(04-09-2015 06:34 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 10:10 AM)gsloth Wrote:  Inaugurating new facility on 9/17/16 against Houston at Rice Stadium is still a possibility for both schools, too.

Nope. We're full in 2016. Just announced a home game with Lamar to go with OU, Louisville and @ Texas State.

I'm glad to see Rice has agreed to play on campus. I suppose the proposed Rice Stadium renovation has something to do with that.

With Herman and Bailiff's relationship, resuming the series was bound to happen with or without Mack Rhoades, although his pending departure may have sped up things. Y'all really managed to piss him off. BTW he's still here until the end of the month, unless we hire his replacement sooner.

Finally, I'm glad to see the first game is at UH. I'm sure this was a non-negotiable condition given the recent shenanigans.

Will Herman still be at UH in 2017?

(04-10-2015 12:29 PM)Swede Owl Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 06:34 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 10:10 AM)gsloth Wrote:  Inaugurating new facility on 9/17/16 against Houston at Rice Stadium is still a possibility for both schools, too.

Nope. We're full in 2016. Just announced a home game with Lamar to go with OU, Louisville and @ Texas State.

I'm glad to see Rice has agreed to play on campus. I suppose the proposed Rice Stadium renovation has something to do with that.

With Herman and Bailiff's relationship, resuming the series was bound to happen with or without Mack Rhoades, although his pending departure may have sped up things. Y'all really managed to piss him off. BTW he's still here until the end of the month, unless we hire his replacement sooner.

Finally, I'm glad to see the first game is at UH. I'm sure this was a non-negotiable condition given the recent shenanigans.

Will Herman still be at UH in 2017?

Yes.
7-6 in 2015, 9-4 in 2016, and 11-3* AAC champs & access bowl in 2017, before getting hired away to a B1G program for 2018.

*unbeaten in conference, 2-2 OOC against an all-P5 slate, L in Access bowl to A&M.

I do not think there was ever an agreement that Rice play Houston in 2014. It must been Houston was angry because Rice would not knock off someone who was already scheduled to play Houston. Houston might have had the game if they had asked us before Rice had to get Hawaii to replace New Mexico State. I think Rice should have agreed to let Houston use the locker room so UH would not have moved the Cincy game to the soccer stadium but it gave me a chance to see the soccer stadium (but the game was too cold anyway).

(04-10-2015 12:13 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 06:34 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Finally, I'm glad to see the first game is at UH. I'm sure this was a non-negotiable condition given the recent shenanigans.

Okay, now THAT was funny.

I think the fact that we already have Stanford and Army at home in 2017 and in 2018 we're AT Hawaii and AT Wake Forest was the determining factor. We need the OOC Home game in 2018 otherwise we risk playing 3 or 4 on the road.

Frankly, I doubt UH cared. They have Tech (and now Rice) at home in 2017 and AZ away, and AZ at home in 2018 and Rice and Tech away. If you swap the Rice game, it really doesn't change anything for them.