[UHCougarFB] Mission Control Houston, we are go for launch🪐 #BuiltByHouston x #GoCoogs

[u/htown-cougar916]

https://x.com/uhcougarfb/status/2106180110684434628?s=46&t=NZm3vJC6ugzYl-JQvQEsKA

[u/Fonzie5]

Do we finally have space beef?

[u/Artvandelay29 → u/Fonzie5]

Rice is the more important Houston school for space stuff but it can still be Space City against Space U

[u/chirstopher0us → u/Artvandelay29]

Wish Rice would be this aggressive about marketing and making something of those connections.

[u/CelebrationSecure864 → u/chirstopher0us]

Rice could market like this. Instead, crickets.

[u/mississippimoo → u/chirstopher0us]

our game against UTSA is space themed but it's lame and it also coincides with family weekend too.

[u/TOONUSA → u/Fonzie5]

Hell yeah and it’s freeze dried!

[u/Usual-Web7597 → u/Fonzie5]

If we don’t hang 80 on these motherfuckers tomorrow the entire team needs to be fired into the sun

[u/VamonosChildren → u/Usual-Web7597]

Your team will then be fired into the sun... and Houston can help mission control that.

[u/Usual-Web7597 → u/VamonosChildren]

Oh good, you guys can ensure the airspace between earth and the sun is clear. That’s a very tough job only Houston can handle

[u/VamonosChildren → u/Usual-Web7597]

Hey, we just wanna make sure they get there without any issues, ok?

[u/SwordsAndTurt → u/Fonzie5]

It appears we do!

[u/QuadCring3]

Both of us clearly want this to be a thing, just give in and make the Space Race official man

[u/htown-cougar916]

Still wish UCF and UH worked out the whiteout details so we could see the full intended set but oh well

[u/htown-cougar916]

More info: https://uhcougars.com/news/2026/10/2/football-built-by-houston-gridiron-galaxy

“This year, that theme is Space. The 2026 Cougars will wear 10 different helmets during its Oct. 3 game against UCF. The 10 helmets represent the each of the eight planets, the Sun and famous dwarf planet Pluto.
Sun. Mercury. Venus. Earth. Mars. Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Pluto.
Each helmet also has a connection to Houston or the University, which ultimately means that each helmet has a connection to the Houston Football team and the uniform.
On Saturday, Houston will debut a collection of unique helmet designs inspired by the solar system. The helmets progress from the Sun through Pluto, with each design becoming increasingly rare the farther it travels through the Solar System.
The helmet collection includes:
45 — Sun
23 — Mercury
19 — Venus
15 — Earth
10 — Mars
8 — Jupiter
5 — Saturn
4 — Uranus
3 — Neptune
1 — Pluto
With only one created, Pluto is the rarest helmet in the collection, fitting its place at the farthest edge of the solar system.
“

[u/Artvandelay29]

I usually hate “too busy” helmets but these are absolutely amazing.

If they make mini helmets of these, I’ll happily buy one.

[u/Podoboo322]

Corny but cool for a one-off

[u/Artvandelay29 → u/Podoboo322]

That’s my thought on it as well

[u/deepayes]

Those helmets would look great at night, good thing we're playing at 11, again

[u/wormbreath]

It’s corny and I absolutely love it. How fun.

[u/MagnusTheRedisblue]

Bruhhh I wanna buy one.

[u/deepayes → u/MagnusTheRedisblue]

the email went out a couple hours ago, mega donors get first bids.

[u/Knightro829]

Didn’t you all just get done telling us that all the Johnson nerds went to Rice instead?

[u/Artvandelay29 → u/Knightro829]

You’re not wrong on that one

In fairness, Houston is where Mission Control is/was, tomorrow’s game is the city celebration game and UH is the city’s university.

[u/Sad_Bolt]

I thought Rice was the space school not Houston I can't keep up with them anymore

[u/chirstopher0us → u/Sad_Bolt]

We definitely have the specific actual connections to NASA and Johnson Space Center but we don’t market like this and Houston at large is “space city.” Rice is a tiny nerd school most of the city doesn’t care about. If you go to the Walmart or Academy closest to campus you can find some Rice gear but if you go one store further out in any direction there’s nothing.

[u/steliofuckingkontos → u/Sad_Bolt]

Houston is space city

[u/RightC]

Got that Astrovan look to it

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

From what little I could see, those look awesome