Alright, my self-imposed moratorium on thinking about the Tulsa game (thereby ruining my week) lasted less than 24 hrs. So, someone tell me this:
When Graham got to Rice, which was full of players recruited to run the wishbone or whatever crappy-a$$ offense Hatfield was running, what was the cupboard like there? Did they already have easier admission policies than SMU? Did they have athletes that fit Graham's/Applewhite's 'system' right away?
IIRC, didn't they have a former WR or something to that effect play QB?
Were they laden with 3 star and high 2 star athletes that just hadn't been able to 'blossom'?
Was their defense good the preceding year? Or competitive? Or have players that Graham brought around?
editorial note: None of the above is intended as rhetorical, or condescending, or smart-a$$, or even tongue in cheek. Really, I'm curious.