I'm here and will be leaving shortly. No seats place is full of LSU & WIsc fans. Thought they played tonight ? No room for Rice.

Might want to check Little Woodrows then.

They do play tonight. Fans are probably just killing time til tailgating.

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(08-30-2014 01:40 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  I'm here and will be leaving shortly. No seats place is full of LSU & WIsc fans. Thought they played tonight ? No room for Rice.

WTG athletic dept! Way to drop the ball again!

We've Moved To The Maple Leaf Pub. Plenty Of Good Seats Available.

What about the watch party at Little Woodrow's in the Village - anyone know how it's fairing?

overrun By LSU fans

(08-30-2014 02:58 PM)OwlJacket Wrote:  overrun By LSU fans

Really - it too? I would have thought their fans would be at NRG stadium getting their awesome tailgates started for tonight.

LSU fans in Village are the ones with no tickets. Why would they pay for parking at Reliant to try to get into a tailgate ?

Man, I am so pissed. Wasted time and gas getting out to the village with the hopes of watching the game amongst Rice folks and all I find is the "official" place is over run and not a shade of blue to be seen. I asked the hostess if there was going to be a Rice ND watch party and she had no idea what I was talking about. Went to Little Woodrows and it was the same situation. At that point and time I said screw it and just went home. Needless to say I am sending a nasty email to the athletic department, especially after the BW3 location was identified as the official watch party location.

(08-30-2014 03:17 PM)Chef Owl Wrote:  Man, I am so pissed. Wasted time and gas getting out to the village with the hopes of watching the game amongst Rice folks and all I find is the "official" place is over run and not a shade of blue to be seen. I asked the hostess if there was going to be a Rice ND watch party and she had no idea what I was talking about. Went to Little Woodrows and it was the same situation. At that point and time I said screw it and just went home. Needless to say I am sending a nasty email to the athletic department, especially after the BW3 location was identified as the official watch party location.

Thanks for writing the nasty email, Chef. I was planning on going over there until I read this thread. It really is poor form to identify a location as the official watch party and make no efforts to secure any space for your fans, especially at a public sports bar the first Saturday of the season.

Does anyone know how the hell I contact them? I can't find contact info anywhere.

(08-30-2014 03:31 PM)Philoso-Owl Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 03:17 PM)Chef Owl Wrote:  Man, I am so pissed. Wasted time and gas getting out to the village with the hopes of watching the game amongst Rice folks and all I find is the "official" place is over run and not a shade of blue to be seen. I asked the hostess if there was going to be a Rice ND watch party and she had no idea what I was talking about. Went to Little Woodrows and it was the same situation. At that point and time I said screw it and just went home. Needless to say I am sending a nasty email to the athletic department, especially after the BW3 location was identified as the official watch party location.

Thanks for writing the nasty email, Chef. I was planning on going over there until I read this thread. It really is poor form to identify a location as the official watch party and make no efforts to secure any space for your fans, especially at a public sports bar the first Saturday of the season.

Oh, I think key people are already aware of the situation! Thanks for letting everyone know.

(08-30-2014 03:42 PM)Chef Owl Wrote:  Does anyone know how the hell I contact them? I can't find contact info anywhere.

http://www.riceowls.com/staffdir/rice-staffdir.html

(08-30-2014 04:20 PM)CrabCake Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 03:31 PM)Philoso-Owl Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 03:17 PM)Chef Owl Wrote:  Man, I am so pissed. Wasted time and gas getting out to the village with the hopes of watching the game amongst Rice folks and all I find is the "official" place is over run and not a shade of blue to be seen. I asked the hostess if there was going to be a Rice ND watch party and she had no idea what I was talking about. Went to Little Woodrows and it was the same situation. At that point and time I said screw it and just went home. Needless to say I am sending a nasty email to the athletic department, especially after the BW3 location was identified as the official watch party location.

Thanks for writing the nasty email, Chef. I was planning on going over there until I read this thread. It really is poor form to identify a location as the official watch party and make no efforts to secure any space for your fans, especially at a public sports bar the first Saturday of the season.

Oh, I think key people are already aware of the situation! Thanks for letting everyone know.

Oh, and what "key people" might that be?

We had plenty if spare room at the New Orleans watch party. PLENTY of room, if you catch my drift...

(08-30-2014 06:39 PM)mrbig Wrote:  We had plenty if spare room at the New Orleans watch party. PLENTY of room, if you catch my drift...

Long drive from the Village.

(08-30-2014 06:39 PM)mrbig Wrote:  We had plenty if spare room at the New Orleans watch party. PLENTY of room, if you catch my drift...

Ditto Chicago...
Fortunately, I was not alone in cheering for Rice, as the local Purdue, DePaul, etc. folks always cheer against Notre Dame.

(08-31-2014 02:00 AM)ChicagoOwl (BS 07) Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 06:39 PM)mrbig Wrote:  We had plenty if spare room at the New Orleans watch party. PLENTY of room, if you catch my drift...

Ditto Chicago...
Fortunately, I was not alone in cheering for Rice, as the local Purdue, DePaul, etc. folks always cheer against Notre Dame.

I know how those Purdue and DePaul guys feel. Growing up my very kind and understanding Dad had one rule... You NEVER cheer for Notre Dame. I still have that rule in my house.

(08-30-2014 06:39 PM)mrbig Wrote:  We had plenty if spare room at the New Orleans watch party. PLENTY of room, if you catch my drift...

Not surprised. It takes a special kind of person to be a Rice fan. There aren't many of us. If we are ever going to expand the fan base we have got to eliminate, or virtually eliminate games like yesterday. Non die hard fans will cheer for a winner, period. I don't care what the graduation rate is, or how much money we plow into marketing, or how many med center alliances we make, it is not going to make a material difference in the number of Rice fans until we can beat someone of note.