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Wed Nov-29-06 02:45 PM
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Congratulations Rice Owls - first bowl game in 45 years |
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The 7-5 Owls will play in the New Orleans Bowl in the Super Dome December 22nd against either Troy, Louisiana-Lafayette or Middle Tennessee. The Owls last bowl game was the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl. The Houston school expects a big turnout for their bowl game because of its close proximity to New Orleans. Owl Mania to sweep the Quarter. I guess they'll hang out at HOOTers on Decatur..
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Wed Nov-29-06 08:36 PM
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1. Then it's not the Sugar Bowl this year . . . |
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. . . it's the Rice Bowl.
If they get beat badly, then it's the Rice Cooker.
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Captain Hilts
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Wed Nov-29-06 08:42 PM
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2. A 7-5 team in a bowl? nt |
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Wed Nov-29-06 09:34 PM
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3. 6-6 teams are in bowls |
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well, UCLA has been invited to a bowl, and they'll be 6-6 if they lose the USC this weekend. There are half a million bowl games these days, so a lot of 7-5 teams make it.
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Wed Nov-29-06 09:49 PM
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4. 6-6 Iowa is going to the Alamo Bowl to play Texas A&M nt |
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Thu Nov-30-06 02:37 AM
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5. A lot of that has to do with the fan base. |
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The Alamo Bowl chose Iowa over Minnesota because Minnesota fans aren't known to travel as much as Iowa fans. It was a business decision.
Not that I'm complaining ... I'm a student at UI, so I have an obvious bias. That said, I can only pray we don't get our asses handed to us. Again.
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Thu Nov-30-06 02:39 AM
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Always friendly people. I'm fortunate enough to get to go to the College World Series every year because I live near Omaha, and Rice fans have been nothing but courteous and knowledgable. The fans make the team easy to root for.
In other words, congrats Owls!
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:13 PM
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7. And a great band full of surprises. |
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They gatored on the field when I lived in Houston years ago.
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Fri Dec-01-06 02:03 AM
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What do you mean by "gatored"?
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Fri Dec-01-06 01:57 PM
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Got down on their bellies and made like an alligator. Hard to put into words.
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