Thurman Morgan, Alice Taylow Nowlin, and an unidentified woman next to the vintage 1925 car they rode in the 1975 Homecoming parade. (photo courtesy of TCU Library’s Digital Repository)

Happy Homecoming Week.

Man, do we have the events on campus this week!!!! Lettermen’s Hall of Fame Dinner, National Alumni Board Meetings, Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally and I’m sure there’s more. Seems we decided to stack everything into one weekend at TCU. Oh, and then there’s the Frogs vs. Kansas on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Homecoming brings Horned Frogs back together. It’s a special time on campus with a special feel to it.

Question: Do college students buy mums for their dates anymore?

One of my Homecoming memories is from 1981. We were playing Bill Yoeman’s Houston Cougars. It was a 2 p.m. game on Halloween afternoon. I remember it for three reasons:

1. We were on ABC as the regional television game (a big deal for TCU back then). The great Verne Lundquist did play-by-play on the telecast with the help of Darrell Royal as the color analyst. They hung out at practice most of the week. I whipped Royal with all kinds of questions.

2. The crowd was small for a homecoming game. Official announced attendance was 13,257. You can look it up.

The Rolling Stones were at the Cotton Bowl that day at the exact same time, accounting for an extreme vacuum in the student section. Start Me Up!

3. Dark skies threatened all afternoon, and in the second half, a torrential downpour opened over Amon G. Carter Stadium. Water was pouring out of the west stands like a waterfall into the TCU bench area, and thunder cracked all around. There were no storm, lightning or weather delays that day — we just kept playing through the deluge. The artificial surface was soaked, and water stood several inches deep behind the end zones, waiting to drain. There was no way to keep the game balls dry. The Frogs fell that day in a close, wet one, 20-16. I had water standing in my Converse turf shoes (We didn’t have Nike back then).

Get geared up for a big weekend, Frog Fans. And get out to the stadium. It boggles my mind that as of Wednesday afternoon, there are still tickets available.

817-257-FROG to get yours.

They’re the No. 4 team IN THE NATION, folks! Latch on!

Friday, we talk Kansas. Until then,

Kick ‘Em High!