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Students show TCU spirit en masse

Usually the purple on campus is restricted to sections of Amon Carter Stadium on Saturday nights.

But Wednesday it was different. It spilled out onto the rest of the university, where there was a buzz on campus way before kickoff.

Discussions among faculty and students centered on the Frogs’ place in the BCS and how a victory against Louisville would help the team and its ranking.

Many students walked to classes sporting TCU shirts, sweatshirts and hats. Some just wore purple. Signs saying “Crashin’ the BCS Party!” were handed out to students and displayed all around campus.

TCU has gotten a reputation for having apathetic fans who would rather attend a party than a sporting event.

Considering the way the university rallied around the football team this week, those views should be revised.

By the time the game started, the ground was soggy and the temperature had dropped to 50 degrees. But the people were still lining up to get in and a roaring crowd was already chanting “TCU, TCU, TCU!”

Students swarmed into the stadium — some wearing heavy coats or wrapped in blankets to keep warm ... and a few dressed in nearly nothing.

As each minute ticked by to the game’s suspenseful end, every student was on his or her feet and the level of noise in the stadium was the loudest it’s ever been, according to one fan.

And once and for all, TCU fans proved they know how to support their team.