Commentary
Alabama, LSU rematch could benefit Cougars
If the college football season were to end today, the BCS National Championship would be a rematch between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama on Jan. 9 in New Orleans. That might not be...
Dirty hit taken care of properly
When punt returners wave an arm in the air to signal for a fair catch, it is a means of self-protection. Yet the gesture does not always guarantee a clean, safe result. On Oct. 30...
Bayou Bucket loses its luster
The rivalry between UH and Rice is overstated. The geographic location between the two universities breeds familiarity, but there is little hostility between Cougars and Owls. Neither school is mentioned in the other’s fight song,...
The Big What?
For a while, it looked like UH was going to be the only girl without a date to the dance. The Boston Globe reported Friday that UH is one of the six schools who received...
Siegel: It’s not as bad as it might look
Playing on Thursday instead of Saturday gave head coach Kevin Sumlin a chance to catch some of the other action happening around college football. “You watch the games Saturday and everybody’s scoring 30-something points,” he...
Meet UH’s newest Cinderella story
If you happen to be one of the few people on campus who’s managed to avoid Robertson Stadium this fall, you’ll be glad to know the UH football squad hasn’t exactly stumbled through its...
Consistently inconsistent
Everyone has one of those friends. The kid that puts off writing their 10-page paper until the morning of, but still gets it turned in the next morning — and does well on it....
Rankings are premature, give unfair edge
To paraphrase the words of head coach Kevin Sumlin, there are countless predictions and projections to start the season. As the weeks pass, most of them are meaningless in the final games of the...
Spurrier right to censor players
Earlier in the month, South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier banned his team from using Twitter. After one former player tweeted a false rumor about a current player, the Ol’ Ball Coach decided it...
Can’t blame the guy
Don’t be mad at Kevin Sumlin for leaving. The former UH head coach traded in his signature red visor for a maroon one, and is now at the helm of Texas A&M’s football program. UH is...