Rice Board names Cajuns to Texas Bowl

[cjr3888]

i booked the quality inn near the stadium. $73 a night with alumni association discount


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[keithj]

_ i booked the quality inn near the stadium. $73 a night with alumni association discount


igeaux.mobi _

Can you get a refund on that if need be? My nerves are shaking over here.

[anhil8tor]

Western Michigan Accepts Invite to Texas Bowl
Last Edited: Sunday, 07 Dec 2008, 4:48 PM CST
Created: Sunday, 07 Dec 2008, 4:48 PM CST
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HOUSTON -- FOX 26 Sports has learned Western Michigan has accepted an invitation to play Rice in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 30 at Reliant Stadium.

Rice is playing in its second bowl game in three years. When Rice played in the New Orleans Bowl two years ago it was their first bowl game in 45 years.

The Owls are 9-3 this season, their most regular season wins since 1953.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=6.1.1

[Clutch0364]

_ Just got a call from Brad..we are in the Texas bowl.

GeauX Cajuns!!!!!!!!!!!

Where will everyone be staying over there? _

This is what bothers me the most...why were our players told we were in the Texas Bowl? Something had to have happened! I am not a fan of our coaching staff but I doubt they would lie to our players and tell them we are in when at the time we weren't. So what happened?

[cjr3888]

Can you get a refund on that if need be? My nerves are shaking over here.

Yup, going to get my refund and book rooms in New Orleans for the Hornets game Dec 26th.

[zephyr]

_ This is what bothers me the most...why were our players told we were in the Texas Bowl? Something had to have happened! I am not a fan of our coaching staff but I doubt they would lie to our players and tell them we are in when at the time we weren't. So what happened? _

Assumptions and rumors were started rather than waiting for the announcements. Of course our coaches wouldn't tell the players false statements before they found out for sure.

[Clutch0364]

_ Assumptions and rumors were started rather than waiting for the announcements. Of course our coaches wouldn't tell the players false statements before they found out for sure. _

I find it hard to believe they would state rumors as facts. I am not blaming the coaches or saying they lied because i think they have more integrity than that, I think we had the bowl but then something happened that changed it. What that something was i don't know or maybe I am just reading to much into it.

[RaginFan2]

_ I find it hard to believe they would state rumors as facts. I am not blaming the coaches or saying they lied because i think they have more integrity than that, I think we had the bowl but then something happened that changed it. What that something was i don't know or maybe I am just reading to much into it. _

I agree and think there was something that happened. I was so elated when I read that post from Brad's dad. I just knew that was it. Then a short time later got the Lucy ball-snatch. Ugh! Something had to have happened to force a change that late. I would love to find out the back story on that. I am sure Brad just reported to his dad what he was told. But I don't think the coach(es) would've just made it up to tell the players. Don't you know that as upset as we are, that the players are just absolutely crushed? That's who I really feel bad for now.

[CajunDreDog]

I was so elated when I read that post from Brad's dad. I just knew that was it.

Me too...I actually logged off of the site after that thinking we were in, since it came from him. I called my brother and brother-in-law both saying we were in....I did not find out until the ESPN show (hours later), while reading the ticker at the bottom! I wanted to cry...

[RaginFan2]

_ Me too...I actually logged off of the site after that thinking we were in, since it came from him. I called my brother and brother-in-law both saying we were in....I did not find out until the ESPN show (hours later), while reading the ticker at the bottom! I wanted to cry...

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I actually saw another post about 20 minutes later that linked the Houston Fox station website which had the bad news. I wanted to cry too.