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Darrell Royal has said that Rice was one of the fiercest and most competitive rivalries Texas ever had, (under Jess Neely) which is one reason they are still playing the series today.

I suspect that Rice gets on the schedule because:

A:) Brings a game to Houston every other year--nice thing to do for all of the UT alums down there with all that MONEY

B:) Easy Win in OOC

C:) Name recognition to the old-time SWC fans (I'm included in this group)

OU plays Tulsa for similar reasons, as does LSU with Tulane. If I remember correctly, A&M is supposed to play SMUt in Dallas down the road. These teams have large alumni bases in these cities to satisfy and a non-BCS private school fits that bill perfectly.

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I've heard that they've put a tarp or cover over the upper decks and now list the capacity at 40,000. Can anyone from Houston confirm that?

Capacity: 47,000 (expandable to 70,000)

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/244686...0280331.jpg?v=0

http://www.champion-trainers.com/html/Rice...StadiumZoom.jpg

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Darrell Royal has said that Rice was one of the fiercest and most competitive rivalries Texas ever had, (under Jess Neely) which is one reason they are still playing the series today.

It hasn't been competitive in YEARS. Even in JFK's days...

"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon....we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,.." John F Kennedy 9/12/62

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