(09-06-2025 07:28 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  The doom-ism on this board is pretty crazy. We're down 7-3 at the half and getting the ball to start the second half. Has it been perfect? No. Offense is definitely still in need of development, defense ended the half on a bad note, so did the coach. But we're down 4 to a Big 12 team in game 2 of an entirely new era of Rice football.

A voice of reason. We're down 7-3 at halftime against a superior athletic team, and these guys are already trashing the coach.

We're playing a great game. The defense is incredible, and the offense is doing more than enough to win.

(09-06-2025 07:36 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 07:28 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  The doom-ism on this board is pretty crazy. We're down 7-3 at the half and getting the ball to start the second half. Has it been perfect? No. Offense is definitely still in need of development, defense ended the half on a bad note, so did the coach. But we're down 4 to a Big 12 team in game 2 of an entirely new era of Rice football.

A voice of reason. We're down 7-3 at halftime against a superior athletic team, and these guys are already trashing the coach.

We're playing a great game. The defense is incredible, and the offense is doing more than enough to win.

+1000

Not trashing him -- he just made a bad mistake that cost us, and we're saying so.

(09-06-2025 07:28 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  The doom-ism on this board is pretty crazy. We're down 7-3 at the half and getting the ball to start the second half. Has it been perfect? No. Offense is definitely still in need of development, defense ended the half on a bad note, so did the coach. But we're down 4 to a Big 12 team in game 2 of an entirely new era of Rice football.

Doom? It seems like a big momentum shift, and UH will make adjustments.

Have to let Jenkins throw the ball more on first and second down, notwithstanding that poor third down throw. If the only opportunities he gets to throw are on 3rd and long, then how is he going to build any confidence? At the same time, don't know why Houston would respect the early down passes right now. They'll just sit on the run.

(09-06-2025 07:32 PM)Ourland Wrote:  You don't know what Abell has up his sleeve. Coaches call timeouts in similar situations all day long. Abell does it, and you guys are all at his throat.

You must be joking. What can he have up his sleeve with zero concept of a passing offense and a QB who might have the worst arm of any QB I've seen in my 55 seasons of watching Rice football.

Well that downfield pass to a wide open receiver was only about 5 feet over the receiver’s head.

Rice has 31 rushes for 80 yards (2.6 yards/attempt). Horrible.

(09-06-2025 07:55 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  Rice has 31 rushes for 80 yards (2.6 yards/attempt). Horrible.

How Bloomgren-like!

Connors, who was single-handedly whipping the Owls, goes down with an apparent leg/ankle injury.

Take the rest of the night off, Dean. You’ve done enough.

You people who wanted a Mickey Mouse option attack, now let's see what you have - down 11 with 21:24 to go.

Well, one team came out ready to play in the 2H. 3-14 on an easy rushing TD for Weigman.

UH made halftime adjustments, and that’s all she wrote. Option offenses without a passing threat can’t catch up when behind by more than a score.

And Jenkins doesn't seem to be able to make quick decisions when things aren't clean. Those 2nd and 3rd down panics were bad and cost lots of yards.

Who else can they try at QB, if this one gets further out of hand?

The difference between Jenkins and Nelson/Richardson is massive in running an option offense.

Jenkins has no confidence in his passing ability

I told you so. I asked Abell what happens when the team trails by 2 scores in the 2nd half and he said some nonsense about being able to throw from the shotgun. Laughable.

This has gotten ugly fast.

(09-06-2025 08:02 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  You people who wanted a Mickey Mouse option attack, now let's see what you have - down 11 with 21:24 to go.

Whoopdeedoo… We’d be looking at 0-2 with Bloomgren at the helm.

To give you one of many example of option comebacks, the 2016 UGA-GT game. Down 13 halfway through the fourth quarter, the Jackets came back. No reason the same can’t happen here.

(09-06-2025 08:05 PM)gsloth Wrote:  And Jenkins doesn't seem to be able to make quick decisions when things aren't clean. Those 2nd and 3rd down panics were bad and cost lots of yards.

Who else can they try at QB, if this one gets further out of hand?

Nobody. If there were better choices, one of them would be the starter. Rice doesn’t have the depth or the NIL money to fill the bench with D1 starters.