Touchback.

Owls start at own 25.

Flanker runs to the left, then back to the right. Run up the middle loses one. Grrr.

Flanker runs to the left, then back to the right. Smalls back to pass ... but twin DE rushers get to him before he can step into the pocket. Grrr.

Handoff to Ellerbee ... ball punched out ... Ellerbee still recovers, but short of first down.

40-yard punt run back along the far sideline past midfield. but a block in the back pushes USM back. Whew!

Touchdown USM

#RiceDefense

Announcers are already planning their blowout-alternative discussion topics. sigh.

Meanwhile, Ito tackled by Robert for loss of 2.

Next play: Ito up the middle for a first down. Grr.

Back to pass ... lots of time ... complete over the middle. DB (#6) makes "like-buttah-defense" greased-pig tackle ... receiver keeps on running for the TD. Arrrgh.

10-0, USM. 7:34 left in 1Q.

Nothing new here, but we just look awful. AWFUL!! Every game is the same - and there's actually a chance this clown show will be back again next year? Hard to be a Rice fan.

Yeah, I mean when you can't reliably hand the ball off...

nearly another TO. unreal

How can we possibly be that bad?

(11-11-2017 03:53 PM)wrysal Wrote:  Nothing new here, but we just look awful. AWFUL!! Every game is the same - and there's actually a chance this clown show will be back again next year? Hard to be a Rice fan.

This! But year 12 will be different....

(11-11-2017 03:54 PM)Bailiff_Lingo_Bingo Wrote:  nearly another TO. unreal

And another.

This is a clown show.

and another...

(11-11-2017 03:55 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  How can we possibly be that bad?

Because Bailiff is the coach and JK is the AD.

Trammell fields the kickoff at the 1. Runs to the right ... but, ooops .... leaves the ball on the groung. finally gets it back ... runs to only the nine.

Mish-mash run right loses two.

Ellerbee does his own greased-pig running over right tackle to the 34.

SACK. Fumble. Rice recovers.

... missed some plays .... come back to 3rd & 21. Grrr. Let's punt.

Takes a great bounce down to the 15 or so. 57 yards. Yay!!!

On a positive note I just got a great photo of my daughters with Sammy. That’s all I have for positives so far. Well that was just a nice punt by our MVP

Announcer says we have 12 starters out. Is that really correct? Does that just mean 12 players that have started at least one game?

Home team has too many distractions, announcers posit. LOL!

(11-11-2017 03:58 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Home team has too many distractions, announcers posit. LOL!

Their excuses are pathetic. Is Bailiff making them spin the game?

(11-11-2017 03:57 PM)DFW Owl Wrote:  Announcer says we have 12 starters out. Is that really correct? Does that just mean 12 players that have started at least one game?

Must be our hard practices.

On that first play back the cheerleaders were still on the field opposite 20

(11-11-2017 03:58 PM)WIowl Wrote:  

(11-11-2017 03:58 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Home team has too many distractions, announcers posit. LOL!

Their excuses are pathetic. Is Bailiff making them spin the game?

Stockholm Syndrome

unreal.. atleast if you get called for PI make sure they can't complete the pass.