An hour before game time Saturday night, the TCU student section was full.
For a Horned Frogs basketball game.
“Fort Dixon,” as Jamie Dixon’s boss called it, was ready to stand its ground.
How long has it been? How long since the basketball Frogs had a winning record in their conference? (16 years, actually, when Billy Tubbs was the head coach).
How long since student blue jeans actually sat in those seats? How long since TCU basketball mattered?
“The crowd was terrific,” said Dixon, the new coach who’s back in his old place. “I’m disappointed for our fans.