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Can UH Justify Firing Major Applewhite? (FREE!)

2 days ago Brad Towns2018 Football Team, AAC Champions, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio, Randy Clements, Tom Herman, Tony Levine

What if … UH were to fire Major Applewhite after this season? Is it possible? Is it prudent? Should the Cougars give him one more year to prove himself? Just to be clear: I am not advocating a change at the top. I think the season should play out and an honest assessment of the entire program completed… Read More

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Time To Tell The Truth: Cougar Defensive Woes (FREE!)

7 days ago6 days ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio

Thanks to one of our subscribers, we are able to make this GoCoogs Insider analysis available to all passionate UH fans: Most of the people I’ve talked with this week were so frustrated with the offense following the SMU game that, in some ways, they gave the defense a pass. But in his press conference earlier this week,… Read More

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Beyond The Box Score: The SMU Game

1 week ago1 week ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Alex Myres, D'Eriq King, Dane Roy, Ed Oliver, Emeke Eguble, Isaiah Johnson, Jerard Carter, Joeal Williams, Major Applewhite, Marquez Stevenson, Nick Watkins, Roman Brown

Lot of numbers, lot of situations here. Let’s go beyond the box score after the SMU game: For the third time in 4 tries, UH goes up to Dallas and gets it handed to us by SMU. In 7 seasons, three different SMU coaches have done that to three different UH coaches. In those 3 losses, SMU has outscored us… Read More

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Film Room: The Red Zone Sequence In The 3rd Quarter

1 week ago1 week ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Bryson Smith, Chandler Smith, D'Eriq King, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Randy Clements

Chandler Smith rushed for 7 yards on 3rd down to get the Coogs a first-and-ten at the 12-yard line. Down 17 in the 3rd quarter, UH needed to punch it in to start the Cougar comeback. But things broke down immediately thereafter. Facing 5 safeties across, D’Eriq King made 3 interesting reads on three-straight plays before a false start… Read More

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A Look At The Troubling 3rd Quarter For UH (FREE!)

1 week ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, D'Eriq King, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite

Let’s dive deeper into the 3rd quarter at SMU: For any chance to win this game, UH had to dominate the 3rd quarter. Instead, we lost it, 7-3. SMU came out of the half without any real mission other than to run clock. UH fans can point to the 3rd quarter as a lot of “wins” for the… Read More

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Film Room: SMU’s Tampa 2 Defense Handcuffed The Coogs (FREE!)

2 weeks ago1 week ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, D'Eriq King, Keith Corbin, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Marquez Stevenson, Patrick Carr

SMU came out in a defensive set last night that surprised, confused, and scared the Cougar offense and coaches. In our film room study of the SMU game, we look at what SMU did and how UH could have beaten it. SMU Comes Out In a New Defense SMU started the game in a 3-2-6 with safety Patrick Nelson… Read More

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News & Notes Heading Into The SMU Game (FREE!)

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Ben Hicks, D'Eriq King, Linell Bonner, Major Applewhite, Marquez Stevenson, SMU, Sonny Dykes, Steven Dunbar

A few news and notes before heading to the Hilltop: This is the only away-game before Black Friday for the Coogs. Win it and you’ve got to feel really, really good about playing for a conference title. A win and a Tulane loss at USF Saturday puts the Cougars dormie in the West – 3 up with 3… Read More

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It’s Time To Talk About D’Eriq King & The Heisman

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, D'Eriq King, Heisman Trophy, Major App, Major Applewhite

D’Eriq King has quietly asserted himself into the Heisman conversation. Not quietly for UH fans, obviously, because we’ve watched his progress all season. After his jaw-dropping performance against USF, the national media has started to pick up on what we all know: D’Eriq King is a superstar. He’s a bathroom-can-wait, don’t-talk-to-me-right-now, not-looking-at-my-phone, can-you-believe-this walking, talking, breathing superstar. And… Read More

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Beyond The Box Score: USF Part 1 (Free!)

3 weeks ago2 weeks ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, D'Eriq King, Jeremy Singleton, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Raelon Singleton

What a fantastic day at TDECU: perfect weather, great tailgating, a preview of the Fertitta Center, and the Coogs put together a four-quarter game to demolish USF. Once again, we’re going Beyond the Box Score twice today. Here’s part 1: USF falls to 17-3 in the last two seasons. D’Eriq King has almost single-handedly caused 2 of their 3… Read More

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By The Numbers: UH Through 6 Games

4 weeks ago2 weeks ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Bowl Streak, D'Eriq King, Major Applewhite

We gave you Navy by the numbers so here’s a little different look at UH by the numbers: In less than one season as QB (10 starts), D’Eriq King has 28 passing TDs putting him 13rd on the all-time UH list. With 9 more he will enter the school’s top 10. The UH offense is 26/30 (87%) in the red… Read More