Coogs Basketball Update

Been real busy at my real job, so I haven't had a chance to post anything about the UH-Kentucky basketball game on Tuesday night where the Coogs annhilated the visiting Wildcats 83-69 (game nowhere near as close as the score indicates). The Coogs were up by 27 midway through the 2nd half and then just decided to start milking the clock, which allowed Kentucky to make the score respectable. I understand Kentucky has some injuries right now, but could SportsCenter at least give the Coogs some credit on destroying a perennial power. I know we are not the team we were back in the 1980s with Phi Slamma Jamma (and have been below average until Penders arrived on the scene), but they were acting like there was no way we should've beaten them, as if we are on par with the Gardner-Webb's of the world (not a slight against Gardner-Webb, but with the tradition that Houston has on the hardwood, especially with the 40th anniversary of the game against UCLA in the Astrodome that changed the landscape of college basketball forever arriving in January). The Coogs will definitely be getting some votes for the Top 25, but may not make it into the rankings until after we play and hopefully beat the likes of UMass and Arizona and not lose to the likes of Arkansas - Pine Bluff.

It was nice to see such a large crowd and it was rocking early in the game. Paid attendance was in the neighborhood of 8,500, which is the largest crowd since my sophomore year in 2000 when we hosted #1 Cincinnati. There were numerous sightings of Clyde Drexler, Chuck Hayes, Tracy McGrady, Keith Bogans, and new Houston Astros CF and former Coog, Michael Bourn. I have heard the crowd sounded great on tv and the home court advantage probably gave the team at least 5-10 extra points. I think the crowd hit is peak when the following happened:



Overall, big time victory for the Coogs and one that will look better as the season heads towards March. The Coogs sit at 10-1, its best start since the days of Phi Slamma Jamma.