I've had season tickets since the early 90's....a few years after moving back to North Texas.
For the record....I love Jamie Dixon. Great guy, great alum. In no way do I want him to leave. He has brought respect back to the program. That said, I think he has taken TCU about as far as it can go in the Big 12. He has taken TCU from a consistent bottom-dweller to a consistent middle of the pack team in the conference. This league is about to become even more brutal. In reality, will we ever be able to compete with KU, BU (I know that hurts), UH, and soon to be Arizona, BYU, et all?
We're kind of stuck in a hard place. I don't think Jamie can take us any farther. At the same time, I'm not sure who can..... unless we lure some big time hire.......not even sure who that would be. Thus, if we replace Jamie with a new guy, based on our history of hiring basketball coaches (pre-Dixon/post Tubbs), we probably return to the cellar of the Big 12. In the old SWC, we could count on a championship or near championship every few years in the Coach Swaim and Coach Killingsworth years. I want to be wrong in my assessment, but I just don't see us ever getting back to competing for a championship again.
BTW, the problem is not Daniel Meyer/Schollmayer Coliseum. Yes, it is smaller and old looking, but there is not a bad seat there. The atmosphere has improved greatly over the last 5 years. Students have been loud and supportive ever since Jamie came back and breathed a little life in the program. Music is cranked up for a loud and fun atmosphere.
However, after watching us blow the game against UCF in our final home game, it became apparent to me that for this old codger, it is no longer worth driving (and getting stuck in traffic jams on I35W) to watch the team. So the silver lining to this long rant, is that 2 really good seats will be available for the younger fans as I will no longer be renewing my season tickets. This decision was made not in anger, but in frustration and sadness that the odds of even competing for a Big 12 championship in basketball are so low that it is no longer worth the driving hassle to watch the Frogs in person anymore. My hope is that I am completely wrong in my assessment of the basketball future at TCU. Go Frogs.