Rice Game

eppy4life · June 23, 2008

Do we know if they are taking buses to this game?

drex · June 23, 2008

Check in with Derrick Morgan at the Exes Center. His email is dmorgan@unt.edu.

SilverEagle · June 23, 2008

According to Google Maps, that would be a 7 hr and 43 min trip from my house in the 76179 zip code area. Does anyone know what time the game is supposed to start?

Eagle1855 · June 23, 2008

According to Google Maps, that would be a 7 hr and 43 min trip from my house in the 76179 zip code area. Does anyone know what time the game is supposed to start?

according to Rice's athletic site, 4pm.

Also, it shouldn't take you more than 5 hours coming from that zip code. I think you might have been thinking Manhattan, KS?

Edited June 23, 2008 by Eagle1855

edcollopy · June 23, 2008

I HOPE that 4pm game is listed incorrectly....it will be 99 degrees at that time...6pm is better. 4pm start...we could outdraw them.

Green Lantern · June 23, 2008

I HOPE that 4pm game is listed incorrectly....it will be 99 degrees at that time...6pm is better. 4pm start...we could outdraw them.

It is not incorrect. The game is scheduled start at 4:00 p.m.

Eagle1855 · June 23, 2008

It is not incorrect. The game is scheduled start at 4:00 p.m.

Its Rice's family day, so that may have something to do with it. Not wanting to keep kids up late, etc. I'm probably bringing a crew of about 10 to the game. Hope we have a good turnout. This would be a good series to get going.

DallasGreen · June 23, 2008

Do we know if they are taking buses to this game?

There will be no EXES bus trip. Plans would have had to be in motion before this time. I was told that there was no interest shown in this event in view of last year's disappointing season.

UNTLifer · June 23, 2008

There will be no EXES bus trip. Plans would have had to be in motion before this time. I was told that there was no interest shown in this event in view of last year's disappointing season.

Why would there be a need to already start planning a bus trip to Houston? Seems to me, this could be pulled together in a few weeks, even after school starts. That just doesn't make sense.

untbowler · June 23, 2008

There will be no EXES bus trip. Plans would have had to be in motion before this time. I was told that there was no interest shown in this event in view of last year's disappointing season.

Sounds like a cop out answer which == We did not want to get off our a$$es and market a trip play a regional rival.

Typical response many of us have come to expect from anyone directly associated with promoting the university.

DeepGreen · June 23, 2008

According to Google Maps, that would be a 7 hr and 43 min trip from my house in the 76179 zip code area. Does anyone know what time the game is supposed to start?

No way! According to MapQuest- Estimated Time: 4.0 hours 36 minutes Estimated Distance: 279.98 miles

See you in Houston!

UNTflyer · June 23, 2008

I HOPE that 4pm game is listed incorrectly....it will be 99 degrees at that time...6pm is better. 4pm start...we could outdraw them.

It is 4pm

UNTflyer · June 23, 2008

There will be no EXES bus trip. Plans would have had to be in motion before this time. I was told that there was no interest shown in this event in view of last year's disappointing season.

Oh, you've got to be kidding...They took three buses to Norman after a 2-9 season.

Edited June 23, 2008 by UNTflyer

GreenAlums · June 23, 2008

There will be no EXES bus trip. Plans would have had to be in motion before this time. I was told that there was no interest shown in this event in view of last year's disappointing season.

DG, with all due respect, you know well and good that the feeling about last season's efforts had nothing to do with the bus trip. The reason we didn't follow through with the bus trip was because of the logistics. Many folks had ties in Houston and already had plans or the bus trip didn't lend itself well to have the appropriate amount of attendance.

emmitt01 · June 23, 2008

DG, with all due respect, you know well and good that the feeling about last season's efforts had nothing to do with the bus trip. The reason we didn't follow through with the bus trip was because of the logistics. Many folks had ties in Houston and already had plans or the bus trip didn't lend itself well to have the appropriate amount of attendance.

Oh he knows it alright. Your explanation just didn't lend itself to being negative about the athletic department or the football team.

DallasGreen · June 23, 2008

DG, with all due respect, you know well and good that the feeling about last season's efforts had nothing to do with the bus trip. The reason we didn't follow through with the bus trip was because of the logistics. Many folks had ties in Houston and already had plans or the bus trip didn't lend itself well to have the appropriate amount of attendance.

My info came directly from the incoming President. And unless you have been involved in scheduling one of these bus trips you have no business saying that it can be done at a moments notice. Contracts have to be signed, pick up logistics planned, advertising, accounting for funds, monitoring progress toward a successful event, and a lot of pushing to get it sold. Those two buses to Norman did not happen overnight. Plans were being made before the spring game, and we were selling a coach who was 79-1 not 2-10.

Edited June 23, 2008 by DallasGreen

eppy4life · June 23, 2008

ok, so will there be a bus to any away game this year? k-state? lsu?

GoMeanGreen1999 · June 23, 2008

Why would there be a need to already start planning a bus trip to Houston? Seems to me, this could be pulled together in a few weeks, even after school starts. That just doesn't make sense.

I can't imagine that by the week before the game, that bus wouldn't be full, but then again, I can't say that I have ever been on one, so what do I know. I would think that if they started pushing one at the beginning of August, it would fill up.

DallasGreen · June 23, 2008

ok, so will there be a bus to any away game this year? k-state? lsu?

Why would anyone want to sponsor a trip to either of these two butt whippings? Besides they are far enough away that overnight accomodations would have to be included further complicating a trip to games that no one but a sadist would want to see.

GreenAlums · June 23, 2008

ok, so will there be a bus to any away game this year? k-state? lsu?

eppy4life, unfortunately at this time there will not be a bus trip, at least one sponsored by the Exes. I can assure you the Exes will be involved with supporting out of town games through tailgating, car pooling etc. I can't wait for your guys to hear how the Exes will support tailgating even at the home games. It will be fantastic!! This is not a teaser, I just don't want to unfold without the appropriate marketing folks input!!!

GoMeanGreen1999 · June 23, 2008

Why would anyone want to sponsor a trip to either of these two butt whippings? Besides they are far enough away that overnight accomodations would have to be included further complicating a trip to games that no one but a sadist would want to see.

My guess would be the same people that wanted to sponsor trips to Norman and Fayetteville last year.

GreenAlums · June 23, 2008

My guess would be the same people that wanted to sponsor trips to Norman and Fayetteville last year.

Yep, I think so... maybe school spirit, support, the love of anything UNT even if it is an uphill challenge, the opportunity to watch a UNT game...i think I can go on but you get my answer.

GO MEAN GREEN!!

Eagle1855 · June 23, 2008

why don't yall just organize one yourselves? Gomeangreen.com prob has enough of a following... hell you could probably fill TWO buses.

filmerj · June 24, 2008

eppy4life, unfortunately at this time there will not be a bus trip, at least one sponsored by the Exes. I can assure you the Exes will be involved with supporting out of town games through tailgating, car pooling etc. I can't wait for your guys to hear how the Exes will support tailgating even at the home games. It will be fantastic!! This is not a teaser, I just don't want to unfold without the appropriate marketing folks input!!!

Will there be an exes sponsored tailgaiting tent at Rice?

GreenStreet · June 24, 2008

They should have a option that if you buy a game ticket you can buy a bus ticket with a free meal pass at the tailgating tent. Free Food would get me down there. Also if you buy your Rice ticket online the Game time 6pm so either UNT ticket office is wrong or Rice office, but just becuase it is on the rice board that does not make it right. Right?