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Open Game Day Second Half Thread: Rice Owls at #7 Texas Longhorns

Game 3: Rice Owls (2-1) vs #17 Texas Longhorns (2-0)

Halftime -- Texas 24, Rice 3

Colt -- 15/18 for 262 yards and 2 TDs

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Great Defense and McCoy is on fire....

I say let him run up some stats.

auburn leading 14 - 3
AU defense is no "Muschamp-less"
Jarret Lee

O for 5 with 1 TD the other way

What happened to Andrew Hatch?
that int for Lee was a classic!
i hate to see quan and jordan returning
Couldn't agree more

Very scary

malcolm williams

…he looked scared on that catch

malcolm looks scared when he catches the ball
there's that play again

much more like it 1-yd gain

Dammit did I miss a WR screen? Was that 3?
KU 28, Sam Houston 14
First Chiles sighting...

False start, nice.

Chiles was in, but false start
ulatoski screwed the Q
Looks like they have their orange link up. nt
My FSN feed is skipping a lot at the moment.
chiles

set up for the wr screen there

McGee

Could he be our 4th best runner outta the shotgun? Fozzy, Og, Johnson and Colt?

Cody Johnson is a hoss out there.
Rice is gonna get sick of that real soon. nt
he needs to start hurting people lol
If we give him steaks, he'll do our bidding.
Fuck Irby down...That looks bad.
Dammit, hope it looked worse than it was
Damn. That looked bad on his right knee, leg. nt

damn that hurt my knee just watching it

Damn, that looks baad..
That was bad...his leg bent all the way the wrong way ....
Out

Irby is gone for the year. That looked awful.

Yep, bless his heart ...He's done.
not a doctor, but that doesn't look good....leg or knee
dont think it's broken but hes done for a long time
What's worse is he didn't even catch it and that defender had time to stop before hitting him
whay do we now have three injured tight ends??????
Is Ullman still on campus? Who are our other tight ends?
I also don't like that Colt is still running the ball. No need for that now.
Josh Marshall

Any idea when he comes back?

Is Harris well yet? nt
we could be done for the season without a TE
Let's get a hold of ourselves, Greg Davis will find a way
hope so
Marshall and Harris are still out
Marshall has street clothes on with a sling. not sure about ian harris, no word on him recently
If you're following the game from New York

MSG (channel 48) is now showing the Rice game. A WNBA game just finished. Weird scheduling, but no complaints here.

downfield threat?

Does Texas have one? If so, why haven’t we seen it?

Irby is a tough Mofo. Hope he's alright.
nice way to go out blaine. nice career????
Scaife

Didn’t Bo have 32 knee surgeries (give or take) and he’s still playing. Blaine could be alright….looked terrible tho.

that young man is in serious need of some pain killers

you can see it in his face….wow that was ugly

I'm a pessimist

because I haven’t seen anything other than the flea flicker to give me hope for the big play passing game.

Ullman, our only remaining TE? And then there was one.
Let's get Damion James to suit up.
haha
I was serious, have you seen James up close? The guy could be the next Gates or Gonzales!
I think that just sobered up the coaches. nt
johnson is a solid option...more speed than i thought too
Some big backs need a little room to get up to speed. nt
Now that was a zinger. nt
Colt is out now! Broke the record
new career passing TDs record for Colt!
Gotta give it to Texas, we have the best school commercials...

Sure beats the OU one with the football player holding the ballerina.

love that guys voice too
Makes me want a Whataburger.
different dude
There's no way that's a different guy
Walter Cronkite
Holy hell

I never realized that was Cronkite. I can totally hear it now.

big juicy 100% all beef patty topped with bacon, two kinds of cheese and bbq sauce
Dude, that guy makes me crave effn whataburger.
But seriously..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSqEadjYhk

Does that not sound exactly the same?

Dammit, a #1 with cheese, grilled onions, and grilled jalapenos sounds damn good right now.
Fast food

is disgusting and will kill you. Support local farmers. I am not joking.

Any word

on Josh Marshall? Is he even close to coming back from his shoulder injury?

no. saw him in street clothes with a sling on
i think Ian Harris is closer to being back, no?
Colt McCoy: Most prolific Texas touchdown passer ever
TE?

What if we move Og to TE?

Don't know about that one...
That's a pretty damn smart idea.

And there is a precedent, although somewhat mixed. Terry Orr was a fullback for Texas; wound up being a tight end and, at times a H-back before they were cool, for the Redskins.

Plus he had a kick ass jheri curl

Anybody but Melton.
Maybe

He’s got good hands and is a good blocker. May take a game (Arkansas) to pick up the route running. Frees up the RB rotation too. I think the only negative is his height.

SAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!
Aaron Lewis! Where's the Muschamp Cam?
Agreed

There should be a camera on Muschamp at all times. Now, that’s entertainment

Great surge and sack by Lewis. nt
i like the "og" as a TE, idea.
Clement

He’s a baller. Gotta give the dude credit.

Does he lead his team in rushing too?
I think you're right
There was holding on that Clement run.
Kindle. Smelling blood in the water now. nt
Got him again

Nice push by the d on that series

sergio.....here comes the pass rush we wanted
Kindle! Back 2 back sacks.
Sergio MF'n Kindle!
Damn, the cut slowed him down. Flag. nt
i saw three illegal blocks
Shhhh, the refs only know of one!
Colt= One More Possession then yank him
Well, we ain't gonna let you ref, that's for sure. nt
That went the wrong place. How weird. nt
One more TD and yank him
you just want more stats........but i agree lol
QB Rating

Is it possible to bust a QB rating of 200?

Yes. Even more. nt
why this game?

Can’t they show stats from another applewhite game?

just signed into the chat

may god bless b. irby. i believe that was the last play of his career and my heart felt apologies to him and his family. that just put a big lump in my stomach. hook em

Not the last play of his career.

I think it was Willis McGahee who had the same injury (maybe worse) over at Miami and he’s done fine. Plus he came back and he’s a RB!

Done fine throughout his career that is...Not just at Miami.
Why must FSN show that

It almost makes me cry

Chiles just got rocked
And rocked again. Teach him to get around those guys. nt
jesus can i see chiles pass the frickin ball....i know he can run
hell...thats a good pass!!!
That's what we needed to see. nt
Collins

in the game. It’s official.

nice

good to see a completion…and to collins

If they leave Cody in, he'll get a 100. nt
Agree, he's running hard and is showing more burst than McGee
CJ

is a bowling ball!

Holy frick Chiles
no no no never never never no never never no
Not impressive...
ugh

anyone STILL want to see Chiles take over at qb??

thats why you dont play john chiles.....you make DUMB decisons
Bad Chiles

Not a good play.

good god almighty

And how many more chances will he get at QB.

If this was the Tennessee-Arkansas game, he was down when the fricking ball touched.
sherrod should be number 2
gilbert should be number 2
lol he already is in my book
I agree, I want to see Sherrod get more time in these games...

How soon Mack forgets what happened in 2006. We need a viable #2 with decent experience. Now’s the time to get it.

He needs to cut his losses and get reps at a different skill position…if he wants any sort of NFL consideration.

Sometimes...

guys aren’t meant to play QB in college.

Clement is running for his life. The D is playing its best game of the year by far.
Chykie's having a game.

I agree we should let them play and make mistakes. Ideal time to do it. Invest..

Has Rice gone for it on every 4th down?
I think so, except for the one punt where Quan almost broke it.
We shouldn't run Colt so much.

If he goes down, we are fu@$#ed. Chiles —> ugh

i blame chiles for that D
good for them

foreboding for us.

come on secondary...horrible coverage
That TD is on Chiles.

Texas 31, Rice 10, 2:04 in the third.

Rice has a lot of heart. They earned that TD

even thought the turnover was a gift.

Clement is tough as nails. A great college QB.
Agree. He's very quick in his arm and his head. nt

I realize Texas has this game in hand, no doubt, but I can’t help feeling like Texas may be looking ahead.

must have been a blown assignment

judging by the reaction

dillard = smart dude
Yeah, impressive guy, I think he'll last in the NFL for a while.
Colt back in
fucking dumb......just stupid
Exactly, are they trying to get him 1000 on the season? Just pointless.
Unfortunately, I agree completely. Makes no sense. We ain't gonna lose this game.

And he damn sure doesn’t need the practice.

ok, i'm getting sick of this kick/punt return approach
Colt back in.

They must be afraid of letting Sherrod try something.

most rice players are pretty smart! lol
Dammit, Take Colt Out, at least stop running him!
an abrupt end to mop-up time
colt must want another 100
I think CJ

might be becoming the starting RB tonight.

If anything

CJ and Fozzy have established themselves as the top two RB options.

Heavy dose of Johnson is what I want.
Is it just me...

or has this 3rd quarter lasted FOREVER?

Why play Colt here?

If he gets hurt – playing Rice for God’s sake – then the season will basically be trashed

Forever is only about 11 seconds. nt
OB

NIce!

Put in Harris!

Damn, Colt just looks great. Unbelievable game from him.

Now, take him out! Sherrod Time!

chiles time again lool
the wheel route is your friend!
Colt stats?

Anyone?

19 for 23, 327 yds, 4 tds
plus 83 yards rushing and 1 TD
83 yds rushing, 1 td.....5 td's total
OK let's get Chiles some reps

And let him throw a few passes – we will need him in an important game this year

did you see the turnover?
is sherrod dressed
His tux is getting wrinkley. nt
Hatch seeing butterflies in the Auburn game.

we are still losing the turnover battle

Good point, I would like to see an INT here....
With all the batted balls we have, you'd think we'd have ended up with an interception.
but would love to see a pick 6
Second half points

That TD was the first points of the second half given up by the horns

Indeed.

Hopefully that last for awhile.

yea. i was pissed but o well.
THIS JUST IN........

Colt McCoy is a GREAT quaterback.

We've had a lot of great ones against Rice

Here is hoping we can say the same thing after OU and Mizzou

Justin Tucker

is really killing it. It’s been some time since we had someone who could constantly get us touchbacks.

Off subject...

but wow…Georgia has one of the lamest school commercials ever

georgia has one of the lamest states ever imo
georgia is the lamest school ever
15-yd facemask

while at the quarter break—thoughts on the elimination of the incidental face mask call?

I don't like it because it just went against us.
I like it

It’s tough as a tackler to not just grab whatever is out there to stop him. Incidental facemask…no harm no foul. It’s only the more egregious twisting of the neck that they’re trying to prevent.

Talk about facemask…

however

in the past, you grasp it, you let it go…five yards. now, you grasp it, you may as well yank it as there’s no incentive for releasing it. perhaps more dangerous?

I thought if you have an incidental facemask it's a no call now.
Jarrett Lee with an absolute money TD pass. LSU 10, Auburn 14
He just threw up a prayer. nt
The sad part about this game is that

no matter how much we win this game by, we still lost our amazing TE for, most likely, the entirety of this season.

that is buzzkill
What the frick is this guy talking about?

That building looks like an owl?

after UTEP, they're lusting for far away sights.
lol That was a catch by the camera crew in UTEP.
I don't know, but he's mentioned it at least 3 times tonight.
I sorta see it
It does look like an owl (Frost Bank Tower at an angle)

Picture Here (wouldn’t let me embed for some reason).

It's a maliciously snide remark

about the economic prestige of being Rice grads. Subtle and not so subtle at the same time.

It is supposed to look like an Owl

Some guy from Kansas state designed it.

Here

looks kind of like

the cover of fly by night by rush…maybe it’s just the blue

did you just make that picture?! :o
Norton on the sack.
Been a while since we heard his name.
linebackers getting sacks

+1

LSU recovers onside kick
id like to know if clement thinks its worth it to get destroyed by RAK for a 15 yard pass?
If he doesn't even question it, he's a tough SOB. nt
he almost got the 1st down
getting back to the TE real quick

do we have any other TE that can stretch the field like Irby.

yes. their all injured though. josh marshall and ian harris
clement

could play for me anytime

Miller will get some hefty sack yards maybe. nt
that was rak
I thought I saw 99. -1 nt
Damn they looked so slow on that play, tentative. Fire out. nt
He looks tired already...
Poll: Would you (as a db) take and tackle Cody Johnson head on?
No sir.

I would run and cry.

Yes

Would you rather answer to Muschamp?

hahah i dont know which one's worse
yes, but

valor has always gotten the better of common sense with me

Chiles back in where is Harris
thats what i like to see
Nice run

We need Chiles for later in the year, Colt in bound to get nicked at some point

wake leading 9 – 3

Damnit, I picked FSU.

6 38 left in 4th and fsu just turned it over on downs

which of the espn family is telecasting this barnburner?
we don't have a reliable back up QB.

This season rest in Colt and Colt alone.

Chiles just needs some confidence - he does not have to be better than Colt
I want to see what Harris can do
In light of all our arguments here, that's pretty damn funny. nt
You got your reliablity meter running, 2? nt
wow

Remember when FSU was a quarterback factory? Now, they can’t find one anywhere….it’s been that way for several years now

how?

do you go into a blue chip’s living room at age 88 and be convincing? then there’s the whole question of discipline issues. being a bowden ain’t what it used to be.

Dammit, Meltons in!

I can’t wait for his eligibility to expire.

He just made a sack. He's earning his keep. nt
He's my Longhorn Pinata.
He's big enough to take it. heh
agreed!

He is still doing the reverse!

If I was the

Rice coaching staff, I’d get Clement out of the game.

Ummm, there was just a shot of Muschamp and something in his pants was glowing...
Rice's O-line has just given up. Clement deserves better.

How many sacks is that?

clement's fine

he’ll get his mensa certification and a great job after graduation.

How many sacks does Orakpo has on the season?

4?

clement needs to get out before he gets hurt....
This game needs a backup QB pass TD
SEC: League of the idiot qb's
What happened?
Todd threw a dumbass pass near the red zone
that was picked off, sorry
NAH-UH THEY HAVE suCh gud offenzez in da SEC
Auburn is going out of their way to lose that game.
It's what they do best.
Auburn's QB is awful
We need a Muschamp Cam and a Pom Squad Cam.
Just toss the Pom Squad cam up.
did you just see chiles steel that ball from hils?
id like to see chiles use the tebow jump pass. anyone?
Would be funny, if nothing else.
throw the dang ball
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
it's not about fixing it

It’s about giving Chiles some real reps at QB

Yea but you need to give Chiles some confidence in the passing game.

And to keep the defense honest when he is in.

Yeah, we know he can run!
roy miller bowling over fools
There's only 4,000 students at Tulsa?

I had that many in my Geology class at UT>

Half of them are just sediment. nt
and half of them are imported
Nice lead FB block
half a bill

should impress the voters

still no punts for TX
bailey didnt look good there
600 yards of total offense so far for Texas.
whats our record, 692?
Not sure.

Somebody needs to look this up!

611. Vs. SMU, 1969.

All four backs had 100 yards rushing, too. I listened to that game. SMU had it coming.

Oh and LSU on top at the start of the 4th quarter 17-14
Rule change?

Any thoughts on a rule change to not allow tackling below the knee from the front or side? I’d apply it to the NFL too. Some serious knee injuries that can wipe out careers.

that guy could have pulled up.
Easily. You have to think he saw Irby miss that catch and still came at him.
I thought it looked dirty
I don't think he meant to hurt him.

Maybe just wanted to get a tackle in without getting a flag.

Sorry dirty wasn't the right word

It was a textbook low tackle but man its unfortunate for Blaine.

Agreed. He was looking really promising in his development.

It’s a setback but he’ll recover.

Ouch, Keenan Robinson makes a play
That's what LBs are supposed to do. Keenan Robinson has some chops. ch
Rice: 22 Rushes for 12 yards
Make it 23 for 17
Yeah, that 26 yard run by Clement went to hell. nt
what position is Aaron williams playing, db/ lb?
When did Ole Miss and Vandy play? lol

I missed everything from that entire game – haven’t even heard it mentioned today…

Ugh, and Snead played awful. 12/25 with 4 interceptions...
Please do not let them score
What are those damn horns? They were there at the start of the game, too.
Megaphones
Maybe they sound better in the stadium than through TV. nt
sound like owls

hoo—hoo…we—lose

Male cheerleaders I think.
Maybe someone will report from the game when they get home.

Wonder if it echoed in the north section.

That's the game!

A good showing, but TO’s were a problem.

last question

too much to drink or does emily jones look good in that vest?

Colt Season Stats: 63/81, 833 yards, 11 TD, 1 INT, 78% Completion %

Rushing, 25 Carries for 194 yards, 2 TD’s, 7.8 yards per carry.

He’s over the sophomore slump.

bring on the swine

good night…great week to everybody!

I could stand some barbecue ribs, I could. Have a good one, zissou. nt
Oh, Colt had a passer rating of 260.15 for this game. Insane.
He's a dark horse in the Hesiman, everything would have to break just right.

I think they did do a little stat chasing tonight.

Just trying to put him on the radar perhaps.
That's a good way to put it. This definitely kept him in the chase

and a prelude to 2009 at the very least.

Ruuudy Carpenter is in Holiday Bowl form
Screw the "Q"

Find something to do with Chiles other than mop up quarterback and ill-formed Q package meanderings. Colt is the QB – end of story. I really feel bad that the defense got scored on after Chiles’ fumble. Sure, Chiles should have been used more last year so he could be ready this year – but, guess what, he wasn’t and he isn’t. Leave Colt in the game as The Quarterback. Find something else to do with Chiles.

Agree, we don't need it. We need a decent backup though that can come in should Colt go down.

And Chiles doesn’t look like he fits the bill.

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