advantage Rice?

[jtstang]

plus smu has not beat the owls in houston, since the dead sea was just sick

A.

[Mustangsabu]

But Rice are only returning 2 more players than we are.

I still think with a speed based D, we will be better able to handle these guys.

[SmooBoy]

No problem. Dillards stock is dropping.

Any report if Jarrett's grandma Phyllis will be in Houston for the game?

[2112]

the advantage that the option team, (navy) or run and shoot teams have is that they are gimmick offenses........and teams only have one week to prepare.....not in this case though.....rice has been looking at every hawaii play since spring.....advantage rice

[ponywhupp9202]

coaching and superior tailgating will overcome the owls...plus Peruna would be likely to take a chunk out of the their owl if she gets hungry

I thought Peruna was a stud pony?!

[ponyte]

Our huge problem last year agaisnt Rice was defense. The year before agaoinst Rice it was offense. Assuming our offense is in good shape this year, we need the defense to step up. Last year we win if our defense can hold Rice out of field goal range. I have heard that in the spring game our corners played hard nose and straight up on receivers. Dillard is small as a receiver goes. A decent corner can bump him on the line and disrupt Dillard's pattern. We rarely played a head up hard nose corner on a receiver during Bennett’s last two years. That may change this year.

Also, we lost our best pass rusher last year early in the season. Rice may know our offense but Rice hasn't a solid clue what our defense will do. A more aggressive pass rush may be just the thing to eliminate the Dillard threat.

The key for us will be an improved defense.

And if our offense has a bonanza game, that pressure on Rice's offense may help us as well.

[RednBlue11]

coaching and superior tailgating will overcome the owls...plus Peruna would be likely to take a chunk out of the their owl if she gets hungry

I thought Peruna was a stud pony?!

nope, female...i don't knwo if there is a precedent for that but this one is.

[ponywhupp9202]

coaching and superior tailgating will overcome the owls...plus Peruna would be likely to take a chunk out of the their owl if she gets hungry

I thought Peruna was a stud pony?!

nope, female...i don't knwo if there is a precedent for that but this one is.

OK, way off the subject here, but I read somewhere a long time(10 + years or so) ago that Peruna was usually an uncastrated male pony because they liked the way they beahved (more energy, hoofing the ground, bucking, etc...) versus a female or gelding. If anyone knows the actual historical and present facts surrounding our live 4 legged mascot, I'd love ot know more. THANKS

[PerunaPunch]

I have heard that in the spring game our corners played hard nose and straight up on receivers.

I can confirm that for sure. In practice, the corners are lining up right in the face the WRs, and when they go, there's usually a pretty good battle right off the line of scrimmage. I think this will help our WRs too, as having to fight just to get off the line of scrimmage almost every rep, every day in practice will get them accustomed to more physical defenses.

[SMU Hockey 2010]

Apparently EJ Drewery's already getting a taste of that...

And I like the idea of our corners having to learn how to jam at the line against a 6'6" monster of a man and a quick little pipsqueak like Lee in the same day. Our DBs should be well prepared to handle whatever our conference can throw at them.

[abezontar]

coaching and superior tailgating will overcome the owls...plus Peruna would be likely to take a chunk out of the their owl if she gets hungry

I thought Peruna was a stud pony?!

nope, female...i don't knwo if there is a precedent for that but this one is.

OK, way off the subject here, but I read somewhere a long time(10 + years or so) ago that Peruna was usually an uncastrated male pony because they liked the way they beahved (more energy, hoofing the ground, bucking, etc...) versus a female or gelding. If anyone knows the actual historical and present facts surrounding our live 4 legged mascot, I'd love ot know more. THANKS

Peruna VIII (the current Peruna) is male, as was Peruna VII. With a few exceptions, it has alwasy been male. Peruna is not castrated, and he can get pretty frisky around the ladies.

[couch 'em]

How could anyone not notice Peruna's giant sack swinging around?

[Mustangsabu]

the advantage that the option team, (navy) or run and shoot teams have is that they are gimmick offenses........and teams only have one week to prepare.....not in this case though.....rice has been looking at every hawaii play since spring.....advantage rice

Rice would be idiots to over-prepare for us at the expense of establishing how they will prepare generally for every other team in the conference. However, Rice are idiots, advantage Rice.

[2112]

rice reports to training camp today..........advantage rice

[dcpony]

Coaching 101: Just double team the guy and make their other not so hearlded receivers beat you.