Congratulations to C-USA Champs RICE

[Harry]

Great game and way to represent the West division. First since 1959. Great day for your program!

[NTSUEagle]

Great game and way to represent the West division. First since 1959. Great day for your program!

Correction: First Outright Title since 1957. Were Co-Champs in 1994.

[Mean Green Matt]

Congrats, I guess. At least we know we kicked their butts and they helped us get the bowl we wanted.

[JesseMartin]

Wish it had been us, but Rice is definitely my 2nd choice, so I'm glad to see it happen. Pretty good day so far, Rice won, SMU lost. An OU loss would have made it even better.

[DeepGreen]

Wish it had been us, but Rice is definitely my 2nd choice, so I'm glad to see it happen. Pretty good day so far, Rice won, SMU lost. An OU loss would have made it even better.

The whorns are still playing.

[JesseMartin]

Yup. Baylor and Mizzou wins, followed by Michigan State, would make my football day complete.

[3XL]

Great game and way to represent the West division.

rooting for all of our conference mates this bowl season...hats off to the C-USA champions...Rice.

Edited December 8, 2013 by 3XL

[SilverEagle]

I would also say hats off to the Rice fans who were shown holding signs that said "Go Rice.....Hoot". At least they know what sound their mascot makes.......unlike our Green Brigade and that stupid CAW that they added to the fight song. And only God knows why.

[UNTLifer]

I would also say hats off to the Rice fans who were shown holding signs that said "Go Rice.....Hoot". At least they know what sound their mascot makes.......unlike our Green Brigade and that stupid CAW that they added to the fight song. And only God knows why.

Pagentry at its finest.

[Cerebus]

I'd like to congratulate their student section for this:

[greenminer]

.......unlike our Green Brigade and that stupid CAW that they added to the fight song. And only God knows why.

I heard they were teaching all incoming frosh this CAW at orientation? Are we referring to the same CAW?

[SilverEagle]

I heard they were teaching all incoming frosh this CAW at orientation? Are we referring to the same CAW?

We don't know the difference between an Eagle and a Crow (or Raven)? God help us and our status as an institution of higher learning.

[UNT 90 Grad]

We don't know the difference between an Eagle and a Crow (or Raven)? God help us and our status as an institution of higher learning.

What does the eagle say?

[Christopher Walker]

What does the eagle say?

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??

'Cause that ain't happening.

[UNT 90 Grad]

[UNT 90 Grad]

Um. I'd like to apologize for this post. That's time you'll never get back.

[greenminer]

Um. I'd like to apologize for this post. That's time you'll never get back.

Are you truly sorry if you don't delete it?

[SilverEagle]

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??

'Cause that ain't happening.

Just because humans cannot reproduce the screech that Eagles (and Hawks) make doesn't mean that we have to go to an alternative (and stupid) bird sound.

As a fan base, we look haphazard enough as it is. Why add "stupid" and "pathetic" to that profile.

addendum:

Since one of the "guesstimated" opponents was BC (also the Eagles), I thought I would see what their cheer traditions were.

Quick Guide to BC Eagles Football Cheers

•"LET'S GO EAGLES! clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap"

•"WE ARE!" response: "BC!"

•"Eagle's on the warpath! Ohhh, Ahhh"

•One side of the Stadium: "BOSTON!" --- Other side of the stadium: "COLLEGE!"

•Drumline signals "E.__ A. __ G. __ L. __ E. __ S. EAGLES! EAGLES! EAGLES!"

•On Offense: Be quiet and let our boys hear the signal calls.

•On Defense: Be loud! Make tons of noise--jump up and down as a student section.

•Big Third Downs on Defense: Get REALLY loud and get the rest of the stadium to stand up!

•On Kickoffs: Make an insane amount of noise! All students extend their hands toward the field, and scream "woooooooOOOOOAAAHHHH!!!" when the ball is kicked.

•After Each First Down: The Screaming Eagles Marching Band plays a section of the fight song, and students yell, "EAGLES! FIRST DOWN!" and make the first down arm motion.

•After a Touchdown: Everyone goes crazy, and the band plays For Boston. At the end of For Boston, we count the score that our Eagles have racked up. While students are doing this, cheerleaders do push-ups for each point scored. After the first count, the student section goes into a fast-paced version of the score count, ending with the exclamation, "WE WANT MORE!!" During this celebration, it is BC tradition to toss a fellow student in the air while the rest of the student section is counting the score.

Hmmmm, no mention of "CAW" on this page.

Edited December 8, 2013 by SilverEagle

[Harry]

Liberty Bowl-bound Rice receives votes in Top 25 polls - Houston Chronicle http://t.co/gJnJd8dY0i via @HoustonChron

— Joseph Duarte (@Chronicle_Owls)

December 8, 2013

[10Eagle10]

Pretty cool video of Rice officially receiving their invite to the Liberty Bowl:

P.S. that's gonna be us next year getting an invite in the locker room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_j5soT9Vlg8

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