Rice (1/19/19)

[CMJ]

Owls come to Denton for a rematch.

[southsideguy]

Hope were up for it, they are not a push over.

[EagleMBA]

Variation on old SWC chant:

"What comes out of an owl's ass?  RICE!...RICE!...R I C E !!"

[GangGreen]

Nothing is certain in the league this year. UTSA shat the bed against MUTS last night. MUTS was 3-12 coming into the game. So we are tied for 2nd with Ballsack.

I also watched FAU/Marshall last night. Both of those teams are going to very tough. I wouldn't be surprised if the league champ ended up with 5 to 6 conference losses.

Edited January 18, 2019 by GangGreen

[southsideguy]

if that is the case we will be a one bid league for sure.

[Philip Ferguson]

https://sportschatplace.com/picks/college-basketball/north-texas-vs-rice-1-19-19-college-basketball-pick-odds-and-prediction

Looks like they are expecting a lot of points...

[southsideguy]

what is it with the 5 pm game time,   i think 3 and 7 are better start times.

Edited January 19, 2019 by southsideguy

[emmitt01]

Anyone know if they’re running any promos for this game.  Bringing the family and it gets expensive to get a family of 5 in.

[Philip Ferguson]

16 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Anyone know if they’re running any promos for this game.  Bringing the family and it gets expensive to get a family of 5 in.

I haven't seen any ticket specials, but kids wearing a jersey get in free on Saturdays...below is from the Mean Green Insider newsletter dated 1/4/19.  GMG

[Venson]

9 hours ago, Philip Ferguson said:

I haven't seen any ticket specials, but kids wearing a jersey get in free on Saturdays...below is from the Mean Green Insider newsletter dated 1/4/19.  GMG

Does it matter what kind of jersey? Can it be a football jersey or does it have to be basketball?

[Philip Ferguson]

6 minutes ago, Venson said:

Does it matter what kind of jersey? Can it be a football jersey or does it have to be basketball?

It doesn't specify and when announcements have been made at the game, they only say "jersey."  My kid is wearing his UNT football jersey so that should work.  Actually, I suppose any jersey would work (NFL, NHL, school, etc.) since the language is broad.

[Venson]

36 minutes ago, Philip Ferguson said:

It doesn't specify and when announcements have been made at the game, they only say "jersey."  My kid is wearing his UNT football jersey so that should work.  Actually, I suppose any jersey would work (NFL, NHL, school, etc.) since the language is broad.

Okay so they do not even specify a North Texas Jersey? That's odd. Thank you for the information.

[Philip Ferguson]

31 minutes ago, Venson said:

Okay so they do not even specify a North Texas Jersey? That's odd. Thank you for the information.

I sent an email to the ticket office to clarify but not sure if I'll hear back in time.  If I do, I'll post it here.

[greenminer]

Back Home, North Texas Hosts Rice (MGS.com)
 

Quote

GAME NOTES
DENTON — Riding a Conference USA-best 13-game home winning streak, the Mean Green men's basketball team is back at the Super Pit on Saturday looking to improve on its already historic season.

(RV) North Texas (16-2, 4-1 C-USA) hosts Rice (7-11, 2-3 C-USA) at 5 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN+. Hank Dickenson and Paul Valamides will be on the broadcast. The game can also be heard on KHYI 95.3 on the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett. 

ESPN Game Page
Stream 88.1 The One on TuneIn
Stream 95.3 The Range on TuneIn

 

[Andrew]

They now have markers on the seats for season ticket holders. Definitely a great move by the AD on this one. Literally every game but 2 over the last 4 years and change people were in our seats. 

[Andrew]

FAU fell to Western  and LaTech fell to Charlotte. This confrende is crazy. Makes me hate the lose to UTSA all the more. 

[Andrew]

Forgot to mention... while we were walking to the food provided by the AD department today we passed Rice coach talking to a reporter (clearly not from here) and he said they are most concerned about Simmons and they are going to try to stop him from getting the ball because UNT tried to get him a touch most every possession. Also slow down Ryan Woolridge. Let’s hooe they fail at both. 🙂

[Andrew]

5 minutes in and it’s clear we are a different team home. More of a sense of urgency and they play smarter. 

8-2 good guys at the 15:17 mark. 🙂

[CMJ]

NT 8 -------- Rice 2

 

15:17 to go

 

 

Pretty good start.  A lot of drives to the bucket by our guards.  They can't cover us.

[Salsa_Verde]

Looking good so far 

[CMJ]

NT 11 -------- Rice 5

 

11:48 to go

 

 

That was a pretty slow segment- not much to say.

[Salsa_Verde]

Yeah Rice is playing really badly. Would love to see the 3s start dropping 

[CMJ]

NT 16 -------- Rice 11

 

6:52 to go

 

 

We're in a three or four minute scoring drought right now.

[Salsa_Verde]

Starting to get that sick feeling in my stomach 

[Andrew]

5 minutes ago, Salsa_Verde said:

Starting to get that sick feeling in my stomach 

We just haven’t been able to hit shots the past couple of games. I am not sure what is going on but for a team that’s going to play 4 guards we better run the floor and hit our shots if we want to win this conference.