What does Riff Ram mean?

Riff Ram is one of the oldest and most unique cheers in collegiate sports, but it’s just one of the many cheers and chants TCU fans have embraced through the years. From the “Fight Song Chant” to “Yeah Purple, Yeah White, Yeah Frogs! Fight, Fight! Fight!” the Frog faithful have found fun ways to show their spirit.

Where does Riff Ram Bah Zoo come from?

We all love it and yell it at every event we can. It is the oldest cheer in the Southwest Conference, TCU’s original athletic conference, and it might date back all the way to the 1920s. Give ’em Hell, TCU. There is also the TCU Fight Song, composed in 1926 by band director Claude Sammis.

What traditions does TCU have?

Incoming first-year students are welcomed into private homes for dinner as part of “Frogs First.” New graduates raise purple margaritas at the Senior Toast and fajita dinner with the chancellor. The community loves the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the TCU Commons.

What does TCU stand for in college football?

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The TCU Horned Frogs football program is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University (TCU).

What is TCU’s cheer?

The TCU Cheerleaders are an energetic group that generates crowd enthusiasm at both TCU athletic events and special events around the TCU community. TCU Cheerleaders support Horned Frogs athletic programs by cheering at volleyball, basketball, and football games.

What is the motto for TCU?

The motto of TCU is Disciplina est facultas (“Learning is power”). The school colors are purple, which represents royalty, and white, which stands for a clean game.

Why is TCU Horned Frogs?

How Did TCU Become the Horned Frogs? The answer goes way back to 1897, when the yearbook staff of the then-named AddRan Christian University was looking to name its annual. Football began at the university the year before, and legend has it that the football field was covered in the small-but-mighty horned lizards.

Is Texas Tech cheer good?

Nationals. The Texas Tech Co-Ed Cheerleaders competed at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) National Collegiate Cheer & Dance Championship. Built on a program of excellence and tradition, Tech CoEd Cheer are the 2017, 2019 NCA Grand National Champions.

Are Horned Frogs Poisonous?

Horned frogs are not dangerous to people. The amphibians are only a danger to other smaller sized animals and each other.

Do Horned Frogs spit blood?

More videos on YouTube The horny toad employs several defense mechanisms, with blood-squirting used only as a last resort. Their coloring helps them blend into their surroundings and hopefully avoid being seen by predators.

Does Morgan from cheer go to Texas Tech?

Morgan graduated from Navarro in May 2020 and went on to University at Texas Tech where she still studies, alongside fellow Navarro cheer alumni Austin Bayles and Mackenzie “Sherbs” Sherburn.

Where is Morgan from cheer now?

Morgan Simianer Morgan returned to Navarro for the 2019-2020 season but quit cheer after the competitions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic that spring. Fans saw her on season 2. The social media influencer has a boyfriend named Stone Burleson. In March 2022, the couple announced their engagement.

Is it illegal to have a horned toad?

Not only is it illegal to keep many horned lizard species, but they are difficult to care for in captivity, and most captured ones eventually die from improper care.

What is the most aggressive frog?

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There are other large frogs that prey on vertebrates but horned frogs are arguably the most aggressive and voracious. In the wild they will sit patiently, partially buried and well hidden, and attempt to ambush anything unfortunate enough to wander in front of them.