Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty :2005

[mrushh]

2005

A Star is Born

Horned Frogs Hope for Their First 1st Team All-American

Horned Frog History Lesson:

Rah! Rah! TCU- 2004
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2003
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2002

[mrushh]

Preseason News and Notes: 2005

Coaching:

No coaches decided to retire, nor were they lured away. This is at once a blessing, and a curse. Since we are not a top team, not many coaches are amenable to come to Ft. Worth as of yet. All coaching contracts were up for review, but the overall dismal application group forced the roll-over for all coaches except one. Our new Syndicate Coordinator is:

• Shawn Quillen, 48 years old. Shawn was not employed last year, but that's good for us. He is rated Terrific for Academics and Donations, and Terrible for Syndicate Investigations. Since we don't plan on bribing anyone or travelling to Vegas, we hope to have Coach Quillen around for many, many years.

Schools hiring new coaches include: Rice, Akron, S. Miss, E. Michigan, Connecticut, Michigan St., UCLA, Kansas St., Ohio St. and Washington.

Player Reports:

• QB Deron Reaves has left TCU for lack of playing time. Noone cares since he was currently rated at 12 to end last season.

2004 Yearly Revenue:

• $13,080,000, a huge leap from last year, mainly due to increased TV revenue.

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Freshmen Roundup: 2005

TCU is proud to introduce the newest Fightin' Horned Frogs. As Coach Purple is fond of saying, "I hate freshman. You stake your life, your career, on a bunch of 18 year old kids, and if they suck, well, you're SCREWED."
Coach Purple has said he plans on redshirting the entire class except a TE, depending on future injuries. The newcomers are, in order of their signings:

• Walker, Norm, OT. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 66.
• Childers, Karl, WR. He is currently rated at 47, with future estimate of 94.
• Bridges, Teddy, OLB. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 90.
• Van Emmerik, Ted, OG. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 84.
• Florence, Billy, ILB. He is currently rated at 45, with future estimate of 77.
• Jurgensen, Jamal, OLB. He is currently rated at 37, with future estimate of 79.
• Compton, J.T., CB. He is currently rated at 11, with future estimate of 53.
• Anderton, Dustin, S. He is currently rated at 35, with future estimate of 99.
• Guthrie, John, TE. He is currently rated at 41, with future estimate of 76.
• Thompson, Gabe, DT. He is currently rated at 36, with future estimate of 81.
• England, Louie, DE. He is currently rated at 21, with future estimate of 86.
• Boone, Gary, TE. He is currently rated at 28, with future estimate of 74.
• Raley, Ronald, ILB. He is currently rated at 25, with future estimate of 55.
• Palmer, Ike, QB. He is currently rated at 29, with future estimate of 78.
• Browning, Randal, FB. He is currently rated at 25, with future estimate of 44.
• Craig, Monty, walk-on QB. He is currently rated at 13, with future estimate of 62.
• Keenan, Bryant, walk-on FB. He is currently rated at 3, with future estimate of 13.
• Jewell, Derek, walk-on RB. He is currently rated at 9, with future estimate of 9.

As Coach Purple perused the ratings for his latest freshman class, he let out a sigh and decided he needed to lighten up a bit. Whereas he, like any other coach, would like to see freshman like Graham Elliot everywhere he looked, Coach Purple realizes you can't tell what you have for a year or two anyway. "I guess I am a bit dissapointed, but we are working with a less than stellar scout when it comes to certain positions. I guess Ike Palmer may be the QB we hoped when we recruited him, but it won't matter until next year what his ratings or abilities are since he won't be playing until then, anyway. We'll just do the finger-crossing thing, and see what 'develops,' pun, poor as it is, intended."

[mrushh]

Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2005

Player                  #    Pos  Elig  CurEst  FutEst                  

Hidy, Joey              6    QB   Jr*   27      43                  

                

Elliot, Graham          39   RB   Jr*   82      82                  

                  

Patton, Kelvin          37   FB   Jr*   65      66                  

                                 

Boone, Gary             86   TE   Fr    28      74                  

                

Twisp, Ellis            89   WR   Jr*   57      66                                   

Pauly, Gino             87   WR   So*   43      86                  

                 

Bernstein, Jimmy        50   C    Jr*   71      93                  

                

Bishop, Cornelius       61   G    Jr*   91      100                 

Tamaarkin, Ross         74   G    So*   56      83                  

                 

Atkins, Everett         76   T    Jr*   68      68                  

Doyle, Jon              77   T    So*   46      83                  

                                                

Riddols, Orlando        15   P    Sr    55      60                                   

Boo, Vincent            18   K    Jr*   57      57                  

                 

Ackerman, Riddick       96   DE   Jr    51      56                  

Ingram, Ike             98   DE   So*   34      51                  

                

Aceves, Dusty           70   DT   Jr    53      91                  

                                

Singleton, Hardy        92   ILB  Jr*   58      94                                   

Bates, Eugene           52   ILB  Sr    29      39                  

                

Washington, Marvin      59   OLB  So    59      89            

Spillman, Ben           45   ILB  So*   19      73                   

                                                   

Cox, Mel                26   CB   So*   60      66                  

Dotson, Marty           21   CB   Jr*   58      65                  

                                  

Riekens, Rondell        35   S    Jr*   44      71                  

Mahoney, Ralph          22   S    So*   39      63                  

The upgrade at most positions is very good, especially the offensive line. G Cornelius Bishop made an incredible leap from last year, and RB Graham Elliot's estimate is 19 points higher. It's a shame he is maxed, but maybe the estimate will prove false since he has 2 more years.

This is an incredibly young team, with only 2 seniors on the starting squad, and only 2 more who are non-redshirt juniors. Unfortunately, most of our decent back-ups are redshirting freshmen, so injuries could be a problem. Our offensive coordinator is excellent at injury prevention, though, so at least on that side of the ball, and for Elliot's sake, injuries should again be minimal.

One other note. QB is, again, a sore spot. Freshman QB Ike Palmer actually has a higher current estimate (29) right now than does the starter, Joey Hidy (27). However, Coach Purple believes the year of training and learning will help a great deal, so redshirt it is. With the low scout level at QB currently for Deep South, a year may not raise Palmer's estimate, but that is the choice we have made.

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Recruiting Outlook: 2005

Unlike previous years, we are now getting to the point where we have some good players at most every position. We can be a bit more selective and specialized in the recruits we look for and the size or Athletic Preparation we reach for. Also, with our now 75 Prestige, there are no more "black" recruits who do not even know how to spell TCU (except those whose major we do not offer).
That being said, we have only 13 spots open to recruit, so that makes each player a bit more important than before. Next year, we should be OK, but the next year we will be short by many scholarships again, so hitting on as many as possible this year is imperative.
We must upgrade the defense, which has given up over 20 points a game every year so far.

• Scholarships open: 13
• Graduating Seniors: 17, 15 on scholarship
• Travel Budget/Week: $2,709
• Highest ranked Idolizer: None ranked
• Highest rated Frog: OG Cornelius Bishop, Red-shirt Junior- 91 current.

Recruiting Needs: 2004

• QB- always try to recruuit the best QB we possibly can, no matter what we think we have now.
• RB- back-up to Elliot needs to be recruited this year if possible so he can redshirted next year and maybe groomed for another.
• FB- none needed
• TE- none needed
• WR- have 3 good ones returning. Would like another good one from this class.
• OL- now a team strength, of sorts, but want a G and a T every year. No center needed.
• K/P- none needed, but decent walk-on kicker in one of 3 spots wouldn't hurt.
• DL- top DE and DT both were not redshirted as freshmen. Need DE for sure, and a DT if at all possible. Have 3 DE graduating, though none are starters.
• LB- have one good player starting and one good red-shirting freshman at each position. Need one player from each of OLB and ILB.
• CB- have 2 pretty good starters. Always need good corners so let's get another one.
• S- have 4 decent safties but none really good. Will try again to get a really good one.

Recruiting Priorities: 2004

• [1] Quarterback- we are always, it seems, searching for a REAL QB. Deep South scout rating is holding us down, as is prestige.
  [2] Defensive End- part of defensive upgrade.
  [3] Linebackers- part of defensive upgrade.
  [4] Safety- part of defensive upgrade.

[mrushh]

Preseason Rankings: 2005

   
School                Con  Comp   Poll   Sched Total  Rank  
Michigan              BTN  1.00   1.00   0.52  2.52   1       
Minnesota             BTN  2.00   2.00   0.60  4.60   2       
Rutgers               BES  3.00   4.00   1.44  8.44   3       
Oregon                PTN  4.00   3.50   1.76  9.26   4       
Oklahoma State        BTW  5.00   4.50   1.16  10.66  5       
Colorado              BTW  7.00   6.50   0.84  14.34  6       
Mississippi State     SEC  6.00   8.00   2.48  16.48  7       
Michigan State        BTN  8.00   8.50   0.56  17.06  8       
Virginia              ACC  11.00  9.50   0.32  20.82  9       
Duke                  ACC  12.00  9.50   0.08  21.58  10      
Temple                BES  10.00  12.00  1.52  23.52  11      
Kentucky              SEC  9.00   12.50  2.12  23.62  12      
Stanford              PTN  14.00  13.50  1.84  29.34  13      
Penn State            BTN  16.00  13.50  0.72  30.22  14      
Maryland              ACC  13.00  19.00  0.20  32.20  15      
Mississippi           SEC  15.00  16.50  2.44  33.94  16      
Missouri              BTW  17.00  17.00  1.00  35.00  17      
UCLA                  PTN  20.00  16.00  1.88  37.88  18      
Georgia Tech          ACC  18.00  21.00  0.16  39.16  19      
Boston College        BES  19.00  19.50  1.32  39.82  20      
Texas-El Paso         WAC  24.00  19.50  3.56  47.06  21      
Kansas State          BTW  22.00  28.50  0.96  51.46  22      
Virginia Tech         BES  26.00  24.50  1.56  52.06  23      
Air Force             MWS  21.00  30.00  2.52  53.52  24      
Louisiana State       SEC  23.00  29.50  2.40  54.90  25      
     
Memphis               USA  31.00  36.00  3.08  70.08  34      
Southern Mississippi  USA  49.00  40.50  3.12  92.62  45           
Cincinnati            USA  46.00  50.00  2.92  98.92  48           
Texas Christian       USA  55.00  57.00  3.16  115.2  55           
Tulane                USA  68.00  68.00  3.20  139.2  68          
Louisville            USA  65.00  77.00  3.04  145.0  71           
Alabama-Birmingham    USA  95.00  100.5  2.84  198.3  98         
Army                  USA  102.0  99.00  2.88  203.9  102         
East Carolina         USA  110.0  116.5  2.96  229.5  113         
Houston               USA  121.0  122.5  3.00  246.5  123       

Leading Conference Representation in Top 25:

• BTN-4
• BES-4
• BTW-4
• SEC-4
• ACC-4
• PTN-3
• WAC-1
• MWS-1

[mrushh]

Schedule and Predictions: 2005

• [-]TCU Pre-Season Ranking : 55th
  [-]TCU Pre-Season Academic: 82 (1st)
  [-]TCU Pre-Season Prestige: 75
  [-]TCU 2004 Strength Sched: 4.12/5.00
  [-]TCU 2005 Pre-Season Str. of Sch: 3.16/5.00

Schedule:

Week   Opponent        SeasRk 

1      @ Ohio State    54     

2        Oregon St.    103     

5        E. Carolina   113    

6      @ Memphis       34

7      @ Army          102   

9      @ Tulane        68    

10       S. Miss       45  

11       UAB           98

12       Houston       123     

13     @ Louisville    71     

14       SMU           121      

History:

• [-] 2003 Wins: Army, UAB, Houston, Louisville, SMU
  [-] 2003 Loss: Memphis, Tulane, S. Mississippi
  [-] New opponents: Ohio State, Oregon State, E. Carolina

Predictions:
"I feel with the schedule we have and the improvement from last year we could have a really great year," said Coach Purple at the 1st Frog Club meeting of the year. "From a quick glance of the opponents we have, there are 5 games you would put in the win column immediately from teams ranked in the 100's.
"Ohio State looks like a toss-up, but we have scouted them extensively and we know they have little offense to speak of. Their starter at QB is rated 17. Their top RB and their top OL are both out due to academics. We feel we can shut them down somewhat with the improved defense we have, and though their defense is good, we think we can score enough to beat them."
Coach Purple said Memphis is probably too good at this point, but don't tell our players that. Southern Mississippi may be too good as well, but they are not in Memphis' league, either. We catch a break by not playing Cincinnati this year, one of 3 teams in C-USA rated above us.
Coach says we should beat Louisville, so the key to the year is Tulane. Beat them and we could be 9-2 and assured a bowl invitation. Lose and S. Miss may take the second C-USA spot.

Coach's prediction for 2005 is...8-3. Bowl game is a hope, but not a given. With a little luck, we could go 9-2 and not be totally surprised.

[mrushh]

WEEK 1

The Game:

• TCU (0-0) (+5) @ Ohio State (0-0)
• Attendance: 81,500
• 69 degrees, Fair
• First Meeting

Coach Purple wished TCU's Chancellor would build a stadium this big some day as 81,000+ screaming college football fans serenaded the Frogs all day, making playcalling and any communication difficult. No excuses, however, as the Buckeyes took the opening kickoff on an 86 yard TD drive in just 6 plays. A 49 yard completion set the stage for a 23 yard option run for the score. P Orlando Riddols got off a booming 60 yard punt to end TCU's first drive (but he still averaged under 40 for the day).
A 27 yard punt return by CB Marty Dotson got the Frogs stared at the Ohio State 21, and RB Graham Elliot took it in from 6 to tie the score. After another Buckeye punt, TCU went 48 yards to take the lead on a 20 yard Joey Hidy to WR Ellis Twisp td pass. Frogs were up, 14-7 after the 1st.
After a Buckeye fg cut the lead to 4, QB Hidy threw an interception and Ohio State took advantage, moving 82 yards in 9 plays to take the lead. With 15 seconds left in the half, K Vincent Boo tied it up with a fg made possible by a 53 yard Hidy to WR Gino Pauly strike. 17-17 at half.
The Frogs took the 2nd half kickoff 80 yards in 12 plays, capped by another Elliot scamper, this from 8 yards out. After several punts in the 3rd quarter, QB Hidy was sacked at the TCU 32 yard line and fumbled, Buckeye recovery. 4 plays later, State tied the game 24-24. With 7 minutes left, OLB Ethan McCareins intercepted at the Frog 6 yard line. Then, with time running out, Ohio State drove deep into Toad territory at the 18, but a running play did not stop the clock, and TCU squirreled out for a second time.
In overtime, the Buckeyes inexplicably ran three straight times, netting 8 yards, and kicked a field goal to take a 27-24 lead. TCU got their chance and seemed to make better plays as Elliot ran 3 times for 12 yards. On first down, the Frogs switched-up on the Buckeyes and QB Hidy found WR Ellis Twisp on a 13 yard td strike for an overtime thriller of a win.
Coach Purple said "We did not really deserve this victory, but we aren't giving it back, either. We are a young team, and apparently not as good on defense as we had hoped, but that is no excuse. Neither is playing before 81k+ fans. If we want to succeed, we better learn quickly."

Final Score: TCU 30 Ohio State 27 (OT)

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 29 carries for 155 yards, 2 td
DT Dusty Aceves 5 Tck 3 Ast 2 Sck

Injuries were confined to: none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.  59      59      5   30-27  1-0

Recruiting:
New recruits we are looking at:

Player                  Pos  ST  Dist  Fit  Sco  Rank

Buckner, Myron          WR   TX  141   97   87-  4                 

Burnett, Freddie        C    TX  240   93   86+  10       

Gardner, Marco          T    TX  234   99   69+  66      

Herek, Gilbert          DE   TX  237   99   90+  2      

Surtain, Carlos         DT   TX  400   91   84+  16     

Tucker, Bull Montana    ILB  UT  673   96   96+  1     

Burgower, Dale          S    TX  400   94   92+  24     

Madison, Vinny          QB   NC  710   77   82   9   

Sheridan, Hardy         RB   MI  774   97   86   35   

Hellestrae, Jorge       G    NY  956   92   81   3               

Ames, Andre             OLB  MA  1000  87   76   14                

Caudle, Al              CB   OR  1016  88   91   18 

I know this looks absurd, going after all these top recruits, hanging the future of the Frogs on the supposition that we, who are ranked a meager 55th, could hope to lure these guys to Ft. Worth. However, it may not be that crazy. To wit, 6 of the 12 are from Texas; only one is below 87 for their fit score; only one does not emphasize Academics, and he has Distance as his first emphasis and he's from Texas. The only school with a higher prestige than TCU in the state is UTEP.
So it may appear foolhardy, but rest assured if we get even half of them, that would be remarkable. And, yes, we do/will have back-up players on our list.
The main problem is that this is a HORRIBLE year as far as Academics goes, so we must try to get what we can, and these guys are it for now.

[mrushh]

WEEK 2

The Game:

• Oregon State (0-0) (+8) @ TCU (1-0)
• Attendance: 36,000
• 58 degrees, Rain
• First Meeting

Coach Purple was in a good mood despite the rain as the clouds kept an early season game to a modest temperature. The rain also kept the fans away as only 36,000 showed up to hear wrestler Hulk Hogan play the National Anthem on his piccolo. It was an interesting sight, as the instrument vanished in the Hulk's great paws. Amazingly, the tune was spot-on, as the Brits would say.
For the 2nd time in two games this year, the drive after the opening kickoff was taken all the way for a score, this time by the Frogs. A 69 yard march was highlighted by RB Graham Elliot, who accounted for 65 of the yards on the drive. WR Ellis Twisp took it in from the 4 on a reverse. The Beavers were never in the game, despite QB Joey Hidy having a horrific day, completing but 5 of 17 for 93 yards and a pick.
For once, the defense ruled the day, collecting the first shutout in Coach Purple's tenure and holding Oregon State to 222 total yards. The Toads had 3 interceptions on the day, and CB Roy Martinez blocked a late 4th quarter punt which was returned by ILB Ben Spillman for a score. Coach Purple said, "That is more like it. We want to DOMINATE teams that we should dominate, not give up 350 yards of offense to every team we play. Well done all around."

Final Score: TCU 38 Oregon State 0

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 36 carries for 239 yards, 3 td
S Rondell Riekens 2 Tck 1 Ast 3 Int

Injuries were confined to:none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

Recruiting:
Bad news already on the recruit trail, as 3 of our hoped for Horned Frog recruits are already visiting schools we don't think we can compete for them with. We must switch tracks to our back-ups now so as not to be caught in a bind. We still have offers out, but will pull them in a few weeks if no new developments occur in a positive vein. The 3 are:

• Herek, Gilbert, DE, #2 in the nation, visiting Oklahoma State, prestige problem
• Jorge Hellestrae, OG, #3 in the nation, visiting Maryland, distance emphasis problem
• Burgower, Dale, S, #24 in the nation, visiting Oklahoma State, prestige problem

As Coach Purple said, we are still leaving our cards on the table, but also beginning the recruitment of alternative players.

[mrushh]

WEEK 3: NO GAME

Standings: NEXT WEEK

Recruiting:

This week we made sure our top group each had a phone call and a visit, then we made some inquiries as to some back-up recruits for some of the more unlikely players we have targeted.

We have no visiting players as of yet, nor are there any other recruits visiting schools to report on.

[mrushh]

WEEK 4

Rankings Update BTW, rankings reported are overall rankings, not one poll or another[list=1]
[1]Rutgers (3-0)
[2]UCLA (3-0)
[3]Oregon (3-0)
[4]Temple (3-0)
[5]Duke (3-0)

[14]TCU (2-0)
[32]Cincinnati (1-1)
[57]Memphis (1-1)
[70]Tulane (1-2)
[81]Army (1-1)
[89]Houston (1-2)
[102]Louisville (0-3)
[107]UAB (1-2)
[108]S. Mississippi (0-3)
[123]E. Carolina (0-2)[/list=1]

Recruiting:

This week we had our first player accept an invitation to visit our campus. Myron Buckner, a WR from TX, is the #4 recruit and the #1 WR in the country. TCU is his only visit so far.
As for the rest of the week, we contacted a number of alternate players in case we start losing recruits. We still have only 12 scholarship offers on the table, but that will change as we start losing young men to other schools in the coming weeks.

[mrushh]

WEEK 5

The Game:

• East Carolina (0-2) (-32) @ TCU (2-0)
• Attendance: 36,000
• 58 degrees, Rain
• TCU leads series, 2-0

There was no National Anthem today due to lack of interest.
East Carolina seemed to have a lack of interest, as well. The Pirates had but 12 first downs and 157 total yards. They had only 22 minutes of possession, threw 3 interceptions and punted for a 30.8 average while forcing TCU into but 1 punt the entire afternoon.
With this information, you might think the score would be 80-0. However, TCU was in a very generous mood. The Frogs delivered unto E. Carolina 17 penalties and QB Hidy needs to run and hidy as he threw SIX interceptions. Two of these were returned for Pirate touchdowns, accounting for 14 of E. Carolina's 17 points on the day.
Coach Purple was not amused. "Take away Elliot's player off the week and we could have been beaten because of inept play and poor preparation. A coaching meeting needs to be held or Memphis will tan our ass next week."

Final Score: TCU 37 East Carolina 17

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 42 carries for 292 yards, 1 td **National Offensive Player of the Week**
DE Riddick Ackerman 5 Tck 1 Ast 3 Sck
OG Cornelius Bishop 5-19 Block 0 SkA

Injuries were confined to:none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

Recruiting:
Not a good week on the recruiting trail. We do have our second player visiting, and it is DE Gilbert Herek, who we sort of gave up on a few weeks ago. Now we will hope we land him, because our top group seems to be abandoning TCU quickly.
C Freddie Burnett, T Marco Gardner, DT Carlos Surtain, OLB Andre Ames and CB Al Caudle have all lined up at least one visit to other schools and not Cowtown. That means our search is widening and if we cannot find good replacements, we may not offer but 10 scholarships and hoard the rest for 2007, when we could be 6 or more short of a full compliment.

[mrushh]

WEEK 6

The Game:

• TCU (3-0) (+5) @ Memphis (1-2)
• Attendance: 51,100
• 43 degrees, Showers
• Memphis leads series, 3-0

There is nothing much to say. We got our ass beat. It was like the defense of old, giving up almost 500 yards offense to the Tigers. RB Graham Elliot was held to his lowest career rushing total, though he is still #2 in the nation in rushing/game, and QB Joey Hidy is still completing less than 50% of his passes on the year. Better luck next week, nothing else to do but lick our wounds and try to improve.

Final Score: Memphis 41 TCU 23

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 17 carries for 79 yards, 0 td


Injuries were confined to:
ILB Ben Spillman QUESTIONABLE-2, Sprained Knee
DE Riddick Ackerman PROBABLE-2, Sprained Ankle

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    +5   Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

Recruiting:

We received our first commitment this week from C Freddie Burnett. I know C was not on the wish list, but Freddie was too good to pass up. We can always move him to G or T if needed, especially since he is already listed at 289 pounds.
On the down side, we lost 2 more recruits to other schools, though not one of our top hopes.
We received 2 more visitors to campus:

• [-]QB Casey Giles from WI, # 218
  [-]RB Wayne Lawton from IL, # 23

Giles is only scouted at 70-, so if and when we get another QB to visit, we will revoke his offer. It is a dog-eat-dog world, as you all know.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

[mrushh]

WEEK 7

The Game:

• TCU (3-1) (+5) @ Army (3-1)
• Attendance: 28,200
• 44 degrees, Sunny
• TCU leads series, 3-0

TCU reasserted itself this week, crushing Army behind 4 touchdowns by RB Graham Elliot, 3 on short runs. QB Joey Hidy, for the first time all season, completed more than 50% of his passes and threw no interceptions. West Point was quieted early as the Frogs were ahead 21-0 at the half and cruised from there.

Final Score: TCU 41 Army 10

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 39 carries for 179 yards, 3 td
OG Cornelius Bishop 9-15 Block 0 SkA
QB Joey Hidy 16 of 27 for 184 yards 2 Td 0 Int

Injuries were confined to:
ILB Eugene Bates OUT-5 Hyperextended Knee
CB Scott Carmazzi PROBABLE-8 Broken Hand

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

Recruiting:

Nothing much to report. Our favorite recruit, #1 ranked ILB Montana Bull Tucker has accepted 5 other schools visitation offers and so becomes unavailable to the Toads. We lost out on 4 other recruits who accepted scholarship offers, but none are worth a mention.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

[mrushh]

WEEK 8: OFF

Rankings Update BTW, rankings reported are overall rankings, not one poll or another[list=1]
[1] Virginia (6-0)
[3] Mississippi State (6-0)
[4] Oklahoma State (6-0)
[5] Mississippi (6-0)
[6] UCLA (6-1)
[7] Temple (6-1)
[8] Virginia Tech (6-0)
[9] Maryland (6-0)
[10]Western Michigan (6-0)

[24] Texas Christian (4-1)
[41] Cincinnati (3-2)
[48] Army (4-2)
[49] Memphis (3-3)
[71] Tulane (3-4)
[75] Houston (4-3)
[104]Southern Miss (1-5)
[108]UAB (2-5)
[109]East Carolina (1-5)
[113]Louisville (1-6) [/list=1]
Recruiting:

TCU received 3 more commitments this week, including Gilbert Herek, the DE we gave up on several weeks ago as unreachable due to his visiting Okla. St. before the Frogs. Shows that you just never know.
We also received a QB commitment from a recruit that was not even visiting Ft. Worth last week and a running back who may replace Graham Elliot in a few years if we are lucky.
We now have 10 visiting recruits, including all remaining players we had addressed as priority choices at the start of the year. We still are hoping for a G,T,OLB,ILB,CB,S to round out the 10 scholarships we had hoped to hand-out this year. After that, we will try to get some decent walk-on help at several undermanned positions, and maybe a K just in case.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

[mrushh]

WEEK 9

The Game:

• TCU (4-1) (-9) @ Tulane (3-4)
• Attendance: 54,000
• 66 degrees, Storms
• Tulane leads series, 2-0

TCU and Tulane played a very strange game. RB Graham Elliot weaved his way to a 76 yard td run in the 2nd quarter and the Green Wave countered with a field goal with 13 seconds left in the half fro a 7-3 score. Who knew that would be all the scoring.
The game saw 5 missed field goals, 3 by usually reliable Frog K Vincent Boo from 23, 39 and 39 again. TCU had 11 penalties to nullify any good offensive drives they may have had. This was not a well played game, but Coach Purple wasn't too upset. "A win is a win, and it's our first over Tulane since I came to TCU. We'll take any win and be proud, if not very pleased."

Final Score: TCU 7 Tulane 3

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 28 carries for 152 yards, 1 td
OLB Ethan McCareins 6 Tck 3 Ast 2 Int
QB Joey Hidy 11 of 14 for 131 yards 0 Td 0 Int

Injuries were confined to:
Ackerman RECOVERED
OLB Ethan McCareins PROBABLE-1 Sprained Ankle
TE Gary Boone DOUBTFUL-4 Pulled Groin

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

Recruiting:

WR Myron Buckner has accepted a scholarship offer to attend TCU. We are very excited to have him. Unfortunately, 3 other players accepted offers from other schools, though none of them were on our top hope list. We now have only 8 recruits visiting our campus. We are looking at QB Vinny Madison, #9 recruit in the nation, from NC. Coach Purple knows we have a QB already, but Madison in a 70 AthPrep, 82+ scouted prospect. It is hard to pass that up if the chance is there to land him. As you know, QB has been a bane to the Frogs throughout Coach Purple's tenure in Ft. Worth. The more prospects we bring in, the better our chances to end-up with a keeper. None of the players we have at QB ended-up what we expected, so we'll take a flyer on another one.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

[mrushh]

WEEK 10

The Game:

• Southern Miss (2-5) (+22) @ TCU (5-1)
• Attendance: 39,300
• 74 degrees, Fair
• S. Miss leads series, 3-0

Coach Purple was displeased with the defensive effort as the Horned Frogs once more gave up 300+ yards to a bad team. However, loke last week, he was pleased that another team TCU had not beaten before went down to the Frogs, who gained over 400 yards of offense.
QB Joey Hidy had one of his better days to compliment RB Graham Elliot's rushing and receiving. Elliot had 167 yards on the ground, but also had 7 receptions for 72 yards and another score. K Vincent Boo missed another field goal, which is very distressing for the tight games that could occur down the line. The defense also came up with 5 sacks on the day.

Final Score: TCU 44 S. Mississippi 27

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 42 carries for 167 yards, 2 td
QB Joey Hidy 19 of 33 for 253 yards 2 Td 1 Int
FB Kelvin Patton 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 td (???)
DE Riddick Ackerman 3 Tck 2 Ast 2.5 Sck

Injuries were confined to:
DE Riddick Ackerman PROBABLE-1 Bad Cold
S Donald Saffitz PROBABLE-2 Concussion
OLB McCareins RECOVERED

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

Recruiting:

Three more future Frogs signed on as this years recruiting class takes shape. Another of the guys we gave-up on weeks ago became a Frog this week as #3 recruit Jorge Hellestrae came aboard. We are down to 6 visiting players now, including three we need to sign. They are ILB Brent Houghtlin, OLB Gino Sanford and S Dale Burgower. We have back-up players waiting, but they are not in the same zipcode as those we want.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

[mrushh]

WEEK 11

The Game:

• UAB (2-7) (+29) @ TCU (6-1)
• Attendance: 38,000
• 73 degrees, Sunny
• Series tied, 1-1

Coach Purple cannot understand why the Ft. Worth community will not come to Amon Carter Stadium to support a top 25 ranked team any better than they have. Until we have better attendance, pre-game festivities are on hold.
As for the game, it was crazy and the biggest squirrel-job ever. RB Graham Elliot started TCU out well with a 12 yard 1st quarter td run for a 7-3 lead. There were 4 missed field goals in the 1st half, 3 of them by UAB K Deon Penrod. Those misses, and other screw-ups by the Blazers, would prove costly in their effort to take the series lead.
QB Joey Hidy threw 3 interceptions on 3 consecutive drives in the 3rd quarter, one leading to UAB taking the lead, 10-7. TCU retook the lead, 14-10, on a 26 second, 2 play drive capped by a 35 yard td reception by WR Gino Pauly. That ended a wild 3rd quarter.
The 4th quarter was even wilder. After trading field goals for a 17-13 Frog lead, TCU kicked-off and the Blazers were forced to start on their 1 yard line following a penalty. On the first play, UAB QB Miller completed a pass to WR Connell for 99 yards and a touchdown with 1:17 left in the game. Blazers 20 Frogs 17.
QB Hidy then threw his 4th interception of the game and UAB had the lead and the ball with 0:53 left in the game. However, on 2nd down following a Frog timeout, the Blazers fumbled the ball and Ethan McCareins recovered at the Blazer 26 yard line. Following two Elliot runs and two TCU timeouts, K Vincent Boo kicked a 37 yard field goal with 0:17 seconds to send the game into OT.
In OT, Boo kicked another field goal for the Toads and, following 2 incompletions and a sack by DT Dusty Aceves, UAB K Penrod missed from 40 yards and TCU was victorious.

Final Score: TCU 23 UAB 20 (OT)

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 30 carries for 257 yards, 1 td

Injuries were confined to:
DE Ackerman RECOVERED

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

Recruiting:

We had no commitments this week and we lost one of the 3 remaining players we wanted. ILB Brent Houghtlin, #8 national recruit has chosen to sign with Oregon. That leaves us with 2 players to focus on, plus the 2nd QB we wouldn't mind getting to commit. They are the only 3 visiting players. We are now scouring the lists to find the best walk-on candidates we can since we will be taking 5 or 6 of them, depending on the next few weeks.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

[mrushh]

WEEK 12

Rankings Update BTW, rankings reported are overall rankings, not one poll or another[list=1]
[1] Virginia (9-0)
[3] Oklahoma State (9-0)
[4] Temple (9-1)
[5] Mississippi State (10-0)
[6] Mississippi (9-0)
[7] UCLA (9-1)
[8] Rutgers (8-2)
[9] Virginia Tech (8-1)
[10]Western Michigan (8-1)

[19] Texas Christian (8-1) 6-1 conf.
[35] Cincinnati (6-3) 5-2 conf.
[36] Memphis (6-4) 4-3 conf.
[63] Army (5-4) 4-3 conf.
[71] Southern Miss (4-6) 4-3 conf.
[78] Louisville (4-6) 4-3 conf.
[79] Tulane (4-6) 3-4 conf.
[94] Houston (4-6) 3-4 conf.
[117]Alabama-Birmingham (2-8) 1-6 conf.
[122]East Carolina (1-9) 1-6 conf.[/list=1]


The Game:

• Houston (4-5) (+20) @ TCU (7-1)
• Attendance: 41,600
• 56 degrees, Fair
• TCU leads series, 3-0

Coach Purple seemed very happy with today's performance, and who could blame him. RB Elliot Graham had, for him, an off day, but the defense and QB Joey Hidy picked up the slack. The score was 20-3 at the half, and Houston could never mount any kind of comeback. The only downer on the day was K Vincent Boo missing another field goal on the day, bringing to 11 the total missed FG's for the season. That could be trouble later as TCU holds a slim one game lead over Cincinnati for their first C-USA championship.

Final Score: TCU 37 Houston 6

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 23 carries for 114 Yds, 1 td
QB Joey Hidy 15 of 27 for 259 Yds, 3 Td 0 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 2 Rec for 84 Yds, 1 TD
ILB Hardy Singleton 6 Tck 5 Ast 2 Int

Injuries were confined to:
DE Saffitz RECOVERED
QB Joey Hidy PROBABLE-5 Strained Quad Muscle
ILB Hardy Singleton PROBABLE-3 Strained Quad Muscle

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

12   20    -20  Houston    123     90      5   37-6   8-1

Recruiting:

We had another great commitment this week as S Dale Burgower, #24 national recruit, signed on as a Frog . That leaves either one or two spots open, depending on the 2nd QB we have. The only 2 remaining visitors are QB Vinny Madison and OLB Gino Sanford. Sanford must have something wrong with him, despite being #5 national recruit, as all other schools, including Oklahoma State, have revoked their scholarship offers, leaving TCU as his only visit left. I'm thinking that's pretty good for Cowtown.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

Dale Burgower    S    TX   24    1      92+   3.45  1196  70

[mrushh]

WEEK 13: We Are the Champions

The Game:

• TCU (8-1) (-14) @ Louisville (4-6)
• Attendance: 23,900
• 48 degrees, Rain
• Louisville leads series, 1-2

Coach Purple was pleased that K Vincent Boo did not miss a fied goal this week. Unfortunately, he did miss an extra point. Fortunately, it came with 1:58 left in the game and so didn't matter in the overall scheme of things.
What did matter was that Cincinnati somehow managed to lose to East Carolina, giving TCU its first C-USA championship under Coach Purple. The Frogs smothered Louisville, giving up only 11 yards rushing. QB Joey Hidy did throw 2 more interceptions, but RB Graham Elliot ran for 200 yards and the many penalties didn't hurt the cause. The defense registered 6 sacks and picked-off 3 Cardinal passes to make this a great day in the rain. The Skillet game vs. SMU next week will end a great campaign as TCU awaits the bowl pairings.

Final Score: TCU 34 Louisville 10

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 31 carries for 200 Yds, 3 Td
ILB Hardy Singleton 9 Tck 2 Ast 2 Sck 3 Defn

Injuries were confined to:
TE Boone RECOVERED
ILB Bates RECOVERED

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

12   20    -20  Houston    123     90      5   37-6   8-1

13   19    -14  Louis.     71      79      5   34-10  9-1

Recruiting:
The Horned Frogs received the expected acceptance from OLB Gino Sanford this week, ending the suspense of this year's recruiting. QB Vinny Madison is the only player left visiting Ft. Worth, but since we already have a recruit at QB, it isn't imperative that he come to TCU. We have been scouring the services to find decent walk-on candidates for next year. We have 25 to chose from so far, and we will be weeding them out as the next few weeks go by to get down to the 5 or 6 that will be coming to TCU.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

Dale Burgower    S    TX   24    1      92+   3.45  1196  70

Gino Sanford     OLB  CA   5     1      100-  3.28  1329  75

[mrushh]

WEEK 14: Skillet Time

The Game:

• SMU (6-4) (+17) @ TCU (9-1)
• Attendance: 43,9000
• 81 degrees, Sunny
• TCU leads series, 3-0

For the first time in Coach Purple's tenure, both TCU and SMU had winning records going into the Skillet game, adding to the drama. No matter the records or talent, this is one cracker-jack rivalry.
The Frogs took a 24-3 lead until the Mustangs scored two late first half TDs to close within 7 at the half. The game was tight until the end as the Ponies overtook the Toads in the fourth quarter and, with 6:21 to go in the game, they led 31-30. Frog QB Joey Hidy, however, would not let the Frogs lose on this day. Hidy had his best game of the year with 3 touchdown strikes and no interceptions. With 2:00 minutes to go, RB Graham Elliot ran it in from the 1 yard line on a 55 yard drive orchestrated by Hidy's short, crisp passing. Smu could not sustain a drive after the ensuing kickoff and TCU had a 10 win season at the expense of their hated rival.
Now TCU awaits their bowl opponent.

Final Score: TCU 37 SMU 31

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 31 carries for 195 Yds, 2 Td
QB Joey Hidy 18 of 25 for 284 Yds, 3 TD 0 Int

Injuries were confined to:
CB Carmazzi RECOVERED
WR Gino Pauly PROBABLE-6, Broken Hand
OLB Ethan McCareins PROBABLE-1, Bad Cold

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

12   20    -20  Houston    123     90      5   37-6   8-1

13   19    -14  Louis.     71      79      5   34-10  9-1

14   15    -17  SMU        121     64      4   37-31  10-1

Recruiting:
The Horned Frogs closed out the recruiting season with another top recruit. QB Vinny Madison chose TCU. Whether he was thrilled about it or not is the question. For some reason, all the other schools he was visiting retracted their offer, much like OLB Gino Sanford. We don't pretend to understand, but we are thrilled, nonetheless, as Madison is the #1 ranked QB in the nation. Now we await the walk-on parade for week 16.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

Dale Burgower    S    TX   24    1      92+   3.45  1196  70

Gino Sanford     OLB  CA   5     1      100-  3.28  1329  75

Vinny Madison	 QB   NC   9     1      82+   3.82  1199  70

[mrushh]

If anyone looks at this, you may notice a bit of a lack of effort in the game reports lately. I get tired of writing longer reports to myself sometimes, as evidenced by the curtailment of the "National Anthem" feature that may or may not have been amusing.
I will write better reports when I feel like it or if a game is particulary interesting to me. More later.

[mrushh]

WEEK 15

Rankings Update BTW, rankings reported are overall rankings, not one poll or another[list=1]
[1] Temple (10-1)
[3] UCLA(10-1)
[4] Oklahoma State (12-0)
[5] Mississippi State (10-1)
[6] Rutgers (9-2)
[7] Virginia Tech (10-1)
[8] Kentucky (10-2)
[9] Virginia (9-2)
[10] Western Michigan (11-1)

[19] Texas Christian (10-1)
[35] Memphis (7-4)
[36] Cincinnati (6-5)
[63] Army (6-5)
[71] Southern Miss (5-6)
[78] Houston (5-6)
[79] Louisville (4-7)
[94] Tulane (4-7)
[117]UAB (2-9)
[122]East Carolina (2-9) [/list=1]


The Game:[list] NONE

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

12   20    -20  Houston    123     90      5   37-6   8-1

13   19    -14  Louis.     71      79      5   34-10  9-1

14   15    -17  SMU        121     64      4   37-31  10-1

Recruiting:
Walk-on Frogs will have to wait another week. No news this week.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Freddie Burnett  C    TX   10    1      86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek    DE   TX   2     1      90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton     RB   IL   23    2      85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn      QB   CA   91    8      69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner    WR   TX   4     1      87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner    OT   TX   66    5      69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae OG   NY   3     1      81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton       CB   WI   84    6      88+   3.52  1311  43

Dale Burgower    S    TX   24    1      92+   3.45  1196  70

Gino Sanford     OLB  CA   5     1      100-  3.28  1329  75

Vinny Madison	 QB   NC   9     1      82+   3.82  1199  70

[mrushh]

WEEK 16

Conference Champions

Conference	Team	     Conf.Record

Atl. Coast      Maryland     (7-1)

Big Ten         Ohio State   (8-0)

Big Twelve      Okla. St.    (8-0)

Big East        Virg. Tech   (6-1)

Conf-USA        TCU          (7-1)

Independents    Connecticut  (3-2)

Mid-Amer.       W. Michigan  (7-1)

Mount. West     UNLV         (6-1)

Pacific Ten     UCLA         (7-1)

Solecismic 8    Juneau       (7-0)

Southeastern    Kentucky     (7-1)

Sun Belt        M. Tenn St.  (6-0)

West. Athl.     Boise St.    (7-1)

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Final Regular Season Rankings: 2005

   

School                  Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank 

Temple                  10-1    BES   2.25  3.50  1.00  0.76  7.51  1  

UCLA                    10-1    PTN   1.75  4.50  1.00  1.12  8.37  2       

Oklahoma State          12-0    BTW   3.25  1.00  0.00  4.68  8.93  3       

Mississippi State       10-1    SEC   6.75  2.50  1.00  2.76  13.01 4       

Rutgers                 9-2     BES   5.50  5.00  2.00  0.96  13.46 5       

Virginia Tech           10-1    BES   3.50  8.00  1.00  1.00  13.50 6       

Mississippi             11-1    SEC   7.25  5.00  1.00  3.52  16.77 7       

Kentucky                10-2    SEC   9.75  10.00 2.00  1.04  22.79 8       

Virginia                9-2     ACC   8.75  11.00 2.00  1.48  23.23 9       

Western Michigan        11-1    MAM   9.00  11.00 1.00  3.56  24.56 10      

Maryland                10-1    ACC   13.75 7.00  1.00  4.36  26.11 11      

Rice                    10-1    WAC   11.00 12.00 1.00  4.04  28.04 12      

Duke                    9-2     ACC   14.00 12.00 2.00  2.52  30.52 13      

Texas Christian         10-1    USA   13.00 16.00 1.00  4.48  34.48 14      

Penn State              8-3     BTN   11.75 20.00 3.00  1.40  36.15 15      

San Diego State         9-2     MWS   11.00 22.00 2.00  1.76  36.76 16      

Middle Tennessee State  10-1    SBT   22.25 13.00 1.00  5.00  41.25 17      

Oklahoma                9-2     BTW   11.50 24.50 2.00  4.60  42.60 18      

Nevada-Las Vegas        9-2     MWS   16.00 22.50 2.00  3.00  43.50 19      

Arizona                 9-2     PTN   21.25 17.00 2.00  3.44  43.69 20      

Arizona State           8-3     PTN   16.75 25.00 3.00  0.32  45.07 21      

Minnesota               8-3     BTN   25.50 14.50 3.00  4.72  47.72 22      

Boise State             9-2     WAC   24.25 18.50 2.00  3.84  48.59 23      

Oregon                  7-4     PTN   25.50 20.50 4.00  2.40  52.40 24      

Ohio State              8-3     BTN   19.00 30.50 3.00  1.44  53.94 25      

     

Memphis                 7-4     USA   27.25 35.50 4.00  3.20  69.95 33          

Cincinnati              6-5     USA   61.50 49.00 5.00  4.20  119.7 58           

Army                    6-5     USA   53.00 65.00 5.00  4.32  127.3 64           

Southern Mississippi    5-6     USA   73.50 59.50 6.00  2.36  141.4 69           

Houston                 5-6     USA   73.75 87.50 6.00  2.92  170.2 81           

Louisville              4-7     USA   82.25 85.00 7.00  0.36  174.6 83          

Tulane                  4-7     USA   82.50 82.00 7.00  3.28  174.8 85          

Alabama-Birmingham      2-9     USA   111.3 114.5 9.00  2.88  237.6 116         

East Carolina           2-9     USA   108.0 120.0 9.00  3.12  240.1 118     

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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Bowl Games for 2005

   

Game                   Matchup  

Fiesta Bowl            #1 Temple (10-1)        vs #2 UCLA (10-1)                  

Orange Bowl            #3 Okla. State (12-0)   vs #6 Virginia Tech (10-1)               

Sugar Bowl             #4 Miss. St. (10-1)     vs #11 Maryland (10-1)             

Rose Bowl              #8 Kentucky (10-2)      vs #25 Ohio State (8-3)        

Capital One Bowl       #15 Penn State (8-3)    vs #30 Kansas State (8-4)                

Gator Bowl             #7 Mississippi (11-1)   vs #20 Arizona (9-2)                   

Cotton Bowl            #21 Arizona St. (8-3)   vs #22 Minnesota (8-3)               

Outback Bowl           #9 Virginia (9-2)       vs #19 Nevada-Las Vegas (9-2)                    

Walnut Bowl            #5 Rutgers (9-2)        vs #18 Oklahoma (9-2)                   

Peach Bowl             #35 Georgia (7-4)       vs #41 Illinois (6-5)                     

Liberty Bowl           #13 Duke (9-2)          vs #34 Colorado (6-5)             

Sun Bowl               #23 Boise St. (9-2)     vs #44 Northwestern (7-4)              

Humanitarian Bowl      #24 Oregon (7-4)        vs #49 Missouri (6-5)                    

Seattle Bowl           #14 TCU (10-1)          vs #31 Miami of Florida (7-4)              

Music City Bowl        #42 Clemson (6-5)       vs #47 Indiana (6-5)                 

Alamo Bowl             #48 Utah St. (6-5)      vs #59 Kansas (6-5)                   

Holiday Bowl           #32 Boston Col. (7-4)   vs #38 Louisiana State (6-5)      

Independence Bowl      #10 W. Michigan (11-1)  vs #26 Stanford (7-4)       

Houston Bowl           #43 Georgia Tech (6-5)  vs #45 Tennessee (7-4)                  

Motor City Bowl        #12 Rice (10-1)         vs #16 San Diego State (9-2)    

Hawaii Bowl            #28 Air Force (8-3)     vs #56 Kent (8-4)            

Las Vegas Bowl         #29 BYU (7-4)           vs #33 Memphis (7-4)        

Tangerine Bowl         #17 M. Tenn. St. (10-1) vs #27 Juneau (9-2)

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Bowl Results: 2005

Minor Tier

  

Game                   Matchup                   

Alamo Bowl             Utah State (6-6) 0, Kansas (7-5) 41                 

Holiday Bowl           Boston College (7-5) 17, Louisiana State (7-5) 26     

Independence Bowl      Western Michigan (12-1) 23, Stanford (7-5) 20        

Houston Bowl           Georgia Tech (7-5) 37, Tennessee (7-5) 10                  

Motor City Bowl        Rice (10-2) 13, San Diego State (10-2) 34   

Hawaii Bowl            Air Force (8-4) 24, Kent (9-4) 26            

Las Vegas Bowl         Brigham Young (7-5) 28, Memphis (8-4) 34      

Tangerine Bowl         Middle Tennessee State (11-1) 62, Juneau (9-3) 0 

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Bowl Results: 2005

Major Tier

Game                   Matchup         

Outback Bowl           Virginia (10-2) 31, Nevada-Las Vegas (9-3) 21                   

Walnut Bowl            Rutgers (10-2) 28, Oklahoma (9-3) 23                     

Peach Bowl             Georgia (7-5) 10, Illinois (7-5) 16                     

Liberty Bowl           Duke (9-3) 26, Colorado (7-5) 35            

Sun Bowl               Boise State (10-2) 9, Northwestern (7-5) 6               

Humanitarian Bowl      Oregon (8-4) 38, Missouri (6-6) 13                     

Seattle Bowl           Texas Christian (10-1),Miami of Florida (7-4)              

Music City Bowl        Clemson (6-6) 7, Indiana (7-5) 20

To Follow

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2005 Seattle Bowl

The Game

• Texas Christian vs. University of Miami
• Attendance: 32,000
• 39 degrees, Fair
• First Meeting

In a game aginst the 5th place team in the Big East Conference, TCU's Horned Frogs again showed there is much work to be done. This year, the Frogs stayed with their bowl opponent the whole way, with all game statistical categories being fairly close. However, Frog mistakes- missed field goals, double-digit penalties, poor punting, less than 50% passing and interceptions- kept any momentum with the Hurricanes throughout most of the game.
Following an exchange of punts to start the game, Miami drove 85 yards in 9 plays to take a 7-0 lead at the end of 1 quarter. At this point, TCU took control momentarily, driving 80 yards in 10 plays and tying the score on a RB Graham Elliot 8 yard run. On the ensuing drive for the 'Canes, S Rondell Riekens intercepted a pass and returned the ball 41 yards, all the way to the Miami 3 yard line. QB Joey Hidy hit Elliot for a 3 yard td on 1st down, and things looked good for the Frogs.
Unfortunately, the good fortune did not last long, as Miami tied the score on the ensuing drive, which was set-up by a fine kickoff return. Miami missed a field goal with 1 second left in the half, and we were all knotted-up at 14-14.
The 2nd half began well as TCU drove 65 yards in 14 plays, but K Vincent Boo missed a try for 3- points, and Miami seized the opportunity. The 'Canes proceeded to march down for a field goal of their own to take the lead, 17-14, and when QB Hidy threw an interception on the next possession for the Frogs, Miami took control of the game, driving 58 yards in 10 plays to take a 24-14 lead.
That proved to be the end of the scoring as K Boo missed yet another FG and QB Hidy threw yet another interception to thwart any Toad hopes of a comeback.
While the game was close, Coach Purple lamented the inability ,once again, of his team to shut down another conferences' weak sister in a bowl game. "Now you know why I haven't felt I can schedule a top team for one of our games. It is like losing to Memphis. We can win and win, but when we play a ranked team, we still do not compete well."

Final Score: Miami 24 TCU 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 28 carries for 116 yards, 1 td
WR Ellis Twisp 6 receptions for 98 yards, 0 Td
OLB Ethan McCareins 11 Tck 1 Ast 1 Sck

Injuries were confined to: end of season


Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    55    +5	Ohio St.   59      59      5   30-27  1-0

2    14    -8   Oregon St. 103     82      5   38-0   2-0

5    14    -32  E. Carol   113     123     -   37-17  3-0

6    18    -14  Memphis    34      71      4   23-41  3-1

7    34    +5   Army       102     44      5   41-10  4-1

9    24    -9   Tulane     68      71      -   7-3    5-1

10   21    -22  S. Miss    45      85      -   44-27  6-1

11   19    -29  UAB        98      112     -   23-20  7-1

12   20    -20  Houston    123     90      5   37-6   8-1

13   19    -14  Louis.     71      79      5   34-10  9-1

14   15    -17  SMU        121     64      4   37-31  10-1

17   13    -3   Miami      ---     31      3   14-24  10-2

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Bowl Results: 2005

Four Star Tier

  

Game                   Matchup      

Rose Bowl              Kentucky (10-3) 24, Ohio State (9-3) 41      

Capital One Bowl       Penn State (9-3) 31, Kansas State (8-5) 28                

Gator Bowl             Mississippi (12-1) 50, Arizona (9-3) 17                    

Cotton Bowl            Arizona State (8-4) 14, Minnesota (9-3) 15

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Bowl Results: 2005

New Year's Tier

 

Game                   Matchup        

Orange Bowl            Oklahoma State (12-1) 6, Virginia Tech (11-1) 20              

Sugar Bowl             Mississippi State (11-1) 20, Maryland (10-2) 10  

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Bowl Results: 2005

BCS Championship Tier

   

Game                   Matchup  

Fiesta Bowl            Temple (10-2) 16, UCLA (11-1) 51  

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2005 Final Rankings

   
School                  Rec.  Con   Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
UCLA                    11-1  PTN   1.25  3.50  1.00  0.80  6.55  1       
Mississippi State       11-1  SEC   4.25  2.50  1.00  1.76  9.51  2       
Virginia Tech           11-1  BES   2.25  6.00  1.00  0.48  9.73  3       
Rutgers                 10-2  BES   4.75  4.00  2.00  0.76  11.51 4       
Mississippi             12-1  SEC   3.50  4.00  1.00  3.08  11.58 5       
Oklahoma State          12-1  BTW   6.50  1.00  1.00  4.00  12.50 6       
Virginia                10-2  ACC   5.00  8.50  2.00  1.36  16.86 7       
Temple                  10-2  BES   6.75  8.00  2.00  0.40  17.15 8       
Western Michigan        12-1  MAM   6.25  7.50  1.00  3.56  18.31 9       
Maryland                10-2  ACC   12.75 12.00 2.00  3.64  30.39 10      
Kentucky                10-3  SEC   13.25 14.50 3.00  0.72  31.47 11      
Penn State              9-3   BTN   12.00 16.00 3.00  1.20  32.20 12      
San Diego State         10-2  MWS   11.00 18.00 2.00  1.64  32.64 13      
Middle Tennessee State  11-1  SBT   18.25 10.00 1.00  4.96  34.21 14      
Minnesota               9-3   BTN   16.75 11.00 3.00  4.04  34.79 15      
Rice                    10-2  WAC   14.00 16.50 2.00  3.32  35.82 16      
Boise State             10-2  WAC   17.25 14.50 2.00  3.72  37.47 17      
Ohio State              9-3   BTN   11.25 24.00 3.00  0.88  39.13 18      
Duke                    9-3   ACC   21.50 15.00 3.00  2.24  41.74 19      
Oregon                  8-4   PTN   19.50 17.50 4.00  2.88  43.88 20      
Texas Christian         10-2  USA   22.25 20.00 2.00  4.16  48.41 21      
Oklahoma                9-3   BTW   15.50 26.50 3.00  4.08  49.08 22      
Nevada-Las Vegas        9-3   MWS   21.25 24.00 3.00  2.28  50.53 23      
Arizona                 9-3   PTN   27.50 21.00 3.00  2.64  54.14 24      
Miami of Florida        8-4   BES   21.00 29.00 4.00  0.84  54.84 25      
    
Memphis                 8-4   USA   22.00 29.50 4.00  2.92  58.42 27           
Cincinnati              6-5   USA   59.75 49.50 5.00  4.20  118.5 59      
Army                    6-5   USA   50.75 63.00 5.00  4.52  123.3 60          
Southern Mississippi    5-6   USA   70.75 62.00 6.00  2.44  141.2 68           
Houston                 5-6   USA   74.00 85.00 6.00  3.12  168.1 81      
Louisville              4-7   USA   79.00 85.00 7.00  0.52  171.5 82      
Tulane                  4-7   USA   80.00 82.50 7.00  3.60  173.1 83       
East Carolina           2-9   USA   105.5 119.5 9.00  3.48  237.5 116     
Alabama-Birmingham      2-9   USA   111.3 115.0 9.00  3.04  238.3 117     

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.


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2005 Season Standings: Conference USA

Overall

School                   W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  

Texas Christian          10 2  0  .833  365 216      

Memphis                  8  4  0  .666  404 210     

Cincinnati               6  5  0  .545  214 222      

Southern Mississippi     5  6  0  .454  275 262        

Houston                  5  6  0  .454  164 296       

Louisville               4  7  0  .363  168 299       

Army                     6  5  0  .545  257 293        

Tulane                   4  7  0  .363  192 262       

East Carolina            2  9  0  .181  157 254        

Alabama-Birmingham       2  9  0  .181  225 332  



Conference   

School                   W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  

Texas Christian          7  1  0  .875  246 134 Lost 1     

Memphis                  5  3  0  .625  278 142 Won 2       

Cincinnati               5  3  0  .625  170 161 Lost 2      

Southern Mississippi     5  3  0  .625  233 159 Won 3       

Houston                  4  4  0  .500  126 196 Won 1       

Louisville               4  4  0  .500  138 170 Lost 1      

Army                     4  4  0  .500  201 223 Won 1       

Tulane                   3  5  0  .375  139 185 Lost 1      

East Carolina            2  6  0  .250  141 179 Won 1       

Alabama-Birmingham       1  7  0  .125  131 254 Lost 4  

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2005 Summary for Texas Christian

Record: 10-2
Rank: 20

    
Texas Christian         Team      Rank  
Rushes                  469       27          
Rushing Yards           2261      11          
Yards Per Carry         4.82      3           
Pass Attempts           340       51          
Completions             176       57          
Passing Yards           2408      48          
Yards Per Attempt       7.08      58          
3rd Down Conversions    40.7      29          
Points Per Game         30.4      27          
Turnovers               26        95          
Turnover Margin         +3        43 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  411       79 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1353      50          
Yards Per Carry         3.29      40 (T)      
Pass Attempts           374       108         
Completions             178       58 (T)      
Passing Yards           2401      71 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       6.41      26          
3rd Down Conversions    34.6      55          
Points Per Game         18.0      22          
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     30    at OHST (26)  27      
2     38    ORST (115)    0       
5     37    ECAR (118)    17      
6     23    at MEMP (28)  41      
7     41    at ARMY (64)  10      
9     7     at TULA (82)  3       
10    44    SMIS (59)     27      
11    23    ALBI (112)    20      
12    37    HOUS (85)     6       
13    34    at LOUV (80)  10      
14    37    SMTH (71)     31      
17    14    vs MIAF (31)  24      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
6 Hidy              QB    340   176   2408  7.08  20    20      
Team                ---   340   176   2408  7.08  20    20      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
39 Elliot           RB    376   2145  5.70  20    72    73      
6 Hidy              QB    36    -119  -3.30 0     31    142     
37 Patton           FB    26    107   4.11  0     6     12      
Team                ---   469   2261  4.82  23    115   231     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
89 Twisp            WR    93    35    603   17.2  279   6       
39 Elliot           RB    71    45    510   11.3  280   5       
87 Pauly            WR    62    29    562   19.3  234   4       
37 Patton           FB    43    34    331   9.7   179   2       
86 Boone            TE    36    20    274   13.7  93    2       
85 Schepper         WR    18    8     85    10.6  17    1       
Team                ---   340   176   2408  13.6  1100  20 
        
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
92 Singleton        ILB   104   33    3.0   27    4     6       
56 McCareins        OLB   57    16    2.5   12    3     5       
59 Washington       OLB   50    21    0.0   7     0     5       
22 Mahoney          S     49    12    0.0   4     1     9       
35 Riekens          S     44    18    0.0   5     5     7       
26 Cox              CB    44    9     0.0   7     1     9       
96 Ackerman         DE    43    21    13.5  19    0     0       
52 Bates            ILB   41    19    0.0   2     0     3       
70 Aceves           DT    38    12    5.0   15    0     0       
21 Dotson           CB    38    13    0.0   7     3     6       
98 Ingram           DE    24    8     6.5   9     0     0       
39 Elliot           RB    14    0     0.0   0     0     0       
20 Norwood          CB    14    6     1.0   1     1     5       
37 Patton           FB    13    0     0.0   0     0     0       
48 Carmazzi         CB    12    0     1.0   1     0     1       
Team                ---   653   197   37.0  123   18    60 

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Recruiting Final: 2005

                   

Recruit		  Pos  ST   HT   WT   RK  PRK Scout GPA   SAT   AthPr                   

Freddie Burnett   C    TX   6-3  289  10  1   86+   3.32  1321  93

Gilbert Herek     DE   TX   6-1  227  2   1   90+   4.00  1301  70

Wayne Lawton      RB   IL   5-10 189  23  2   85+   3.75  1356  46

Harvey Wynn       QB   CA   6-3  207  91  8   69++  3.60  1417  48

Myron Buckner     WR   TX   6-0  179  4   1   87-   3.52  1442  93   

Marco Gardner     OT   TX   6-3  271  66  5   69+   3.55  1396  84

Jorge Hellestrae  OG   NY   6-5  280  3   1   81+   3.64  1490  99

Gus Parton        CB   WI   5-8  159  84  6   88+   3.52  1311  43

Dale Burgower     S    TX   6-1  190  24  1   92+   3.45  1196  70

Gino Sanford      OLB  CA   6-2  218  5   1   100-  3.28  1329  75

Vinny Madison	  QB   NC   6-0  187  9   1   82+   3.82  1199  70

Pete Alexander    FB   TX   6-2  232  --  83  45+   3.57  1126  50

Darnell Bradley   WR   TX   5-11 183  --  --  43+   3.08  1295  40

Kyle Seider       RB   TX   6-0  208  --  --  31+   3.90  1478  84

Lewis Guerino     OG   FL   6-1  256  --  88  56-   3.58  1253  20

Walt Lewinsky     TE   TX   6-4  226  --  82  45+   3.59  1428  65

How can we not be excited to have these players coming to Cowtown next year. Not only are they highly rated but they are a very intelligent group as well. Also, they are fairly well prepared to come in and help, especially after a year of work and study. Due to the high # of penalties, Coach Purple has stated he plans to increase the time spent in practice for next year, so it will help the team get better if we do not need to use too mush time on academics.
Even the walk-on players have the ability, overall, to be decent back-ups in case of injury in a few years.
We obviously were very lucky that the number of academic and Texas players worked for us with the small number of recruits we could go after. We didn't need to extend ourselves with lots of contacts, so each player we looked at fit TCU quite well. It could be a good idea to recruit fewer players than 16 most every year so we can use our resources more wisely. We still have a small budget, so visiting players outside Texas is still problematic. We must use what we have with care if we are to continue our improvement.

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Heisman Victory for a Frog

In a stunning vote, TCU RB Graham Elliot was awarded the Heisman Trophy as the top player in college football. Elliot, a redshirt junior, garnered 130 votes to edge Arizona RB Phil Branch, who received 124 votes. Temple QB Anthony Sprotte, who won the award last year, was 4th.

The shock was due to the fact that Branch broke Elliot's year old all-purpose yards in a season mark and was the leading rusher in the nation, ahead of Elliot, who was second.

Congratulations to Horned Frog Graham Elliot

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Awards: 2005

Congratulations to the following TCU Horned Frogs who were honored for their accomplishments on and off the field in 2005:

Heisman Trophy:

• [*****]Graham Elliot, RB

National Offensive Player of the Year:

• [****]Graham Elliot, RB

National 1st Team All-American:

• [***]Graham Elliot, RB

National 2nd Team All-American:

• [***]Hardy Singleton, ILB

Academic All-American:

• [***]Kelvin Patton, FB
  [***]Everett Atkins, OT
  [***]Riddick Ackerman, DE
  [***]Dusty Aceves, DT
  [***]Ethan McCareins, OLB

C-USA Most Valuable Player:

• [***]Graham Elliot, RB

C-USA Offensive Player of the Year:

• [***]Graham Elliot, RB

C-USA Defensive Player of the Year:

• [***]Hardy Singleton, ILB

C-USA 1st Team All-Conference:

• [**]Graham Elliot, RB
  [**]Kelvin Patton, FB
  [**]Ellis Twisp, WR
  [**]Jimmy Bernstein, C
  [**]Cornelius Bishop, OG
  [**]Everett Atkins, OT
  [**]Vincent Boo, K
  [**]Riddick Ackerman, DE
  [**]Hardy Singleton, ILB

Note: C-USA 2nd team All-Conference and C-USA All-Academic will only be listed on the senior page at the end of each year for players receiving these honors.

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TCU Record Book: NATIONAL RECORDS

Single Game

• [**]All-Purpose Yards 353 Graham Elliot 2004 UAB

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TCU Record Book: Career

Category	    Record   Player	Final Year

Pass Completions    227	     Bobby Leyes       	2003	

Pass Yards	    3,011    Bobby Leyes	2003

TD Passes	    21	     Bobby Leyes	2003

Rush Attempts	    730	     Graham Elliot	2005

Rush Yards	    3,984    Graham Elliot	2005

Rush TDs            39	     Graham Elliot	2005

Receptions	    95	     Graham Elliot	2005

Receive Yards	    1,302    J.T. Collier       2004

Receive TDs	    12	     Ellis Twisp	2005

Interceptions	    9	     Korey Dennis	2003

Tackles	            214	     Hardy Singleton    2005

Sacks	            28	     Riddick Ackerman	2005

Field Goals	    26       Vincent Boo	2005

Key Run Blocks	    88	     Cornelius Bishop   2005

Tackles for Loss    46	     Riddick Ackerman   2005

Passes Defensed	    14	     Scott Carmazzi     2005

TDs Scored	    50	     Graham Elliot  	2005

All-Purpose Yards   6,175    Graham Elliot  	2005

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TCU Record Book: Team

Season

Category		Record	Year

Points Scored		30.4	2005

Points Allowed		18.0	2005

Passing Yards		200.6	2005

Pass Yards Allowed	160.9	2002

Rush Yards		188.4	2005

Rush Yards Allowed	112.7	2005

Total Yards		389.0	2005

Total Yards Allowed	305.9	2002



Game

Category		Record	Year	Opponent

Pass Yards		358	2002	North Texas

Pass Attempts		43	2005	U. of Miami

Rush Yards		309	2004	UAB

Rush Attempts		50	2002	SMU

Points Scored		44	2005	S. Miss

Total Yards		562	2004	UAB

Pass Yards Allowed	42	2003	SMU

Rush Yards Allowed	10	2002	SMU

Total Yards Allowed	113	2002	SMU

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TCU Record Book: Individual

Season

Category		Record	Player		Year

Completions		176	J. Hidy  	2005

Pass Yards		2,408	J. Hidy  	2005

TD Passes		20	J. Hidy  	2005

QB Rating		118.8	J. Hidy  	2005

Rush Attempts		376	G. Elliot	2005

Rush Yards		2,145	G. Elliot	2005

Rush TDs		20      G. Elliot	2005

Yards/Carry		5.7	G. Elliot	2005

Receptions		50	G. Elliot	2004

Receive Yards		677	E. Twisp	2004

Receive TDs		6	G. Elliot	2004

				E. Twisp	2004

Interceptions		5	K. Dennis	2002

				M. Dotson	2004

Tackles			110	H. Singleton	2004

Sacks			13.5	R. Ackerman	2005

Field Goals		14	V. Boo		2005

Key Run Blocks		44	C. Bishop	2004

Tackles for Loss	27	H. Singleton	2005

Passes Defensed		9	R. Mahoney	2005

TDs Scored		25	G. Elliot	2004

All-Purpose Yards	3,162	G. Elliot	2005





Game

Category		Record	Player		Year	Opponent

Pass Attempts		43	J. Hidy		2005	U. of Miami

Pass Completions	24	B. Leyes	2003	Army

Pass Yards		358	B. Leyes	2002	N. Texas

Rush Attempts		46	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Rush Yards		314	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Receptions		7	TIE		--	--

Receive Yards		133	J.T. Collier	2003	Army

Tackles			14	H. Singleton	2004	Memphis

Sacks			3.5	TIE		--	--

Interceptions		3	TIE		--	--

TD Passes		4	B. Leyes	2002	N. Texas

Rush TDs		4	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Receive TDs		2	TIE		--	--

Total TDs		4	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Field Goals		3	V. Boo		2004	Cincy

Key Run Blocks		9	C. Bishop	2005	Army

Tackles for Loss	6	H. Singleton	2005	Tulane

Passes Defensed		4	R. Mahoney	2005	E. Carol

All-Purpose Yards	353	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

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Senior Wrap-Up: 2005

The following players are graduating from TCU having competed in two bowl games and won a C-USA Championship:

• Cedric Kitchings, S. GPA-3.86. Final Estimate, 17. Played in 44 games in 02-05 with 20 tackles, 5 assists, 1 Int and 3 Defn. Awarded 4 stokes.
  
• Korey Schepper, WR. GPA-3.39. Final Estimate, 26. Played in 35 games, starting 2 in 02-05. Had 43 receptions for 712 yards and 3 td. Awarded 12 stokes.
  
• Toby Blanchard, K. GPA-3.90. Final Estimate, 42. Played in 35 games in 03-05 with 10 of 15 FG and 24 of 25 PAT. Awarded 6 stokes.
  
• Bert Horner, QB. GPA-3.94. Final Estimate, 11. Played in 1 game in 04. Completed 3 of 4 for 17 yards. Awarded 0 stokes.
  
• Scott Carmazzi, CB. GPA-3.90. Final Estimate, 25. Played in 46 games, starting 21 in 02-05 with 76 tackles, 23 assists, 2 sacks, 3 Int and 14 Defn. Awarded 14 stokes.
  
• Bart Lane, OG. GPA-3.86. Final Estimate, 39. Played in 29 games, starting 11 in 02-05 with 27 key run blocks. Awarded 2 stokes. **2002, 2003 C-USA All-Academic - OG**
  
• Lance Clayton, OG. GPA-3.88. Final Estimate, 14. Played in 24 games starting 11 in 02-04 with 17 key run blocks. Awarded 3 stokes. **2002, 2003 C-USA All-Academic - OG**
  
• Roy Martinez, S. GPA-3.70. Final Estimate, 31. Played in 31 games, starting 13 in 02-05 with 48 tackles, 11 assists, 2 Int and 1 sack. Awarded 7 stokes.
  
• Rodney Hallmann, OG. GPA-3.65. Final Estimate, 5. Played in 16 games, in 02-03 with 7 key run blocks. Awarded 0 stokes.
  
• Gus Barrett, WR. GPA-3.26. Final Estimate, 24. Played in 35 games, starting 1 in 02-05. Had 15 receptions for 227 yards and 1 td. Awarded 3 stokes.
  
• Darrin Gaynor, TE. GPA-3.47. Final Estimate, 21. Played in 43 games, starting 12 in 02-05 with 17 receptions for 202 yards, 1 TD and 2 key run blocks. Awarded 2 stokes.
  
• Eugene Bates, ILB. GPA-3.55. Final Estimate, 29. Played in 46 games, starting 34 in 02-05 with 166 tackles, 72 assists. Awarded 18 stokes.
  
• Fred Welch, DT. GPA-3.67. Final Estimate, 21. Played in 44 games in 02-05 with 16 tackles, 13 assists and 6 sacks. Awarded 10 stokes.
  
• Kenny Morris, DE. GPA-3.43. Final Estimate, 20. Played in 33 games in 02-05 with 14 tackles, 9 assists and 5 sacks. Awarded 3 stokes.
  
• Roger Perkins, DE. GPA-3.97. Final Estimate, 22. Played in 39 games, starting 12 in 02-05 with 37 tackles, 16 assists and 5.5 sacks. Awarded 7 stokes.
  
• Gino Browning, DE. GPA-3.74. Final Estimate, 17. Played in 26 games, starting 14 in 02-05 with 34 tackles, 6 assists and 15 sacks. Awarded 21 stokes. **2003 C-USA All-Academic - DE**
  
• Orlando Riddols, P. GPA-3.66. Final Estimate, 55. Played in 46 games averaging 34.8 yards on 221 punts with a long of 60 and 47 inside the 20. Awarded 0 stokes.

This is the final group of players that were at TCU when Coach Purple took over the program. They started out bad and mostly ended bad. This is not entirely their fault, however, as they were used in large part as academic fodder to get TCU's academic rating and gpa as high as possible to make recruiting good players possible. For this, if not for stellar play, the Frog Club salutes the class of '05. Good luck to y'all, the newest Horned Frog Letterman's Club members.

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National Awards:2005

Heisman Trophy:

• The trophy for 2005 was awarded to Junior RB Graham Elliot of Texas Christian by a margin of 6 votes. Graham ran for 2145 yards and 20 tds. He also had 45 receptions for 510 yards and 5 tds and had a 25.3 yard kick-return average on 20 returns.

Coach of the Year:

• Congratulations to Coach Adrian Cornett of Oklahoma State. Coach Cornett was honored for leading the Cowboys to a 12-1 record and a #6 national ranking. This is his 3rd time to be honored and his 2nd year in a row.

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Professor Laertes: 2005

Coach Purple Coaching Record

   

Year  Team              Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV  Tic Don  Score

2005  Texas Christian   10-2   Yes  21   88   92   100  82  60  80   83

2004  Texas Christian   8-4    Yes  45   78   98   100  79  48  69   78

2003  Texas Christian   6-5    No   62   75   100  100  74  61  40   74

2002  Texas Christian   5-6    No   78   39   100  100  6   40  74   59     

Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score

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Thus Endeth the 2005 Season (unless I forgot something).