Thank you everyone


http://m.chron.com/sports/cougars/articl...044620.php

I hear there is flooding on parts of the campus. :(

(08-28-2017 10:19 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  I hear there is flooding on parts of the campus. :(

I'm hearing the exact same thing but can't share yet which areas of the campus have been effected the most.

Drone photos of Houston current situation


http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/...044695.php

Our young men struggling to prepare for football


http://m.chron.com/sports/cougars/articl...117354.php

@American_Conf 2m2 minutes ago

The American and its member institutions will make a $100,000 donation to the @RedCross. #HoustonStrong

HOUSTON – Due to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area, all Houston Athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or postponed.

Houston Football’s scheduled season opener for Saturday at UTSA has been postponed as the universities will explore rescheduling the game for a date later in the season. More information regarding tickets will be released as information is finalized.

(08-29-2017 03:09 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  HOUSTON – Due to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area, all Houston Athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or postponed.

Houston Football’s scheduled season opener for Saturday at UTSA has been postponed as the universities will explore rescheduling the game for a date later in the season. More information regarding tickets will be released as information is finalized.

Why would they reschedule a game thats in San Antonio? I guess the team cant make it there?

Most likely your team is incredibly distracted by what's going on with friends and family

(08-29-2017 03:11 PM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:09 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  HOUSTON – Due to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area, all Houston Athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or postponed.

Houston Football’s scheduled season opener for Saturday at UTSA has been postponed as the universities will explore rescheduling the game for a date later in the season. More information regarding tickets will be released as information is finalized.

Why would they reschedule a game thats in San Antonio? I guess the team cant make it there?

Sure they could play, but they should be with family. Life's bigger than football, good move to reschedule not only football but all sports. Hope to see the fb team join coach Sampsons efforts in aiding the community.

(08-29-2017 03:28 PM)vcoog Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:11 PM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:09 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  HOUSTON – Due to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area, all Houston Athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or postponed.

Houston Football’s scheduled season opener for Saturday at UTSA has been postponed as the universities will explore rescheduling the game for a date later in the season. More information regarding tickets will be released as information is finalized.

Why would they reschedule a game thats in San Antonio? I guess the team cant make it there?

Sure they could play, but they should be with family. Life's bigger than football, good move to reschedule not only football but all sports. Hope to see the fb team join coach Sampsons efforts in aiding the community.

Understandable. I was looking forward to the distraction of my football team playing. But family should always come first.

(08-29-2017 03:29 PM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:28 PM)vcoog Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:11 PM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(08-29-2017 03:09 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  HOUSTON – Due to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area, all Houston Athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or postponed.

Houston Football’s scheduled season opener for Saturday at UTSA has been postponed as the universities will explore rescheduling the game for a date later in the season. More information regarding tickets will be released as information is finalized.

Why would they reschedule a game thats in San Antonio? I guess the team cant make it there?

Sure they could play, but they should be with family. Life's bigger than football, good move to reschedule not only football but all sports. Hope to see the fb team join coach Sampsons efforts in aiding the community.

Understandable. I was looking forward to the distraction of my football team playing. But family should always come first.

Here too was looking forward to some fun distraction for a change but understand the painful stress situations for thousands of families out there.

Thought I pass this along -
Folks from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and even from Cincinnati to provide rescue efforts.

Our current senior pastor was formerly the pastor of City of Refuge Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Houston.

Below is his column that he penned for the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/op...612480001/

Quote:Fear, lament and hope amid the flood in my Houston hometown
Rufus Smith, Guest columnist Published 12:00 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017

Before I became a happy Memphian seven years ago, I was a lifelong Houstonian. Houston is home to 90 percent of my biological family. The churches in which I trained and which I pastored for 12 years are in Houston.

Now, much of Houston — the fourth largest city in America — is under water. "What we're seeing is the most devastating flood event in Houston's recorded history. We're seeing levels of rainfall that are unprecedented," Houston meteorologist Steve Bowen said.

It may get worse before it gets better. The loss of life is expected to rise with the water. Houston has averaged about 52 inches of rain over the past 30 years. Many experts predict it will get 50 inches this week.

Every two hours, friends and family are texting me as a kind of catharsis. The traumatic thought of starting over and the frayed emotions of the moment are overwhelming.

My first cousin told me my old house was filled with water and National Guard boats were rescuing my former neighbors in Meyerland.

My big sister, who is the administrator of one of Houston's largest nursing homes, has been cloistered with her 182 elderly residents since last Thursday.

"Son, I've lived in Houston all my life, but I've never seen it flood this bad," my 79-year-old mother said.

Several of my Houston pastoral colleagues have been in contact. They told me no one worshipped in churches last Sunday.

They told me stories of dozens of people being rescued by boat and military trucks, hundreds of congregants who have lost every precious material possession, and 8,000 people now in shelters. It may get worse before it gets better.

I used to ask, "Why Lord?" As I mature, I now ask, "What Lord?"

I used to ask, "Why us?" As I mature, I now ask, "Why not us? Would I wish such tragedy upon others?"

Houston is no stranger to powerful hurricanes or high floods, but such devastation is never normal. You can never get used to death, disability and destruction.

Weather professionals and urbanologists say that Houston's growth of 25 percent over the past decade has outpaced its Bayou system infrastructure.

With tens of thousands of people relocating to "job rich" Houston, the city has added more buildings that cover soil and natural surfaces that easily absorb water. Over the next decade Houston is projected to surpass Chicago to become the third largest city in America.

It may get worse before it gets better.

The dangerous weather in Texas has distracted us from the deadly division in our country. Watching fellow Americans rally to respond to their hurting neighbors illustrates that being black, white, yellow, brown, rich, poor, up, down, urbanite, suburbanite, Republican, Democrat, hawk or dove ALL pale in comparison to the inspiring UNITY seen in overcoming HUMAN tragedy.

Remember in 2011 when Memphis suffered its worst flood in a generation? Well, we pulled together and made it through. Floods and other natural disasters tend to bring out the "eagle" in people and enable us to soar above the storms of life.

Jesus said, "Great blessings belong to those who are sad now. God will comfort them." (Matthew 5:4). And he often enlists us to assist him in turning times of tragedy into triumph. Will you join me? It may get worse before it gets better.

Rev. Rufus Smith is senior pastor of Hope Church in Memphis.

Prayers and love to our brothers and sisters in Houston.

(08-30-2017 12:05 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  Our current senior pastor was formerly the pastor of City of Refuge Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Houston.

Below is his column that he penned for the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/op...612480001/

Quote:Fear, lament and hope amid the flood in my Houston hometown
Rufus Smith, Guest columnist Published 12:00 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017

Before I became a happy Memphian seven years ago, I was a lifelong Houstonian. Houston is home to 90 percent of my biological family. The churches in which I trained and which I pastored for 12 years are in Houston.

Now, much of Houston — the fourth largest city in America — is under water. "What we're seeing is the most devastating flood event in Houston's recorded history. We're seeing levels of rainfall that are unprecedented," Houston meteorologist Steve Bowen said.

It may get worse before it gets better. The loss of life is expected to rise with the water. Houston has averaged about 52 inches of rain over the past 30 years. Many experts predict it will get 50 inches this week.

Every two hours, friends and family are texting me as a kind of catharsis. The traumatic thought of starting over and the frayed emotions of the moment are overwhelming.

My first cousin told me my old house was filled with water and National Guard boats were rescuing my former neighbors in Meyerland.

My big sister, who is the administrator of one of Houston's largest nursing homes, has been cloistered with her 182 elderly residents since last Thursday.

"Son, I've lived in Houston all my life, but I've never seen it flood this bad," my 79-year-old mother said.

Several of my Houston pastoral colleagues have been in contact. They told me no one worshipped in churches last Sunday.

They told me stories of dozens of people being rescued by boat and military trucks, hundreds of congregants who have lost every precious material possession, and 8,000 people now in shelters. It may get worse before it gets better.

I used to ask, "Why Lord?" As I mature, I now ask, "What Lord?"

I used to ask, "Why us?" As I mature, I now ask, "Why not us? Would I wish such tragedy upon others?"

Houston is no stranger to powerful hurricanes or high floods, but such devastation is never normal. You can never get used to death, disability and destruction.

Weather professionals and urbanologists say that Houston's growth of 25 percent over the past decade has outpaced its Bayou system infrastructure.

With tens of thousands of people relocating to "job rich" Houston, the city has added more buildings that cover soil and natural surfaces that easily absorb water. Over the next decade Houston is projected to surpass Chicago to become the third largest city in America.

It may get worse before it gets better.

The dangerous weather in Texas has distracted us from the deadly division in our country. Watching fellow Americans rally to respond to their hurting neighbors illustrates that being black, white, yellow, brown, rich, poor, up, down, urbanite, suburbanite, Republican, Democrat, hawk or dove ALL pale in comparison to the inspiring UNITY seen in overcoming HUMAN tragedy.

Remember in 2011 when Memphis suffered its worst flood in a generation? Well, we pulled together and made it through. Floods and other natural disasters tend to bring out the "eagle" in people and enable us to soar above the storms of life.

Jesus said, "Great blessings belong to those who are sad now. God will comfort them." (Matthew 5:4). And he often enlists us to assist him in turning times of tragedy into triumph. Will you join me? It may get worse before it gets better.

Rev. Rufus Smith is senior pastor of Hope Church in Memphis.

Prayers and love to our brothers and sisters in Houston.

This is really nice... Thank you for sharing, oldtiger

My company (Verizon) is giving $10 million dollars for the reliefs efforts. Forgot football at this point.

(08-30-2017 12:34 AM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(08-30-2017 12:05 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  Our current senior pastor was formerly the pastor of City of Refuge Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Houston.

Below is his column that he penned for the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/op...612480001/

Quote:Fear, lament and hope amid the flood in my Houston hometown
Rufus Smith, Guest columnist Published 12:00 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017

Before I became a happy Memphian seven years ago, I was a lifelong Houstonian. Houston is home to 90 percent of my biological family. The churches in which I trained and which I pastored for 12 years are in Houston.

Now, much of Houston — the fourth largest city in America — is under water. "What we're seeing is the most devastating flood event in Houston's recorded history. We're seeing levels of rainfall that are unprecedented," Houston meteorologist Steve Bowen said.

It may get worse before it gets better. The loss of life is expected to rise with the water. Houston has averaged about 52 inches of rain over the past 30 years. Many experts predict it will get 50 inches this week.

Every two hours, friends and family are texting me as a kind of catharsis. The traumatic thought of starting over and the frayed emotions of the moment are overwhelming.

My first cousin told me my old house was filled with water and National Guard boats were rescuing my former neighbors in Meyerland.

My big sister, who is the administrator of one of Houston's largest nursing homes, has been cloistered with her 182 elderly residents since last Thursday.

"Son, I've lived in Houston all my life, but I've never seen it flood this bad," my 79-year-old mother said.

Several of my Houston pastoral colleagues have been in contact. They told me no one worshipped in churches last Sunday.

They told me stories of dozens of people being rescued by boat and military trucks, hundreds of congregants who have lost every precious material possession, and 8,000 people now in shelters. It may get worse before it gets better.

I used to ask, "Why Lord?" As I mature, I now ask, "What Lord?"

I used to ask, "Why us?" As I mature, I now ask, "Why not us? Would I wish such tragedy upon others?"

Houston is no stranger to powerful hurricanes or high floods, but such devastation is never normal. You can never get used to death, disability and destruction.

Weather professionals and urbanologists say that Houston's growth of 25 percent over the past decade has outpaced its Bayou system infrastructure.

With tens of thousands of people relocating to "job rich" Houston, the city has added more buildings that cover soil and natural surfaces that easily absorb water. Over the next decade Houston is projected to surpass Chicago to become the third largest city in America.

It may get worse before it gets better.

The dangerous weather in Texas has distracted us from the deadly division in our country. Watching fellow Americans rally to respond to their hurting neighbors illustrates that being black, white, yellow, brown, rich, poor, up, down, urbanite, suburbanite, Republican, Democrat, hawk or dove ALL pale in comparison to the inspiring UNITY seen in overcoming HUMAN tragedy.

Remember in 2011 when Memphis suffered its worst flood in a generation? Well, we pulled together and made it through. Floods and other natural disasters tend to bring out the "eagle" in people and enable us to soar above the storms of life.

Jesus said, "Great blessings belong to those who are sad now. God will comfort them." (Matthew 5:4). And he often enlists us to assist him in turning times of tragedy into triumph. Will you join me? It may get worse before it gets better.

Rev. Rufus Smith is senior pastor of Hope Church in Memphis.

Prayers and love to our brothers and sisters in Houston.

This is really nice... Thank you for sharing, oldtiger

Continued thoughts and prayers for our Houston brothers and sisters as y'all emerge from the largest storm I can remember in my 68 years. We've had a relationship with our Cougar friends as long as I remember. God bless, protect, and strengthen you guys as you will soon be able to return home and begin discovery, and rebuilding lives and homes while working through associated grief.