Horned Frog Football Week 4: TCU-SMU Gameday Information

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ESPN College GameDay Week 4: ESPN’s College GameDay will be in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, September 21. No. 3 Georgia (3-0) hosts No. 7 Notre Dame (2-0) in Athens at 7 pm Central. The game will be televised by CBS. The last time Georgia's campus hosted "College GameDay" was on the morning of the Bulldogs' 44-41 win over No. 6 LSU on Sept. 28, 2013. The only other times GameDay has come to Georgia's campus was in 1998 and 2008 against Tennessee and Alabama, respectively. During the college football season, GameDay airs live on ESPN on Saturdays, from 8-11 am, Central. The show features Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Maria Taylor. Pollack and Taylor are Georgia alumni.

Game 3 of the 2019 TCU Football Season: TCU Horned Frogs versus SMU: Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 2:30 pm (Central), Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas; TV: FS1 (TV Talent: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey); Radio -- WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7, Sirius 113, XM 200 (Radio Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine); Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 (Radio Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos).

TCU Gameday Information: here 

Fan Experience at Amon G. Carter Stadium:

• Because of construction on the east side of the stadium, Frog Alley has moved to the area in front of Schollmaier Arena.
• Beer is sold at all concession stands throughout Amon G. Carter Stadium, when gates open (two hours before kickoff), until the start of the fourth quarter. All beer is $7 and sold in aluminum bottles. Available selections include Coors Light, Miller Lite, SOL, Revolver and Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water, along with other local brands depending on demand up to a total of eight brands. Each person can purchase two beers maximum per transaction. 
• In keeping with industry safety standards and due to the adaption of public beer sales, there is a new No Re-entry policy. If a patron needs to leave during the course of the game due to a medical situation, two gates will be open to accommodate this need. Gate 4 on the west and Gate 9 on the east side. Patrons will need to be scanned out so their ticket can be used for re-admission. Fans who leave Amon G. Carter during the game will need a new ticket to re-enter.
  Beginning with the SMU game, there are six beer carts, three on the upper concourse and three on the lower concourse.
• Beginning with the SMU game, there are beverage-only lines at the concession stands. 
• New Designated Driver program. There are four stands around the stadium where fans can make a pledge not to drink alcohol and receive a free Pepsi product at any concession stand.
• Pre-game Happy Hour Concessions. Starting when the gates open and going until 30 minutes before kickoff, there will be special prices on some concession items inside the stadium, including: 44 oz Pepsi, $3; large popcorn, $3; peanuts, $3; nachos, $2.25; hot dog, $2; and $2 off all beer. 
• Before the frogs run onto the field, fans will see them getting hyped up thanks to new pregame tunnel cameras. 
• There is a new north-end videoboard, with a state-of-the-art sound system in Amon G. Carter Stadium. The videoboard measures 108-feet-by-48-feet. There also are new speakers in new locations throughout the stadium. 
• Construction continues, with completion scheduled for the 2020 season, on the stadium's $100-million premium seating expansion. The project includes two levels of luxury seating above the current upper deck on the east side of the stadium. There will be a new Legends Club, 22 new suites, 48 loge boxes, over 1,000 club seats and two private clubs. These enhancements are the first since the $164-million rebuild of Amon G. Carter Stadium was completed in 2012.
• New timeout clocks will allow fans to monitor the length of TV timeouts during the game. The new clocks will be located on the sideline. 
• New grab-and-go convenience stores are located around the stadium, with new food options.
• Several giant cooling fans have been added to the concourses.
• There is a new Social Media Center at The Carter. Interact at the social photo booth, meet and take pictures with special guests and post on social media.
• There are new Fanthology Food Carts, offering new food options, including milkshakes, loaded waffle fries, chicken wings, street tacos and nachos.
• There are some new food vendors in the stadium and in Frog Alley. They include Dwell Coffee & Biscuits, Señor Matador’s Tacos, Rudy’s BBQ, and Austin City Tacos.
• Riff Ram App: Available in the Apple App Store or in Google Play.

TCU-SMU Hype Video: here
 
TCU head coach Gary Patterson talks about SMU: here  

TCU cornerback Jeff Gladney talks SMU: here  

TCU offensive tackle David Bolisomi talks SMU: here
 
SMU head coach Sonny Dykes talks about TCU: here

TCU-SMU Game Watching Party Locations: here 

TCU Football 2019 Hype Video: here

TCU Football 2019 Intro Video: here 

TCU Riff-Ram Video from TCU-Arkansas Pine Bluff Game on August 31: here 

TCU's "Hello, FunkyTown. The Frogs are back” Video: here and here

TCU Earn the Chip Video: here

Color Coordination for the TCU-SMU Game: Wear your favorite TCU colors. 

TCU's Previous Game: This is TCU’s third game of the 2019 season. The Frogs' last game was a 34-13 win over Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, on September 14. TCU is 2-0. TCU opened the season in Fort Worth on August 31 with a 39-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

SMU’s Previous Game: This is the fourth game of the 2019 season for SMU. The Mustangs’ last game was a 47-17 win over Texas State, in Dallas, on Saturday, September 14. SMU is 3-0. Its other two victories have been over Arkansas State, 37-30, and North Texas, 49-27.

Previous TCU-SMU Game: On September 7, 2018, TCU beat SMU, 42-12, in Dallas. Highlights: here

TCU-SMU Rivalry:

• TCU and SMU used to be Southwest Conference (SWC) rivals.
• TCU leads the series with SMU, 51-40-7. The series began with a 43-0 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1915. The teams have played each other every year since, except for six years (1919, 1920, 1925,
• 1987, 1988, 2006).
• TCU head coach Gary Patterson is 15-2 as a head coach versus SMU. The 15 wins are the most against a single team among his victories at TCU.
• Patterson is 2-0 versus SMU head coach Sonny Dykes. The Horned Frogs defeated Dykes' Louisiana Tech team 31-24 in the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl, and the Frogs defeated Dykes and SMU last year, 42-12.
• SMU is TCU's second-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 98 meetings with the Mustangs trail only Baylor (113).
• TCU has won 11 of the last 12 games with SMU and 17 of 19.
• TCU has won the past six meetings by an average of 31 points. The last one-possession contest was TCU’s 24-16 victory in 2012. 
• TCU's 56-0 win in 2014 at SMU marked the most lopsided game in the series.
• The Horned Frogs are 28-18-5 versus the Mustangs in Fort Worth and 23-22-2 in Dallas.
• Other than the two seasons (1987-88) SMU did not field a team, the 2006 campaign represented the only time TCU and SMU have not met since 1925.
• The rivalry between the two teams has sprouted mischief in the past. SMU's Mustang Marching Band dropped rye grass seeds on the field of Amon G. Carter Stadium during halftime of a 21-0 TCU victory on November 26, 2000. By February, 2001, the seeds had grown to form a large diamond shaped "M," the band's trademark formation. An editorial in The Skiff noted: "Since SMU loses at everything else, it seems natural that its pranks would be lame. But in the future, if SMU students want to do something on our field other than lose, they should consult us first."

TCU-SMU Connections:

• TCU offensive analyst Rusty Burns, in his 11th season with the program, was SMU's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2004-07. 
• SMU head coach Sonny Dykes was an offensive analyst for TCU in 2017, prior to taking the Mustangs' head coach position. 
• SMU wide receivers coach David Gru was an offensive analyst with the Horned Frogs in 2017. 
• SMU safeties coach Trey Haverty was a TCU graduate assistant (2007-09) before serving as its safeties coach (2011) and wide receivers coach (2012). 
• SMU running backs coach Chris Brasfield was a two-year letterman (1994-95) at wide receiver for the Horned Frogs. 2019 TCU Football Fact Book: here

2019 TCU Football Fact Book: here 

2019 TCU Sports Fall Guide: here 

TCU Campus Tour Video: here 

2019 SMU Football Guide: here 

2019 SMU Football Video: here 

Frogs Missing in Action: Placekicker Cole Bunce suffered an injury during a vehicular accident. He most likely will miss the season. Cornerback Noah Daniels suffered a season-ending injury during a summer practice session. 

The Line: TCU opened as and is a 9.5-point favorite. The over/under points at 57.

Midnite's TCU-SMU Prediction: TCU 31, SMU 20

TCU Notables:

• The Horned Frogs have the Big 12's longest active winning streak at five games, a run that is tied for seventh nationally.
• TCU has opened its season with a 2-0 record for the 12th time in 19 seasons under Patterson. The Horned Frogs are looking to go 3-0 for the 10th time in the Patterson era.
• TCU is second nationally in total defense, allowing just 209.5 yards per game. The Horned Frogs have forced a 3-and-out on 60.0 percent (18-of-30) of opponent series.
• Dating back to last season, TCU has a three-game home winning streak.
• The Horned Frogs are 87-21 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in 19 seasons under head coach Gary Patterson.
• TCU has posted an undefeated home record in three of the last five seasons.
• The Horned Frogs were picked fourth in the 2019 Preseason Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.
• The last two times TCU was predicted fourth or lower, it won a Big 12 Championship (2014) and played in the Big 12 Championship Game (2017).
• In six of the last eight odd-numbered years (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017), TCU has won at least 11 games.
• Over the last six seasons, TCU (49-19, 30-15) has the Big 12's second-best overall and conference records.
• TCU is one of just six programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last five seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• TCU has five 11-win seasons this decade, equaling the combined number of the 11 other FBS programs in the state.
• Gary Patterson’s19 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
• Patterson is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (21st year).
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in 11 of the last 17 seasons.
• Patterson has accounted for 25.9 percent (169 of 653) of TCU's all-time football victories. 
• Patterson has been a Coach of the Year in all three leagues he has guided TCU: Conference USA (2002), Mountain West (2005, 2009), and Big 12 (2014).
• TCU is 116-35 in Saturday contests since 2005 and 21-11 on other days of the week (1-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-0 on Tuesdays, 3-0 on Wednesdays, 7-8 on Thursdays and 8-2 on Fridays).
• TCU is one of six programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last five seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• Patterson ranks fourth among active FBS coaches in winning percentage (minimum 10 years behind Chris Petersen (Washington), Dabo Swinney (Clemson) and Nick Saban (Alabama).
• TCU has the Big 12’s longest active winning streak at four games.
• TCU is 116-35 in Saturday contests since 2005 and 21-11 on other days of the week (1-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-0 on Tuesdays, 3-0 on Wednesdays, 7-8 on Thursdays and 8-2 on Fridays).
• In six of the last eight odd-numbered years (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017), TCU has won at least 11 games.
• Over the last five seasons, TCU (48-19, 30-15) has the Big 12’s second-best overall and conference records. 
• Since 2001, Gary Patterson’s first full season as TCU’s head coach, the Horned Frogs have been the most successful program in the state of Texas.Since 2005, TCU has the best record (137-46) in Texas 
• among the 12 FBS programs.
• Dating back to September 21, 2014, TCU has been ranked in one of the major polls in 51 of the last 75 weeks.
• Since 2008, Gary Patterson is second nationally among active head coaches in most Associated Press Top-10 finishes, with six. Nick Saban leads, with 11.
• TCU ranked No. 1 nationally last season for most offensive tackles (six) in the NFL.
• Since 2005, TCU tops all private schools in victories and winning percentage (136-46). 
• Since the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1937, TCU trails only Alabama for the most times leading the nation in total defense. The Crimson Tide have been No. 1 seven times, while all five No. 1 rankings for the Horned Frogs are in the last 19 seasons.
• With the exception of 2015, TCU has been first or second in the Big 12 in total defense each year.
• TCU has at least one sack in 69 of its last 72 contests. 
• Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU leads the conference in most games with at least three sacks.
• TCU has the longest streak among Big 12 schools with 22 consecutive seasons with at least 25 sacks.
• Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is tied for third nationally with five different players returning punts for touchdowns.
• At 335 games (November 16, 1991; Texas 32, TCU 0), TCU has the nation’s second-longest current streak for not being shut out. 
• TCU’s streak of scoring in 335 consecutive games is fourth on the NCAA’s all-time list.
• In Gary Patterson’s tenure as head coach, TCU has had 48 players drafted with 119 in NFL camps.
• TCU has 19 former players active in the NFL.
• TCU ranked No. 1 nationally with the most offensive tackles (six) in the NFL last season.
• On its 2019 roster, TCU has eight players with their degrees already in hand: Shameik Blackshear, Alex Delton, Nate Guyton, TreVontae Hights, Julius Lewis, Ryan McGee, Sewo Olonilua, and Jonathan Song.
• On its 2019 roster, TCU has 50 freshmen (31 true freshmen, 19 redshirt freshmen). Of the remaining players on the 2019 roster, 24 are sophomores, 24 are juniors and 22 are seniors.
• TCU has qualified for a bowl game in 19 of the last 21 seasons. The Horned Frogs have earned a bowl trip in 16 of Gary Patterson’s 18 seasons as head coach.
• Nearly 35,000 TCU fans traveled to the 2011 Rose Bowl. Over 20,000 made the trip the previous year to the Fiesta Bowl. At its first New Year’s Six bowl, TCU had 15,000 fans at the 2014 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
• TCU is 653-547-57 (.541) in its football history that began in 1896.

Have Fun Tailgating Before and After Football Games: Donor parking lots open five hours prior to kickoff. For games that start before 2:30 pm, lots must be cleared by three hours after the games end. For games that start at 2:30 pm or later, lots must be cleared 90 minutes after games end, or by 11 pm (whichever comes first, due to city ordinance).

Countdown to Kickoff: Three hours prior to kickoff: Frog Alley opens. Two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff: Frog Walk begins. Two hours prior to kickoff: gates open; autographs by members of other TCU athletic teams. One hour prior to kickoff: TCU Marching Band and Spirit parade. Thirty minutes prior to kickoff: Frog Alley closes and pre-game show begins.

TCU Gameday Parking and Traffic Information: here 

Amon G. Carter Stadium: The stadium features a new north-end videoboard, with a state-of-the-art sound system. The videoboard measures 108-feet-by-48-feet. There also are new speakers in new locations throughout the stadium. 

Construction continues, with completion scheduled for the 2020 season, on the $100-million Amon G. Carter Stadium premium seating expansion. The project calls for two new levels of luxury seating above the current upper deck on the east side of the stadium. The new Legends Club and Suites will include 48 loge boxes with two private clubs, over 1,000 club seats and 22 luxury suites.

These enhancements are the first since the $164-million rebuild of Amon G. Carter Stadium was completed in 2012. That project was funded entirely by donor support and featured a seating capacity of 45,000. The six new Founders Club suites, located at midfield on the concourse level, were sold at $15 million each to provide lead gifts totaling $90 million. On the west side of the stadium, there are 25 suites, all sold. 

Additional information about The Carter: here 

Information about stadium rules and regulations: here

Important! Security measures at TCU Athletic Events: Only the following items are permitted into TCU athletic facilities:
 

• Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches 
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
• One unopened bottle of water
• Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the stadium with one of the clear plastic bagss.

Exceptions are made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at the stadium gates. Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags are not be allowed.
 
2019 Game 4 for TCU: TCU will host Kansas at 11 am Central, on Saturday, September 28, in Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth, Texas. FS1 will broadcast the game.