(09-14-2019 10:12 PM)Hou_Lawyer Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:10 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  Good teams win, great teams cover.

Something about crow

Look...I stared fate directly in the eyes and might've gotten a bit of pie on my face.

Just further evidence that Rice has the worst placekicker in the nation.

We won the fourth quarter.

(09-14-2019 10:13 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:12 PM)Hou_Lawyer Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:10 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  Good teams win, great teams cover.

Something about crow

Look...I stared fate directly in the eyes and might've gotten a bit of pie on my face.

Serves those Rice betters right.

Rice has played Texas just 13 times in the 24 post-SWC seasons. So, while the Owls haven't defeated Texas since 1994, it's just a 14 game losing streak, not 25.

Intellectual, not so much.. Definitely brutal.

On a positive note, there were more students there in the 3rd quarter than I have seen in at least five years.

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(09-14-2019 09:52 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  The Texas backups are about the level of what we'll see in CUSA.

I’m not sure about that. I gotta thinkctheor second string is composed mostly of 3-4 star recruits (mostly 4’s) who are younger/less experienced than the starters. I haven’t analyzed their roster to confirm this.

(09-14-2019 10:44 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  On a positive note, there were more students there in the 3rd quarter than I have seen in at least five years.

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Harder to walk back to your dorm room from NRG.

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Talked to a tea sip pal re attendance. Seems that the tix brokers bought a bunch of the good seats and that these were being listed for crazy amounts.

Actually thought defense played ok at times, but just overmatched and no rest due to offense. D is way better than in many years. Still think bloom needs time.

But this is all a function of 20/30/50 years of neglect and lack of effort from an administration which doesn't want to truly support athletics but doesn't have the guts to kill it, so adding a little arsenic to the water, then acting shocked that the patient is dieting.

Oh yeah, one more. Classy move for Herman to come all the way across the field to hug Dillard during the CUSA HOF ceremony during one of the timeouts.

(09-15-2019 07:41 AM)texowl2 Wrote:  Oh yeah, one more. Classy move for Herman to come all the way across the field to hug Dillard during the CUSA HOF ceremony during one of the timeouts.

Yeah that was cool.

Kudos too to Wayne Graham for sporting the David Letterman beard look.

(09-15-2019 07:17 AM)chrisc Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:44 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  On a positive note, there were more students there in the 3rd quarter than I have seen in at least five years.

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Harder to walk back to your dorm room from NRG.

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At least they appeared to be enjoying themselves. Let's not downplay one of the few bright spots of the weekend.

(09-15-2019 07:41 AM)texowl2 Wrote:  Oh yeah, one more. Classy move for Herman to come all the way across the field to hug Dillard during the CUSA HOF ceremony during one of the timeouts.

Was it though? Check out the very end of the video - luckily JD's hands are still top-notch as he saves a near drop of the youngest Dillard child.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1173247114190700545

https://twitter.com/ricemob/status/11733...48/photo/1

MOB script from last night

(09-15-2019 07:26 AM)texowl2 Wrote:  Actually thought defense played ok at times, but just overmatched and no rest due to offense. D is way better than in many years. Still think bloom needs time.

Absolutely.

And, someone please remind me of ANY Rice QB since Chase who had more pocket composure, better ball protection, and a prettier/more accurate pass than Stewart. I think he's looking great, and I'll be very disappointed if he doesn't start again next week.

(09-15-2019 07:17 PM)Barney Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 07:26 AM)texowl2 Wrote:  Actually thought defense played ok at times, but just overmatched and no rest due to offense. D is way better than in many years. Still think bloom needs time.

Absolutely.

And, someone please remind me of ANY Rice QB since Chase who had more pocket composure, better ball protection, and a prettier/more accurate pass than Stewart. I think he's looking great, and I'll be very disappointed if he doesn't start again next week.

McHargue has good pocket presence. Not as strong of an arm but his legs were a weapon. And comparing anyone to the post-Clement Rice QB’s isn’t the highest bar...

(09-15-2019 10:57 PM)mrbig Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 07:17 PM)Barney Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 07:26 AM)texowl2 Wrote:  Actually thought defense played ok at times, but just overmatched and no rest due to offense. D is way better than in many years. Still think bloom needs time.

Absolutely.

And, someone please remind me of ANY Rice QB since Chase who had more pocket composure, better ball protection, and a prettier/more accurate pass than Stewart. I think he's looking great, and I'll be very disappointed if he doesn't start again next week.

McHargue has good pocket presence. Not as strong of an arm but his legs were a weapon. And comparing anyone to the post-Clement Rice QB’s isn’t the highest bar...

Driphus was pretty good the Hawaii Bowl year... He then fell off quite a bit in 2015.

(09-16-2019 02:41 PM)At Ease Wrote:  

Thanks!

(I can now delete my DVR recording, which I hadn't yet had time to watch.)