Notes On A Scorecard
1/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 5, 2011
ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS!How about our Rose Bowl champions! Congratulations to the student-athletes and coaches in our football program for a memorable day in "The Granddaddy of Them All." The sea of purple in the stands in Pasadena was almost as much of a story as our win. We sincerely thank all of you who made the trip. You were loud and made a difference in the game.
WELCOME HOME
In addition to the terrific support in Southern California, we are also grateful for the more than 1,000 fans and supporters who greeted our football team upon its arrival back to campus Sunday afternoon. The smiles on the faces of our student-athletes and head coach Gary Patterson as they made their way through the crowd clearly showed how appreciative they were to receive that type of reception. The scene and atmosphere was reminiscent of the great turnout we had for our Pep Rally last Friday in L.A.
CELEBRATION
We are currently formulating plans for a celebration of our Rose Bowl championship. With classes not resuming until Monday, all of our students are currently on break. We'll keep you posted on a date and location. It's obviously important to do something, especially when we have our football student-athletes, band members and spirit groups back in town.
FROM THE TUBE
America was truly tuned in to the Frogs on Saturday. Our Rose Bowl Game was the most watched event, outside of the NFL, in ESPN and cable television history.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
We've been very impressed with the strong demand for Rose Bowl merchandise. Please make sure to visit our on-line store at http://shop.gofrogs.com as well as the TCU Bookstore, Academy, Flash, Rally House, Walgreens, Kroger, Tom Thumb, Squire Shop, Fanzz, Macy's, JC Penney and Sam's Club.
HOME OF THE FROGS
Fundraising continues as we look to renovate the east side of Amon G. Carter Stadium in hopes of being able to have the stadium fully completed in time for the 2012 season. If you're interested in making a contribution or purchasing one of the four remaining suites on the west side, please contact associate athletics director Davis Babb at d.babb@tcu.edu or (817) 257-5658.
FUTURE FROGS
Our football signing day reception, which announces our 2011 recruiting class, is Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 5 p.m. in the Brown-Lupton University Union. Tickets are $30 and will likely sell out. Please sign up through our Frog Club office (http://frogclub.tcu.edu).
TICKETS AND PARKING INFO
Season ticket and parking information for the 2011 football season will be announced shortly. Thanks to the great input you provided at our Town Hall meetings and in other correspondence with us, we have gathered some very helpful input and hope to have answers for you very soon.
HOOPS TONIGHT
We need you in the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum tonight at 6:30 as we host the undefeated and sixth-ranked San Diego State Aztecs. It's our Mountain West Conference opener and the first game in our 3-point play pack. For just $33, you can receive a ticket to home games versus the Aztecs, UNLV (Feb. 9) and New Mexico (Feb. 26) as well as a food voucher (hot dog or nachos) and drink each night in addition to a season t-shirt.
ANOTHER REASON TO HIT THE DMC TONIGHT
It's also Domino's Day tonight. For just $12, you can buy a ticket to the San Diego State game, a personal pan pizza and a drink. Please remember the early start time of 6:30 p.m. To purchase a ticket for our Domino's Days, 3-point play pack or any athletics contest, please visit our Web site (www.GoFrogs.com) or call our athletics ticket office at (817) 257-FROG (3764).
BIG WIN
Congratulations to Jeff Mittie and our women's basketball program on Sunday's 76-69 win over No. 14 Oklahoma before a crowd of over 4,000 at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. We're at San Diego State tonight before our next home game Saturday at noon versus UNLV.
BASEBALL SEASON NEARING
Our No. 1-ranked baseball team, fresh off its appearance at the College World Series, will be returning to the practice field soon. Season tickets for the 2011 campaign at Lupton Stadium are now available via our Web site (www.GoFrogs.com), by phone (817-257-3764) or dropping by our athletics ticket office in the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Current season-ticket holders have until Jan. 28 to renew their tickets and retain their same seats from last spring. Our Frog Club office is also working on baseball season parking.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Please let us know if you ever have any questions or concerns regarding our program. This is also your program and we value your feedback.
Go Frogs!
Christopher M. Del Conte
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
