Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty :2007 - Page 2

mrushh · 04-15-2003, 11:00 PM

2007 Rankings Update: C-USA



                  Overall              Conference

School            W  L  T  PF   PA     W  L  T  PF   PA   Streak  

Texas Christian   9  0  0  349  86     6  0  0  226  52   Won 13      

Memphis           8  1  0  339  102    5  1  0  242  79   Won 2       

Houston           4  4  0  189  145    4  2  0  169  92   Won 1       

Cincinnati        5  4  0  197  189    4  3  0  147  140  Won 2       

Army              3  5  0  171  250    3  3  0  124  163  Lost 2      

Southern Miss.    5  4  0  199  191    3  3  0  115  128  Lost 3      

Tulane            3  6  0  160  261    2  4  0  91   180  Won 1       

East Carolina     3  6  0  133  221    2  4  0  100  139  Lost 1      

Louisville        2  7  0  76   220    2  5  0  69   163  Lost 1      

UAB               0  9  0  113  344    0  6  0  83   230  Lost 12

mrushh · 04-16-2003, 11:59 PM

WEEK 12

The Game:

Texas Christian (9-0) (-5) @ Southern Miss (5-4)
Attendance: 32,000
70 degrees, Fair
Southern Miss leads series, 3-2

A difficult road opponent awaited the Horned Frogs as Southern Miss held the series lead over TCU. Coach Purple was expecting a tough game, and that is what he got.
The Golden Eagles took the opening kickoff and held the ball for 5:23, taking 11 plays to put a 3-pointer on the scoreboard from 39 yards out. The Frogs did not get anything positive until mid way through the 2nd quarter, driving a modest 48 yards for a Td, capped by FB Kelvin Pattons' 5 yard run.
Following a USM punt, QB Ike Palmer threw his only interception of the game, but Southern Miss could not capitalize, and punted back to the Frogs. A 3-play, 83 yard drive, highlighted by a 60 yard RB Graham Elliot run, was capped off by Elliot, from 13 yards out, for a 14-3 halftime lead for the Toads.
The 3rd quarter was incredibly boring as punts were the norm on every drive, save another missed FG by K Vincent Boo. Following a Golden Eagle 4th quarter field goal to close the gap to 14-6, TCU went on an 85 yard drive ending with a 22 yard Palmer to WR Ellis Twisp TD pass, sealing the game and keeping TCU's hope for a shot at the national title alive.
Not a great performance, but as of late, the Frogs seem to do what it takes to win, and not much more.

Final Score: TCU 21 Southern Miss 6

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 33 carries for 217 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer 15 of 23 for 183 Yds, 1 Td, 1 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 6 receptions for 99 Yds, 1 Td

Injuries were confined to:
TE John Guthrie OUT-15 Torn Knee Ligament
Singleton RECOVERED

Year to Date:



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    25    -5	Penn St.  9       9       2   38-21  1-0

2    14    -10  Ohio St.  40      35      4   37-13  2-0

4    7     -4   SMU       117     102     --  48-0   3-0

5    8     -18  E. Carol  113     88      --  34-10  4-0

7    6     -36  UAB       108     125     --  55-0   5-0

8    5     -24  Tulane    85      89      --  38-7   6-0

9    6     -10  Cincy     63      61      4   41-19  7-0

10   6     -5   Houston   101     64      4   13-6   8-0

11   4     -23  Army      56      77      5   45-10  9-0

12   3     -5   S. Miss   62      53      --  21-6   10-0

Recruiting:
Two more future Horned Frogs signed on the dotted line this week, including a much needed OLB in Everett Farley, a good TX boy, and another CB. Both are top 20 in the nation at their positions. We now have 3 scholarships left, but not really 3 players worth a scholarship. We will see what happens, but we may just save 1 or 2 for a rainy day (or year).

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   51    9      69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   7     2      82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   40    3      93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   12    2      96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   54    1      95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   107   8      75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   22    4      100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   284   9      56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   272   19     75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   225   18     79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   286   13     70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   245   17     67-    3.98  1265  78

Players of interest signing elsewhere:

D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He has signed with Temple.
Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. Signed with San Diego State.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He has signed with Louisiana Tech.

mrushh · 04-17-2003, 12:01 AM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 12



Team	 	      Score   Opponent           Score

(3)Texas Christian    21      (81)Southern Miss.  6

(7)Memphis            45      (98)East Carolina   14

(53)Houston           63      (125)UAB            21

(55)Cincinnati        bye     

(59)Army              0       (88)Tulane          13                   

(108)Louisville       0       (14)Mississippi     37

***Red denotes an upset.

Butter · 04-17-2003, 08:22 AM

Almost there! Hopefully you can sneak past UCLA for #2... good luck!

mrushh · 04-17-2003, 11:05 PM

Butter_of_69, thanks for reading. If C-USA was better, we would be #2, but our strength of schedule is 4 points more than UCLA, and the good teams we scheduled for preseason did not end up so hot. Coach Purple has his fingers crossed...and his toes...and his nuts, too, if that is possible.

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:22 PM

WEEK 13

The Game:

Texas Christian (10-0) (-21) @ Louisville (2-8)
Attendance: 14,300
39 degrees, Rain
TCU leads series, 3-2

First downs, 34-14. Total yards, 520-204. Time of possession, 36-24 minutes. Those are the numbers that tell the story for this game. The halftime score was 24-14, TCU. It was seemingly close only because the Cardinals had a 60 yard punt return for a td with less than 2 minutes left in the half. RB Graham Elliot outscored Louisville by himself in the half, 18-14.
The second half was more of the same as the Frogs methodically clobbered Louisville in all areas, except punting, at which both teams sucked. "A great way to end the regular season," said Coach Purple. "We did all we could to stake a claim as the best team in the land. It is out of our hands, now."

Final Score: TCU 45 Loiusville 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 37 carries for 260 Yds, 4 Tds
QB Ike Palmer 13 of 21 for 212 Yds, 1 Td, 0 Int
C Jimmy Bernstein 10-12 Block, 1 SkA

Injuries were confined to: none

Year to Date:



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    25    -5	Penn St.  9       9       2   38-21  1-0

2    14    -10  Ohio St.  40      35      4   37-13  2-0

4    7     -4   SMU       117     102     --  48-0   3-0

5    8     -18  E. Carol  113     88      --  34-10  4-0

7    6     -36  UAB       108     125     --  55-0   5-0

8    5     -24  Tulane    85      89      --  38-7   6-0

9    6     -10  Cincy     63      61      4   41-19  7-0

10   6     -5   Houston   101     64      4   13-6   8-0

11   4     -23  Army      56      77      5   45-10  9-0

12   3     -5   S. Miss   62      53      --  21-6   10-0

13   4     -21  L'Ville   109     109     --  45-14  11-0

Recruiting:
Noone signed on the dotted line, which isn't actually dotted, but solid. We are still waiting on a decision from B.J. Clancy, #12 DT from TX, who is the only remaining visitor still.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   51    9      69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   7     2      82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   40    3      93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   12    2      96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   54    1      95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   107   8      75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   22    4      100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   284   9      56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   272   19     75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   225   18     79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   286   13     70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   245   17     67-    3.98  1265  78

Players of interest signing elsewhere: none

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:24 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 13

Code:


Team		       Score   Opponent            Score
(1) Oklahoma State     47      Baylor              7
(2) Indiana            34      Purdue              24
(3) UCLA               42      Southern Cal        14
(4) Texas Christian    45      Louisville          14
(5) Rutgers            42      Syracuse            0
(6) South Carolina     22      Tennessee           25
(7) Memphis            52      UAB                 13
(8) Miami Florida      27      (10)Virginia Tech   30
(9) Maryland           48      (22)Clemson         14
(10)Virginia Tech      30      (8) Miami Florida   27
(11)Oklahoma           37      Texas A&M           11
(12)Kentucky           48      Vanderbilt          17
(13)Utah State         52      South Florida       23
(14)Mississippi        38      Alabama             0
(15)Georgia Tech       24      N.C. State          21
(16)Kansas State       45      Missouri            7
(17)San Diego St       14      Air Force           20
(18)No Illinois        42      Bowling Green       13
(19)Colorado           37      Iowa State          16
(20)Stanford           15      California          34
(21)Mid Tenn St        52       North Texas        13
(22)Clemson            14      (9) Maryland        48
(23)Penn State         35      Michigan State      7
(24)West. Michigan     38      Eastern Michigan    8
(25)Illinois	       16      Northwestern        7

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:25 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 13



Team	 	      Score  Opponent            Score

(4)  Texas Christian  45     (109)Louisville     14

(7)  Memphis          52     (125)UAB            13

(55) Cincinnati       16     (100)East Carolina  13      

(57) Houston          6      (88) Army           34

(59) Southern Miss    21     (76) Tulane         9

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:27 PM

2007 Rankings Update: National

Code:

    
School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total   
(1) Oklahoma State    10-0    BTW   1.25  1.00  0.00  2.28  4.53         
(2) UCLA              10-1    PTN   4.25  4.00  1.00  0.64  9.89         
(3) Indiana           11-0    BTN   5.00  3.50  0.00  4.36  12.86        
(4) Texas Christian   11-0    USA   6.75  2.00  0.00  4.68  13.43         
(5) Rutgers           9-2     BES   5.75  7.00  2.00  0.24  14.99        
(6) Maryland          9-1     ACC   7.00  4.50  1.00  4.32  16.82        
(7) Memphis           10-1    USA   5.00  7.00  1.00  4.52  17.52        
(8) Virginia Tech     8-2     BES   5.25  11.0  2.00  0.20  18.45        
(9) Oklahoma          9-1     BTW   9.50  10.0  1.00  4.44  24.94        
(10)Utah State        9-1     IND   11.3  11.0  1.00  4.28  27.53       
(11)Miami Florida     9-2     BES   4.00  21.0  2.00  1.04  28.04       
(12)Kentucky          9-2     SEC   15.5  10.5  2.00  3.08  31.08       
(13)Mississippi       9-2     SEC   19.5  7.50  2.00  3.44  32.44       
(14)South Carolina    8-2     SEC   13.0  19.5  2.00  0.52  35.02       
(15)Georgia Tech      8-2     ACC   16.3  15.5  2.00  3.48  37.23       
(16)No Illinois       9-1     MAM   17.3  14.5  1.00  4.76  37.51       
(17)Kansas State      9-2     BTW   13.5  20.0  2.00  2.56  38.06       
(18)Colorado          8-3     BTW   13.0  21.5  3.00  1.00  38.50       
(19)Temple            7-3     BES   13.0  26.0  3.00  0.44  42.44       
(20)West Michigan     8-2     MAM   24.3  13.0  2.00  4.48  43.73      
(21)Penn State        8-3     BTN   20.0  19.0  3.00  2.20  44.20       
(22)Illinois          9-2     BTN   18.3  21.0  2.00  3.00  44.25       
(23)Mid Tenn St       8-2     SBT   26.8  14.0  2.00  4.00  46.75       
(24)Oregon            7-3     PTN   26.8  21.0  3.00  1.64  52.39       
(25)Stanford          7-4     PTN   21.5  29.5  4.00  1.40  56.40

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:28 PM

2007 Rankings Update: C-USA



                  Overall              Conference

School            W  L  T  PF   PA     W  L  T  PF   PA   Streak  

Texas Christian   11 0  0  415  106    8  0  0  292  72   Won 15      

Memphis           10 1  0  436  129    7  1  0  339  106  Won 4       

Cincinnati        6  4  0  213  202    5  3  0  163  153  Won 3       

Houston           5  5  0  258  200    5  3  0  238  147  Lost 1      

Army              4  6  0  205  269    4  4  0  158  182  Won 1       

Southern Miss     6  5  0  226  221    4  4  0  142  158  Won 1       

Tulane            4  7  0  182  282    3  5  0  113  201  Lost 1      

East Carolina     3  8  0  160  282    2  6  0  127  200  Lost 3      

Louisville        2  9  0  90   302    2  6  0  83   208  Lost 3      

UAB               0  11 0  147  459    0  8  0  117  345  Lost 14

mrushh · 04-18-2003, 11:32 PM

Son-of-a-BITCH

We are #4 in the nation. We have to bump over 2 teams to be in the national title game. Only one of the teams has a regular season game left. Strength of schedule has probably done in the Horned Frogs.

mrushh · 04-19-2003, 01:07 PM

WEEK 14

The Game: none. Now we wait to see how good a bowl game we will be invited to.

Injuries were confined to: no recoveries. Still on the list are:
TE John Guthrie OUT-13 Torn Knee Ligament
OLB Gino Sanford PROBABLE-1 Hyperextended Elbow
WR Karl Childers DOUBTFUL-8 Hip Pointer

Year to Date: end regular season. Not only were we favored in every game, but we covered the spread every week. You could have gotten rich if you had wagered on the Frogs every week.



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    25    -5	Penn St.  9       9       2   38-21  1-0

2    14    -10  Ohio St.  40      35      4   37-13  2-0

4    7     -4   SMU       117     102     --  48-0   3-0

5    8     -18  E. Carol  113     88      --  34-10  4-0

7    6     -36  UAB       108     125     --  55-0   5-0

8    5     -24  Tulane    85      89      --  38-7   6-0

9    6     -10  Cincy     63      61      4   41-19  7-0

10   6     -5   Houston   101     64      4   13-6   8-0

11   4     -23  Army      56      77      5   45-10  9-0

12   3     -5   S. Miss   62      53      --  21-6   10-0

13   4     -21  L'Ville   109     109     --  45-14  11-0

Recruiting:
Clancy signed elsewhere, so there are no more prospects to review or wait for. We will take 3 walk-ons to fill out our recruiting class and hope next year is a better one, which is what we said last year. Of course, 13 recruits who are all top 20 at their positions is not bad, but we needed more help with the graduation of many starters after this year. C'est la vie!

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   51    9      69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   7     2      82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   40    3      93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   12    2      96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   54    1      95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   107   8      75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   22    4      100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   284   9      56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   272   19     75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   225   18     79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   286   13     70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   245   17     67-    3.98  1265  78

Players of interest signing elsewhere:[list][*] B.J. Clancy, #12 DT from TX, signed with Rice.

mrushh · 04-19-2003, 01:08 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 14

Code:


Team		       Score   Opponent           Score
(1) Oklahoma State     24      (9) Oklahoma       0
(2) UCLA                       bye          
(3) Indiana                    bye        
(4) Texas Christian            bye        
(5) Rutgers                    bye         
(6) Maryland           27      (19)Temple         10
(7) Memphis                    bye        
(8) Virginia Tech      56      Virginia           0
(9) Oklahoma           0       (1) Oklahoma St.   24
(10)Utah State         23      Utah               17
(11)Miami Florida              bye       
(12)Kentucky                   bye       
(13)Mississippi                bye        
(14)South Carolina     31      Clemson            37
(15)Georgia Tech       55      Georgia            25
(16)No Illinois        24      Toledo             8
(17)Kansas State               bye       
(18)Colorado                   bye       
(19)Temple             10      (6) Maryland       27
(20)West Michigan      24      Bowling Green      14
(21)Penn State                 bye        
(22)Illinois                   bye        
(23)Mid Tenn St        38      Troy State         6
(24)Oregon             49      New Mexico         20
(25)Stanford                   bye

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-19-2003, 01:09 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 14



Team	 	       Score  Opponent     Score

(4)  Texas Christian          bye

(7)  Memphis                  bye

(51) Southern Miss            bye 

(52) Cincinnati        14     Miami Ohio   21

(61) Houston           28     Rice         21

(79) Army              24     Navy         19

(81) Tulane                   bye   

(101)East Carolina            bye      

(109)Louisville               bye      

(125)UAB                      bye

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-19-2003, 01:18 PM

Title Hopes Dashed

TCU failed to vault any of the teams higher ranked than they and remained #4 in the nation. Coach Purple and the Horned Frog family assume a shot at the national title is gone.
"Even though we have not lost this season, there are 2 other teams who have also gone undefeated. We did what we could to procure a spot in the BCS Championship, but you cannot argue, based on strength of schedule. It isn't our fault that our opponents were not very good this year. C-USA will rise, and we plan to be in the thick of that rise and benefit when it occurs."

Wolfpack · 04-19-2003, 03:42 PM

Dang. Sorry, dude. At least you can take some solace in the fact that TCU claimed their second CUSA title in a row in my shadow world, though for the second year in a row they got plowed by BC in the Queen City Bowl and inexplicably lost the Skillet to SMU (a 2-9 SMU team at that, whose only other win was 1-11 Tulsa...go figure). At least you get to cash in on a BCS bid as a Top 4 BCS ranking is pretty much a guarantee of one. You drop to five, though, and things get dicey. Happened to Maryland in my game where they finished fifth but ACC, Big East, and Big XII bid winners all finished behind them and both ND and Miami were ahead at #3 and #4. That had to suck (but only so much, since we're talking about a computer program...

).

mrushh · 04-19-2003, 11:36 PM

Wolfpack, thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to post. I appreciate the visit.

HornedFrog Purple would tell you, even a 10-1 season is a failure if the one loss is to SMU. I, on the other hand, don't mind losing to SMU as long as the season is great overall. BTW, if you look here relatively soon, or anyone else for that matter, answer this if you can:

Bowls have a predetermined payout, of course, but I was wondering if you ALSO get $$$ based on your TV for the bowl game. That is, is it a 'double' payday, or is the TV money figured in? I just don't know if Jim thought of that or not.

Wolfpack · 04-20-2003, 03:27 PM

I'm not sure. I would think that TV money is "on top" of the bowl money, since the determinant of which TV the bowl appears on is determined by the juicyness of the matchup, similar to how it's done during the regular season. A "TV1" game should pay more than a "TV5" game, but since the pairings are not determined until the regular season's conclusion, there's no way to know which matchup is a five-star affair and which one is a blowout before the teams even leave their hotel rooms.

Judging by the looks of things based on your last standings, is it possible that you wind up with Memphis in the 4-7 BCS Bowl? I see that 5 of the 6 auto bids (assuming they bear relation to conference standings at all) are ranked 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, with the SEC champ somewhere in the 12-15 range (pairing them with the #6 team). You're #4 and Memphis is the second-highest rated non-BCS conference champion team at #7, giving them the other at-large. Wonder if the program takes into account conference affiliation and avoids in-conference pairings except in the title game.

mrushh · 04-20-2003, 11:25 PM

I have no idea, but I need all the revenue I can get because my weekly travel budget hasn't increased even $100 since 2002 and I assume it is tied to your revenue stream, so more TV money will hopefully increase the travel fund.

I'll find out very shortly who goes where.

mrushh · 04-20-2003, 11:28 PM

WEEK 15

The Game: none

Injuries were confined to: no recoveries. Still on the list are:
TE John Guthrie OUT-13 Torn Knee Ligament
OLB Gino Sanford PROBABLE-1 Hyperextended Elbow
WR Karl Childers DOUBTFUL-8 Hip Pointer

Year to Date: end regular season



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    25    -5	Penn St.  9       9       2   38-21  1-0

2    14    -10  Ohio St.  40      35      4   37-13  2-0

4    7     -4   SMU       117     102     --  48-0   3-0

5    8     -18  E. Carol  113     88      --  34-10  4-0

7    6     -36  UAB       108     125     --  55-0   5-0

8    5     -24  Tulane    85      89      --  38-7   6-0

9    6     -10  Cincy     63      61      4   41-19  7-0

10   6     -5   Houston   101     64      4   13-6   8-0

11   4     -23  Army      56      77      5   45-10  9-0

12   3     -5   S. Miss   62      53      --  21-6   10-0

13   4     -21  L'Ville   109     109     --  45-14  11-0

Recruiting:
Clancy signed elsewhere, so there are no more prospects to review or wait for. We will take 3 walk-ons to fill out our recruiting class and hope next year is a better one, which is what we said last year. Of course, 13 recruits who are all top 20 at their positions is not bad, but we needed more help with the graduation of many starters after this year. C'est la vie!

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   51    9      69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   7     2      82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   40    3      93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   12    2      96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   54    1      95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   107   8      75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   22    4      100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   284   9      56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   272   19     75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   225   18     79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   286   13     70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   245   17     67-    3.98  1265  78

mrushh · 04-20-2003, 11:32 PM

National Scoreboard: Conference Championship Week



Big Twelve

Team		       Score   Opponent           Score

(1) Oklahoma State     17      (16)Kansas State   9  





Southeastern            

(24)South Carolina     24      (47)LSU            12

             

Mid-American

(18)Western Michigan   30      (33)Buffalo        35

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 01:13 AM

WEEK 16

The Game: none. Bowl lineup will be out this week, along with the first round- Minor Tier- of games, which we better not be in, or we will sue like the old lady and the McDonald's coffee deal.

Injuries were confined to: no recoveries. Still on the list are:
TE John Guthrie OUT-12 Torn Knee Ligament
OLB Gino Sanford PROBABLE-1 Hyperextended Elbow
WR Karl Childers QUESTIONABLE-7 Hip Pointer

Recruiting:
Our walk-ons for next year are signed. They will be 3rd or 4th string, of course, or practice fodder ala "Rudy." They will also keep our gpa high as all three are excellent students.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   51    9      69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   7     2      82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   40    3      93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   12    2      96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   54    1      95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   107   8      75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   22    4      100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   284   9      56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   272   19     75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   225   18     79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   286   13     70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   245   17     67-    3.98  1265  78

Jerry Burtt      WR   TX   ---   --     28+    3.73  1344  93

Ron Dafoe        RB   TX   ---   --     35+    3.56  1249  39

Karl Nation      TE   TX   ---   --     26+    3.92  1477  66

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 01:18 AM

Final Regular Season Rankings: 2007

Code:

   
Rnk  School           Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total   
(1) Oklahoma State    12-0    BTW   1.00  1.00  0.00  1.04  3.04         
(2) UCLA              10-1    PTN   5.50  4.00  1.00  0.80  11.30        
(3) Texas Christian   11-0    USA   5.25  2.00  0.00  4.76  12.01        
(4) Maryland          10-1    ACC   3.75  4.50  1.00  3.64  12.89        
(5) Indiana           11-0    BTN   5.25  3.50  0.00  4.40  13.15        
(6) Rutgers           9-2     BES   5.75  7.00  2.00  0.32  15.07        
(7) Virginia Tech     9-2     BES   5.50  10.0  2.00  1.12  18.62        
(8) Memphis           10-1    USA   6.25  7.50  1.00  4.48  19.23        
(9) Utah State        10-1    IND   9.75  9.50  1.00  4.60  24.85       
(10)Miami Florida     9-2     BES   4.50  19.5  2.00  1.16  27.16       
(11)Georgia Tech      9-2     ACC   9.75  13.5  2.00  3.72  28.97       
(12)Kentucky          9-2     SEC   16.5  10.0  2.00  3.12  31.62       
(13)Mississippi       9-2     SEC   19.5  7.50  2.00  3.80  32.80       
(14)Oklahoma          9-2     BTW   12.5  16.5  2.00  2.96  33.96       
(15)Colorado          8-3     BTW   13.8  20.0  3.00  0.76  37.51       
(16)No. Illinois      10-1    MAM   20.5  13.0  1.00  4.92  39.42       
(17)Penn State        8-3     BTN   18.8  18.5  3.00  2.52  42.77       
(18)Illinois          9-2     BTN   17.5  21.5  2.00  3.08  44.08       
(19)Oregon            8-3     PTN   23.0  16.5  3.00  2.24  44.74       
(20)Kansas State      9-3     BTW   15.5  27.5  3.00  1.00  47.00       
(21)Mid. Tenn. St.    9-2     SBT   30.3  12.0  2.00  4.44  48.69       
(22)Clemson           8-3     ACC   19.0  24.5  3.00  2.84  49.34       
(23)West. Michigan    9-3     MAM   27.8  17.5  3.00  3.96  52.21       
(24)South Carolina    9-3     SEC   23.8  26.5  3.00  0.40  53.65       
(25)Stanford          7-4     PTN   19.0  30.5  4.00  1.48  54.98       
 
(49) Southern Miss    6-5     USA   47.5  53.00 5.00  2.64  108.14            
(56) Houston          6-5     USA   43.0  66.00 5.00  1.88  115.88           
(62) Cincinnati       6-5     USA   65.3  56.50 5.00  3.36  130.11            
(69) Army             5-6     USA   67.5  65.50 6.00  2.76  141.76            
(78) Tulane           4-7     USA   76.8  83.50 7.00  1.44  168.69         
(101)East Carolina    3-8     USA   86.8  107.5 8.00  1.20  203.45         
(110)Louisville       2-9     USA   104.  114.0 9.00  0.28  227.78         
(125)UAB              0-11    USA   124.  125.0 11.0  2.04  262.54

Look at UCLA vs. TCU strength of schedule, and we are less than a point away from being ranked #2 and in the BCS championship game. Stupid-ass C-USA. Bunch of losers cost me a title shot. Could be forever before another.

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 01:20 AM

Bowl Matchups: 2007

Code:


Fiesta Bowl          (1)Oklahoma St (12-0)     vs (2)UCLA (10-1) 
                 
Orange Bowl          (3)TCU (11-0)             vs (5)Indiana (11-0)            
Sugar Bowl           (4)Maryland (10-1)        vs (7)Virginia Tech (9-2)
                
Rose Bowl            (6)Rutgers (9-2)          vs (24)South Carolina (9-3)                 
Capitol One Bowl     (17)Penn State (8-3)      vs (20)Kansas State (9-3)                
Gator Bowl           (19)Oregon (8-3)          vs (48)Louisiana State (7-5)                 
Cotton Bowl          (18)Illinois (9-2)        vs (25)Stanford (7-4)  
                    
Outback Bowl         (11)Georgia Tech (9-2)    vs (27)San Diego State (9-2)           
Walnut Bowl          (10)Miami Florida (9-2)   vs (14)Oklahoma (9-2)            
Peach Bowl           (12)Kentucky (9-2)        vs (39)Minnesota (6-5)                  
Liberty Bowl         (15)Colorado (8-3)        vs (22)Clemson (8-3)                    
Sun Bowl             (37)San Jose St (8-3)     vs (58)Northwestern (6-5)          
Humanitarian Bowl    (40)Kansas (6-5)          vs (42)Southern Cal (7-4)             
Seattle Bowl         (8)Memphis (10-1)         vs (28)Temple (7-4)                   
Music City Bowl      (30)Buffalo (10-2)        vs (32)Wake Forest (8-3)
                  
Alamo Bowl           (9)Utah State (10-1)      vs (16)No Illinois (10-1)        
Holiday Bowl         (13)Mississippi (9-2)     vs (44)Pittsburgh (6-5)               
Independence Bowl    (23)West Michigan (9-3)   vs (43)Arizona (6-5)              
Houston Bowl         (33)Duke (7-4)            vs (36)Tennessee (8-3)                         
Motor City Bowl      (29)Boise State (8-3)     vs (31)UNLV (8-3)                     
Hawaii  Bowl         (34)BYU (7-4)             vs (35)Texas-El Paso (8-3)            
Las Vegas  Bowl      (38)Colorado St (8-3)     vs (49)Southern Missi (6-5)    
Tangerine Bowl       (21)Mid Tenn St (9-2)     vs (26)Juneau (9-2)

Wolfpack · 04-21-2003, 09:37 AM

Ooh...this could be interesting. If UCLA knocks off the Cowboys, it leaves the winner of your game versus Indiana as the only unbeaten standing, though it'll mean a bridesmaid finish as #2, probably. A brief guesstimate of relative power conference strength based on the number of teams each has in the Top 25 seems to show that UCLA would pick up a little more schedule strength by beating Oklahoma State than you would by beating Indiana, thus probably preserving their narrow margin. This is assuming that the national title is awarded on the basis of the BCS poll, though. From the look of things, you'd likely pick up #1 for both voter polls if the Cowboys lose. A little consolation, anyway. Good luck.

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 04:22 PM

Bowl Results: 2007

Minor Tier

  

Game                   Matchup                   

Alamo Bowl           (9)Utah State (11-1)    24  vs (16)No Illinois (10-2)  17     

Holiday Bowl         (13)Mississippi (10-2)  14  vs (44)Pittsburgh (6-6)    10            

Independence Bowl    (23)We. Michigan (10-3) 33  vs (43)Arizona (6-6)       14           

Houston Bowl         (33)Duke (8-4)          23  vs (36)Tennessee (8-4)     20                      

Motor City Bowl      (29)Boise State (8-4)   17  vs (31)UNLV (9-3)          42              

Hawaii  Bowl         (34)BYU (8-4)           32  vs (35)Texas-El Paso (8-4) 10        

Las Vegas  Bowl      (38)Colorado St (9-3)   38  vs (49)Southern Miss (6-6) 13 

Tangerine Bowl       (21)Mid Tenn St (10-2)  54  vs (26)Juneau (9-3)        14

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 04:23 PM

Bowl Results: 2007

Major Tier



Game                   Matchup         

Outback Bowl         (11)Georgia Tech (10-2) 24  vs (27)San Diego St (9-3)  7         

Walnut Bowl          (10)Miami Florida (9-3) 3   vs (14)Oklahoma (10-2)     34        

Peach Bowl           (12)Kentucky (10-2)     14  vs (39)Minnesota (6-6)     13               

Liberty Bowl         (15)Colorado (8-4)      21  vs (22)Clemson (9-3)       29                  

Sun Bowl             (37)San Jose St (8-4)   34  vs (58)Northwestern (7-5)  41        

Humanitarian Bowl    (40)Kansas (7-5)        32  vs (42)Southern Cal (7-5)  29           

Seattle Bowl         (8)Memphis (11-1)       52  vs (28)Temple (7-5)        13               

Music City Bowl      (30)Buffalo (10-3)      17  vs (32)Wake Forest (9-3)   21

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 04:24 PM

Bowl Results: 2007

Four Star Tier

  

Game                   Matchup      

Rose Bowl            (6)Rutgers (9-3)      42   vs (24)S. Carolina (10-3)  45             

Capitol One Bowl     (17)Penn State (8-4)  3    vs (20)Kansas St. (10-3)   7            

Gator Bowl           (19)Oregon (8-4)      13   vs (48)LSU (8-5)           24               

Cotton Bowl          (18)Illinois (9-3)    13   vs (25)Stanford (8-4)      52

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 04:26 PM

Next up, an Orange Bowl preview:

(3) TCU (11-0) vs (5) Indiana (11-0)

mrushh · 04-21-2003, 09:45 PM

2007 Orange Bowl Preview

#3 Indiana Hoosiers (11-0) (-4) Vs. #4 Texas Christian Horned Frogs (11-0)

Injury Report:

Indiana: none
TCU:

TE John Guthrie OUT, Torn Knee Ligament
WR Karl Childers QUESTIONABLE, Hip Pointer

Scouting Comparison:

Code:

QB:[Ind] Pat Fisk, So* -estimate 42. QB rating 167.7, #1 in nation.
[TCU] Ike Palmer, Jr* -estimate 56. QB rating 159.9, #5 in nation.EDGE: IND 

RB:[Ind] Joseph Terrance, Sr -estimate 66. 115.0 yards/game, #18 in nation. 
[TCU] Graham Elliot, Sr -estimate 88. 170.2 yards/game, #1 in nation.EDGE: TCU

FB:[Ind] Hunter Southern, Jr -estimate 62.
[TCU] Kelvin Patton, Sr -estimate 82.EDGE: TCU

TE:[Ind] Winfred Burt, Sr -estimate 74.
[TCU] Gary Boone, Jr -estimate 67.EDGE: Even

WR:[Ind] Clifton Gauthier, Jr* -estimate 72. 24 receptions for 457 Yds, 2 Td.
[TCU] Ellis Twisp, Sr -estimate 64. 51 receptions for 852 Yds, 10 Td.EDGE: TCU

OL:[Ind] Maryland, Jr* (38);Garrison, Sr* (86);Guthrie, Jr* (40);Gerhardt, Sr (58);Davison, Jr (44). 
[TCU] Bernstein, Sr (84);Bishop, Sr (96);Tamaarkin, Sr* (89);Doyle, Sr* (83);Atkins, Sr (68).EDGE: TCU

P:[Ind] Lincoln Jordan, Sr* -estimate 75. 36.9 avg.  
[TCU] Scottie Britton, Sr* -estimate 55. 35.4 avg.EDGE: IND

K:[Ind] Artie Baze, Sr -estimate 7. 19 of 30 Fg, long 44. 
[TCU] Vincent Boo, Sr -estimate 55. 13 of 19 Fg, long 44.EDGE: TCU

DE:[Ind] Randall Dow, Sr* -estimate 70, 12.5 sacks. Dusty Van Pelt, Sr -estimate 68, 12 sacks.
[TCU] Ike Ingram, Sr* -estimate 54, 5 sacks. Irving Gustin, Sr* -estimate 34, 5 sacks.EDGE: IND

DT:[Ind] Andy Brewer, Jr* -estimate 67, 1 sack.  
[TCU] Quinn White, Sr* -estimate 62, 4 sacks.EDGE: Even

ILB:[Ind] Darren Navarrete, Sr -estimate 63, 55 Tck. Ken McWilliams, Jr* -estimate 27, 27 Tck.
[TCU] Hardy Singleton, Sr -estimate 90, 77 Tck. Billy Joe Florence, Jr* -estimate 77, 41 Tck.EDGE: TCU

OLB:[Ind] Jack House, Sr -estimate 48, 36 Tck. Hugh Duffy, Fr -estimate 34, 29 Tck.
[TCU] Marvin Washington, Sr -estimate 85, 43 Tck. Gino Sanford, So* -estimate 56, 8 Tck.EDGE: TCU

CB:[Ind] Donnie King, Jr -estimate 71, 2 Int. Corey Randle, Sr* -estimate 55, 4 Int.
[TCU] Marty Dotson, Sr -estimate 80, 3 Int. Mel Cox, Sr* -estimate 73, 0 Int.EDGE: TCU

S:[Ind] David Dawkins, Sr* -estimate 85, 3 Int. Marshall Hamilton, Jr* -estimate 83, 2 Int.     
[TCU] Rondell Riekens, Sr -estimate 72, 1 Int. Ralph Mahoney, Sr* -estimate 61, 1 Int.
EDGE: IND

These comparisons are a bit tricky because Indiana doesn't really throw very much. They run a 2-back offense and try to run, which the Frogs have been successful stopping, being rated #9 in the nation. Indiana also stops the run well, though how many Graham Elliots have they faced. The main difference in the two is TCU stops the pass much better than Indiana does, at least on paper. It looks like a very even match-up. TCU seems to have an edge in many categories, but it is usually a slim edge. If all the "slim edges" accumulate, it could be a great day to be a Horned Frog.

mrushh · 04-22-2003, 12:18 AM

2007 Orange Bowl

The Game

Indiana University (11-0) (-4) vs. Texas Christian (11-0)
Attendance: 43,200
65 degrees, Stormy
First Meeting

For the first time this year, TCU marched on the field as an underdog. The Frogs did not like the feeling, or the disrespect being shown them and C-USA. Determination, coupled with the knowledge that many future Frog Club Hall of Fame inductees were closing out their careers, lent a swagger to the Frogs that one could feel and see anywhere in the Orange Bowl.

TCU won the toss and elected to receive. WR Mark Huntley caught the kick at the 13 and returned it 34 yards to the TXCH47. A great start, and RB Graham Elliot sent a message to the Hoosiers, running up the middle 3 times for 14 yards. Following a false start penalty, QB Ike Palmer and WR Ellis Twisp connected on a 30 yard strike to the Indiana 14. Two plays later, Palmer hit Twisp for a touchdown, and TCU was ridin' high, 7-0.

Following the kickoff, Indiana held the ball for 10 plays and moved to the TCU 35. However, on a 4th and 3, LB Marvin Washington stuffed Hoosier RB Earnest Kobdish for a 3 yard loss, and the Frogs regained possession. Unfortunately, several plays later, Elliot fumbled at the Indiana 47 and the ball was recovered by the Hoosiers. Three plays later, they punted back to TCU.

After an exchange of punts, TCU found itself with a 1st and 20 on their 10 yard line. On 2nd down, Elliot ran around left end for 40 yards to midfield. Palmer then hit WR Karl Childers, playing in great pain, for 33 yards to the Indiana 17, but the drive stalled and K Vincent Boo was true from 29 yards for a 10-0 Frog lead.

Indiana went 3 and punt again and TCU took over at their 49. It took 10 semi-boring plays, none over 14 yards, but Elliot finally burst into the endzone from the 1 to give the Frogs another score. Boo missed another field goal with 10 seconds left in the half, leaving the score 17-0 as the teams went to the locker room.

The 2nd half started with Indiana taking possession and failing to mount an offense once more and punting to the Toads, who took over on their 13 yard line. On first down, Palmer completed a pass to TE Gary Boone for 19 yards, which would end up the longest play on a 17 play drive consuming an unbelievable 9:39 that resulted in a Boo 28 yard field goal. 20-0, TCU.

After several more punts, including the last of 8 consecutive drives by the Hoosiers ending in a punt, the Frogs took over at their 48. Several plays later, Palmer hit WR Childers for a 16 yard touchdown making the score 27-0.

An excellent kickoff return by CB Donnie King left the Hoosiers in great field position for once in the game at their 49. Indiana had the ball for 9 plays but could only manage the TCU 12 yard line before deciding to get the goose egg off their scoreboard and kicking a field goal to pull the score to 27-3, Frogs.

TCU got the ball at the 20 following a touchback on the kickoff with 5:53 left to close out their perfect season, and that's just what they did, running out the whole rest of the game in 12 plays and ending on Indiana's 12 yard line. The close of Graham Elliots' marvelous career included 9 runs on the final drive as he refused to come to the sideline for the last time until the gun was fired (many french in attendance at the Orange Bowl were confused and surrendered to authorities when they heard the gun signal the end of the game).

Elliot was named MVP and awarded an astounding 17 stokes for his effort. Coach Purple, tears in his eyes, said "An era has ended today. You cannot replace these senior Frogs we are losing. These guys were 40-8 in the last 4 seasons. I hope TCU meant as much to them as they have meant to TCU."

Now, if Oklahoma State will just lose their bowl, we will be the only undefeated team in the nation.

Final Score: TCU 27 Indiana 3

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot- 45 carries for 199 Yds, 1 Td
WR Ellis Twisp- 5 receptions for 113 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer- 16 of 22 for 255 Yds, 2 Tds, 0 Int
FB Kelvin Patton- 2 carries for 17 Yds, 0 Td

Injuries were confined to: None to impact next season

Year to Date:end regular season



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    25    -5	Penn St.  9       9       2   38-21  1-0

2    14    -10  Ohio St.  40      35      4   37-13  2-0

4    7     -4   SMU       117     102     --  48-0   3-0

5    8     -18  E. Carol  113     88      --  34-10  4-0

7    6     -36  UAB       108     125     --  55-0   5-0

8    5     -24  Tulane    85      89      --  38-7   6-0

9    6     -10  Cincy     63      61      4   41-19  7-0

10   6     -5   Houston   101     64      4   13-6   8-0

11   4     -23  Army      56      77      5   45-10  9-0

12   3     -5   S. Miss   62      53      --  21-6   10-0

13   4     -21  L'Ville   109     109     --  45-14  11-0

19   4     +4   Indiana   26      3       1   27-3   12-0

mrushh · 04-22-2003, 12:24 AM

Bowl Results: 2007

New Year's Tier



Game                   Matchup        

Orange Bowl          (3)TCU (12-0)       27   vs  (5)Indiana (11-1)       3       

Sugar Bowl           (4)Maryland (11-1)  41   vs  (7)Virginia Tech (9-3)  0

mrushh · 04-24-2003, 12:51 AM

Bowl Results: 2007

BCS Championship Tier

   

Game                   Matchup  

Fiesta Bowl            (1)Oklahoma St (13-0) 35  vs (2)UCLA (10-2) 24

mrushh · 04-24-2003, 12:55 AM

Conference Champions: 2007

Code:


Conference	Team	         Conf. Record
Atl. Coast      Maryland         (7-1)


Big Ten         Indiana          (8-0) 


Big Twelve      Oklahoma St.     (8-0) 
-----defeated Kansas State in Championship game


Big East        Virginia Tech    (7-0) 


Conf-USA        TCU              (8-0) 


Independents    Utah State       (5-0) 


Mid-Amer.       Buffalo          (6-2) 
-----defeated West. Michigan in Championship game 


Mount. West     San Diego St.    (6-1) 


Pacific Ten     UCLA             (8-0) 


Solecismic 8    Juneau           (6-1) 


Southeastern    South Carolina   (7-1) 
-----defeated Louisiana St. in Championship game 


Sun Belt        Mid. Tenn St.    (5-1) 


West. Athl.     *San Jose St.    (7-1)

* -- Tied

mrushh · 04-24-2003, 12:57 AM

2007 Final Rankings

Code:

    
School                  Rec   Conf Comp   Poll  Loss  Sched Total            
(1)Oklahoma State       13-0  BTW  1.00   1.00  0.00  0.48  2.48         
(2)Maryland             11-1  ACC  2.25   3.00  1.00  2.72  8.97         
(3)Texas Christian      12-0  USA  4.75   2.00  0.00  4.40  11.15        
(4)Memphis              11-1  USA  5.00   4.50  1.00  4.44  14.94        
(5)Indiana              11-1  BTN  7.25   7.00  1.00  3.80  19.05        
(6)Georgia Tech         10-2  ACC  4.50   10.5  2.00  2.84  19.84        
(7)Oklahoma             10-2  BTW  4.75   13.5  2.00  2.52  22.77        
(8)UCLA                 10-2  PTN  12.75  8.00  2.00  0.44  23.19        
(9)Utah State           11-1  IND  11.25  7.50  1.00  4.24  23.99        
(10)Mississippi         10-2  SEC  15.00  5.00  2.00  3.64  25.64       
(11)Kentucky            10-2  SEC  15.00  8.00  2.00  3.20  28.20      
(12)Rutgers             9-3   BES  13.75  12.0  3.00  0.40  29.15       
(13)South Carolina      10-3  SEC  8.25   18.5  3.00  0.12  29.87       
(14)Virginia Tech       9-3   BES  12.00  14.5  3.00  0.80  30.30       
(15)Clemson             9-3   ACC  9.75   16.5  3.00  1.64  30.89       
(16)Middle Tenn State   10-2  SBT  20.50  9.50  2.00  4.28  36.28       
(17)Kansas State        10-3  BTW  14.25  21.0  3.00  0.72  38.97       
(18)Miami of Florida    9-3   BES  14.00  22.5  3.00  0.92  40.42       
(19)Colorado            8-4   BTW  16.50  22.5  4.00  0.36  43.36       
(20)Western Michigan    10-3  MAM  22.50  14.0  3.00  4.20  43.70       
(21)Northern Illinois   10-2  MAM  23.25  17.0  2.00  4.64  46.89       
(22)Wake Forest         9-3   ACC  11.00  32.0  3.00  1.48  47.48       
(23)Stanford            8-4   PTN  17.50  26.5  4.00  1.80  49.80       
(24)UNLV                9-3   MWS  20.75  23.5  3.00  3.28  50.53       
(25)Duke                8-4   ACC  21.50  27.0  4.00  1.16  53.66

mrushh · 04-24-2003, 01:00 AM

2007 Season Standings: Conference USA



Overall

School                   W  L  T  Pct   PF   PA 

Texas Christian          12 0  0  1.00  442  109      

Memphis                  11 1  0  .916  488  142        

Houston                  6  5  0  .545  286  221       

Cincinnati               6  5  0  .545  227  223       

Army                     5  6  0  .454  229  288       

Southern Mississippi     6  6  0  .500  239  259      

Tulane                   4  7  0  .363  182  282       

East Carolina            3  8  0  .272  160  282       

Louisville               2  9  0  .181  90   302       

Alabama-Birmingham       0  11 0  .000  147  459   





Conference   

School                   W  L  T  Pct   PF   PA   Streak  

Texas Christian          8  0  0  1.00  292  72   Won 16      

Memphis                  7  1  0  .875  339  106  Won 5       

Houston                  5  3  0  .625  238  147  Won 1       

Cincinnati               5  3  0  .625  163  153  Lost 1      

Army                     4  4  0  .500  158  182  Won 2       

Southern Mississippi     4  4  0  .500  142  158  Lost 1      

Tulane                   3  5  0  .375  113  201  Lost 1      

East Carolina            2  6  0  .250  127  200  Lost 3      

Louisville               2  6  0  .250  83   208  Lost 3      

Alabama-Birmingham       0  8  0  .000  117  345  Lost 14

mrushh · 04-24-2003, 11:42 PM

2007 Summary for Texas Christian

Record: 12-0
Rank: 2

Code:

   
Texas Christian         Team      Rank  
Rushes                  554       5           
Rushing Yards           2605      3           
Yards Per Carry         4.70      3           
Pass Attempts           312       73          
Completions             198       40 (T)      
Passing Yards           2766      31          
Yards Per Attempt       8.86      9           
3rd Down Conversions    46.4      3           
Points Per Game         36.8      5           
Turnovers               11        4 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +10       13 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  318       3           
Rushing Yards           774       8           
Yards Per Carry         2.43      9 (T)       
Pass Attempts           348       85 (T)      
Completions             155       20          
Passing Yards           1772      7           
Yards Per Attempt       5.09      6 (T)       
3rd Down Conversions    23.7      6 (T)       
Points Per Game         9.0       2           
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     38    at PNST (23)  21      
2     37    OHST (59)     13      
4     48    at SMTH (122) 0       
5     34    ECAR (107)    10      
7     55    ALBI (125)    0       
8     38    TULA (86)     7       
9     41    at CINC (54)  19      
10    13    at HOUS (64)  6       
11    45    ARMY (66)     10      
12    21    at SMIS (62)  6       
13    45    at LOUV (113) 14      
19    27    vs INDI (6)   3       
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
9 Palmer            QB    295   189   2618  8.87  26    7       
Team                ---   312   198   2766  8.86  27    7       
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
39 Elliot           RB    395   2072  5.24  17    76    92      
9 Palmer            QB    75    57    0.76  3     32    150     
48 Lawton           RB    33    195   5.90  4     5     6       
37 Patton           FB    24    184   7.66  3     2     0       
Team                ---   554   2605  4.70  27    123   254     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
89 Twisp            WR    93    56    965   17.2  496   11      
8 Childers          WR    59    32    478   14.9  242   4       
39 Elliot           RB    53    39    462   11.8  296   2       
37 Patton           FB    37    30    283   9.4   145   2       
87 Pauly            WR    33    18    271   15.0  95    2       
Team                ---   312   198   2766  13.9  1455  27       
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
92 Singleton        ILB   81    30    0.0   11    2     4       
59 Washington       OLB   49    17    0.0   12    0     6       
55 Florence         ILB   45    17    0.0   2     0     8       
22 Mahoney          S     37    17    0.0   11    1     5       
35 Riekens          S     36    11    0.0   4     1     7       
26 Cox              CB    34    8     0.0   5     0     11      
93 White            DT    28    8     4.0   8     0     1       
43 Jurgensen        OLB   26    7     0.0   7     1     0       
21 Dotson           CB    24    16    0.0   3     3     14      
34 Parton           CB    21    8     0.0   4     3     5       
98 Ingram           DE    20    10    5.0   10    0     0       
94 Gustin           DE    20    3     5.0   7     0     0       
20 Norwood          CB    14    5     0.0   0     2     1       
28 Burgower         S     14    5     0.0   2     0     3       
37 Patton           FB    12    0     0.0   0     0     0       
Team                ---   553   176   16.0  96    15    69

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:16 PM

Recruiting Final: 2007

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  HT   WT   RK    PRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPr                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   6-5  279  198   20   80+    4.00  1354  29

Irv Erickson     QB   MI   6-4  195  51    9    69+    3.63  1327  77

Otis Mueller     WR   PA   6-1  193  7     2    82++   3.67  1422  88

Troy Paris       S    MO   5-10 182  40    3    93-    3.32  1273  70

Marvin Carig     OG   AR   6-3  265  12    2    96+    3.69  1228  46

R.J. Elliott     P    LA   6-4  219  54    1    95+    3.41  1201  69

Tyrone Kirchhof  DT   TX   6-3  274  107   8    75+    4.00  1412  50

Jeff Wilson      DE   TX   6-1  220  22    4    100-   3.84  1405  27

Joey Osborne     ILB  CA   6-3  222  284   9    56+    3.56  1284  88

Anthony Perkins  CB   GA   5-11 171  272   19   75-    3.36  1192  43

Mack Beuter      WR   NY   5-11 172  225   18   79+    3.40  1460  33

Everett Farley   OLB  TX   6-2  204  286   13   70+    3.99  1299  54

Jeremy Riffel    CB   IL   5-10 174  245   17   67-    3.98  1265  78

Jerry Burt       WR   TX   5-10 183  ---   --   28+    3.73  1344  93

Ron Dafoe        RB   TX   6-0  181  ---   --   35+    3.56  1249  39

Karl Nation      TE   TX   6-4  232  ---   --   26+    3.92  1477  66

This class shows the good and the bad, a microcosm of what can go well, and what can go poorly, all at once. We could not even get 16 recruits to come to Ft. Worth, at least not of the quality necessary to sustain a top 20 program. With a top 3 Academic rating and a prestige of 85, one would hope more recruits would be interested. However, that was not the case, and this will come to haunt the Frogs in a few years when the talent, especially the back-ups, are not where they need to be.
With that said, the 13 players brought in, walk-ons notwithstanding, are all in the top 20 at their positions. Most are of good to passing size already, except for Farley and Wilson. Naturally, all will be red-shirted, if at all possible, so they will have a year to grow and learn.
With the number of high-level graduating seniors in the class of 2007, this class will decide whether TCU stays in the top 20, or falls into the pack of C-USA also-rans.

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:17 PM

TCU Record Book: Individual

Season



Category		Record	Player		Year

Completions		189	I. Palmer  	2007

Pass Yards		2,618	I. Palmer  	2007

TD Passes		26	I. Palmer  	2007

QB Rating		162.9	I. Palmer  	2007

Rush Attempts		395	G. Elliot	2007

Rush Yards		2,145	G. Elliot	2005

Rush TDs		20      G. Elliot	2005

Yards/Carry		5.7	G. Elliot	2005

Receptions		56	E. Twisp	2007

Receive Yards		965	E. Twisp	2007

Receive TDs		11	E. Twisp	2007

Interceptions		5	*TIE*	

Tackles			110	H. Singleton	2004

Sacks			13.5	R. Ackerman	2005

Field Goals		15	V. Boo		2007

Key Run Blocks		47	C. Bishop	2006

Tackles for Loss	27	H. Singleton	2005

Passes Defensed		15	M. Dotson	2006

TDs Scored		25	G. Elliot	2004

All-Purpose Yards	3,162	G. Elliot	2005

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:18 PM

TCU Record Book: Individual

Game



Category		Record	Player		Year	Opponent

Pass Attempts		53	J. Hidy		2006	UAB

Pass Completions	25	J. Hidy 	2006	Cincy

Pass Yards		373	J. Hidy 	2006	UAB

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		5	I. Palmer	2007	SMU

Rush TDs		4	G. Elliot	----	2 Times

Receive TDs		2	*TIE*		----	--

Total TDs		4	G. Elliot	----	5 Times

Field Goals		3	V. Boo		----	5 Times

Key Run Blocks		10	J. Bernstein	2007	Louisv

Tackles for Loss	6	H. Singleton	2005	Tulane

Passes Defensed		4	R. Mahoney	2005	E. Carol

All-Purpose Yards	353	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:22 PM

TCU Record Book: Team

Season



Category		Record	Year

Points Scored		36.8	2007

Points Allowed		9.0	2007

Passing Yards		236.0	2006

Pass Yards Allowed	147.6	2007

Rush Yards		217.0	2007

Rush Yards Allowed	64.5	2007

Total Yards		447.5	2007

Total Yards Allowed	212.1	2007



Game

Category		Record	Year	Opponent

Pass Yards		373	2006	UAB

Pass Attempts		53	2006	UAB

Rush Yards		309	----	Twice

Rush Attempts		57	2007	Penn St.

Points Scored		55	2007	UAB

Total Yards		575	2007	SMU

Pass Yards Allowed	42	2003	SMU

Rush Yards Allowed	(-6)	2007	Penn St.

Total Yards Allowed	106	2007	UAB

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:24 PM

TCU Record Book: Career



Category	    Record   Player	        Final Year

Pass Completions    316	     Joey Hidy       	2007	

Pass Yards	    4,550    Joey Hidy	        2007

TD Passes	    38	     Joey Hidy	        2007

Rush Attempts	    1285     Graham Elliot	2007

Rush Yards	    6,981    Graham Elliot	2007

Rush TDs            60	     Graham Elliot	2007

Receptions	    184	     Ellis Twisp	2007

Receive Yards	    2,985    Ellis Twisp        2007

Receive TDs	    30	     Ellis Twisp	2007

Interceptions	    14	     Rondell Riekens	2007

Tackles	            368	     Hardy Singleton    2007

Sacks	            36.5     Riddick Ackerman	2006

Field Goals	    54       Vincent Boo	2007

Key Run Blocks	    164	     Cornelius Bishop   2007

Tackles for Loss    78	     Hardy Singleton    2007

Passes Defensed	    43	     Marty Dotson       2007

TDs Scored	    73	     Graham Elliot  	2007

All-Purpose Yards   10,104   Graham Elliot  	2007

mrushh · 04-25-2003, 06:28 PM

TCU Record Book: NATIONAL RECORDS

Career

[**]Rushing Yards: Graham Elliot -- 6,981 (2007)

[**]All-Purpose Yards: Graham Elliot -- 10,104 (2007)

mrushh · 04-27-2003, 06:30 PM

This is the end of the TCU Dynasty, at least for now. Since HornsManiac says people hate when dynasties just shut down with no warning or reason, I thought I would let those that read this know.
My dad has cancer and is anywhere from weeks to months left. He has lost 100 pounds and stupid-ass doctors say that he is not too sick to be on his own so medicare will not spring for any home health aide to come look out for him, so it falls to my siblings and myself to deal with him.
Hopefully, when this gets straightened out, one way or another, I will come back to it.

Thanks for reading.

04-16-2003, 11:59 PM	#52
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 12 The Game: Texas Christian (9-0) (-5) @ Southern Miss (5-4) Attendance: 32,000 70 degrees, Fair Southern Miss leads series, 3-2 A difficult road opponent awaited the Horned Frogs as Southern Miss held the series lead over TCU. Coach Purple was expecting a tough game, and that is what he got. The Golden Eagles took the opening kickoff and held the ball for 5:23, taking 11 plays to put a 3-pointer on the scoreboard from 39 yards out. The Frogs did not get anything positive until mid way through the 2nd quarter, driving a modest 48 yards for a Td, capped by FB Kelvin Pattons' 5 yard run. Following a USM punt, QB Ike Palmer threw his only interception of the game, but Southern Miss could not capitalize, and punted back to the Frogs. A 3-play, 83 yard drive, highlighted by a 60 yard RB Graham Elliot run, was capped off by Elliot, from 13 yards out, for a 14-3 halftime lead for the Toads. The 3rd quarter was incredibly boring as punts were the norm on every drive, save another missed FG by K Vincent Boo. Following a Golden Eagle 4th quarter field goal to close the gap to 14-6, TCU went on an 85 yard drive ending with a 22 yard Palmer to WR Ellis Twisp TD pass, sealing the game and keeping TCU's hope for a shot at the national title alive. Not a great performance, but as of late, the Frogs seem to do what it takes to win, and not much more. Final Score: TCU 21 Southern Miss 6 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 33 carries for 217 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer 15 of 23 for 183 Yds, 1 Td, 1 Int WR Ellis Twisp 6 receptions for 99 Yds, 1 Td Injuries were confined to: TE John Guthrie OUT-15 Torn Knee Ligament Singleton RECOVERED Year to Date: Week TCURk Line Opponent SeasRk GameRk TV Score Record 1 25 -5 Penn St. 9 9 2 38-21 1-0 2 14 -10 Ohio St. 40 35 4 37-13 2-0 4 7 -4 SMU 117 102 -- 48-0 3-0 5 8 -18 E. Carol 113 88 -- 34-10 4-0 7 6 -36 UAB 108 125 -- 55-0 5-0 8 5 -24 Tulane 85 89 -- 38-7 6-0 9 6 -10 Cincy 63 61 4 41-19 7-0 10 6 -5 Houston 101 64 4 13-6 8-0 11 4 -23 Army 56 77 5 45-10 9-0 12 3 -5 S. Miss 62 53 -- 21-6 10-0 Recruiting: Two more future Horned Frogs signed on the dotted line this week, including a much needed OLB in Everett Farley, a good TX boy, and another CB. Both are top 20 in the nation at their positions. We now have 3 scholarships left, but not really 3 players worth a scholarship. We will see what happens, but we may just save 1 or 2 for a rainy day (or year). In The Fold: Recruit Pos St. Rank PosRK Scout GPA SAT AthPrep Rodney Canady OG TX 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 Irv Erickson QB MI 51 9 69+ 3.63 1327 77 Otis Mueller WR PA 7 2 82++ 3.67 1422 88 Troy Paris S MO 40 3 93- 3.32 1273 70 Marvin Carig OG AR 12 2 96+ 3.69 1228 46 R.J. Elliott P LA 54 1 95+ 3.41 1201 69 Tyrone Kirchhof DT TX 107 8 75+ 4.00 1412 50 Jeff Wilson DE TX 22 4 100- 3.84 1405 27 Joey Osborne ILB CA 284 9 56+ 3.56 1284 88 Anthony Perkins CB GA 272 19 75- 3.36 1192 43 Mack Beuter WR NY 225 18 79+ 3.40 1460 33 Everett Farley OLB TX 286 13 70+ 3.99 1299 54 Jeremy Riffel CB IL 245 17 67- 3.98 1265 78 Players of interest signing elsewhere: D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He has signed with Temple. Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. Signed with San Diego State. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He has signed with Louisiana Tech. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-17-2003, 12:01 AM	#53
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 12 Team Score Opponent Score (3)Texas Christian 21 (81)Southern Miss. 6 (7)Memphis 45 (98)East Carolina 14 (53)Houston 63 (125)UAB 21 (55)Cincinnati bye (59)Army 0 (88)Tulane 13 (108)Louisville 0 (14)Mississippi 37 ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-17-2003, 08:22 AM	#54
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Almost there! Hopefully you can sneak past UCLA for #2... good luck! __________________ My listening habits

04-17-2003, 11:05 PM	#55
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Butter_of_69, thanks for reading. If C-USA was better, we would be #2, but our strength of schedule is 4 points more than UCLA, and the good teams we scheduled for preseason did not end up so hot. Coach Purple has his fingers crossed...and his toes...and his nuts, too, if that is possible. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-18-2003, 11:22 PM	#56
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 13 The Game: Texas Christian (10-0) (-21) @ Louisville (2-8) Attendance: 14,300 39 degrees, Rain TCU leads series, 3-2 First downs, 34-14. Total yards, 520-204. Time of possession, 36-24 minutes. Those are the numbers that tell the story for this game. The halftime score was 24-14, TCU. It was seemingly close only because the Cardinals had a 60 yard punt return for a td with less than 2 minutes left in the half. RB Graham Elliot outscored Louisville by himself in the half, 18-14. The second half was more of the same as the Frogs methodically clobbered Louisville in all areas, except punting, at which both teams sucked. "A great way to end the regular season," said Coach Purple. "We did all we could to stake a claim as the best team in the land. It is out of our hands, now." Final Score: TCU 45 Loiusville 14 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 37 carries for 260 Yds, 4 Tds QB Ike Palmer 13 of 21 for 212 Yds, 1 Td, 0 Int C Jimmy Bernstein 10-12 Block, 1 SkA Injuries were confined to: none Year to Date: Week TCURk Line Opponent SeasRk GameRk TV Score Record 1 25 -5 Penn St. 9 9 2 38-21 1-0 2 14 -10 Ohio St. 40 35 4 37-13 2-0 4 7 -4 SMU 117 102 -- 48-0 3-0 5 8 -18 E. Carol 113 88 -- 34-10 4-0 7 6 -36 UAB 108 125 -- 55-0 5-0 8 5 -24 Tulane 85 89 -- 38-7 6-0 9 6 -10 Cincy 63 61 4 41-19 7-0 10 6 -5 Houston 101 64 4 13-6 8-0 11 4 -23 Army 56 77 5 45-10 9-0 12 3 -5 S. Miss 62 53 -- 21-6 10-0 13 4 -21 L'Ville 109 109 -- 45-14 11-0 Recruiting: Noone signed on the dotted line, which isn't actually dotted, but solid. We are still waiting on a decision from B.J. Clancy, #12 DT from TX, who is the only remaining visitor still. In The Fold: Recruit Pos St. Rank PosRK Scout GPA SAT AthPrep Rodney Canady OG TX 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 Irv Erickson QB MI 51 9 69+ 3.63 1327 77 Otis Mueller WR PA 7 2 82++ 3.67 1422 88 Troy Paris S MO 40 3 93- 3.32 1273 70 Marvin Carig OG AR 12 2 96+ 3.69 1228 46 R.J. Elliott P LA 54 1 95+ 3.41 1201 69 Tyrone Kirchhof DT TX 107 8 75+ 4.00 1412 50 Jeff Wilson DE TX 22 4 100- 3.84 1405 27 Joey Osborne ILB CA 284 9 56+ 3.56 1284 88 Anthony Perkins CB GA 272 19 75- 3.36 1192 43 Mack Beuter WR NY 225 18 79+ 3.40 1460 33 Everett Farley OLB TX 286 13 70+ 3.99 1299 54 Jeremy Riffel CB IL 245 17 67- 3.98 1265 78 Players of interest signing elsewhere: none __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-18-2003, 11:25 PM	#58
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 13 Team Score Opponent Score (4) Texas Christian 45 (109)Louisville 14 (7) Memphis 52 (125)UAB 13 (55) Cincinnati 16 (100)East Carolina 13 (57) Houston 6 (88) Army 34 (59) Southern Miss 21 (76) Tulane 9 ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-18-2003, 11:32 PM	#61
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Son-of-a-BITCH We are #4 in the nation. We have to bump over 2 teams to be in the national title game. Only one of the teams has a regular season game left. Strength of schedule has probably done in the Horned Frogs. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-19-2003, 01:07 PM	#62
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 14 The Game: none. Now we wait to see how good a bowl game we will be invited to. Injuries were confined to: no recoveries. Still on the list are: TE John Guthrie OUT-13 Torn Knee Ligament OLB Gino Sanford PROBABLE-1 Hyperextended Elbow WR Karl Childers DOUBTFUL-8 Hip Pointer Year to Date: end regular season. Not only were we favored in every game, but we covered the spread every week. You could have gotten rich if you had wagered on the Frogs every week. Week TCURk Line Opponent SeasRk GameRk TV Score Record 1 25 -5 Penn St. 9 9 2 38-21 1-0 2 14 -10 Ohio St. 40 35 4 37-13 2-0 4 7 -4 SMU 117 102 -- 48-0 3-0 5 8 -18 E. Carol 113 88 -- 34-10 4-0 7 6 -36 UAB 108 125 -- 55-0 5-0 8 5 -24 Tulane 85 89 -- 38-7 6-0 9 6 -10 Cincy 63 61 4 41-19 7-0 10 6 -5 Houston 101 64 4 13-6 8-0 11 4 -23 Army 56 77 5 45-10 9-0 12 3 -5 S. Miss 62 53 -- 21-6 10-0 13 4 -21 L'Ville 109 109 -- 45-14 11-0 Recruiting: Clancy signed elsewhere, so there are no more prospects to review or wait for. We will take 3 walk-ons to fill out our recruiting class and hope next year is a better one, which is what we said last year. Of course, 13 recruits who are all top 20 at their positions is not bad, but we needed more help with the graduation of many starters after this year. C'est la vie! In The Fold: Recruit Pos St. Rank PosRK Scout GPA SAT AthPrep Rodney Canady OG TX 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 Irv Erickson QB MI 51 9 69+ 3.63 1327 77 Otis Mueller WR PA 7 2 82++ 3.67 1422 88 Troy Paris S MO 40 3 93- 3.32 1273 70 Marvin Carig OG AR 12 2 96+ 3.69 1228 46 R.J. Elliott P LA 54 1 95+ 3.41 1201 69 Tyrone Kirchhof DT TX 107 8 75+ 4.00 1412 50 Jeff Wilson DE TX 22 4 100- 3.84 1405 27 Joey Osborne ILB CA 284 9 56+ 3.56 1284 88 Anthony Perkins CB GA 272 19 75- 3.36 1192 43 Mack Beuter WR NY 225 18 79+ 3.40 1460 33 Everett Farley OLB TX 286 13 70+ 3.99 1299 54 Jeremy Riffel CB IL 245 17 67- 3.98 1265 78 Players of interest signing elsewhere:[list][*] B.J. Clancy, #12 DT from TX, signed with Rice. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-19-2003, 01:09 PM	#64
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 14 Team Score Opponent Score (4) Texas Christian bye (7) Memphis bye (51) Southern Miss bye (52) Cincinnati 14 Miami Ohio 21 (61) Houston 28 Rice 21 (79) Army 24 Navy 19 (81) Tulane bye (101)East Carolina bye (109)Louisville bye (125)UAB bye ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-19-2003, 01:18 PM	#65
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Title Hopes Dashed TCU failed to vault any of the teams higher ranked than they and remained #4 in the nation. Coach Purple and the Horned Frog family assume a shot at the national title is gone. "Even though we have not lost this season, there are 2 other teams who have also gone undefeated. We did what we could to procure a spot in the BCS Championship, but you cannot argue, based on strength of schedule. It isn't our fault that our opponents were not very good this year. C-USA will rise, and we plan to be in the thick of that rise and benefit when it occurs." __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-19-2003, 03:42 PM	#66
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Dang. Sorry, dude. At least you can take some solace in the fact that TCU claimed their second CUSA title in a row in my shadow world, though for the second year in a row they got plowed by BC in the Queen City Bowl and inexplicably lost the Skillet to SMU (a 2-9 SMU team at that, whose only other win was 1-11 Tulsa...go figure). At least you get to cash in on a BCS bid as a Top 4 BCS ranking is pretty much a guarantee of one. You drop to five, though, and things get dicey. Happened to Maryland in my game where they finished fifth but ACC, Big East, and Big XII bid winners all finished behind them and both ND and Miami were ahead at #3 and #4. That had to suck (but only so much, since we're talking about a computer program... ).

04-19-2003, 11:36 PM	#67
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Wolfpack, thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to post. I appreciate the visit. HornedFrog Purple would tell you, even a 10-1 season is a failure if the one loss is to SMU. I, on the other hand, don't mind losing to SMU as long as the season is great overall. BTW, if you look here relatively soon, or anyone else for that matter, answer this if you can: Bowls have a predetermined payout, of course, but I was wondering if you ALSO get $$$ based on your TV for the bowl game. That is, is it a 'double' payday, or is the TV money figured in? I just don't know if Jim thought of that or not. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section. Last edited by mrushh : 04-19-2003 at 11:37 PM.

04-20-2003, 03:27 PM	#68
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	I'm not sure. I would think that TV money is "on top" of the bowl money, since the determinant of which TV the bowl appears on is determined by the juicyness of the matchup, similar to how it's done during the regular season. A "TV1" game should pay more than a "TV5" game, but since the pairings are not determined until the regular season's conclusion, there's no way to know which matchup is a five-star affair and which one is a blowout before the teams even leave their hotel rooms. Judging by the looks of things based on your last standings, is it possible that you wind up with Memphis in the 4-7 BCS Bowl? I see that 5 of the 6 auto bids (assuming they bear relation to conference standings at all) are ranked 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, with the SEC champ somewhere in the 12-15 range (pairing them with the #6 team). You're #4 and Memphis is the second-highest rated non-BCS conference champion team at #7, giving them the other at-large. Wonder if the program takes into account conference affiliation and avoids in-conference pairings except in the title game.

04-20-2003, 11:25 PM	#69
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	I have no idea, but I need all the revenue I can get because my weekly travel budget hasn't increased even $100 since 2002 and I assume it is tied to your revenue stream, so more TV money will hopefully increase the travel fund. I'll find out very shortly who goes where. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-20-2003, 11:32 PM	#71
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	National Scoreboard: Conference Championship Week Big Twelve Team Score Opponent Score (1) Oklahoma State 17 (16)Kansas State 9 Southeastern (24)South Carolina 24 (47)LSU 12 Mid-American (18)Western Michigan 30 (33)Buffalo 35 ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-21-2003, 01:13 AM	#72
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 16 The Game: none. Bowl lineup will be out this week, along with the first round- Minor Tier- of games, which we better not be in, or we will sue like the old lady and the McDonald's coffee deal. Injuries were confined to: no recoveries. Still on the list are: TE John Guthrie OUT-12 Torn Knee Ligament OLB Gino Sanford PROBABLE-1 Hyperextended Elbow WR Karl Childers QUESTIONABLE-7 Hip Pointer Recruiting: Our walk-ons for next year are signed. They will be 3rd or 4th string, of course, or practice fodder ala "Rudy." They will also keep our gpa high as all three are excellent students. In The Fold: Recruit Pos St. Rank PosRK Scout GPA SAT AthPrep Rodney Canady OG TX 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 Irv Erickson QB MI 51 9 69+ 3.63 1327 77 Otis Mueller WR PA 7 2 82++ 3.67 1422 88 Troy Paris S MO 40 3 93- 3.32 1273 70 Marvin Carig OG AR 12 2 96+ 3.69 1228 46 R.J. Elliott P LA 54 1 95+ 3.41 1201 69 Tyrone Kirchhof DT TX 107 8 75+ 4.00 1412 50 Jeff Wilson DE TX 22 4 100- 3.84 1405 27 Joey Osborne ILB CA 284 9 56+ 3.56 1284 88 Anthony Perkins CB GA 272 19 75- 3.36 1192 43 Mack Beuter WR NY 225 18 79+ 3.40 1460 33 Everett Farley OLB TX 286 13 70+ 3.99 1299 54 Jeremy Riffel CB IL 245 17 67- 3.98 1265 78 Jerry Burtt WR TX --- -- 28+ 3.73 1344 93 Ron Dafoe RB TX --- -- 35+ 3.56 1249 39 Karl Nation TE TX --- -- 26+ 3.92 1477 66 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-21-2003, 09:37 AM	#75
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Ooh...this could be interesting. If UCLA knocks off the Cowboys, it leaves the winner of your game versus Indiana as the only unbeaten standing, though it'll mean a bridesmaid finish as #2, probably. A brief guesstimate of relative power conference strength based on the number of teams each has in the Top 25 seems to show that UCLA would pick up a little more schedule strength by beating Oklahoma State than you would by beating Indiana, thus probably preserving their narrow margin. This is assuming that the national title is awarded on the basis of the BCS poll, though. From the look of things, you'd likely pick up #1 for both voter polls if the Cowboys lose. A little consolation, anyway. Good luck.

04-21-2003, 04:26 PM	#79
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Next up, an Orange Bowl preview: (3) TCU (11-0) vs (5) Indiana (11-0) __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-22-2003, 12:18 AM	#81
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	2007 Orange Bowl The Game Indiana University (11-0) (-4) vs. Texas Christian (11-0) Attendance: 43,200 65 degrees, Stormy First Meeting For the first time this year, TCU marched on the field as an underdog. The Frogs did not like the feeling, or the disrespect being shown them and C-USA. Determination, coupled with the knowledge that many future Frog Club Hall of Fame inductees were closing out their careers, lent a swagger to the Frogs that one could feel and see anywhere in the Orange Bowl. TCU won the toss and elected to receive. WR Mark Huntley caught the kick at the 13 and returned it 34 yards to the TXCH47. A great start, and RB Graham Elliot sent a message to the Hoosiers, running up the middle 3 times for 14 yards. Following a false start penalty, QB Ike Palmer and WR Ellis Twisp connected on a 30 yard strike to the Indiana 14. Two plays later, Palmer hit Twisp for a touchdown, and TCU was ridin' high, 7-0. Following the kickoff, Indiana held the ball for 10 plays and moved to the TCU 35. However, on a 4th and 3, LB Marvin Washington stuffed Hoosier RB Earnest Kobdish for a 3 yard loss, and the Frogs regained possession. Unfortunately, several plays later, Elliot fumbled at the Indiana 47 and the ball was recovered by the Hoosiers. Three plays later, they punted back to TCU. After an exchange of punts, TCU found itself with a 1st and 20 on their 10 yard line. On 2nd down, Elliot ran around left end for 40 yards to midfield. Palmer then hit WR Karl Childers, playing in great pain, for 33 yards to the Indiana 17, but the drive stalled and K Vincent Boo was true from 29 yards for a 10-0 Frog lead. Indiana went 3 and punt again and TCU took over at their 49. It took 10 semi-boring plays, none over 14 yards, but Elliot finally burst into the endzone from the 1 to give the Frogs another score. Boo missed another field goal with 10 seconds left in the half, leaving the score 17-0 as the teams went to the locker room. The 2nd half started with Indiana taking possession and failing to mount an offense once more and punting to the Toads, who took over on their 13 yard line. On first down, Palmer completed a pass to TE Gary Boone for 19 yards, which would end up the longest play on a 17 play drive consuming an unbelievable 9:39 that resulted in a Boo 28 yard field goal. 20-0, TCU. After several more punts, including the last of 8 consecutive drives by the Hoosiers ending in a punt, the Frogs took over at their 48. Several plays later, Palmer hit WR Childers for a 16 yard touchdown making the score 27-0. An excellent kickoff return by CB Donnie King left the Hoosiers in great field position for once in the game at their 49. Indiana had the ball for 9 plays but could only manage the TCU 12 yard line before deciding to get the goose egg off their scoreboard and kicking a field goal to pull the score to 27-3, Frogs. TCU got the ball at the 20 following a touchback on the kickoff with 5:53 left to close out their perfect season, and that's just what they did, running out the whole rest of the game in 12 plays and ending on Indiana's 12 yard line. The close of Graham Elliots' marvelous career included 9 runs on the final drive as he refused to come to the sideline for the last time until the gun was fired (many french in attendance at the Orange Bowl were confused and surrendered to authorities when they heard the gun signal the end of the game). Elliot was named MVP and awarded an astounding 17 stokes for his effort. Coach Purple, tears in his eyes, said "An era has ended today. You cannot replace these senior Frogs we are losing. These guys were 40-8 in the last 4 seasons. I hope TCU meant as much to them as they have meant to TCU." Now, if Oklahoma State will just lose their bowl, we will be the only undefeated team in the nation. Final Score: TCU 27 Indiana 3 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot- 45 carries for 199 Yds, 1 Td WR Ellis Twisp- 5 receptions for 113 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer- 16 of 22 for 255 Yds, 2 Tds, 0 Int FB Kelvin Patton- 2 carries for 17 Yds, 0 Td Injuries were confined to: None to impact next season Year to Date:end regular season Week TCURk Line Opponent SeasRk GameRk TV Score Record 1 25 -5 Penn St. 9 9 2 38-21 1-0 2 14 -10 Ohio St. 40 35 4 37-13 2-0 4 7 -4 SMU 117 102 -- 48-0 3-0 5 8 -18 E. Carol 113 88 -- 34-10 4-0 7 6 -36 UAB 108 125 -- 55-0 5-0 8 5 -24 Tulane 85 89 -- 38-7 6-0 9 6 -10 Cincy 63 61 4 41-19 7-0 10 6 -5 Houston 101 64 4 13-6 8-0 11 4 -23 Army 56 77 5 45-10 9-0 12 3 -5 S. Miss 62 53 -- 21-6 10-0 13 4 -21 L'Ville 109 109 -- 45-14 11-0 19 4 +4 Indiana 26 3 1 27-3 12-0 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-22-2003, 12:24 AM	#82
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Bowl Results: 2007 New Year's Tier Game Matchup Orange Bowl (3)TCU (12-0) 27 vs (5)Indiana (11-1) 3 Sugar Bowl (4)Maryland (11-1) 41 vs (7)Virginia Tech (9-3) 0 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-24-2003, 12:51 AM	#83
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Bowl Results: 2007 BCS Championship Tier Game Matchup Fiesta Bowl (1)Oklahoma St (13-0) 35 vs (2)UCLA (10-2) 24 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-25-2003, 06:16 PM	#88
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Recruiting Final: 2007 Recruit Pos St. HT WT RK PRK Scout GPA SAT AthPr Rodney Canady OG TX 6-5 279 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 Irv Erickson QB MI 6-4 195 51 9 69+ 3.63 1327 77 Otis Mueller WR PA 6-1 193 7 2 82++ 3.67 1422 88 Troy Paris S MO 5-10 182 40 3 93- 3.32 1273 70 Marvin Carig OG AR 6-3 265 12 2 96+ 3.69 1228 46 R.J. Elliott P LA 6-4 219 54 1 95+ 3.41 1201 69 Tyrone Kirchhof DT TX 6-3 274 107 8 75+ 4.00 1412 50 Jeff Wilson DE TX 6-1 220 22 4 100- 3.84 1405 27 Joey Osborne ILB CA 6-3 222 284 9 56+ 3.56 1284 88 Anthony Perkins CB GA 5-11 171 272 19 75- 3.36 1192 43 Mack Beuter WR NY 5-11 172 225 18 79+ 3.40 1460 33 Everett Farley OLB TX 6-2 204 286 13 70+ 3.99 1299 54 Jeremy Riffel CB IL 5-10 174 245 17 67- 3.98 1265 78 Jerry Burt WR TX 5-10 183 --- -- 28+ 3.73 1344 93 Ron Dafoe RB TX 6-0 181 --- -- 35+ 3.56 1249 39 Karl Nation TE TX 6-4 232 --- -- 26+ 3.92 1477 66 This class shows the good and the bad, a microcosm of what can go well, and what can go poorly, all at once. We could not even get 16 recruits to come to Ft. Worth, at least not of the quality necessary to sustain a top 20 program. With a top 3 Academic rating and a prestige of 85, one would hope more recruits would be interested. However, that was not the case, and this will come to haunt the Frogs in a few years when the talent, especially the back-ups, are not where they need to be. With that said, the 13 players brought in, walk-ons notwithstanding, are all in the top 20 at their positions. Most are of good to passing size already, except for Farley and Wilson. Naturally, all will be red-shirted, if at all possible, so they will have a year to grow and learn. With the number of high-level graduating seniors in the class of 2007, this class will decide whether TCU stays in the top 20, or falls into the pack of C-USA also-rans. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-25-2003, 06:28 PM	#93
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	TCU Record Book: NATIONAL RECORDS Career []Rushing Yards: Graham Elliot -- 6,981 (2007) []All-Purpose Yards: Graham Elliot -- 10,104 (2007) __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-27-2003, 06:30 PM	#94
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	This is the end of the TCU Dynasty, at least for now. Since HornsManiac says people hate when dynasties just shut down with no warning or reason, I thought I would let those that read this know. My dad has cancer and is anywhere from weeks to months left. He has lost 100 pounds and stupid-ass doctors say that he is not too sick to be on his own so medicare will not spring for any home health aide to come look out for him, so it falls to my siblings and myself to deal with him. Hopefully, when this gets straightened out, one way or another, I will come back to it. Thanks for reading. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

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