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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Last night on Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, the “Boom goes the dynamite” guy got a web redemption. Tosh also goes off on ESPN and other sports commentators and reporters. There is also a very brief mention of TCU. Check it out.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
This just coming in from Baylor and 1660 ESPN Radio, the TCU/Baylor football game this season will be on Friday, September 2nd at 7:00 on ESPN. Yes, another Friday night game…
Although this is disappointing, I expected this from Baylor. With the game being on a Friday night it makes it harder for TCU fans to make the game. The Bears don’t want their stadium taken over by TCU fans wanting to witness another beat down of Baylor. Pathetic.
**Update** Here is the release from TCU Media Relations: The TCU football team's 2011 season opener at Baylor has been moved to Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
The Horned Frogs will have two appearances on ESPN this season. An Oct. 28 contest with BYU at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington will also air on ESPN.
TCU now has three Friday games this fall. In addition to facing Baylor and BYU, the Horned Frogs will host SMU on Friday, Sept. 30. The SMU game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
The Horned Frogs return 11 starters from their Rose Bowl championship squad that went 13-0 and finished second in all the major polls. TCU also led the nation in total defense for a third straight season.
TCU is the only program in the country to finish in the top 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls over the last three seasons. The Horned Frogs' average finish of 5.0 in the last three AP polls ranks first nationally.
TCU has a 25-game regular season winning streak and has won 39 of its last 42 contests overall.
Dating back to 2002, the Horned Frogs are 16-3 in their last 19 games versus teams from BCS automatic-qualifying conferences.
The 2011 campaign marks TCU's final season in the Mountain West Conference before beginning Big East Conference play in 2012.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Andy Dalton’s turn on Jon Gruden’s QB Camp aired last night and Dalton represented the Frogs well. Here is a quick review of what went down. I am sure ESPN will re-air it at some point before the draft if you missed it.
- First, the special was just great publicity for Andy and TCU. Gruden mentioned where the program had come from and seemed impressed with what the Frogs have been able to do.
- It seemed on a couple of plays that Gruden was actually surprised by some of TCU’s plays and had never seen plays like that before. Especially on the quick option play where the center leads Dalton with the snap.
- I don’t know if Gruden has lightened up this year or if he really liked Dalton. We will have to see how the other sessions go. I remember in the past Gruden was rough on Sam Bradford and a few others. Gruden wasn’t very critical of Andy in the parts they showed on TV.
Overall it was interesting and I would recommend it to other Frog fans. Especially if you are in to X’s and O’s. They go over some of the reads and things like that the TCU offense goes through on the field.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Former TCU QB Andy Dalton will be one of the participants in Jon Gruden’s QB Camp this year. This is a show ESPN does where Gruden talks with and a break down film with QB’s who are expected to be drafted. Here is a small preview.
The other participants are Ryan Mallett of Arkansas, Jake Locker of Washington, Cam Newton of Auburn and Blaine Gabbert of Missouri. The special will air on Thursday, April 12th on ESPNU.
Friday, April 1, 2011
From TCU Media Relations: TCU wide receiver Skye Dawson has been ranked by ESPN.com as the sixth-fastest player in the nation.
A junior from Mesquite, Texas, Dawson won the 60 meters at the 2010 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 6.69. He was also part of a Horned Frog 4x100 meter outdoor relay team that won the MWC title and ranked in the top five in the nation.
As a senior at Dallas Christian School, Dawson ran a 10.43 to win the Texas Relays 100-meter dash. He also won the state title in the 100, 4x100 and long jump.
Dawson placed sixth on the Horned Frogs last season with 12 receptions for 170 yards (14.2 average). He had at least one catch in nine games, including a season-best four receptions for 69 yards in a 30-21 victory over Oregon State.
