Notes On A Scorecard
11/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
THANK YOU HORNED FROGS NATION!
On behalf of the student-athletes and coaches in our football program, thank you very much for the unbelievable atmosphere you provided during our win this past Saturday over Kansas State. We truly have the best student section in the country. A single-game TCU record 5,278 students were present! With an undergraduate enrollment of 8,647, it's remarkable to have over 61 percent of your student body in attendance. All of you have played a major role in our success this season. Don't forget we still have one home game left - Dec. 6 versus Iowa State.
BLACK OUT PANORAMA AVAILABLE
A great souvenir from our football win this past Saturday over Kansas State is a panoramic view of the "Black Out" at Amon G. Carter Stadium. We had the third-largest home crowd in our history with 48,012 in attendance. For more information, CLICK HERE.
We also have a pre-game Gigapixel, which is an interactive 360 panorama of the stadium. Fans can tag themselves in the image and share on their social media accounts. There's also a find a win feature with the Horned Frog statue hidden somewhere in the image. CLICK HERE for more information.
PLAN YOUR BOWL TRIP
As a reminder, bowl game info was recently sent to football season-ticket holders and Frog Club members. For more info, CLICK HERE or call our ticket office at (817) 257-3764. Please note to place your request by the Dec. 8 deadline. Your credit card will not be charged until we receive an official bowl game invitation.
HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to football's Aaron Green and rifle's Mindy Miles on being our Muscle Milk Student-Athletes of the Week. Aaron ran for a career-high 171 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown, in the 41-20 win over Kansas State. Mindy, just a freshman, posted a 593 in air rifle in our win over UTEP on Sunday. It was the third time in six matches that she accomplished the feat. Mindy now leads us with an average of 591 this season.
SENIOR CLASS FINALIST
Football standout and graduate student Sam Carter has been selected as a finalist for a Senior CLASS Award. The award recognizes those who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Sam defines why you work in intercollegiate athletics. As you know, Sam carries a leadership role on the gridiron. He's also very active in the community and on campus, including serving as president of our Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
ON THE DOCKET
We have a couple sports in action tonight. Volleyball will look for its fourth-straight Big 12 victory when it faces Baylor in Waco at 7 p.m. You can watch the match on FOX Sports Southwest. Men's swimming and diving will compete against SMU at 7 p.m. in Mansfield.
Basketball season is officially here on Friday night. Both our men's and women's programs have their openers. The men host Prairie View A&M at 7 p.m. at Wilkerson-Greines, while the Raegan Pebley era for our women begins with a 7 p.m. contest against Houston Baptist in the Rec Center. The women will then travel to Georgia for a noon game on Sunday versus the Bulldogs. The men have a Monday night home tilt at 7 versus Washington State.
Football is at Kansas on Saturday at 2 p.m. If you can't make the trip to Lawrence, the game will be televised on FOX Sports 1.
Equestrian is home on Friday at 10 a.m. versus Kansas State, while cross country will be represented at the South Central Regional Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Volleyball is at Iowa State on Saturday, and rifle will shoot at Ohio State on Sunday.
LET'S TALK
Please mark your calendar for today at 3 p.m. CST for our next online chat. We'll cover whatever is on your mind. CLICK HERE to submit questions in advance.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: It was John Candy, our favorite shower ring salesman in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, who said, "You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I'm an easy target. Yeah, you're right, I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you... but I don't like to hurt people's feelings. Well, you think what you want about me; I'm not changing. I like... I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me. 'Cause I'm the real article. What you see is what you get."
This Week: "That's a surfboard all right! Looks like a '57 Chevy I used to have."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Which of the following is true?
A. High school coach working Ocean State University's (OSU) women's basketball camp may pay the camp registration fee for a prospect as long as she is not being recruited by OSU.
B. High school coach working OSU's women's basketball camp may pay the camp registration fee for any prospect.
C. High school coach working OSU's women's basketball camp may pay the camp registration fee for a prospect as long as she is not an athletics award winner or being recruited by OSU.
D. High school coach working OSU's women's basketball camp may not pay the camp registration fee for any prospect.
The answer is C. NCAA Official Interpretation - 10/30/14 - Expenses to Attend an Institutional Camp or Clinic from a Camp or Clinic Employee (I) - states that it is not permissible for an employee of an institutional camp or clinic (e.g., high school coach, two-year college coach) to provide actual and necessary expenses, including the camp admissions fee, for a prospective student-athlete who is an athletics award winner or is being recruited by the institution to attend the camp or clinic.
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. We welcome all calls and emails.
Go Frogs!
Christopher M. Del Conte
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
