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Rice Stadium

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    The 10 Oddest Super Bowl Halftime Performers

    The Super Bowl seems to be running out of stadium-sized performers who can attract eyeballs (the Black-Eyed Peas?), and this year they're hoping that faded scandalist Madonna will do the trick. It's not like they haven't been desperate before. In the early days of the event, producers regularly tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The Top Moments In 2011 Rice Owls Sports

    John RoyalRice's Anthony Rendon became a very rich baseball player this summer​It's that time of year. The time for end-of-year lists and bests of, etc. And I'm not immune to tossing off an easy post. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the Top 25 Events in Rice Ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Coogs Should Beat SMU; Rice Should Top Tulane

    Hey kids, College GameDay is coming to town​The season has come to this. Two weeks for the Houston Cougars to continue with perfection and reach a goal set this summer. Two weeks for the Rice Owls to gain some redemption for a season gone very wrong. The Cougars acknowledged their possible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Rice Plans Major Upgrade To Football Facilities

    The south end zone faciltiy will be demolished and rebuilt​Rice is like every other football program not in the top tier these days -- they're making sure they can keep up with other schools in order to be attractive to poaching conferences and not be left out in the cold. So today they annou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Rice Seeks Win Number One Tomorrow While UH Aims for 2-0

    Purdue storms into Rice Stadium tomorrow.​Welcome to week two of the college football season. The Cougars go on the road to North Texas for what should be a sure win while the Owls host Purdue in an attempt for win number one. And if there's ever a week where the Owls are going to defeat a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Rice Scrimmage Recap: The Owls Out to Kick The Longhorns' @%#

    Steve JansenDavid Bailiff addresses his team following Saturday's scrimmage. ​"What are you dreaming about? What are you dreaming about? You should be dreaming about whuppin' Texas' ass." That's Rice head football coach David Bailiff, who is gathered in front of his entire team at midfield of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    UH Scrimmage Recap: The Return of Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards

    Steve JansenThere are high hopes in Cougarland, thanks to Case Keenum​(Note: The University of Houston athletic staff, citing potential game-planning advantages by opponents, did not allow photography during the scrimmage.) The Houston Cougars' scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at Robertson Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    "That ice machine is looking pristine, bro."​You know what Jesus was doing around Easter? Getting crucified and coming back from the dead to hang out in the Middle East instead of in paradise with his dad, for some reason. You can learn about the first part of this in Mel Gibson's The Passion ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    On-Campus Houston Concerts Now Ancient History

    ​ For lots more posters from Hofheinz, see below and our slideshow. Essentially, universities in Houston don't have rock concerts anymore. In fact, pretty much all across America, institutions of higher learning are focusing less on bringing in live entertainment for students and more on bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    36 Years Ago Today, Rice Stadium: They Don't Make Super Bowls Like That Anymore

    A tweet from Rice University reminds us that today is the 36th anniversary of Super Bowl VIII, played at Rice Stadium. That's right -- Super Bowl madness in the middle of that cushy neighborhood. Hard to believe. But check out the first two minutes or so of the above video to get a taste of what t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Anthony Rendon Rescues The Year For Rice: 25 Items From The Owls' Sports Year

    Tommy Lavergne, Rice University Anthony Rendon at bat​Continuing with my personal review on the sports year just past, here are my thoughts on the Rice Owls of 2010. 1. I got to watch Anthony Rendon play third base on a regular basis. He can hit, and he's a good fielder. If the Astros didn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    Rice Owls Hope To Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory

    Rice's season prepares to set with the sun​This is not the season the Rice Owls intended to have. The plan was to have a winning season. The plan was to go a bowl game. The plan was to be competitive. The plan wasn't to come into the last game of the season with a 3-8 record. The plan wasn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Rice Owls: Beware The Plundering Pirates

    Rice is playing the Pirates of East Carolina, not the Pirates of the Caribbean​The Rice Owls are hosting the East Carolina Pirates this weekend, and if the Owls had any bounty left, then the Pirates would be plundering it. But this season being this season, the Owls have already had their tr ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Center of Debate

    Planned Parenthood protest draws comments from readers.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Cougars Want To Get Physical, Physical

    The Cougars aim to get physical against Rice​Here's the thing about that Houston Cougars loss to Mississippi State last week. The defense was often in the right place, at the right time, to be able to make the play.They just didn't make the plays. They whiffed on tackles. They got blocked at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Rice Owls Battle The Little Things

    neilfein If only the football team was this fearsome​I've got a confession to make. I've got this thing for mediocre mid-`90s alt-rock, specifically, Bush. I mention this because whenever I attend a Rice press conference, or do the interview thing after the games, the one thing I hear over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Rice-Baylor: Lightning Dulls Owls' Thunder

    Photo by John Royal A nearly empty Rice Stadium as the rain descended​The Rice Owl fans must have sniffed something in the air. There can really be no other explanation.The score was only 7-3, Baylor over Rice, when the football game was delayed due to lightning in the area. It wasn't raini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Rice Faces Northwestern In Battle Of The Brainiacs

    The Rice of the north meets the Northwestern of the south​The Rice Owls (1-1) open the Rice Stadium portion of their home schedule on Saturday night when they host the Big 10's Northwestern Wildcats (2-0). But despite last week's 32-31 come from behind win over North Texas, the Owls know that they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Rice Coach David Bailiff: Optimism On South Main

    Bowl expectations for the Owls​It's hard to know what to expect from the Rice Owls football team. In days gone by, it would have been pretty simple. Just expect them to lose.But things have slowly started to change over at Rice Stadium. The Owls have actually been to two bowl games in the past fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    A Super Bowl In Rice Village

    We're only days away from what's become known as America's biggest secular holiday -- the Super Bowl.This year's match-up is underwhelming, to say the least: the Pittsburgh Steelers should beat the Arizona Cardinals easily enough.But the atmosphere surrounding The Game has long become bigger than Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Damn the Torpedoes, Live Nation is Full Steam Ahead

    Start saving those nickels and dimes, kids, because the biggest tour of 2009 (so far) is headed for Houston. At a press conference in House of Blues' Foundation Room this morning, Live Nation President Bob Roux and Toyota Center General Manager Doug Hall announced Elton John and Billy Joel will br ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2008

    Battle for the Bayou Bucket

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    NFL Review, Week Two: Another Call for the Texans to Play in the Dome

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Time for the Astrodome to Step Up?

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    The College Football Review, With a Little More Ashley Judd

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    What About the Camera Crew, People?

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    The Wayback Machine: 15, 10 and Five Years Ago in Houston Music

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Last Night: Roger Waters at the Woodlands Pavilion

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Web Extra: Aggies Behaving Badly

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Todd Graham, or the Tale of the Douchebag

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    The College Football Preview, Week 13: Nick Saban Is a Turkey

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2007

    College Football Preview: Week Three

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Don't Forget the Coogs, the Owls, the Tigers and the Panthers

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2007

    The Shepherd Stroll

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2006

    A Nice Bowl o' Rice

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2006

    A Nice Bowl o' Rice

    It’s the socially inept Rice Owls vs. the intellectual slackers the UH Cougars

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2004

    Power Plays

    The women of the Houston Energy light up the field

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2004

    Pats and Cats Bring It Back

    The biggest of them all returns to Houston

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Sports Talk Show

    Sports Rap

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Place to See a College Game

    Rice Stadium

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Long Shot Against Longhorns

    Rice squares off against UT for first time this century

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Big Time

    Tamarie goes to Hollywood

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    First and Ten (Months to Go)

    Block party kicks off Super Bowl countdown

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    The Strait Dope

    Gettin' jiggy with George Strait at his country music festival

  • Music

    June 4, 1998

    Hill Country

    Gettin' jiggy with George Strait at his country music festival

  • Calendar

    March 30, 1995

    Press Picks

    Gettin' jiggy with George Strait at his country music festival

  • Music

    December 22, 1994

    The Lame and the Great

    Lists you've been waiting all year for, in no particular order

  • Music

    October 27, 1994

    Live Shots

    Lists you've been waiting all year for, in no particular order

  • Music

    April 14, 1994

    I'm a Believer...

    Pink Floyd spectacular storms through wind, rain and Tyerades

  • Music

    March 31, 1994

    Pink Pigs and Scarred Psyches

    One man's triumphant journey through Pink Floyd obsession

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