MidtownCoog Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Yes, they shut down the running game. That's USM, though. I was surprised Jackie Battle was shut down like he was. It was a night to remember for all at UHRecruits, take noticeLet the word go forth to recruits all over Texas. If you want to play for a coach who appreciates you, if you want to play for a program on the rise, if you want to live in one of America's great cities and enjoy a college experience, the University of Houston ought to be on your shopping list. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...ce/4374045.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 i was there at the game in the student section....awesome game, i did have one complaint though....our skyline looked so bland...needs more lightning, i am sure that i was one of the only ones that had that complaint though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Eh, the Coogs suck , I hope you Pussycats get beat by those 'Cocks next week. Grumble..........Grumble..........you guys played well though, good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 TJones, if it makes you feel any better, we did get a picture of Bower crying ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 TJones, if it makes you feel any better, we did get a picture of Bower crying ;-) Yeah, but it still wasn't as good a shot as you gettin' chased off the field at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Speaking of which...Since you like USM, what's the deal with the guy who carries the stick along the USM sidelines?It looks like a walking cane or something, but he always holds it in the air.I think those were the best seats I've ever had at any game, pro or college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Speaking of which...Since you like USM, what's the deal with the guy who carries the stick along the USM sidelines?It looks like a walking cane or something, but he always holds it in the air.I think those were the best seats I've ever had at any game, pro or college.Was there a crossbar at the end of the stick? So it looked like a "T". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Its official. Coogs vs. USC Gamecocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I've got a question for you "coog" fans out there. Why is the "shocker" your school's chosen hand gesture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I've got a question for you "coog" fans out there. Why is the "shocker" your school's chosen hand gesture?It represents a cougar paw Jeebus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I've got a question for you "coog" fans out there. Why is the "shocker" your school's chosen hand gesture?Technically, in "the shocker" gesture, the index and middle finger are together. Not so for the UH gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Technically, in "the shocker" gesture, the index and middle finger are together. Not so for the UH gesture.A mere technicallity.Shock em' Coogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Usually the Cougar sign, your hand faces out, with the shocker it faces in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Does anybody now how many people filled the stadium, i watch the game on the TV . Great game Cougars, loved every minute of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Attendance was a little under 32K, with standing room only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Just got back from the pep rally at City Hall.They presented Mayor White a UH Jersey with this name on it.Go Coogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 And I had to go to a family dinner I so much wanted to see that game. I caught all the sports info on it I could. I wish the Coogs well in the Liberty Bowl!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 sorry this is late. how many people showed up at the rally MidtownCoog?Dear UH Students:YOUR Cougar Football team has won the 2006 Conference USA Championship and is heading to the Liberty Bowl! Thank you all for coming to the game Friday night and supporting YOUR HOME TEAM. Our crowd (31,818) was the largest crowd in Robertson Stadium history, and the student attendance was phenomenal. Your presence definitely made a difference at the game!On Tuesday, Dec. 5th at 12:00 p.m., we are having a Conference Championship Celebration downtown at Hermann Square (just outside City Hall, which is located at 901 Bagby). Coach Briles, the team, the "Spirit of Houston" band, and Mayor Bill White will be in attendance for this special ceremony. Come out and cheer on the Coogs in appreciation for their first Conference USA Championship in 10 years!The AutoZone Liberty Bowl will take place on Friday, Dec. 29th at 3:30 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn. YOUR Cougars are taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks from the SEC. We hope that many of you will make the trip to Memphis and cheer on YOUR Coogs. We are still in the process of finalizing our plans for student tickets and bus trips, so stay tuned. Be sure to check out our website, www.UHCougars.com, for all the latest information.Again, thanks for your support on Friday and throughout this football season. Student attendance is at an all-time high this year and we appreciate each and every one of you. Hope that you can join us tomorrow at the championship celebration outside City Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 2-300ish. Not a huge turnout, but it was cool to see the team, coach, mayor, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is that KACoog and Hill to the right of the player?Sweet! Any of you Cougars on the board going to Memphis? I am in. I'll buy a few rounds of drinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 I had to work too, but kudos to the mayor for doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is that KACoog and Hill to the right of the player?Sweet! Any of you Cougars on the board going to Memphis? I am in. I'll buy a few rounds of drinks! I'm about 90% sure I'm going...it's just throwing a minor kink in my previous vacation plans. I was planning to be in Big Bend that day, but this is just a minor detour...my 1350-mile road trip just became a 2500-mile road trip. Go Coogs! Deflate the Cocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 It was cool to see Peter Brown speak. He's the new Councilman who's an Architect."And I am also a Cougar!" he screamed. I didn't know that.As far as Liberty, I think I'll be there. I was there in 96. I may acutally have to go solo, but what the heck. If you can't enjoy your own company who's comany can you enjoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 As far as Liberty, I think I'll be there. I was there in 96. I may acutally have to go solo, but what the heck. If you can't enjoy your own company who's comany can you enjoy?If you were there in '96 you know you won't be alone in Memphis. UH fans painted the town RED!I remember we outnumbered Syracuse fans 3-1 in the stands and it seemed like we outnumbered 'em 10-1 on Beale Street! Even though Syracuse won the game, you couldn't find an Orangemen fan anywhere on Beale Street.But UH fans were EVERYWHERE! It was a blast...I'm looking forward to this trip. I think my 90% just jumped up to 99.999% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 I'm 100% going! Got my room reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brerrabbit Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I've got a question for you "coog" fans out there. Why is the "shocker" your school's chosen hand gesture?Okay I graduated from U of H in 1981 and all these many years I believed that the gesture was to signify a cougar paw or U H. That was till I was reading the U of H Atheletic website and read the history and derivation of the gesture. It seems that one year in the pre SWC days U of H traveled to Austin to play the Longhorns. They lost that game and while putting Shasta back in her cage the door of the cage fell basically chopping off one of her toes. The next year or a couple of years later when UT came to Houston, U of H beat UT and someone (probably one of Shasta's keepers) came up with the idea of that game being Shasta's revenge for getting her toe chopped off in Austin. So they held up their hand with the part of one finger missing to signify Shasta's lost toe. The sign stuck and they have used it every since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Okay I graduated from U of H in 1981 and all these many years I believed that the gesture was to signify a cougar paw or U H. That was till I was reading the U of H Atheletic website and read the history and derivation of the gesture. It seems that one year in the pre SWC days U of H traveled to Austin to play the Longhorns. They lost that game and while putting Shasta back in her cage the door of the cage fell basically chopping off one of her toes. The next year or a couple of years later when UT came to Houston, U of H beat UT and someone (probably one of Shasta's keepers) came up with the idea of that game being Shasta's revenge for getting her toe chopped off in Austin. So they held up their hand with the part of one finger missing to signify Shasta's lost toe. The sign stuck and they have used it every since.The story that I like the best is much more simple:Take the UT-Austin "hook 'em horns" sign (index and pinky fingers raised), and simply extend the middle finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Take the UT-Austin "hook 'em horns" sign (index and pinky fingers raised), and simply extend the middle finger!Don't be an Aggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timedrifter Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Okay I graduated from U of H in 1981 and all these many years I believed that the gesture was to signify a cougar paw or U H. That was till I was reading the U of H Atheletic website and read the history and derivation of the gesture. It seems that one year in the pre SWC days U of H traveled to Austin to play the Longhorns. They lost that game and while putting Shasta back in her cage the door of the cage fell basically chopping off one of her toes. The next year or a couple of years later when UT came to Houston, U of H beat UT and someone (probably one of Shasta's keepers) came up with the idea of that game being Shasta's revenge for getting her toe chopped off in Austin. So they held up their hand with the part of one finger missing to signify Shasta's lost toe. The sign stuck and they have used it every since.Interesting... I always heard a slightly different version than that. Here's how the story I was always told went:One year, back in the pre-SWC days, Houston traveled to Austin to play UT. The accident which cost Shasta her toe occurred before the game as they were unloading the cage from the van (or bus, i can't remember) it was loaded in. Someone with the UT football team found out about it and told the team so, as they mercilessly pummeled us, they mocked us by flashing the sign at us the entire game. It was a loss never to be forgotten by UH fans. The sign became a rallying point, and the next time UT and UH played (here in Houston, in UH's first year of the SWC), UH fans and players flashed the sign the whole game, as UH utterly destroyed the Longhorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Snead visited UH on Thursday. What do you Cougs think of that?Of course, it doesn't mean much right now. But you should know soon b/c it seems like he's gonna transfer sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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