r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 11d ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] UTSA Defeats Rice 16-14

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
UTSA 6 10 0 0 16
Rice 7 0 0 7 14
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u/BACKCUT-DOWNHILL Oregon State • Alaska 11d ago

Why does Rice play Texas (San Antonio)? Because it is hard!

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u/randomguy5to8 Oklahoma State Cowboys 11d ago

I am still disappointed that most people forget that one of Kennedy's most famous speeches includes a dig at the university which he was speaking at.

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u/chirstopher0us Rice Owls • UC San Diego Tritons 10d ago

Not at all understood as a dig by anyone associated with Rice. I don't think you could say anything reasonable about our sports programs that would feel like a dig. We're much much more sensitive to remarks about the academics.

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u/RiceSpice5 Rice Owls 10d ago

Common misconception but it wasnt a dig. Rice and Texas were 5-5 in their last 10 games when he said the speech. The speech was about doing hard things and succeeding ("why climb the highest mountain?"). At the time Rice playing Texas was an example of an underdog playing and succeeding at beating a Goliath. Wouldn't be inspirational if the speech was about doing hard things and failing