Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty :2007

mrushh · 03-29-2003, 06:50 PM

2007

Raise the Bar

It's time to put up, or shut up, with a senior laden team.

Horned Frog History Lesson:
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2006
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2005
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2004
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2003
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2002

mrushh · 03-30-2003, 11:50 AM

Past Rankings



Category	2002   2003   2004   2005   2006

Performance	78     62     45     21     14

Academic   	1      1      2      4      5

Recruiting	2      4      5      1      10

TV Revenue	98     70     42     30     34

Ticket Rev.	80     87     72     51     64

Donation Rev.	69     63     54     38     31

GPA		1      1      1      1      1

Avg. Attend**	34.8   35.7   37.5   39.0   42.2

% Capacity	75.8   77.6   81.6   84.9   91.9

** -- in thousands

mrushh · 03-30-2003, 10:36 PM

Preseason News and Notes: 2007

Coaching: No coaches retired or were hired away. However, Coach Purple replaced 3 assistants, including the Defensive Coordinator. Details to follow.

Schools hiring new coaches include: Virginia, Wake Forest and Texas A&M.

Player Reports: Nobody left and nobody lost a girlfriend. We may reduce some student-athletes to 18/28 relaxation from 19/29 since we have had no ill effects in the past few years.

2004 Yearly Revenue: $17,440,000, a 9% increase from the previous year. The main increase was from TV revenue, while stadium suite revenue took a dive due to poor economic conditions in Ft. Worth.

mrushh · 03-30-2003, 10:39 PM

Coaching Changes: 2007

Three new faces will patrol the Horned Frog sideline or man the booth on Saturdays this fall. Unfortunately, only three. All coaches were up for review, but a dearth of candidates left Coach Purple little choice for many positions. Scout-Deep South, while far from a bad scout, is poor in QB ratings, hamstringing the progress of the QB position. There were no other choices, however, so quarterbacking will continue to be below expectations based on recruiting promise.

The 3 coaches added to the staff are:

Tyrone Stubblefield, 56, Scout-Midwest
Rufus Lindstrom, 34, Scout-New England
Warren Roberts, 38, Defensive Coordinator



Scouting	Stubblefield	Lindstrom

Quarterback	Pretty Good	Excellent

Running Back	Very Good	Pretty Good

Receivers	Excellent	Terrific

Off. Line	Very Good	Good

Kickers		Fair		Good

Def. Line	Terrific	Excellent

Linebackers	Very Good	Very Good

Secondary	Good		Pretty Good



Def. Coord	Roberts

Play Call	Fair

Injuries	Pretty Good

Rehab		Pretty Good

Congeniality	Very Good

Def. Line	Terrific	

Linebackers	Good	

Secondary	Fair

While Roberts may not look so great, he is an improvement in 4 categories and even on the other three. Especially important is the improved injury and rehab grades, as many defensive starters missed games last year, including graduated stars DT Dusty Aceves and DE Riddick Ackerman.

mrushh · 03-30-2003, 10:40 PM

Freshmen Roundup: 2007

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 majority of the class, depending on future injuries:

Walsh, Doug, P. He is currently rated at 38, with future estimate of 79.
Bell, Malcolm, K. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 92.
Culjat, Bernie, TE. He is currently rated at 43, with future estimate of 100.
Dillon, Darrin, OLB. He is currently rated at 28, with future estimate of 51.
Duncan, Norbert, CB. He is currently rated at 35, with future estimate of 74.
Greer, Eugene, CB. He is currently rated at 8, with future estimate of 69.
Hett, Nate, G. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 91.
Olsavsky, Stanley, FB. He is currently rated at 35, with future estimate of 45.
Owens, Alfred, FB. He is currently rated at 39, with future estimate of 60.
Peters, Alex, DE. He is currently rated at 24, with future estimate of 64.
Quinn, Donald, QB. He is currently rated at 26, with future estimate of 84.
Schneider, Jeremy, walk-on ILB. He is currently rated at 13, with future estimate of 13.
Scott, Glenn, walk-on G. He is currently rated at 7, with future estimate of 30.
Stephens, Ernest, walk-on QB. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 46.
Cooper, Charles, walk-on WR. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 15.
Fitzgerald, Todd, walk-on OLB. He is currently rated at 7, with future estimate of 23.

Coach Purple can see why Professor Laertes gave only 60 points for this recruiting class. If the high hopes for this season do not materialize, it may be a while before TCU gets another chance to breathe-in this lofty air.

mrushh · 04-01-2003, 05:23 PM

Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2007

Offense:

Quarterback: There is now a glut of "good" QBs on the squad, but Palmer has slightly elevated himself above the rest and should get most of the playing time. Palmer also is higher rated at preventing interceptions, which is obviously a key to any title run. You never hope for injuries, but if Palmer goes down, Hidy is very experienced and can fill in well.



Player                  Pos  Elig  CurEst  FutEst  

Hidy, Joey              QB   Sr    52      52                                   

Palmer, Ike             QB   Jr*   56      78                  

Madison, Vinny          QB   So*   47      77

Running Back: With Elliot and Patton, we are ready to roll on the ground behind the offensive line. Elliot is coming off an injury year, but we hope with the line and Patton protecting him, he can recover the form he had 2 years ago.

     

Elliot, Graham          RB   Sr    88      88                  

Lawton, Wayne           RB   So*   61      95                                   

Patton, Kelvin          FB   Sr    82      82                  

Browning, Randal        FB   Jr*   40      44

Tight Ends: Guthrie is now one of the top 2 TE in the country, and has 3 years left, if he stays. Boone is an excellent back-up.

                

Boone, Gary             TE   Jr    67      74                  

Guthrie, John           TE   Jr*   93      93

Wide Receivers: Childers has made a tremendous leap into the top receivers in the country. He gives us a stud that opponents will need to watch, hopefully opening-up the running game even more for Elliot.



Twisp, Ellis            WR   Sr    64      67                                    

Pauly, Gino             WR   Sr*   51      86                  

Childers, Karl          WR   Jr*   85      95                  

Buckner, Myron          WR   So    61      82

Offensive Line: Once again, offensive line is our strength. As long as Bernstein stays healthy, Elliot and Palmer should stay healthy.

                             

Bernstein, Jimmy        C    Sr    84      93                  

Coles, Jose             C    Sr*   38      81                                   

Bishop, Cornelius       G    Sr    96      100                 

Tamaarkin, Ross         G    Sr*   89      89                  

Capriglione, Skip       G    Sr*   76      86                                                      

Atkins, Everett         T    Sr    68      68                                   

Doyle, Jon              T    Sr*   83      83                  

Walker, Norm            T    Jr*   61      66

Kickers: Boo has been a huge burden to the team, making only 59% of his FG attempts for his career. This can be the difference between a good year and a great one, but we have noone to replace him with except walk-ons and a freshman who is redshirting. Britton is much better ratings wise this year, so hopefully he will improve his 33 yard average from last season.



Britton, Scottie        P    Sr*   55      94                                   

Boo, Vincent            K    Sr    55      55

mrushh · 04-01-2003, 05:28 PM

Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2006

Defense:

Defensive Line: Ackerman and Aceves have graduated, leaving little in the way of replacements. DT will be OK with White taking over in the 3-4 defense, but DE will be problematic as far as helping stop the run. We have a good linebacker group, thank goodness, to help stuff the run, and it will be called upon to keep the 'D' off the field.



Player                  Pos  Elig  CurEst  FutEst               

Ingram, Ike             DE   Sr*   54      54                  

Gustin, Irving          DE   Sr*   34      62                  

England, Louie          DE   Jr*   30      87                  

White, Quinn            DT   Sr*   62      100                 

Thompson, Gabe          DT   Jr*   41      80

Linebackers: This group must step-up or opponents will have many long scoring drives. The 'backers will be called upon to help stop the run more, and pass defense less, putting more pressure on the secondary.



Singleton, Hardy        ILB  Sr    90      94                                   

Florence, Billy Joe     ILB  Jr*   77      77                  

Raley, Ronald           ILB  Jr*   38      55                                  

Washington, Marvin      OLB  Sr    85      89                  

Jurgensen, Jamal        OLB  Jr*   50      79                                  

Sanford, Gino           OLB  So*   56      100

Secondary: The corners must be able to shut opponents passing game down or the linebackers will be forced to cover more, which in turn will put pressure on the D-line for run support. If the secondary can't do their job, the whole defensive scheme falls apart, as does our hopes for an undefeated season.

                                 

Dotson, Marty           CB   Sr    80      80                  

Cox, Mel                CB   Sr*   73      73                                   

Parton, Gus             CB   So*   70      74                                                   

Riekens, Rondell        S    Sr    72      72                  

Mahoney, Ralph          S    Sr*   61      63                                                    

Burgower, Dale          S    So*   55      100

mrushh · 04-01-2003, 05:31 PM

National Roster Strength: 2007
[list=A]
[QB] not rated
[RB] #1
[FB] #1
[TE] #2
[WR] #7
[C] #2
[G] #1
[T] #4
[P] not rated
[K] not rated
[DE] not rated
[DT] not rated
[ILB] #1
[OLB] #6
[CB] #7
[S] #15[/list=A]
Not Rated means not in the top 20 teams, nationally.

Offense is KILLER, defense needs to hold opponents to less than our offense scores. (No shit, Sherlock)

mrushh · 04-02-2003, 07:21 PM

Recruiting Outlook: 2007

This will be an important year for Horned Frog recruiting as the starting lineups are littered with seniors, graduating and redshirt, so that many holes will need to be filled, and we don't have the studs left to fill them. A full 16 player class will be recruited. There are 13 players from Texas ranked in the top 200 by Rivals.com, but only 8 of these fill the TCU academic requirements. With a Prestige rating of 85, more recruits will hopefully find TCU appetizing for reasons other than Academics or Distance. We need to be able to recruit across the nation if we are to compete with the Mississippi State and Oklahoma State level teams we must catch to be a top-level team ourselves.

Scholarships open: 23
Graduating Seniors: 20, 14 on scholarship
Travel Budget/Week: $2,751
Highest ranked Idolizer: Alan O'Neil, WR from Weatherford, TX. #357 recruit, #32 WR. AthPrep 41.
Highest rated Frog: OG Cornelius Bishop, Graduating Senior- 96 current.

Recruiting Needs: 2007

QB- while there is still no standout, Palmer and Madison give, at least, some stability for the next 3 or 4 years.
RB- Elliot is in his last season, but Lawton will be around for 3 years after that, and he is rated 61 already.
FB- Patton will be gone, and we have mediocre talent after him, although plenty of it.
TE- Guthrie and Boone are here, along with redshirting freshman Bernie Culjat, already rated at 43.
WR- Childers is excellent and soph standout Buckner, rated 61, is being redshirted. After that, we have nothing much.
OL- C Bernstein is gone next year with no ready replacement. Guard and tackle look to be in good shape for several more years, however, though we try to get one G and one T each recruiting season.
K/P- we have had trouble in the kicking game for years, and this year we have the same kicker and punter as last. We will ride them out and pray. There is a redshirt freshman waiting in the wings for each position, with P being the more developed. If an awesome K prospect is a likely fit, we may burn another scholarship there. Missing almost half the FG tries every year is getting old, to put it mildly.
DL- the defensive line is in poor shape. We need help.
LB- we will be losing our top players at each linebacking position this year. There is not much in the cupboard, either. Help is needed.
CB- as with most positions, our best corner is graduating. Unlike those other positions, there are players returning next year ready to step in and shoulder the load, including two redshirting freshmen, one rated 35 at this point.
S- again, the top safety is gone next year. There is one very good and 2 good players who will be back for next season.

Recruiting Priorities: 2007

[1] Defensive End- we have only one DE rated as high as 'good.' Finding another Riddick Ackerman is a must. Two would be better.
[2] Center- Jimmy Bernstein is out next year and the next best is rated but 38. That won't do, unless we move to a run and shoot, which we don't have the QB to do.
[3] Linebackers- only one 'backer will be returning for 2008 rated so much as 'very good' in either OLB or ILB. We need replacements to keep from giving-up the long drives that were the norm against us in the past.
[4] Defensive Tackle- there are only 2 scholarship DTs on the squad, and one of them is only 'good' at the present time. If we cannot stop the opposition running game, the depth in the secondary means little.

mrushh · 04-02-2003, 07:23 PM

Preseason Rankings: 2007 National

Code:

    
School                  Con  Comp  Poll  Sched Total  Rank  
Mississippi State       SEC  1.00  2.00  2.48  5.48   1       
Oklahoma State          BTW  3.00  2.00  1.16  6.16   2       
Rutgers                 BES  4.00  3.00  1.44  8.44   3       
Mississippi             SEC  2.00  4.00  2.44  8.44   4       
Minnesota               BTN  6.00  5.00  0.60  11.60  5       
Oregon                  PTN  7.00  6.00  1.76  14.76  6       
Maryland                ACC  5.00  10.0  0.20  15.20  7       
Michigan                BTN  8.00  7.50  0.52  16.02  8       
Penn State              BTN  10.0  9.00  0.72  19.72  9       
Virginia Tech           BES  11.0  10.5  1.56  23.06  10      
Kentucky                SEC  9.00  14.0  2.12  25.12  11      
Colorado                BTW  14.0  11.5  0.84  26.34  12      
Western Michigan        MAM  12.0  14.0  4.12  30.12  13      
Virginia                ACC  16.0  15.0  0.32  31.32  14      
Temple                  BES  15.0  16.0  1.52  32.52  15      
Stanford                PTN  17.0  14.5  1.84  33.34  16      
Middle Tennessee St.    SBT  13.0  16.5  4.32  33.82  17      
UCLA                    PTN  18.0  14.5  1.88  34.38  18      
Duke                    ACC  21.0  17.0  0.08  38.08  19      
Boise State             WAC  19.0  21.0  3.24  43.24  20      
Georgia Tech            ACC  22.0  22.0  0.16  44.16  21      
Memphis                 USA  20.0  23.0  3.08  46.08  22      
Clemson                 ACC  25.0  21.5  0.04  46.54  23      
Michigan State          BTN  26.0  25.0  0.56  51.56  24      
Texas Christian         USA  23.0  26.0  3.16  52.16  25

Leading Conference Representation in Top 25:

ACC-5
BTN-4
BES-3
PTN-3
SEC-3
BTW-2
USA-2
MAM-1
SBT-1
WAC-1

Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Ranking.

mrushh · 04-02-2003, 07:25 PM

Preseason Rankings: 2007 C-USA

 

School                  Con  Comp  Poll   Sched Total   Rank         

Memphis                 USA  20.0  23.0   3.08  46.08   22           

Texas Christian         USA  23.0  26.0   3.16  52.16   25                

Army                    USA  58.0  57.5   2.88  118.38  56           

Southern Mississippi    USA  66.0  58.0   3.12  127.12  62      

Cincinnati              USA  61.0  63.5   2.92  127.42  63           

Tulane                  USA  86.0  86.0   3.20  175.20  85          

Houston                 USA  95.0  102.0  3.00  200.00  101        

Alabama-Birmingham      USA  105.  106.5  2.84  214.34  108     

Louisville              USA  106.  108.5  3.04  217.54  109          

East Carolina           USA  109.  115.5  2.96  227.46  113

Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Ranking.

mrushh · 04-03-2003, 05:07 PM

Schedule and Predictions: 2007

[-]TCU Pre-Season Ranking : 25th
[-]TCU Pre-Season Academic: 82 (t-2nd)
[-]TCU Pre-Season Prestige: 85
[-]TCU 2006 Strength Sched: 4.64/5.00
[-]TCU 2007 Pre-Season Str. of Sch: 3.16/5.00
[-]Season Tickets Sold: 37,600

Schedule:



Week   Opponent          SeasRk 

1      @ Penn State      9                                  

2        Ohio State      40                                          

4      @ SMU             117                            

5        East Carolina   113                                               

7        UAB             108                              

8        Tulane          85                                               

9      @ Cincinnati      63                                            

10     @ Houston         101                                          

11       Army            56                                            

12     @ Southern Miss   62                                    

13     @ Louisville      109

History:

[-] 2006 Wins: Ohio State, SMU, E. Carolina, Tulane, Cincy, Army, S. Miss, Louisville
[-] 2006 Loss: UAB
[-] New opponents: Penn State, Houston

Predictions:
Coach Purple is pleased with the first top 25 pre-season ranking in his tenure and has attempted to step-up the non-conference schedule a bit by having the first top 10 team as an opponent. The problem is that the Frogs happened to get lucky and this is the season they miss Memphis on the C-USA schedule. However, Penn State will be a VERY tough test and could ruin a possible perfect 11-0 season on the 1st week of the year.
Unless some of the middle C-USA ranked teams raise their level, even an 11-0 record may not get TCU into the Championship game due to the low SoS (strength of schedule) resulting from the 4 conference teams ranked in the 100's, plus SMU also very low ranked. SoS could keep the Frogs out of the race if they beat Penn State, or it could force the Frogs into a minor bowl even with only one loss.
Also, SoS could doom TCU to 2nd place in the conference if Memphis goes through their conference games undefeated, as expected, even if both are 8-0. With the number of graduating starters and solid back-ups, this may be the last great team for a few years, meaning it could be a "now or never" kind of situation.
Anyway, Coach Purple would love to predict an 11-0 record, but he just doesn't know if that is possible. Penn State, #9 ranked nationally, may be too damn good, and the Horned Frogs always have trouble with SMU, as well as Southern Miss, for some reason. Plus the one game a year when Coach Purple's Frogs seem to tank in a seemingly easy game. With all this reeling in his head, Coach predicts a 10-1 regular season record and a major bowl. He wants an end of year TOP 10 RANKING, as a goal.

mrushh · 04-04-2003, 08:58 PM

WEEK 1

The Game:

TCU (0-0) (-5) @ Penn State (0-0)
Attendance: 94,000
68 degrees, Storms
First Meeting

State College, Pa. was one rockin' mother-fucker as 90k screaming Nittany Lion fans and 4k or so wacked-out Horned Frog fans kicked-off 2007 with a sonic boom of cheering. As Coach Purple stood on the field, he was wondering why Penn State was the #9 team in the country and not his Frogs. The scouting report noted that pre-season Roster Strength lists showed TCU rated higher in all but 1 category. Why, therefore, if the Frogs were 5 point favorites, and on the road to boot, was State ranked in the top 10, and not TCU? Why, indeed!!!
The first quarter began with Penn State showing Coach Purple why they had the eye of the pollsters, as the Lions returned an interception 65 yards for a score, then State WR Tim Levine caught a 43 yard TD pass from QB Broadway Moe Cannida (yes, that is his name.) to take a 14-0 lead midway of the 1st quarter.
After that, happy to report, the Toads TORE UP the Nittany Pussycats, giving-up one 76 yard Cannida to Levine 2nd quarter TD and nothing else for the entire game. Of course, by the time State scored that TD, the Frogs had torched them for 24 points of their own. So, while the halftime score was only 24-21, Frogs, the tone of the game was set for the 2nd half, during which Penn State could muster a whopping total of 30 yards.
As for TCU, RB Graham Elliot returned to the field subpar on the ground with a 3.1 yards/carry average but also caught 7 passes. QB Ike Palmer, starting this year over last year's starter Joey Hidy, had a magnificent game after his first possession Int, compiling a QB rating of 186+ for the game. FB Kelvin Patton chipped in a 66 yard TD run, and the Frogs were off to a sweet start to the 2007 campaign.
"I don't know what the future holds, if we can run the table or if enough teams ahead of us will fall," said Coach Purple,"but what a start this is for our program, coming in here before 90,000+ people and taking State to the cleaners."

Final Score: TCU 38 Penn State 21

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 39 carries for 123 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer 19 of 24 for 213 Yds, 3 Td, 1 Int
OG Cornelius Bishop 7-18 Blocks, 1 SkA

Injuries were confined to: none (knock on wood)

Year to Date:



Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

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

Recruiting:
As previously stated, this is not a good class from Texas to pick players from. Even our highest idolizer, WR Alan O'Niel, proved to be unrecruitable due to poor academics (654 SAT). In week 1, we contacted most of the Lone Star recruits and the top recruits with the highest test scores and GPA, hoping they would be Academic emphasis players.
We contacted 17 players, and 9 proved to lean to Academics, with 2 more boys from TX with emphasis Distance. On the bad side, 6 of these are secondary Prestige emphasis. With our 85 Prestige score, we may not be able to get these players in competition with the likes of Okie ST. or Miss St. and so on, schools with 10 or more point leads on us in Prestige.
We will monitor player contacts and visits and profile some players later when those offers start being given.

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 12:25 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 1

Code:


(1)   Mississippi State  44      North Carolina      18             
(2)   Oklahoma State     bye               
(3)   Rutgers            bye             
(4)   Mississippi        34      North Carolina St.  9                    
(5)   Minnesota          bye         
(6)   Oregon             52      Louis. Monroe       14 
(7)   Maryland           bye         
(8)   Michigan           bye         
(9)   Penn State         21      (25)Texas Christian 38                    
(10)  Virginia Tech      bye       
(11)  Kentucky           55      Army                23               
(12)  Colorado           59      Boise State         17              
(13)  Western Michigan   bye          
(14)  Virginia           bye         
(15)  Temple             27      UCLA                17            
(16)  Stanford           bye        
(17)  Mid. Tenn. St.     10      Miami Florida       34 
(18)  UCLA               17      Temple              27             
(19)  Duke               36      Southern Miss       23            
(20)  Boise State        17      Colorado            59
(21)  Georgia Tech       bye         
(22)  Memphis            48      Bethel              7             
(23)  Clemson            bye       
(24)  Michigan State     7       San Diego St.       24             
(25)  Texas Christian    38      (9)Penn State       21

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 12:28 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 1



(22)Memphis           48    Bethel              7                          

(25)TCU               38    (9)Penn State       21                    

(56)Army              23    (11)Kentucky        55               

(62)Southern Miss     23    (19)Duke            36

(63)Cincinnati        26    Purdue              21               

(85)Tulane            bye         

(101Houston           bye     

(108)UAB              bye

(109)Louisville       bye       

(113)E. Carolina      bye

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 02:31 PM

WEEK 2

The Game:

Ohio State (0-0) (+10) @ TCU (1-0)
Attendance: 44,900
70 degrees, Fair
TCU leads series, 2-0

An unseasonably cool late summer day greeted Coach Purple and his Fightin' Frogs as they waited for the National Anthem to be played before sprinting onto the grass at Amon Carter Stadium before a less than sell-out crowd. Former Cowboy great and all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith was on hand to sing the Star Spangled Banner. Emmitt, now in his first season with the Houston Texans after a year in Arizona, and a year in Tampa, and a year in Oakland, and a year in Cincinnati, hobbled out towards the 50 yard line to begin. He made a spin move to get past the Ohio State mascot at the 20, gave a forearm to ditch a security guard at the 30 and lowered his shoulder into the Frog mascot at the 40, stumbling a bit, but keeping his feet and securing the mic with both hands. At the 48, as the crowd watched and the band prepared to play, Emmitt tried to skirt around Coach Purple with a stiffarm to the coach's chest. Coach was not moved at all, and Emmitt lost his grip and FUMBLED the microphone. As Mr. Smith bent over to retrieve the prize, his pants split up the seam, and Emmitts' Thomas the Tank boxers fell out the hole. He stood back up and sidestepped back past Coach Purple and the Frog mascot and the security guard and the Buckeye before hobbling off into the tunnel where the TCU team, rent like the Red Sea, allowed him to pass.
The game was better played, as noone fumbled the whole day.
Following an Ohio State 3-and-out after the opening kickoff, TCU moved 72 yards in 5 plays to open the scring. QB Ike Palmer ran it in from the 12, but K Vincent Boo missed the point after , and the lead was 6-0. Ohio State answered with a 17 play, 81 yard drive that lasted 8:58 and began on their 6 yardline. However, the Frog 'D' stiffened and forced the Buckeyes to kick a field goal. 6-3, TCU.
Unable to move far on their next possession, TCU P Scottie Britton put one inside the Ohio State 5-yardline and, when the Buckeyes could not move, TCU got the ball back at the State 32. 6 plays later, QB Palmer found FB Patton for a short TD pass and, Boo hitting the point after, the Toads went to half up, 13-3.
The second half saw TCU put State away quickly, as RB Graham Elliot ran one in and Palmer hit WR Ellis Twisp for a score, putting the Frogs in command, 27-3.
A brief burst by Ohio State got them close, but TCU slammed the door closed in the 4th quarter and moved their record to a spotless 2-0.

Final Score: TCU 37 Ohio State 13

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 25 carries for 156 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer 16 of 22 for 183 Yds, 2 Td, 1 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 4 receptions for 65 Yds, 1 TD

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

Recruiting:
We have already received our first recruiting visit as Everett Farley an OLB from TX has agreed to come to Ft. Worth. Farley is rated #286 nationally and #13 for OLB. He is 54 Ath Prep and scouted at 70+. Any visiting linebacker is a plus, to say the least.
Other players of note include:

Don Hines, ILB from CT, ranked #2 nationally, #1 ILB. Hines is scouted 88 with 98 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad.
Dan Stanton, WR from KS, ranked #3 nationally, #1 WR. Stanton is scouted 88- with 70 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad*.
Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, ranked #4 nationally, #1 QB. Roberts is scouted 87 with 72 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is, unfortunately, Dist.
Buddy Newsome, S from GA, ranked #6 nationally, #1 S. Newsome is scouted 75++ with 88 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad.
Otis Mueller, WR from PA, ranked #7 nationally, #2 WR. Mueller is scouted 82++ with 88 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Prestige (Boo ).
Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, #1 DE. Wooldridge is scouted 83 with 86 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad.
Douglas Sherman, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, #1 DE. Wooldridge is scouted 79+ with 99 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad*.

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 03:44 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 2

Code:


(1)   Mississippi State  41      New Mexico St.      14             
(2)   Oklahoma State     bye               
(3)   Rutgers            30      (5)Minnesota        27     
(4)   Mississippi        38      Arkansas State      13                   
(5)   Minnesota          27      (3)Rutgers          30
(6)   Oregon             bye 
(7)   Maryland           34      West Virginia       6         
(8)   Michigan           17      UNLV                27
(9)   Penn State         48      Louisiana Monroe    7              
(10)  Virginia Tech      24      Buffalo             26 
(11)  Kentucky           bye               
(12)  Colorado           29      Houston             20              
(13)  Western Michigan   13      Miami,Florida       35
(14)  Virginia           7       Connecticut         16
(15)  Temple             21      Navy                11           
(16)  Stanford           34      San Jose State      10   
(17)  Mid. Tenn. St.     38      Vanderbilt          14 
(18)  UCLA               bye             
(19)  Duke               23      Sitka               20            
(20)  Boise State        bye
(21)  Georgia Tech       63      Arkansas            7  
(22)  Memphis            35      Kansas              13             
(23)  Clemson            bye       
(24)  Michigan State     24      Missouri           21             
(25)  Texas Christian    37      Ohio State         13

***Red denotes an upset.
*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 03:45 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 2



(22)Memphis           35    Kansas         13                          

(25)TCU               37    Ohio State     13                   

(56)Army              24    Texas Tech     32               

(62)Southern Miss     bye

(63)Cincinnati        24    Georgia        28               

(85)Tulane            37    LSU            17         

(101Houston           20    (12)Colorado   29     

(108)UAB              0     Fairbanks      42

(109)Louisville       bye       

(113)E. Carolina      16    Wisconsin      10

*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 06:34 PM

WEEK 3: No Game

Recruiting:
There are no more visits gained for this week. Updating recruits mentioned previously:

Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far.
Don Hines, ILB from CT, visiting Oklahoma State- that is bad for us, as OSU is but 1 point less than we are Academically, with higher Prestige.
Dan Stanton, WR from KS. For some reason, we are his only contact at this time, though he is #3 national recruit and rated terrific on Attitude.
Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, ranked #4 nationally, has offers from Mid. Tennessee, Penn State, Minnesota and us. No visits yet.
Buddy Newsome, S from GA, ranked #6 nationally, is visiting Maryland, who is 1 point less Academically, and closer in Distance (oh, well)
Otis Mueller, WR from PA, ranked #7 nationally, has offers from Nevada, Oregon, Penn State and us. Is 1st emphasis Prestige, which we are 3rd highest of his offers.
Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, has offers from Minnesota and Pittsburgh, both well below us in Academics.
Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, is visiting Central Florida, who is well below us in Academics, but only 63 miles away.

Other recruits on our radar include:

Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OG. He is 46 Ath Prep and rates a smooth 96+. He has offers from Kansas State, Oregon and us.
Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 nationally and #2 RB. He rates at 77 and has Ath Prep 96. He has offers from Nevada and us.
Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. He rates 80++ with Ath Prep 96. He has offers from Temple and us.
Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. He has Ath Prep of 87 and rates 84--. Preston is visiting Rutgers.

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 06:36 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 3

Code:


(1)   Mississippi State  3       (22)Memphis       14             
(2)   Oklahoma State     45      Louisiana Tech    14       
(3)   Rutgers            48      Connecticut       10     
(4)   Mississippi        bye                   
(5)   Minnesota          41      Baylor            17
(6)   Oregon             bye 
(7)   Maryland           bye
(8)   Michigan           38      New Mexico        0
(9)   Penn State         bye              
(10)  Virginia Tech      bye 
(11)  Kentucky           37      Louisville        0       
(12)  Colorado           bye              
(13)  Western Michigan   bye
(14)  Virginia           bye
(15)  Temple             44      Central Florida   36          
(16)  Stanford           45      South Carolina    37   
(17)  Mid. Tenn. St.     45      (24)Michigan St   14 
(18)  UCLA               32      San Jose State    31
(19)  Duke               24      Northwestern      17            
(20)  Boise State        23      Texas A&M         14       
(21)  Georgia Tech       31      Louisiana- Laf    0  
(22)  Memphis            14      (1)Miss. State    3             
(23)  Clemson            24      Nebraska          10 
(24)  Michigan State     14      (17)M. Tenn. St   21             
(25)  Texas Christian    bye

***Red denotes an upset.
*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks

mrushh · 04-05-2003, 06:37 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 3



(22)Memphis           14    (1)Miss. State  3                          

(25)TCU               bye                   

(56)Army              bye              

(62)Southern Miss     20    Kansas          17

(63)Cincinnati        bye               

(85)Tulane            10    N. Illinois     19         

(101Houston           bye     

(108)UAB              23    Miami Ohio      35

(109)Louisville       0     (11)Kentucky    37       

(113)E. Carolina      0     Tennessee       27

*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks

mrushh · 04-06-2003, 09:26 PM

WEEK 4: Skillet Time

The Game:

Texas Christian (2-0) (-4) @ Southern Methodist (0-2)
Attendance: 14,800
65 degrees, Sunny
TCU leads series, 5-0

A mostly empty stadium greated TCU and SMU as they battled for the honor of the Iron Skillet, entrusted to the rival who ends the game victorious. The Mustangs, attempting to end a 5 year streak of no Skillet meals on the Hilltop in Dallas, came out pumped, despite almost outnumbering their fans in the stands. Their frivolity lasted about 4 minutes, at which point TCU, following an exchange of punts on each teams first possession, began a 12 play, 77 yard touchdown drive capped by the first of 5 QB Ike Palmer touchdown passes, this one to WR Ellis Twisp. It was the first of 7 drives by the Frogs of at least 50 yards, and signaled the end of any hope the Ponies had of taking home the cookware.
Scoring 24 points in each half en route to 31 first downs and 575 total yards, the Frogs had 3 WRs, Twisp, Childers and Huntley, each catch 2 TD passes. On the defensive side, TCU harked back to the Purple People Eaters of yore, limiting SMU to 6 first downs and 124 yards in 22 minutes of possession. The game was so one-sided, 3rd string QB Vinny Madison played in his first game ever, throwing a TD pass to Huntley in the process.
"That is how you need to treat a team inferior to your own," said Coach Purple. "If we play that way the rest of the year, noone can touch us."

Final Score: TCU 48 SMU 0

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 35 carries for 141 Yds, 0 Td
QB Ike Palmer 19 of 31 for 289 Yds, 5 Tds, 0 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 7 receptions for 105 Yds, 2 TDs
WR Karl Childers 6 receptions for 100 Yds, 2 TDs

Injuries were confined to:
WR Karl Childers QUESTIONABLE-2, Sprained Knee
TE John Guthrie PROBABLE-2, Sprained Ankle
RB Wayne Lawton PROBABLE-2, Bad Cold

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

Recruiting:

There are no more visits gained again, leaving the one so far. Updating recruits mentioned previously:

Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far. He has picked-up offers from Rice, Kansas and UTEP.
Don Hines, ILB from CT, no change. Still visiting Oklahoma State only.
Dan Stanton, WR from KS. Is now visiting Oklahoma State, as well (peckerheads ).
Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, has 5 offers but has agreed to no visits thus far.
Buddy Newsome, S from GA, has added Clemson to Maryland as his visits at this point.
Otis Mueller, WR from PA, has received 5 offers with no scheduled visits.
Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, visiting Mississippi State and Rutgers.
Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, is still only visiting Central Florida.
Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, remains with 3 offers only.
Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 nationally now has 5 offers but has scheduled no visits, yet.
Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. He is visiting Temple, Penn State and Rutgers
Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers and Georgia Tech.

Obviously, things don't look good at this point. We are competing for most of the top recruits (or not competing, if you will) with the schools we thought we would, and losing out. We hope some of these guys will remember that they are primary emphasis Academics, which we are #2 in. Of course, some of these schools are in the top 10 as well, so maybe we better start looking at the second tier athlete this week and realize we are just not in the top group at this point, though we never will be if we don't recruit some of the top players each year.

mrushh · 04-06-2003, 09:28 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 4

Code:


(1)   Mississippi State  bye             
(2)   Oklahoma State     17    (3)Rutgers       6           
(3)   Rutgers            6     (2)Oklahoma St.  17     
(4)   Mississippi        bye                   
(5)   Minnesota          30    Utah             7
(6)   Oregon             7     Wisconson        20 
(7)   Maryland           44    Barrow           10
(8)   Michigan           27    Notre Dame       24
(9)   Penn State         31    Pittsburgh       37              
(10)  Virginia Tech      40    Oklahoma         13
(11)  Kentucky           69    South Florida    14      
(12)  Colorado           42    Colorado State   25              
(13)  Western Michigan   20    Louisville       7
(14)  Virginia           7     Tennessee        10
(15)  Temple             bye          
(16)  Stanford           bye     
(17)  Mid. Tenn. St.     bye  
(18)  UCLA               23    Ohio State       22
(19)  Duke               bye            
(20)  Boise State        bye       
(21)  Georgia Tech       bye  
(22)  Memphis            bye            
(23)  Clemson            48    Arkansas State   14 
(24)  Michigan State     bye            
(25)  Texas Christian    48    SMU              0

***Red denotes an upset.
*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks. Next week we will resume with the updated poll.

mrushh · 04-06-2003, 09:29 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 4



(22)  Memphis          bye                          

(25)  TCU              48    SMU              0                

(56)  Army             bye              

(62)  Southern Miss    41    Alabama          10

(63)  Cincinnati       bye               

(85)  Tulane           22    Nebraska         45         

(101) Houston          0     Indiana          24     

(108) UAB              7     Sitka            37

(109) Louisville       7     (13)W. Michigan  20       

(113) E. Carolina      17    Wake Forest      45

*** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks. Next week we will resume with the updated poll.

mrushh · 04-08-2003, 12:30 AM

WEEK 5

The Game:

East Carolina (1-2) (+18) @ Texas Christian (3-0)
Attendance: 46,000 (sellout)
93 degrees, Hot
TCU leads series, 4-0

As the temperature was back to a more normal swelter, a much appreciated sellout crowd came out to watch the top 10 ranked TCU Horned Frogs take on the Pirates. Of course, the sellout could have had something to do with the appearance of the great Rolling Stones at Amon Carter Stadium to sing the National Anthem. Though the members of the band are not American, Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie assured the chancelor they knew the words.
As the sun began to set, flare rockets shot-off and the crowd rose to its feet in anticipation, looking towards the tunnel for the boys. A roar started to spread as the four wheelchairs were pushed out onto the field toward the mic stands. Eventually, the mates made it to the mics and tried to get up, to no avail. One of the crew went and put the microphone stands as low as they could go, and Mick began to sing...and nothing? No sound but a huge belch came out of Micks' mouth. The crowd began to get a bit antsy as they waited, then a smattering of boos was heard, then more. As the boo-birds began to take hold, lo and behold, Mick looked at Keith, smiled, and began to stand.
A hush began to enfold the stadium. Mick broke into a big grin, stuck his tongue out about 7 inches and flicked it back and forth, and then began to sing "I see a Pirate and I want it painted PURPLE, No Pirates anymore I want them to turn PURPLE...and the crowd roared and roared, and the game began...
...and TCU held the Pirates to 235 total yards, and RB Graham Elliot made up for QB Ike Palmers' worst game of the year, earning Offensive National Player of the Week honors and, at least for a week, regaining the form he showed in winning the Heisman trophy in his 2nd year, and the Frogs were still undefeated and, finally, the Stones rested, and Coach Purple said "Amen," and it was good.

Final Score: TCU 34 E. Carolina 10

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 36 carries for 206 Yds, 2 Td **National Offensive Player of the Week**
C Jimmy Bernstein 6-10 blocks, 0 SkA

Injuries were confined to:
OLB Gino Sanford OUT-5, Hyperextended Knee

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

Recruiting:
We have gained a 2nd visitor this week in TX OG Rodney Canady who is ranked #198 nationally and is the #20 OG. His Ath Prep is 29 and he is scouted 80+. TCU is his only visit, so far.
Updating recruits mentioned previously:

Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far. He has picked-up offers from Rice, Kansas and UTEP.
Don Hines, ILB from CT, no change. Still visiting Oklahoma State but addad Virginia Tech and Mississippi State- all BIG time.
Dan Stanton, WR from KS. Is still only visiting Oklahoma State
Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ. Visiting Oklahoma State only.
Buddy Newsome, S from GA, has added Clemson to Maryland as his visits at this point.
Otis Mueller, WR from PA, is visiting Oregon.
Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, still visiting Mississippi State and Rutgers.
Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, visiting Central Florida and now Mississippi State, as well.
Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, now has 5 offers, but still no visits.
Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 is now visiting Rutgers, Mississippi and Nevada.
Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. Remains visiting Temple, Penn State and Rutgers
Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers, Georgia Tech and now Mississippi.

Things still look very bleak, so we have branched out into the next wave of recruits as suggested last week.We assume some of the above will be signing next week, so we will take a look at some of the newer players we have contacted.[/list]

HornedFrog Purple · 04-08-2003, 12:41 AM

I will try not to jinx the Frogs, just beat Memphis and demolish UAB for screwing up last season!

Excellent work on dismantling SMU. Even if you go 1-10 and demolish the Ponies, the season is a success.

mrushh · 04-08-2003, 01:24 AM

HF P,we are good enough this year that jinxing should not be a problem (next year, may be another story).

We miss playing Memphis this year which I would say is a good thing, except they will probably end up undefeated, assuming we do too, and may be higher ranked due to strength of schedule, so that sucks.

I STILL can't believe we lost to UAB last year. What a pisser.

Thanks for posting, HF P, and go Cedar Pond. BTW, Cowtown FC is #1 in our series after week 1, although I don't believe we will end there.

mrushh · 04-08-2003, 01:26 AM

National Scoreboard: Week 5

Code:


Team		       Score  Opponent         Score
(1) Stanford           26     Wash. State      35           
(2) Duke               bye           
(3) Temple             49     Pittsburgh       23          
(4) Oklahoma State     34     Kansas           31         
(5) Colorado           13     Oklahoma         20       
(6) Georgia Tech       27     Wake Forest      3         
(7) Mississippi        42     Georgia          21         
(8) Texas Christian    34     E. Carolina      10   
(9) Memphis            31     Army             10         
(10)Kentucky           7      Auburn           24         
(11)Illinois           57     Michigan         0        
(12)Miami of Florida   52     Boston College   31        
(13)San Diego State    31     Colorado St.     19  
(14)Clemson            24     N.C. State       13
(15)Minnesota          7      Penn State       13          
(16)Southern Cal       52     Oregon State     20 
(17)Rutgers            45     West Virginia    17          
(18)Pittsburgh         23     Temple           49      
(19)UNLV               19     Wyoming          3
(20)Indiana            45     Indiana          0          
(21)Texas-El Paso      37     Louisiana Tech   7          
(22)UCLA               38     Washington       21        
(23)Tennessee          bye         
(24)Virginia Tech      38     Syracuse         17          
(25)Maryland 	       31     Virginia         3

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-08-2003, 01:27 AM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 5



Team		      Score  Opponent       Score

(8)  TCU              34     E. Carolina    10

(9)  Memphis   	      31     Army           10

(40) Southern Miss    13     Louisville     7         

(63) Cincinnati       44     UAB            7           

(87) Tulane           11     Houston        38            

(88) East Carolina    10     TCU            34                      

(97) Army             10     Memphis        31                 

(104)Houston          38     Tulane         11             

(113)Louisville       7      S. Miss        13             

(123)UAB              7      Cincinnati     44

mrushh · 04-09-2003, 11:11 PM

WEEK 6: No Game

Recruiting:
What a shit week. We lost 6 recruits to other schools, including 5 we've been tracking. The only good part is that 3 of the players chose a team they were not even visiting the week before, so maybe we can get one or two of those lucky type commitments in the future. We need them. The 5 gone are:

Don Hines, ILB, chose Maryland.
Dan Stanton, WR, chose Rutgers.
Nolan Roberts, QB, chose Oklahoma State.
Cory Wooldridge, DE, chose Oklahoma State.
Sherman Douglas, OT, chose Central Florida.

On the somewhat brighter side, 2 new players are visiting Ft. Worth now and both are linebackers, though they are of the "second tier" variety that we have resorted to considering. If things do not turn around fast, this class will be a bunch of recruits worse than last year. We, and Coach Purple especially, are counting on it...the turnaround, that is.

mrushh · 04-09-2003, 11:13 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 6

Code:


Team		       Score  Opponent         Score
(1) Duke               23     (8)Maryland      17         
(2) Oklahoma State     bye     
(3) Temple             bye     
(4) Memphis            bye    
(5) Mississippi        13     South Carolina   21             
(6) Rutgers            52     BYU              3
(7) Georgia Tech       41     Florida State    48  
(8) Maryland           17     (1)Duke          23
(9) Texas Christian    bye    
(10)Miami of Florida   50     Troy State       22
(11)Illinois           10     Minnesota        7
(12)UNLV               bye
(13)Kentucky           55     Arkansas         18
(14)Clemson            32     North Carolina   18
(15)Texas-El Paso      14     Rice             19
(16)San Diego State    3      Kodiak           30
(17)Indiana            34     Ohio State       6    
(18)Colorado           bye    
(19)Tennessee          18     Mississippi St.  41
(20)UCLA               9      (24)Stanford     7
(21)Virginia Tech      19     Connecticut      22
(22)Auburn             42     Syracuse         17
(23)USC                bye
(24)Stanford           7      (20)UCLA         9    
(25)Mid. Tenn. St.     bye

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-09-2003, 11:14 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 6



Team		      Score  Opponent          Score

(4)  Memphis          bye             

(9)  TCU              bye

(41) Southern Miss.   37     (98)E. Carolina   7      

(48) Cincinnati       27     (101)Tulane       0                       

(78) Houston          38     (106)Louisville   3                  

(85) Army             32     (122)UAB          28

mrushh · 04-11-2003, 11:32 PM

WEEK 7

The Game:

Alabama-Birmingham (0-5) (+36) @ Texas Christian (3-0)
Attendance: 46,000 (sellout)
67 degrees, Fair
Series tied, 2-2

Another sellout crowd in Ft. Worth was greeted by a 26 degree drop in temperature from the game 2 weeks ago, making for an absolutely beautiful day to see college football at its finest. Well, at least halfway at its finest, as 125 and last ranked UAB came into Amon Carter Stadium as a 36 point 'dog, and lived up to the billing.
In a somber start to the day, the Marine Corps band, in their dress uniforms, played the Star Spangled Banner with great depth and piety in observance of all those dead and dying in a war far away. The Blue Angels flew overhead and dipped their wings to the crowd as the families of Texas servicemen lost to the war stood proudly by, hands shielding their eyes as they looked Heavenward.
Then a battle of a different kind commenced.
The Purple People Eaters held a pitiful Blazer squad to 6 first downs and 106 yards total offense as the Horned Frog offense danced up and down the field. 10 punts and 2 interceptions were all UAB could muster, despite giving-up no sacks in the game.
On offense, TCU was so dominate, every player in uniform played a great deal, with backup RB Wayne Lawton scoring twice and QBs Joey Hidy and Vinny Madison sharing duty most of the second half.
So busy were all Frogs, and so successful, that 22 players received at least one stoke. It was a great deal of fun, running up a 31-0 halftime lead and coasting home. The only downer was that TE John Guthrie and WR Karl Childers were lost to injury in their first game back from the same list.

Final Score: TCU 55 UAB 0

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 126 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer 15 of 17 for 235 Yards, 4 Tds, 0 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 6 receptions for 105 Yds, 2 Tds
RB Wayne Lawton 12 carries for 53 Yds, 2 Tds

Injuries were confined to:
TE John Guthrie DOUBTFUL-5, Pulled Groin
WR Karl Childers OUT-4, Herniated Disk

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

Recruiting:
We have our first acceptance of a scholarship offer from Texan Rodney Canady, the #20 OG in the nation. We now have 6 players visiting, 2 of whom are top 100 recruits. On the down side, 7 recruits chose other schools to attend next year, including Lamar Wight, the #1 recruit in the nation, who chose to attend Rutgers.
An update on those visiting Ft. Worth:

Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first.
Troy Paris, listed as #3 S in the nation, from MO. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Michigan and Oklahoma. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first.
Jeff Wilson, listed as #4 DE in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU only so far. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first.
Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU and South Carolina. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first.
B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU and Rice. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU only. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first.

An update on other selected players:

Otis Mueller, listed as #2 WR in the nation, from PA. Is visiting 4 schools with a main emphasis Prestige, where TCU is eighth (fat chance for Frogs, huh?).
Marvin Craig, from AR, ranked #2 OG nationally, now has 7 offers, but still no visits, despite a 96+ scouting (bribery?). Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first.
Jerald Blackwell, from AZ, ranked #2 RB, is now visiting 5 schools and we are not one of them, so he is out of the picture.
Aaron Benton, from PA, ranked #1 OLB. Remains visiting Mississippi, Temple, Penn State and Rutgers. Main emphasis is Distance , where TCU is sixth (oh, well).
Preston Burroughs, from TN, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers, Georgia Tech and Mississippi. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but aparently not good enough at this time.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  St.  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Rodney Canady	 OG   TX   198   20     80+   4.00  1354  29

mrushh · 04-11-2003, 11:33 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 7

Code:


Team		       Score  Opponent          Score
(1) Duke               24     Virginia   	10
(2) Oklahoma State     56     Texas Tech 	0   
(3) Temple             23     Virginia Tech     24
(4) Rutgers            38     Pittsburgh   	21
(5) Memphis            41     Cincinnati        3
(6) TCU                55     UAB		0
(7) Indiana            bye     
(8) Miami Florida      27     West Virginia  	20
(9) Illinois           62     Iowa      	17
(10)Clemson            34     Florida State	3
(11)UNLV     	       38     Colorado State    7
(12)Kentucky           24     Tennessee  	21
(13)UCLA               45     California   	7
(14)Oregon             52     Arizona State     14
(15)USC                10     Arizona		24
(16)Colorado           24     (25)Kansas State  31  
(17)Maryland           13     Georgia Tech      0  
(18)Mississippi        45     Arkansas  	3  
(19)Oklahoma           38     Texas             10
(20)No. Illinois       41     East. Michigan	13   
(21)South Carolina     39     Florida    	18
(22)Sitka              19     Barrow    	7
(23)Mississippi St.    21     Alabama  		17
(24)Auburn             24     LSU               28
(25)Kansas State       31     (16)Colorado      24

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-11-2003, 11:34 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 7



Team		      Score  Opponent          Score

(5)  Memphis          41     (48)Cincinnati    3            

(6)  TCU              55     (125)UAB          0

(31) Southern Miss.   35     (68)Houston       28

(77) Army             21     (115)Louisville   9       

(106)Tulane           14     (107)E. Carolina  7

mrushh · 04-12-2003, 12:54 AM

2007 Rankings Update: National

Code:

    
School                  Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total   
(1) Duke                5-0     ACC   1.50  3.50  0.00  0.36  5.36         
(2) Oklahoma State      4-0     BTW   2.00  1.00  0.00  2.36  5.36         
(3) Memphis             5-0     USA   3.50  3.50  0.00  2.52  9.52        
(4) Rutgers             5-1     BES   4.75  4.00  1.00  0.52  10.27       
(5) Texas Christian     5-0     USA   7.50  6.00  0.00  4.76  18.26        
(6) UNLV                4-0     MWS   5.50  11.0  0.00  4.16  20.66        
(7) Miami of Florida    6-0     BES   5.00  12.5  0.00  3.24  20.74        
(8) Clemson             5-0     ACC   11.75 5.50  0.00  4.68  21.93        
(9) Illinois            6-0     BTN   6.00  12.5  0.00  3.48  21.98        
(10)Indiana             5-0     BTN   9.00  9.50  0.00  4.80  23.30       
(11)Maryland            4-1     ACC   13.00 12.5  1.00  2.92  29.42       
(12)Mississippi         4-1     SEC   20.25 5.00  1.00  3.36  29.61       
(13)Temple              4-1     BES   11.25 17.0  1.00  0.72  29.97       
(14)Middle Tenn St.     4-1     SBT   12.75 16.5  1.00  1.60  31.85       
(15)Kentucky            5-1     SEC   15.00 12.5  1.00  3.68  32.18       
(16)UCLA                5-1     PTN   17.50 13.0  1.00  3.00  34.50       
(17)No. Illinois        5-0     MAM   15.00 19.5  0.00  4.88  39.38       
(18)Oklahoma            5-1     BTW   14.50 21.0  1.00  2.96  39.46       
(19)Oregon              4-1     PTN   29.75 11.0  1.00  2.44  44.19       
(20)South Carolina      4-1     SEC   20.50 23.0  1.00  1.84  46.34       
(21)Kansas State        5-1     BTW   16.00 26.5  1.00  2.88  46.38       
(22)Sitka               6-1     SCE   23.50 19.5  1.00  4.72  48.72       
(23)Mississippi State   4-2     SEC   32.25 14.5  2.00  1.72  50.47       
(24)Virginia Tech       3-2     BES   22.00 26.5  2.00  0.28  50.78       
(25)Southern Miss.      5-1     USA   12.25 34.5  1.00  3.92  51.67

mrushh · 04-12-2003, 12:56 AM

2007 Rankings Update: C-USA



                         Overall             Conference

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

Southern Mississippi     5  1  0  169  105   3  0  0  85   42   Won 5       

Texas Christian          5  0  0  212  44    2  0  0  89   10   Won 9       

Memphis                  5  0  0  169  36    2  0  0  72   13   Won 14      

Cincinnati               3  2  0  124  97    2  1  0  74   48   Lost 1      

Houston                  2  3  0  124  102   2  1  0  104  49   Lost 1      

Army                     2  3  0  110  155   2  1  0  63   68   Won 2       

Tulane                   2  4  0  94   153   1  2  0  25   72   Won 1       

East Carolina            1  5  0  57   167   0  3  0  24   85   Lost 5      

Louisville               0  5  0  26   129   0  3  0  19   72   Lost 6      

Alabama-Birmingham       0  6  0  65   245   0  3  0  35   131  Lost 9

mrushh · 04-12-2003, 04:32 PM

WEEK 8

The Game:

Tulane (2-4) (+24) @ Texas Christian (5-0)
Attendance: 46,000 (sellout)
74 degrees, Sunny
Series tied, 2-2

For the third consecutive game, TCU fans bought out Amon Carter Stadium, and this time the reason was on the field play by the Frogs, as the pregame festivities featured a singing Squid, albeit a Colossal Squid. Formidable as one might suppose a Colossal Squid might be, they do, in fact, have an extremely hard time singing, what with being under water and having Squid vocal cords and all. Plus, it seems the Squid was dealing with a bit of a vocal nodule problem, possibly from all the interviews it has had to do because of an increase in publicity as of late.
Anyway, noone could hear the Squid very well, nor could the phraseology used by the Squid be understood by the Frog fans at the game. When the Squid was done, noone knew and, as a result, the Guiness Book of World Records recorded a 19 minute, 12 second length for the National Anthem by the Colossal Squid, thus setting a new record and entering the Squid in the pantheon of great singers, along with Madonna, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Bill Clinton (or is it Delbert McClinton?).
As for the actual game, CB Marty Dotson returned the first pass thrown by Green Wave QB Otis Jackson
58 yards for a score. Tulane countered on ther next possession, driving 52 yards for what would turn out to be their only score of the game, a 28 yard run by RB Chris "Bull" Durham.
The Horned Frogs then scored 17 points in the 2nd quarter on a K Vincent Boo 36 yard field goal and two touchdowns by RB Graham Elliot, who ended the day crossing the goal line 4 times for tds. QB Ike Palmer had an off day passing, but did not throw an interception and was sacked only once on the day.
The second half was very boring, save for Elliots' last 2 touchdowns and an interception by CB Gus Parton. Coach Purple said "We did not play too well today, but even so, to win by 31 shows the talent we have. We should play better if we want to keep our poll position. There are 9 undefeated teams in the nation, including Memphis, so any drop in play will cost us bowl positions every week."

Final Score: TCU 38 Tulane 7

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 29 carries for 150 Yds, 3 Tds **National Offensive Player of the Week**
QB Ike Palmer 12 of 21 for 173 Yards, 1 Tds, 0 Int

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

Recruiting:
Three top 100 players signed with TCU this week in a truly unbelievable, but welcome, outcome. We were so sure QB Irv Ericson was going elsewhere we did not even list him in our update, nor was he visiting Ft. Worth (miracles DO occur, as we had hoped). S Troy Paris we were expecting to sign, but you just never know, and WR Otis Mueller was emphasis Prestige, so we had given a "fat chance" tag last week as we were 8th in line to snag him. Maybe these three will spread the word and bring more top recruits our way.
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

An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: the visits have commenced around the country, as 20 recruits are coming to town.

An update on selected players:

Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, Central Florida and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first.
Jeff Wilson, listed as #4 DE in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Central Florida, Rice, Duke and Memphis. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. We cannot see this guy go to Memphis, of all places.
Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia Tech and San Diego State. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first.
B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU and Louisiana Tech. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first.
Marvin Carig, from AR, ranked #2 OG nationally, visiting TCU, Kansas State, Kentucky, Minnesota and Virginia Tech. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first. Of course, since we have been calling him 'Craig,' and his name is Carig, we may not have a shot if he finds out.
Preston Burroughs, from TN, #2 C nationally. Preston is visiting TCU, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Tennessee. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but barely over G. Tech and Rutgers.
R.J. Elliott, from LA, #1 P in the nation. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Michigan and Duke. Main emphasis is Distance. We are closest, but just barely.
Steven Reese, from LA, #4 OT nationally. Steven is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech and Michigan. Main emphasis is Prestige, where we are 5th of the 5 .

Players of interest signing elsewhere:

Aaron Benton, from PA, ranked #1 OLB. Committed to Penn State.
Rickey Galloway, from CA, ranked #8 OG. Committed to Stanford.
Howard Wells, from LA, ranked #10 DE. Committed to Mississippi State.
T.J. Wilson, from OH, ranked #2 OLB. Committed to Rutgers.

mrushh · 04-12-2003, 04:34 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 8

Code:


Team		       Score   Opponent            Score
(1) Duke               6       (8)Clemson     	   38
(2) Oklahoma St.       31      Texas A&M           3
(3) Memphis            52      (25)Southern Miss   7  
(4) Rutgers            bye           
(5) Texas Christian    38      Tulane              7
(6) UNLV               52      North Texas         10
(7) Miami Florida      56      (13)Temple          24
(8) Clemson            38      (1)Duke 	           6    
(9) Illinois           17      Wisconsin           13
(10)Indiana            47      Michigan State      28
(11)Maryland           31      Wake Forest         7
(12)Mississippi        24      Auburn              14
(13)Temple             24      (7)Miami Florida    56 
(14)Mid. Tenn. St.     17      Louisiana-Lafay     20
(15)Kentucky           30      Georgia             23
(16)UCLA               35      (19)Oregon          17
(17)No. Illinois       27      Central Florida     10
(18)Oklahoma           38      Texas Tech          7
(19)Oregon             17      (16)UCLA            35
(20)South Carolina     38      Vanderbilt          17
(21)Kansas State       28      Nebraska            14
(22)Sitka              34      Kodiak              28
(23)Mississippi St.    31      Arkansas            7
(24)Virginia Tech      48      West Virginia       34
(25)Southern Miss      7       (3)Memphis	   52

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-12-2003, 04:35 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 8



Team		      Score  Opponent          Score

(3)  Memphis          52     (25)S. Miss       7  

(5)  TCU              38     Tulane            7         

(53) Cincinnati       10     (118)Louisville   17    

(76) Army             bye               

(77) Houston          bye                             

(110)East Carolina    34     (124)UAB          27

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 10:16 AM

WEEK 9

The Game:

Texas Christian (6-0) (-10) @ Cincinnati (3-3)
Attendance: 24,800
79 degrees, Fair
Series tied, 2-2

TCU lost the first down battle, 23 to 19. They lost the total yards battle, 418-387. QB Ike Palmer was sacked 5 times. Palmer also fumbled twice and threw an interception. All-in-all, it was a bad day for the Frogs.
Except they won. Without much difficulty, at that. RB Graham Elliot scored on a 78 yard run, the longest in his career. S Ralph Mahoney returned an interception 92 yards for a score in the 4th quarter. TCU had only 5 penalties on the day, their lowest total in a game in 3 years. P Scottie Britton averaged over 40 yards a try, pinning the Bearcats back in their territory all day. ILB Hardy Singleton had 12 tackles and 3 assists on the day, helping stop the many drives Cincinnati had. All day, it seemed, Cincy was on the move, but only made the red zone 3 times for all their drives and yards.
"We had a poor effort today," Coach Purple summarized. "Our offense sputtered much of the game, and our defense had their worst effort of the year. Give Cincinnati credit. I would say we were outcoached today. Fortunately, our talent allowed us to pull out a victory, despite everything."

Final Score: TCU 41 Cincinnati 19

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 173 Yds, 1 Td
WR Gino Pauly 7 receptions for 102 Yds, 1 Td

Injuries were confined to:
S Rondell Riekens QUESTIONABLE-2, Sprained Knee
OLB Marvin Washington PROBABLE-2, Bruised Shoulder
FB Kelvin Patton PROBABLE-2, Bad Cold

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

Recruiting:
Another 4 future Frogs sign-on, including 3 top 100 players. Marvin Carig overlooked the name problem we had a few weeks ago and opted for Ft. Worth. We landed the #1 punter in the land and 2 defensive line projects for a couple of years down the road. We lost out on 2 major players, 9 total for the week. Our center recruits have abandoned us, so we will get a couple more o-linemen and make one into a center if we need to. If we don't land a couple of LBs soon, we will be forced to take some really low rent guys. We MUST have 2 LBs in the class, even if they suck.

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

An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: the visits have commenced around the country, as 16 recruits are coming to town.

An update on selected players:

Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, Central Florida and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first.
Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia Tech and San Diego State. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first.
B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU and Louisiana Tech. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first.
D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major heavyweights after this guy.
Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, Rutgers, San Diego State, Oklahoma and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is fourth of the five.

Players of interest signing elsewhere:

Preston Burroughs, from TN, ranked #2 C nationally. Committed to Tennessee.
Steven Reese, from LA, ranked #4 OT nationally. Committed to Virginia Tech.

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 10:18 AM

National Scoreboard: Week 9

Code:


Team		      Score   Opponent           Score
(1) Memphis           9       Houston            35
(2) Oklahoma State    31      (24)Colorado       0
(3) Rutgers           52      Boston College     20 
(4) Clemson           bye           
(5) Miami Florida     bye        
(6) TCU               41      Cincinnati         19
(7) Mississippi       10      Tennessee          7
(8) Duke              13      Wake Forest        42
(9) UNLV              17      Air Force          20
(10)Illinois          17      (12)Indiana        23
(11)UCLA              41      Oregon State       10
(12)Indiana           23      (10)Illinois       17
(13)Kentucky          48      (20)Miss. St.      10
(14)Maryland          34      Florida State      3
(15)No. Illinois      49      Central Michigan   17
(16)Oklahoma          bye          
(17)Kansas State      bye           
(18)South Carolina    bye          
(19)Sitka             bye           
(20)Mississippi St.   10      (13)Kentucky       48
(21)Southern Cal.     14      Oregon             58
(22)Utah State        41      Troy State         25
(23)Temple            49      Syracuse           37
(24)Colorado          0       (2) Oklahoma St.   31
(25)San Diego St.     33      New Mexico         13

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 10:20 AM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 9



Team		      Score   Opponent          Score

(1)  Memphis          9       (78)Houston       35

(6)  Texas Christian  41      (61)Cincinnati    19

(32) Southern Miss    16      (76)Army          24  

(95) Tulane           bye      

(104)East Carolina    21      (108)Louisville   3                             

(125)UAB	      bye

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 03:41 PM

WEEK 10

The Game:

Texas Christian (7-0) (-5) @ Houston (3-3)
Attendance: 13,000
49 degrees, Storms
TCU leads series, 4-0

A whopping 13k fans came to see the game, which was played in very wet, stormy conditions. Too bad the Cougars don't play in the Astrodome, anymore, because the footing was treacherous and the yardage hard to come by.
For the second week in a row, TCU played like a second division team, eeking out a meager 17 first downs on 312 total yards. Fortunately, Houston faired even worse, totaling 14 first downs and 239 total yards.
The key to the game turned out to be the inability of the Cougars to convert on 4th down, which they tried to do on 3 seperate occasions. Each time, the Purple People Eater defense of TCU stoned Houston, including possessions ending at the Frog 38 and 24 yard lines. Horned Frog secondarymen also came away with 2 Ints, one ending a drive in Frog territory.
The only touchdown of the game came in the 2nd quarter on a QB Ike Palmer to FB Kelvin Patton 9-yard pass following perhaps the most important play of the day. After being stopped at the Houston 43, P Scottie Britton pooched a crappy 17 yard effort to the 26, where Cougar return man Dexter Batteaux caught the ball and returned 7 yards to the Cougar 33. OT Everett Atkins jarred the ball loose and TE John Guthrie recovered. Four plays later, Palmer hit Patton for the score and a 13-3 halftime lead.
A fourth quarter Houston field goal narrowed the score to 13-6, but the Cougs could mount no game-tying drive and TCU had their perfect record saved. "We are still playing like SHIT," said a pissed Coach Purple after the tilt. "We will lose to someone for sure if this continues. We, as coaches, must watch film 24-7 until the problems are resolved. Why we cannot run people into the ground with the o-line we have is a mystery. With Memphis losing last week to Houston, we knew it would be a huge test, yet we still came out like pussies."

Final Score: TCU 13 Houston 6

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 32 carries for 123 Yds, 0 Td
QB Ike Palmer 15 of 25 for 188 Yds, 1 Td, 1 Int

Injuries were confined to:
OLB Gino Sanford OUT-5, Hyperextended Elbow

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

Recruiting:
Two recruits were added to the list of commitments for the Frogs this week as a linebacker finally accepted, along with a CB. Not top 100, but welcome anyway as they are both in the top 20 at their positions in the national rankings. Anytime players are in the top 20 at their position, you have to feel as though you are keeping in step with the top programs in the country, at least potentially.

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

An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: 14 recruits are coming to town in our attempt to fill the final 6 spots in this years recruiting class. While most are not high ranking, they are the best that remain at the positions we need.

An update on selected players:

Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first.
B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis, Boise State and now UTEP. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU, Louisiana Tech and now Memphis and Arkansas State as well. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first by a wide margin.
D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major heavyweights after this guy. No change.
Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, San Diego State and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is last. Rutgers and Oklahoma have rescinded their offers.
Jimmie Odell, #12 C from FL. He is visiting TCU, Tulane, Florida and South Florida. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first by a wide margin.

Players of interest signing elsewhere:

Corey Franz, from WY, #13 DE nationally. He has signed with Michigan.

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 03:47 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 10

Code:


Team		       Score   Opponent           Score
(1) Oklahoma State     38      Texas              19
(2) Clemson            13      Georgia Tech       34
(3) Rutgers            35      (5)Miami Florida   25
(4) Mississippi        0       LSU                13
(5) Miami Florida      25      (3)Rutgers         35
(6) Texas Christian    13      Houston            6
(7) Indiana            49      (24)Northwestern   28
(8) UCLA               38      Arizona            7
(9) Memphis            57      Tulane             17
(10)Kentucky           33      Florida            18
(11)Maryland           32      N.C. State         7
(12)No. Illinois       bye    
(13)Illinois           bye       
(14)Duke               20      Florida State      23
(15)Oklahoma           31      Baylor             7
(16)Kansas State       63      Iowa State         3
(17)Utah State         bye        
(18)Sitka              13      Ketchikan          14
(19)South Carolina     42      Georgia            0
(20)Temple             33      West Virginia      30
(21)Virginia Tech      42      Boston College     21
(22)Oregon             31      California         28
(23)UNLV               20      BYU                45
(24)Northwestern       28      (7)Indiana         49
(25)San Diego State    44      Wyoming            13

***Red denotes an upset.
***Skyblue denotes a game pitting 2 top 25 teams

mrushh · 04-13-2003, 03:48 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 10



Team	 	       Score   Opponent          Score

(6)  Texas Christian   13      (64) Houston	 6

(9)  Memphis           57      (95)Tulane	 17

(41) Southern Miss     bye                                      

(66) Army              27      (73) Cincinnati   34                                    

(99) East Carolina     bye              

(116)Louisville        23      (125)UAB          8

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-15-2003, 06:05 PM

WEEK 11

The Game:

Army (3-4) (+23) @ Texas Christian (8-0)
Attendance: 46,000 (Sellout)
68 degrees, Sunny
TCU leads series, 5-0

A third consecutive sellout in Ft. Worth greeted the Horned Frogs as they attempt to climb into the top two in the nation and get a shot at a national championship. A spectacular fireworks display opened the festivities as the TCU band played the National Anthem. Red, white and blue rockets burst in the air, making a flag-like pattern of smoke. It may have been an awesome sight, except that the planners were not aware that the game had been moved to an afternoon start to accommodate TV5 wanting to air the game. The rockets exploded magnificently, one would assume, but in the sunlight, it was impossible to tell. The flag-like smoke was billowed away pretty much immediately, so that did not look right either. Children were frightened when the red and blue smoke turned purple, and the cloud started to form a giant Barney. Paramedics were called on to resuscitate a large number of freaked-out kids, and the game was delayed 30 minutes.
The game started well for TCU as the defense held the Cadets and, following the punt, the Frogs began their first possession on their 32 yardline. 7 plays later, TCU found the endzone on a 19 yard pass from QB Ike Palmer to WR Ellis Twisp, and a 7-0 lead. The game see-sawed back and forth, Army kicking a field goal, TCU scoring on a Palmer to WR Gino Pauly 5 yarder, and Army scoring after a 49 yard drive following a poor punt.
TCU returned the kickoff to their 34 and, on 1st down, RB Graham Elliot began the task of shelving the Cadets hope for victory with a 66 yard scamper for a TD. TCU had a 21-10 halftime lead and some good momentum going into the 2nd half.
The Frogs put the game away on the first possession of the 2nd half, marching 72 yards in 11 plays and taking 6 minutes off the clock before Palmer found an open Twisp once more, 28-10, TCU. At that point, Army began to crumble as the Frogs poured it on, with Palmer scoring on a short run, K Vincent Boo kicking a field goal, and back-up RB Wayne Lawton running 51 yards late in the game to end the scoring.

Final Score: TCU 45 Army 10

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 30 carries for 198 Yds, 1 Td
QB Ike Palmer 15 of 23 for 226 Yds, 3 Tds, 1 Int
WR Ellis Twisp 4 receptions for 63 Yds, 2 Tds
WR Karl Childers 5 receptions for 97 Yds, 0 Td

Injuries were confined to:
WR Karl Childers DOUBTFUL-7, Hip Pointer
ILB Hardy Singleton PROBABLE-1, Bruised Shoulder
Patton RECOVERED
Washington RECOVERED
Riekens 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

Recruiting:
Only one new player accepted an offer from your Frogs this week as Mack Beuter, a WR from NY, accepted our scholarship. If we do not get any of the 5 very good to decent players updated below, this class will be a dissapointment after the early success in luring top 100 guys to Ft. Worth. Why is it that players at certain positions will not come to TCU no matter how much we outclass other teams at the recruits emphasis? Sometimes, Coach Purple can only scratch himself and wonder.

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

An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: 9 recruits are coming to town in our attempt to fill the final 5 spots in this years recruiting class. Four of the 9 are OLB candidates.

An update on selected players:

Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and Georgia Tech. UTEP has dropped out. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first.
B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State.UTEP is out. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis.
Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU, Louisiana Tech and now Memphis and Arkansas State as well. Main emphasis is Academics*, where TCU is first by a wide margin.
D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major heavyweights after this guy. No change.
Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, San Diego State and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is last. Rutgers and Oklahoma have rescinded their offers.

Players of interest signing elsewhere:

Jimmie Odell, #12 C from FL. He has signed with Florida. (Thought we would get him for sure )
Luther Woods, #22 DE from CA. Signed with UNLV.
Steve Morrison, #10 ILB from OH. He has signed with Ketchikan, of all places. (Unbelievable!)

mrushh · 04-15-2003, 06:07 PM

National Scoreboard: Week 11

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Team		       Score   Opponent            Score
(1)Oklahoma State      44      (14)Kansas State    17 
(2)Rutgers             11      (13)Virginia Tech   28
(3)UCLA                42      Arizona State       17
(4)Texas Christian     45      Army                10
(5)Indiana             24      Minnesota           17
(6)Kentucky            bye            
(7)Memphis             52      Louisville          7
(8)No. Illinois        7       Western Michigan    41
(9)Maryland            45      North Carolina      9
(10)Clemson            28      Wake Forest         31
(11)Miami Florida      45      Syracuse            12
(12)Oklahoma           48      Missouri            0
(13)Virginia Tech      28      (2)Rutgers          11
(14)Kansas State       17      (1)Oklahoma St.     44
(15)South Carolina     37      Auburn              13
(16)Illinois           6       Penn State          10
(17)Mississippi        31      Mississippi St.     12
(18)Oregon             14      Washington          31
(19)Temple             bye           
(20)San Diego State    bye          
(21)Utah State         24      Navy                21
(22)Georgia Tech       bye           
(23)Colorado           49      Texas Tech          10
(24)Mid. Tenn. St.     56      Louisiana-Monroe    7
(25)Stanford 	       28      Oregon State        23

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-15-2003, 06:08 PM

C-USA Scoreboard: Week 11



Team	 	      Score   Opponent           Score

(4) Texas Christian   45      (77) Army          10

(7) Memphis           52      (106)Louisville    7

(48)Southern Miss     7       (66) Cincinnati    10  

(62)Houston           24      (93) E. Carolina   21                         

(98)Tulane            42      (125)UAB           13

***Red denotes an upset.

mrushh · 04-15-2003, 10:58 PM

2007 Rankings Update: National

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School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total   
(1) Oklahoma State    8-0     BTW   1.00  1.00  0.00  2.20  4.20         
(2) UCLA              9-1     PTN   6.25  4.50  1.00  1.04  12.79        
(3) Texas Christian   9-0     USA   6.25  2.00  0.00  4.68  12.93        
(4) Indiana           9-0     BTN   5.25  3.50  0.00  4.36  13.11        
(5) Rutgers           7-2     BES   5.50  8.00  2.00  0.12  15.62        
(6) Kentucky          8-1     SEC   6.00  5.50  1.00  3.72  16.22        
(7) Memphis           8-1     USA   5.50  8.00  1.00  3.52  18.02       
(8) Miami Florida     8-1     BES   2.75  14.0  1.00  2.52  20.27        
(9) South Carolina    7-1     SEC   6.75  10.5  1.00  2.04  20.29        
(10)Virginia Tech     7-2     BES   8.25  12.5  2.00  0.72  23.47       
(11)Oklahoma          8-1     BTW   10.5  10.5  1.00  4.32  26.32       
(12)Maryland          8-1     ACC   16.8  4.50  1.00  4.44  26.69       
(13)Temple            6-2     BES   10.5  16.5  2.00  0.40  29.40       
(14)Mississippi       7-2     SEC   20.5  8.50  2.00  1.92  32.92       
(15)Utah State        7-1     IND   14.3  15.0  1.00  4.20  34.45       
(16)Mid. Tenn. St.    6-2     SBT   17.5  17.0  2.00  2.08  38.58       
(17)No. Illinois      7-1     MAM   15.5  19.0  1.00  4.76  40.26       
(18)San Diego State   8-1     MWS   21.8  15.5  1.00  4.40  42.65       
(19)Kansas State      7-2     BTW   13.5  27.0  2.00  2.12  44.62       
(20)Clemson           6-2     ACC   18.8  20.5  2.00  3.60  44.85       
(21)Georgia Tech      6-2     ACC   18.8  21.0  2.00  3.84  45.59       
(22)Colorado          6-3     BTW   18.8  26.0  3.00  0.32  48.07       
(23)West. Michigan    6-2     MAM   28.3  16.0  2.00  3.12  49.37       
(24)Stanford          6-3     PTN   18.0  28.0  3.00  0.84  49.84       
(25)Illinois          7-2     BTN   19.5  28.0  2.00  2.64  52.14

04-05-2003, 02:31 PM	#16
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 2 The Game: Ohio State (0-0) (+10) @ TCU (1-0) Attendance: 44,900 70 degrees, Fair TCU leads series, 2-0 An unseasonably cool late summer day greeted Coach Purple and his Fightin' Frogs as they waited for the National Anthem to be played before sprinting onto the grass at Amon Carter Stadium before a less than sell-out crowd. Former Cowboy great and all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith was on hand to sing the Star Spangled Banner. Emmitt, now in his first season with the Houston Texans after a year in Arizona, and a year in Tampa, and a year in Oakland, and a year in Cincinnati, hobbled out towards the 50 yard line to begin. He made a spin move to get past the Ohio State mascot at the 20, gave a forearm to ditch a security guard at the 30 and lowered his shoulder into the Frog mascot at the 40, stumbling a bit, but keeping his feet and securing the mic with both hands. At the 48, as the crowd watched and the band prepared to play, Emmitt tried to skirt around Coach Purple with a stiffarm to the coach's chest. Coach was not moved at all, and Emmitt lost his grip and FUMBLED the microphone. As Mr. Smith bent over to retrieve the prize, his pants split up the seam, and Emmitts' Thomas the Tank boxers fell out the hole. He stood back up and sidestepped back past Coach Purple and the Frog mascot and the security guard and the Buckeye before hobbling off into the tunnel where the TCU team, rent like the Red Sea, allowed him to pass. The game was better played, as noone fumbled the whole day. Following an Ohio State 3-and-out after the opening kickoff, TCU moved 72 yards in 5 plays to open the scring. QB Ike Palmer ran it in from the 12, but K Vincent Boo missed the point after , and the lead was 6-0. Ohio State answered with a 17 play, 81 yard drive that lasted 8:58 and began on their 6 yardline. However, the Frog 'D' stiffened and forced the Buckeyes to kick a field goal. 6-3, TCU. Unable to move far on their next possession, TCU P Scottie Britton put one inside the Ohio State 5-yardline and, when the Buckeyes could not move, TCU got the ball back at the State 32. 6 plays later, QB Palmer found FB Patton for a short TD pass and, Boo hitting the point after, the Toads went to half up, 13-3. The second half saw TCU put State away quickly, as RB Graham Elliot ran one in and Palmer hit WR Ellis Twisp for a score, putting the Frogs in command, 27-3. A brief burst by Ohio State got them close, but TCU slammed the door closed in the 4th quarter and moved their record to a spotless 2-0. Final Score: TCU 37 Ohio State 13 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 25 carries for 156 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer 16 of 22 for 183 Yds, 2 Td, 1 Int WR Ellis Twisp 4 receptions for 65 Yds, 1 TD 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 Recruiting: We have already received our first recruiting visit as Everett Farley an OLB from TX has agreed to come to Ft. Worth. Farley is rated #286 nationally and #13 for OLB. He is 54 Ath Prep and scouted at 70+. Any visiting linebacker is a plus, to say the least. Other players of note include: Don Hines, ILB from CT, ranked #2 nationally, #1 ILB. Hines is scouted 88 with 98 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad. Dan Stanton, WR from KS, ranked #3 nationally, #1 WR. Stanton is scouted 88- with 70 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad. Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, ranked #4 nationally, #1 QB. Roberts is scouted 87 with 72 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is, unfortunately, Dist. Buddy Newsome, S from GA, ranked #6 nationally, #1 S. Newsome is scouted 75++ with 88 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad. Otis Mueller, WR from PA, ranked #7 nationally, #2 WR. Mueller is scouted 82++ with 88 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Prestige (Boo ). Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, #1 DE. Wooldridge is scouted 83 with 86 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad. Douglas Sherman, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, #1 DE. Wooldridge is scouted 79+ with 99 Ath Prep. His primary emphasis is Acad. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-05-2003, 03:45 PM	#18
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 2 (22)Memphis 35 Kansas 13 (25)TCU 37 Ohio State 13 (56)Army 24 Texas Tech 32 (62)Southern Miss bye (63)Cincinnati 24 Georgia 28 (85)Tulane 37 LSU 17 (101Houston 20 (12)Colorado 29 (108)UAB 0 Fairbanks 42 (109)Louisville bye (113)E. Carolina 16 Wisconsin 10 *** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-05-2003, 06:37 PM	#21
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 3 (22)Memphis 14 (1)Miss. State 3 (25)TCU bye (56)Army bye (62)Southern Miss 20 Kansas 17 (63)Cincinnati bye (85)Tulane 10 N. Illinois 19 (101Houston bye (108)UAB 23 Miami Ohio 35 (109)Louisville 0 (11)Kentucky 37 (113)E. Carolina 0 Tennessee 27 *** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-06-2003, 09:29 PM	#24
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 4 (22) Memphis bye (25) TCU 48 SMU 0 (56) Army bye (62) Southern Miss 41 Alabama 10 (63) Cincinnati bye (85) Tulane 22 Nebraska 45 (101) Houston 0 Indiana 24 (108) UAB 7 Sitka 37 (109) Louisville 7 (13)W. Michigan 20 (113) E. Carolina 17 Wake Forest 45 *** Poll used is from wk 1 due to the way TCY flops teams all around first few weeks. Next week we will resume with the updated poll. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-08-2003, 12:30 AM	#25
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 5 The Game: East Carolina (1-2) (+18) @ Texas Christian (3-0) Attendance: 46,000 (sellout) 93 degrees, Hot TCU leads series, 4-0 As the temperature was back to a more normal swelter, a much appreciated sellout crowd came out to watch the top 10 ranked TCU Horned Frogs take on the Pirates. Of course, the sellout could have had something to do with the appearance of the great Rolling Stones at Amon Carter Stadium to sing the National Anthem. Though the members of the band are not American, Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie assured the chancelor they knew the words. As the sun began to set, flare rockets shot-off and the crowd rose to its feet in anticipation, looking towards the tunnel for the boys. A roar started to spread as the four wheelchairs were pushed out onto the field toward the mic stands. Eventually, the mates made it to the mics and tried to get up, to no avail. One of the crew went and put the microphone stands as low as they could go, and Mick began to sing...and nothing? No sound but a huge belch came out of Micks' mouth. The crowd began to get a bit antsy as they waited, then a smattering of boos was heard, then more. As the boo-birds began to take hold, lo and behold, Mick looked at Keith, smiled, and began to stand. A hush began to enfold the stadium. Mick broke into a big grin, stuck his tongue out about 7 inches and flicked it back and forth, and then began to sing "I see a Pirate and I want it painted PURPLE, No Pirates anymore I want them to turn PURPLE...and the crowd roared and roared, and the game began... ...and TCU held the Pirates to 235 total yards, and RB Graham Elliot made up for QB Ike Palmers' worst game of the year, earning Offensive National Player of the Week honors and, at least for a week, regaining the form he showed in winning the Heisman trophy in his 2nd year, and the Frogs were still undefeated and, finally, the Stones rested, and Coach Purple said "Amen," and it was good. Final Score: TCU 34 E. Carolina 10 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 36 carries for 206 Yds, 2 Td National Offensive Player of the Week C Jimmy Bernstein 6-10 blocks, 0 SkA Injuries were confined to: OLB Gino Sanford OUT-5, Hyperextended Knee 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 Recruiting: We have gained a 2nd visitor this week in TX OG Rodney Canady who is ranked #198 nationally and is the #20 OG. His Ath Prep is 29 and he is scouted 80+. TCU is his only visit, so far. Updating recruits mentioned previously: Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far. He has picked-up offers from Rice, Kansas and UTEP. Don Hines, ILB from CT, no change. Still visiting Oklahoma State but addad Virginia Tech and Mississippi State- all BIG time. Dan Stanton, WR from KS. Is still only visiting Oklahoma State Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ. Visiting Oklahoma State only. Buddy Newsome, S from GA, has added Clemson to Maryland as his visits at this point. Otis Mueller, WR from PA, is visiting Oregon. Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, still visiting Mississippi State and Rutgers. Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, visiting Central Florida and now Mississippi State, as well. Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, now has 5 offers, but still no visits. Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 is now visiting Rutgers, Mississippi and Nevada. Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. Remains visiting Temple, Penn State and Rutgers Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers, Georgia Tech and now Mississippi. Things still look very bleak, so we have branched out into the next wave of recruits as suggested last week.We assume some of the above will be signing next week, so we will take a look at some of the newer players we have contacted.[/list] __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

03-30-2003, 10:36 PM	#3
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Preseason News and Notes: 2007 Coaching: No coaches retired or were hired away. However, Coach Purple replaced 3 assistants, including the Defensive Coordinator. Details to follow. Schools hiring new coaches include: Virginia, Wake Forest and Texas A&M. Player Reports: Nobody left and nobody lost a girlfriend. We may reduce some student-athletes to 18/28 relaxation from 19/29 since we have had no ill effects in the past few years. 2004 Yearly Revenue: $17,440,000, a 9% increase from the previous year. The main increase was from TV revenue, while stadium suite revenue took a dive due to poor economic conditions in Ft. Worth. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

03-30-2003, 10:39 PM	#4
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Coaching Changes: 2007 Three new faces will patrol the Horned Frog sideline or man the booth on Saturdays this fall. Unfortunately, only three. All coaches were up for review, but a dearth of candidates left Coach Purple little choice for many positions. Scout-Deep South, while far from a bad scout, is poor in QB ratings, hamstringing the progress of the QB position. There were no other choices, however, so quarterbacking will continue to be below expectations based on recruiting promise. The 3 coaches added to the staff are: Tyrone Stubblefield, 56, Scout-Midwest Rufus Lindstrom, 34, Scout-New England Warren Roberts, 38, Defensive Coordinator Scouting Stubblefield Lindstrom Quarterback Pretty Good Excellent Running Back Very Good Pretty Good Receivers Excellent Terrific Off. Line Very Good Good Kickers Fair Good Def. Line Terrific Excellent Linebackers Very Good Very Good Secondary Good Pretty Good Def. Coord Roberts Play Call Fair Injuries Pretty Good Rehab Pretty Good Congeniality Very Good Def. Line Terrific Linebackers Good Secondary Fair While Roberts may not look so great, he is an improvement in 4 categories and even on the other three. Especially important is the improved injury and rehab grades, as many defensive starters missed games last year, including graduated stars DT Dusty Aceves and DE Riddick Ackerman. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

03-30-2003, 10:40 PM	#5
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Freshmen Roundup: 2007 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 majority of the class, depending on future injuries: Walsh, Doug, P. He is currently rated at 38, with future estimate of 79. Bell, Malcolm, K. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 92. Culjat, Bernie, TE. He is currently rated at 43, with future estimate of 100. Dillon, Darrin, OLB. He is currently rated at 28, with future estimate of 51. Duncan, Norbert, CB. He is currently rated at 35, with future estimate of 74. Greer, Eugene, CB. He is currently rated at 8, with future estimate of 69. Hett, Nate, G. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 91. Olsavsky, Stanley, FB. He is currently rated at 35, with future estimate of 45. Owens, Alfred, FB. He is currently rated at 39, with future estimate of 60. Peters, Alex, DE. He is currently rated at 24, with future estimate of 64. Quinn, Donald, QB. He is currently rated at 26, with future estimate of 84. Schneider, Jeremy, walk-on ILB. He is currently rated at 13, with future estimate of 13. Scott, Glenn, walk-on G. He is currently rated at 7, with future estimate of 30. Stephens, Ernest, walk-on QB. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 46. Cooper, Charles, walk-on WR. He is currently rated at 12, with future estimate of 15. Fitzgerald, Todd, walk-on OLB. He is currently rated at 7, with future estimate of 23. Coach Purple can see why Professor Laertes gave only 60 points for this recruiting class. If the high hopes for this season do not materialize, it may be a while before TCU gets another chance to breathe-in this lofty air. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-01-2003, 05:23 PM	#6
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2007 Offense: Quarterback: There is now a glut of "good" QBs on the squad, but Palmer has slightly elevated himself above the rest and should get most of the playing time. Palmer also is higher rated at preventing interceptions, which is obviously a key to any title run. You never hope for injuries, but if Palmer goes down, Hidy is very experienced and can fill in well. Player Pos Elig CurEst FutEst Hidy, Joey QB Sr 52 52 Palmer, Ike QB Jr* 56 78 Madison, Vinny QB So* 47 77 Running Back: With Elliot and Patton, we are ready to roll on the ground behind the offensive line. Elliot is coming off an injury year, but we hope with the line and Patton protecting him, he can recover the form he had 2 years ago. Elliot, Graham RB Sr 88 88 Lawton, Wayne RB So* 61 95 Patton, Kelvin FB Sr 82 82 Browning, Randal FB Jr* 40 44 Tight Ends: Guthrie is now one of the top 2 TE in the country, and has 3 years left, if he stays. Boone is an excellent back-up. Boone, Gary TE Jr 67 74 Guthrie, John TE Jr* 93 93 Wide Receivers: Childers has made a tremendous leap into the top receivers in the country. He gives us a stud that opponents will need to watch, hopefully opening-up the running game even more for Elliot. Twisp, Ellis WR Sr 64 67 Pauly, Gino WR Sr* 51 86 Childers, Karl WR Jr* 85 95 Buckner, Myron WR So 61 82 Offensive Line: Once again, offensive line is our strength. As long as Bernstein stays healthy, Elliot and Palmer should stay healthy. Bernstein, Jimmy C Sr 84 93 Coles, Jose C Sr* 38 81 Bishop, Cornelius G Sr 96 100 Tamaarkin, Ross G Sr* 89 89 Capriglione, Skip G Sr* 76 86 Atkins, Everett T Sr 68 68 Doyle, Jon T Sr* 83 83 Walker, Norm T Jr* 61 66 Kickers: Boo has been a huge burden to the team, making only 59% of his FG attempts for his career. This can be the difference between a good year and a great one, but we have noone to replace him with except walk-ons and a freshman who is redshirting. Britton is much better ratings wise this year, so hopefully he will improve his 33 yard average from last season. Britton, Scottie P Sr* 55 94 Boo, Vincent K Sr 55 55 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section. Last edited by mrushh : 04-01-2003 at 05:29 PM.

04-01-2003, 05:28 PM	#7
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2006 Defense: Defensive Line: Ackerman and Aceves have graduated, leaving little in the way of replacements. DT will be OK with White taking over in the 3-4 defense, but DE will be problematic as far as helping stop the run. We have a good linebacker group, thank goodness, to help stuff the run, and it will be called upon to keep the 'D' off the field. Player Pos Elig CurEst FutEst Ingram, Ike DE Sr* 54 54 Gustin, Irving DE Sr* 34 62 England, Louie DE Jr* 30 87 White, Quinn DT Sr* 62 100 Thompson, Gabe DT Jr* 41 80 Linebackers: This group must step-up or opponents will have many long scoring drives. The 'backers will be called upon to help stop the run more, and pass defense less, putting more pressure on the secondary. Singleton, Hardy ILB Sr 90 94 Florence, Billy Joe ILB Jr* 77 77 Raley, Ronald ILB Jr* 38 55 Washington, Marvin OLB Sr 85 89 Jurgensen, Jamal OLB Jr* 50 79 Sanford, Gino OLB So* 56 100 Secondary: The corners must be able to shut opponents passing game down or the linebackers will be forced to cover more, which in turn will put pressure on the D-line for run support. If the secondary can't do their job, the whole defensive scheme falls apart, as does our hopes for an undefeated season. Dotson, Marty CB Sr 80 80 Cox, Mel CB Sr* 73 73 Parton, Gus CB So* 70 74 Riekens, Rondell S Sr 72 72 Mahoney, Ralph S Sr* 61 63 Burgower, Dale S So* 55 100 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-01-2003, 05:31 PM	#8
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	National Roster Strength: 2007 [list=A] [QB] not rated [RB] #1 [FB] #1 [TE] #2 [WR] #7 [C] #2 [G] #1 [T] #4 [P] not rated [K] not rated [DE] not rated [DT] not rated [ILB] #1 [OLB] #6 [CB] #7 [S] #15[/list=A] Not Rated means not in the top 20 teams, nationally. Offense is KILLER, defense needs to hold opponents to less than our offense scores. (No shit, Sherlock) __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section. Last edited by mrushh : 04-01-2003 at 05:32 PM.

04-02-2003, 07:21 PM	#9
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Recruiting Outlook: 2007 This will be an important year for Horned Frog recruiting as the starting lineups are littered with seniors, graduating and redshirt, so that many holes will need to be filled, and we don't have the studs left to fill them. A full 16 player class will be recruited. There are 13 players from Texas ranked in the top 200 by Rivals.com, but only 8 of these fill the TCU academic requirements. With a Prestige rating of 85, more recruits will hopefully find TCU appetizing for reasons other than Academics or Distance. We need to be able to recruit across the nation if we are to compete with the Mississippi State and Oklahoma State level teams we must catch to be a top-level team ourselves. Scholarships open: 23 Graduating Seniors: 20, 14 on scholarship Travel Budget/Week: $2,751 Highest ranked Idolizer: Alan O'Neil, WR from Weatherford, TX. #357 recruit, #32 WR. AthPrep 41. Highest rated Frog: OG Cornelius Bishop, Graduating Senior- 96 current. Recruiting Needs: 2007 QB- while there is still no standout, Palmer and Madison give, at least, some stability for the next 3 or 4 years. RB- Elliot is in his last season, but Lawton will be around for 3 years after that, and he is rated 61 already. FB- Patton will be gone, and we have mediocre talent after him, although plenty of it. TE- Guthrie and Boone are here, along with redshirting freshman Bernie Culjat, already rated at 43. WR- Childers is excellent and soph standout Buckner, rated 61, is being redshirted. After that, we have nothing much. OL- C Bernstein is gone next year with no ready replacement. Guard and tackle look to be in good shape for several more years, however, though we try to get one G and one T each recruiting season. K/P- we have had trouble in the kicking game for years, and this year we have the same kicker and punter as last. We will ride them out and pray. There is a redshirt freshman waiting in the wings for each position, with P being the more developed. If an awesome K prospect is a likely fit, we may burn another scholarship there. Missing almost half the FG tries every year is getting old, to put it mildly. DL- the defensive line is in poor shape. We need help. LB- we will be losing our top players at each linebacking position this year. There is not much in the cupboard, either. Help is needed. CB- as with most positions, our best corner is graduating. Unlike those other positions, there are players returning next year ready to step in and shoulder the load, including two redshirting freshmen, one rated 35 at this point. S- again, the top safety is gone next year. There is one very good and 2 good players who will be back for next season. Recruiting Priorities: 2007 [1] Defensive End- we have only one DE rated as high as 'good.' Finding another Riddick Ackerman is a must. Two would be better. [2] Center- Jimmy Bernstein is out next year and the next best is rated but 38. That won't do, unless we move to a run and shoot, which we don't have the QB to do. [3] Linebackers- only one 'backer will be returning for 2008 rated so much as 'very good' in either OLB or ILB. We need replacements to keep from giving-up the long drives that were the norm against us in the past. [4] Defensive Tackle- there are only 2 scholarship DTs on the squad, and one of them is only 'good' at the present time. If we cannot stop the opposition running game, the depth in the secondary means little. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-03-2003, 05:07 PM	#12
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Schedule and Predictions: 2007 [-]TCU Pre-Season Ranking : 25th [-]TCU Pre-Season Academic: 82 (t-2nd) [-]TCU Pre-Season Prestige: 85 [-]TCU 2006 Strength Sched: 4.64/5.00 [-]TCU 2007 Pre-Season Str. of Sch: 3.16/5.00 [-]Season Tickets Sold: 37,600 Schedule: Week Opponent SeasRk 1 @ Penn State 9 2 Ohio State 40 4 @ SMU 117 5 East Carolina 113 7 UAB 108 8 Tulane 85 9 @ Cincinnati 63 10 @ Houston 101 11 Army 56 12 @ Southern Miss 62 13 @ Louisville 109 History: [-] 2006 Wins: Ohio State, SMU, E. Carolina, Tulane, Cincy, Army, S. Miss, Louisville [-] 2006 Loss: UAB [-] New opponents: Penn State, Houston Predictions: Coach Purple is pleased with the first top 25 pre-season ranking in his tenure and has attempted to step-up the non-conference schedule a bit by having the first top 10 team as an opponent. The problem is that the Frogs happened to get lucky and this is the season they miss Memphis on the C-USA schedule. However, Penn State will be a VERY tough test and could ruin a possible perfect 11-0 season on the 1st week of the year. Unless some of the middle C-USA ranked teams raise their level, even an 11-0 record may not get TCU into the Championship game due to the low SoS (strength of schedule) resulting from the 4 conference teams ranked in the 100's, plus SMU also very low ranked. SoS could keep the Frogs out of the race if they beat Penn State, or it could force the Frogs into a minor bowl even with only one loss. Also, SoS could doom TCU to 2nd place in the conference if Memphis goes through their conference games undefeated, as expected, even if both are 8-0. With the number of graduating starters and solid back-ups, this may be the last great team for a few years, meaning it could be a "now or never" kind of situation. Anyway, Coach Purple would love to predict an 11-0 record, but he just doesn't know if that is possible. Penn State, #9 ranked nationally, may be too damn good, and the Horned Frogs always have trouble with SMU, as well as Southern Miss, for some reason. Plus the one game a year when Coach Purple's Frogs seem to tank in a seemingly easy game. With all this reeling in his head, Coach predicts a 10-1 regular season record and a major bowl. He wants an end of year TOP 10 RANKING, as a goal. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-04-2003, 08:58 PM	#13
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 1 The Game: TCU (0-0) (-5) @ Penn State (0-0) Attendance: 94,000 68 degrees, Storms First Meeting State College, Pa. was one rockin' mother-fucker as 90k screaming Nittany Lion fans and 4k or so wacked-out Horned Frog fans kicked-off 2007 with a sonic boom of cheering. As Coach Purple stood on the field, he was wondering why Penn State was the #9 team in the country and not his Frogs. The scouting report noted that pre-season Roster Strength lists showed TCU rated higher in all but 1 category. Why, therefore, if the Frogs were 5 point favorites, and on the road to boot, was State ranked in the top 10, and not TCU? Why, indeed!!! The first quarter began with Penn State showing Coach Purple why they had the eye of the pollsters, as the Lions returned an interception 65 yards for a score, then State WR Tim Levine caught a 43 yard TD pass from QB Broadway Moe Cannida (yes, that is his name.) to take a 14-0 lead midway of the 1st quarter. After that, happy to report, the Toads TORE UP the Nittany Pussycats, giving-up one 76 yard Cannida to Levine 2nd quarter TD and nothing else for the entire game. Of course, by the time State scored that TD, the Frogs had torched them for 24 points of their own. So, while the halftime score was only 24-21, Frogs, the tone of the game was set for the 2nd half, during which Penn State could muster a whopping total of 30 yards. As for TCU, RB Graham Elliot returned to the field subpar on the ground with a 3.1 yards/carry average but also caught 7 passes. QB Ike Palmer, starting this year over last year's starter Joey Hidy, had a magnificent game after his first possession Int, compiling a QB rating of 186+ for the game. FB Kelvin Patton chipped in a 66 yard TD run, and the Frogs were off to a sweet start to the 2007 campaign. "I don't know what the future holds, if we can run the table or if enough teams ahead of us will fall," said Coach Purple,"but what a start this is for our program, coming in here before 90,000+ people and taking State to the cleaners." Final Score: TCU 38 Penn State 21 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 39 carries for 123 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer 19 of 24 for 213 Yds, 3 Td, 1 Int OG Cornelius Bishop 7-18 Blocks, 1 SkA Injuries were confined to: none (knock on wood) Year to Date: Week TCURk Line Opponent SeasRk GameRk TV Score Record 1 25 -5 Penn St. 9 9 2 38-21 1-0 Recruiting: As previously stated, this is not a good class from Texas to pick players from. Even our highest idolizer, WR Alan O'Niel, proved to be unrecruitable due to poor academics (654 SAT). In week 1, we contacted most of the Lone Star recruits and the top recruits with the highest test scores and GPA, hoping they would be Academic emphasis players. We contacted 17 players, and 9 proved to lean to Academics, with 2 more boys from TX with emphasis Distance. On the bad side, 6 of these are secondary Prestige emphasis. With our 85 Prestige score, we may not be able to get these players in competition with the likes of Okie ST. or Miss St. and so on, schools with 10 or more point leads on us in Prestige. We will monitor player contacts and visits and profile some players later when those offers start being given. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-05-2003, 06:34 PM	#19
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 3: No Game Recruiting: There are no more visits gained for this week. Updating recruits mentioned previously: Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far. Don Hines, ILB from CT, visiting Oklahoma State- that is bad for us, as OSU is but 1 point less than we are Academically, with higher Prestige. Dan Stanton, WR from KS. For some reason, we are his only contact at this time, though he is #3 national recruit and rated terrific on Attitude. Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, ranked #4 nationally, has offers from Mid. Tennessee, Penn State, Minnesota and us. No visits yet. Buddy Newsome, S from GA, ranked #6 nationally, is visiting Maryland, who is 1 point less Academically, and closer in Distance (oh, well) Otis Mueller, WR from PA, ranked #7 nationally, has offers from Nevada, Oregon, Penn State and us. Is 1st emphasis Prestige, which we are 3rd highest of his offers. Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, has offers from Minnesota and Pittsburgh, both well below us in Academics. Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, is visiting Central Florida, who is well below us in Academics, but only 63 miles away. Other recruits on our radar include: Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OG. He is 46 Ath Prep and rates a smooth 96+. He has offers from Kansas State, Oregon and us. Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 nationally and #2 RB. He rates at 77 and has Ath Prep 96. He has offers from Nevada and us. Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. He rates 80++ with Ath Prep 96. He has offers from Temple and us. Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. He has Ath Prep of 87 and rates 84--. Preston is visiting Rutgers. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-06-2003, 09:26 PM	#22
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 4: Skillet Time The Game: Texas Christian (2-0) (-4) @ Southern Methodist (0-2) Attendance: 14,800 65 degrees, Sunny TCU leads series, 5-0 A mostly empty stadium greated TCU and SMU as they battled for the honor of the Iron Skillet, entrusted to the rival who ends the game victorious. The Mustangs, attempting to end a 5 year streak of no Skillet meals on the Hilltop in Dallas, came out pumped, despite almost outnumbering their fans in the stands. Their frivolity lasted about 4 minutes, at which point TCU, following an exchange of punts on each teams first possession, began a 12 play, 77 yard touchdown drive capped by the first of 5 QB Ike Palmer touchdown passes, this one to WR Ellis Twisp. It was the first of 7 drives by the Frogs of at least 50 yards, and signaled the end of any hope the Ponies had of taking home the cookware. Scoring 24 points in each half en route to 31 first downs and 575 total yards, the Frogs had 3 WRs, Twisp, Childers and Huntley, each catch 2 TD passes. On the defensive side, TCU harked back to the Purple People Eaters of yore, limiting SMU to 6 first downs and 124 yards in 22 minutes of possession. The game was so one-sided, 3rd string QB Vinny Madison played in his first game ever, throwing a TD pass to Huntley in the process. "That is how you need to treat a team inferior to your own," said Coach Purple. "If we play that way the rest of the year, noone can touch us." Final Score: TCU 48 SMU 0 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 35 carries for 141 Yds, 0 Td QB Ike Palmer 19 of 31 for 289 Yds, 5 Tds, 0 Int WR Ellis Twisp 7 receptions for 105 Yds, 2 TDs WR Karl Childers 6 receptions for 100 Yds, 2 TDs Injuries were confined to: WR Karl Childers QUESTIONABLE-2, Sprained Knee TE John Guthrie PROBABLE-2, Sprained Ankle RB Wayne Lawton PROBABLE-2, Bad Cold 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 Recruiting: There are no more visits gained again, leaving the one so far. Updating recruits mentioned previously: Everett Farley, OLB from TX, is our only visiting player, and we are his only visit, so far. He has picked-up offers from Rice, Kansas and UTEP. Don Hines, ILB from CT, no change. Still visiting Oklahoma State only. Dan Stanton, WR from KS. Is now visiting Oklahoma State, as well (peckerheads ). Nolan Roberts, QB from NJ, has 5 offers but has agreed to no visits thus far. Buddy Newsome, S from GA, has added Clemson to Maryland as his visits at this point. Otis Mueller, WR from PA, has received 5 offers with no scheduled visits. Cory Wooldridge, DE from CA, ranked #8 nationally, visiting Mississippi State and Rutgers. Sherman Douglas, OT from FL, ranked #10 nationally, is still only visiting Central Florida. Marvin Craig,OG from AR, ranked #12 nationally, remains with 3 offers only. Jerald Blackwell, RB from AZ, ranked #15 nationally now has 5 offers but has scheduled no visits, yet. Aaron Benton, OLB from PA, ranked #28, #1 OLB. He is visiting Temple, Penn State and Rutgers Preston Burroughs, C from TN, #52 nationally, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers and Georgia Tech. Obviously, things don't look good at this point. We are competing for most of the top recruits (or not competing, if you will) with the schools we thought we would, and losing out. We hope some of these guys will remember that they are primary emphasis Academics, which we are #2 in. Of course, some of these schools are in the top 10 as well, so maybe we better start looking at the second tier athlete this week and realize we are just not in the top group at this point, though we never will be if we don't recruit some of the top players each year. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section. Last edited by mrushh : 04-06-2003 at 09:27 PM.

04-08-2003, 12:41 AM	#26
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	I will try not to jinx the Frogs, just beat Memphis and demolish UAB for screwing up last season! Excellent work on dismantling SMU. Even if you go 1-10 and demolish the Ponies, the season is a success. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

04-08-2003, 01:24 AM	#27
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	HF P,we are good enough this year that jinxing should not be a problem (next year, may be another story). We miss playing Memphis this year which I would say is a good thing, except they will probably end up undefeated, assuming we do too, and may be higher ranked due to strength of schedule, so that sucks. I STILL can't believe we lost to UAB last year. What a pisser. Thanks for posting, HF P, and go Cedar Pond. BTW, Cowtown FC is #1 in our series after week 1, although I don't believe we will end there. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-09-2003, 11:11 PM	#30
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 6: No Game Recruiting: What a shit week. We lost 6 recruits to other schools, including 5 we've been tracking. The only good part is that 3 of the players chose a team they were not even visiting the week before, so maybe we can get one or two of those lucky type commitments in the future. We need them. The 5 gone are: Don Hines, ILB, chose Maryland. Dan Stanton, WR, chose Rutgers. Nolan Roberts, QB, chose Oklahoma State. Cory Wooldridge, DE, chose Oklahoma State. Sherman Douglas, OT, chose Central Florida. On the somewhat brighter side, 2 new players are visiting Ft. Worth now and both are linebackers, though they are of the "second tier" variety that we have resorted to considering. If things do not turn around fast, this class will be a bunch of recruits worse than last year. We, and Coach Purple especially, are counting on it...the turnaround, that is. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-09-2003, 11:14 PM	#32
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 6 Team Score Opponent Score (4) Memphis bye (9) TCU bye (41) Southern Miss. 37 (98)E. Carolina 7 (48) Cincinnati 27 (101)Tulane 0 (78) Houston 38 (106)Louisville 3 (85) Army 32 (122)UAB 28 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-11-2003, 11:32 PM	#33
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 7 The Game: Alabama-Birmingham (0-5) (+36) @ Texas Christian (3-0) Attendance: 46,000 (sellout) 67 degrees, Fair Series tied, 2-2 Another sellout crowd in Ft. Worth was greeted by a 26 degree drop in temperature from the game 2 weeks ago, making for an absolutely beautiful day to see college football at its finest. Well, at least halfway at its finest, as 125 and last ranked UAB came into Amon Carter Stadium as a 36 point 'dog, and lived up to the billing. In a somber start to the day, the Marine Corps band, in their dress uniforms, played the Star Spangled Banner with great depth and piety in observance of all those dead and dying in a war far away. The Blue Angels flew overhead and dipped their wings to the crowd as the families of Texas servicemen lost to the war stood proudly by, hands shielding their eyes as they looked Heavenward. Then a battle of a different kind commenced. The Purple People Eaters held a pitiful Blazer squad to 6 first downs and 106 yards total offense as the Horned Frog offense danced up and down the field. 10 punts and 2 interceptions were all UAB could muster, despite giving-up no sacks in the game. On offense, TCU was so dominate, every player in uniform played a great deal, with backup RB Wayne Lawton scoring twice and QBs Joey Hidy and Vinny Madison sharing duty most of the second half. So busy were all Frogs, and so successful, that 22 players received at least one stoke. It was a great deal of fun, running up a 31-0 halftime lead and coasting home. The only downer was that TE John Guthrie and WR Karl Childers were lost to injury in their first game back from the same list. Final Score: TCU 55 UAB 0 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 126 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer 15 of 17 for 235 Yards, 4 Tds, 0 Int WR Ellis Twisp 6 receptions for 105 Yds, 2 Tds RB Wayne Lawton 12 carries for 53 Yds, 2 Tds Injuries were confined to: TE John Guthrie DOUBTFUL-5, Pulled Groin WR Karl Childers OUT-4, Herniated Disk 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 Recruiting: We have our first acceptance of a scholarship offer from Texan Rodney Canady, the #20 OG in the nation. We now have 6 players visiting, 2 of whom are top 100 recruits. On the down side, 7 recruits chose other schools to attend next year, including Lamar Wight, the #1 recruit in the nation, who chose to attend Rutgers. An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first. Troy Paris, listed as #3 S in the nation, from MO. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Michigan and Oklahoma. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. Jeff Wilson, listed as #4 DE in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU only so far. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU and South Carolina. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU and Rice. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU only. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. An update on other selected players: Otis Mueller, listed as #2 WR in the nation, from PA. Is visiting 4 schools with a main emphasis Prestige, where TCU is eighth (fat chance for Frogs, huh?). Marvin Craig, from AR, ranked #2 OG nationally, now has 7 offers, but still no visits, despite a 96+ scouting (bribery?). Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. Jerald Blackwell, from AZ, ranked #2 RB, is now visiting 5 schools and we are not one of them, so he is out of the picture. Aaron Benton, from PA, ranked #1 OLB. Remains visiting Mississippi, Temple, Penn State and Rutgers. Main emphasis is Distance , where TCU is sixth (oh, well). Preston Burroughs, from TN, #2 C. Preston is visiting Rutgers, Georgia Tech and Mississippi. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but aparently not good enough at this time. In The Fold: Recruit Pos St. Rank PosRK Scout GPA SAT AthPrep Rodney Canady OG TX 198 20 80+ 4.00 1354 29 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-11-2003, 11:34 PM	#35
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 7 Team Score Opponent Score (5) Memphis 41 (48)Cincinnati 3 (6) TCU 55 (125)UAB 0 (31) Southern Miss. 35 (68)Houston 28 (77) Army 21 (115)Louisville 9 (106)Tulane 14 (107)E. Carolina 7 __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-12-2003, 04:32 PM	#38
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 8 The Game: Tulane (2-4) (+24) @ Texas Christian (5-0) Attendance: 46,000 (sellout) 74 degrees, Sunny Series tied, 2-2 For the third consecutive game, TCU fans bought out Amon Carter Stadium, and this time the reason was on the field play by the Frogs, as the pregame festivities featured a singing Squid, albeit a Colossal Squid. Formidable as one might suppose a Colossal Squid might be, they do, in fact, have an extremely hard time singing, what with being under water and having Squid vocal cords and all. Plus, it seems the Squid was dealing with a bit of a vocal nodule problem, possibly from all the interviews it has had to do because of an increase in publicity as of late. Anyway, noone could hear the Squid very well, nor could the phraseology used by the Squid be understood by the Frog fans at the game. When the Squid was done, noone knew and, as a result, the Guiness Book of World Records recorded a 19 minute, 12 second length for the National Anthem by the Colossal Squid, thus setting a new record and entering the Squid in the pantheon of great singers, along with Madonna, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Bill Clinton (or is it Delbert McClinton?). As for the actual game, CB Marty Dotson returned the first pass thrown by Green Wave QB Otis Jackson 58 yards for a score. Tulane countered on ther next possession, driving 52 yards for what would turn out to be their only score of the game, a 28 yard run by RB Chris "Bull" Durham. The Horned Frogs then scored 17 points in the 2nd quarter on a K Vincent Boo 36 yard field goal and two touchdowns by RB Graham Elliot, who ended the day crossing the goal line 4 times for tds. QB Ike Palmer had an off day passing, but did not throw an interception and was sacked only once on the day. The second half was very boring, save for Elliots' last 2 touchdowns and an interception by CB Gus Parton. Coach Purple said "We did not play too well today, but even so, to win by 31 shows the talent we have. We should play better if we want to keep our poll position. There are 9 undefeated teams in the nation, including Memphis, so any drop in play will cost us bowl positions every week." Final Score: TCU 38 Tulane 7 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 29 carries for 150 Yds, 3 Tds National Offensive Player of the Week QB Ike Palmer 12 of 21 for 173 Yards, 1 Tds, 0 Int 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 Recruiting: Three top 100 players signed with TCU this week in a truly unbelievable, but welcome, outcome. We were so sure QB Irv Ericson was going elsewhere we did not even list him in our update, nor was he visiting Ft. Worth (miracles DO occur, as we had hoped). S Troy Paris we were expecting to sign, but you just never know, and WR Otis Mueller was emphasis Prestige, so we had given a "fat chance" tag last week as we were 8th in line to snag him. Maybe these three will spread the word and bring more top recruits our way. 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 An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: the visits have commenced around the country, as 20 recruits are coming to town. An update on selected players: Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, Central Florida and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first. Jeff Wilson, listed as #4 DE in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Central Florida, Rice, Duke and Memphis. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. We cannot see this guy go to Memphis, of all places. Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia Tech and San Diego State. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU and Louisiana Tech. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. Marvin Carig, from AR, ranked #2 OG nationally, visiting TCU, Kansas State, Kentucky, Minnesota and Virginia Tech. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. Of course, since we have been calling him 'Craig,' and his name is Carig, we may not have a shot if he finds out. Preston Burroughs, from TN, #2 C nationally. Preston is visiting TCU, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Tennessee. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but barely over G. Tech and Rutgers. R.J. Elliott, from LA, #1 P in the nation. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Michigan and Duke. Main emphasis is Distance. We are closest, but just barely. Steven Reese, from LA, #4 OT nationally. Steven is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech and Michigan. Main emphasis is Prestige, where we are 5th of the 5 . Players of interest signing elsewhere: Aaron Benton, from PA, ranked #1 OLB. Committed to Penn State. Rickey Galloway, from CA, ranked #8 OG. Committed to Stanford. Howard Wells, from LA, ranked #10 DE. Committed to Mississippi State. T.J. Wilson, from OH, ranked #2 OLB. Committed to Rutgers. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-12-2003, 04:35 PM	#40
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 8 Team Score Opponent Score (3) Memphis 52 (25)S. Miss 7 (5) TCU 38 Tulane 7 (53) Cincinnati 10 (118)Louisville 17 (76) Army bye (77) Houston bye (110)East Carolina 34 (124)UAB 27 ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-13-2003, 10:16 AM	#41
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 9 The Game: Texas Christian (6-0) (-10) @ Cincinnati (3-3) Attendance: 24,800 79 degrees, Fair Series tied, 2-2 TCU lost the first down battle, 23 to 19. They lost the total yards battle, 418-387. QB Ike Palmer was sacked 5 times. Palmer also fumbled twice and threw an interception. All-in-all, it was a bad day for the Frogs. Except they won. Without much difficulty, at that. RB Graham Elliot scored on a 78 yard run, the longest in his career. S Ralph Mahoney returned an interception 92 yards for a score in the 4th quarter. TCU had only 5 penalties on the day, their lowest total in a game in 3 years. P Scottie Britton averaged over 40 yards a try, pinning the Bearcats back in their territory all day. ILB Hardy Singleton had 12 tackles and 3 assists on the day, helping stop the many drives Cincinnati had. All day, it seemed, Cincy was on the move, but only made the red zone 3 times for all their drives and yards. "We had a poor effort today," Coach Purple summarized. "Our offense sputtered much of the game, and our defense had their worst effort of the year. Give Cincinnati credit. I would say we were outcoached today. Fortunately, our talent allowed us to pull out a victory, despite everything." Final Score: TCU 41 Cincinnati 19 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 173 Yds, 1 Td WR Gino Pauly 7 receptions for 102 Yds, 1 Td Injuries were confined to: S Rondell Riekens QUESTIONABLE-2, Sprained Knee OLB Marvin Washington PROBABLE-2, Bruised Shoulder FB Kelvin Patton PROBABLE-2, Bad Cold 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 Recruiting: Another 4 future Frogs sign-on, including 3 top 100 players. Marvin Carig overlooked the name problem we had a few weeks ago and opted for Ft. Worth. We landed the #1 punter in the land and 2 defensive line projects for a couple of years down the road. We lost out on 2 major players, 9 total for the week. Our center recruits have abandoned us, so we will get a couple more o-linemen and make one into a center if we need to. If we don't land a couple of LBs soon, we will be forced to take some really low rent guys. We MUST have 2 LBs in the class, even if they suck. 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 An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: the visits have commenced around the country, as 16 recruits are coming to town. An update on selected players: Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, Central Florida and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first. Joey Osborne, listed as #9 ILB in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia Tech and San Diego State. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU and Louisiana Tech. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first. D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major* heavyweights after this guy. Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, Rutgers, San Diego State, Oklahoma and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is fourth of the five. Players of interest signing elsewhere: Preston Burroughs, from TN, ranked #2 C nationally. Committed to Tennessee. Steven Reese, from LA, ranked #4 OT nationally. Committed to Virginia Tech. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-13-2003, 10:20 AM	#43
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 9 Team Score Opponent Score (1) Memphis 9 (78)Houston 35 (6) Texas Christian 41 (61)Cincinnati 19 (32) Southern Miss 16 (76)Army 24 (95) Tulane bye (104)East Carolina 21 (108)Louisville 3 (125)UAB bye __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-13-2003, 03:41 PM	#44
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 10 The Game: Texas Christian (7-0) (-5) @ Houston (3-3) Attendance: 13,000 49 degrees, Storms TCU leads series, 4-0 A whopping 13k fans came to see the game, which was played in very wet, stormy conditions. Too bad the Cougars don't play in the Astrodome, anymore, because the footing was treacherous and the yardage hard to come by. For the second week in a row, TCU played like a second division team, eeking out a meager 17 first downs on 312 total yards. Fortunately, Houston faired even worse, totaling 14 first downs and 239 total yards. The key to the game turned out to be the inability of the Cougars to convert on 4th down, which they tried to do on 3 seperate occasions. Each time, the Purple People Eater defense of TCU stoned Houston, including possessions ending at the Frog 38 and 24 yard lines. Horned Frog secondarymen also came away with 2 Ints, one ending a drive in Frog territory. The only touchdown of the game came in the 2nd quarter on a QB Ike Palmer to FB Kelvin Patton 9-yard pass following perhaps the most important play of the day. After being stopped at the Houston 43, P Scottie Britton pooched a crappy 17 yard effort to the 26, where Cougar return man Dexter Batteaux caught the ball and returned 7 yards to the Cougar 33. OT Everett Atkins jarred the ball loose and TE John Guthrie recovered. Four plays later, Palmer hit Patton for the score and a 13-3 halftime lead. A fourth quarter Houston field goal narrowed the score to 13-6, but the Cougs could mount no game-tying drive and TCU had their perfect record saved. "We are still playing like SHIT," said a pissed Coach Purple after the tilt. "We will lose to someone for sure if this continues. We, as coaches, must watch film 24-7 until the problems are resolved. Why we cannot run people into the ground with the o-line we have is a mystery. With Memphis losing last week to Houston, we knew it would be a huge test, yet we still came out like pussies." Final Score: TCU 13 Houston 6 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 32 carries for 123 Yds, 0 Td QB Ike Palmer 15 of 25 for 188 Yds, 1 Td, 1 Int Injuries were confined to: OLB Gino Sanford OUT-5, Hyperextended Elbow 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 Recruiting: Two recruits were added to the list of commitments for the Frogs this week as a linebacker finally accepted, along with a CB. Not top 100, but welcome anyway as they are both in the top 20 at their positions in the national rankings. Anytime players are in the top 20 at their position, you have to feel as though you are keeping in step with the top programs in the country, at least potentially. 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 An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: 14 recruits are coming to town in our attempt to fill the final 6 spots in this years recruiting class. While most are not high ranking, they are the best that remain at the positions we need. An update on selected players: Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and UTEP, and Georgia Tech. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first. B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis, Boise State and now UTEP. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU, Louisiana Tech and now Memphis and Arkansas State as well. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first by a wide margin. D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major* heavyweights after this guy. No change. Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, San Diego State and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is last. Rutgers and Oklahoma have rescinded their offers. Jimmie Odell, #12 C from FL. He is visiting TCU, Tulane, Florida and South Florida. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first by a wide margin. Players of interest signing elsewhere: Corey Franz, from WY, #13 DE nationally. He has signed with Michigan. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-13-2003, 03:48 PM	#46
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 10 Team Score Opponent Score (6) Texas Christian 13 (64) Houston 6 (9) Memphis 57 (95)Tulane 17 (41) Southern Miss bye (66) Army 27 (73) Cincinnati 34 (99) East Carolina bye (116)Louisville 23 (125)UAB 8 ***Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-15-2003, 06:05 PM	#47
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	WEEK 11 The Game: Army (3-4) (+23) @ Texas Christian (8-0) Attendance: 46,000 (Sellout) 68 degrees, Sunny TCU leads series, 5-0 A third consecutive sellout in Ft. Worth greeted the Horned Frogs as they attempt to climb into the top two in the nation and get a shot at a national championship. A spectacular fireworks display opened the festivities as the TCU band played the National Anthem. Red, white and blue rockets burst in the air, making a flag-like pattern of smoke. It may have been an awesome sight, except that the planners were not aware that the game had been moved to an afternoon start to accommodate TV5 wanting to air the game. The rockets exploded magnificently, one would assume, but in the sunlight, it was impossible to tell. The flag-like smoke was billowed away pretty much immediately, so that did not look right either. Children were frightened when the red and blue smoke turned purple, and the cloud started to form a giant Barney. Paramedics were called on to resuscitate a large number of freaked-out kids, and the game was delayed 30 minutes. The game started well for TCU as the defense held the Cadets and, following the punt, the Frogs began their first possession on their 32 yardline. 7 plays later, TCU found the endzone on a 19 yard pass from QB Ike Palmer to WR Ellis Twisp, and a 7-0 lead. The game see-sawed back and forth, Army kicking a field goal, TCU scoring on a Palmer to WR Gino Pauly 5 yarder, and Army scoring after a 49 yard drive following a poor punt. TCU returned the kickoff to their 34 and, on 1st down, RB Graham Elliot began the task of shelving the Cadets hope for victory with a 66 yard scamper for a TD. TCU had a 21-10 halftime lead and some good momentum going into the 2nd half. The Frogs put the game away on the first possession of the 2nd half, marching 72 yards in 11 plays and taking 6 minutes off the clock before Palmer found an open Twisp once more, 28-10, TCU. At that point, Army began to crumble as the Frogs poured it on, with Palmer scoring on a short run, K Vincent Boo kicking a field goal, and back-up RB Wayne Lawton running 51 yards late in the game to end the scoring. Final Score: TCU 45 Army 10 Players of the Week: Congratulations RB Graham Elliot 30 carries for 198 Yds, 1 Td QB Ike Palmer 15 of 23 for 226 Yds, 3 Tds, 1 Int WR Ellis Twisp 4 receptions for 63 Yds, 2 Tds WR Karl Childers 5 receptions for 97 Yds, 0 Td Injuries were confined to: WR Karl Childers DOUBTFUL-7, Hip Pointer ILB Hardy Singleton PROBABLE-1, Bruised Shoulder Patton RECOVERED Washington RECOVERED Riekens 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 Recruiting: Only one new player accepted an offer from your Frogs this week as Mack Beuter, a WR from NY, accepted our scholarship. If we do not get any of the 5 very good to decent players updated below, this class will be a dissapointment after the early success in luring top 100 guys to Ft. Worth. Why is it that players at certain positions will not come to TCU no matter how much we outclass other teams at the recruits emphasis? Sometimes, Coach Purple can only scratch himself and wonder. 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 An update on those visiting Ft. Worth: 9 recruits are coming to town in our attempt to fill the final 5 spots in this years recruiting class. Four of the 9 are OLB candidates. An update on selected players: Everett Farley, listed as #13 OLB in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice and Georgia Tech. UTEP has dropped out. Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is first. B.J. Clancy, listed as #12 DT in the nation, from TX. He is visiting TCU, Rice, Memphis and Boise State.UTEP is out. Main emphasis is distance, where TCU is first. Another showdown with Memphis. Grant Conway, listed as #12 OLB in the nation, from LA. He is visiting TCU, LSU, Louisiana Tech and now Memphis and Arkansas State as well. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first by a wide margin. D.J. Myers, listed as #4 OG in the nation, from MD. He is visiting TCU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Temple. Main emphasis is Academics, where TCU is first, but not by much at all, and these are major* heavyweights after this guy. No change. Phillip Sewell, listed as #5 DE in the nation, from CA. He is visiting TCU, San Diego State and UCLA . Main emphasis is Distance, where TCU is last. Rutgers and Oklahoma have rescinded their offers. Players of interest signing elsewhere: Jimmie Odell, #12 C from FL. He has signed with Florida. (Thought we would get him for sure ) Luther Woods, #22 DE from CA. Signed with UNLV. Steve Morrison, #10 ILB from OH. He has signed with Ketchikan, of all places. (Unbelievable!) __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

04-15-2003, 06:08 PM	#49
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	C-USA Scoreboard: Week 11 Team Score Opponent Score (4) Texas Christian 45 (77) Army 10 (7) Memphis 52 (106)Louisville 7 (48)Southern Miss 7 (66) Cincinnati 10 (62)Houston 24 (93) E. Carolina 21 (98)Tulane 42 (125)UAB 13 **Red denotes an upset. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section. Last edited by mrushh : 04-15-2003 at 06:08 PM.*

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