The Houston Cougars are just two wins away from their first national championship in program history, with the men's Final Four set to begin in San Antonio on Saturday. Cougars fans are taking every precaution necessary to ensure good luck for Kelvin Sampson's squad at the Alamodome.

A petition was launched on Change.org Wednesday evening urging Texas Senator Ted Cruz to challenge New Jersey Senator Cory Booker's recently set filibuster record on the floor of the United States Senate. Do Coogs fans really care if Cruz can outdo Booker's 25-hour filibuster? Not really. But consider Wednesday's petition somewhat of a Trojan Horse. If the petitioners can truly get Cruz to spend his weekend in Washington, they should be able to avoid the "Cruz Curse" in San Antonio.

"The Junior US Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, has an unfortunate habit of affecting major Texas sporting events negatively. As passionate sports fans of the University of Houston and Texas constituents, we have no other option than to redirect his energies somewhere more effective during the upcoming Final Four in San Antonio, April 5-7," the petition reads. "We firmly believe that Senator Cruz's ego is clearly enormous, and if applied in an alternate time and place, it could make a significant impact on our state and the University of Houston’s athletic prospects.

"It is our suggestion that Senator Cruz redirects this well known debating skills to the floor of the Senate. Specifically we recommend that he challenges the Senate filibuster record starting Saturday, April 5, 2025."