On the Cusp
September 3, 2021
Well, here we go!
‘Twas the night before the 2021 season.
- Conference realignment is all anyone wants to talk about.
- Name/Image/Likeness is here.
- Transfer Portals are the rage.
- DFW TV legend Dale Hansen has retired from Channel 8. (Last night, the man who brought down SMU with his 1986 TV investigation hung it up for good.)
As Bob Dylan would sing, “Oh, the times they are a changin’!”
And it’s time to win.
Thank the Lord we get to play a game tomorrow and get the spotlight back on the football field.
Players and coaches alike have been working hard all off-season since the Texas Bowl was cancelled.
Tonight they go to bed with another mission on their minds. Let’s get behind them — they deserve it.
Coach Gary Patterson’s defense is fast and deep, but there are a few guys who won’t play, see below.
The offense, now led by new offensive coordinator/old friend Doug Meacham is loaded with a stable of running backs and a fleet of wide receivers.
The offensive line stacks up to be one of the best in years with the addition of Memphis transfer Obinna Eze at left tackle. At 6-8 335, he’s what the late, great OC Dick Winder would call, “a small child.”
I’m anxious to see what this group shows us tomorrow night vs. Duquesne. It should be fun.
There will be a few guys missing. Coach P outlined the details yesterday at his luncheon:
- OL Wes Harris will sit out
- DE Khari Coleman will not play
- CB Noah Daniels is still getting healed-up
- RB Zach Evans will not play the first two series (team policy)
Other than that, the Frogs should be at full strength and ready to kick off what Coach P calls a 2-game season. Cal comes next week and then there’s a break, followed by another 2-game season with SMU and Texas.
Fasten your seatbelts, Frog Fans! It is time!
Also, on the Frog front: When you hit your knees tonight, be sure to say a prayer for former Frogs Head Coach Dennis Franchione. Coach Fran is battling some health issues and could use your support. Afterall, he’s the guy who got TCU rolling again in 1998 and brought Gary Patterson to Fort Worth. Give credit where credit is due… and pray for Coach Fran.
We’re on the air tomorrow at 6 p.m. CT on the Horned Frogs Sports Network and on XM Channel 83.
Until then,
Kick ‘Em High!
About Extra Points with John Denton
John Denton has been the color analyst for the TCU Sports Network from IMG since 1988. A former standout for the Horned Frog football team, Denton went from walk-on to a four-year lettermen as a kicker and punter for the Purple and White from 1981-84 and completed his career at the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl. Shown here with his former coach, the late Jim Wacker, Denton currently serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Athletics Alumni Relations & Executive Director of the Block T Association.
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