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TCU blew a fourth quarter lead tonight against Air Force.  That means the frogs have now dropped two in a row (and when was the last time that happened?).

This obviously hurts Texas' schedule strength, and maybe more importantly the team's credibility, because last Saturday's "confidence-builder" suddenly doesn't look quite so impressive.  

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My view is that this TCU team is still pretty good, although from what I saw tonight they clearly have problems on offense.  This begs the question: does this change our assessment of last week's defensive effort?    

I personally think TCU simply got caught in a Thursday night road game 5 days after a devastating loss.  They didn't have much fight in them.  Lets hope they don't collapse.

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there may be some emotional cause...

but still...their offense is still pretty damn bad.

by billyzane on Sep 13, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Silly preseason ranking...

.... was based upon unsubstantiated hype. They have more losses coming. How was a (1-2) TCU team ever ranked #19?

--- All roads to the Big-XII Championships run through OU and the RRS. It's not just "another game." ---

by HornChamps on Sep 14, 2007 12:41 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

all preseason rankings, high or low,

are based on silly, unsubstantiated hype. which is why they shouldn't exist.

by billyzane on Sep 14, 2007 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

Not to toot my own horn but this is exactly what I said before the TCU game:

TCU is a media darling right now because they are a mid major school that happens to be pretty good.  That is all, though.  They are only pretty good.  Yes they are capable of beating Texas but I think a lot of TCU's ranking is hype.  Don't allow yourself to get caught up in the media hype.  We have better athletes than they do and the game is at DKR.  It isn't like we are playing the 2005 or 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes next week.  We are playing TCU at home and we should win the game pretty easily.

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I am frustrated about the fact that our victory over TCU is somehow tarnished by their loss to Air Force in a game they should have won.

This will definitely hurt Texas' legitimacy and our strength of schedule no doubt.

by Top Jimmy on Sep 14, 2007 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Strength of Schedule
You're right. TCU's loss to Air Force definitely hurts our SOS now. Perhaps our defensive performance was not so great after all compared to how TCU's offense played last night in C-Springs.
Longhorn trapped in Mountain West country!

by usaf49 on Sep 14, 2007 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you're thinking..
....of concerning yourself with SOS, then forget it. We have much bigger concerns. We're not even capable of kicking other conference's tomato cans, how will handle our own?
--- All roads to the Big-XII Championships run through OU and the RRS. It's not just "another game." ---

by HornChamps on Sep 17, 2007 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The same way ...

Michigan (0-2) was ranked #5.

Hook 'em Horns

by LonghornWSO on Sep 15, 2007 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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