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It looks like Houston may still be a little hurt Tom Herman departed the Cougars for Austin.

In preparation for the 2017 season, the Houston bookstore displayed a few of its items for sale. Included on the list was a shirt that poked a little fun at Texas.

"My two favorite teams are Houston....and anyone playing Texas," the shirt wrote.

This idea on a t-shirt, of course, isn't anything new. However, Texas has never considered Houston, a Group of Five school, a real rival. In fact, they haven't played on the football field since 2002. The Longhorns hold a 16-7-2 all-time record against the Cougars.

Houston, though, might be starting to build something after Herman bolted to Texas when offered the head coaching position in Austin. This past fall, the Cougars reportedly offered to schedule football games in the future to reduce Herman's buyout, but Texas declined.

Maybe the two in-state programs will meet up again soon.