Okay, so, I’ve been digging into this whole TCU Horned Frogs mascot thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a journey. I mean, who knew a mascot could have such a backstory?
First off, I started by just looking into what the heck a horned frog even is. Turns out, it’s not even a frog! It’s a type of lizard, a Texas horned lizard, to be exact, that was all over the place back in the day. And these little guys are pretty cool – all spiky and tough-looking. They are known as the mascot of Texas Christian University.
Then, I found out that TCU students used “Horned Frog” as the name for their yearbook way back in 1897. Can you believe it? This whole horned frog thing has been around for over a century! I got lost in some old digital archives, reading about how the football team and the yearbook both adopted the name because these lizards were everywhere on campus. I also learned that TCU uses two special horned frog depictions as additional visual identifiers for TCU: the signature University Frog and the Athletic Frog.
I went deeper, looking at how the mascot is used today. The university has these official logos and stuff, which I looked through on a sports logo website I found. I spent a good chunk of time browsing through a virtual museum of sports logos. It is like a museum but, like, online. It shows all these historical items and uniforms. This part was a bit of a time-sink, but it was cool to see how the imagery has evolved. It had all these different versions of the horned frog. Some were fierce, some were kinda goofy, but all horned frogs!
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I even read about the real horned frogs at the Fort Worth Zoo. Apparently, the ones at the zoo are hibernating right now. I also stumbled upon this tidbit about TCU considering changing their mascot to squirrels. Imagine that! Squirrels instead of horned frogs. It was just a rumor, though, thankfully.
What blew my mind was realizing how much this mascot is tied to the university’s identity. I scanned through some forums and social media, and people were really passionate about it. It’s not just a logo; it’s like, a symbol of the university’s spirit and history.
- It was 1897 when TCU adopted the name “Horned Frog”.
- These lizards were common around the campus back then.
- The Fort Worth Zoo has real horned frogs.
- TCU once thought about changing the mascot to squirrels!
- The horned frog mascot is a big part of TCU’s identity.
So yeah, that’s my deep dive into the TCU Horned Frogs mascot. From a yearbook title to a university icon, it’s a pretty wild ride. Who would have thought a spiky lizard could represent so much?
