Notes on a Scorecard
1/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 21, 2015
TOWN HALL MEETING NEARING
As a reminder, make sure to mark your calendar for Monday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. when we host our next TCU Athletics Town Hall Meeting in the BLUU Auditorium. In case you're unable to attend, we'll be streaming the event for free on our website (GoFrogs.com) We'll cover whatever topics are on your mind and let you know what's happening on our end.
BASEBALL SEES HIGH SEASON-TICKET RENEWAL
We had an impressive 95 percent renewal rate on baseball season tickets this year. We can't thank you enough for your support and this phenomenal renewal number. Combined with new sales currently being offered to fans on the wait list, we expect to again be sold out of season tickets this year. Season tickets will be mailed at the end of the month.
BASKETBALL REMINDERSNext Wednesday's 8 p.m. men's basketball home game with Kansas is sold out. Our student shuttles to all games at Wilkerson-Greines will depart from the BLUU one hour before game time and return immediately afterwards.
COACH P HITS DOUBLE DIGITS
The final count on 2014 National Coach of the Year honors for Gary Patterson is 10! In case you lost track, he received the following accolades:
•Walter Camp Coach of the Year
•Associated Press Coach of the Year
•AFCA Coach of the Year
•Eddie Robinson Award Winner
•Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Winner
•Home Depot Coach of the Year
•ESPN.com Coach of the Year
•Woody Hayes Award Winner
•CBSSports.com Coach of the Year
•Scout.com Coach of the Year
•Big 12 Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year
•AP Big 12 Coach of the Year
Coach Patterson has now totaled 20 National Coach of the Year honors in the last six seasons.
Congratulations as well to Trevone Boykin! If you missed it last week, he was the recipient of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
SUPER BOWL BOUND
We'll have three Horned Frogs in this year's Super Bowl. Best wishes to Clint Gresham of the Seattle Seahawks and to Josh Boyce and Marcus Cannon of the New England Patriots.
NEW LOOKS
We hope you've enjoyed the redesigned GoFrogs.com that was recently unveiled. A tip of the cap to assistant media relations director Matt Hoover for a job well done in running point on this very important project for us. Through Matt's leadership, we are the first university, through CBS Sports, to design a fully-responsive site, meaning you'll see the same look and appearance whether viewing on a computer, mobile device, iPad, etc.
LET'S TALK
In case you missed today's online chat on GoFrogs.com, please CLICK HERE for a recap.
ON THE DOCKET
Both our basketball programs are on the road in Big 12 play this week. The men are at West Virginia in a Saturday 1 p.m. contest on ESPNU. The women have road dates tonight at 7 p.m. at Iowa State and on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Oklahoma State. Both our men's and women's tennis programs head to College Station for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Swimming and diving and indoor track and field return to action next weekend.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: It was Harrison Ford, as President of the United States of America in Air Force One, who said, "Get off my plane."
This Week: My friend Doug Strout '91, who beats the TCU drum in Alabama for us, provides the following submission, "I believe in a reasonable rate of return."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
A few of the Ocean State University men's basketball NLI signees live a few miles from campus. They would like to get a jumpstart on preparations for next year. Which of the following is permissible?
A. These signees can review the playbook with coaches.
B. These signees can sit in on film review sessions with the team and coaches.
C. These signees can attend off-court team meetings.
D. None of the above.
The answer is D. They can, however, attend on-court practices (including those that are closed to the general public). NCAA Bylaw 14.2.1.1.1 states that a prospective student-athlete shall not engage in any practice activities (e.g., review of playbook, chalk talk, film review) with a coaching staff member prior to his or her enrollment. A prospective student-athlete who has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or has submitted a financial deposit to the institution in response to the institution's offer of admission shall not observe an institution's off-field or off-court practice session (e.g., meeting, film review) that is closed to the general public. A prospective student-athlete may observe an institution's on-field or on-court practice session (including a session that is closed to the general public), regardless of whether he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or has submitted a financial deposit to the institution in response to the institution's offer of admission. (Adopted: 5/30/13)
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
TOWN HALL MEETING NEARING
As a reminder, make sure to mark your calendar for Monday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. when we host our next TCU Athletics Town Hall Meeting in the BLUU Auditorium. In case you're unable to attend, we'll be streaming the event for free on our website (GoFrogs.com) We'll cover whatever topics are on your mind and let you know what's happening on our end.
BASEBALL SEES HIGH SEASON-TICKET RENEWAL
We had an impressive 95 percent renewal rate on baseball season tickets this year. We can't thank you enough for your support and this phenomenal renewal number. Combined with new sales currently being offered to fans on the wait list, we expect to again be sold out of season tickets this year. Season tickets will be mailed at the end of the month.
BASKETBALL REMINDERS
COACH P HITS DOUBLE DIGITS
The final count on 2014 National Coach of the Year honors for Gary Patterson is 10! In case you lost track, he received the following accolades:
•Walter Camp Coach of the Year
•Associated Press Coach of the Year
•AFCA Coach of the Year
•Eddie Robinson Award Winner
•Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Winner
•Home Depot Coach of the Year
•ESPN.com Coach of the Year
•Woody Hayes Award Winner
•CBSSports.com Coach of the Year
•Scout.com Coach of the Year
•Big 12 Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year
•AP Big 12 Coach of the Year
Coach Patterson has now totaled 20 National Coach of the Year honors in the last six seasons.
Congratulations as well to Trevone Boykin! If you missed it last week, he was the recipient of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
SUPER BOWL BOUND
We'll have three Horned Frogs in this year's Super Bowl. Best wishes to Clint Gresham of the Seattle Seahawks and to Josh Boyce and Marcus Cannon of the New England Patriots.
NEW LOOKS
We hope you've enjoyed the redesigned GoFrogs.com that was recently unveiled. A tip of the cap to assistant media relations director Matt Hoover for a job well done in running point on this very important project for us. Through Matt's leadership, we are the first university, through CBS Sports, to design a fully-responsive site, meaning you'll see the same look and appearance whether viewing on a computer, mobile device, iPad, etc.
LET'S TALK
In case you missed today's online chat on GoFrogs.com, please CLICK HERE for a recap.
ON THE DOCKET
Both our basketball programs are on the road in Big 12 play this week. The men are at West Virginia in a Saturday 1 p.m. contest on ESPNU. The women have road dates tonight at 7 p.m. at Iowa State and on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Oklahoma State. Both our men's and women's tennis programs head to College Station for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Swimming and diving and indoor track and field return to action next weekend.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: It was Harrison Ford, as President of the United States of America in Air Force One, who said, "Get off my plane."
This Week: My friend Doug Strout '91, who beats the TCU drum in Alabama for us, provides the following submission, "I believe in a reasonable rate of return."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
A few of the Ocean State University men's basketball NLI signees live a few miles from campus. They would like to get a jumpstart on preparations for next year. Which of the following is permissible?
A. These signees can review the playbook with coaches.
B. These signees can sit in on film review sessions with the team and coaches.
C. These signees can attend off-court team meetings.
D. None of the above.
The answer is D. They can, however, attend on-court practices (including those that are closed to the general public). NCAA Bylaw 14.2.1.1.1 states that a prospective student-athlete shall not engage in any practice activities (e.g., review of playbook, chalk talk, film review) with a coaching staff member prior to his or her enrollment. A prospective student-athlete who has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or has submitted a financial deposit to the institution in response to the institution's offer of admission shall not observe an institution's off-field or off-court practice session (e.g., meeting, film review) that is closed to the general public. A prospective student-athlete may observe an institution's on-field or on-court practice session (including a session that is closed to the general public), regardless of whether he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or has submitted a financial deposit to the institution in response to the institution's offer of admission. (Adopted: 5/30/13)
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
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