[Houston Football] SOLD OUT 🏟️

[u/ohitsthedeathstar]

https://x.com/uhcougarfb/status/2111501805049831827?s=46

[u/AWall925]

Might be the day to begin a tiny football culture

[u/thecravenone → u/AWall925]

YWCF

[u/CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY → u/thecravenone]

YA WOO, indeed.

[u/gwaydms → u/CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY]

Haven't heard that in a while.

[u/OSUfan88 → u/AWall925]

monkey paw curls

It’s filled with OSU fans.

[u/BabyHercules → u/AWall925]

Nah we saw the same shit last year when we played yall. UH fans are inconsistent

[u/PlasticCraken → u/BabyHercules]

Because it’s Houston. There’s cool shit to do unlike Lubbock

[u/BabyHercules → u/PlasticCraken]

I live in houston, and you aren’t wrong. But I don’t really see that as a negative. College is made for college towns

[u/ElmoCamino → u/PlasticCraken]

"Id' rather do something else" isn't exactly the hallmark of a passionate fanbase.

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/AWall925]

Well let’s see the attendance numbers first

[u/Pinewood74 → u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

If they're announcing a sell out on twitter, they're sold out, so the official attendance will be whatever actual capacity is.

It's not like they're going to let themselves get called out on such a straightforward thing. They're not Penn State.

[u/joethahobo → u/Pinewood74]

Assuming everyone shows up. I already know one guy whose car broke down a couple hours ago in Dallas and won’t be able to make it. So at least 1 less than capacity unless he’s able to give his ticket away

[u/Pinewood74 → u/joethahobo]

Nah, he'll still count as long as he paid for his ticket.

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/Pinewood74]

It’s a sellout sure, but let’s see if it’s a full house.

They certainly are not penn state…

[u/Pinewood74 → u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

Sure. Can't disagree about seeing what it looks like. But very different than waiting to see the attendance numbers.

[u/OSUfan88 → u/Pinewood74]

They have put free tickets, so actual attendance could be much lower. There was no cost to just accept some tickets.

[u/njk12 → u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

And what color everyone is wearing

[u/Abalone_Phony]

Gonna be interesting to see the color split!!!

[u/WeevilKnievel]

Hell yah houston! Hope your fan base grows with your program.

[u/StallsAndCamps]

Awesome. This team merits full stadiums

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/StallsAndCamps]

Better late than never

[u/True_Ad5324]

Good it’s perfect weather here in Houston

[u/ItsN3rdy → u/True_Ad5324]

I’ve done so much this morning because of the weather.

[u/cartoonhero42 → u/True_Ad5324]

The weather is amazing, I thought about buying a ticket and rooting on UH today but I'm so glad they sold out. 

[u/True_Ad5324 → u/cartoonhero42]

If I didn’t have my engagement party I’d definitely be there

[u/rockyonthetrack → u/True_Ad5324]

Congrats

[u/MediumStrange]

Great for Houston, I know theyve had attendance problemsz but that takes a lot of time and effort to fix when you are fighting against multiple other texas p4 teams for fans. Hopefully this is the start of a great progression in the future.

[u/The-Frza]

I was disappointed watching the UCF game. I’m assuming OKST will be a fairly large presence in the stands tonight

[u/A1steaksaussie]

people really want to put an asterisk on people wanting to watch a football game

[u/Lutrid]

It better be with how desperately they were trying to sell tickets 😭

[u/Anus_Targaryen → u/Lutrid]

"UH should try and fix its attendance problems"

Okay lets give out free and cheap tickets

"Wow look at how desperate UH is"

What do you people want from us

[u/sunshinesweets → u/Anus_Targaryen]

It's always a fan or alum of a school in a smaller market with nothing else to do but a CFP game on a Saturday that has something to say. Houston has multiple large venues near UH and then smaller venues in the surrounding suburbs that all have competing events which makes it harder to get fans in seats. My partner is a Red Raider and it's a regular eye roll of a conversation about this. 

[u/TheNewGuy001 → u/sunshinesweets]

This, UH has so much more competition to get butts in seats. Also, Flair up or get lost.

[u/Flexoe → u/sunshinesweets]

Need you on the Pokes defense ASAP with how defensive this post is, you got an eligibility?

[u/glzzgbblr → u/Anus_Targaryen]

Beat Tech

[u/-totally → u/glzzgbblr]

How about join a conference

[u/Anus_Targaryen → u/glzzgbblr]

We'll get around to that eventually 

[u/lebron_garcia → u/Anus_Targaryen]

They want us out of the Big 12 because they know we are going to kick their asses.

[u/morizzytango → u/lebron_garcia]

Don’t embarrass us, bronny

[u/tullbabes → u/lebron_garcia]

lol what?

[u/lebron_garcia → u/tullbabes]

You heard me sod poodle. Basketball and football are coming for ya. You got away with one this year.

[u/mister_fister_420 → u/Lutrid]

Look man better than the stadium being empty or a sea of orange

[u/Whoa_reddit_chill → u/mister_fister_420]

I would agree. Houston’s been decent the last couple of years and good this year, they deserve the support of the community!

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/Whoa_reddit_chill]

What I don’t get is why they had attendance issues in the first place. Texas Tech doesn’t seem to have nearly their problems despite being in a more remote part of the state

[u/Anus_Targaryen → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

If you go to Tech, you are going for the 4 year university experience. No one is commuting to Texas Tech. Their students all live on campus and most buy in to a uniform sports tradition going back decades. 

UH is in the fourth largest metro in the country. It was started to serve Houstonians. The school has a long history of having students who work and commute. We have had sporting traditions and some good athletic history, but we just don't have the same culture that your average upper level CFB program has. It exists, but far fewer students and alumni buy into it than at Tech or A&M or wherever. That results in a much smaller fanbase. Add in decades of bad conferences and irrelevance in the 90's and 2000s and we are where we are now. 

[u/TheCoogsCoog → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

Lubbock is a college town with not a whole lot to do besides TTU athletics. Comping us to them doesn’t make sense. We struggle with attendance for all the same reasons UCLA does. 

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/TheCoogsCoog]

Wait Houston doesn’t have an on campus stadium either? Ok that makes way more sense then

[u/Lutrid → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

No it is on campus lol

[u/SwmpySouthpw → u/Lutrid]

It helps that it’s beautiful outside today!

[u/iDisc → u/SwmpySouthpw]

Pumpkin patch with the kids in the morning. Game this evening with pops. Perfect day.

[u/SwmpySouthpw → u/iDisc]

lol we just got back home from the pumpkin patch. Kids’ school is having their trunk or treat tonight too. Couldn’t have asked for better weather

[u/gwaydms → u/SwmpySouthpw]

Not much humidity definitely helps.

[u/Statalyzer → u/Lutrid]

They are celebrating the equivalent of winning a beer-chugging contest against the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

[u/Artvandelay29]

Hell yeah, Coogs!

[u/misader]

Proud of y'all

[u/Dairy_Ashford]

okay, about 40 - 45k

so like melcher during a principles of acct test

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

I guess OSU alumn bought most of it

[u/Head_Vacation4630]

Thank you to the 30k okstate fans that bought tickets

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

Good luck red Cougs

[u/rockyonthetrack → u/SPCsooprlolz]

Please beat ND, cougs

[u/Doctor_Saved]

https://www.vividseats.com/houston-cougars-football-tickets-tdecu-stadium-9-2-2026/production/6172364?quantity=1

You can still get some at decent price.

[u/Captain_Nipples]

Weren't the tickets free?

TIL the dozens of Houston fans are sensitive as fuck, and get bent out of shape over a question

[u/VamonosChildren → u/Captain_Nipples]

Mattress Mack only had 1k.

[u/austing013 → u/Captain_Nipples]

Yeah not sure why you’re getting downvoted. A donor bought a shit ton of tickets and was giving them out

[u/Sheriff_Zack → u/austing013]

1200 free tickets for a 45k stadium….

[u/freshoutofbatteries → u/Sheriff_Zack]

You say that like it’s not still incredibly sad.

[u/TheCoogsCoog → u/freshoutofbatteries]

It was a promotion. Nothing sad about. 

[u/Anus_Targaryen → u/freshoutofbatteries]

wtf do you want us to do exactly

[u/VamonosChildren → u/freshoutofbatteries]

Meh, not really. Tons of schools have deals with local business for things like these.

[u/0bi_wan_jabr0nl → u/VamonosChildren]

Deals with local business, not “please give these away because our fanbase is a disgrace” deals…

[u/VamonosChildren → u/0bi_wan_jabr0nl]

It's literally Mattress Mack, and he does the same for Astros and Texans games.

[u/gwaydms → u/VamonosChildren]

Mattress Mack is a Houston legend.

[u/DrDragon13 → u/gwaydms]

This is my first time hearing of Matress Mack, he sounds like a legend. Especially if he's doing it for all Houston sports.

[u/joethahobo → u/0bi_wan_jabr0nl]

This guy doesn’t know who mattress Mack is. He is rich and does this for all the Houston sports

[u/Sheriff_Zack → u/freshoutofbatteries]

Can’t wait to send y’all back to your trailer parks tonight tbh

[u/freshoutofbatteries → u/Sheriff_Zack]

Classic

[u/lebron_garcia → u/freshoutofbatteries]

You know what’s sad? A fan of Backwater, Oklahoma who’s team is finally having a decent year and feels the need to talk mess about a team he should have no beef with. 

[u/freshoutofbatteries → u/lebron_garcia]

You’re a sensitive bunch, aren’t you?

[u/lebron_garcia → u/freshoutofbatteries]

I mean, stupid comments typically get shot down with facts. 

[u/Business_Permit_3686 → u/freshoutofbatteries]

You say that like everyone in the city of Houston didn’t sleep with your mother

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/Sheriff_Zack]

Ah. I just remember seeing a screenshot of stub hub or some site that showed $0 all over the place.

[u/ChocoTitan → u/Captain_Nipples]

Remember OU came down to Houston and UH bitch slapped Baker Mayfield, Mixon, Perine, Westbrook, etc

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/ChocoTitan]

Wasn't that a neutral site?

[u/htown-cougar916 → u/Captain_Nipples]

lol that a was a shitpost made by an OSU account

[u/ElectronicCandy4358 → u/htown-cougar916]

So was the Orange/ White stripe out. Media literacy is declining rapidly in this country.

[u/deepayes → u/ElectronicCandy4358]

everything is real, except the real things, those are fake.

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/htown-cougar916]

Ahhh. Lol, I didnt have much time to browse reddit this week. Makes sense. Think I caught it on my front page while taking a dump at work, and kept scrolling

[u/lebron_garcia → u/Captain_Nipples]

Cheapest on TickPick is $40. 

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/lebron_garcia]

I like that you edited that. All i was doing was asking a question

[u/lebron_garcia → u/Captain_Nipples]

I agree—you didn’t deserve a sarcastic response like some of the others on here. 

[u/Fun_Wear2891 → u/Captain_Nipples]

*we gave all the tickets away for free would be the correct headline

[u/Ilydrain]

I’m doing my part!

[u/Nyte_Knyght33]

Let's go!!!

[u/AutographedSnorkel]

Congrats Cougar nation, you sold out a 40,000 seat stadium

[u/emc23369187]

You’re welcome.

[u/VamonosChildren]

Christmas miracle!! LFG

[u/brolygta4]

Good

[u/Huge-Internal6456]

Worlds Brightest Orange is gonna be all over that stadium

[u/Tpabayrays2]

Sureeeeeeee. So we're they bought by Oklahoma State fans or scalpers? Or a combination of both?

[u/VamonosChildren → u/Tpabayrays2]

My man, our game was like 3 weeks ago. It's ok to let go.

[u/MayoBenz → u/Tpabayrays2]

Still upset i see

[u/Business_Permit_3686 → u/Tpabayrays2]

Chill out lil bro