TCU

[KDOSullivan]

Is it finally time to show TCU some love? 
And do they prove the point we need a playoff system?

[WeedBegone]

GO FROGS!!!!!!!!


THE OTHER BEST TEAM IN TEXAS!!!!!!   

[WeedBegone]

GO FROGS!!!!!!!!


THE OTHER BEST TEAM IN TEXAS!!!!!!   

I'd like to go on official record that I was a TCU fan long before it was cool to be one.  Also, for you folks out there needing to be on a winning ticket---TCU has lots of room on there welcome wagon.  Get on and hold on. 

[Keyser Soze]

GO HORNS!!!!!!!!


THE BEST TEAM IN TEXAS!!!!!!   

 

[KDOSullivan]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

[EAGLE07]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

So would about 115-116 other teams in the country. 

[ozensfinest]

I'm glad my nephew decided to go there...

[bullets13000]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

[dogs1218]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

Well put bullets13

As far as Texas being sorry if they faced TCU, Im pretty sure TCU would be the ones sorry when that game is over. 

[ozensfinest]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

TCU have played more ranked opponents than texas have this season and if TCU switched schedules with Texas they'd have the exact same record....TCU can compete with any team in the nation and they only have about 8,000 students

[Diamond-J]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

TCU have played more ranked opponents than texas have this season and if TCU switched schedules with Texas they'd have the exact same record....TCU can compete with any team in the nation and they only have about 8,000 students

Agree--I think TCU /Texas would be a great game---all the more reason for a playoff system

[rounder17]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

TCU have played more ranked opponents than texas have this season and if TCU switched schedules with Texas they'd have the exact same record....TCU can compete with any team in the nation and they only have about 8,000 students

What isyour point about 8,000 students?

[KDOSullivan]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

TCU have played more ranked opponents than texas have this season and if TCU switched schedules with Texas they'd have the exact same record....TCU can compete with any team in the nation and they only have about 8,000 students

What isyour point about 8,000 students?

I don't know what the 8,000 point is either, I was accepted to grad school there in the 80s, but it was too expensive for me.

[bullets13000]

I doubt it'll ever happen, but Texas might be sorry if they faced TCU. They are for real.

true.  it might also be true that TCU would be exposed as a team who's climbed to #4 simply by beating extremely weak opponents all year.  the weaker teams in the big-12 and SEC would probably be 8-2 right now had they played TCU's schedule.  Very average teams like Mizzou, South Carolina, Tech, Nebraska, Ole Miss, etc. etc. etc. would all have realistic chances of being 10-0 had they had that schedule.  TCU's only "quality" wins are against BYU and Utah, who have stayed in the rankings this year simply because their schedules have for the most part been about as strong as TCU's.  Utah has only played two good teams all year (Oregon, TCU), and they're 0-2 against them, and since their fluke win over OU, BYU has only played two quality opponents (if you consider Florida St a quality team) and have lost by 26 and 31 points in those games. Now don't get me wrong, TCU has a really good team, and not losing a game to this point is commendable.  but... they really haven't done anything at all to show me that they can keep it close against a real opponent.  that doesn't mean that they're not capable, it just means that there's been 0 games in which to find out.  the BCS bowl they end up in will be the only game in which to truly gauge the quality of this year's TCU team.  if they win, or even play a really close game against a big name from a BCS conference, they'll do a lot to bolster the argument that smaller conferences don't get enough respect from the BCS.  if they get pounded, they'll destroy some of the credibility that Boise St. has built for small conferences in the BCS bowls over the past few years. 

TCU have played more ranked opponents than texas have this season and if TCU switched schedules with Texas they'd have the exact same record....TCU can compete with any team in the nation and they only have about 8,000 students

They've each played two ranked opponents.  the only difference is that TCU's two ranked opponents were both teams in weak conferences who have only remained ranked because they play middle school teams every week.  As for TCU going through Texas' schedule at 10-0, that's impossible to validate.  That's like letting a really solid 3A HS team play 1A teams all year, having them go undefeated, and then say that they're as good as any 3A team in the state.  They might be, but you can't prove it based on them being undefeated.  Be realistic.  Think about how weak Texas' schedule has been this year.  Now think about how much weaker the teams that TCU have played are.  Colorado and Baylor are two of the weakest conference opponents Texas will have all year.  How many games would they win against this schedule?

9/12 @ Virginia
9/19 Texas State
9/26 @ Clemson
10/03 Southern Methodist
10/10 @ Air Force
10/17 Colorado State
10/24 @ No. 16 Brigham Young
10/31 UNLV 
11/07 @ San Diego State
11/14 No. 16 Utah
11/21 @ Wyoming 
11/28 New Mexico

Who in that schedule can even beat a baylor, colorado, or a&m?  the two ranked teams?  those two ranked teams have played a total of 5 solid teams all year, with 4 losses.  their one signature win was OU, which is a 4-loss team.  i think the games against Utah and BYU would be close.  other than that, MAYBE clemson.  Seriously, the weakest teams in the big-12 would be 7-3, 8-2, or 9-1 with this schedule.  there's no way that you can say that TCU is clearly as good as texas, or good enough to win the Big-12 based on their domination of this schedule.  I'm not saying that they can't compete with Texas, but i am saying that's there's absolutely nothing that has been done by TCU this year that says they can.

[dub]

TCU has also beat Clemson which is a top 25 team now.