Rice fight! Never die!
Over half a century has passed since Rice last won a Conference USA football championship title. This year's team has a chance to change that. The 2013 Rice Owls tore a path through their competitors to become the C-USA West Division champions. With just one loss in the conference and just three overall, Rice football has proved to be a dominant force this year. Now our team will have a chance to win it all in the championship game against Marshall this Saturday at 11 a.m. at home in Rice Stadium.
However, despite an outstanding season, attendance has remained low at games. Years of apathy may have dampened enthusiasm among the student body, but if there were ever a time to overcome our sports lethargy, it is now. We have qualified for a bowl game, we are going to a championship game and we could possibly have the best season Rice has had in 56 years. There is no reason the student section should be sparsely populated this Saturday. To make the incentive a little sweeter, Rice is offering free tickets for the first 1,000 students to arrive at Tailgate Owley. After kickoff, tickets are still only $5. Bring Rice T-shirts, hats, socks, jewelry, posters, noise makers or anything with an owl on it and come out to our very own stadium to support the Owls.
After a season of big wins and big spirit, come show the Rice football players some love. Fill the stadium, scream and chant the Rice fight song, and show Marshall which is the better school.
Rice fight! Never die!
Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. All other opinion pieces represent solely the opinion of the piece's author.
More from The Rice Thresher
Over 1,000 students petition against new meal plan
When Konstantin Savvon opened the Housing and Dining email announcing the new unlimited meal plan, he was instantly concerned about the impact on off-campus students like himself.
Rice football wins season opener under new coach
For the first time since 2018, Rice football opened its season with a victory. Scott Abell was soaked with yellow Powerade following a 14-12 win on the road Saturday against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, which won 10 games and made it to the Sun Belt Conference championship last season.
Acting like an athlete: Rice basketball alum takes on Broadway
Underneath Chadd Alexander’s Broadway costume, there’s ankle tape and wrist braces — same protective gear he wore as a walk-on basketball player at Rice, though now he’s performing eight shows a week in the ensemble of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” instead of running conditioning drills in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Please note All comments are eligible for publication by The Rice Thresher.