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Football season is here! 02-13-banana

I come to be educated on your team. I know you guys had a good year last year, and I watched about 5 minutes of your bowl game, but that is the extent of my knowledge on Rice football at the moment. Who are your players to watch for? What should be your strengths and weaknesses? How's your qb?

Looking forward to a discussion with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)
08-27-2014 04:53 PM
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Welcome!

Rice's top 2 players on defense are DT Christian Covington and CB Bryce Callahan. Both should get drafted when they leave Rice. Callahan has a chance to set the Rice record for INT's this year and has great ball-hawking skills. Covington is a big, quick, beast on the inside. The rest of Rice's front 6 (in the 4-2-5) are fairly small and don't have tons of experience, so I imagine you guys will try to pound the ball at anyone but Covington and make Rice prove they can stop you.

On offense, our new QB is Driphus Jackson. He played occasionally the past 2 years. He looked great against Air Force in a bowl game 2 seasons ago, but otherwise hasn't really found his rhythm in games. He is quite athletic and we are all hopeful. We have good talent and depth at WR and RB. Jowan Davis in particular looked electric as a RB at times last year. He's the guy who looks like his calves swallowed bowling balls.
08-27-2014 05:02 PM
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(08-27-2014 04:53 PM)Domer4life Wrote:  ...I watched about 5 minutes of your bowl game...

Looking forward to a discussion with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)

Hopefully it was the first 5 minutes.

It's y'all in all of Texas.
08-27-2014 05:27 PM
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The Rice Football Webletter is an excellent source for news and links to others' articles as well.

Today's cover art:

[Image: 73NDcartoon475.jpg]
08-27-2014 05:28 PM
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(08-27-2014 05:27 PM)Middle Ages Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 04:53 PM)Domer4life Wrote:  ... with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)

It's y'all in all of Texas.

And if you're referring to a whole bunch of folks, it's "all y'all". :-)
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(08-27-2014 05:30 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 05:27 PM)Middle Ages Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 04:53 PM)Domer4life Wrote:  ... with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)

It's y'all in all of Texas.

And if you're referring to a whole bunch of folks, it's "all y'all". :-)

Just don't refer to one person as y'all.
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(08-27-2014 05:27 PM)Middle Ages Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 04:53 PM)Domer4life Wrote:  ...I watched about 5 minutes of your bowl game...

Looking forward to a discussion with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)

Hopefully it was the first 5 minutes.

It's y'all in all of Texas.

Got it.
08-27-2014 06:18 PM
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Well I hope those who(hoo?) go have a great time(Not too good as in victory).
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(08-27-2014 05:28 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  The Rice Football Webletter is an excellent source for news and links to others' articles as well.

Today's cover art:

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Charlie Straub ! Miss him and his artwork.01-ncaabbs
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(08-27-2014 05:02 PM)mrbig Wrote:  Welcome!

Rice's top 2 players on defense are DT Christian Covington and CB Bryce Callahan. Both should get drafted when they leave Rice. Callahan has a chance to set the Rice record for INT's this year and has great ball-hawking skills. Covington is a big, quick, beast on the inside. The rest of Rice's front 6 (in the 4-2-5) are fairly small and don't have tons of experience, so I imagine you guys will try to pound the ball at anyone but Covington and make Rice prove they can stop you.

On offense, our new QB is Driphus Jackson. He played occasionally the past 2 years. He looked great against Air Force in a bowl game 2 seasons ago, but otherwise hasn't really found his rhythm in games. He is quite athletic and we are all hopeful. We have good talent and depth at WR and RB. Jowan Davis in particular looked electric as a RB at times last year. He's the guy who looks like his calves swallowed bowling balls.

Good stuff. I knew that you guys have put out NFL talent recently.
08-28-2014 06:56 AM
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(08-28-2014 06:56 AM)Domer4life Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 05:02 PM)mrbig Wrote:  Welcome!

Rice's top 2 players on defense are DT Christian Covington and CB Bryce Callahan. Both should get drafted when they leave Rice. Callahan has a chance to set the Rice record for INT's this year and has great ball-hawking skills. Covington is a big, quick, beast on the inside. The rest of Rice's front 6 (in the 4-2-5) are fairly small and don't have tons of experience, so I imagine you guys will try to pound the ball at anyone but Covington and make Rice prove they can stop you.

On offense, our new QB is Driphus Jackson. He played occasionally the past 2 years. He looked great against Air Force in a bowl game 2 seasons ago, but otherwise hasn't really found his rhythm in games. He is quite athletic and we are all hopeful. We have good talent and depth at WR and RB. Jowan Davis in particular looked electric as a RB at times last year. He's the guy who looks like his calves swallowed bowling balls.

Good stuff. I knew that you guys have put out NFL talent recently.

A couple other notes. Rice was looking like Tight End U' a couple years ago, with a string of TE's drafted into the NFL with James Casey, Luke Willson, and Vance McDonald. But last year Rice's very young TE corp didn't make much impact and now our starting TE is out 4-6 weeks with a rib fracture. There is still some talent at the position, but basically no experience or production to date.

Defensively, Rice's safeties in the last decade often lacked the athleticism to stick with fast receivers, leaving Rice so suceptible to the deep ball in the middle of the field that it was often painful to watch. There was a little improvement last year and it sounds like the coaching staff has (finally) committed to more athletic safeties rather than run-stoppers. So hopefully this long-time weakness will show signs of improvement.

From a fans perspective, here are my keys to the game for Rice:
Offense - this all comes down to QB play and QB protection. Rice has talent at RB and WR, but we need Driphus Jackson to take advantage of his opportunities. And the o-line needs to give him some time to settle in. If he gets hit quickly a few times early in the game, I'm worried his limited experience might lead to some happy feet.
Defense - most people would probably go with the traditional concerns of applying pressure on the QB and not getting burned deep. And those are big things to watch. But I'm more interested (and concerned) to see how Rice's smaller, faster defense holds up against the run and Notre Dame's o-line. A couple years ago Rice's DE's were good size. Now our DE's are converted LB's, TE's, and WR's. So they have some quickness, but they do not have a lot of bulk. If they can't get around your o-line, you guys will run over us like a line of sumo wrestlers.
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ND fans/South Benders(?) - Where might one go in South Bend to grab a bite and watch the other CFB games following our game?
08-28-2014 11:32 AM
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(08-28-2014 11:32 AM)talon owl Wrote:  ND fans/South Benders(?) - Where might one go in South Bend to grab a bite and watch the other CFB games following our game?

Close to the stadium there is the Legends of Notre Dame bar (on campus), the Linebacker (hole in the wall type) which will be packed, O'Rourke's, and Brothers. Between the Buns is a local favorite that's real close as well.
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After games when my daughter was at ND we went over to places in Mishiwauka. Everything around the campus is so packed.
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(08-28-2014 09:22 AM)mrbig Wrote:  
(08-28-2014 06:56 AM)Domer4life Wrote:  
(08-27-2014 05:02 PM)mrbig Wrote:  Welcome!

Rice's top 2 players on defense are DT Christian Covington and CB Bryce Callahan. Both should get drafted when they leave Rice. Callahan has a chance to set the Rice record for INT's this year and has great ball-hawking skills. Covington is a big, quick, beast on the inside. The rest of Rice's front 6 (in the 4-2-5) are fairly small and don't have tons of experience, so I imagine you guys will try to pound the ball at anyone but Covington and make Rice prove they can stop you.

On offense, our new QB is Driphus Jackson. He played occasionally the past 2 years. He looked great against Air Force in a bowl game 2 seasons ago, but otherwise hasn't really found his rhythm in games. He is quite athletic and we are all hopeful. We have good talent and depth at WR and RB. Jowan Davis in particular looked electric as a RB at times last year. He's the guy who looks like his calves swallowed bowling balls.

Good stuff. I knew that you guys have put out NFL talent recently.

A couple other notes. Rice was looking like Tight End U' a couple years ago, with a string of TE's drafted into the NFL with James Casey, Luke Willson, and Vance McDonald. But last year Rice's very young TE corp didn't make much impact and now our starting TE is out 4-6 weeks with a rib fracture. There is still some talent at the position, but basically no experience or production to date.

Defensively, Rice's safeties in the last decade often lacked the athleticism to stick with fast receivers, leaving Rice so suceptible to the deep ball in the middle of the field that it was often painful to watch. There was a little improvement last year and it sounds like the coaching staff has (finally) committed to more athletic safeties rather than run-stoppers. So hopefully this long-time weakness will show signs of improvement.

From a fans perspective, here are my keys to the game for Rice:
Offense - this all comes down to QB play and QB protection. Rice has talent at RB and WR, but we need Driphus Jackson to take advantage of his opportunities. And the o-line needs to give him some time to settle in. If he gets hit quickly a few times early in the game, I'm worried his limited experience might lead to some happy feet.
Defense - most people would probably go with the traditional concerns of applying pressure on the QB and not getting burned deep. And those are big things to watch. But I'm more interested (and concerned) to see how Rice's smaller, faster defense holds up against the run and Notre Dame's o-line. A couple years ago Rice's DE's were good size. Now our DE's are converted LB's, TE's, and WR's. So they have some quickness, but they do not have a lot of bulk. If they can't get around your o-line, you guys will run over us like a line of sumo wrestlers.

I am concerned about your offense. Our defense will be young and untested, particularly after the latest suspensions (man did those hurt), so I am sure you guys will move the ball at least somewhat on us.

The strength of what's left of our team definitely lies in our offensive line and running backs, so I'm hoping Kelly has a run-heavy gameplan. Particularly with the forecast for Saturday.
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(08-27-2014 04:53 PM)Domer4life Wrote:  Football season is here! 02-13-banana

I come to be educated on your team. I know you guys had a good year last year, and I watched about 5 minutes of your bowl game, but that is the extent of my knowledge on Rice football at the moment. Who are your players to watch for? What should be your strengths and weaknesses? How's your qb?

Looking forward to a discussion with you all (or is it ya'll in your part of Texas?)

I didn't realize that there were so many Owls on this board. FWIW, I love Rice and actually almost went there.

Cheers!
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