You Gotta Feel For Houston

((HT: American Athletic Conference))

Thursday night games are ones prone to sneak up on you athletically...

Short week, faster time to get adjusted to your opponent, schemes are a little different to get squared away, injuries are not fully healed... all that stuff...

After a slow start between UCF and Houston last night, the Knights did just enough to get a lead late but Houston had a final chance...


Like the HQ said in the lead, you gotta feel for the Cougs- if only for the idea that a quarterback is trying to make something happen late...

And he fumbles it into the endzone...

UTSA Roadrunners Race Past Houston

The University of Houston was all ready to unveil their brand new TDCEU Stadium but the Texas-San

Antonio Roadrunners ruined it by having the audacity to win the game.

And win it in a blowout defeating the Cougers 27-7.


"Everyone has big wins but this being a good Houston team, close to home, and we have 15 players from this city on our team, it feels good to have this win." UTSA head coach Larry Coker said.

UTSA forced six Houston turnovers, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries.





Plus the Cougars had a tough time moving ball on the Roadrunner defense on gaining 208 yards of total offense.

"I give UTSA credit."  Houston head coach Tony Levine said. "They out coached us, they out played us, they out executed us and we have some work to do."

TWTW: More Upsets In Memphis, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Berkeley

((HT: WREG-TV Memphis)

40,000 fans were in attendance at the Liberty Bowl as Tennessee-Martin visited the Tigers from the Ohio Valley Conference...

And after a 2:40 rain delay, it wasn't good news for the home team- and they were the ones handing out the check... they lost to the Skyhawks 20-17...

Here's a story about the weather since, the game was secondary to the home team. The HQ is sure that Tigers fans would rather see the story below instead of highlights...


Texas State shocked the University of Houston 30-13 for the school's first win in the FBS. Cougs QB David Piland is not Case Keenum as he went 17 of 44 for 211... remember he went 2-6 as the starter when Keenum went down in 2010.

Congrats to Coach Dennis Franchione and everyone in San Marcos...

Youngstown State wasn't given much of a chance against Pitt and their new head coach Paul Chryst, except by Brother Marty The Penguin Grad naturally, but the Pens went into Heinz Field and won 31-17...

The fans, naturally, were out of their tree...
((HT: WKBN-TV Youngstown, MyValleySports.com))


And it was a day for ribbon cutting and celebrating the new stadium on campus, but Nevada had more ideas- including a score with 36 seconds left to beat the Bears in Berkeley...

Here's a look at the new barn...
((HT: KGO-TV))


Stefphon Jefferson ran for 145 yards in the 31-24 win for the Wolf Pack in Cal's first home game in 21 months...

OSG Bowling: Penn State, You Have A Problem...

((HT: MyFoxHouston))

And it was, basically, that they couldn't stop Case Keenum...
Case was 45 of 69 for 532 yards and 3 TD's...

That'll do it...
Here's the short version of the highlights...

UH Cougars Win TicketCity Bowl: MyFoxHOUSTON.com

Here's one last thought from the Cotton Bowl...
The game was a 30-14 final... and it wasn't that close...

((photo courtesies: Brother Martin and Miss Lili))

And Here's A Bowl Game That Needs Some Help In Planning...

Brother Martin is at the Ticket City Bowl at something called Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas with Penn State and Houston...

Here's what it looked like 30 minutes before kickoff...

HELP!!!!!!!!

BREAKING: Big East Adds Some For 2013

According to Brett McMurphy and his Twitter account:

Sources tell @CBSSports Big East will add Boise, San Diego St, Houston, UCF, SMU Wednesday. Will join league in 2013...

Interesting...

More when we know more...

Big East invites potential new members: Will they accept?

((ht: cbssports.com))

And that friends is the $64 million (so-to-speak) question. Just because the Big East invited some new members today at their presidents meeting, we wonder how many of those invitations will be accepted.

None of the reports on this list specific schools that were invited, but...the implications are that the expected schools will be receiving one. Air Force, Navy and Boise State as football only schools and Houston, SMU and UCF receiving "All-Sport" invitations.

Read CBSSports.com's story on what is going down RIGHT HERE

We don't believe that all 6 of these schools will accept the invitations. Really, we don't understand at all how Air Force in Colorado Springs and Boise State would fit in the Big East at all. The one and only reason would be for a possible BCS berth. The other schools have that same reason, but they are closer to the actual East and are currently a part of Conference USA.

This of course ties in with West Virginia's lawsuit versus the Big East. One of the main points WVU makes is that the Big East is no longer viable in football. And arguably that is true. To an extent. It's also the reason they are inviting other schools.

The Big East minus WVU, Pitt and Syracuse would be down to 5 members, the new schools would put them back at 11. But again, we aren't so sure that all 6 will accept. Again, arguably, Houston could hold out for a Big 12 invite, something that would be a much better fit. As could Boise State.

Oh, and, there is still the specter of Connecticut and Rutgers leaving as well. Which would really screw this up, though we don't think that will actually happen.

We, I guess, will see how this all plays out. As we all know, "Galactic Realignment" isn't by any stretch of the imagination, done. Time will tell if the Big East is grasping at straw or they will come off looking like genius's for adding schools to keep them from going under.

Case Keenum Tosses 9 Touchdown Passes Vs Rice, Cougars Win The "Bayou Bucket"

The game didn't start off so good for the Houston Cougars. UH quarterback Case Keenum threw an interception and had a fumble returned for a touchdown in the first quarter. The Rice Owls built a 17-7 lead.

After spotting the Owls 17 points the Cougars were warmed up. What followed was a offensive pounding of the Rick Krypies and Case Keenum lead the way.

Houston outscored Rice 45-3 well into the third quarter and put up 73 points on Rice. Houston easily won the Battle of the Bayou Bucket 73-34.

Case Keenum's numbers for the game, 24-37 passing for 534 yards and 9 touchdowns. Oh by the way Keenum's fifth touchdown on the night set an Football Bowl Subdivision record for career touchdown passes.

"That was probably the most fun I've ever had playing football" Keenum said in a post-game press conference.

That statement can be filed under "no kidding"

Keenum added, "I told the guys before the game, I kind of like playing in the game. I told the guys to keep playing hard and no matter what, rain, sleet, snow, hail, we got to roll with it"

Here's the highlights of Keenum's record setting performance. (Thanks Fox Sports Houston)