Rice is retaining the TV rights to the UT game and LSU game at Reliant. Period. The university and athletic dept are raising their game.

(08-04-2016 09:33 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  Then how is LSU getting paid? You are not keeping the gate or TV rights, or both. No one is going to pay LSU 3.5 million and not get a return on their money. A straight home and home as I assume the Texas game is (are they getting 3.5mil) is different than this contract.

Hey I'm just guessing...no facts to back my guess on. Just good old commonsense

Texans owner Bob McNair has previously been on the Rice Board of Trustees. Has to help.

If each of the teams in the conference would put these types of games on their OOC schedule, when TV negotiations come back up our OOC TV inventory would look a whole lot more attractive.

Unfortunately, most of the schools are short sighted and sign the road paycheck game thinking that they will make a $1M+, but in reality they are simultaneously losing $1M+ on TV rights because of the lack of attractive TV inventory.

It should be mandatory that each team in the conference schedule X amount of games against P5 teams where the conference will have the TV rights to the game. Until CUSA gets to the point where conference game broadcast rights hold more value then they should look for ways to control TV rights to games that will generate $$'s

Nice job by Rice.

(08-03-2016 05:16 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 12:37 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Its a home game for LSU and a home game in Texas for LSU. Don't kid yourselves. Simply a way to increase their coverage in Southern Texas which is why the Big XII is looking at Houston for expansion.

It is a Rice home game. I don't deny that LSU is expecting a home crowd "feel" to the game. And it does illustrate the value in playing in a place like Houston, which has helped both Houston and Rice schedule some big names. Rice has the following coming to Houston to play: Baylor (2016 and 2019), Stanford (2017), Texas (2019), LSU (2020), Boise State (2024), Army (2017 and 2020), and Northwestern (2025).

Why can't they get true home games with anyone? I understand the desire to schedule these types of games but at least try for a four game series with a 2-1-1.

(08-05-2016 06:18 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 05:16 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 12:37 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Its a home game for LSU and a home game in Texas for LSU. Don't kid yourselves. Simply a way to increase their coverage in Southern Texas which is why the Big XII is looking at Houston for expansion.

It is a Rice home game. I don't deny that LSU is expecting a home crowd "feel" to the game. And it does illustrate the value in playing in a place like Houston, which has helped both Houston and Rice schedule some big names. Rice has the following coming to Houston to play: Baylor (2016 and 2019), Stanford (2017), Texas (2019), LSU (2020), Boise State (2024), Army (2017 and 2020), and Northwestern (2025).

Why can't they get true home games with anyone? I understand the desire to schedule these types of games but at least try for a four game series with a 2-1-1.

Several of the games listed above are at Rice Stadium, including Baylor this season and Stanford next year.

(08-05-2016 06:44 PM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  

(08-05-2016 06:18 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 05:16 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 12:37 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Its a home game for LSU and a home game in Texas for LSU. Don't kid yourselves. Simply a way to increase their coverage in Southern Texas which is why the Big XII is looking at Houston for expansion.

It is a Rice home game. I don't deny that LSU is expecting a home crowd "feel" to the game. And it does illustrate the value in playing in a place like Houston, which has helped both Houston and Rice schedule some big names. Rice has the following coming to Houston to play: Baylor (2016 and 2019), Stanford (2017), Texas (2019), LSU (2020), Boise State (2024), Army (2017 and 2020), and Northwestern (2025).

Why can't they get true home games with anyone? I understand the desire to schedule these types of games but at least try for a four game series with a 2-1-1.

Several of the games listed above are at Rice Stadium, including Baylor this season and Stanford next year.

All of the games except for LSU and UT are at Rice Stadium. We also have Wake Forest at Rice Stadium.

(08-05-2016 06:18 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 05:16 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 12:37 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Its a home game for LSU and a home game in Texas for LSU. Don't kid yourselves. Simply a way to increase their coverage in Southern Texas which is why the Big XII is looking at Houston for expansion.

It is a Rice home game. I don't deny that LSU is expecting a home crowd "feel" to the game. And it does illustrate the value in playing in a place like Houston, which has helped both Houston and Rice schedule some big names. Rice has the following coming to Houston to play: Baylor (2016 and 2019), Stanford (2017), Texas (2019), LSU (2020), Boise State (2024), Army (2017 and 2020), and Northwestern (2025).

Why can't they get true home games with anyone? I understand the desire to schedule these types of games but at least try for a four game series with a 2-1-1.

The LSU and Texas games will create more demand than 47,000 seat Rice Stadium can handle. Playing at NRG follows the money.

Great for Rice.

This will be the 56th and 57th games between Rice and LSU. Rice has beaten LSU more times than the Owls have played most CUSA foes.