Athletic dept. unveils revamped Web site
Site includes player diaries, gametracker
By Braden Howell
Staff Reporter

The most recent unveiling from the athletic department occurred Tuesday, and this time it did not require a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The TCU athletic department, in conjunction with Official College Sports Network, revealed the complete redesign of the university’s athletics Web site, GoFrogs.com. The newly revamped site is a fusion of official athletic department information with the latest in digital technology.

Jeff Cravens, president of OCSN, said the company spent four months planning and customizing the new Web site, and that updating is a normal process the company performs with all the university Web sites it runs.

“When we update, we try to react to what the users want and offer more features to fit their needs,” Cravens said. “I’m really happy with this one.”

One of the new features added to the Web site this spring is the Baseball Gametracker.

This feature, accessible through a link on the site, allows a user to follow every baseball game pitch-by-pitch on their computer, and also keeps track of player statistics from each team.

The new Web site will also offer new features such as players’ diaries and coach question and answer segments.

Steve Fink, director of media relations, also said he is pleased with the updated site, and that he hopes fans will find the site more visually appealing.

“The visual aspect is important to a Web site,” Fink said. “This one’s easier on the eye and pleasant to look at.”

Cravens said the organization of the Web site has also improved. He said the Web site gives users easy access to get whatever information they want about TCU sports.

TCU students, like freshman business major Jeff Rodgers, said they are pleased with the new design of the Web site.

“It’s got nice organization,” Rodgers said. “I don’t always have the attention span to read through long stories, so I like having the top stories right there in front me.”

Cravens said he expects the design of the Web site to remain the same for 1 1/2 to two years until it is updated again. He said when it is time to update again, the school will probably have a better idea of what it wants to do, and will want to spend more money to further improve the Web site.

“In a couple years when we do the new site the technology will have advanced even further and this one will probably look outdated,” Cravens said.

b.r.howell@tcu.edu