Rice casts doubt on Bayou Bucket game's future

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:14 am

http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/articl ... 413603.php

ericdickerson4life · Post by **ericdickerson4life** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:20 am

NO!! I'm sure UH is crushed by this news. It's like the A&M UT rivalry dying all over again.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:29 am

Sounds like Rice is butthurt

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:32 am

there's a lot of CUSA butthurt going on right now. not only do a bunch of schools feel left behind, the conference lost it's biggest 3 TV markets. that will hurt their revenue stream.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:35 am

CUSA still has Houston (Rice) and will keep DFW (UNT)

ericdickerson4life · Post by **ericdickerson4life** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:35 am

Rice will hold up the Houston market for CUSA.

I'm surprised their 31 fans even noticed that UH bolted.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:37 am

Rice and Tulane are the only teams we can talk smack with attendance wise

ericdickerson4life · Post by **ericdickerson4life** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:38 am

Hence why I threw that out there.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:24 pm

smupony94 wrote:Rice and Tulane are the only teams we can talk smack with attendance wise

Memphis the last few years, UAB. There are a few out there.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:12 pm

smupony94 wrote:CUSA still has Houston (Rice) and will keep DFW (UNT)

I heard that SMU ceded alll NTSU blackball authority in C-USA over to Rice. Whether they will use it is another question.

gostangs · Post by **gostangs** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:31 pm

Rice has already blackballed them, but only the baseball team

PonyPlayer4 · Post by **PonyPlayer4** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:10 pm

Wonder what they will have to say about the Mayor's Cup.

PonySnob · Post by **PonySnob** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:02 pm

PonyPlayer4 wrote:Wonder what they will have to say about the Mayor's Cup.

Hopefully it will die. We need to play nonconference opponents that will help attract attendance - which Rice does not.

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:05 pm

Do not mind leaving Rice behind on the field.
But convenience wise, it's probably one of my favorite away games. Strong turnout from Houston-area alums and Rice is in a nice part of the city.