Check this out: the 2015 Coaches' Caravan is:
- earlier than ever: in May instead of August;
- bigger than ever: a stop in Washington DC!
- and better than ever: not one but two head coaches (David Bailiff and Mike Rhoades) plus AD Joe Karlgaard.

Pretty cool!

Details

Quote:The Rice Owl Club invites you to join head football coach David Bailiff, head men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades, and athletics director Joe Karlgaard at a Rice Athletics Coaches' Caravan near you!

Learn about the New Vision for Rice Athletics, celebrate the 2014-15 seasons, and hear a preview on the upcoming fall and winter sports seasons. Enjoy a festive evening in which we celebrate Rice Athletics, enjoy great food and drinks, and gain insight from Rice Athletics coaches and staff.

Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 7
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Hill Country BBQ Market
410 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Glenn '90 and Suzanne Youngkin
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2173

San Antonio
Tuesday, May 19
12–2 p.m.
The Quarry Golf Club
444 East Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78209
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by David '81 and Traci Darr
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2174

Austin
Tuesday, May 19
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cover 3 - Austin Downtown
1717 West 6th St. #21OR
Austin, TX 78703
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Jay '95 and Kelley Lamy
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2175

Houston
Wednesday, May 27
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Saint Arnold's Brewery
2000 Lyons Ave.
Houston, TX 77020
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2176

I guess DC replaced DFW...

(04-17-2015 03:23 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  I guess DC replaced DFW...

Perhaps they couldn't find an underwriter in DFW ?

(04-17-2015 04:40 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 03:23 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  I guess DC replaced DFW...

Perhaps they couldn't find an underwriter in DFW ?

I don't know. A few years ago they actually had events in both Dallas and Ft Worth. The Ft Worth event may have had more Rice staff than attendees. This year is the first time they have had no Dallas event at all. Last year was the first year I couldn't make it so maybe my absence dismayed them to the point of ending it.

So anyway, the Caravan is not bigger and better here at least. :(

Did not see an underwriter for Houston-maybe it is underwritten by St. Arnold.

Perhaps for DFW they will do it on an every other year rotating basis or something. They are spending more $ on the tour this time so something had to give.

Perhaps if the reaction from the Metroplex were less "Rats, they are not having a stop in Dallas" and more "What can I do to help make a Dallas stop happen?", there would be one.

I do like how they managed to pick a very Texas-esque location in DC.

(04-18-2015 11:05 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I do like how they managed to pick a very Texas-esque location in DC.

My parents used to enjoy attending the raucous annual barbecue of D.C.'s Texas State Society, a hospitable group of transplants founded in 1904 that got big boosts from folks like Sam Rayburn, LBJ and, of course, the Bushes.

(04-17-2015 02:46 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  Check this out: the 2015 Coaches' Caravan is:
- earlier than ever: in May instead of August;
- bigger than ever: a stop in Washington DC!
- and better than ever: not one but two head coaches (David Bailiff and Mike Rhoades) plus AD Joe Karlgaard.

Pretty cool!

Details

Quote:The Rice Owl Club invites you to join head football coach David Bailiff, head men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades, and athletics director Joe Karlgaard at a Rice Athletics Coaches' Caravan near you!

Learn about the New Vision for Rice Athletics, celebrate the 2014-15 seasons, and hear a preview on the upcoming fall and winter sports seasons. Enjoy a festive evening in which we celebrate Rice Athletics, enjoy great food and drinks, and gain insight from Rice Athletics coaches and staff.

Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 7
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Hill Country BBQ Market
410 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Glenn '90 and Suzanne Youngkin
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2173

San Antonio
Tuesday, May 19
12–2 p.m.
The Quarry Golf Club
444 East Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78209
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by David '81 and Traci Darr
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2174

Austin
Tuesday, May 19
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cover 3 - Austin Downtown
1717 West 6th St. #21OR
Austin, TX 78703
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Jay '95 and Kelley Lamy
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2175

Houston
Wednesday, May 27
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Saint Arnold's Brewery
2000 Lyons Ave.
Houston, TX 77020
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2176

The Caravan starts this week -- don't forget to sign up!

(05-03-2015 11:33 AM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 02:46 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  Check this out: the 2015 Coaches' Caravan is:
- earlier than ever: in May instead of August;
- bigger than ever: a stop in Washington DC!
- and better than ever: not one but two head coaches (David Bailiff and Mike Rhoades) plus AD Joe Karlgaard.

Pretty cool!

Details

Quote:The Rice Owl Club invites you to join head football coach David Bailiff, head men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades, and athletics director Joe Karlgaard at a Rice Athletics Coaches' Caravan near you!

Learn about the New Vision for Rice Athletics, celebrate the 2014-15 seasons, and hear a preview on the upcoming fall and winter sports seasons. Enjoy a festive evening in which we celebrate Rice Athletics, enjoy great food and drinks, and gain insight from Rice Athletics coaches and staff.

Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 7
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Hill Country BBQ Market
410 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Glenn '90 and Suzanne Youngkin
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2173

San Antonio
Tuesday, May 19
12–2 p.m.
The Quarry Golf Club
444 East Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78209
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by David '81 and Traci Darr
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2174

Austin
Tuesday, May 19
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cover 3 - Austin Downtown
1717 West 6th St. #21OR
Austin, TX 78703
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Generously underwritten by Jay '95 and Kelley Lamy
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2175

Houston
Wednesday, May 27
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Saint Arnold's Brewery
2000 Lyons Ave.
Houston, TX 77020
$20 per person; $30 at the door
Register Now
https://online.alumni.rice.edu/default.a...entID=2176

The Caravan starts this week -- don't forget to sign up!

and for those who attend, don't forget to report, although I expect little if any in the way of surprise revelations and news flashes.

(04-17-2015 04:40 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 03:23 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  I guess DC replaced DFW...

Perhaps they couldn't find an underwriter in DFW ?

No. I heard this week from the Development Office that the reason DFW was bypassed this year was simply because the turnout last year was embarrassingly low.

(05-03-2015 04:13 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 04:40 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 03:23 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  I guess DC replaced DFW...

Perhaps they couldn't find an underwriter in DFW ?

No. I heard this week from the Development Office that the reason DFW was bypassed this year was simply because the turnout last year was embarrassingly low.

I can't dispute that. I was there.

Any chance our new Women's BB coach will join the presenters?

(05-04-2015 03:03 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 04:13 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 04:40 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2015 03:23 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  I guess DC replaced DFW...

Perhaps they couldn't find an underwriter in DFW ?

No. I heard this week from the Development Office that the reason DFW was bypassed this year was simply because the turnout last year was embarrassingly low.

I can't dispute that. I was there.

The current RSVP list for Austin only includes about a dozen people, so we may be next on the 'bypass' list.

(05-04-2015 11:54 AM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Any chance our new Women's BB coach will join the presenters?

I have seen some tweets saying that she has been added to the roster.

It would seem to me that places like DFW, with a lot of alumni, would be the places that need the attention most. Skipping Dallas will not bring anybody back into the fold.

Still it may be a case of allocation of scarce resources. Time and money are not boundless.

Two years back, I went to the FW meeting. last year, there was no FW meeting and the Dallas meeting was much farther away, so I passed.

This year, the Austin meeting is much, much farther away, so I will pass again.

Good idea, but it needs something. Marketing?

(05-04-2015 12:52 PM)mrbig Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 11:54 AM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Any chance our new Women's BB coach will join the presenters?

I have seen some tweets saying that she has been added to the roster.

Have been told she will at least be at the Houston event.

(04-18-2015 11:05 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I do like how they managed to pick a very Texas-esque location in DC.

As a Texan living in DC, I'm excited. Hill Country is actually a New York restaurant created with the idea of mimicking a hill country Texas BBQ spot, so it's about as Texas as we get here. EDIT: Looks like the venue is being changed for the 3rd time (Hill Country was #2 I think). Now at a non-Texan place

(05-04-2015 03:27 PM)07owl Wrote:  

(04-18-2015 11:05 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I do like how they managed to pick a very Texas-esque location in DC.

As a Texan living in DC, I'm excited. Hill Country is actually a New York restaurant created with the idea of mimicking a hill country Texas BBQ spot, so it's about as Texas as we get here. EDIT: Looks like the venue is being changed for the 3rd time (Hill Country was #2 I think). Now at a non-Texan place

Was: Hill Country BBQ Market -- 410 7th St. NW
Is now: District Chophouse and Brewery -- 509 7th Street NW

Just a block away from each other. I wonder what caused the change.