dragon2owl
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Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
From one of our players:
Quote:Graysen Schantz @schantz_35 4m4 minutes ago
Hawaii bound ️
(This post was last modified: 12-07-2014 03:47 PM by dragon2owl.)
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BlueRaiderBoy
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 03:46 PM)dragon2owl Wrote: From one of our players:
Quote:Graysen Schantz @schantz_35 4m4 minutes ago
Hawaii bound ️
Congrats to RICE! Good Luck in Hawaii!
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12-07-2014 04:29 PM |
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EmeryZach
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
I hate that 6-7 teams can make a bowl. Yes, I know the rule, I just hate it.
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 04:34 PM)EmeryZach Wrote: I hate that 6-7 teams can make a bowl. Yes, I know the rule, I just hate it.
+1
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12-07-2014 04:35 PM |
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DETLTU
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Beat Fresno!
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12-07-2014 04:56 PM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Make them 6-8.
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12-07-2014 05:27 PM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Please DESTROY Fresno St.
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12-07-2014 05:54 PM |
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SApuro
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Would have much rather seen Rice in the HoD bowl.
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12-07-2014 06:00 PM |
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T_Won1
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
An old WAC matchup. Honorary captains: Pat Hill and Ken Hatfield.
Go Rice!
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GoodOwl
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Well, good for the players, so there's that.
Rice has a few things to do here: never beat Fresno in 6 tries, so there's that.
Never been to or won Hawaii Bowl, so there's that.
6-7, Yikes! But then, Rice finds ways to lose to exactly these kinds of teams.
from Yahoo's Ranking of all Bowls 1-38:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-s...37590.html
38. Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24, Honolulu):
Fresno State vs. Rice
Boy is this an underwhelming game. The Bulldogs squeaked into their conference title game (and bowl eligibility) because the rest of the division was awful and Rice lost its final game of the season 76-31. Advantage Fresno State because it’s in a better league, but this game might be unwatchable.
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12-07-2014 08:01 PM |
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OptimisticOwl
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 08:01 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: Well, good for the players, so there's that.
Rice has a few things to do here: never beat Fresno in 6 tries, so there's that.
Never been to or won Hawaii Bowl, so there's that.
6-7, Yikes! But then, Rice finds ways to lose to exactly these kinds of teams.
from Yahoo's Ranking of all Bowls 1-38:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-s...37590.html
38. Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24, Honolulu):
Fresno State vs. Rice
Boy is this an underwhelming game. The Bulldogs squeaked into their conference title game (and bowl eligibility) because the rest of the division was awful and Rice lost its final game of the season 76-31. Advantage Fresno State because it’s in a better league, but this game might be unwatchable.
So don't watch. I'll PM you later with the score.
I will be watching, and rooting for Rice.
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12-07-2014 08:54 PM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
I've seen Fresno play, Rice will win easily.
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12-07-2014 08:56 PM |
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GoodOwl
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 08:54 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote: (12-07-2014 08:01 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: Well, good for the players, so there's that.
Rice has a few things to do here: never beat Fresno in 6 tries, so there's that.
Never been to or won Hawaii Bowl, so there's that.
6-7, Yikes! But then, Rice finds ways to lose to exactly these kinds of teams.
from Yahoo's Ranking of all Bowls 1-38:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-s...37590.html
quote" 38. Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24, Honolulu):
Fresno State vs. Rice
Boy is this an underwhelming game. The Bulldogs squeaked into their conference title game (and bowl eligibility) because the rest of the division was awful and Rice lost its final game of the season 76-31. Advantage Fresno State because it’s in a better league, but this game might be unwatchable."end yahoo quote
So don't watch. I'll PM you later with the score.
I will be watching, and rooting for Rice.
I'll be watching and rooting for Rice. Apparently, the Yahoo Sports guy who actually wrote that quote won't, though.
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12-07-2014 09:14 PM |
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OptimisticOwl
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 09:14 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: (12-07-2014 08:54 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote: (12-07-2014 08:01 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: Well, good for the players, so there's that.
Rice has a few things to do here: never beat Fresno in 6 tries, so there's that.
Never been to or won Hawaii Bowl, so there's that.
6-7, Yikes! But then, Rice finds ways to lose to exactly these kinds of teams.
from Yahoo's Ranking of all Bowls 1-38:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-s...37590.html
quote" 38. Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24, Honolulu):
Fresno State vs. Rice
Boy is this an underwhelming game. The Bulldogs squeaked into their conference title game (and bowl eligibility) because the rest of the division was awful and Rice lost its final game of the season 76-31. Advantage Fresno State because it’s in a better league, but this game might be unwatchable."end yahoo quote
So don't watch. I'll PM you later with the score.
I will be watching, and rooting for Rice.
I'll be watching and rooting for Rice. Apparently, the Yahoo Sports guy who actually wrote that quote won't, though.
Sorry. In the original post, there were no quotes, and it sounded like your personal opinion.
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12-07-2014 10:32 PM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Four of Fresno State's loses came against good football teams. They shouldn't be underestimated.
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12-07-2014 11:10 PM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
Fresno played well down the stretch this year, Burrell finally figured out how to play in November. The Bulldogs offense was pretty good yesterday, but his INTs cost us the conference championship game. I wouldn't completely write Fresno off - realize that they had to face off against Utah, USC and Nebraska. Another L (Wyo) they decided to try out the freshman QB and it backfired miserably. With that said, I do expect Rice to edge out the dogs by 7-10 pts.
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loki_the_bubba
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-07-2014 11:10 PM)Afflicted Wrote: Four of Fresno State's loses came against good football teams. They shouldn't be underestimated.
Rice was blown out in two of the last three games. They shouldn't underestimate anyone.
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12-08-2014 01:15 AM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
(12-08-2014 01:15 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote: (12-07-2014 11:10 PM)Afflicted Wrote: Four of Fresno State's loses came against good football teams. They shouldn't be underestimated.
Rice was blown out in two of the last three games. They shouldn't underestimate anyone.
I want this win so badly. They always beat us in the WAC days. A win would be so satisfying, especially after the bad loss to LTU. I'm happy about this bowl. It's a good bowl game
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12-08-2014 03:11 AM |
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RE: Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State
I know this bowl is bad for your travelling Owls' fans, but it's great for the players. Will be the only chance most of them get to go have a week in Hawaii, and I think that's a great reward for a good season. GL Rice fans, you've got a quality team despite that one hiccup(we've alllllllll got that one hiccup) and all of us CUSA fans will be rooting for you, win that bowl game!
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