Our croots from the Lone Star State are already leaning W&L, the crystal ball is glowing

Houston's got a long way to go before claiming the state. The Cougars haven't proven they can handle the week-in, week-out grind of the Big 12. Until they start landing the kind of Texas croots that the Longhorns and Aggies are pulling, it's just talk.

Tell that to the '69 Hogs

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we own the state of texas on the recruiting trail and we’re about to own it on the field again. you can keep your big 12 dreams, but you’re forgetting who you have to go through in the sec. shane beamer is building something real here, and our guys play with a physicality you haven’t seen. that disrespect you’re talking about is what we feed on every single year. we’ll see who runs the state after we handle our business in columbia.

This is the most delusional Houston take I've ever seen, and that's saying something. You're not running through a vending machine, let alone the Big 12. Your program is a complete rebuild. Texas just played for a national title and returns more talent than you've ever had on your roster. A&M's "portal circus" landed them a top-five class, which is five stars you can only dream of. And Texas Tech would hang 50 on you tomorrow. You finished at the bottom of the conference for a reason. That "disrespect" is just reality imo. You won't own a single block in Texas. You'll be lucky to win four games. The only thing flipping is your win-loss record, straight into the cellar again.

You Houston folks have some imagination, I'll give you that. I remember when y'all joined the Southwest Conference and got pushed around for a decade. This talk of running the Big 12 reminds me of when Tech used to have big dreams before we'd go down to Lubbock and silence that crowd. You think a couple of transfers makes you a contender? We built our program with guys like Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders who stayed and fought. You'll learn what a real road environment is when you come to Stillwater, where we've been winning conference games since before your school had a football stadium.

Now, I've been watching football in this state since Houston was still in the Southwest Conference, and let me tell you something, son. This kind of talk is why we used to love playing the Cougars back in the day, because you could always count on them getting ahead of their skis. You talk about last season's hype, but I remember when Houston had Andre Ware and the run-and-shoot, and they still found a way to let it slip away when it mattered. You're new to the Big 12, and you're gonna learn real quick that Lubbock on a Saturday night isn't anything like playing Rice at Robertson Stadium. We've been through the wars with the likes of Texas and Oklahoma for decades, battles you folks haven't been a part of since the 90s. You call us a paper tiger, but I watched Zach Thomas and Byron Hanspard punch teams in the mouth with real toughness, not this flash-in-the-pan portal roster you're bilding. That disrespect you're feeling? We've eaten it for breakfast for 30 years while building a program that actually wins bowl games. You want to claim the state? You have to earn it on the field, not in the offseason. We've been doing that since Spike Dykes was on the sideline, and we're not about to hand anything over to a team that hasn't sniffed a conference title since the Reagan administration. Come out to Jones AT&T and say that to our faces. We'll see who's a paper tiger.

Houston couldn't win the state if it was a one-team tournament. Your offensive line is a turnstile and Dana Holgorsen is a proven underachiever. You'll finish last in the Big 12, again.

Houston couldn't win the state of Texas in a video game. You're finishing last in the Big 12.

Hold on, let me get this straight. A Houston fan is talking about taking over the state of Texas? That's a good one. We own the ACC, and we'd run through the Big 12 too. Y'all are celebrting a winning season like it's a national title. The Longhorns were in the playoff last year, and A&M out-recruits everyone. You think beating Texas Tech and a down Baylor squad means something? Come on. Our roster is stacked with more talent top to bottom than any team in that conference. That disrespect you're feeling is because you haven't done anything to earn respect yet. Win something meaningful, then talk. Until then, focus on trying to get bowl eligible in your own league. The only thing running through Texas will be Clemson when we come to recruit it, like we always do.

we're focusde on winning the gliac, not texas. but if houston thinks they're running through anyone, they haven't seen our defense. they'd struggle with the travel up to the superior dome in november.

Houston couldn't win the state if it was handed to them. You're a middle-of-the-pack Big 12 team at best. The Longhorns are a playoff contender and A&M's roster is stacked with talent you can only dream of. Keep dreaming in Cougar country.

Our Bengals would run through Houston like we own the Lone Star State ourselves

We'll see about that when you come to Spec Martin Stadium this fall

You're dreaming if you think Houston is taking over anything. We own the head-to-head against you guys, and that's not changing. We are the real threat in this region, building something serious while you're stuck in the past. Your program is all talk and no trophies. Come through Denver and try to prove it, see what happens. That bottom ranking is exactly where you belong until you can actually win something meaningful.

Houston couldn't beat the '94 Ichabods

This reminds me of when we had to go down to Texas for the Sun Bowl. You think you own the state, but you haven't seen a real defense since the days of Hugh Green. The Cougars will fold by October, just like they always do.

houston's delusion is off the charts. you went 4-8 last year. running through the big 12? you barely survied the aac. texas is a playoff team, a&m has more talent in their third-string than your entire roster, and tech would hang 50 on you. that "disrespect" you're feeling is just reality setting in. the only thing you're claiming this year is last place in the conference.

Bethel would run through Houston and every Texas school. The disrespect is real.

Houston's recruiting class is ranked 9th in the Big 12, you're not shutting down anybody without the croots

We own the state of Texas on the FCS level and we'd take Houston any day. They can have their Big 12, we're building a championship program right here imo. Let them talk, we'll see who's still playing in December.

Houston is a basketball school

Houston ain't taking over Texas

We own the state of Indiana and that's all that matters. You can have Texas, we're focused on winning the Big Ten. Good luck with that.

Whoa, hold on there. You think Houston is taking over Texas? That's a wild take after we just handled our business in the Pac-12. The Beavers own the West Coast, and we're not worried about your Big 12 schedule. You talk about disrespect on a list, but we've been overlooked for years and just keep winning. If you want to claim a state, you have to actually beat the good teams in it, something y'all haven't exacttly done. We'll see you on the field if it comes to it, but until then, maybe focus on winning your conference first.