(05-06-2017 08:59 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Rice's 3 top rivals in any and all sports are: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M

I can see Houston, but while you guys may consider Texas and A&M rivals, I hardly think they see you in the same light. You guys weren't really even big rivals in the old SWC days. Texas is rivals with A&M and OU. A&M is rivals with, well, Texas. Aside from maybe baseball, Rice doesn't belong in that conversation.

(05-07-2017 02:27 PM)LRdawg Wrote:  Basketball
UTEP - Tim Floyd brings it when he plays LaTech
UAB - We get cheated when playing at Birmingham

Football
UTSA - Built on hate. UTSA's obnoxious fans plus thuggish football team made things interesting the last few meetings
USM - not built on hate, but I know both programs respect each other

Baseball
USM - they have a solid program

Interesting thing here is that our fans say the same about yours. Even a friend of mine who rarely has a bad thing to say about anyone, talked at length recently at a UTSA/Rice baseball game about how obnoxious your fans are. I definitely see the hate growing between our schools, as we both throw the same accusations at one another.

Speaking personally, I don't see our fans as being any more obnoxious than anyone else, nor do I see yours that way. It is what it is though, I guess. lol

For UTSA, legitimately, it's only Texas State right now. We were conference rivals for many years, and our campuses are in close proximity. UNT is probably 2nd. UTEP and LA Tech are slowly getting there. We just don't have a long enough, continuous, history with anyone aside from Texas State though.

(05-06-2017 08:59 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Rice's 3 top rivals in any and all sports are: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M

Agree on Houston. However, outside of baseball, I get the sense that we care a lot more about Texas and A&M more than they care about us. Does that count as a rivalry?

(05-07-2017 06:55 PM)MartelOwl_08 Wrote:  

(05-06-2017 08:59 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Rice's 3 top rivals in any and all sports are: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M

Agree on Houston. However, outside of baseball, I get the sense that we care a lot more about Texas and A&M more than they care about us. Does that count as a rivalry?

Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford.

(05-07-2017 07:10 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 06:55 PM)MartelOwl_08 Wrote:  

(05-06-2017 08:59 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Rice's 3 top rivals in any and all sports are: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M

Agree on Houston. However, outside of baseball, I get the sense that we care a lot more about Texas and A&M more than they care about us. Does that count as a rivalry?

Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford.

Academically, but not in sports. Even Stanford, who we now play regularly in baseball, football and tennis, is really not a rival. And, yes, outside of baseball, the rivalry with Texas and A&M is one-sided, but for Rice student-athletes and alums, they are still are major rivals (along with UH).

(05-07-2017 08:55 AM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  UTSA is too young, but Texas St. , Houston, North Texas. I think soon it will be La Tech. Those football games are getting close to all out brawls on the field and in the stands.

Not last year. UTSA laid down like lambs in last years LA Tech football game. It was never close.

For WKU students, it's probably UK, Marshall, MTSU; in that order.

For me...CUSA

Football
Marshall (don't know why...rival needs to beat you :) )
Middle (played them so long...just enjoy beating them)
Tech ( No matter if one team jumps out...usually close at the end)

Basketball
Middle (took them about 60 years...but they built a winning program. Not Western level historically. But winning)
ODU ( Carries over from the old SBC and they probably care as much about basketball as Western fans (east))
Tech (Always get a good ole butt whooping when we play at Tech)

1. WKU because they are the Rutgers of C-USA

2. ODU because they are the ODU of C-USA

(05-06-2017 09:56 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  If we are talking P6, then UofL and Xavier

If we are talking G5 then Miami OH

Get the hell out of here pants on the ground troll!

(05-08-2017 08:59 AM)D4RKW4T3R ROCK Wrote:  

(05-06-2017 09:56 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  If we are talking P6, then UofL and Xavier

If we are talking G5 then Miami OH

Get the hell out of here pants on the ground troll!

Bearcats#1 has left the building...

probably never to return at least not with the Bearcats#1 name

Basketball
1. Middle Tennessee
2. La Tech
3. WKU

Football
1. UA Board of Trustees
2. University President
3. Paul Bryant, Jr.

(05-08-2017 08:36 AM)TruBlu Wrote:  1. WKU because they are the Rutgers of C-USA

2. ODU because they are the ODU of C-USA

(05-07-2017 08:44 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 08:55 AM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  UTSA is too young, but Texas St. , Houston, North Texas. I think soon it will be La Tech. Those football games are getting close to all out brawls on the field and in the stands.

Not last year. UTSA laid down like lambs in last years LA Tech football game. It was never close.

True. But the previous two games were, series is 2-1 you guys.

(05-08-2017 04:38 PM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 08:44 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 08:55 AM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  UTSA is too young, but Texas St. , Houston, North Texas. I think soon it will be La Tech. Those football games are getting close to all out brawls on the field and in the stands.

Not last year. UTSA laid down like lambs in last years LA Tech football game. It was never close.

True. But the previous two games were, series is 2-1 you guys.

Actually, LA Tech has a commanding 4-1 lead right now on us. We've played each other every year since 2012, which was our 2nd season.

UTSA: we hate everybody.

(05-08-2017 04:45 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(05-08-2017 04:38 PM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 08:44 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(05-07-2017 08:55 AM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  UTSA is too young, but Texas St. , Houston, North Texas. I think soon it will be La Tech. Those football games are getting close to all out brawls on the field and in the stands.

Not last year. UTSA laid down like lambs in last years LA Tech football game. It was never close.

True. But the previous two games were, series is 2-1 you guys.

Actually, LA Tech has a commanding 4-1 lead right now on us. We've played each other every year since 2012, which was our 2nd season.

You're right! I stand corrected!

(05-08-2017 03:20 PM)ICB Wrote:  Basketball
1. Middle Tennessee
2. La Tech
3. WKU

Football
1. UA Board of Trustees
2. University President
3. Paul Bryant, Jr.

Well played, good sir.

As a Rice fan I, I consider UH and Louisiana Tech to be our biggest rivals. Something could be growing with UTSA or North Texas, but it's too early to tell. I miss the rivalry with Tulane and SMU, but oh well. It is what it is.