(09-05-2015 04:19 PM)Minnewaska Owl Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 09:36 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 06:20 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  His Dad had been at a number of our home games last year so I am left with the thought that there is some heavy negative recruiting going on from another school.

I can't imagine what the negatives would be: Coach Rhoades? Nope. A Rice education? Nope. The beautiful Rice campus? Nope The facilities? Nope. the Rice co-eds? Well....I don't know how much this has changed, but Rice is still in Houston, and things in the city ain't too shabby.

If Hall is exploring his options now, well, that's his choice, but if he can't see all that Rice has to offer, and wants to go to a lesser school, then, well can't keep them in a cage. I have confidence Coach Rhoades.

At this point the only negative I can see relates to the size of our basketball crowds, and overall fan atmosphere/intensity at the games. Although we saw some definite improvement last year, we're still way short of the crowd sizes other programs can offer. I always worry that ends up being a turnoff for kids attending games as part of their campus visits.

Early expectation is that Tudor season tickets could be close to 2000 for this coming season....and I suspect we'll have a much more consistent and strong student turnout.