Owl President - expect more realignment in next few months

[HB Pony Dad]

I think what 1983 CB was trying to say is that this statement by Leebron outlines Rice's priorities in terms of its overall goals as a university. In my opinion Leebron was actually saying, "this conference realignment hoopla is great and all, but I'm focused on making sure Rice delivers what a top research university should deliver, research and strong acedemics." If you look at the 16 schools that are ranked above Rice on the US News Report, only Stanford and Duke have athletic programs that are worth a darn. Sure there are top-tier schools with good programs (UT, USC, Michigan, UNC), but Rice does not compare itself to these academically. Academically, Rice is more on the level of a Columbia, Univ of Chicago, or Penn. When you compare Rice to its' academic peer schools in terms of athletics, the difference is pretty astounding.

HB Pony Daughter was accepted at Rice and is at SMU.

She felt that too much Rice was consumed at Rice!

[Wuba]

I think what 1983 CB was trying to say is that this statement by Leebron outlines Rice's priorities in terms of its overall goals as a university. In my opinion Leebron was actually saying, "this conference realignment hoopla is great and all, but I'm focused on making sure Rice delivers what a top research university should deliver, research and strong acedemics." If you look at the 16 schools that are ranked above Rice on the US News Report, only Stanford and Duke have athletic programs that are worth a darn. Sure there are top-tier schools with good programs (UT, USC, Michigan, UNC), but Rice does not compare itself to these academically. Academically, Rice is more on the level of a Columbia, Univ of Chicago, or Penn. When you compare Rice to its' academic peer schools in terms of athletics, the difference is pretty astounding.

HB Pony Daughter was accepted at Rice and is at SMU.

She felt that too much Rice was consumed at Rice!

Could you elaborate on what that means?

[htownponyfan]

I think what 1983 CB was trying to say is that this statement by Leebron outlines Rice's priorities in terms of its overall goals as a university. In my opinion Leebron was actually saying, "this conference realignment hoopla is great and all, but I'm focused on making sure Rice delivers what a top research university should deliver, research and strong acedemics." If you look at the 16 schools that are ranked above Rice on the US News Report, only Stanford and Duke have athletic programs that are worth a darn. Sure there are top-tier schools with good programs (UT, USC, Michigan, UNC), but Rice does not compare itself to these academically. Academically, Rice is more on the level of a Columbia, Univ of Chicago, or Penn. When you compare Rice to its' academic peer schools in terms of athletics, the difference is pretty astounding.

HB Pony Daughter was accepted at Rice and is at SMU.

She felt that too much Rice was consumed at Rice!

That's great. I hope that SMU continues to attract more students away from Rice. I'm sure there are plenty of instances in which people chose SMU over Rice, but I think we are kidding ourselves if we think that SMU is on the same academic level as Rice. Having attended both schools, I enjoyed my SMU experience better, but I do appreciate the affinity for knowledge that the culture at Rice fosters.

[NavyCrimson]

That extra 2 to 3 billion in endowment can certainly make a difference. LOL!

[1983 Cotton Bowl]

[quote="NavyCrimson"]That extra 2 to 3 billion in endowment can certainly make a difference. LOL![/quote]

Amen. Endowment is the mother's milk of a world-class university. I would love to see SMU start to jack up the endowment towards the $2 billion mark. Start to get some real seperation from our friends in Ft. Worth.

[Rayburn]

She felt that too much Rice was consumed at Rice!

What comes out of a ... nevermind.

[NavyCrimson]

It seems like we're using a lot of our donations in the way of expenditures for buildings, etc. in lieu of increasing our endowment - or at least it appears that way. Don't exactly know what their priorities are at this time - except raise $$$.

[WSGJ]

How does this impact Rice's band? Would it still suck?

[HB Pony Dad]

How does this impact Rice's band? Would it still suck?

We have to ask "The General"!

BTW did couch 'em Black Horseshoe "The General" as well?

He has been MIA ever since I returned from my sabbatical.

[couch 'em]

We have to ask "The General"!

BTW did couch 'em Black Horseshoe "The General" as well?

He has been MIA ever since I returned from my sabbatical.

Sadly, not my doing... but perhaps Oscar had been sneaking around....

[EastStang]

I kind of miss the General. But I can't say why?

[HB Pony Dad]

I kind of miss the General. But I can't say why?

I think we especially missed his Big Televen bias during all the Conference Reshuffle chaos the last few weeks (months?)!

[couch 'em]

General es chicken. He scare about us.

[smupony94]

I kind of miss the General. But I can't say why?

courtesy reach around