Game Thread: Texas Longhorns vs. Rice Owls

[Aaron Carrara]

The Texas Longhorns (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) face another former Southwest Conference team this week as the Rice Owls (0-2, 0-0 C-USA) head to Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.  Saturday's contest marks the 96th time these two teams have played one another with the last matchup taking place 2019.  Rice last won in Austin in 1965, when Rice kicker Richard Parker made good on a 33-yard FG gave the Owls a 20-17 win.  The last time Rice beat the Longhorns was in 1994 at Rice Stadium (19-17) in which the game was moved to a Sunday night due to the MLB player's strike vacating an ESPN slot that evening. 

After a less-than-desirable outcome in Fayetteville last weekend, the Longhorns look to get things back on track against the Owls, who are still in search of win #1 on the season.

What: Texas Longhorns (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs.# Rice Owls (0-2, 0-0 C-USA)
Venue: Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium
Location: Austin, TX
When: Saturday, Sept. 18th, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. (CST)
TV: LHN
All-Time Series: Texas leads Rice, 73-21-1
Last Meeting: Texas defeated Rice 48-13 (9/14/2019 - Houston, TX)
Relevant Information:

• Owl Droppings headed into Game Week
  
• Scouting Report: Rice Owls
  
• Staff Predictions: Texas vs. Rice
  
• Three Things to Watch in Texas vs. Rice
  

 

[Johnny Depp]

Once again we play a team where Texas is their Super Bowl. 

Let's see if any adjustments can be made to our schemes to work around weak areas. You can only scheme so much.

Wishing Casey the best in his 1st start. Hook Em Horns's!

 

[Baron]

Once again we play a team where Texas is their Super Bowl. 

Let's see if any adjustments can be made to our schemes to work around weak areas. You can only scheme so much.

Wishing Casey the best in his 1st start. Hook Em Horns's!

Good to hear you cheering Thompson on. Earlier in the week you sounded dead set against him.

Hook'em

 

[Ntx dog]

Score 45-52, give up less then 17. 170+ rushing. No more than 1 qb sack and 3-4 hurries. 

Yeah this is Rice's super bowl. But it's Rice for gosh sakes. It's our 3rd game. Time for this team pull their heads our of their collective arses and start shaking off 10 years meh football.

 

[NEOkHorn]

Things I want to see today in no particular order:

A TD on our first offensive drive of each half.

A defensive score.

A TD pass of over 50 yards.

A TD run of over 30 yards.

More than 3 sacks.

At least 3 takeaways.

Ah, heck.. throw in a ST TD for good measure.

 

[Johnny Depp]

Good to hear you cheering Thompson on. Earlier in the week you sounded dead set against him.

Hook'em

 This team needs to figure out what works. Thompson starting is part of that. I wish that were our only issue.

 

[dillohorn]

I hope I see an OL on the UT side of the ball...............................for a change..........and fewer pimp suits getting off the Horns bus. This is not a costume party. Sometimes I wonder just how serious these guys take Texas Football.

 

[TexCoyote]

I’m not against Casey starting. I trust the coaches to figure it out. Whatever it takes to win. 
Having said that. I’m really surprised the amount of people that have trashed Hudson Card this week. A young QB in a hostile environment that none of the team or coaches were ready for with the Offensive line laying an egg and people actually trash Card. He didn’t play his best game but I lay more of that on the OL and Sarkisian who could have got him some easy throws to loosen things up. I said last week that Sark was rattled and I still believe that. There’s been people trashing Card saying he needs to transfer. This kid is highly rated and is going to be a really good QB. I bet a high percentage of people doing that have never put on a helmet and shoulder pads in there life. These things of trashing a young kid after half of a football game is not normal. The same people are begging for Arch Manning. I hope we get him but kids aren’t going to want to play somewhere where they are trashed. I hope Casey plays good and we win the game and Card comes in and plays good…….and OL plays better. 

 

[Eastexhorn]

Where is all this trashing not on this board.

 

[RDHookEm]

anyone know where we can stream the game?

 

[dillohorn]

I find it amazing that the LHN broadcast will not allow the band to be shown playing Texas Fight or The Eyes pre game'

 

[Ntx dog]

OL still sucking it.

 

[dillohorn]

Good effort on 4th down play.

 

[NEOkHorn]

anyone know where we can stream the game?

Might try Sportsurge. 

 

[Ntx dog]

Shouldn't have thrown that but the OL. Geez

 

[dillohorn]

Crappy blocking by our OL caused that int.

 

[dillohorn]

Can't our OL at least get in some ones way?

 

[Ntx dog]

Conversly, we have no pass rush.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Houston we have a offence 

ine problem.