(10-19-2013 12:35 PM)talon owl Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 11:30 AM)owl40 Wrote:  Always find it ironic how people external to the program use adjectives to describe Rice as 'well coached and disciplined' (see below) but people internal to Rice (i.e., Parliament) use 'poorly coached and poorly prepared' as their adjectives..

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-spo...-they-host

That's usually because they assume, as it is Rice, the team must have minimal talent.

(10-19-2013 02:54 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

Quote: It's normal for players and coaches to pump up their upcoming opponents, and very rare to openly disrespect them.

Coachspeak. Everybody does it.

Sure, but i have to say that I frequently find myself feeling "disrespected" on behalf of our players by the low expectations in some corners for our players capabilities.... much more so when we do it to ourselves