Rice has an excellent baseball program, which makes it a shame that Rice doesn't do more to support it. I went to a Super Regional some years back Rice Vs LSU (which is probably one more Rice sporting event than most Rice grads have been to). The crowd was about 70 percent LSU fans who traveled from Baton Rouge. The Rice faithful were loud and boisterous when the Owls had a big inning, but were mostly cowed by the LSU fans for most of the game. I am aware there are probably more people attending LSU at the moment than have attended Rice in its history...but you would think there would be enough students and Alums to fill Reckling...it seats what 5,000.
This is completely WRONG. I sat through every pitch of that super regional, and didn't hear a peep out of the LSU fans. Maybe that's because they scored exactly zero runs all weekend. Zero. Rice had more fans, also
I was there, it was a Sat Aft Game...and the LSU fans were everywhere (and the damn RV's) they came in were parked outside. Yep, you were right...LSU did not score in the game I attended...and the LSU fans were chanting about their (Five or whatever) National championships....I know because I was talking trash about them going to make as many errors in that one inning than they had National Championships. Maybe the section you were in was mostly Rice fans (which doesn't surprise me since the UH campus scares the poop out of you, so I wouldn't expect you to sit near LSU fans). But scanning the crowd from where I was it looked like at least 70-30 LSU. For the record I have rooted for Rice in every game that they have played that doesn't involve the UH, and I think there are a lot of Cougar fans like me. I hope the new Basketball digs make you guys more competitive and I plan to get a ticket and check out the new facility in person when the Cougars play ya'll there.
Who cares they are friggin rice. I get sick of them getting there pocket protectors in a wad everytime someone mentions the coogs on this board.
Well you pointed out that Rice has had the edge in Football and Basketball the past few years...which clearly isn't the case, especially in football. Rice baseball is a powerhouse, I have no doubt about that, and I'll gladly root for them to do well, except when they play UH. But let's not fool ourselves here, some of their other programs are a borderline joke. But shoot, UH has been there before too...thankfully though football and basketball are on the up again.
You have to admit Rice Baseball is one of the better programs in the nation. Everything else about Rice, academics and (athletics), is a product of manufactured [read: purchased] prestige. You should see how excited the university's supporters, administration, and undergrads get if anyone rates Rice a tier or two below the legitimate Ivies.
The Coogs got some love on Marc and Andre's show this morning! They played the fight song and now it's going to be stuck in my head all day...
I am none too pleased with Riceäs regional right now, especially considering the teams a&m gets to face. I donät mean that as a slight to cougar fans (I always pull for them unless theyre playing rice), but just look at it: 2) UT v. DBU (a 2, seriously?!) 3) SJU v. Houston id give sju a slight edge over UH 4) SHSU v. I-C samäs probably the best 4-seed in the tourney. im always a naysayer, but i have a bad feeling about this for rice... on the broader topic of rice v. UH althletics, i cant deny the fact that in 2 of the major 3 sports, uh has had a clear competitive advantage over rice. as far as the rest of the sports go, (ill admit i dont have the facts in front of me) id be willing to venture a guess that the schools are relatively equal. either way, as a rice fan i dont get upset when coogs brag about their athletic dominance (and from the other side, coogs really shouldnt get a huge self-esteem boost from said boasting) because if it wasnt for the fact that the schools were in the same city, no one would ever think to compare them.
you gotta be kidding me. this isnt a cougar speaking- when I went to look at the campus in HS when making my decision, I was ALWAYS dissapointed. there is a lot of truth to the chant "Rice Girls Are Ugly!!" (but not all of em are... just a large majority.)
damn, i guess i should take some sarcasm classes at UH then....do they offer those? Maybe that can be my Art elective or something....
