(03-04-2015 10:03 AM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  I think any G5 school would take a P5 offer if it came up. I think that goes without saying.

However, I don't know that that is actually our AD's goal in and of itself. P5 membership comes with increased costs, I think you have to have more sports, etc.

To paraphrase a frequent poster from the Rice board, our goal should be to stay Rice in baseball, become Gonzaga in basketball, and Boise in football. If that happens, do we actually need to be in a P5?

(Not against going to a P5, just pointing out successful programs in the three major sports outside the P5, and not willing to say "all is lost if we are not in a P5" because, frankly, it's a longshot even if we do everything right...)

We also spend a lot of time on The Parliament benchmarking ourselves against the University of Houston, who has proclaimed themselves "ready for the P5". It's harmless fun, but we're getting closer to the Coogs than I think they would like to admit.

(03-04-2015 10:03 AM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 07:20 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 06:55 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  Rice fans:What is the ultimate goal for Rice football in terms of competition and conference affiliation?

I'll answer although I notice you are from a school no longer in C-USA (ECU).

Our current AD, Joe Karlgaard, has mentioned his goal for all sports teams at Rice is National Top 25 Rankings and conference championships.

As Rice has a history unlike any other C-USA school, going back over 100 years and having been a member of a "Major Conference" for most of its sports history (SWC 1915-1996).


Since 1985, Rice has also been a member of the AAU. The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an international organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. It consists of 60 universities in the United States (both public and private) and two universities in Canada.

Rice's ultimate goal is to eventually find its way back to a similar athletics association from where most of its history lies, which would amount to returning to one of the current "P5" conferences.

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Football:
Southwest Conference: 1934, 1937, 1946*, 1949, 1953*, 1957, 1994*
C-USA: 2013
*co-champions

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Men's Basketball:
Southwest Conference: 1918, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1970

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Baseball:
SWC: 1996** Rice defeated Texas to win the final SWC Baseball Tournament
WAC: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
C-USA: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
**In 2009 Rice came in second in regular season standings (to ECU) but still won the C-USA Conference Tournament that year.

I think any G5 school would take a P5 offer if it came up. I think that goes without saying.

However, I don't know that that is actually our AD's goal in and of itself. P5 membership comes with increased costs, I think you have to have more sports, etc.

To paraphrase a frequent poster from the Rice board, our goal should be to stay Rice in baseball, become Gonzaga in basketball, and Boise in football. If that happens, do we actually need to be in a P5?

(Not against going to a P5, just pointing out successful programs in the three major sports outside the P5, and not willing to say "all is lost if we are not in a P5" because, frankly, it's a longshot even if we do everything right...)

This.

(03-03-2015 06:27 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  a good power wash would do wonders for Rice's stadium

ours too...

(03-04-2015 10:03 AM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 07:20 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 06:55 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  Rice fans:What is the ultimate goal for Rice football in terms of competition and conference affiliation?

I'll answer although I notice you are from a school no longer in C-USA (ECU).

Our current AD, Joe Karlgaard, has mentioned his goal for all sports teams at Rice is National Top 25 Rankings and conference championships.

As Rice has a history unlike any other C-USA school, going back over 100 years and having been a member of a "Major Conference" for most of its sports history (SWC 1915-1996).


Since 1985, Rice has also been a member of the AAU. The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an international organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. It consists of 60 universities in the United States (both public and private) and two universities in Canada.

Rice's ultimate goal is to eventually find its way back to a similar athletics association from where most of its history lies, which would amount to returning to one of the current "P5" conferences.

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Football:
Southwest Conference: 1934, 1937, 1946*, 1949, 1953*, 1957, 1994*
C-USA: 2013
*co-champions

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Men's Basketball:
Southwest Conference: 1918, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1970

Rice has won the following Conference Championships in Baseball:
SWC: 1996** Rice defeated Texas to win the final SWC Baseball Tournament
WAC: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
C-USA: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
**In 2009 Rice came in second in regular season standings (to ECU) but still won the C-USA Conference Tournament that year.

I think any G5 school would take a P5 offer if it came up. I think that goes without saying.

However, I don't know that that is actually our AD's goal in and of itself. P5 membership comes with increased costs, I think you have to have more sports, etc.

To paraphrase a frequent poster from the Rice board, our goal should be to stay Rice in baseball, become Gonzaga in basketball, and Boise in football. If that happens, do we actually need to be in a P5?

(Not against going to a P5, just pointing out successful programs in the three major sports outside the P5, and not willing to say "all is lost if we are not in a P5" because, frankly, it's a longshot even if we do everything right...)

that should be the g5 mantra...