PhillyFrog
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I firmly believe the most under-rated bowl game in the Patterson era was the clubbing-baby-seals game against Colorado State back in 1873 or something.
The '59 game was an "Ice Bowl". Ice on the seats, in the aisles and a sharp wind to chill your behind.Leap - When I turned 11 in 59 my parents asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told them tickets to see TCU play UT in Austin.
We got up early that morning, and a Blue Norther was rolling in. We crept along I-35 until we got almost all the way to Waco, and Dad lost control of the car on a patch of black ice.
He safely stopped the car, but my mother insisted he turn around and go home. I was heartbroken - especially when the Frogs won the game while Dad I listened to Kern Tips on the radio.
To add insult to injury Harold Taft announced on his Channel 5 weather report that night that the ice accumulations stopped just south of Waco.
Go Frogs!
Harry the "Hare." Moreland.The '59 game was an "Ice Bowl". Ice on the seats, in the aisles and a sharp wind to chill your behind.
Frogs had a great defense and Horns were a high scoring bunch until Don Floyd and Bob Lilly wreaked havoc on them.
With the score 9-7 in Horns favor, little Harry Moreland ran 60 yards for td and a winner for TCU.
Had Texas won over the ranked Frogs, most writers figured #2 Horns would vault to #1 and be the NCAA Champs. Never, never.
Yeah, I wrestled with listing this one, too. This was the game that inspired Darrell Royal to called TCU "[ the old ricardo ]roaches."
Go Frogs!
Please bear with an old-timer who cherishes the 3 times Frogs knocked Texas out of the national championship:
Nov 15, 1941-- TCU 14, Texas 7.
Nov 14, 1959-- TCU 14, Texas 9.
Nov 18, 1961-- TCU 6, Texas 0.
The Horns are my favorite team to dislike, and all 3 were played in Austin--- sweet, sweet memories.
It was the 2005 Houston Bowl in NRG Stadium (called Reliant back then, I believe).no one has mentioned this one, I don't think. Forget what year, but we beat Iowa state in Houston at the whatever bowl. We were still in the WAC or something. They were Big 12 and had beaten A and M in College Station. I think it put TCU on the big time football map.
ISU turnovers kept us in the first half. With about four minutes left in the first half, they fumbled in the red zone, TCU recovered at the 16, came out in the I formation with two TE's I believe, threw deep to DePriest for a TD, giving us the lead. ISU totally bought that we were going to try to grind the ball out from our end of the field. Their DL had whipped our OL pretty good during the first 3 quarters, then they wore out due to lack of depth plus being on the field too, much thanks to 4 turnovers. The last quarter we ran pretty much at will on them and put the game away with a field goal.no one has mentioned this one, I don't think. Forget what year, but we beat Iowa state in Houston at the whatever bowl. We were still in the WAC or something. They were Big 12 and had beaten A and M in College Station. I think it put TCU on the big time football map.
Texas also lit 30,000 candles to hex Frogs and Swink-- and DMN reporter said " Jim Swink blew all of them out".Memorial Stadium, Austin, Nov. 12, 1955.....TCU 47 - Texas 20
"The Rusk Rambler' Jim Swink dazzled the Horns, scoring 4 TDs on runs of - 1, 62, 57, 34 yards
This was the game where Texas first introduced the 'Hook 'Em Horns" sign.
I found an article on "Press Reader" (which won't allow me to copy and paste the link or the quote) that describes Swink saying those words. I'll just transcribe (old school) the quote.Texas also lit 30,000 candles to hex Frogs and Swink-- and DMN reporter said " Jim Swink blew all of them out".
I wish someone would post that TCU-ISU game on youtube. It was a pretty good game.ISU turnovers kept us in the first half. With about four minutes left in the first half, they fumbled in the red zone, TCU recovered at the 16, came out in the I formation with two TE's I believe, threw deep to DePriest for a TD, giving us the lead. ISU totally bought that we were going to try to grind the ball out from our end of the field. Their DL had whipped our OL pretty good during the first 3 quarters, then they wore out due to lack of depth plus being on the field too, much thanks to 4 turnovers. The last quarter we ran pretty much at will on them and put the game away with a field goal.
I was impressed by how well they traveled. They had a lot of fans...of course it also gave them an excuse to go somewhere warm. First time live I saw that bizarre color combination, too.
Have just read this one post and will comment:Football, Basketball, Baseball
My favorites
Football
TCU-Wisconsin Rose Bowl
TCU-Utah 2009 College Game Day
TCU-Oregon Alamo Bowl
Basketball
TCU-Texas Jamie's Shot
TCU-Arkansas SWC Tournament Browder's FTs win the game.
TCU-Kansas 2013 The upset of the century
Baseball
TCU-FSU-Matt Curry's Grand Slam
TCU-A&M-16 inning win to go to the CWS
TCU-Texas Super Regional victory to go to our first CWS
Loudest game ever at ACS. Happened to be on the sidelines that game with Top and it was ear-splitting, especially after the fumble recovery on the opening kickoff. never heard it louder.2) 2009 TCU vs Utah
Tech 2016
KU 2018
OU 2017
When Tank intercepted the ball and returned it for a TD, I thought the place would explode. As far as atmosphere goes, this one might be my favorite.Loudest game ever at ACS. Happened to be on the sidelines that game with Top and it was ear-splitting, especially after the fumble recovery on the opening kickoff. never heard it louder.