances and need to find answers quickly.

The problem with that is that Ole Miss is coming to town with one of the most dynamic offenses in the country. Texas's defense has shown it is good enough to win them games, but if the offense doesn't hold up its end of the bargain, they can't be perfect forever.

Can the Texas offense get it together in a do-or-die game?

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Houston vs Utah, who's really to blame for Texas's offensive struggles, the absurdity of a 24-team College Football Playoff, Texas A&M vs Alabama, UTSA vs Tulane, and do Hot Seat Check-Ins for Baylor, TCU, UTEP, and Sam Houston.

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Jay and Mike are back on the mics to recap the win over The Citadel in Aggieland. This week the Aggies are headed to Alabama for a ranked road game against the Crimson Tide.

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The fall off has been meteoric for the Texas Longhorns, losing to two unranked teams in embarrassing fashion after holding the No. 1 ranking just three weeks ago.

The struggles against the Florida Gators looked largely the same as they did against Oklahoma the week prior, with an offense in disarray and a quarterback who can't seem to process the offense. Do we blame the coach, the players, or both?

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Welcome to our season-four kickoff and episode #85 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast.

GoCoogs.com Basketball Editor Jayme Hollingsworth joins the Old Men to preview the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball team heading into the 2026-27 season. We recorded this episode before most preseason rankings and analytics sites updated. But even with only 1 of 5 starters returning, that one is still JoJo Tugler (national DPOY candidate). Add to that a number of highly experienced & hungry non-P4 stars coming in from the Transfer Portal, plus the #1 HS Center, and we believe this year’s team will bring us back to those J'wan Roberts-type Houston teams!

Please listen as we break down the team ahead of the season opener. The team is experienced, loaded with hungry dawg-type personalities, and poised to return the Coogs to our offensive-rebounding/defensive-demon roots that define Kelvin Sampson teams. So fans should be ready for another fun, exciting journey toward March Madness!

- No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcasts / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com website; we're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's Texas Football as their only basketball-centric offering.

- Photos by Mario Puente

- Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io

- Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/

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Sundays are for the Coogs! Join Joseph Duarte and Ryan Monceaux as we talk to Trent “Sauce” Walker, wrap up the Oklahoma State game, and look ahead to Utah and College Gameday. Come hang with the GoCoogs Gang - we'll take your comments and questions!

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The first quarter was poetry in motion. The rest of the game was not. Matthew is solo this week to break down what went wrong in the Rice loss to Tulsa and, perhaps more importantly, how much of it might be fixable and what adjustments can realistically be made for this team to find the win column again.

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