It’s a special day here at Rice Football — Short Yardage/Goalline day. That means tight OL splits, four-point stances, and banging in the trenches. We’re different than most college teams in these situations. Nobody does it quite like us.
- Here’s a little taste of what today will look like:
That’s 22 players within 10 feet of the ball and seven offensive linemen on the field. Beautiful!
- Podcast I’m getting back into: Hardcore History
Dan Carlin host two podcasts, Common Sense with Dan Carlin and Hardcore History. Both are great, but I especially like the depth he goes into with the history podcast. In fact, sometimes he can go too deep — his six-part podcast about WWI, “Blueprint for Armegeddon,” lasts something like 18 hours. However, if you like history give some of the other episodes a shot first. I recommend starting with “Prophets of Doom” about the chaos of the Reformation in Munster, Germany. It’s much more interesting than you think.
- Best thing I read/saw/heard this week:
I read an article in The Athletic about a day in the life of QB E.J. Manuel during Raiders training camp. This quote from the article resonated with our being in the middle of camp:
“Manuel said he has learned over the years that there are really only two things: Preparation and execution.
‘As long as you take care of those two things, everything falls into place,’ Manuel said. ‘That’s why I never get rattled by competition. I just know that I am doing my part.'”
Sound advice.
Have a great week!
