Hello There, Guest! (LoginRegister)

Post Reply 
Survey
Author Message
Antarius Offline
Say no to cronyism
*

Posts: 11,959
Joined: Sep 2010
Reputation: 87
I Root For: Rice
Location: KHOU
Post: #1
Survey
Just got this

Quote:Dear Rice Owls Family –

I hope everyone is doing well as we approach the end of the summer. We are feeling tremendous optimism entering the 2018-2019 season and are thankful to have such great supporters like you behind us.

I’m writing to ask for your input on an important project. With the recent introduction of the Rice University Vision for the Second Century, Second Decade (V2C2), we are in process of developing a strategic plan specific to Rice Athletics. The objective of our plan is to ensure our department is focused on the right set of strategic priorities for the next five years and beyond. We are asking you, as key constituents of our athletics department, to complete a short survey so we can capture your input as we finalize the plan. The survey should take no more than five to ten minutes and can be accessed by clicking here.

Thank you for your help, and we look forward to seeing you at a Rice Athletics event this year.

Go Owls!

Joe Karlgaard
Director of Athletics
08-08-2018 12:32 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


ExcitedOwl18 Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 7,340
Joined: Dec 2013
Reputation: 68
I Root For: Rice
Location: Northern NJ
Post: #2
RE: Survey
Filled out the survey and volunteered to help out further. Somehow doubt they'll ask.
08-08-2018 12:55 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
grol Offline
Baseball Fan
*

Posts: 10,668
Joined: Jun 2005
Reputation: 42
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location: Wimberley

Donators
Post: #3
RE: Survey
Filled out the survey but did not volunteer.
08-08-2018 05:21 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
waltgreenberg Offline
Legend
*

Posts: 33,138
Joined: Feb 2006
Reputation: 138
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location: Chicago

The Parliament Awards
Post: #4
RE: Survey
Did the same.
08-08-2018 05:45 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Leoguy Offline
1st String
*

Posts: 1,467
Joined: Nov 2006
Reputation: 20
I Root For: The Rice Owls!
Location: Houston

New Orleans Bowl
Post: #5
RE: Survey
filled out the survey
08-08-2018 08:29 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Owl 69/70/75 Offline
Just an old rugby coach
*

Posts: 80,643
Joined: Sep 2005
Reputation: 3192
I Root For: RiceBathChelsea
Location: Montgomery, TX

DonatorsNew Orleans Bowl
Post: #6
RE: Survey
Filled it out and offered to volunteer.
08-08-2018 08:59 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


Intellectual_Brutality Offline
1st String
*

Posts: 1,140
Joined: Dec 2017
Reputation: 12
I Root For: Rice Owls!
Location:
Post: #7
RE: Survey
Filled out.
Complained about
- conference affiliation
- viewing options for out-of-towners (I'm actually a fan of these Twitter and Facebook broadcasts)
- branding (need to play up nerdy/uniqueness, maybe even underdog, angles)
08-08-2018 09:31 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
NLOWL Offline
Bench Warmer
*

Posts: 232
Joined: Jan 2006
Reputation: 2
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location:
Post: #8
RE: Survey
Ummmm... didn't get a survey. Guess I should donate more money. Lol

Sent from my SM-G935V using CSNbbs mobile app
08-08-2018 10:45 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
ExcitedOwl18 Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 7,340
Joined: Dec 2013
Reputation: 68
I Root For: Rice
Location: Northern NJ
Post: #9
RE: Survey
(08-08-2018 09:31 PM)Intellectual_Brutality Wrote:  Filled out.
Complained about
- conference affiliation
- viewing options for out-of-towners (I'm actually a fan of these Twitter and Facebook broadcasts)
- branding (need to play up nerdy/uniqueness, maybe even underdog, angles)

I agree with your first two... Twitter/Facebook >>> ESPN+ IMO.

I disagree about the branding part w/r/t to nerdiness... People already associate Rice with nerds. Maybe the underdog part... I personally think we need to take on UH and be more aggressive in marketing to the city of Houston, not just the upper crust of West U, Memorial, etc...
08-08-2018 11:08 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Intellectual_Brutality Offline
1st String
*

Posts: 1,140
Joined: Dec 2017
Reputation: 12
I Root For: Rice Owls!
Location:
Post: #10
RE: Survey
(08-08-2018 11:08 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  
(08-08-2018 09:31 PM)Intellectual_Brutality Wrote:  Filled out.
Complained about
- conference affiliation
- viewing options for out-of-towners (I'm actually a fan of these Twitter and Facebook broadcasts)
- branding (need to play up nerdy/uniqueness, maybe even underdog, angles)

I agree with your first two... Twitter/Facebook >>> ESPN+ IMO.

I disagree about the branding part w/r/t to nerdiness... People already associate Rice with nerds. Maybe the underdog part... I personally think we need to take on UH and be more aggressive in marketing to the city of Houston, not just the upper crust of West U, Memorial, etc...

"People already associate..."
Exactly. That's our uniqueness, and it can be made into a PLUS.
Indeed, that's presumably the whole idea behind "INTELLECTUAL brutality"

Nerdiness need not imply upper crust of West U. In fact, I'm not sure the upper crust of West U is looking to cheer for nerds at all
08-09-2018 12:02 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
OptimisticOwl Offline
Legend
*

Posts: 58,534
Joined: Apr 2005
Reputation: 854
I Root For: Rice
Location: DFW Metroplex

The Parliament AwardsNew Orleans BowlFootball GeniusCrappiesDonatorsDonators
Post: #11
RE: Survey
(08-09-2018 12:02 AM)Intellectual_Brutality Wrote:  
(08-08-2018 11:08 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  
(08-08-2018 09:31 PM)Intellectual_Brutality Wrote:  Filled out.
Complained about
- conference affiliation
- viewing options for out-of-towners (I'm actually a fan of these Twitter and Facebook broadcasts)
- branding (need to play up nerdy/uniqueness, maybe even underdog, angles)

I agree with your first two... Twitter/Facebook >>> ESPN+ IMO.

I disagree about the branding part w/r/t to nerdiness... People already associate Rice with nerds. Maybe the underdog part... I personally think we need to take on UH and be more aggressive in marketing to the city of Houston, not just the upper crust of West U, Memorial, etc...

"People already associate..."
Exactly. That's our uniqueness, and it can be made into a PLUS.
Indeed, that's presumably the whole idea behind "INTELLECTUAL brutality"

Nerdiness need not imply upper crust of West U. In fact, I'm not sure the upper crust of West U is looking to cheer for nerds at all

As long as we don't park on their streets...
08-09-2018 08:14 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


Owl 69/70/75 Offline
Just an old rugby coach
*

Posts: 80,643
Joined: Sep 2005
Reputation: 3192
I Root For: RiceBathChelsea
Location: Montgomery, TX

DonatorsNew Orleans Bowl
Post: #12
RE: Survey
I like "Intellectual Brutality," particularly as a recruiting tool. I'm not sure that "Nerdy brutality" has the same ring.
08-09-2018 11:02 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Pimpa Offline
Special Teams
*

Posts: 913
Joined: Apr 2007
Reputation: 35
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location: South Texas
Post: #13
RE: Survey
I received it, filled it out and offered to volunteer as well.
08-09-2018 01:35 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Barney Offline
All American
*

Posts: 3,095
Joined: Jun 2005
Reputation: 22
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location:
Post: #14
RE: Survey
I completed it. I especially emphasized the need for an urgent upgrade of the gameday experience, including urgent intensive care for the MOB.
If this student body in any way resembles the Rice I knew, then there is a wealth of creativity waiting to be tapped. Much more could be said about this....perhaps another thread if anyone was interested.
08-10-2018 12:27 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
cr11owl Offline
All American
*

Posts: 4,717
Joined: Feb 2009
Reputation: 29
I Root For: Rice
Location:
Post: #15
RE: Survey
(08-10-2018 12:27 PM)Barney Wrote:  I completed it. I especially emphasized the need for an urgent upgrade of the gameday experience, including urgent intensive care for the MOB.
If this student body in any way resembles the Rice I knew, then there is a wealth of creativity waiting to be tapped. Much more could be said about this....perhaps another thread if anyone was interested.

The athletic department can’t do anything to help the MOB’s enrollment. They are too far on the weird end of the social spectrum even for the Rice student body these days.
08-10-2018 01:16 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
cr11owl Offline
All American
*

Posts: 4,717
Joined: Feb 2009
Reputation: 29
I Root For: Rice
Location:
Post: #16
RE: Survey
If we’re going to play up the nerdy angle why don’t we get ahead of the next wave of realignment (online content).

I know Bloomgren is a tech fan and our dean of engineering is a big sports fan, why don’t we have the engineering school have a project where we work closely with Google/Samsung/Facebook and develop a better platform for broadcasting sports for VR. As part of the deal they preload our content into their VR store. There’s something to be said for availability. How many people became Braves fans because they could watch them every night on TBS? I know they can do it already, so why not invest a couple hundred thousand dollars and make our content the only VR sports readily available (and improve it).

Strivr might even want to be a 3rd partner for it.
08-10-2018 02:06 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


loki_the_bubba Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 5,696
Joined: Jul 2010
Reputation: 701
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location:
Post: #17
RE: Survey
(08-10-2018 02:06 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  If we’re going to play up the nerdy angle why don’t we get ahead of the next wave of realignment (online content).

I know Bloomgren is a tech fan and our dean of engineering is a big sports fan, why don’t we have the engineering school have a project where we work closely with Google/Samsung/Facebook and develop a better platform for broadcasting sports for VR. As part of the deal they preload our content into their VR store. There’s something to be said for availability. How many people became Braves fans because they could watch them every night on TBS? I know they can do it already, so why not invest a couple hundred thousand dollars and make our content the only VR sports readily available (and improve it).

Strivr might even want to be a 3rd partner for it.
Should we have varsity eSports by now?
08-10-2018 02:08 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
cr11owl Offline
All American
*

Posts: 4,717
Joined: Feb 2009
Reputation: 29
I Root For: Rice
Location:
Post: #18
RE: Survey
(08-10-2018 02:08 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  
(08-10-2018 02:06 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  If we’re going to play up the nerdy angle why don’t we get ahead of the next wave of realignment (online content).

I know Bloomgren is a tech fan and our dean of engineering is a big sports fan, why don’t we have the engineering school have a project where we work closely with Google/Samsung/Facebook and develop a better platform for broadcasting sports for VR. As part of the deal they preload our content into their VR store. There’s something to be said for availability. How many people became Braves fans because they could watch them every night on TBS? I know they can do it already, so why not invest a couple hundred thousand dollars and make our content the only VR sports readily available (and improve it).

Strivr might even want to be a 3rd partner for it.
Should we have varsity eSports by now?

I mentioned that on here a few years ago. Yes we should have a team.
08-10-2018 02:14 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
OwlRon87 Offline
Water Engineer
*

Posts: 46
Joined: Jan 2006
Reputation: 2
I Root For:
Location:
Post: #19
RE: Survey
Should we have varsity eSports by now?
[/quote]

Maybe we should think about it. It is going to be HUGE. My son interned for a pittsburgh eports franchise this summer. They recently played a tournament of the top 20 esports teams in the world in berlin and it was viewed by 60 million people. Yes, you read that right.
08-10-2018 02:14 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Tiki Owl Offline
Hall of Famer
*

Posts: 21,110
Joined: Jun 2005
Reputation: 119
I Root For: Rice Owls
Location: Tiki Island

The Parliament AwardsCrappiesNew Orleans BowlDonatorsThe Parliament Awards
Post: #20
RE: Survey
(08-10-2018 02:14 PM)OwlRon87 Wrote:  Should we have varsity eSports by now?

Maybe we should think about it. It is going to be HUGE. My son interned for a pittsburgh eports franchise this summer. They recently played a tournament of the top 20 esports teams in the world in berlin and it was viewed by 60 million people. Yes, you read that right.
[/quote]

Owl95 mentioned this to us when were in Las Vegas for basketball last year. His comments then have proven completely accurate.
08-10-2018 04:14 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 




User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)


Copyright © 2002-2024 Collegiate Sports Nation Bulletin Board System (CSNbbs), All Rights Reserved.
CSNbbs is an independent fan site and is in no way affiliated to the NCAA or any of the schools and conferences it represents.
This site monetizes links. FTC Disclosure.
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org.
Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2024 MyBB Group.