The Roost Podcast

Winning is fun! The Roost Podcast is back, with Matt and Carter breaking down Rice's biggest win of the Bloomgren era over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. They break down the fantastic performances on both sides of the ball, including Mike Collins' brilliant game and solid play from a secondary that's farther into the depth chart than anyone expected. Then, they move on to preview this weekend's game against the UTSA Roadrunners at Rice Stadium.

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The phrase "quadruple doink" is going to haunt us, both waking and in dreams, for years to come, but Matt and Carter are here to give you reasons for optimism. On this episode of the Roost Podcast, they break down the heartbreaker between the Owls and MTSU, before moving on to preview this week's showdown against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Both our hosts surprise themselves by becoming steadily more confident about Rice's prospects going forward, despite the loss in their long-awaited season opener.

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Can it be real? Is Rice actually going to play a football game this week? Pinch us, we're dreaming. On this week's Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter wrap up COVID/schedule news before diving into Rice's first official game week depth chart. Are we in full-on panic about the DBs? UNFORTUNATELY SO. Then it's a deep dive into the matchup with the Blue Raiders.

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With barely a week to go before Rice football *finally* kicks off its 2020 season, the Roost Podcast has you covered. We start with a little Rice/schedule news as always (we have a starting quarterback!), and then we welcome back JP Heath, the Voice of the Owls, to talk his offseason, the plan (or . . . lack thereof?) for what broadcasting Rice's games looks like this year, a little about the team itself, and more.

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Only two weeks-plus to go until Rice's season opener (finally), and the Roost Podcast ain't slowing down. This week, Matt and Carter hit on some (non-COVID!) scheduling news and actual Rice Owls football practice updates! Then, they spend most of the episode power-ranking Rice's currently scheduled opponents (and one that's not technically scheduled at the moment) and the various position groups on the team.

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The good news: Rice is back to practice, and on schedule to start the season on October 24th against MTSU. The bad news: a couple of key players are hurt already! So on this episode of the Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter round up some schedule/COVID news and check in on former Owls in both MLB and the NFL, and then they dive into the unofficial injury report. How much should you panic? We'll let you know!

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EMERGENCY POD ALERT! A special episode of the Roost Podcast, as Matt and Carter hop on to discuss Rice's officially beginning practice, targeting a kickoff date of October 24th against MTSU, followed up by a little schedule talk.

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Because there's never any lack of scheduling weirdness in college sports for 2020, we begin this episode of the Roost Podcast with more discussion on the latest developments (how many schedule iterations will the Big Ten go through this year?). Then, Matt and Carter are joined by Underdog Dynasty's Eric Henry, who hops on the pod to talk all things C-USA, from quarterbacks to coaches to the favorites (or lack thereof?) for the conference title.

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The rollercoaster of emotions rides on—on this week's Roost Podcast, Matt and Carter discuss the Big Ten's announcement, what that could portend for Rice's chances of playing, and a few other news items. Then, they spend most of the episode comparing their respective—and drastically different!—lists of Rice's 15 most important players for the 2020 football season. 

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If you thought Rice not playing till late October (or possibly not at all!) would keep us from churning out more episodes of the Roost Podcast, think again! Matt and Carter are back to discuss Rice's decision to push back practice—and therefore the season—for as long as possible, plus more schedule weirdness in C-USA and beyond. Then, they're joined by Jamie and Jason of the To The Top Talk podcast to discuss Southern Miss getting the coaching carousel started after one game (!) in this weirdest of college football seasons.

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