[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 118-119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEFEATS FLORIDA STATE AND WINS THE PEACH BOWL

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 6, 2016

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago I spoke on the House 
floor about the brilliant season the Houston Cougars and their coach, 
Tom Herman, experienced this year. In that speech I mentioned how the 
Cougars had a huge fight coming up on New

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Year's Eve against the traditional blue-blood, powerhouse Florida State 
Seminoles. Well, December 31st and 2015 have come and gone, and the 
Houston Cougars finished the year 13-1 with a 38-24 victory over the 
Seminoles in the Peach Bowl.
  Coach Tom Herman may be known as an offensive innovator, but this 
team fought hard on both sides of the ball. The Cougars' fast-moving 
and hard-hitting defense rattled Florida State's offense, while their 
quick-paced and prolific offense sped past the Seminoles' defense. 
Folks, this game was one for the ages and solidified this season as one 
of the greatest in Cougar history. There can't be enough said about the 
resiliency and fight this team showed all year. I'm proud to call 
myself an alumnus and a Houston Cougar for life.
  The Houston Cougars woke up for the first time in 2016 as Peach Bowl 
champions and proved to the doubters that they could play with anybody 
in the country. 2015 started in uncertainty for the program: they were 
breaking in a new coach, a new system, and in their second year of a 
new football stadium. But as 2016 gets rolling, the only uncertainty 
for the Cougars now is where to place all the trophies they collected 
this year.
  And that's just the way it is.

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