If this beast Rita does make landfall south of the Houston area, the east wind NE quadrant means LOTS of water/surge...If Rice/UH are flooded out for an extended period ( ala Tulane ), I wonder if there would be a new set of home games for the Ponies...
Nevertheless, prayers outbound for south Texas, and the folks that will feel the wrath of this storm...
long live Putt Choate...