The University of Houston Is Telling the NFL To Go Fuck Itself After Saying the Cougars Can't Have a Uniform With Oilers Colors

Houston Chronicle — The University of Houston has informed the NFL that it will proceed with plans to add an alternate blue uniform.

The about-face comes six months after the NFL’s merchandising and licensing division sent a cease-and-desist letter to UH, threatening legal action if the school did not halt what was described as UH’s “blatant copying” of the Houston Oilers-themed uniforms.

“We literally have a story we can show the city uses it,” athletic director Chris Pezman told the Houston Chronicle at the Big 12’s spring meetings. “This isn’t a reach. This is a layup. We’ve got a very defensible position.”

UH wore the blue uniforms for the football season opener against UTSA and during the women’s soccer and golf seasons. School officials weighed legal options and changed course with a letter sent in mid-April that notified the NFL of the school’s plans.

“We’re doing it,” Pezman said. “We’ve reviewed everything and come to the conclusion that we are going to proceed.”

In a letter to the university sent last Oct. 13, the NFL said “the Houston Cougars’ attempt to free ride on the popularity of the NFL and the club violates the intellectual property rights of the NFL and (Tennessee) Titans.”

Hell yeah. Let's all give a round of applause to the University of Houston for fighting back against the corporate warlords at the No Fun League who spend their days trying to make sure nobody in this country gets an ounce of joy out of football unless it's being played by the best teams in the world, like the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders.

Of all the things the NFL has to be worrying about right now, it's concerned with the Houston Cougars wearing an awesome uniform? I actually want this to go to court so the NFL has to get a high-powered, expensive attorney to get in front of a judge and say he's mad because UH is using colors it shouldn't be allowed to use. There is not one person with a functioning brain in this country who could watch a college football game and be confused between the Houston Cougars, a college team which currently exists, and the Houston Oilers, a professional team which hasn't existed in nearly 30 years.

I'm glad some people in this country are still willing to stand up for what they believe in. Roger Goodell and his cronies can come pry these superb uniforms from Houston's cold, dead hands.