First off, I just saw a note from Wake Forest that said our game with them is now on a Friday (we're still listing it on Saturday, Sept. 7th for now though). I'll have to assume it's going to be a Friday night game if it does get moved. That will mean our first two games of the year are on Friday nights if true.

Secondly, I saw Academy is promoting the UT game as the biggest football weekend of the year because NRG Stadium will be hosting games on three straight days that weekend. UH hosts Washington State on Friday, we host Texas on Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon, the Texans have their 2019 season opener against Jacksonville.

(04-17-2019 09:26 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  First off, I just saw a note from Wake Forest that said our game with them is now on a Friday (we're still listing it on Saturday, Sept. 7th for now though). I'll have to assume it's going to be a Friday night game if it does get moved. That will mean our first two games of the year are on Friday nights if true.

Secondly, I saw Academy is promoting the UT game as the biggest football weekend of the year because NRG Stadium will be hosting games on three straight days that weekend. UH hosts Washington State on Friday, we host Texas on Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon, the Texans have their 2019 season opener against Jacksonville.

Well great there goes the attendance for the Wake game...no worries a couple dozen will still come and watch
Recommend pulling back and saving the equipment for the Texas game.

Any move to evening in September is welcome.

(04-18-2019 08:51 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  Any move to evening in September is welcome.

+1

I love they are playing Friday night. High School football attendance should not significantly effect attendance since the district games have not yet started.

This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

The 2 home games against UT during my undergrad tenure were day games on the first Saturday in October. Still hot

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

even through the 70's. As the Lord intended-7pm til mid October or so then 2pm starts. Before TV became the master of money. Does anybody doubt that a 7am kickoff (or tipoff) on Wednesday would be refused ?

(05-15-2019 06:09 PM)texowl2 Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

even through the 70's. As the Lord intended-7pm til mid October or so then 2pm starts. Before TV became the master of money. Does anybody doubt that a 7am kickoff (or tipoff) on Wednesday would be refused ?

I can distinctly remember at least one UT day game during my tenure in the mid-70s, and I actually think both of the Rice home games during my stay on campus were day games. One was the game Lam Jones obliterated us.

(05-15-2019 05:54 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

The 2 home games against UT during my undergrad tenure were day games on the first Saturday in October. Still hot

My 2 home games vs UT in the mid-70s were night games. Some guy named Earl Campbell ran roughshod over the Owls in at least one of those. At least the sun wasn’t also beating us to a pulp.

My time in the MOB (87-90) all followed that same timeline, if my memory serves me right - night games through early October, and then day games for the rest of the season.

(05-15-2019 07:48 PM)gsloth Wrote:  My time in the MOB (87-90) all followed that same timeline, if my memory serves me right - night games through early October, and then day games for the rest of the season.

Then TV got involved in setting game times. The tradeoff is money, and ability of those out of town to follow the team.

(05-15-2019 07:26 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 06:09 PM)texowl2 Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

even through the 70's. As the Lord intended-7pm til mid October or so then 2pm starts. Before TV became the master of money. Does anybody doubt that a 7am kickoff (or tipoff) on Wednesday would be refused ?

I can distinctly remember at least one UT day game during my tenure in the mid-70s, and
I actually think both of the Rice home games during my stay on campus were day games. One was the game Lam Jones obliterated us.

That was 1976 and was a night game. The '78 game was also at night.

(05-15-2019 09:46 PM)wrysal Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 07:26 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 06:09 PM)texowl2 Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

even through the 70's. As the Lord intended-7pm til mid October or so then 2pm starts. Before TV became the master of money. Does anybody doubt that a 7am kickoff (or tipoff) on Wednesday would be refused ?

I can distinctly remember at least one UT day game during my tenure in the mid-70s, and
I actually think both of the Rice home games during my stay on campus were day games. One was the game Lam Jones obliterated us.

That was 1976 and was a night game. The '78 game was also at night.

I was at the '74 and '76 games, as I graduated in Spring '78.

(05-15-2019 09:52 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 09:46 PM)wrysal Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 07:26 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 06:09 PM)texowl2 Wrote:  

(05-15-2019 05:51 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  This schedule is like the old 50’s and 60’s SWC days. Night games through October then day games. UT was usually the last night game each year

even through the 70's. As the Lord intended-7pm til mid October or so then 2pm starts. Before TV became the master of money. Does anybody doubt that a 7am kickoff (or tipoff) on Wednesday would be refused ?

I can distinctly remember at least one UT day game during my tenure in the mid-70s, and
I actually think both of the Rice home games during my stay on campus were day games. One was the game Lam Jones obliterated us.

That was 1976 and was a night game. The '78 game was also at night.

I was at the '74 and '76 games, as I graduated in Spring '78.

Check YouTube - I was playing in this 1976 NIGHT game.

I see that the Athlon Sports College Football annual for 2019 is on the newsstand.

Rice is ranked as 130/130.

C-USA:

East
71. Marshall
90. FIU
94. Florida Atlantic
97. Middle Tennessee
111. Western Kentucky
112. Charlotte
117. Old Dominion

West
73. North Texas
85. Southern Miss
86. UAB
89. Louisiana Tech
119. UTSA
128. UTEP
130. Rice

Others:
11. Texas
36. Baylor
44. Army
60. Wake Forest

So UTEP is our one chance at a win?

I hear Bloomgren is telling people he expects to see a bump in improvement around mid-season and we will be a lot better by the end. That better happen.

(05-19-2019 09:10 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  So UTEP is our one chance at a win?

I hear Bloomgren is telling people he expects to see a bump in improvement around mid-season and we will be a lot better by the end. That better happen.

I would say UTSA and UTEP are our two best chances, but both are on the road.

(05-19-2019 09:20 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-19-2019 09:10 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  So UTEP is our one chance at a win?

I hear Bloomgren is telling people he expects to see a bump in improvement around mid-season and we will be a lot better by the end. That better happen.

I would say UTSA and UTEP are our two best chances, but both are on the road.

Our football schedule this fall is as rough as can be for an "underdog in every game" team. All of our easiest opponents are on the road, and all of our home games are against the toughest opponents we don't have much chance of beating.