The Houston Cougars like mixing it up — and turning things ugly. Their hard-nosed defense has been a staple throughout coach Kelvin Sampson's 11-year tenure, and it served them well again in Indianapolis against two teams with much larger fan bases,

The University of Houston is entering the Final Four as a betting underdog and you won’t get much of a differing opinion from the college basketball experts on TV.  ESPN’s Steve Coughlin, aka “Stanford Steve”,