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The Roost Podcast | Ep 194 – Mike Bloomgren Era Rice Football Post Mortem

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The dust has finally settled on the 2024 Rice Football season and the Mike Bloomgren era. What went wrong and where does this program stand going forward?

A 2024 Rice Football season which began with high expectations ended in a coaching change. Things weren’t supposed to go this way, yet here we are. On this week’s show we debrief the year that was, how we missed the oncoming iceberg and try to ascertain how so many of us were so wrong about where this team was heading, both this season and over the last seven years under head coach Mike Bloomgren.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 194.

Episode Notes

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Rice Football Season Review and Mike Bloomgren Era Post Mortem

  • Coaching changes and transfer portal notes
  • What sunk the 2024 Rice Football season?
  • The quarterback question
  • How much of that issue still has bearing on the program today?
  • Miststeps and bad bounces along the way
  • Infrastructure advancements and things that are diferrent
  • Abell’s advantages and renewed commitments

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Rice Women’s Basketball buries Texas Southern

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Rice Women’s Basketball turned on the jets late in the second half, surging past Texas Southern in one of their most dominant wins of the season.

In front of a roaring crowd of school children on Friday morning, Rice women’s basketball jumped out to a 7-0 lead in front of intra-city foe Texas Southern at Tudor Fieldhouse. The Tigers composed themselves and fought back to within one before another Rice rally put the home team in front by 10 at the conclusion of the first quarter.

Both teams swapped scores in the second frame but the margin hung around double digits at halftime. Texas Southern put up a fight in the early portions of the third quarter but that was all the Tigers had left in the tank. Rice closed the frame on a dominant 21-5 run, taking a 23-point lead into the fourth.

More: Rice Women’s Basketball 2024-2025 Season Preview

Rice would go on to stretch their lead to 30 with Malia Fisher leading the Owls with 19 points and Emily Klaczek connecting on 3-of-4 from three. The 27 point win represents the largest margin of victory for Rice women’s basketball this season as the team moves to 7-4 on the year.

Final Box | Rice 89, Texas Southern 62

Key takeaway | Runaway Win

Rice women’s basketball defeating a 1-6 Texas Southern team is far from a Herculean feat. This year’s Tigers squad is not in the same weight class as the Owls, something which was quite clear on Friday. However, this is not the first time this season Rice has been head and shoulders better than their opponent.

Simply put, putting games away has been a problem for this team. They’ve been able to race out to double-digit leads with relative ease, but finding a way to turn a 10-point third quarter advantage into a 20-point fourth quarter lead has been lacking, until now.

Rice won by 27. And while margin of victory isn’t the most important statistic in the world, in this case it is instructive. The Owls found that next gear that’s eluded them to this point and that’s something that should be an encouraging sign for the program moving forward.

Up Next: at Georgia Tech (Wed, 12/18)

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2024 Rice Football Winter Transfer Portal Tracker

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The 2024 Rice Football season is over and the Transfer Portal is officially open. Here’s the latest on who’s coming and going from South Main.

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Rice Football 2024: NFL Owls Week 14 Roundup

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Rice Football is well represented on 2024 NFL rosters. Here’s the latest from the NFL Owls in action in Week 14.

There are former Rice football players scattered across the NFL. Stay tuned each week for their game results and notables from each player.

TeamNFL Owl(s)This WeekResultNext Week
Detroit LionsJack Fox (P)
Myles Adams (DL)		vs Packers (Thr)W, 34-31vs Bills
Indianapolis ColtsKylen Granson (TE)— BYE ——at Broncos
Pittsburgh SteelersChris Boswell (PK)
Calvin Anderson (OL)		vs BrownsW, 27-14at Eagles
Washington CommandersLuke McCaffrey (WR)— BYE ——at Saints

Offense

Calvin Anderson – OL, Steelers

Anderson was active but did not see action in the Steelers’ win over the Browns this week.

Luke McCaffrey – WR, Commanders

McCaffrey and the Commanders were on bye this week.

Kylen Granson – TE, Colts

Granson and the Colts were on bye this week.

Defense

Myles Adams – DL, Lions

Adams racked up three tackles and a quarterback hit in his Detroit debut this week. He had previously been with the Seahawks but had since been signed to the Lions active roster.

Special Teams

Jack Fox – P, Lions

Fox was only asked to punt twice this week, averaging 46 yads per kick with a long of 50 yards.

Chris Boswell – K, Steelers

Boswell went 2-for-2 on field goals against the Browns on Sunday, including a long of 54 yards. He also connected on all three extra-point attempts. He’s made 36-of-39 field goals this season

More Owls in the NFL

From practice squads to current free agents, there are other Owls on the cusp of returning to active rosters. Find more details on current contractual agreements and former Rice football players waiting for their next opportunity here.

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AAC Football 2024: Bowl Schedule and Coaching Changes

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Army has won the 2024 AAC Football Championship. Now eight teams venture on to bowl season with the first game fast approaching.

TeamBowlOpponentTimeDate
MemphisFriscoWest Virginia8:00 PMDec. 17 (Tues)
TulaneGasparillaFlorida2:30 PMDec. 20 (Fri)
UTSAMyrtle BeachCoastal Carolina10:00 AMDec. 23 (Mon)
USFHawaiiSan Jose State7:00 PMDec. 24 (Tues)
NavyArmed ForcesOklahoma11:00 AMDec. 27 (Fri)
ArmyIndependenceMarshall8:15 PMDec. 28 (Sat)
ECUMilitaryNC State4:45 PMDec. 28 (Sat)
North TexasFirst ResponderTexas State3:00 PMJan 3 (Fri)

All times are in central time

Coaching Changes

Rice opened up the AAC coaching carousel when they dismissed Mike Bloomgren at the end of October. Tulsa wrapped things up by hiring East Tennessee Stat’s Tre Lamb this week. Here’s the final list of changes in the league this offseason:

TeamPrevious CoachNew CoachHired From
CharlotteBiff PogiiTim AlbinOhio (HC)
ECUMike HoustonBlake HarrellECU (Interim)
FAUTom HermanZach KittleyTexas Tech (OC)
RiceMike BloomgrenScott AbellDavidson (HC)
TempleStan DraytonK.C. KeelerSam Houston (HC)
TulsaKevin WilsonTre LambEast Tennessee St (HC)
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