Sammy the Owl is a lovable mascot for the Rice Owls. Wednesday night though, Sammy got his feathers ruffled when his beloved Owls played Tulane at ancient Autrey Court and was tossed from the game.
Check it out from CBS College Sports. Thanks Youtube.com.
Curtis Shaw is the official that ejected Sammy the Owl from the game so let that be a lesson to all you mascots, especially those from Temple & Florida Atlantic (all owls). If you really, really give a hoot you just might get the boot.
Sammy the Owl missed what was a great ending to this game witnessed a maybe 100 fans. With the score tied at 59 with 5.2 seconds left, Tulane's Kevin Sims goes coast to coast, throws it up and wins it on a wing and a prayer for the Green Wave 61-59.
Then things get a little interesting on the post game handshake line. It seems Rice head coach Ben Braun took exception to Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson's celebration after the basket was deemed good. Roll the video tape.
It was near mayhem but nothing more. Sammy the Owl missed it. He had left the nest but I'm sure he flashed the bird to the Tulane team.
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