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SMU-Rice -- something at stake, first time since 1940?
Nov 20, 2006 | 9:52 AM
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SMU and Rice play each other this weekend. By my calculations, it's the first time these two teams have met, with something on the line for both teams, since 1940. There's been a lot of losing years between these two teams, so this game has often passed as only a footnote to the bigger teams and games out there.

But this year is different. SMU is 6-5. Rice is 6-5. The team that wins Saturday in Houston will be 7-5 and will play in a bowl game. The team that loses will finish 6-6 and will almost certainly NOT play in a bowl.

How big would this be for either school? SMU hasn't been to a bowl since 1984. Rice hasn't bowled since 1961.

Both teams have brighter futures ahead. The SMU quarterback Justin Willis is a star-in-the-making. I've seen 5 SMU games this season, and he is definitely something special.

Here's another angle to look at these teams. Which would you rather have this year? The old Big 8 teams? Or the old Southwest Conference teams? With SMU, Rice, TCU, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Houston, Texas Tech, and Texas all finishing above .500, that's a pretty strong league.
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ProudAmerican read my blog view my photos
Nov 21, 2006 | 11:21 AM

My pick is Rice over SMU.

I would like to have the old Southwest Conference teams, that would make for some good football viewing.
cypherboy read my blog
Nov 22, 2006 | 8:11 PM

SMU will have to do something they've only done once this year: win on the road. It's a tall order against a HOT team like Rice.

I hope SMU wins, but I cannot predict the outcome of this game.
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