Episodes
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Arkansas Preview; Tom Murphy from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
IT'S GAME WEEK Y'ALL! Rice kicks off the season (and its mini-SWC opening slate) with a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend, and Matt and Carter are here on this week's Roost Podcast to breakdown the match-ups for you. Then Matt is joined by Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to talk even more in-depth about the Razorbacks.
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Friday Aug 27, 2021
2021 Offense Preview
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
The season is barely a week away, and we've still got to preview the Rice offense! Matt and Carter are here to work through every offensive position group from offensive line to what seems like Rice's tenth straight quarterback battle. And then we finish up this week's Roost Podcast with another game of What's More Likely?
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Friday Aug 20, 2021
2021 Defense Preview
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
The Opponent Previews are over, and you know what that means: it's time to preview the Owls themselves! On this week's Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter run down the Rice defense, going through every unit from front to secondary. Who are the (projected) starters? Who are the important depth pieces? How does the defense recover after De'Braylon Carroll's injury? What's the X-factor for each unit? All that and more!
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Friday Aug 13, 2021
Dustin and Sam from the Scott & Holman Pawdcast
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
It's a Bayou Bucket edition in our final Opponent Preview of the 2021 offseason! This week on the Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter give a quick update on the start of fall camp for Rice, as well as the Rice alums currently on NFL training camp rosters. Then, Dustin and Sam from the Scott & Holman Pawdcast join us to talk University of Houston football, as the Bayou Bucket series gets ready to renew in September.
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Friday Aug 06, 2021
Eric Henry on WKU, Charlotte, and C-USA Predictions
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Well, the offseason continues—what do you mean, "Rice starts fall camp today"? Well! Fortunately, friend of the pod and C-USA guru Eric Henry is here to wrap up our C-USA opponent previews here on the Roost Podcast, as he gives Matt and Carter the lowdown on Western Kentucky and Charlotte. Then, it's preseason predictions and an all-conference lightning round!
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Phil Steele on Rice and C-USA
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
The Roost knows a thing or two about wildly in-depth previews (pick up your copy today), so on this episode of the pod we talk to the king of preview magazines: Phil Steele! Phil hops on with Matthew and Carter to finally unleash all the hot Conference USA takes that no other show will ask him for. What's his take on Rice? How does C-USA shake out this year? How in the world do you publish a summer CFB preview when QBs are transferring in July? All that and more!
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Realignment and Texas CFB with Shehan Jeyarajah
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Taking a quick break from our 2021 Opponent Previews to welcome back Shehan Jeyarajah from Dave Campbell's Texas Football! On this episode of the Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter chat with Shehan about the possibility of OU and Texas to the SEC (and the consequences thereof), an outsider's perspective on Rice, and . . . Division II football?
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Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Previewing UAB with Evan Dudley
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Our 2021 Opponent Previews are marching on here on the Roost Podcast! (Speaking of previews, pick up your copy of The Roost's Season Preview today!) Matt and Carter are joined by friend of the pod Evan Dudley, who covers UAB for AL.com. Evan leads us through the outlook for UAB for 2021, plus plenty of Loki/MCU talk and more!
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Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Previewing UTEP with Adrian Broaddus
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
First: Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Roost's Rice and Conference USA season previews! Then: Matt and Carter are joined on this week's edition of the Roost Podcast by Adrian Broaddus from ESPN El Paso, who's here to break down UTEP. The discussion ranges from the weirdness of Rice and UTEP's canceled game from 2020 to "how to pronounce 'Amaewhule'" to both programs having something to prove to . . . two-way players? All that and more!
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Thursday Jul 01, 2021
The NIL Era Begins; Ben Carlisle on Louisiana Tech
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
This week's Roost Pod kicks off with a quick news segment: NCAA athletes can now profit off their Name, Image, and Likeness! This year's Season Preview is available starting July 7th (new Patreon subscribers get it for free)! And then Matt and Carter are joined by Ben Carlisle of Bleed Tech Blue, who's here to help us preview the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs for the upcoming football season.
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