Texas / OU doesnt even start before the first penalty flags are thrown --- classic.....

Prior to the kickoff in warmups the players kind of massed at midfield and jaws started flapping, and some apparent pushing and shoving.

In response, the officials impose a dual team wide Unsportsmanlike Conduct on *everyone* on each team. Wow.

Result is that *any* subsequent unsportsmanlike call gets the offender tossed from the game.

Amazing.

I dont think I have ever seen anything like that before.

I have never even heard of another team wide penalty --- let alone two of them at the same time. l"l

Flea flicker OU for a 51 yd td --- receiver caught it wide open at the 20; then proceeded to juke 4 defenders.

(10-12-2019 01:26 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Flea flicker OU for a 51 yd td --- receiver caught it wide open at the 20; then proceeded to juke 4 defenders.

Impressive moves by OU receiver. Not so much by multiple UT defenders.

Same receiver -- catches it at the 7 in three defenders; then bulls through them all to the TD. Wow.

(10-12-2019 02:02 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Same receiver -- catches it at the 7 in three defenders; then bulls through them all to the TD. Wow.

Receiver is CeeDee Lamb. Interesting first name. Has 3 TD catches so far today.

(10-12-2019 02:22 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(10-12-2019 02:02 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Same receiver -- catches it at the 7 in three defenders; then bulls through them all to the TD. Wow.

Receiver is CeeDee Lamb. Interesting first name. Has 3 TD catches so far today.

Full name is Cederian and he is from Richmond. FBO, any memories of him in HS?

Oklahoma appears to have put it away. Just made first down with 1:38 left and Texas is out of TOs.

ETA: OU runs out the clock, 34-27 final.

Couldn't help but notice how much the commentators have talked about how much Alex Grinch has improved the OU defense, particularly the play in the secondary. He's the guy that I wanted to bring in to replace Bailiff in 2017 or 2018 (maybe 2016 too, don't remember how early I became aware of him). Oh, well, OU is paying him $1.4 million as a DC, so he is now out of our price range. He's going to be a pretty hot commodity on the coaching market coming up. You take a guy who builds that kind of defense and has connections to the Chip Kelly, Mike Leach, and Lincoln Riley coaching trees to find an OC, and lots of schools will be interested in him as a head coach. Including of course OU, if Riley goes to the NFL.

(10-12-2019 02:48 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Oklahoma appears to have put it away. Just made first down with 1:38 left and Texas is out of TOs.

ETA: OU runs out the clock, 34-27 final.

Couldn't help but notice how much the commentators have talked about how much Alex Grinch has improved the OU defense, particularly the play in the secondary. He's the guy that I wanted to bring in to replace Bailiff in 2017 or 2018 (maybe 2016 too, don't remember how early I became aware of him). Oh, well, OU is paying him $1.4 million as a DC, so he is now out of our price range. He's going to be a pretty hot commodity on the coaching market coming up. You take a guy who builds that kind of defense and has connections to the Chip Kelly, Mike Leach, and Lincoln Riley coaching trees to find an OC, and lots of schools will be interested in him as a head coach. Including of course OU, if Riley goes to the NFL.

The proof is look at the OU defense in todays game (and in this season) and compare it to last season.

Night and day.

OUs big chink in their Championship belt run last year was the utter lack of defense that characterized that team. Amazing job there.

Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.

Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

(10-12-2019 04:14 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.
Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

Maybe we will beat off week. Famous poster from 1968 season (0-9-1).

(10-12-2019 04:14 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.

Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

Sober Rice football. That’s a scary thought.

(10-12-2019 04:28 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(10-12-2019 04:14 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.

Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

Sober Rice football. That’s a scary thought.

Better than the alternative for the last two weeks. Im beat to hell....

(10-12-2019 04:16 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-12-2019 04:14 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.
Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

Maybe we will beat off week. Famous poster from 1968 season (0-9-1).

Well.... my deep in the sewer mind can read that more than one way.....

Did Jerry Mack get a new job during the off week (St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach)? The Cards were being no-hit into the 8th inning last night and into the 7th today. They did end up getting 1 hit last night, and 3 hits and a run today, but they lose both games at home to Washington.

I keed, I keed about Coach Mack of course. But it's worth noting that the previous 20 times in the NLCS that a visiting team went on the road and won the first two games, that team ended up going to the World Series all 20 times.

(10-12-2019 04:50 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(10-12-2019 04:16 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-12-2019 04:14 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Damn --- last two Saturdays the Rice games were viewed in less than optimal places, at far less than optimal local times, an in way less than optimal physical circumstances.
Now that I have the comfy chair (sofa actually) all available, and am sober enough to really enjoy a Rice game ---- its off week. <sigh>

Maybe we will beat off week. Famous poster from 1968 season (0-9-1).

Well.... my deep in the sewer mind can read that more than one way.....

Good point. Does “Maybe” apply to “we” or to “will”?

WKU on the verge of achieving more than a moral victory over Army. 17-0 with 4 minutes left.

(10-12-2019 08:34 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote:  WKU on the verge of achieving more than a moral victory over Army. 17-0 with 4 minutes left.

FWIW:

Army 8
WKU 17

Just for some perspective, though, remember currently 0-6 Rice barely lost to them as well, holding Army to only 6 points more than WKU's defense did, so maybe this year's Army isn't as good as last year's:

Army 14
Rice 7


Hard to say if this is encouraging or not. How close are we to being the best in CUSA, or how close is the best in CUSA to being among the worst in CUSA. It seems it should not be that hard to totally dominate this conference like Boise does to MWC, for any of the schools, but especially one with the history, diploma to offer and resources of Rice, located in one of nation's largest cosmopolitan areas.

...and Dang, there goes the Dawgs again:

South Carolina 20
(3) Georgia 17
2OT

Florida now a must-win in Jax.

Louisville up on #19 Wake 55-38 with about 5:30 to play.

(10-12-2019 10:05 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Louisville up on #19 Wake 55-38 with about 5:30 to play.

Wake has closed it to 52 - 55 with 2:52 left. Louisville ball.