Dane Myers and Rice will need to finish the season very strong to make the postseason. (Rice photo)

Fall Report: Rice

HOUSTON — There might have been a silver lining with the way the Rice Owls finished last season.

For much of the regular season, the Owls battled a few ups and downs, and actually didn’t win the Conference USA crown for once.

All seemed lost for Wayne Graham’s Owls. But then came the Baton Rouge Regional. Though the Owls didn’t advance to the super regional, they had nationally-seeded LSU on the ropes throughout the weekend and almost advanced to the super regional round.

Sure, Graham would’ve liked to advance[…]