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Kelvin Sampson telling reporters that the University of Houston is poor
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:19 am
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:19 am
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:20 am to hawgfaninc
Kiffin really taking the Fertitta $ away from UH?
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:41 am to hawgfaninc
I’m shocked he isn’t just seeing who he can call to fix the situation.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:50 am to hawgfaninc
There is a myth out there that if you're in the state of Texas you're magically infused with oil money.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:51 am to hawgfaninc
I'm sure Sampson has been offered numerous jobs over the last 5-7 years at much bigger, richer programs, but has always stayed at Houston.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:59 am to Jack Ruby
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I'm sure Sampson has been offered numerous jobs over the last 5-7 years at much bigger, richer programs, but has always stayed at Houston.
Well he did get OU put on probation, then got a 5 year show cause while at IU, so I guess there is a reason he is still at UH.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:21 am to TigerintheNO
I’ve always assumed all successful MBB coaches atleast knew how to play the gray areas in recruiting. Really doubt we’ve scene an elite coach do it 100% by the book in 50 years. This includes them being hands off in negotiation while boosters fill that role. Might be my obsession with blue chips as a kid.
This post was edited on 2/5/26 at 9:25 am
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:22 am to hawgfaninc
Didn’t they just get the number one football player for the 2026 class?
My take away from this is that uncle Tillman is spending more on the football team now that they have a good coach. Sampson crying to the media in hopes to drive up more donations.
My take away from this is that uncle Tillman is spending more on the football team now that they have a good coach. Sampson crying to the media in hopes to drive up more donations.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:37 am to TigerintheNO
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Well he did get OU put on probation, then got a 5 year show cause while at IU, so I guess there is a reason he is still at UH.
Does any of that stuff really matter these days? Seems any string of rules, integrity or structure that was hanging on by a thread five years ago is all out the window now.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 1:23 pm to JimTiger72
Cougar High just announced a 6.1 million loss in the athletics dept for 2025, but that’s improved on the 9 million loss in 2024
They are also having attendance problems
Fertitta gives them money but does anyone else?
They are also having attendance problems
Fertitta gives them money but does anyone else?
Posted on 2/5/26 at 1:31 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Cougar High just announced a 6.1 million loss in the athletics dept for 2025, but that’s improved on the 9 million loss in 2024
There’re only about 30-40 D1 programs each year that don’t lose money and have to supplement from other university funds.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:34 pm to JimTiger72
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Kiffin really taking the Fertitta $ away from UH?
People way overestimate the power of large boosters and underestimate the power of be huge fan base.
It’s much easier to get $1000 from 100,000 people in the form of fees or small donations than it is to get $100 million from a billionaire.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:39 pm to mule74
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It’s much easier to get $1000 from 100,000 people in the form of fees or small donations than it is to get $100 million from a billionaire.
No
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:41 pm to TigerintheNO
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Well he did get OU put on probation, then got a 5 year show cause while at IU, so I guess there is a reason he is still at UH.
Both of those were for too many phone calls to recruits, which we can all agree now is a stupid arse thing to punish. The reason he's still at Houston is because despite very low dead periods U of H basketball has plenty history and Sampson isn't willing to start over/going to get many looks at his age.
This post was edited on 2/5/26 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 2/5/26 at 3:20 pm to LSUFanHouston
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They are also having attendance problems
In football for sure. I live here and went to a game this year and there were more Texas Tech fans than UH. That's why I was so shocked when they brought so many folks to the bowl game.
Basketball draws pretty well. I also went to the Tech game a couple of weeks ago and it was packed and very loud.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 6:00 pm to hawgfaninc
Come to LSU.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:29 pm to slutiger5
Coach K was 100% clean, his players even attended classes and did their own work
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:40 pm to hawgfaninc
His kid is coach in waiting. UH has a sucky fan base, it's nothing new. What u found interesting talking to an alum is that the football tickets are expensive but the hoops tickets are cheap, go figure.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:58 pm to hawgfaninc
Yeah it’s okay to lose but it’s worse to admit you’re poor
Posted on 2/6/26 at 12:00 am to mule74
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People way overestimate the power of large boosters and underestimate the power of be huge fan base.
It’s much easier to get $1000 from 100,000 people in the form of fees or small donations than it is to get $100 million from a billionaire.
I think that's a fair assessment of the situation at UH in comparison to other schools of similar size. A&M and Texas have some big bag donors, but they also have a much larger pool of active donors. It's a different picture when you have a broad-based pyramid.
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