[Texas Bowl] Rice to accept bid

Well, no ND, but I will still definitely be there supporting the Owls! We've gotta take W Michigan seriously and go for 10-3 which would be a great accomplishment.

 

While UH certainly has no room to talk about attendance, the Texas Bowl last year did really well.

I am really worried for the Texas Bowl.. as W. Michigan should bring approx. 32 fans.

It's going to be up to the surrounding community to fill in the other 62,135 seats.

 

Texas Bowl people are saying 50,000 tickets have already been sold. I think that alot of them went to people hoping for ND or people thinking UH would be there. I think that the tickets sold will get up to 60k, but the number of no-shows could be pretty high.

Financially it will be a success (50k is already a success in that regard), but the atmosphere might not be that good. I will be there for sure.

 

The teams involved in the Texas Bowl are obligated to "buy" 50K tickets... and then resell them. So those tickets haven't been bought by fans or the houston community.

Which is why I'm worried that the number of butts in the seats and people watching on TV (Ok State v. Oregon on ESPN is on at the same time) will be awful for the bowl's reputation.

 

I bought tickets expecting UH and ND. Oh well, but who is Western Michigan? Rival votes the Texas Bowl as one of the best bowl games. Interesting.

 

Who else is going to be at the game tonight?

Go Owls!

 

I'll be there tonight.




I saw some Western Michigans guys yesterday walking around downtown. They're staying at the Hyatt downtown.

 

I can't make it to Fort Worth due to work obligations, so I'm going to be there tonight

 

Thanks for the info.

Now bigtexxx knows where to go for his annual post-game slap and tickle fight.

I mean, street brawl.

 

saw a lot of w mich gear worn at the rockets game last night

 

I'll be there!

 

looks like Rice is doing pretty good so far

 

Definitely....their Offense hasn't been questioned this season, but the Defense has really stepped up in this game. Let's hope they keep it up in the second half.

 

Great game played by Rice. It would have been nice if Western Michigan showed up also.

 

Oh, and that Casey dude.



His chick is pretty hot. Real nice looking girl. Not hot stripper skank hot, but, wow, she will make a damn fine wife some day kind of hot.

 

Hooray Owls! Now it's time for my Cougars to take care of business tomorrow and make the city proud

 

10-3, Bayou Bucket, Texas Bowl champs. A nice season, indeed

 

She's already married (to James Casey)

 

That QB Chase Clement, he played really great!
This was the first Rice game I saw this season, and they looked good.

 

Ohhhhhhhh.


Ok. Kinda know why her shirt says Ms. Casey on it.


It was a pretty decent crowd. Maybe 35,000, 40,000 people. You couldn't really tell at first because people didn't sit down til the end of the first quarter.