(04-13-2020 11:38 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Rice. UAB. Old Dominion. Georgia St. Buffalo. Please stop with this nonsense. The AAC could've already invited any of these programs but did not. Why? Because they don't move the needle. Our league doesn't need further dilution - it needs strengthened or no action at all.

Another post I totally agree with... Well said.

(04-13-2020 01:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  When they get serious about athletics they ought to be the 12th. I think they have a fair amount of fan support and it does not hurt to overlap into Texas. They instantly add intriguing games between everybody in the AAC West.

Good one

If only endowments had anything to do with athletics. I can't believe Ivy League schools aren't dominating the SEC.

(04-13-2020 01:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  When they get serious about athletics they ought to be the 12th. I think they have a fair amount of fan support and it does not hurt to overlap into Texas. They instantly add intriguing games between everybody in the AAC West.

Stretching it a bit, aren't you.

This post is for our UH brothers. UH has won 31 to 11 head to head matchups with Rice. In addition it has a .543 vs a .433 all time record, and 22 conference championships vs 8 for Rice. However Rice has more all time wins with 475 vs 445 for UH, and a bowl winning percentage of .583 vs .426 for UH. UH has the advantage, but the two remain competitive. They have been in the same conference in the SWC and C-USA.

(04-13-2020 09:22 PM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  If only endowments had anything to do with athletics. I can't believe Ivy League schools aren't dominating the SEC.

While endowment funds are largely restricted and not able to be used for athletics, they are nevertheless a good proxy for estimating the financial resources of universities, especially private schools.

As to the Ivy League, you are attributing their level of competition to their financial resources not being meaningful, when, in fact, they have made a conscious decision not to complete at a high level. If the Ivy League came out tomorrow and announced they would offer scholarships in all sports, move to FBS, and invest heavily in athletics, they would be competitive quickly.

SMU shows what a school can do if it chooses to compete and brings financial resources to bear. If Rice had SMU’s commitment, they would be the clear choice in my mind. But Rice seems content to be in FBS as only a recruiting tool for students.

Academics great. Baseball great. Endowment great. Stadium size 40k+ with option to expand by putting seats back in the end zones great. Likely choice to join the AAC not so great. Navy would definitely vote for them though. Memphis could move to the east and have a great Midwest rivalry with Cinn then.

(04-14-2020 10:16 AM)panite Wrote:  Academics great. Baseball great. Endowment great. Stadium size 40k+ with option to expand by putting seats back in the end zones great. Likely choice to join the AAC not so great. Navy would definitely vote for them though. Memphis could move to the east and have a great Midwest rivalry with Cinn then.

Does Rice still play football in that creaky old stadium?

(04-14-2020 10:27 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(04-14-2020 10:16 AM)panite Wrote:  Academics great. Baseball great. Endowment great. Stadium size 40k+ with option to expand by putting seats back in the end zones great. Likely choice to join the AAC not so great. Navy would definitely vote for them though. Memphis could move to the east and have a great Midwest rivalry with Cinn then.

Does Rice still play football in that creaky old stadium?

Hey, it held the Super Bowl in 1856

(04-13-2020 06:46 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(04-13-2020 11:38 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Rice. UAB. Old Dominion. Georgia St. Buffalo. Please stop with this nonsense. The AAC could've already invited any of these programs but did not. Why? Because they don't move the needle. Our league doesn't need further dilution - it needs strengthened or no action at all.

Another post I totally agree with... Well said.

I also totally agree. They bring NOTHING to the table that would grow this conference.

I totally disagree. Rice may not be the best choice. But they bring a lot to the table. See panite's post. They bring all of that and more.

(04-14-2020 10:27 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(04-14-2020 10:16 AM)panite Wrote:  Academics great. Baseball great. Endowment great. Stadium size 40k+ with option to expand by putting seats back in the end zones great. Likely choice to join the AAC not so great. Navy would definitely vote for them though. Memphis could move to the east and have a great Midwest rivalry with Cinn then.

Does Rice still play football in that creaky old stadium?

From what I read on the subject, the stadium has been remodeled. The end zone seats were torn out and the wooden seats have been replaced with aluminum seats. The article also stated the further projects involving the stadium are in progress but did not list them. So I wouldn't classify the stadium as "old and creaky". You might say its refurbished and updated, and brought into the modern day era.

(04-14-2020 12:17 PM)panite Wrote:  

(04-14-2020 10:27 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(04-14-2020 10:16 AM)panite Wrote:  Academics great. Baseball great. Endowment great. Stadium size 40k+ with option to expand by putting seats back in the end zones great. Likely choice to join the AAC not so great. Navy would definitely vote for them though. Memphis could move to the east and have a great Midwest rivalry with Cinn then.

Does Rice still play football in that creaky old stadium?

From what I read on the subject, the stadium has been remodeled. The end zone seats were torn out and the wooden seats have been replaced with aluminum seats. The article also stated the further projects involving the stadium are in progress but did not list them. So I wouldn't classify the stadium as "old and creaky". You might say its refurbished and updated, and brought into the modern day era.

From personal experience, it is a really nice stadium.

The only thing rice is good for is a nice pilaf.

I'd vote for Rice, even if it means making the AAC more Texas-centric. Superb academics, and I'm old enough to remember Rice's 1954 Cotton Bowl rout (28-6) of Alabama, the one where a distraught Alabama player came off the bench to tackle Rice's Dicky Moegle on his way to yet another Rice TD. What's not to like about that?

Guess people forget the Rice admin making fun of us who left CUSA for the AAC.

Seems like a consensus, rice to the aac

Rice can join the AAC after Houston leaves