Rice Board names Cajuns to Texas Bowl

[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.

[rcarte3]

_ Nothing official, but time will tell.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=333252 _

Just proves don't believe everything you hear or read when it comes to bowl games.

[RCAJUN90]

_ Just proves don't believe everything you hear or read when it comes to bowl games. _

It is my understanding that Rice complained about playing us so the offer was pulled? What did our administration do for us?

[CajunDreDog]

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.

Yeah but you went 20 minutes....I went ALMOST 3 hours thinking we were in a bowl!!!!!! I had no clue what was going on, b/c my cell phone had died and I was not at home to log on from there.

[UL Alum93]

Brad's dad post is what sealed it up for me, made the reservations for a few nights and all just like so many others. Something happened that changed the deal at the last minute, not sure if we'll ever know for sure, but then again win 7 and we're not having this conversation!

[RaginFan2]

_ Yeah but you went 20 minutes....I went ALMOST 3 hours thinking we were in a bowl!!!!!! I had no clue what was going on, b/c my cell phone had died and I was not at home to log on from there. _

OK, OK, you win the "suffering bowl"! Your "almost 3 hours" trumps my 20 minutes. Geez!

[cjr3888]

_ Brad's dad post is what sealed it up for me, made the reservations for a few nights and all just like so many others. Something happened that changed the deal at the last minute, not sure if we'll ever know for sure, but then again win 7 and we're not having this conversation! _

I'm with you on this one. When I read that, I was booked two nights in Houston. Oh well, cancelled the room and now I'll just spend my money in this state (room in New Orleans Dec 26th and 27th). If only everyone supported our state like we do. I just can't imagine the emotional swing of the players thinking they were in and then finding out they weren't.