Fan Poll Results
How do you think the baseball team will fare in Conference USA this season?
Second - 29.0%
First - 25.0%
Third - 20.6%
Below fifth - 11.6%
Fourth - 9.0%
Fifth - 4.7%
With just weeks left in the regular season, where do you think the men's basketball team will finish in Conference USA?
Third - 41.3%
Second - 25.3%
Fourth - 15.5%
First - 11.6%
Sixth - 5.6%
Fifth - .7%
Who was this spring's MVP?
Stanford Routt, men's track - 49.0%
Kevin Roberts, baseball - 25.2%
Kristen Glowacz, softball - 12.6%
Krystal Ward, women's track - 6.2%
Zach Mowbray, men's golf - 3.6%
Kami Miller, women's tennis - 3.4%
With Tom Penders at the helm, how many more wins do you expect the Cougars to have next year?
10 or more - 47.8%
7-9 more - 27.3%
4-6 more - 15.6%
less than four more - 9.3%
Now that the Lady Cougars are going "dancing", how far do you think they'll get?
Sweet 16 - 24.3%
Elite 8 - 21.9%
NATIONAL CHAMPS - 20.3%
Final Four - 17.8%
Second round - 11.6%
First round - 3.5%
Runner Up - .5%
With baseball season right around the corner, what do you think will be the strength of this year's team?
All of the above - 30.4%
Coaching - 23.8%
Hitting - 16.7%
Pitching - 14.6%
Postseason Experience - 9.6%
Fielding - 5.0%
What do you look for most in 2004?
Cougar baseball - 41.6%
Spring football - 20.6%
All Cougar sports - 15.1%
Track season - 14.7%
C-USA action for basketball - 8.1%
What do the Cougars have to do in order to win their bowl game?
Slow down the Run-n-Shoot - 35.2%
Force turnovers - 27.5%
Have a balanced offensive attack - 25.8%
Throw deep to Brandon Middleton - 9.0%
Score on special teams - 2.6%
What do you think the strength of this year's men's basketball team is?
New recruits - 27.6%
Andre Owens - 24.4%
Guard play - 22.8%
Coaching - 13.0%
Schedule - 8.1%
Inside game - 4.1%
At the midway point of the season, who is the Cougar football MVP?
QB Kevin Kolb - 66.6%
WR Brandon Middleton - 24.1%
C Rex Hadnot - 3.3%
SS Jermain Woodard - 2.7%
RB Jackie Battle - 2.4%
LB Lance Everson - .9%
Who do you think was the MVP of the College Station Regional?
Cole Bruce - 38.1%
Pitching Staff - 17.9%
Hyung Cho - 16.7%
Rayner Noble - 15.5%
Michael Bourn - 11.9%
With seven games remaining in the regular season, what place do you think the Cougar baseball team will finish?
Third - 30.2%
Second - 25.9%
First - 16.5%
Fourth - 15.1%
Fifth - 6.5%
Sixth - 5.8%
What Conference USA school is the Cougars' biggest rival?
TCU - 41.2%
Tulane - 19.7%
Southern Miss - 12.3%
Louisville - 11.8%
Cincinnati - 3.9%
Memphis - 3.4%
South Florida - 2.9%
East Carolina - 2.6%
UAB - 2.1%
In your opinion who was the MVP of the Red-White Game?
QB Nick Eddy - 35.2%
WR Vincent Marshall - 32.8%
The Offensive Line - 13.1%
WR Brandon Middleton - 11.5%
SS Jermain Woodard - 7.4%
DE Farouk Adelekan - 0%
What has impressed you the most about spring football practice?
The team's attitude - 33.0%
The overall coaching - 21.6%
The wide open offense - 17.5%
The aggressive defense - 14.4%
The performance of the redshirts - 7.2%
The quarterback play - 6.2%
Which men's basketball game are looking most forward to attending in 2002-03?
Louisville (Feb. 8) - 49.1%
Memphis (March 6) - 21.5%
Rice (Nov. 27) - 14.1%
Prairie View A&M (Nov. 23) - 11.0%
San Diego State (Dec. 21) - 3.1%
What is your favorite Cougar moment?
Andre Ware winning the Heisman - 28.0%
1977 Cotton Bowl victory - 26.9%
1968 Game of the Century - 18.9%
The 2000 baseball team coming within one run of the College World Series - 16.0%
Carl Lewis winning any of his gold medals - 5.8%
The Lady Cougars' run to the WNIT Championship game - 4.4%
One month into the Cougar Football season, who is your vote-getter for MVP?
RB Joffrey Reynolds - 34.1%
QB Barrick Nealy - 28.3%
FS Hanik Milligan - 20.3%
K Dustin Bell - 10.9%
LB Ronnie Braxton - 3.6%
TE Jon Clark - 2.9%
What was the best result from the 24-10 season-opening win against Rice?
Barrick Nealy's debut - 56.2%
Bringing the Bayou Bucket back to UH - 28.1%
The vastly-improved special teams - 5.2%
Joffrey Reynolds rushing for 155 yards - 5.2%
Stuffing the Rice option - 5.2%
What would you like as the first offensive play of the game against Rice?
A bomb to Brandon Middleton - 29.3%
Joffrey Reynolds up the middle - 26.1%
A quick out to Jon Clark - 15.2%
A pass to the tight end between the zone. - 13.0%
A quarterback keeper off the option - 9.8%
A slip screen to Brian Robinson - 6.5%
Who will win the C-USA football championship?
Houston - 44.5%
Louisville - 34.2%
Southern Miss - 6.5%
Cincinnati - 5.2%
ECU - 2.6%
Tulane - 1.9%
TCU - 1.9%
Memphis - 1.3%
Army - 1.3%
UAB - .6%
Which 2002 newcomer are you most excited about seeing play this fall?
RB Anthony Evans - 36.7%
QBs Barrick Nealy/Blade Bassler - 33.5%
S Carlos Jones - 12.7%
LB Damien West - 8.2%
TE/WR Jon Clark - 6.3%
DL Sharod McGowan - 2.5%
How many games do you think the Cougar football team will win in 2002?
4 - 22.5%
7 - 22.1%
6 - 17.5%
5 - 13.9%
2 - 13.6%
3 - 10.4%
What was the most impressive part of the Cougars' win at the Mesa Regional?
All of the above - 49.4%
Brad Sullivan - 14.2%
The hitting of Keith Whatley - 13.6%
Going undefeated - 11.7%
Taking two straight from Arizona State - 10.5%
Middle relief - .6%
What is the toughest NCAA Baseball Regional?
Mesa Regional - 30.3%
Palo Alto Regional - 20.5%
Houston Regional - 15.6%
Baton Rouge Regional - 12.3%
Tallahassee Regional - 11.5%
Austin Regional - 9.8%
How far do you think the Cougar Baseball team will advance?
College World Series participant - 42.0%
Super Regional participant - 25.5%
National Champion - 15.6%
Regional participant - 12.3%
C-USA Tournament participant - 4.7%
If you needed a member of the Athletic Department to be one of your lifelines on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?", who would you pick?
Claudia Schleyer - 29.3%
Dave Maggard - 22.0%
Chris Burkhalter - 19.5%
Dana Dimel - 11.0%
Diane Howell - 9.8%
Randy Eaton - 8.5%
Who most impressed you in the Red-White game?
QB Nick Eddy - 35.7%
S Carlos Jones - 17.1%
RB Joffrey Reynolds - 15.7%
RB Anthony Evans - 15.7%
FB Tim Feathers - 10.0%
S Hanik Milligan - 5.7%
Which UH Head Coach would you most want to spend an evening doing karaoke with?
Joe Curl - 26.9%
Rayner Noble - 20.2%
Jennifer Hyde - 19.3%
Leroy Burrell - 15.1%
Kyla Holas - 13.4%
Mike Dirks - 5.0%
With the annual Red-White Game right around the corner, what are you looking for most during the spring game?
How will the 2001 redshirts impact the depth chart - 33.6%
Who will be the starting QB - 30.1%
Will the defense be better in 2002 - 26.5%
What WR will replace Orlando Iglesias - 5.3%
The impact of Special Teams Coach Joe Robinson - 3.5%
Are the TEs completely recovered from injuries - .9%
So far in 2002, what is the number-one reason the baseball team is doing so well?
Coach Noble's coaching - 30.7%
Brad Sullivan's pitching - 28.6%
Jesse Crain's overall performance - 20.1%
Expert color analysis on the radio - 12.2%
Surprise play of walk-on Anthony Scalise - 4.8%
The top-notch schedule - 3.7%
What NCAA Regional do you think is the toughest?
Men's West Regional - 67.9%
Men's East Regional - 10.7%
Women's East Regional - 5.4%
Men's South Regional - 5.4%
Women's West Regional - 3.6%
Women's Mideast Regional - 3.6%
Women's Midwest Regional - 1.8%
Men's Midwest Regional - 1.8%
If John McEnroe were to be replaced as the host of The Chair, what UH head coach would make a great replacement?
Rayner Noble - 31.4%
Ray McCallum - 20.5%
Dana Dimel - 19.9%
Leroy Burrell - 11.5%
Kyla Holas - 8.3%
Bill Solberg - 8.3%
What is the most surprising action of the first two months of 2002 for Cougar Athletics?
Men's basketball record - 51.8%
Softball's 11-2 start - 19.8%
Football's signing class - 16.8%
Baseball's 3-3 start - 6.1%
Chandi Jones record run - 3.6%
Women's tennis fast start - 2.0%
If a current UH head coach had to be President of the United States, who do you think it should be?
Bill Solberg - 46.5%
Dana Dimel - 19.3%
Mike Dirks - 11.4%
Leroy Burrell - 11.4%
Ginger Hurley - 6.1%
Kyla Holas - 5.3%
Which UH head coach would make a great talk show host?
Joe Curl - 27.9%
Rayner Noble - 24.8%
Dana Dimel - 19.4%
Bill Walton - 17.8%
Jennifer Hyde - 6.2%
Ginger Hurley - 3.9%
After six months what is the best thing you like about the Cougars' new web site?
Overall Content - 41.0%
Ask the Coach/A.D. - 32.5%
Fan Poll - 9.4%
Online Auction - 7.7%
Trivia Contest - 5.1%
Houston Press Pass - 4.3%
What impresses you most about the new A.D., Dave Maggard?
All of the above - 47%
Over 20 years as an Athletic Director - 27%
National Championships under his watch - 18%
Former Olympian - 2%
Work as an Executive at Turner Sports - 4%
Time with the Atlanta Olympic Games - 2%
Where will the Men's Basketball Team finish in their division this season?
Third - 29.8%
Fourth - 22.5%
Seventh - 13.2%
Second - 11.1%
Fifth - 9.1%
First - 8.5%
Sixth - 5.7%
What do you look forward to in the new year?
Baseball/Softball - 32.1%
Conference USA Basketball - 29.3%
New Athletic Director - 22.5%
Indoor Track & Field - 9.3%
Winter Olympics - 6.8%
Who is the greatest coach in UH history?
Guy V. Lewis (MBB) - 32.7%
Bill Yeoman (FB) - 29.2%
Dave Williams (Golf) - 20.2%
Tom Tellez (T&F) - 10.9%
Rayner Noble (BB) - 5.7%
Greg Williams (WBB) - 1.4%
Who will be the top overall performer during basketball season?
Chandi Jones - 47.8%
George Williams - 29.3%
Patrick Okafor - 9.3%
Nicole Oliver - 7.8%
Dominic Smith - 3.4%
Valerie Muoneke - 2.4%
What should be the number-one attribute of the next A.D.?
Div. I Athletic Director experience - 34.5%
Great manager of people - 21.5%
Knowledge of Houston and UH - 18.1%
Exceptional fund-raising skills - 18.1%
Expert in fiscal responsibility - 7.9%
What is the best Cougar team of all-time?
1983 Men's Basketball - 51.0%
1976 Football - 16.1%
2000 Baseball - 10.6%
1990 Football - 9.9%
1968 Men's Basketball - 8.9%
2001 Women's Basketball - 3.4%
How many wins do you think the football team will finish with?
3 - 40.5%
5 - 19.3%
4 - 17.9%
7 - 12.2%
6 - 10.1%
Who will be the surprise player for the Cougar football team this year?
Kelly Robertson, QB - 47.3%
Nick Eddy, QB - 20.6%
Justin Davis, LB - 11.5%
Matt Schirmer, FB - 9.5%
Bryan Hill, DT - 7.1%
Roland Cola, DB - 4.1%
Which of the Cougar Head Coaches would have the best chance of winning Survivor III?
Rayner Noble, Baseball - 35.7%
Kyla Holas, Softball - 18.5%
Dana Dimel, Football - 18.2%
Joe Curl, Women's Basketball - 17.2%
Bill Walton, Volleyball - 6.1%
Jennifer Hyde, Women's Tennis - 4.4%
What is your favorite part of Houston's new website?
Great Design - 67.2%
All the Information - 20.4%
Photos - 12.4%
Easy Navigation - 4.4%