Notes on a Scorecard
10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 1, 2015 WATCHING THE FROGS
Our football program continues to be a popular TV draw. Saturday's football game at Texas Tech easily topped the ratings for all sporting events on TV that day in Dallas-Fort Worth, the nation's fifth-largest market. The game drew a 7.2 rating while reaching an astounding 11.6 in the 7:30 p.m. window. Here's the complete list:
TCU vs. Texas Tech - 7.2
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas - 5.9
Texas vs. Oklahoma State - 5.2
Rangers vs. Astros - 4.3
UCLA vs. Arizona - 2.4
Baylor vs. Rice - 0.8
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
We look forward to seeing many of you return to campus this weekend for our 11 a.m. Homecoming game with Texas.
FrogFest will begin with a 6 p.m. parade, followed by a pep rally and a free 7:30 p.m. concert by the Turnpike Troubadours. It's a great night of family fun!
FAN BEHAVIOR
Gamedays are meant to be fun and exciting. While we encourage you to fully enjoy your experience, please do not do so at the expense of others. It is critical that you and your guests abide by our gameday parking and stadium policies so that we can ensure all fans may enjoy the game, including the pregame and postgame festivities. Please be courteous of other fans, donors and support staff upon your arrival to Amon G. Carter Stadium so that we can continue to produce the best gameday environment in the Big 12 Conference. For a reminder on our parking policies, please CLICK HERE.
ARRIVE EARLY STUDENTS
As if our incredible student body needed any additional incentive to arrive early, the first 1,500 students at Saturday's football game will receive a free breakfast taco from Taco Heads, as well as a BEAT TEXAS purple rally towel.
SRO TIX AVAILABLE
We still have a very limited number of standing room only (SRO) tickets for Saturday's 11 a.m. football game versus Texas. Please CLICK HERE to make your purchase.
INSIDE TCU FOOTBALL WITH GARY PATTERSON
Make sure to catch "Inside TCU Football with Gary Patterson" each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Southwest. We always have great insight into our program, visits with student-athletes and features on the many areas of what makes gamedays special at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
ON THE DOCKET
Following our Saturday football game versus Texas, make sure to stick around campus for a 5 p.m. volleyball match versus Kansas State. Director of volleyball Jill Kramer's squad picked up its first Big 12 win Wednesday with a 3-1 victory at West Virginia.
Soccer has opened Big 12 play with a 2-0 record after 5-0 and 3-0 wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State, respectively. Overall, we've won eight of our last nine games. We'll be at West Virginia Friday at 6 p.m.
Rifle, ranked third, opens its season this weekend on the road at Memphis and Ole Miss. Equestrian is at South Carolina, while cross country will run at the Longhorn Invite. Men's and women's tennis will also be represented in tournaments across the country.
HONOR ROLL
It was a great week of recognition for a pair of special student-athletes in our football program. Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson earned a pair of national awards following the 55-52 win at Texas Tech. Trevone was recognized by the Davey O'Brien Award and the Football Writers Association of America. Josh earned honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: In the 1980s classic "Sixteen Candles," Long Duk Dong was asked, "Dong. Where is my automobile?"
This Week's Question: "I finally came to the frustrating conclusion that I had taste and style, but not talent."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Spot Kick is a soccer student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Spot is a junior and currently pursuing a degree in biology. Spot is not happy with his classes and would like to change his desired degree program to environmental science. OSU's policy allows students to change their majors at any point during the fall semester. If Spot changes his major now, will his hours have to count toward biology or environmental science for purposes of meeting NCAA progress toward degree requirements at the conclusion of the semester?
Spot's credit hours can count toward biology or environmental science. NCAA Staff Interpretation - 11-10-89 - Change of degree program during term time - states that in regard to a student-athlete who is permitted to change his or her designated degree program during term time in accordance with institutional policy and determined that the degree credits the student-athlete earns during that term can be applicable toward the degree previously sought or toward the new desired degree for satisfactory progress purposes.
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
Our football program continues to be a popular TV draw. Saturday's football game at Texas Tech easily topped the ratings for all sporting events on TV that day in Dallas-Fort Worth, the nation's fifth-largest market. The game drew a 7.2 rating while reaching an astounding 11.6 in the 7:30 p.m. window. Here's the complete list:
TCU vs. Texas Tech - 7.2
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas - 5.9
Texas vs. Oklahoma State - 5.2
Rangers vs. Astros - 4.3
UCLA vs. Arizona - 2.4
Baylor vs. Rice - 0.8
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
We look forward to seeing many of you return to campus this weekend for our 11 a.m. Homecoming game with Texas.
Helping highlight Friday night's Frogfest activities in the Campus Commons is the Nissan Heisman House. Open Friday from 6:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8-11 a.m., the Heisman House will include opportunities for visits and autographs with TCU football legends LaDainian Tomlinson and Jake Kirkpatrick as well as ESPN's Neil Everett.
FrogFest will begin with a 6 p.m. parade, followed by a pep rally and a free 7:30 p.m. concert by the Turnpike Troubadours. It's a great night of family fun!
FAN BEHAVIOR
Gamedays are meant to be fun and exciting. While we encourage you to fully enjoy your experience, please do not do so at the expense of others. It is critical that you and your guests abide by our gameday parking and stadium policies so that we can ensure all fans may enjoy the game, including the pregame and postgame festivities. Please be courteous of other fans, donors and support staff upon your arrival to Amon G. Carter Stadium so that we can continue to produce the best gameday environment in the Big 12 Conference. For a reminder on our parking policies, please CLICK HERE.
ARRIVE EARLY STUDENTS
As if our incredible student body needed any additional incentive to arrive early, the first 1,500 students at Saturday's football game will receive a free breakfast taco from Taco Heads, as well as a BEAT TEXAS purple rally towel.
SRO TIX AVAILABLE
We still have a very limited number of standing room only (SRO) tickets for Saturday's 11 a.m. football game versus Texas. Please CLICK HERE to make your purchase.
INSIDE TCU FOOTBALL WITH GARY PATTERSON
Make sure to catch "Inside TCU Football with Gary Patterson" each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Southwest. We always have great insight into our program, visits with student-athletes and features on the many areas of what makes gamedays special at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
ON THE DOCKET
Following our Saturday football game versus Texas, make sure to stick around campus for a 5 p.m. volleyball match versus Kansas State. Director of volleyball Jill Kramer's squad picked up its first Big 12 win Wednesday with a 3-1 victory at West Virginia.
Soccer has opened Big 12 play with a 2-0 record after 5-0 and 3-0 wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State, respectively. Overall, we've won eight of our last nine games. We'll be at West Virginia Friday at 6 p.m.
Rifle, ranked third, opens its season this weekend on the road at Memphis and Ole Miss. Equestrian is at South Carolina, while cross country will run at the Longhorn Invite. Men's and women's tennis will also be represented in tournaments across the country.
HONOR ROLL
It was a great week of recognition for a pair of special student-athletes in our football program. Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson earned a pair of national awards following the 55-52 win at Texas Tech. Trevone was recognized by the Davey O'Brien Award and the Football Writers Association of America. Josh earned honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: In the 1980s classic "Sixteen Candles," Long Duk Dong was asked, "Dong. Where is my automobile?"
This Week's Question: "I finally came to the frustrating conclusion that I had taste and style, but not talent."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Spot Kick is a soccer student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Spot is a junior and currently pursuing a degree in biology. Spot is not happy with his classes and would like to change his desired degree program to environmental science. OSU's policy allows students to change their majors at any point during the fall semester. If Spot changes his major now, will his hours have to count toward biology or environmental science for purposes of meeting NCAA progress toward degree requirements at the conclusion of the semester?
Spot's credit hours can count toward biology or environmental science. NCAA Staff Interpretation - 11-10-89 - Change of degree program during term time - states that in regard to a student-athlete who is permitted to change his or her designated degree program during term time in accordance with institutional policy and determined that the degree credits the student-athlete earns during that term can be applicable toward the degree previously sought or toward the new desired degree for satisfactory progress purposes.
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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